I enter my private elevator, I wouldn't enter with all the employees at the same time for the world, apart from the fact that it's uncomfortable for me how they stare at me. My elevator has glowing letters that read "Corporate" so everyone respect this elevator, you don't want to lose your job over that little detail.
I walk through the 25th floor until I go to my office that is at the bottom, I notice that my secretary is not there and I look at my watch, it is because she was here. Someone will have problems today. I enter my office, the view of New York from here is extraordinary, I touch my glass desk gently with my fingers to make sure it is perfectly clean, as is my ergonomic swivel chair, the glass that semi surrounds my office, yes, everything it is perfect.
I take my laptop out of my briefcase and turn it on sitting in my chair ahhh! I could fall asleep in it, I love it, I look at a piece of paper on my desk, it seems strange to me, I take the paper out from under the newsprint and look at it, it's a resignation letter from my secretary.
I read it carefully, why are you resigning? "Personal Reasons" that for me is not a why, I was not even a month old, Damn! Why didn't you notify me in time? I have a trip to England tomorrow morning, I hate irresponsible people.
I'm going to Malcom's office, he must already be here, since I hate that they do this, why not notify him 15 days before? I am a busy person. Thinking all of this with rage inside, I walk down the corridor, perfectly carpeted, the beige walls, the fine lamps hanging from the ceiling, I watch as all the people who walk down this same corridor move away when they see me, I open the door without knocking , bad idea.
Malcom's redhead assistant, Andi, is on his legs, and he has his hand where I dare not look, I prefer to close my eyes, she has good curves but mixing with your assistant is not correct, much worse if she is married, at seeing me she gets up, with a face of horror. Although Malcom doesn't mind, I am annoyed by these types of unprofessional acts within my company.
"Malcom..." my neutral expression is more than enough for these types of occasions, Andi walks past me.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Centinelo." She looks down as she adjusts her skirt and walks past me.
I downplay it, I only see Malcom who is stroking his beard as he watches Andi leave the office.
"Are you serious, Malcom?" I ask with a slightly annoyed tone in my voice when Andi has already left. "Do your dirty things away from my company."
Malcom just laughs.
"Santiago, it's the only time I can see her, her husband is with her all the time the rest of the day." I raise an eyebrow and shake my head, if there's one thing I've never done, it's mix with married women.
I downplay the Malcom thing, I have to figure this out.
“Sara resigned “I say this putting the letter on her table “Did she tell you something? Why not just say a few days before so we have time to find someone else? Malcom frowns.
"Honestly, he didn't tell me anything." He takes the resignation letter and begins to read it.
"I'm going to England tomorrow, so I need you to get me a secretary for when I get back, I have a lot to do and I can't be late."
“Well, don't worry, from today I'll tell Andi to post the ad for the job opportunity, the day you return she'll already be here. “Malcom picks up the phone and begins to give instructions to his secretary for the job vacancy announcement “Ready “he says hanging up the call “don't worry Santiago, you'll see that everything will be fine.
For this and many more reasons, Malcom is my right hand.
I go back to my office calmer, I worked a little more than usual because I don't have a secretary, I can survive without a secretary but not forever. I return home, I'm tired, I just change and I fall asleep in moments.
My alarm goes off at 4 am, Malcom leaves me a message that everything is ready for my trip to England, since I don't have a secretary he is doing double the work, but a job very well done. I put on my characteristic business suits, without them I feel like it's not me, Rosa has my suitcase ready when I go downstairs, I say goodbye to her, the company driver is waiting for me to take me to the jet.
I'm dozing off again when we arrive, I spot my jet with the letters "Centinelo" on both sides from leagues away, it's perfect, I wouldn't fly on a public plane, I can't even think about it.
The trip is quite tiring, meanwhile, I check emails and look for opportunities to invest my money, there are very interesting things every day. My day goes by fast, as always.
The meeting is more than productive, new partners, new investments, business opportunities.
"Centinelo, are you coming to the party later?" “Asks Anthony Romanov, a rather older Russian businessman, his hair and beard graying with age, while I take a sip of champagne, a young woman with black hair and a very pronounced neckline (which looks more than good on her, I must admit) is taken from his arm.
“Sure,” I say, trying not to seem interested in the beauty with him.
