Chapter 1
"Morning everyone." I say to my group of friends once I get into the kitchen. Well it isn't really a kitchen since or apartment really just has one division, one big division, that we separate in smaller divisions with curtains (most of them courtesy of Kurt).
"I still don't get how someone can have so much energy in the morning." Noah tells me while he puts the breakfast in the table where Sam and Kurt are sitting.
"Bits the crap of me every morning." Santana says sitting next to me. She is my best girl friend and Kurt is my best guy friend. Noah and Sam are like my brothers.
She and I share a bedroom, just like Noah and Sam also share, leaving Kurt being the only lucky son of the bitch with a room just for him but since he was the one who found the place (with a little bit of my help) when it was just the two of us after high school, 5 years ago, he gets a room to himself and because no one has so many things as him.
"Ready for a real job?" Noah asks me teasing me and Santana doesn't even give me opportunity to speak.
"What do you mean real job. I want to see you serving tables and you would see what real job is." Santana and I am singing waitress. Not that she needs to but she is. She had been in a lot of commercials and even had small appearances in TV shows and even a movie.
"Oh please Satan if you can do it, it's because it's not that bad."
"Like lifting weights it's a job." She protests, where we go again. I look over at Sam and Kurt who the same expression as me.
"I don't lift weight all day, I do work." He tells her.
Noah has a gym not very far from our apartment where he works, something also with Sam's help. It was a big risk that paid off very well. Sam is a model and Kurt work at , which makes them work at the same place something since the biggest contract Sam has is with Isabella, Kurt's boss. In the end we all help each other.
Noah and San protest for about 3 more minutes and I decide it is time to interrupt since no one of us wants to arrive late and the subway don't wait for us.
"Santana we have to go." I tell her and she looks at me and groan.
"Yes Santana, by the way, you look so delicious in that waitress' uniform, makes me remember the cheerios uniforms."
"Oh please you just wanted to see what is under the shirt."
"Already been there, more than once, actually."
"Can we enjoy breakfast?" Kurt asks them but they ignore him, as they both start arguing again.
"San, work." I tell her and she turns to me. "Sorry." She says and starts to look at my clothes. "Miss the uniform made you looks sexy."
"San."I scream at her. Santana is lesbian and makes sure I remember every day even if I know she compliments me because of the way we were in high school and still has some regrets about it but I forgave years ago.
"She is right but I see you still showing your legs that are good I bet they will give you the job in minutes."
"Noah." I scream at him. For Noah there isn't an excuse, he is a flirt by nature and always has been. "I am going to be being a desk all day or serving coffee I don't think they are going to hire me because of my legs."
"Wherever you say, now come on." Santana says and I just look at her.
"I have been saying that for minutes."
After an hour from Bushwick to the Upper West Side I am finally in front of the tall building, well in this park of the town all building look tall. This is where I am working for the summer thanks to my father Leroy. Come on Rachel you are lucky that your parents could get you a job and it paid best then the dinner so be glad. I enter the building with the doors opened by a doorman, yep, I am on the other side of New York now. As I enter the building I get to the elevator, if I remember correctly it is floor sixteen which is one of the top floors of the building that according to the elevator bottoms it had eighteen floors. Yes I notice that, damn the nerves. Come on Rachel you already got the job besides you performed in front of an audition for 2 years you can work in an office Rachel Berry.
The elevator doors open and I see a receptionist.
"Can I help you?" She asks me with a professional voice.
"I'm Rachel Berry. I am here for Mr. Bennett." I tell the blonde woman who must be like 10 years older than me but still probably better looking. She gets up and walks to me and I see her skinny figure in her pencil shirk and blouse.
"Please follow me I will take to his office." She says and I follow talk and skinny woman, who name I don't know.
She opens the doors to the office and I see about 16 tables all with people in computer and I could see them well dressed so I look down at my ruffle top and mini skirt and I start to fear that I am bad dressed, come on it is an Advertising agency I actually didn't expected all well dressed, pencil skirt woman, suit type of people.
I follow the woman to a division with another door this one was with glasses so I could see the office and I man writing in his computer. She opens the door and announces me and then leaves me.
"Miss Berry, please sit."The man tells me politely. He is, obviously, wearing a suit but looks at me with a nice look. He's probably in his forty, forty-two. He's bald and has brown eyes; he can say he looks good. As I sit I start to get more nervous. "So Miss Berry, my assistant is at home with maternity license and I didn't expect to be so soon and I was talking to your father and he told me about you. I can see for what he told me that this isn't your first job and then you being working since you were a teenager, so I know you can be responsible besides you will be working for just two month and I liked your interview." He tells me professionally which makes me more nervous. "So, ready to work?" He tells me with a smile. "No need to be nervous, I will not make your life harder." He says getting up. "As you can see you have a desk outside close to my office." He says pointing to the desk that is a little farthest from the others. He opens the door to me and takes to me to my desk where I sit then he explains me the basics of work, nothing complicated.
