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Taking a deep gulp, I could already feel my throat drying up as I stepped over the threshold of the office I was previously staring into.
"Close the door" his baritone voice rumbled throughout the room.
I swore instead of butterflies I felt a small black cat dynamite pop inside my stomach.
'Did one of my ovaries burst?' I thought as I turned to shut the door, 'If it did then I wouldn't be standing right. Now come on girl, concentrate!' I thought quickly walking to Mr. Ambrose's side.
"Relax sugar," Mr. Ambrose chuckled, "Have a seat" he said patting a leather seat that was to his left.
I hesitantly sat down, focusing my eyes on the tan carpet of the office. Before I thought it was the most blandish boring color for an office, but right now it was the most interesting thing in the world.
"Alright Ro, what's up?" Mr. Ambrose asked him as he leaned into the leather chair. "Knowing you, this has to be important since you waited until the end of the day and you asked me to bring Arissa."
'He asked for me?' I thought, glancing up at Mr. Ambrose then to Mr. Reigns then back to Mr. Ambrose so I wouldn't lose my common sense.
"It is" he said, "I'm tired of these backstabbing employees. First Rollins leaves us then half the staff is gone with him as he builds a business with our competitors." He sneered as he placed his elbows on his desk. "The reason I brought you both in here is because; Dean, I can trust you and Ms. Denson." He said, glancing his beautiful eyes at Mr. Ambrose then landing on me.
I nearly bit my tongue off as I saw him lick his lips; to Mr. Ambrose it wasn't something that fazed him, but for me I nearly lost my mind
'Not right now, damn it GET A GRIP!' I thought, biting my bottom lip to get my mind back on the matter at hand.
"And right now we need to hit the competition where it hurts." He said clenching his fist, placing his other hand over it.
"In the nuts!" Mr. Ambrose said raising a fist in the air, "Take em both off"
I couldn't help but giggle at Mr. Ambrose's facial expression, it was amazingly adorable. I covered my small smile with my hand, looking down.
"If it was only that easy," Mr. Reigns chuckled deeply,
The sound gave me shivers up my back, I had to hold my hand over my mouth to keep from squealing or at least I think it would've been a squeal.
"But seriously, we need something that no one would see coming." He sighed, placing his fingers on his forehead; massaging around his temples.
Nervously, I removed my hand from my mouth before feeling like a fish as it opened then closed then repeated,
"Ya got an idea Arissa?" Mr. Ambrose asked, turning to me as he leaned on his hand.
"Well" I began, glancing at both men; catching Mr. Reign's eyes, making me turn away. "We could see about the H.N account."
"We can't," Mr. Reigns said, "One of the partners is with our competitors." He growled,
"Actually sir" I said pulling up the updated website of our competitors on my tablet, focusing on the names of the chairmen as well as several others that formed their board. "He's not broadcasted as an associate or on the members' board, meaning he's a free agent." I said passing him my tablet,
I could feel my breath catch in my throat as our fingers brushed each other when he took my tablet to see what I said was true,
"If we can get the missing partner to agree to become a part of Reigns Inc under the H.N account then our competitors would lose that account as well as the single partner, once the missing one comes back in the public eye." I said glancing at both men,
"How do we know he'll bite?" Mr. Reigns asked, looking to me with his hard grey eyes.
"He will; the two were closer than anything and once he knows that his old partner trusts you instead of Rollins and the A.C (Authority Co.) then he'll be banging your door down for a deal" I said with the most confidence I could pull out.
"Well, not to be the one to rain on your plan Arissa, but how do we find the guy? What's his name again? Barren? Derrick?" Mr. Ambrose asked, lightly running his fingers through his slicked back hair,
"Daniel Bryan" I said with Mr. Reigns at the same time,
I glanced at him for a moment, feeling that he did the same thing.
"It's not the question of how we find him; it's more like he'll find us." I said looking to Mr. Ambrose, "Reigns Inc is known for its winnings, your company is the most sought out business in the whole world and I'm 100% sure that if you're in the public eye of his old nestling grounds then it's a positive win for Reign Inc. Mr. Bryan was known as a 'For the people' man, there was business and then there was the public business." I continued to explain to both men, "He was known for the Yes movement back in 2002 when his own employees rallied together from every building and helped whoever they could. During that time that's when he caught the attention of the partner, Kane D. Heller; and they both pounced on the partnership to bring down the competition. But once Daniel went missing, Kane hasn't been the same."
