Brady paced nervously in the waiting area of Basic Black, "come on dad" he
groaned "get it over with already." The door opened and John Black stuck
his head out "Hello Brady" he grinned "aren't you supposed to be in your
office, working?" he queried. Brady grinned sheepishly "I tried dad, but
I couldn't concentrate."
John smiled "Well now you can return to to your desk, because I don't want you bothering my new secretary when she is learning the job." Brady jumped to his feet "you hired her?" he asked excitedly. "Yes, I did" John nodded and "I'm counting on you to teach her the job." Brady grinned "not a problem dad" he nodded. "But Brady" John cautioned "I dont want to have a problem with you and Phillip fighting over Chloe here."
"I won't fight with Phillip" Brady promised "but he is really unpredictable" Brady cautioned. John nodded "I realize that, and I will have a talk with Kate when she gets here today." Brady walked past his dad into the office "Well, I guess I have to show you the ropes around here" he mock complained. "Well if you dont want to" Chloe played along "I can always find some other strong, handsome guy willing to do the honors."
"I think I can handle it" Brady smiled "besides, I'd hate to have to deck the other strong, handsome guy." John smiled as he watched their playful banter. He had a feeling that they would be together for a good long time. "Chloe" John called as she and Brady walked out of his office "when Kate gets here, will you tell her I'd like to see her, please?" he asked. Chloe nodded "as soon as she gets here."
Brady spent the next 30 minutes showing Chloe around Basic Black, and teaching her how to operate the office machinery. He had no trouble believing that she would pick up the tasks easily. His biggest worry was how to keep his hands off of her or how to not deck the first guy that made a pass at her. "Go to your office Brady," she finally shooed him away "you have work to do." Brady reluctantly walked away, he couldn't think of anything to say that would counter her order "okay, but call me if you need anything."
Chloe nodded "I will" she smiled "but I think I can handle it for at least the next 10 minutes." Chloe hummed silently to herself exploring the desk, organizing it to her standards. Later, the elevator door swooshed open. Kate walked out of the elevator door and stopped dead in her tracks "what are you doing here?" she asked pointedly, snobbily. Chloe didn't flinch, she was used to women like Kate Roberts "I'm Mr. Black's new secretary" Chloe smiled at her. "Which one?" Late threw back at her. "Actually" Chloe grinned "both of them, and by the way, John would like to see you when you get in."
Kate threw her head back, sticking her nose in the air and walked with a straight to John Black's door. John opened the door "Oh, Kate, come on in" he opened the door wider "I need to talk to you." Kate sent her a snively look, that Chloe just smiled widely back at. "When did you hire Chloe?" Kate asked John, once he closed the door. "Just today, and that is why I needed to talk to you" he answered. "I could hire a real secretary, one that knows what she is doing" Kate replied pointedly. John took a deep breath "Yes, I imagine you could, but I think Chloe is fully capable of the job, and there will not be a replacement until she leaves for Julliard in the fall." John spoke firmly "I expect you to be civil to her, even pleasant and I also expect your son to do the same. Both Brady and Chloe have given me their word to be adult about things and I expect Phillip to do no less."
"Did Brady have something to do with this?" Kate asked suspiciously. "As a matter of fact it was Brady's idea" John nodded "but this is my company and I make the final decision on personnel, not you and not even my son." Kate realized she wasn't going to win this battle "well, if you're sure, but I think I'll hire my own secretary" she remarked. "If you want" John nodded "but it comes out of your salary, I'll not pay for another secretary when Basic Black has a capable, competent secretary right now."
Kate looked at him sourly "You're the boss" she remarked offhandedly. "Yes, I am and I'll not tolerate yo'u treating any of my employees bad, this means Chloe and Brady" he stated clearly. "I understand" she nodded "I have work to do, I'll keep phillip in line." John nodded "Good, because if you cant , he wont be allowed to come here."
Kate walked out of John's office and passed a sour look at Chloe, but she said nothing. John's door opened a minute later "she didn't give you any trouble, did she?" he asked looking at Chloe. Chloe chook her head "no, just a dirty look" she grinned. "I can handle her, I've handled worse at the orphanage." John smiled "Good, but if she does start causing problems for you, just let me know, okay?" Chloe nodded "I will do that" she agreed.
Brady walked out of his office "hey dad, can I have your permission to take my secretary out to lunch?" he grinned. John pretended to think for a moment "okay, but you only have her for an hour, then she is property of Basic Black." Chloe rolled her eyes "you two are having fun with this, huh?" she chuckled. Brady nodded "yup," he nodded his head "and the fun is just beginning."
