Ch. 1
'Oh my gosh!' thought Haley as she walked into the luxurious office. 'It can't be!' But it was. Realizing that her jaws were dropped from the shock, she told herself to get a grip. She slowly took a deep breath and released it. Unfortunately, she couldn't help but feel as if she was going to faint.
Looking up from the manuscript in front of him to the sound of breathing, he saw a petite female with auburn hair that just barely passed her shoulders. She had a shocked expression on her face but before he could even question her strange facial expression, he saw her crumple to the floor. Rushing to her side, he was able to steady her before she fell.
Mmm...the jasmine smells invaded his senses as he carefully lifted her up and placed her on a large brown couch. Then he elevated her feet before going to buzz in his personal assistant. After no one responded, he realized that the person in front of him must be his new personal assistant. Quickly he went to retrieve some smelling salt and a wet rag from the secretary in the office next to him.
Once again, he was in front of the stranger. Putting a wet rag on her forehead and the smelling salt to her nose, he intently watched the person in front of him for any signs of movement.
Haley stirred when she inhaled the smell of salt. Fluttering her eyes open, she saw a fuzzy image of someone who looked vaguely familiar. 'Holly crap, it is him!'
The concerned look on the blonde haired man caused her to babble her apologies. "I'm so sorry. I can't believe I just fainted. That never happened to me before. Not even once. Well there was this one time I was almost going to faint, but that was when I was eight so I don't really count that since I was extremely young. Besides, who wouldn't faint at the sight of a tarantula? No one would. But I still can't believe that on the first day of work, my boss had to rescue me. Who would have-," Haley stated without skipping a beat.
"Whoa! Can you please slow down for a second?" he laughed. "So I was correct in assuming you're my new personal assistant. Now that I know who you are, can you at least tell me your name?"
"My name?" Haley mumbled.
"Yeah. You do have one don't you?"
Blushing from her lame response, she stated, "Yeah...yes...It's Haley. Haley James."
"Well Haley, you don't mind if I call you Haley do you?" Seeing her shake her head no, he continued, "My name is Lucas Scott."
"Nice to meet you Mr. Scott." Sticking out her hand, Haley waited for her boss to shake it.
Trying hard to not laugh at her attempt to keep things formal, he smiled. "Call me Lucas. Mr. Scott sounds a little impersonal don't you think? Besides, we'll be getting to know each other really well."
Feeling weird about calling her boss by his first name, even though she already knew who he was, she couldn't help but give him an honest answer. "I don't think that I..."
Wondering why she found it difficult to call him Lucas, he decided to fix the matter. "Look. You said I could call you Haley so it's only fair if you call me Lucas. Do we have a deal?"
"I don't know..." Haley began.
"Well part of the job description states that you have to call me by my first name."
"Really? I never hear of that before."
"That's because I just made it up."
Cracking a smile at his abilities to trick her, she couldn't help but accept his so call "terms". "Fine."
"Great. Now that's what I like to hear. A compliant assistant always keeps her job longer. I think you'll last a month. I would be impressed if you do so though since the last one only lasted a week."
A horrid look on her gentle features caused him to laugh once again. She sure was able to make him laugh a lot and brighten the bad day he'd been having.
"Sorry, I was just teasing you." Seeing the doubt in her doe eyes, he reassured her, "I'm serious. My last personal assistant left because she's expecting and decided to become a stay at home mom. I can give you her number if you want to confirm it."
Feeling relieved, she shook her head. "What did I get myself into?" she asked herself, but realized that she said it out loud. "Oh my." Gasping, she covered her mouth and then uncovered it. "I'm so so so sorry. If you want to fire me on the spot, I totally understand."
"What? And not have someone to laugh at during my long days at work. Never!"
Seeing the twinkle in his eyes, she couldn't help but feel the familiar flutter of a love bitten high school girl. Plus it was easy since the guy or should she say man who she had the hugest crush on in high school was standing right in front of her, only he didn't recognize her or knew she even existed.
Her thoughts were interrupted by his voice. "Don't I know you from somewhere?"
