Page 15 of The Boardroom: Cassidy
“Like,” she paused, choosing her words delicately. “Like beyond the supply closet, you know what I mean?”
“Ah,” I said. “I suppose Sabryna must have alluded to my um…reputation.”
Eliza raised an eyebrow. “Maybe a bit.”
“Well,” I said, moving closer to her and looking into her eyes intently. “I promise you that my intentions with you are…different. I really, truly, fancy you Eliza Cameron, and I want to spend time with you and get to know you better. What do you say?”
Eliza blushed and looked down again, brushing her hair back behind her ear. She shot her head up with a smile and practically giggled. “Why not?” she said, shrugging. “It sounds nice.”
“There will also be free food,” I added with a wink.
“Well,” Eliza joked. “That’s the only reason I’m going, you know. I find you hideous and repulsive.”
“Most women do,” I said with a sly wink.
Eliza wrote her mobile phone number down on a slip of paper and put it in the palm of my hand with a smile on her face. “Text me when you have a plan,” she said, and sauntered off to her own office with that confidence that only sudden desirability can get you.
“I will,” I said, indulging in a quick fist pump as she disappeared into the hallway. Our date was set.
