Ms. Fallon

First Day

"Alex! You better be up or I'm leaving!"

My brother's words shake me up and I hop out of the bed and immediately toss on the clothes I had laid out for this very reason. Thank god I showered last night. I put on my black tight slacks and white button up that covers my tattoos but swallows my muscles in its tight fit and my black dress shoes.

"Fuck my hair is a mess." I have my hair mid length curled. So I throw in mouse to wet it and loosen them up. Some of it covers my forehead and flows down the entirety of my head. "There we go."

"You have 30 seconds before I go out this door!"

I roll my eyes with the toothbrush in my mouth and walk out gathering my wallet and phone and house keys. "I'm coming I'm coming." I mumble with it still in my mouth. Leaving my room, I see my brother in his 3 piece brown suit with one hand on his hip and other with his phone. He cut his hair so now he has a fade and waves. His eyes like mine green with a hint of brown. And tan skinned. Aside from his 6'1 height and my 5'10 and the fact he's 2 years older than me, we get mistaken as twins.

"Jesus! Why does it take so long to get ready? Do you want to be late on your first day?" He yells pushing me out the door to his car.

"I'm sorry. I overslept. Stupid alarm didn't go off." I mumble getting into his car. I check my phone to see if it went off.

"Looks like you didn't even set one. God Alex I swear you are killing me! Do you understand I vouched for you to get this job? I had to speak to the CEO and you know how she is. It's my ass if you fuck up!" He yells driving down our street towards the building.

"I know ok. I'm sorry. It's a one time thing. Won't happen again. You don't have to yell at me like I'm a child. I'm 23 years old." I say with my arms crossed and looking out the window.

He sighs. "Look I know. And I'm sorry for yelling. But this is a big deal. You are going to be the CFO of the company. Meaning you need to step your game up. You're smart with numbers Lex. It's the only reason why she was so convinced. I just don't want you to fuck this up by something like being late. Ok?" Isiah says, taking short glances at me as he drives.

"Yeah I know. I'm sorry. I won't let you down." I say looking at him.

We stop at a red light. "Don't worry about me. This is about you. This is a big deal. You'll be the boss of me as soon as you step in those doors. So be ready for people to be treating you as such."He says fist pumping me and locking it with a hug.

"Thanks Sai. I needed that."

We make it to the building. Fallon Inc. The biggest and most successful multi million dollar fashion and advertising company in Texas. Isiah works as the lead designer for all the models. And since he's so credible, the ceo Ms. Fallon didn't even hesitate when he offered my name as her new CFO due to her last one being arrested for sexual assault and harassment in the workplace and in public. It was a whole scandal but it eventually got dismissed because of marketing. I just recently graduated from Texas A&M as valedictorian so I have credible sources. This will be my first job but as my brother said I'm good with numbers. Always have been.

"Intimidating right?" Isiah asks in my ear, shaking me out of my thoughts.

I nod. "A little yeah."

He taps my shoulder and we walk inside. "Don't stress. You're going to do great. And if you ever need help don't hesitate to ask. The worse you can do is fail because you were too proud." He says as we walk up to the receptionist desk and are greeted by Malin. She's my brother's best friend and my friend. She's a dark skin woman with dreads wrapped in a bun on top of her head. And beautiful green eyes. I had a crush on her when I first met her but immediately dropped it when I found out Isiah liked her. "Hey Malin. Can I get Alex's ID?" He asks.