RUBY RED PANTIES [BOYXBOY]

01

Rowen Lowell POV — October 18th

It had been a couple weeks working for Petrovi Corp. and my life had been hell. It basically consisted of Mr. Petrovi yelling and demanding me to do simple tasks for him. It was always "Lowell this" and "Rowan that," and honestly it was getting a bit tiring. That devil.

I was already tired out from my second job, a stripper at Salem's. I was under the name Scarlet with the audience. Leaving work and having to go do a whole dance routine for old men isn't very fun or relaxing.

"Rowan, why do you keep spacing out? I'm talking to you." I was currently sitting in the chair opposite him in the huge table in the center of his office. He was reminding me of all the bullshit I had to do for the week.

I found out the first week of my job that his office on this floor was just a group office for meetings. His actual office is on the floor above this one.

He doesn't really go up there so I'm happy to not have to become a traveler. Honestly it would probably be fine but I'd rather stay here. Closer to the population.

"Sorry, Sir." He rolled his eyes and started telling what I had to do again, and I began to write it down. He got up to go to his desk and waved me out of the room.

"I have an important meeting in 5, so go. In that time maybe try to get my coffee order correct." He pointed towards the door and I couldn't help but roll my eyes at his beautiful face. Its so weird because he can be so nice, yet such a jerk sometimes.

I left and walked past the security desk, headed towards the 'break room.' It was honestly more like a regular room but with a mini fridge.

I grabbed the coffee and headed back to his office when I see his office had been tinted — he has a button to fog up the glass for privacy.

So I went back to the break room. I could probably just chill for a bit before heading back. I enter the room and see Alex, a coworker, who started working about two weeks after me.

"Hey, Rowan!" On my first day, there was guy about my age or a bit older who bumped into me and spilled his coffee on me. He profusely apologized and helped me clean up. We have been friends since then.

"Hey, Alex." I smiled at him and he proceeded to ask how my day has been and how I'm getting used to the new job. He eventually headed back to his office and I picked up all of Mr. Petrovi's stuff and headed back.

Once I opened the door, I was met with an angry looking Mr. Petrovi. "Where the actual hell have you been?" He came towards me and I shut the door before he could start yelling.

"Once I had gotten your stuff, you were still in your meeting and so I just went to the break room and hung with Alex. He looked like he was trying not to scream and I just rolled my eyes and sat down.

Did I mention that Mr. Petrovi utterly despises Alex? Apparently on his first day, Alex, who is in the position right below Mr. Petrovi, messed up an order to a very important company. Mr. Petrovi has hated him since, which is a bit intense — it was an accident. Alex is a really nice guy.

"You do realize I don't pay you to go and hang out with your buddy, right? I pay you to get me things that I need on time. And from where I am sitting it seems like I am the one telling you what to do since — I am your boss. Next time I ask you to do something you wait outside my office — you don't just scurry off."

I looked at him. I felt really upset and honestly guilty. He is right. But he didn't have to be so mean about it.

"I'm really sorry, Sir." He looks up for a second before he turns around with his hand gripping the table with intensity.

"You know what, it doesn't matter. I need you to sit in a meeting with me and take down everything." He says, turning around and adjusting his tie.

"No problem, Sir." I take a seat as thirteen or so men enter the room, separating the conversation me and Mr. Petrovi just had — and cutting the tension with a knife.
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