“This is my fiancée, Lauren. she adds, I smile at Lauren holding out my hand and she takes it, her soft, delicate fingers next to mine feel beyond good.
I greet Lauren and she stares at me in a very provocative way for the rest of the evening, her honey eyes sparkle with a special shine that almost tells me to approach her with her thick arched lashes, Mr. Romanov invites me to share limo with him and his fiancée to go to the party, I have my own limo but going with this beauty Lauren next to me makes me consider sharing with them.
Mr. Romanov leaves to talk to some partners, leaving Lauren and me alone at the large round glass table, he begins to flirt with his eyes, I just stare at her while I drink a glass of my wine.
"I never imagined that Santiago Centinelo was so young and attractive." “Lauren breaks the silence after a few minutes of flirtatious glances between the two of them and her comment makes me smile.
"Thank you Lauren, and I never imagined that Romanov's fiancée was so beautiful." I raise an eyebrow as I put my glass of wine on the table. She smiles, revealing her perfectly aligned white teeth. Honestly, I didn't even imagine that Romanov could still have a woman.
"Mr. Centinelo, would you mind if we went outside?" The music has me a little disoriented “she stands up leaning towards me showing me her cleavage, well, why tell her no?
As I figured, he didn't want to just talk. Lauren goes to a bathroom, and I sneakily follow her, she makes sure to close it well, she corners me in a corner and starts kissing me passionately, I'm not going to waste it, I take her by the waist and put her on a sink, she moans from pleasure as I kiss her neck and caress one of her thighs, but this is not a good place for these things, her fiancé is a very important partner, I can't risk it, and I know she doesn't want to risk it.
"Let's go somewhere else," I murmured in her ear, sending a shiver through her entire body.
She nods, we take the limo, and even being there she can't contain herself, if this woman is pure fire. How will poor Romanov do at such an advanced age?
Arriving at my hotel room, he throws me on the bed. Wow wow! She takes off her dress and in just a few minutes she is on top of me in her underwear, I follow her rhythm, she runs her hands over my torso and literally rips my clothes off, she has a nice body, she is not very tall but her skin fits perfectly to her curves , she has a perfect body that I know Romanov has paid for, because... well, I'm a man and I can distinguish between natural breasts and paid ones, these are from the latter.He strips off the rest of the clothes he was still wearing, I take a condom out of my wallet, there's no way I'm going to sleep with someone without protecting myself, I don't want them to come out with stories about a pregnancy or end up with some disease, he moans loudly when I enter she practically screams with each thrust, she deafens me, maybe it would have been good if her screams weren't so eloquent, I think I've gone deaf, I can't even let go calmly Until finally! Damn, I want to get out of
"Well, your mission was to find me a secretary, not a spoonful of sugar, Malcom," he smiles and stands up adjusting his jacket."Well, what's done is done. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to see that Andi does things the way I say."I remind you, Schmitt, I don't want that kind of behavior in my company." I look into his eyes, with the most serious expression I can have."Of course, boss," he makes a military sign with his right hand, saying this, he leaves.I take out my computer, I need to check my mail.Someone knocks on the door, "come in," I say, as I start typing my password. The magazine photographer enters through the fine wood beige door.“Tell me McGarthy. I say, watching him walk through the door, a huge camera hanging from his neck.“I just want to tell you that the model that had been hired did not show up.“What? Demons! Please go to Malcom's office and tell him that, he is in charge of those contracts, and please prepare the photo shoot with Jennifer Lopez no later tha
“Hello? I say when picking up.“Son! How are you? "Well, if you didn't call me.""Okay dad, and you?" “Damn! Now what the hell is he going to claim me for?“Well son, today I'll be in New York, do you think we have breakfast?I want to talk to you.Not."Okay dad. I'll be at the company at 6."Okay, I'll wait for you there.Saying this, hang up the call. I don't have a great relationship with my father, so I know this will end up in discussion.I can't even think clearly, I can't even finish writing the report on this trip. I think and think, I take a shower and it took me more than twenty minutes for thinking stupid things, I look in the mirror while I adjust my light blue tie with darker tones. I put the dark blue jacket on my shoulders as I get out of the jet.I don't even realize that we are already in front of the company. I've been thinking all the way about what my father will possibly throw in my face.I go up to my office and there it is. Observing the city through the window
