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When she finished, Adah his hair, before rubbing his eyes for a ined he could be like that It actually made him seem more attractive, this sense that he could even be a little fallible She had to look away to keep herself fro further
Just then his phone rang, which thankfully broke the strained atmosphere He plucked the phone from his pocket but before he answered it, he told her to return to her desk “I’ll get back to you on the stuff to handle for the rest of the day”
Then he turned and began to speak in a business-like tone into the phone Gabrielle didn’t wait to catch any of his conversation and slipped out of the office She set her back against the door and let out a shuddering sigh It already felt like she’d been through a full day But sohter They’d needed that little run-in to get things into perspective Maybe they could grow from it – or at least Gabrielle hoped so That was if it wasn’t already too late
The next ht and early Funny enough, she didn’t even rery she was yesterday Hoeird was that? She just wanted to get right back to it, and that was her mindset when she walked into Adam’s office
She ed by the time he showed up exactly at nine am He already had his coffee in hand, his favorite blend of iced Americano with its ebony black liquid topped hite foam that looked like half a pint of Guinness She had no clue why he liked the stuff and not just normal hot coffee, but then ith the te lately, she couldn’t bla
Gabrielle wasn’t surprised when he proht into her tasks for the day NoroodBut now she si to his
“At one, my driver Harold will drive you to pick up some important documents from a client at his home Butto show you”
Gabrielle was curious about that last part but didn’t ask questions Her can-do attitude stayed on for the wholesure she had them done quickly so she could run the errand at the VIP client’s hooodness
Gabrielle did catch sight of Scott as she caht have toyed with the idea of crossing the hallway to say hello, but then he was joined by a petite blonde in a short black skirt and they started flirting
Guessing it would be better not to bother them, Gabrielle only shook her head and smiled, then went the other way to the copy roo before she returned to Adam’s office to set down his important mail
It wasn’t till a quarter to one that she had time to seek Gretchen out, and she found the receptionist already waiting
“Have you had lunch?” Gretchen asked with one of her friendly smiles
“I had a sandwich,” Gabrielle answered, while her mind suddenly went back to just yesterday and that quaint restaurant where she never got to even taste the food Pushing it out of her thoughts, she noticed Gretchen was leading her right back to Adam’s office Only, when they reached there, the blonde strode ahead a few more paces till they reached another door
Gabrielle stopped short when she saw it read Personal Assistant on the door Confused, she followed Gretchen inside Staring around in aht Gretchen’s chuckle
“I was as surprised as you are when I first saw it Well, Gabrielle, this is your new office”
“What? For real?” she asked disbelievingly
“The door said personal assistant, right? That’s what you are For the next three s in here, and it’s official”
She smiled and patted Gabrielle’s shoulder, then left Gabrielle was still gaping around at the surroundings, which looked newly appointed The spacious office was al the awesome view
On the large desk were unopened iteono back She didn’t really understand as happening right now, but she didn’t have tihtly hen she looked into the boxes on the table One was smaller than the other and housed a brand new iPad The other item was an Apple laptop very much like the one Adam used, if not the same