Breathless

Chapter Six

"Hey, do you want me to make you coffee or tea?" Will asks walking into my room as I finish getting everything done for work today. It's been almost two months since I started working at C&M, I guess you can say it's pretty different from what I've done before. But I can't help to feel proud every morning when I wake up to get ready for work.

"I'm surprised your up at this time. You do realize its 7 right?" I say sarcastically since he doesn't leave for work until at least 10 in the moment. "And tea please."

"Yeah, I have an early shoot today. Boss says it was important I showed up early. I don't know, it's for some Magazine cover or something." He sits on my bed.

"What time do you have to be there?"

"Ah, I think he said eight." He shrugs.

"Well I suggest you hurry up." I say ruffling his messy bed head. Sleepy Will is adorable. "Never mind on the Tea. I'll pick something up on the way. You have to get to work anyway." I put on my heels and apply some lip gloss on my lips. He leaves my room shortly. I grab my purse and pick up my coat since it is already horribly cold outside, it is the beginning of December so I'm not surprised.

I head out waving a quick goodbye to will. On my way to work I stop at a near Starbucks and grab both mine and Richards's coffees.

Once at work I enter the building waving to a couple of my co-workers. Working here I have met some really nice people. Though there are others who don't even acknowledge my presence.

The ring of the elevator alerts me that I am on the 23rd floor and the doors open. "Hey, Angela." She looks at me and gives me a small wave. Its nothing unusual, you can just say im not her favorite person. Why? I don't know, and honestly I don't care.

Once I get to Richard's office im shocked to see Richard sitting on my desk, similing, and a box with all my things set on it. My heart starts speeding but I try to keep my cool. Am I getting fired?

"Hello." I say calmly.

"Good morning, sweetheart! I have great news for you!" He says and takes his coffee from my hand. I just stare it him trying to hold back my tears because the last thing I want is to go back to nothing. What did I do wrong?

"Now that expression worries me, I guess by the looks of it I see why you would look so down, but, let me just clear this up. I'm not firing you, in fact, I'm giving you a promotion. I just hope you will be able to oblige." I sigh of relief. OH, THANK GOD!

"As I may have told you, my son Grayson, will start slowly taking over the family business. He will start working here today, but... I feel like for the first time, it will be hard on him because he will have just the same amount of work that I do. And I have been working here for almost 40 years. I'm getting old and I need my children to take over soon. Now, my son needs someone who will help him through it, your paycheck will be raised and work will probably be harder but I know you, and I know that you can handle it. So starting from today you will be working with Grayson in his office, you will attend all of the meetings with him and any other outings." He says handing me the box. "You are an amazing, hard working girl, and I have no doubt that you and my son will come a long way working together. Believe it or not he is a hard working young man. Now let's go to his office. You guys are very similar, I know you will get along." He smiles reassuringly and all the worry went away.

I don't actually know how I feel about working with Grayson. I've known that he was going to start working in this building soon but I never really worried about having to run into him, much less work with him.

We walk to the other side of the floor, into another large office but not as large as Richard's. Grayson is sitting at his desk, he's looking down at some paperwork and he doesn't even notice us standing by the door. Richard clears his throat and that catches Grayson's attention.