never have before,” Andrew said.
Andrew watched Chad squirm, not something you normally see from a guy like Chad, and instantly Andrew knew this had something to do with Jennie. Chad was head over heels in love with Jennie, but she reported to Chad. In Chad’s mind, that meant she was off limits. It also made him anal about being objective where Jennie was concerned.
“One of them is Jennie’s. I want you guys to review and approve all of the raises so there’s no question about... Well, you know,” Chad finished, trying to act casual about his nervousness where Jennie was concerned.
“Aw, look at the big guy, Jack. He’s growing up so fast …all hot for a girl,” Andrew said with fake wistfulness and a big grin.
“He’s not our little boy anymore,” Jack said. Chad was two years younger than Jack and Andrew and they never tired of reminding him.
“Very funny, guys. Just review the damn raises,” Chad said and tossed a stack of papers on Jack’s desk.
It only took a minute for Andrew and Jack to review the raises. Chad had been meticulous when it came to his supervisory role of Jennie. He never touched her, never treated her differently than any other employee, and it was no surprise that he had clearly documented the grounds for giving a raise to each of the three employees in question, including Jennie.
“Looks good to me, Chad,” Andrew said and Jack echoed his approval.
“You know, Chad, there isn’t technically any non-fraternization policy at Sutton. You can date Jennie if you want. I mean, I’m not saying I want you to run out and date just anyone in your division, but we both know Jennie’s not just anyone. And, we can file a mutual consent form for the record. Maybe it’s time for you to see where this goes,” Jack said.
“Not happening. Next topic.” Chad’s tone left no room for discussion.
Andrew shrugged at Jack in a silent agreement to drop the topic for now.
“All right, here’s the agenda for the investors from New York. They’ll be here for two days and we’re packing a lot in with them. Any questions on the packets you got on the agenda for the visit earlier?” Jack asked.
Chad and Andrew glanced through the agenda Jack handed them and both shook their heads.
“Okay, last item. Andrew, there’s an administrative assistant over in legal who requested a transfer over to financial. Uh…” Jack looked down at his notes. “Theresa Martin. She gets good reports, seems to do her work, but she doesn’t have any particular legal training so there’s really no reason for us to keep her in legal if she’d rather join finance. Do you have anything open?” Jack asked.
“I might. Jason and Katelyn have been sharing an assistant for a while because neither had a full workload. They’re getting to the point where they need more support. I’ll double check and get back to you later today,” Andrew answered , jotting a note to himself.
“That’s it, then,” Jack said, standing.
***
For the next two days, b y the time he pulled himself in late at night, he was exhausted so it made resisting Jill a little easier. By the third day, work had eased up and he couldn’t stay away any longer. Before going to work Andrew cut through the backyards to see if Jill was awake.
As he walked up to the back door of Jill’s house, he could see her sipping a cup of coffee and reading something on her laptop at her kitchen island. He tapped on the door and let himself in when Jill waved in response.
“Hi .” Jill greeted him with a genuine smile and he felt himself smile back.
“Hey, stranger. Wanted to see if you felt like getting together tonight.” Andrew raised his hands in a gesture of goodwill. “Just as friends. I promise. We send our investors back to New York this afternoon so I’ve got nothing going on and I could use a break.” Not that I should be taking that break with you, but I’m a glutton for fucking punishment, apparently.
Jill nodded, but Andrew
Andrew watched Chad squirm, not something you normally see from a guy like Chad, and instantly Andrew knew this had something to do with Jennie. Chad was head over heels in love with Jennie, but she reported to Chad. In Chad’s mind, that meant she was off limits. It also made him anal about being objective where Jennie was concerned.
“One of them is Jennie’s. I want you guys to review and approve all of the raises so there’s no question about... Well, you know,” Chad finished, trying to act casual about his nervousness where Jennie was concerned.
“Aw, look at the big guy, Jack. He’s growing up so fast …all hot for a girl,” Andrew said with fake wistfulness and a big grin.
“He’s not our little boy anymore,” Jack said. Chad was two years younger than Jack and Andrew and they never tired of reminding him.
“Very funny, guys. Just review the damn raises,” Chad said and tossed a stack of papers on Jack’s desk.
It only took a minute for Andrew and Jack to review the raises. Chad had been meticulous when it came to his supervisory role of Jennie. He never touched her, never treated her differently than any other employee, and it was no surprise that he had clearly documented the grounds for giving a raise to each of the three employees in question, including Jennie.
“Looks good to me, Chad,” Andrew said and Jack echoed his approval.
“You know, Chad, there isn’t technically any non-fraternization policy at Sutton. You can date Jennie if you want. I mean, I’m not saying I want you to run out and date just anyone in your division, but we both know Jennie’s not just anyone. And, we can file a mutual consent form for the record. Maybe it’s time for you to see where this goes,” Jack said.
“Not happening. Next topic.” Chad’s tone left no room for discussion.
Andrew shrugged at Jack in a silent agreement to drop the topic for now.
“All right, here’s the agenda for the investors from New York. They’ll be here for two days and we’re packing a lot in with them. Any questions on the packets you got on the agenda for the visit earlier?” Jack asked.
Chad and Andrew glanced through the agenda Jack handed them and both shook their heads.
“Okay, last item. Andrew, there’s an administrative assistant over in legal who requested a transfer over to financial. Uh…” Jack looked down at his notes. “Theresa Martin. She gets good reports, seems to do her work, but she doesn’t have any particular legal training so there’s really no reason for us to keep her in legal if she’d rather join finance. Do you have anything open?” Jack asked.
“I might. Jason and Katelyn have been sharing an assistant for a while because neither had a full workload. They’re getting to the point where they need more support. I’ll double check and get back to you later today,” Andrew answered , jotting a note to himself.
“That’s it, then,” Jack said, standing.
***
For the next two days, b y the time he pulled himself in late at night, he was exhausted so it made resisting Jill a little easier. By the third day, work had eased up and he couldn’t stay away any longer. Before going to work Andrew cut through the backyards to see if Jill was awake.
As he walked up to the back door of Jill’s house, he could see her sipping a cup of coffee and reading something on her laptop at her kitchen island. He tapped on the door and let himself in when Jill waved in response.
“Hi .” Jill greeted him with a genuine smile and he felt himself smile back.
“Hey, stranger. Wanted to see if you felt like getting together tonight.” Andrew raised his hands in a gesture of goodwill. “Just as friends. I promise. We send our investors back to New York this afternoon so I’ve got nothing going on and I could use a break.” Not that I should be taking that break with you, but I’m a glutton for fucking punishment, apparently.
Jill nodded, but Andrew
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