'Oh my gosh!' thought Haley as she walked into the luxurious office. 'It can't be!' But it was. Realizing that her jaws were dropped from the shock, she told herself to get a grip. She slowly took a deep breath and released it. Unfortunately, she couldn't help but feel as if she was going to faint.
Looking up from the manuscript in front of him to the sound of breathing, he saw a petite female with auburn hair that just barely passed her shoulders. She had a shocked expression on her face but before he could even question her strange facial expression, he saw her crumple to the floor. Rushing to her side, he was able to steady her before she fell.
Mmm...the jasmine smells invaded his senses as he carefully lifted her up and placed her on a large brown couch. Then he elevated her feet before going to buzz in his personal assistant. After no one responded, he realized that the person in front of him must be his new personal assistant. Quickly he went to retrieve some smelling salt and a wet rag from the secretary in the office next to him.
Once again, he was in front of the stranger. Putting a wet rag on her forehead and the smelling salt to her nose, he intently watched the person in front of him for any signs of movement.
Haley stirred when she inhaled the smell of salt. Fluttering her eyes open, she saw a fuzzy image of someone who looked vaguely familiar. 'Holly crap, it is him!'
The concerned look on the blonde haired man caused her to babble her apologies. "I'm so sorry. I can't believe I just fainted. That never happened to me before. Not even once. Well there was this one time I was almost going to faint, but that was when I was eight so I don't really count that since I was extremely young. Besides, who wouldn't faint at the sight of a tarantula? No one would. But I still can't believe that on the first day of work, my boss had to rescue me. Who would have-," Haley stated without skipping a beat.
"Whoa! Can you please slow down for a second?" he laughed. "So I was correct in assuming you're my new personal assistant. Now that I know who you are, can you at least tell me your name?"
"My name?" Haley mumbled.
"Yeah. You do have one don't you?"
Blushing from her lame response, she stated, "Yeah...yes...It's Haley. Haley James."
"Well Haley, you don't mind if I call you Haley do you?" Seeing her shake her head no, he continued, "My name is Lucas Scott."
"Nice to meet you Mr. Scott." Sticking out her hand, Haley waited for her boss to shake it.
Trying hard to not laugh at her attempt to keep things formal, he smiled. "Call me Lucas. Mr. Scott sounds a little impersonal don't you think? Besides, we'll be getting to know each other really well."
Feeling weird about calling her boss by his first name, even though she already knew who he was, she couldn't help but give him an honest answer. "I don't think that I..."
Wondering why she found it difficult to call him Lucas, he decided to fix the matter. "Look. You said I could call you Haley so it's only fair if you call me Lucas. Do we have a deal?"
"I don't know..." Haley began.
"Well part of the job description states that you have to call me by my first name."
"Really? I never hear of that before."
"That's because I just made it up."
Cracking a smile at his abilities to trick her, she couldn't help but accept his so call "terms". "Fine."
"Great. Now that's what I like to hear. A compliant assistant always keeps her job longer. I think you'll last a month. I would be impressed if you do so though since the last one only lasted a week."
A horrid look on her gentle features caused him to laugh once again. She sure was able to make him laugh a lot and brighten the bad day he'd been having.
"Sorry, I was just teasing you." Seeing the doubt in her doe eyes, he reassured her, "I'm serious. My last personal assistant left because she's expecting and decided to become a stay at home mom. I can give you her number if you want to confirm it."
Feeling relieved, she shook her head. "What did I get myself into?" she asked herself, but realized that she said it out loud. "Oh my." Gasping, she covered her mouth and then uncovered it. "I'm so so so sorry. If you want to fire me on the spot, I totally understand."
"What? And not have someone to laugh at during my long days at work. Never!"
Seeing the twinkle in his eyes, she couldn't help but feel the familiar flutter of a love bitten high school girl. Plus it was easy since the guy or should she say man who she had the hugest crush on in high school was standing right in front of her, only he didn't recognize her or knew she even existed.
Her thoughts were interrupted by his voice. "Don't I know you from somewhere?"