Page 12 of Big Bad Wolf: B.B.W
I was at a loss for words. Not because I was shocked, but because I wasn’t shocked. Since the company outing at the hookah lounge, she’d been on my ass about the stupidest shit. Stuff that she never did, cared about, or asked for now mattered.
“A formal warning? Okay, well you do what you have to. I’ve sent the instructions.”
“So, you’re refusing to send me the report, Elodie? I want to make sure we are both clear on the actions and what the consequences of that action will be.” She stood with her arms crossed over herself.
I sat back in my seat. “Sherrie, you have access to the report. If you prefer to have someone pull reports and send them to you, may I suggest that you hire an assistant. That is more of their job duty.”
“Why would I hire an assistant when I have you? That would be a waste of company funds.” Her little lip twerked up.
“You would hire an assistant because it is not the marketing manager’s job to pull reports for you that you have access to.” Orion’s voice bounced around the walls of my office. It wasn’t loud, but it was forceful.
Sherrie jumped and spun around on her heels. “Orion, I’m sorry. I didn’t see you there.”
Orion stepped completely into the office and closed the door. “Sherrie, please have a seat. Let’s have a managers’ meeting. I see that some trivial items need to be ironed out.”
If I bet my last dollar, I would bet that Sherrie wanted to crawl in a hole. She sat down in the seat that was in front of mydesk, and Orion sat in the other one next to her after he pulled it away from her.
“Sherrie, now, I’m the owner, and I pull my own reports when I need them. What makes you so important that our marketing manager has to pull your report?” Orion lifted his finger before she could answer his question. “Be careful with your answer.”
She squirmed in her seat. “Um, I simply asked her to do a task that shouldn’t be an issue. I am her manager.”
“Yes, but you are not her dictator. Pulling your reports that you have access to and have been emailed to you are not a part of her job duties. I know this because I wrote the duties myself as well as revamp them every few years,” Orion said flatly. “Let me ask this. Do you know how to access the reports?”
I knew the answer to that was no. This bitch did the bare minimum in her position. Now that Orion was physically here, it was harder for her to fake the funk.
“Of course, I know how to access the reports. I access them all the time.” Her hand slapped her chest, her neck stretched back, and her face tightened.
Orion nodded, then stood. “Cool. Let’s go on a little field trip to your office. I want you to pull a report for me since we’re pulling reports for others now.” He turned his sexy face toward me. “Elodie, please accompany us just in case she needs assistance.”
Did he just call her bluff?I felt like a kid for a split second. I wanted to say,yeah, now what?
“I definitely can assist if I’m needed.”
“Orion, this feels like bullying, and I’m not sure that I like it,” Sherrie said after she stood and took a step back. When the tears fell from her shady eyes, I wanted to throw up.
Orion’s face held no feelings at all. My eyes ping ponged between the two of them.What’s he going to say?His swollen arms crossed over his chest.
“Sherrie, those white tears of yours move nothing here at Leventis International Marketing Firm. The owner of the company wanting to ensure that you have access and know how to access a database is in no way bullying. I want to make sure that the person who has the title as the branch manager has the competence to maintain not only the title but the pay.”
Sherrie doubled down. “White tears? This is intimidation.”
“Sherrie, were you intimidated when you asked if I would put my dick down your throat last week? Were you intimidated when you used the monthly branch lunch budget line for your personal usage?” Orion asked. “Matter of fact, Elodie, pull the spending reports as well as the receipts filed with it for Sherrie.” He never took his eyes off her. “That is embezzlement.”
All the color drained from her face. “I-I would never?—”
Orion put his finger up to cut her off. “We’re not going to do this. I am going to give you two options, and which one you take determines what my future actions will be. One, you go to your office, pack your personal shit, and get the fuck out of my building. The second is that you stand here like an ass and I have you removed.”
Her eyes bucked at her options. I had to cross my legs before the silent orgasm that I just had behind him putting her in her place leaked out. There was nothing like a man who stood on business.
“I will leave, but believe me, you will hear from me again. Next time, it will be with my lawyer! You and this bitch . . . aaah!”
I jumped when my degree that was mounted on the wall fell off and hit Sherrie dead in her head.
“Oh my God, Sherrie!” I rushed around my desk. I looked at the wall then down at my framed degree that now lay on the ground with broken glass covering it. “Are you alright?”
“Don’t fucking touch me, bitch!” She pushed me away when I tried to help her. Her hand covered the back of her head where the picture hit. Her blonde hair there was tinted red. “You did this!”
Orion sucked his teeth. “How the hell could she have done that when she was behind her desk? Now, I suggest you get medical attention. Since the injury happened here, it will be covered under workman’s comp. I’ll let that ride before I put in your termination. Let your lawyer know that my legal team will be ready when he contacts them so that we can determine how to move forward with the embezzlement and criminal charges that will be forthcoming.”
