Page 13 of My Demon Assistant

I snuck a peek into Jerry's office, smiling when I spotted him squinting at his screen with a little wrinkle above his nose. Damn, he was so cute. I turned back in my chair before he spotted me creeping on him. That would certainly submarine my chances.

As I worked, I realized something strange and wonderful: while I'd applied for this job simply to be closer to Jerry as I worked on wooing him, I actually enjoyed the work.

Being an assistant was a lot of effort, and required thinking on the go, and I enjoyed the fast pace. I also liked that I could make Jerry's life easier.

I didn't mind interacting with other humans either, especially Jerry's friends and their assistants.

Lydia and Rita—Archer and Kat's assistants, respectively—were both competent women, and we got along well. They'd been close to Carol, but they didn't let that stop them from befriending me. They were also always happy to help when I had a question, and they'd also filled me in on all the office gossip.

While I knew there were some downright awful humans in the world, so far I'd only met the good, kind ones. I didn't think my streak would last very long, but it wasn't like humans scared me. What could they ever possibly do to me?

"Eshim," Jerry's voice piped up from the intercom, and I barely resisted the urge to jump.

For a demon who was very attuned to his senses, having a voice speak near you without any warning of their presence was... unnerving. Even though I knew it was just a phone, it still weirded me out every time.

"Coming!" I answered as I hopped to my feet, adjusted my vest, and then headed into Jerry's office. Even though he was my boss, I couldn't quite bring myself to think of him as Jeremiah or Mr. Cohen.

Jerry glanced up as I walked in, a furrow between his brows as he returned his gaze to his screen. "Remember that big client Kat was trying to sign? They've signed us on to update an old ad campaign, and if they like the work, they'll be signing their whole account with us."

I grinned widely. I must've just gotten that email because I hadn't seen it. "That's great!"

Jerry glanced up, a distracted smile on his face, and hummed. "It is. Kat asked me to personally oversee the project. Do you know which team has the least on their plate right now?"

I squinted as I went over all the teams' schedules in my head, then blinked. "Martin's is just finishing up a project."

Jerry winced, then cleared the expression away before I could question what that was about. "Ah, that's good. His is one of our best. Could you please call him up? I'd like to discuss the project with him myself. I just need to make a few calls first."

"Of course. Just let me know when you're ready for him."

I went back to my desk and called Martin up, and he arrived a few minutes later.

Jerry was still on his call, so I waved Martin into the spare chair on the side of my desk. He wouldn't have a view into Jerry's office from there, and for some reason, that made me happy.

Martin was handsome in the classic sense, all toned muscles and pretty blue eyes, but something about him gave me the feeling he was about to break my streak.

"You're new, right?"

I nodded, then snuck a peek behind me. Jerry was still on call. Damn.

"Eshim," I introduced myself, and he shook my hand, lingering there for a moment too long.

Since I'd spent the weekend reading every article on flirting I could find, I got the message loud and clear. And I wasn't interested.

Pulling my hand away, I wiped both palms on my pants, then turned to my computer.

"You should be careful, you know."

What now?

I squinted at him, and he pointed toward Jerry's office with a thumb. "Jeremiah. He's close to Archer and Kat, you know.Veryclose."

I blinked, confused. Wait. Was he implying...?

I decided to play dumb. "Of course they are. Carol told me they're childhood friends."

Martin stared at me, clearly surprised I hadn't caught on to his very obvious implications. "Well, yes, but he's also," he lowered his voice, "fucked them both, I'm pretty sure. Carol was probably safe because she's old, but you..."

He eyed me like I was a piece of meat, and yeah, I didnotlike this human.

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