The morning passed fast, I just picked up a few phones and deliver coffees once when a meeting was about to happen. I also didn't talk to people, since they were all other than me. At lunch time Mr. Bennett came to me.
"Aren't you going to lunch?" He asks me and I look at the almost empty office. Damn it I forgot to bring lunch with me. He most caught it because he gave me a kind smile. "If you want you can come have lunch with me." He offers and I accept.
The restaurant was close to the office so we walked there. On the way there I found about that my boss is married and has leaved in New York is all life. Once we enter the restaurant I know that it is going to cost me well. The fancy restaurant was full with well dressed people who obviously have nice paid jobs. My boss takes me to a table where I see a nice dressed also in this earlier 40's man this one with straight hair and hazel eyes. He gets up and smiles at us.
"Rachel this is my partner, John Ross."
"It's a pleasure meeting you, Mr. Ross." I shake hands with the man who smiles at me.
"Please call me John. You must be Leroy's daughter."
"Yes I am." I say and I sit next to the couple. The waitress comes and Mr. Bennett orders the food for the 3 of us and we start to chat.
"So Rachel, I hear you have an amazing voice." John Ross tells me and I smile at him.
"Thank you. I believe my fathers told you that."
"Yes they did but we also saw you playing Fanny Brice. More than once I have to confess." He says and I smile at the man. "I think you even top Barbra in some scenes."
"That is nice but I don't think someone can top her."
"Oh, you performing Don't Rain on My Parade was probably the highest point of the show. You totally deserved the Tony. Such a shame." He tells me and I can't help but smile. Funny girl was a two-year musical I have done in Broadway that finished in March. I still got recognized by that roles which for me is amazing because it was probably one of those moments I will never forget.
We spend the rest of the lunch talking about Broadway and classic movies which has very relaxing and comfortable for me, it was almost like talk to my parents. Once the dinner was over Mr. Bennett insisted in paying even if I didn't agreed and we went back to work where I had a normal afternoon.
Once the work it's done I said goodbye to Mr. Bennett and start to walk to on my way to the Spotlight Diner where I start to work at 6:30 and it already had some people, at least for the time it is.
"Damn Rach, you are so late." Santana tells me giving me my bag and I look at the clock to see it is 6:48.
"Shit." I say under my breath.
"Why do you look like you have been running?"
"Let's just say that I forgot that it is a 30 minute walk."
"You came walking?" She tells/screams surprised.
"Yes. I forgot I could take the subway, it is not like I am used to walk around West Side." I tell her and walk to the bathroom to change my clothes. When I came over I start to sever the tables.
"So how was the first day?" Santana asks me in the subway on our way home.
"It was nice. Mr. Bennett is actually very nice, he even invited me to lunch with his partner and they love Broadway." I tell her with a huge smile. "What about you?"
"As much happier I am for the extra I am earning since I am working all freaking day. It's still boring as shit."
"Isabelle didn't have anything for you?"
"For now, I don't think so."
"Are you still doing back home?"
"Yes, my parents want to go with them to Cabo."
"Poor Santana she is going to be on the sun enjoying some Mexican food and here I am working on New York during the summer." I mock her.
"Yes but it is going to be boring besides most of the time there it will be 'family' time. What about your parents?"
"Miami." I tell her and she nods.
"Are you going to joy them?"
"If I have a break who knows but I doubt."
"Try just at least for a weekend, you need it."
"You are probably right."
"We need to celebrate Rachel's new job." Noah says after dinner when we were all sitting on the living room/kitchen/dinner room.
"I'm with Puck besides it is my birthday so we are all going to the club, even you Hummel, I don't want excuses." Santana says. Of course she is, she never says no to going out. "I hear about and great club in SoHo."
"You want to go on a Friday night to Manhattan?" Kurt asks like she is crazy.
"Yes Lady Hummel. And it's by birthday so I am the boss. It is just 20 minutes on the subway and we can come back in a taxi."
"I'm with Santana on this one." Noah says not to my surprise.
"Ok Friday. Now I am going to bed because I am freaking tired." I say getting up.
Next day I am in my room getting ready and I look at myself at the mirror on my bedroom and groan. I can't find anything.
