Chapter 2 — I Got the Job

Camilla Cortes’ POV

I nervously shifted my foot as I looked around. I was currently sitting in a chair in the waiting area of Mr. Williams’ secretary’s office. I glanced at my wristwatch to see that it was now exactly 9 am. After taking the bus a few blocks from where I lived, I was at Williams Corp at exactly 8:50 am. It was at that time I met Mr. Williams’ secretary, Hailey.

Hailey was a beautiful middle-aged lady. She had shoulder-length chocolate brown hair, big brown eyes, and a pretty smile. She was quite lovely and made me feel comfortable right away.

“Camilla, dear.”

I looked up to find Hailey smiling at me. She had one of those motherly smiles, which was understandable since she was a mother of three.

“Yes, Hailey.”

“He’s ready to see you now.”

I took a deep breath and shakily stood up. This was it; time to land me a job. But why did I suddenly feel so nervous? I was qualified, so I really had nothing to worry about. But the people before me must have been qualified too, which made me wonder if I was good enough. The doubt in my mind must have shown on my face. I really was an open book.

“Don’t worry, dear,” Hailey spoke reassuringly, “you’ll do great.”

Hailey walked ahead of me towards Mr. Williams’ door and pushed it open.

“Luke, dear,” she said, “Miss Cortes is here.”

“Send her in,” a deep voice responded.

I stepped inside, nervously glancing around the room. It was an elegant office. The walls were painted white, while the furnishings varied between black leather and glass. I walked up to the desk where Mr. Williams sat with his back turned to me. I couldn’t help but admire the view—it was spectacular.

“You may sit,” he spoke softly.

“Thank you,” I mumbled in reply as I sat in one of the chairs facing his desk.

I sat there for around two minutes in complete silence before he finally decided to swivel around in his chair. When he did, my heart jumped up to my throat. I thought he was an older man, but I was pretty surprised to find a young man with black hair and beautiful green eyes staring back at me, and then he started smirking.

“Like what you see?” he asked cockily.

I quickly snapped out of my surprised state. I can’t believe I was just checking him out, but never would I admit it. He was obviously one of the most handsome men I had ever seen, but he was too proud of his looks. He reeked of arrogance and appeared to be self-righteous. I decided to play it cool and be professional.

“I’m just shocked that you’re not a lot older,” I replied, a smirk now on my face as I saw his eyes widen in surprise. He probably expected me to drool and fall at his feet, which I totally was…on the inside.

He cleared his throat before he spoke again. “Let’s carry on with this interview, Miss?”

“Miss Cortes.”

“Right, Miss Cortes,” he continued, “Why do you think that you should get this job?”

“I won’t lie to you, Mr. Williams, this is a great corporation, and I can tell that there’s a lot of work to be done. I pride myself on being very hardworking, and I can promise you that I will always give my all to ensure that things run smoothly on my end.”

He studied my face as if searching for something. I stared right back at him, refusing to let him see how intimidated I was. This was unlike any interview I had ever been in. He was mostly silent, which was quite unnerving.

He swiveled around in his chair to face the wall once again. He spoke while gazing out of the building.

“I expect you here first thing Monday at exactly 8 am. Do not be late.”

“W-what?” I gasped. “I have the job?”

He swiveled around again, this time to face me. “Don’t you want the job?”

“Yes, of course,” I nodded my head. “It’s just you didn’t ask about my qualifications and stuff like that.”

“You graduated from Yale University with first-class honors. You used to work at a law firm out of town as an assistant,” he paused, “shall I continue?”

“No need,” I breathed out, “you won’t be disappointed.”

He didn’t say anything else as I stood and turned to leave. I could feel his unwavering and intense gaze on me as I left the room.

I couldn’t fathom why he would be staring at me like that. I mean, just look at him. He’s like a Greek God. The dark hair, the beautiful eyes, the delectable body.

“Camilla dear,” Hailey called as I walked out of Luke’s office, “how’d it go?”

I smiled at Hailey, thankful that she unknowingly calmed my thoughts.

“Well,” I said with a sigh, “I got the job!”

“Oh my gosh,” she squealed, “I’m so happy for you.”

“You call up some friends and celebrate. I’d go with you, but I promised my baby girl that we’d go to the carnival.”

“Maybe next time,” I said, smiling at her.

I left the building with a smile on my face. I had a new job with a sexy boss that I’d totally—oh crap! I really had to stop thinking about him in this way. This may just be harder than I thought.