Chapter 2 if anyone is reading .....
Disclaimer: still don't own anyone, but if I did own Randy......;)
Tucking her legs up and snuggling back into the plush crimson armchair, Danni took a sip of sweet tea and closing her eyes, allowed her head to loll back into the soft cushion.
A smile crossed her face as she felt the mornings earlier tension drain from her body. Upon entering her appointed 'office' of sorts ten minutes previously, Danni had been more than pleasantly surprised with the open space she was presented with.
The equipment supplied was top of the range; obviously there had been no expense spared. Danni noted that when it came to the fitness and wellbeing of the employees here, the corporation more than exceeded expectations in that respect.
A quick search of the surrounding cupboards and surfaces, revealed appropriate medication and medical supplies in abundance. A cursory glance confirmed that all that should be present in order to do her job to the best of her abilities was. Leaning back against the sterile counter, Danni's brow furrowed inquisitively when she spotted a door to, what she could only guess was, an adjoining room. What could possibly be in that room that couldn't fit into the spacious annex she had been given charge of, she wondered.
Opening her eyes to the spring morning and glancing around once again, a light chuckle escaped her lips involuntarily. She had fully imagined refreshment facilities to be provided for in a 'communal' canteen, or at the very best a side kitchen. Never did she expect to find, what could best be described as, a living room attached to her surgery. A plush recliner chair and a matching three-seater couch dominated the room, with a solid pine coffee table, a fully stocked bookcase and a state of the art kitchen to complete the set up.
Lost in her thoughts, Danni jumped with a start upon hearing a knock on the door from the connecting room. Feeling guilty at having lost track of time, she slung her mug onto the counter and retrieved her handbag that she had tucked inside her workbag. Opening the door, she quickly made her way to the exit to the corridor, smiling brightly as she pulled the door open.
"Sorry Vince, I got a little side tracked with my own guided tour of the facilities. It's absolutely perfect; I'm amazed at the size of…."
Her words trailed off as her eyes made her way up the solid frame she assumed would be her generous boss. Grey cotton stretched over bronzed muscle, making Danni wonder how this man got his clothes off at night without a struggle. A gloriously male scent mingled and intertwined with a fresh lemon scent. Slowly, her eyes made their way up to the face, lips curved into an amused yet friendly smile, flawless skin and the most amazing pair of steel grey eyes, slightly hooded and peeking out from under heavenly ebony lashes.
"The size of..?"
Danni's temperature grew and she could feel the blush creeping into her cheeks as the sizeable male figure waited on her answer. Swallowing slowly, Danni forced herself to return the smile before clearing her throat and giving it her best shot to pull herself together. She knew this reaction was normal in this circumstance and once the initial fascination passed, her body would learn not to betray her in such obvious fashion.
"The size of…the facilities, they're perfect and just what I need to accommodate such huge….uh, expectations"
Stumbling over her explanation, Danni busied herself with the strap of her bag and cast a look over the shoulder of the male Adonis in her eye line, no easy feat with the size difference between the two of them.
"I'm sorry; I wasn't expecting…I mean, I was expecting Vince. He said something about taking a trip to meet the troops"
"Ah yes! Vince got held up, so I'm afraid you've got me as your escort and companion Miss Maxwell. I hope you're not too disappointed?"
Excitement rushed through her all at once and Danni turned back towards the door and slid the key in to secure her room, something to keep her hands and eyes occupied. Taking a deep breath and turning back to her appointed minder, Danni tried a casual smile.
"No, not at all. One down, only a hundred or so to go with the meet and greet right? It's nice to meet you by the way, please call me Danni"
Taking her proffered hand, Randy warmed toward the young woman standing nervously in front of him. Deciding that the next hour could be a fun ride, going on the personality and spark of this woman, he let his hand snake over her shoulder and led them toward the car before leaning down to offer up his next sentence.
"Well Danni, let me tell you how excited the guys are going to be when they hear the new Doc is a woman! Now, let's talk favourites..."
Danni giggled at the cheeky grin that passed across the face of the man more commonly known these days as 'The Viper' and wondered for the umpteenth time how she hadn't melted on the spot being in such close proximity to the Legend Killer himself. Yes, she was definitely going to like it here, she decided.
Short but sweet...more of a intermittant chapter really to set up the rest of the story