It is an awkward silence between the two as they do not answer any of their questions until we arrive at the company. I get on the elevator regardless of whether he goes with me or not, but as expected he follows me to the office and nods to Malcom who is standing to the side going through some papers, Malcom enters the office right after him."Malcom, how come Santiago got married and I don't know anything about it?" he snaps, a hint of anger in his voice, as he looks Malcom in the eye and I lean back in my swivel chair wishing I'd never been born.Malcom looks at me with some uncertainty but understands quickly with just one look."Ah, yes... Mr. Centinelo," he stammers, "Santiago told me not to tell anyone because it's his private life."Good!Now he looks at me."Who is she, Santiago?""Dad, keep your voice down, I don't want everyone to notice." I get up from my chair adjusting my jacket and I go to the filing cabinet to take out some papers as calmly as possible while Malcom con
I wake up with a tremendous headache that makes me lie down again between my brown velvet sheets massaging my temples. I prepare my bathtub with all kinds of aromatic essences, I immerse myself in it trying to calm that overwhelming pain, I think I'll have to go for some pills, but how the hell did I get here? I relax while listening to classics in English and suddenly all the memories start to come to my mind, the bar, all the drinks, my father, Kate... Kate? I open my eyes wide, what a shame that Kate saw me that way and incidentally saw me vomit and faint, damn it! I'm bad at getting drunk and I know it, I don't know why I always do it, at least I don't go crazy like Malcom and end up dancing on the internet.I get out of the bathtub and get dressed as fast as I can to see the time on my watch, for the first time in my life I'll be late, I won't drink like that again, I go down the steps as fast as I can and drive to the office I look at myself in the rearview mirror of the car and
“He took you to your house the other day and he didn't take a photo of you to bribe you later, nor to sell it to the media “I'm distracted thinking that Kate could be a good option “Do you remember that day I went out with that girl? I got drunk and he bribed me for three months with that fucking video of me dancing in that red thong.Laughed out loud. I still remember that, the girl sent me the video hoping that I would fire Malcom because he didn't give her ten thousand dollars for the video.“Think about it, Kate is the only option, besides we are not going to deny that Kate is beautiful “I keep thinking about Kate... she can be my salvation “And she hates you, which makes things easier “Malcom adds enthusiastically what It calls my attention."Why do you say you hate me?"“Because all your secretaries hate you, Santiago. Let's face it “ I can't help but laugh, I love being hated.“Have him come here, please,” I say, opening my laptop to start typing."Well, whatever you call me,"
Or so I hope."Okay, I want to clear this up, Mr. Centinelo," he clears his throat, and now if he looks at me, "Are you asking me to pretend to be your wife to have dinner with your family?" I think I'm still not explaining myself well."Not exactly," I get up from my place and walk around my desk slowly before I burst into her and say no, "I'm asking you to marry me, since my father didn't really believe that I got married and wants to see the marriage certificate."I had never been so patient. I stop in front of her, she looks at me puzzled, I bring my face closer to hers taking my hands to both arms of the chair where she is sitting, it smells so good, and those eyes for God's sake, what do they have that attract me so much?“Kate, it's only for dinner with my parents, then our lives continue. I'll double your salary”perhaps so if I agree.And he looks at me again, speechless, well, I'd be the same if I had a boss who asked me to marry me, although I wouldn't say no.“I don't know.
We arrive at the place, quite fine, Malcom's blonde "friend" helps me with some rings, they are supposed to be the most expensive, I don't know much about rings for girls so I accept his proposals.At about 3 in the afternoon I call Kate to tell him the place where we are supposed to get married, if I had more time I would have at least changed, but so what? I'm getting divorced in 6 months and this will just be a bad memoryKate walks through that door, while Malcom and I are sitting on a small bench in the lawyer's office, my hands are sweating and I know she feels the same way, I give her the engagement ring as we approach the elderly man who luckily she's on the phone and didn't realize that Kate is just putting on her engagement ring with a huge diamond in the center that she looks in amazement. When he finally stops talking on the phone and looks at us."I love love stories, of young people who get married without much thought," he exclaims effusively. What? Love story?She star