Chapter 1
It was 6:30 A.M. and I was
running late for work. I had recently graduated from college at the age of 32
and I was determined to be a huge success. I had landed a coveted summer
internship (although it was unpaid) with Hunter International, a global investment banking and
securities firm, and this was only my
third week. They usually only accepted students going into their senior year
of college for the intern program, but they made an exception for me because of
my non-traditional background and my academic record. There were three interns
in the program and we were all vying for the same permanent position in the
investment banking unit of the firm. The other two interns were young college
students. I was hoping my age and life experience would give me an advantage
over the younger students. I was extremely focused and prided myself on my
attention to detail. I really wanted to make a good impression so that my boss
would hire me on full time at the end of the internship. I busted my butt at
the office doing whatever anyone asked of me and helping out in any way
possible.
I felt so proud to have landed
an internship with Hunter International because the CEO, Joshua Hunter, had a
stellar reputation. He wanted to be seen as a regular person and did not
flaunt his wealth. I had heard that he rode the train to work every day with
his security detail so that he could experience what the average citizen
experienced riding to work on a daily basis.
I had also heard from people
around the office that he was an extremely conservative, serious and driven
person. He was fair but very strict. He was an eternal bachelor, never
married, no kids and apparently no girlfriend. In my experience, people like
that always had another side; they had a different edge that they didn’t want
anyone to know about. Maybe I was wrong this time. It didn’t matter. My goal
was to be offered a permanent position, and not to speculate about the private
life of a billionaire.
Mine wasn’t the typical story
where you go to high school, go straight to college, graduate in four years,
and then try to find a job as a fresh faced 21 year old. I had been out of
high school for several years now and I had spent the last few years raising my
two younger brothers. Our parents were hit by a drunk driver on their way home
one night, the summer after my senior year of high school. I didn’t want to
get out of bed after our parents died but I knew I had to take care of my
brothers. We didn’t have any other family, it was just us. I immediately put
college, and the rest of my life, on hold and took care of them. They both
graduated from college, found great jobs and were living on their own. After I
knew they were going to be okay, it was time to focus on myself.
My love life was on the back
burner for the time being as I focused on my career goals. That’s not to say I
wasn’t interested in finding someone special. I’d had boyfriends along the
way, but no one serious. I was an extremely sexual person and I did miss sex.
My battery powered friend was the only thing giving me that special
satisfaction between my legs and it was time I found the real thing. I would
have to figure that out soon but for now I was focused on making a great
impression at work. I wanted to be a partner with Hunter International one day
and landing a permanent position with them would be my first step to the top.
I planned to soak up as much knowledge as possible during this internship and
then somehow I was going to get them to hire me on full time.
I had an apartment in the
suburbs, because it’s cheaper to live there, and I commuted in to downtown for
work. I liked to get into the office early before most other people so I took
the 7:05
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