It felt rather odd sitting before him again…
This time Addison wore her short, natural curls combed back with some conditioner, water, and gel, and a sharp part on the right side. Small silver hoops hung from her earlobes and a delicate chain around her neck. She’d decided upon her charcoal pants suit and black heels, the ones that made her feet ache but looked killer on. A V-neck cream blouse under the blazer gave the perfect amount of contrast. Once again, Aiden was nose deep in his computer, typing away. When he was done, he clasped his hands on the desk and wore a crooked smile on his handsome face.
…She’d envisioned that face pressed hard against her pussy…
“I have two leads for you as I told you on the phone, Ms. Blue, but one of them I think is a better fit than the other.”
“Addison… call me Addison.”
“Sure… Addison. Your degree in speech therapy has garnered quite a bit of interest so I am going to first set you up on an interview with a rehabilitation facility for adults who’ve experienced brain trauma—Golden Farms. Are you familiar with them?”
“Yes, I have heard of Golden Farms. They help a lot of vets.”
“That’s right. Unfortunately, they recently experienced some budget cuts due to reduced governmental funding, but they are still in need of an additional speech therapist and they also have two vacant managerial positions. Believe it or not, they pay very well, too, so that of course is another incentive. Since you’ve been out of the loop for a while though, we’re going to shoot for the therapist position rather than the managerial, despite you having some managerial training. Then, perhaps, if everything works out, you can look forward to advancement opportunities with them in the future. Does that sound like something you’d like to pursue?”
“Oh goodness, yes. I’m definitely interested.”
“Good!” He opened a green file before him and began to flip through it before spinning it around in her direction. He pointed out pertinent information for her to go over and sign. “They have a generous healthcare plan. You can see all of that broken down here and after three months of employment, you are fully covered. After two months, you have partial coverage so that’s a bonus as well. They have an onsite gym that can be used by employees, a full cafeteria, and covered parking.”
“They have physical rehab there too, correct? That would explain the nice gym I suppose.”
“Yes, that’s right. There’s also a pool employees can use during non-business hours. You’ve got the whole nine. From my understanding, all of the therapists work together and have their own offices for one-on-one client time, but there are also two large room for accommodations regarding group settings and meetings, a common area basically. The Golden Farms facility is really quite spectacular, Addison. State of the art in fact, and they are rather selective about their therapists… picky, basically. So, while you are sitting here, I want to first get you scheduled in to interview there. They’ve already sent possible days and times and we just need to confirm. Then, after they accept the appointment proposal, you’ll come back and we will go over some interview questions that they are likely to ask you. Sound like a plan?”
“Yes, I’m all in.” Her cheeks hurt, she was smiling so hard, what a wonderful opportunity. She sat there quietly as Aiden dialed someone and engaged in laid back banter before going into his spiel about her. The man really built her up, made her sound like she was the best option of all time, a true superstar. He truly had a way with words. What a salesman, sexy and persuasive, but not overly so. He came across as authentic. More importantly though, he was helpful and truly seemed to know what to say and do to make someone feel at ease. It appeared to come to him naturally. And she liked that… she liked that a lot.
“All right, all done! You will go in next Tuesday at 3:00 P.M. I have it all set up.”
She’d been daydreaming for so long about the man, she barely realized he’d finished his phone call and was looking right at her. Well, his green eyes were actually keenly upon her chest…
“This is great, thank you. I don’t even know what to say.”
“Well, you haven’t seen anything yet. The breast, I mean…” He swallowed and his complexion deepened. “The best is yet to come. Uh, okay.” Flustered, he quickly spun his chair away and began to pound the keyboard keys once again. “So, let’s tie up a few loose ends and you’ll be on your way.”
“All right,” She sat up straighter, feeling ready for whatever the man threw at her. “Let’s do this.” He paused, smiled at her, then chuckled lightly. “What?” She grinned. “What’s so funny?”
“You’re just… that’s great how enthusiastic you are. That’s cool. I just don’t see that as often as I’d like. You don’t give up, do you? Just wonderful.”
She hung her head, then looked back at him.
“I do sometimes, but I manage to pull myself together fast, thankfully. I’m not a quitter, if that’s what you mean.”
“Yeah.” His eyes hooded as he ran the tip of his tongue over his lower lip. “That’s exactly what I mean. You just keep holding on to hope… that’s awesome. I like and appreciate that.”
She wondered if it was her mind playing tricks, but the way he spoke seemed almost flirtatious. The way he was staring at her—a mixture of lust and concern. This turned her on in ways she couldn’t fully compute or express.
“You know what, Addison? I change my mind. Let’s run through some interview questions right now. It couldn’t hurt, right?”
“Not at all! I’d like to, actually.”
The next twenty-five minutes were spent responding to questions she had no idea how to answer, but she maneuvered them in the best way she could. If she did great, he told her so. If something she stated needed improvement, rather than chastise her, he’d suggest a better alternative. He was an amazing teacher—gentle yet practical. If she said so herself, this was the man’s calling. He was damn good with people. He cared and she hadn’t felt cared for in a long ass time.
Grabbing her coat from the back of the chair, she stood to her feet to put it on, but hated that she had to go. She wanted to keep sitting there, listening to him, laughing at the jokes he wove between some of the questions and hearing his sexy, soothing voice.