My Insufferable Boss

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I look around to see if anyone was paying attention to me and knocked on Nayel's office door once walking in without waiting for a reply.

"Hi, do you want to" I stop myself when I notice a woman sitting beside him, oh shit did I just interrupt a meeting? Wait I'm his assistant and no one had an appointment for right now.

Nayel and the girl were laughing, they looked up from their conversation to see me. The woman looked around Nayel's age, maybe slightly older? She had beautiful black hair, tan skin, and grey eyes.

"I'm so sorry to interrupt you Mr. Nayel," I say clinking my teeth together, "I'll come back later" I look at Nayel apologetically.

"Is this her? Is this the Maria?" The woman turns her head to Nayel, smiling brightly.

Nayel rolls his eyes playfully, a smile appearing on his lips, "Yeah" He says lowly.

I furrow my eyebrows in confusion, who is this woman who knows about me?

"Oh my goodness" She exclaims getting out of the seat and walking towards me, "I have been dying to meet you for years!" She smiles at me.

I can't help but smile back, I glance back at Nayel wondering who she is.

Nayel gets up, his hands in his pockets, "Maria this is my older sister Ella" He tilts his head gesturing to her.

I didn't even know Nayel had a sister, suddenly I feel so bad and also like I know nothing about him.

"It's lovely to meet you!" I smile at her.

Ella smiles and looks back at Nayel shaking her head disapprovingly, "He's never mentioned me has he?"

I laugh awkwardly, "We didn't do much talking about our personal lives for 2 years" I shrug.

"And now we don't do a lot of talking most of the time," Nayel says lowly smirking mischievously making my eyes go wide but either Ella didn't hear his comment or simply choose to ignore it because she didn't make any remarks.

"Do you live in New York?" I ask making conversation.

"Oh no, I live in London with my family. I had a layover stop at New York and decided to stay a couple of hours to see my baby brother" Ella says, "and was hoping to run into you" She grins. She does not seem like Nayel's sister, she's so bubbly and the happy-going type.

"We should get lunch together" Ella suggests beaming.

"We are on lunch break right now," Nayel says, "Of course only if Maria wants to" He flashes me a look.

I smile, "I would love too I just don't know if people at work are going to say something if both of us are gone together" I shrug.

"Nayel can just tell them I'm a client, no one knows he's my brother" Ella suggests and Nayel nods agreeing with her. Oh, she's definitely Nayel's sister.

"Sure" I smile and Ella claps her hands excitedly.

"Relax" Nayel scowls at her.

"Sorry not all of us can be grumpy assholes all the time. You do realize being a dick is not a personality trait right?" Ella sasses Nayel and I giggle, she turns around to smile at me while Nayel looks at me betrayed and I simply shrug causing him to smile.

....

We settled on getting sushi for lunch at this really nice spot 20 minutes from the office. It's clear that Nayel is the introverted sibling because Ella talks so much, she's sort of like me which is very nice.

"Believe it or not, you're the first person Nayel has told us about in years. He never tells about any of his friends except the ones we've known since we were kids, he never dares to mention any neighbors or any people he works with but your name comes up more than you'd think" Ella simpers at me.