The Proposal

F**k this

Debbie's pov

I had been working for fashion designer Ms. Miller for 6 years now and she'd been a pain in my ass for all of them. I was basically an errand girl just running and getting endless amounts of files and coffees.

"DEBORAH!" She yelled from her office, here we go again I thought to myself. I opened the door to her office "yes, Ms. Miller?" I asked cautiously, "I need coffee. Now" she said directly I nodded and went to the break room.

I poured out the Luke warm coffee and brewed a fresh pot. She always liked her coffee steaming hot, practically boiling. Once it was finished I put a dash of cream, I learned really quickly she didn't like sugar.

She screamed at me like I had committed a crime the first time I made her coffee. I hurried back so that it wouldn't get cold, balancing it so it didn't spill as I opened the door.

"Here you go" I said setting it down carefully on her desk. She didn't even turn around to look at me but I just walked out the door to go sit back down at my desk. I really hate that bitch I thought to myself as I started typing up her schedule for the next day.

"FUCK" I heard her scream from within the office walls, I'm pretty sure everyone heard her. I knocked lightly on the door before walking in "are you ok?" I asked nervously. "Were you trying to burn my fucking tongue off?!" She yelled, I flinched a little at her voice.

"I asked you a question!" She said, voice still raised. I fucking lost it. "You know what? I'm tired of this shit! I've been working for you for 6 years and you've treated me like shit since I've gotten this job. All I wanted to do was learn from you in the hopes of starting my own company someday. But it seems I'm getting fucking NOWHERE!" I screamed and slammed the door shut, everyone watched as I grabbed my stuff and stormed downstairs and out of the building.

I sat on the stairs not regretting what I did but dreading trying to find another job. Knowing her she'd probably blackball me to be petty and spiteful.

I put my head in my hands and sat there cursing myself. "I could've just held my tongue" I say angrily to myself.

Lou's pov

Well shit. I was pretty taken aback that little Debbie (hehe) had the balls to talk back to me. I sat down at my desk thinking when I got a call. It was my lawyer, the phone call was really quick. He told me he needed to talk to me urgently and to come over right away.

I quickly picked up my bags and began to head out the building. I looked over to where Deborah usually sat to tell her to clear my schedule. Then I remembered. I shook my head and just told some intern to do it praying that they didn't fuck up.

But I secretly knew they would because no one knew my schedule like Deborah I mean she always made it.

I pushed the doors open and saw her sitting on the stairs. I started to walk past her but turned around. "That was quite the speech you gave back there" I said smirking "save it" she said raising her hand.

"Listen. Pull your shit together, I know you want to learn more and move up in the industry. I can help you, so get up and come with me, my lawyer said he needed to see me urgently. Or you could just sit here on the stairs feeling sorry for yourself." I said turning on my heels to walk away knowing she'd follow me.

I heard a reluctant sigh and then the clicking of heels behind me. I can't lie, I did smile a little bit. We got into the car and it was silent all the way over there until she started to say something.

"I would've fired me before I had the chance to quit? Why all of a sudden do you wanna help me?" She asked nervously. I smirked slightly "honestly? You're the only person that's put up with my bullshit for that long. I didn't think you had what it took to make it in this industry but seeing you today changed my mind" I said glancing over at her.

She met my eyes and immediately looked down, I looked back at the road. "Oh" was all she said and then it was quiet for the rest of the ride there. We got to the office and I took a deep breath before stepping out of the car and walking into the big office.

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