The Assistant's Dilemma

Ch.12

I wake up the next morning and it's 8:30am but don't worry I actually took the day off. I still have work to do but here at home. I'm not going into the office today. After yesterday I needed a break from the office. I only been there for a month and it's been a very interesting time.

Kinda chaotic but I don't hate it. Just not what I expected at all.

Having that talk with Alexis and then Giovanni getting super angry trying to leave. Then he said something about us having something. Which he obviously didn't like that he said. I wanted him to just tell me what he meant. He told me to leave and he was angry. I don't know why when you he said he didn't cheat.

But at the same time I don't truly know. I just didn't like how upset he was and took some of that anger out on me. I'm not here for that. So I decided staying home would be good for me and probably him too. Maybe him and Alexis can now talk. She can get that done without worrying about me being there.

Besides doing some work today I'm not doing nothing else. I'm gonna have a chill relaxing day here in my bedroom. Angelina has 2 job interviews today and she has to go look at some apartments , so she'll be out the house all day. Plus she'll probably go have some drinks with some of her friends , we know how she is.

It's still early as hell so I'm going back to sleep. I never get to sleep in so today will be the day. I'll start work later on. It's not much so I have time to do me and then get to business.

(Giovanni)

Where the fuck is Courtney? I'm sick of her being late. This is unacceptable now. She's thinking no matter how many times she's late I won't fire her. I don't give people second chances so she better grateful I gave her one. A third chance is pushing it.

This is fucking work and she needs to take this shit serious. She does good work , she gets shit done but she can't be late whenever she fucking feels like it. Imma give her till 9 o'clock. She got 30 minutes. I wonder if her best friend has anything to do with this.

(30 minutes later)
It's 9:03 and nothing. Not a text or call and certainly not a show up. Unbelievable.
I get up out of my chair and make my way to the elevator to go downstairs.

I get to the first floor and begin my way to Kim.
"Mr.Ford what are you doing down here? You said you have meetings around 9:30" she says

"Right right but those can wait" I tell her as I reach her desk "Do you have any idea where Ms.Rhodes is at? She's an hour late!"

"Oh she called off , you didn't get her email"

Called off? Why the fuck would she do that?

"When did she call off?" I ask her

"She emailed me around 6 in the morning" she tells me and shows me the email. "You didn't get the email , aren't your assistants also supposed to email you?"

"No I didn't and yes they are" I shake my head as I read the email.

"I thought maybe she would have texted you privately, you two seem pretty close" she smiles

"Right right uhh well she didn't , I had no idea" I tell her "did she say why?"

"The email just says she's not feeling well , poor thing" she closes the email and says.

Yeah right , I call bullshit. She was perfectly fine yesterday.

"I can call in a backup to assistant you if you would like?"

"No no I don't want that" i sigh and look back at her "thank you Kim , have a great day"

"You too Mr.Ford".

(6:30pm)
I'm getting my stuff together because I'm about to leave but as I'm doing that I hear a knock
"Come In"

I hear a familiar voice "So you're little girlfriend isn't here today?"

I look up and I see her standing in the doorway "what do you want?"

"To talk! This would be a good opportunity"

She walks in and shuts the door.

"Talk? Okay let's talk about how you pulled her aside and completely lied to her about me"

"Lied?! I didn't lie to her , I'm trying to help her before it's too late"

"You told her I had sex with 2 other girls"

"Did she believe me?"

"What the fuck is wrong with you?"

"You cheated on me-" I cut her off

"I didn't fuck anyone while we were together Alexis!"

"So that one night after our dinner party at the after party you didn't make out with Valerie and her sister?!"

"Big difference between fucking someone and just making out" I say

"You still fucking cheated!"

"Lets not act like you weren't dancing on some guys at the same fuckin party"

"I wasn't!"

"Bullshit! And you know it!"

"You cheated , take responsibility for it Giovanni!"

"We were married not just girlfriend and boyfriend or people who fucked time to time!" I say "you acted like a single person the whole time"

"You treated me like shit!"

"Don't fuckin lie! I treated you a way girls dream of! Nobody will ever you treat you like I did! I did everything for you constantly"

"Really-" I cut her off

"You got everything you wanted because of me including this job! And you acted like a fuckin whore after all of that!"

"You're right you bought me everything I needed , the jewelry, clothes , purses all of it. But you did not give me the love I needed and the affection"

"Oh please Alexis be serious , if i didn't love you i wouldn't have proposed" I roll my eyes
"We got married and you got scared! You still wanted to go out and act single. You didn't even wear your ring when you would go out"

"You got the wrong size that's why"

"You're unbelievable Alexis , I'm glad we divorced. You are so difficult and I'm not putting up with your shit"

"I bet you are now you have some younger girl you can manipulate"

"You're acting like we're 20 years apart , it's literally only 6" I say

"Poor girl doesn't even know what's she's getting into , you're sick!"

"Are we done here? Cause I don't wanna speak to you anymore"

"Trust me I feel the same way" she says that and walks out the door.

I sit back down in my chair and run my hands down my face in stress.

I can't stand her , and to think at some point I actually loved her. She wants to lie and tell Courtney bullshit. Trying mess with Courtney's head and get under her skin.

I lean back into my seat and take a deep breath. The building is empty. Everyone leave at 6 and I usually leave around 6:30. She just pissed me off. What is wrong with her? She's fuckin crazy.

I look over at my phone and start thinking.

Should I call her? Her email said she don't feel good but I don't believe that. Oh shit, she probably didn't come in because of yesterday.

I was a bit of jerk yelling and telling her to leave. I don't blame her for not wanting to see me but this is work. I didn't mean to get all angry with her.

I kinda said something and when I realized what I said I had to shut it down. She's not stupid thought at all. She knows what I said and what meant by that.

After thinking for another minute I grab my phone and click on her contact.

"come to the office"