Chapter 9

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Lauren return to the office the next day with a new found confidence she had been given by Sam the night previous, it was crazy how much a pep talk could do for a person.. especially when it came down to deep routed family drama...

"Hey lo? How you feeling?"

Zach spoke with a warm smile as he place down a freshly made coffee with her signature shot of whiskey in front of her grasping hands

"Thanks Papi! I'm good.. How are you?"

"As good as good can be! Hey uhm your dad wanted to talk to you at some point?"

He spoke handing over a set of keys before ruffling his curly styled hair upon his head making Lauren chuckle slightly eliciting a small glint of confusion from the man looking on at her missed smile

"What? I do something?"

"No baby you're just cute! Is he in his office? I have a minute free"

Zach check over his watch before nodding gently with a soft face, Lauren reach for her coffee standing to walk around the desk in her skin tight white dress, the reams of hair falling over her shoulder as she accompany Zach out onto the floor, her gaze quickly caught however by a young male blatantly taking the piss out of company time

She hover over back of his chair leaning down into his ear admittedly making him jump before pushing the chair into the desk

"I'm not paying you to sit here and do fuck all... am I?"

"Uhh n-no Miss Jauregui"

He spoke back nervously his cheeks now displaying a rough shade of red as his clammy palms grip to the desk in front of him

"Didn't think so! Put your fucking phone away!"

She shot before standing back up to rejoin Zach's arm walking confidently down through the floor as muttering mouths turn to glare.. it wasn't unusual however Zach was yet to get used to the attention

"Mama you're scary as fuck seriously!"

Zach admit chuckling nervously almost grateful he wasn't one of the overpaid dwellers that sat just waiting for a scolding

"You have to be with these dumb fucks sat playing games on their phones.. baby I pay them well over what I should you'd still least expect some kind of respect!"

"Well I respect you!"

He giggled as he release the girls arm finally reaching her fathers office with a proud smile

"I know you do.. because you just walked me all the way down here without asking.."

She spoke before handing the man a pair of keys watching on as his face screw up confused

"You can drive right?"

"U-uh I've .. never driven a sports car before but.. yeah?"

He reply nervously slightly intimidated by the keys in his hand that he knew belonged to a car worth well over a million dollars

"Ok perfect, because I need a favour..."

Her hand pull out her phone showing the man a picture of an item she wished for him to retrieve, she look around making sure nobody could see before locking it in her hands

"Lauren what th-

"You can't tell anybody ok? Seriously strictly confidential not even Sam! Ok?"

She asked sweetly to which the man quickly respond with a light nod

"You're sure you trust me with that car I mean it's like a million dollars .."

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