John smiled "Well now you can return to to your desk, because I don't want you bothering my new secretary when she is learning the job." Brady jumped to his feet "you hired her?" he asked excitedly. "Yes, I did" John nodded and "I'm counting on you to teach her the job." Brady grinned "not a problem dad" he nodded. "But Brady" John cautioned "I dont want to have a problem with you and Phillip fighting over Chloe here."
"I won't fight with Phillip" Brady promised "but he is really unpredictable" Brady cautioned. John nodded "I realize that, and I will have a talk with Kate when she gets here today." Brady walked past his dad into the office "Well, I guess I have to show you the ropes around here" he mock complained. "Well if you dont want to" Chloe played along "I can always find some other strong, handsome guy willing to do the honors."
"I think I can handle it" Brady smiled "besides, I'd hate to have to deck the other strong, handsome guy." John smiled as he watched their playful banter. He had a feeling that they would be together for a good long time. "Chloe" John called as she and Brady walked out of his office "when Kate gets here, will you tell her I'd like to see her, please?" he asked. Chloe nodded "as soon as she gets here."
Brady spent the next 30 minutes showing Chloe around Basic Black, and teaching her how to operate the office machinery. He had no trouble believing that she would pick up the tasks easily. His biggest worry was how to keep his hands off of her or how to not deck the first guy that made a pass at her. "Go to your office Brady," she finally shooed him away "you have work to do." Brady reluctantly walked away, he couldn't think of anything to say that would counter her order "okay, but call me if you need anything."
Chloe nodded "I will" she smiled "but I think I can handle it for at least the next 10 minutes." Chloe hummed silently to herself exploring the desk, organizing it to her standards. Later, the elevator door swooshed open. Kate walked out of the elevator door and stopped dead in her tracks "what are you doing here?" she asked pointedly, snobbily. Chloe didn't flinch, she was used to women like Kate Roberts "I'm Mr. Black's new secretary" Chloe smiled at her. "Which one?" Late threw back at her. "Actually" Chloe grinned "both of them, and by the way, John would like to see you when you get in."
Kate threw her head back, sticking her nose in the air and walked with a straight to John Black's door. John opened the door "Oh, Kate, come on in" he opened the door wider "I need to talk to you." Kate sent her a snively look, that Chloe just smiled widely back at. "When did you hire Chloe?" Kate asked John, once he closed the door. "Just today, and that is why I needed to talk to you" he answered. "I could hire a real secretary, one that knows what she is doing" Kate replied pointedly. John took a deep breath "Yes, I imagine you could, but I think Chloe is fully capable of the job, and there will not be a replacement until she leaves for Julliard in the fall." John spoke firmly "I expect you to be civil to her, even pleasant and I also expect your son to do the same. Both Brady and Chloe have given me their word to be adult about things and I expect Phillip to do no less."
"Did Brady have something to do with this?" Kate asked suspiciously. "As a matter of fact it was Brady's idea" John nodded "but this is my company and I make the final decision on personnel, not you and not even my son." Kate realized she wasn't going to win this battle "well, if you're sure, but I think I'll hire my own secretary" she remarked. "If you want" John nodded "but it comes out of your salary, I'll not pay for another secretary when Basic Black has a capable, competent secretary right now."
Kate looked at him sourly "You're the boss" she remarked offhandedly. "Yes, I am and I'll not tolerate yo'u treating any of my employees bad, this means Chloe and Brady" he stated clearly. "I understand" she nodded "I have work to do, I'll keep phillip in line." John nodded "Good, because if you cant , he wont be allowed to come here."
Kate walked out of John's office and passed a sour look at Chloe, but she said nothing. John's door opened a minute later "she didn't give you any trouble, did she?" he asked looking at Chloe. Chloe chook her head "no, just a dirty look" she grinned. "I can handle her, I've handled worse at the orphanage." John smiled "Good, but if she does start causing problems for you, just let me know, okay?" Chloe nodded "I will do that" she agreed.
Brady walked out of his office "hey dad, can I have your permission to take my secretary out to lunch?" he grinned. John pretended to think for a moment "okay, but you only have her for an hour, then she is property of Basic Black." Chloe rolled her eyes "you two are having fun with this, huh?" she chuckled. Brady nodded "yup," he nodded his head "and the fun is just beginning."