"What is it?" Santana asks me as she puts her boots.
"I hate this. You should see those girls they look like perfect."
"You look too." She tells me and I make a face saying that I don't agree. "I like the blouse makes your boobs look great."
"San." I scream at her but she just rolls her eyes and goes to her closet where she takes her black pumps and gives them to me, I just look confused.
"Wear these it will make you look more professional."
"How in the hell am I going to be able to walk to the subway in those hells?" I ask and I look at my sneakers and smile "Give me the bag."I ask and she passes me the back bag and she puts the shoes in there, here my uniform is also, then I take my phone and my personal things from the smaller bag and put then is this one. I finish putting my converse's one and look at her razing my arms.
"Don't you think that bag it too big for a girl who works in an office?"
"Nop and I even put my lunch on it. Perfect." I say with a satisfied smile.
When I get to the living room Noah looks at me strangely.
"Are you going to work in sneaker?" He asks me confused and Kurt immediately enters the division.
"Diva, your shoes?" Kurt asks confused.
"They are in the bag. There is no way I am walking in the subway with Santana's hells. Now let's go I don't really want to get late on my second day."
"You are never late." I hear Santana grumble.
Once I get to the lobby of the building I start to look for the bathroom on the ground floor when I hit someone and when I look up I am stunned by the man in front of me. Wow… just … Wow.
"Are you ok?" He says with a soft voice but rasp and very sexy and I blink to see if I am dreaming. No he is really in front of me then I realize I didn't answer him.
"Yes I am fine thank you." I say still looking at his beautiful eyes. Damn he looked like sex, extraordinary sex like that type of sex a woman will never forget. What? Rachel listen to you speak.
"You bag." He says giving me my bag that I didn't even realize he was holding. "What do you have here?" He asks probably because of the height and side of the bag I just move my shoulder and I stare at him. Damn his suit looked perfect and expensive. He also does. I finally accent my bag and I see him looking at my tennis and I blush a little bit. Great, where this hot and sexy guy in a suit that looked is made from him and here are you in your old converse, perfect second day of work. Control yourself.
"Thank you." I say once I accept my bag back and start to look around.
"Are you lost?" He asks me and I kind nod, because let's face it, I am, and not just because I can't find the bathroom. Damn he's so hot but he looks better without that suit and I am sure he knows what to do to please a woman. Rachel, what the hell are you thinking? He is too out of your league besides, no man, remember. Control your hormones. "Where were you going?"
"To the bathroom." I say blushing knowing how strange I must be right now.
"You walk by that wall is the first door you see." He says pointing the way.
"Thank you." I say politely. "Do you work here?" The worlds come out of my mouth and he gives me a smile, an enigmatic and incredible sexy smile.
"Yes you can say it." He says and I just stare then I remember I do have work.
"Well thank you."
"You're welcomed." He tells me and we walk opposite directions.
Once I get to my desk I start to see the agenda for the day and talk to Mr. Bennett about it and he says it will actually be a busy day and damn it was. The morning he had 2 meetings and I had to serve them. Then I had to check the mail, he had 48 mails and I have to respond.
"Well, it is time for lunch." Mr. Bennett tells me. Yesterday I found out that he always had lunch with his partner at the same restaurant. "Want you join us?"
"No, I brought food from home thank you very much." I tell him and he smiles leaving the office and I follow to the elevator. I wasn't going to be eating in the office. So I decide to walk until the central park it was just 10 minutes and I have one hour and half of lunch.
Unfortunately. My 90 minutes were passed dreaming about the god I meet at the lobby this morning and I got to a few conclusions. First: I made a stupid figure of myself since I was drooling over me but it is probably his daily basic: having woman drool over him. Second: I had no idea who he was and all I knew his that he is hot as hell and looks like a god in that suit. He's probably rich because that suit isn't cheap. Third: Hot isn't enough to describe him, he is like sex in legs. Extraordinary sex. 4th : I don't dating in a while starts to affect your brain. 5th Damn he is hot.
All the thought about the sex god took me all my lunch and I had to run, in hells, to the office which also made me fall 3 times but I still got earlier then my boss which was that I had planned and didn't broke a bone.
The afternoon went just like the morning and I saw finishing writing the mails that it was ask me too when Mr. Bennett was leaving.
"Are you coming?" He asks me and I look at the computer.
"I will leave once I finish." I tell him and he nods.
"Well then until tomorrow then." He says leaving with a smile.
Once I finish I walk to the elevator with my feet killing me because of all the running. I get to the elevator and press the bottom and turn and here he was relaxing against the elevator wall looking at me like the sex god he is.