The room was silent for a moment as the men thought about what I had said, during that time I noticed once again how pretty the carpet was.
"I like it"
I quickly looked up at Mr. Reigns; who was giving his rare smile
'He looks so different when he smiles' I thought, remembering how he would always have a scowl on his face as if someone stepped on his new shoes.
"But how do we get his attention? You said Daniel was more about people then business." Mr. Ambrose asked, "I'm all for it, but last time I checked the guy was out somewhere finding the universe or some bullshit like that." He said leaning towards me on the chair's arm again.
"Well…." I stuttered, glancing at my notepad for an answer. "The company picnic is coming up, if we distribute half the food from the picnic to the shelters or even invite a few of the sponsors to act on a small deal with them; that would catch his attention that we're nothing like A.C. who's known for the bill over a penny. During the picnic, there could be a door prize for the sheltered families; something meaningful." I shrugged, hoping they wouldn't laugh at me.
Mr. Reigns nodded, "That just might work. We can get Bryan's attention with the public's eye and seal the deal with him after we bring up the H.N account." He smiled again, "Ms. Denson that's an amazing plan" he said looking at me,
"That's why she's my assistant, she's got a brain" Mr. Ambrose chuckled, nudging me lightly.
"Well now, I need her as my assistant." Mr. Reigns said, still looking at me. "Arissa, can you supervisor the picnic and make sure that an invite gets to Bryan?"
"Well….from what's been said, he's actually not that far. He's been on an endeavor across the states and last I heard he was in Texas."
"What do you mean?" Mr. Ambrose asked, raising an eyebrow "No one's heard from the guy since he disappeared."
"Um….he used to date my cousin and when they broke it off we still remained in contact. He's a really good person; she just wasn't good for him. I can invite him myself, if you want?" I asked looking towards Mr. Reigns, who looked like an adorable puppy with his head slightly turned to the side.
Mr. Ambrose smirked as he slapped his hand on Mr. Reigns' desk. "Well, that's settled. We invite Bryan to the picnic and trip him into the H.N account." He said smiling at me, "That's my Arissa!" he said bringing his fist to me,
I gigged as I lightly pounded my fist to his; he was always doing things like this. He was a goofball but he was also a goofball for business.
"And no, Roman you can't have my assistant." He said pointing to Mr. Reigns. "She can help with the picnic but that's it. Besides what happened to that sexy assistant you had?" he smirked, probably forgetting I was in the room.
Mr. Reigns surprised me as he nervously looked down at his hands then back at Mr. Ambrose, "She wasn't good for the company, she more or less wanted to pocket every item that wasn't hers." He said with a scowl.
"Oh no wonder she always had that big ass purse" Mr. Ambrose chuckled, "I just thought she carried her bathroom sink in there. But if that's all Ro, I need to get home. I'm bat shit tired" he said with a loud yawn, making me giggle behind my hand.
"Yeah, that's it. See you both in the morning, we'll discuss this further" he said dismissing us.
Mr. Ambrose quickly jumped from his chair and to the door faster than a puppy to its water bowl; I shook my head as I stood to my feet.
"Thank you again for the idea Arissa" Mr. Reigns said packing up his things in his leather briefcase,
"No problem sir," I said feeling my heart beat faster than a hummingbird's wings, thinking I needed to leave before I passed out.
I knew Mr. Reigns was tall, but he towered over my 5'4 height. Before I could say or do something stupid I quickly left the room to my own desk to grab my things.
As I was placing my notepad in my purse I noticed I left my tablet in Mr. Reigns' office. I looked to see if he was still there but the lights were out already.
'Damn it!' I thought grabbing my purse, before making my way to the elevator.
As the elevator dropped, I couldn't help but think about Mr. Reigns in the meeting. He was so handsome and so confident; I couldn't believe he even knew I existed except as Mr. Ambrose's assistant. But now I was stuck organizing the company picnic that I don't even like attending, all because of my big mouth!
"I'm such a dumbass" I mumbled slapping my forehead, hearing the elevator door ding open.
Once I had my keys in my hand, I headed to my car in the dark parking lot. Being mindful to carry mace on my key ring, but also having a knife thanks to the ever nagging speech from my mother who worried about my safety in this so called rough town; as I lightly scratched my head, ready to pull out the hair pins I sped walked to my car.
"Arissa?"