Page 24 of The Prices We Pay
If you get a moment, would you be able to come to my office?
Enzo Santoro
COO at Vittori Enterprises
Spinning my desk chair slightly, I lean back so I can watch her. I spot the exact moment she reads my email, her face lighting up as she listens to whoever is on the other end of the line.
Only a couple of minutes later, my inbox flashes with a new email.
Morning, Enzo,
In the week I’ve been here, I don’t think I’ve ever heard you say something so professional. Well, you didn’t say it, but you know what I mean.
And yes, I will be over as soon as I’m done with this phone call.
P.S. What have I said about calling me Josephine?
Josephine Jenkins
Customs Broker at Vittori Enterprises
Peeking around my computer, I find her smiling at me, and fuck if it isn’t a beautiful smile.
Sweetheart,
I’m offended. I am the COO of a multibillion-dollar company. I am nothing if not professional.
And hurry up. I’m getting impatient.
Enzo Santoro
COO at Vittori Enterprises
Lorenzo,
How could I forget? It’s right there in your email signature.
And I will come when I’m good and ready. Don’t you know that a lady should never be rushed?
Josephine Jenkins
Customs Broker at Vittori Enterprises
Fuck. I’d love to see her come when she’s good and ready, all right.
Sweetheart,
I have a sneaking suspicion that you are anything but a lady. And I mean that in the absolute best way possible.
Tick, tock. I’m lonely.
Enzo Santoro
Obviously, the COO at Vittori Enterprises
A few moments later, a pen comes flying across the hall and into my office, nearly missing the back ofmy computer. Looking around my screen, I see her flipping me off. “Such a lady,” I mouth, and she tips her head back in laughter before apologizing to whoever she’s talking to.
Chuckling, I pick up my phone as it dings with a text message. It’s a message in our group chat.
