Request from Sugarcakes123: Gale gets to interview Madge as his personal assistant. Hope it's what you wanted!

Is this an okay format for request or would you rather they were anon?

Gale's POV. Modern AU.

I walked into the lobby. People parted like the red sea as I stepped off the elevator and walked to my office. I answered soft good mornings and hellos from my staff. Someone handed me a leather planner and a coffee. I looked through the list of meetings through the day.

I opened the tall glass doors of my lounge and glided past a young lady, looking down at her cell phone. I shook my head and turned into my office. It was quiet. The sun flooded the office from the large picture windows behind my desk. My computer hummed as I turned it on. I leaned back and then leaned forward to the black phone in front of me.

I called the front desk of my lounge. "Katniss." I said curtly, "shit." I hung up. "I don't have a assistant." I muttered and smacked my forehead. My computer binged with unanswered emails. I reached for my mouse and read through the memos.

"Ah ha! Personal assistant." I read through the email and looked at the clock. "She's late." I murmured. I sat back rereading emails and answering a few important ones. "Wait a moment." I stood and crossed the room in a second.

I stuck my head out of the heavy black door. The young lady was wearing a streamline strapless lilac dress and had her blonde hair pinned up. I checked my planner, "uh Ms. Undersee?" I looked up. She had dropped her phone into her designer purse and collected her things.

"Hello." She nodded curtly. I moved aside to let her in. I couldn't help watching her backside as she swayed towards one of my winged chairs. I fixed my tie and walked around my desk.

"Mr. Hawthorne." I said and extended my hand. Her big blue eyes flickered to my outstretched hand.

"Pleased to meet you." Her voice lingered in my head. It was clear and nice to listen to. Unlike Katniss' bored tone. Her handshake was firm and her hands were soft. They didn't smell like gross berries like Katniss' hands.

"The pleasure is mine." I smiled and leaned back in the swivel chair. She handed me a prepared folder of her personal credentials. I looked over it quickly.

I must have made a face because she said quickly, "is something wrong?" I looked up at her and shook my head.

"Can you type?"

"Without looking at the keys." She said and smiled.

"Can you send an email?"

"Within a second." She nodded.

"Can you answer a telephone?"

"Hello, Gale Hawthorne's office of Hawthorne Publishing. How can I be an assistance?" She said loud and without falter.

"My dear, you are over qualified." She smiled shyly. "When can you start?" Her smile fell and she glanced at her gold watch.

"Now." She said and made eye contact once more.

"I don't need to show you to your desk." She gathered her things and left as fast as she had appeared. At lunch one of co-workers stopped me.

"Hey Thom." I nodded and shook his hand.

"How is the new Katniss?" He asked. I thought for a second.

"I almost wish I had a new assistant."

"That bad?" He made a face.

"God no." I said and topped off my ice tea. "I want nothing more than to take her back to my apartment and show her a good time." Thom smirked.

"Then you won't mind if I do?" He moved around me and set his tray next to the little blonde.

"Hell's teeth." I muttered.

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