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Haley when Jared shocked the hell out of her by leaning over
and pressing a kiss to the top of Haley's head. Zoe watched in
shock as the large man gently removed Haley's glasses and pushed an
errant strand of hair out of her face.
"Poor thing is exhausting herself," he
mumbled, sighing before he stood up and walked quietly away from
Haley. He ran his hand through his hair as he exhaled slowly,
looking deep in thought.
After a moment he looked up at her and
gave her a small smile. "I hate to say this, Zoe, but I'm not sure
that Haley is going to be able to train you and I'm afraid my
wife's been out of the office for so long that I don't think she'd
be much of a help."
Zoe nodded, wondering what the plan
was going to be. She hoped she wasn't about to get
canned.
"She has a photographic memory," Haley
muttered drowsily, slightly startling her since she thought the
woman was asleep. "And she catches on very quickly. She was able to
fully take over the job two hours ago." She yawned loudly before
adding, "And she caught us up on everything."
Jared's eyebrows arched in surprise.
"Seriously?"
"Mmmhmmm," Haley grumbled seconds
before soft snoring filled the room once again.
Worrying her bottom lip, Zoe nodded.
She still remembered the moment her last boss realized how fast and
efficiently she worked. He smiled just before he added his daily
workload to hers. After that he shoved anything and everything on
her that he didn't want to do and took the praise for her
work.
At first she went along with it
because she foolishly thought that he'd at least mention her role
in all the work. She also thought by helping her boss out that
she'd be on the fast track to a management position. Six months
into her job she realized she wasn't going anywhere and all the
raises that her boss was getting should have been hers. When she'd
confronted Ted, her ex soul sucking boss, about it he merely
shrugged it off and added more work to her load and a few dozen
write ups to her file.
After that she learned to keep her
mouth shut and do her work and his without complaint. Actually, now
that she thought about it she wondered how he was managing his work
now that she wasn't there to do it. With a small sigh she realized
that he probably just pushed it off onto someone else.
"Do you think you could look this over
and call the bank to have them fax over another copy?" Jared asked,
sounding hopeful.
"Of course," Zoe said, not only
because it was her job, but because for the first time in three
years she had a boss who asked her to do something instead of
slamming more work on her desk as he gave her a dirty look. It was
a rather nice change, she thought as she picked up the thin
packet.
"I would really appreciate that,"
Jared said with a warm smile. His eyes shot to the clock. "But it
can wait until after your lunch break. I'll cover the phones for
you," he offered and before she could thank him he walked back into
his office, leaving her stunned.
She got a lunch break? she thought
with a smile, but then her eyes landed on Haley. Maybe she
should-
"I'm going to call Jason to come get
Haley," Jared said, popping his head out of his office long enough
to tell her.
"Okay," Zoe said, taking a seat behind
her desk. By the time Jason stepped into the office she'd already
gone through the packet, making notes of the figures that didn't
add up.
He stepped into the office quietly,
wiping sweat off his forehead with the back of his arm,
acknowledging her with a smile and a nod as he walked over to where
his wife slept.
"Hey, my little grasshopper, are you
ready to go home?" he asked in a hushed whisper as he laid his hand
over the swell of Haley's stomach and gently caressed his unborn
child. The gesture was so sweet and romantic that Zoe found herself
biting back a content little sigh. She might question his sanity,
but she sure as hell couldn't question his devotion to his
wife.
"Go away I'm working," Haley mumbled,
absently swatting at her husband as
and pressing a kiss to the top of Haley's head. Zoe watched in
shock as the large man gently removed Haley's glasses and pushed an
errant strand of hair out of her face.
"Poor thing is exhausting herself," he
mumbled, sighing before he stood up and walked quietly away from
Haley. He ran his hand through his hair as he exhaled slowly,
looking deep in thought.
After a moment he looked up at her and
gave her a small smile. "I hate to say this, Zoe, but I'm not sure
that Haley is going to be able to train you and I'm afraid my
wife's been out of the office for so long that I don't think she'd
be much of a help."
Zoe nodded, wondering what the plan
was going to be. She hoped she wasn't about to get
canned.
"She has a photographic memory," Haley
muttered drowsily, slightly startling her since she thought the
woman was asleep. "And she catches on very quickly. She was able to
fully take over the job two hours ago." She yawned loudly before
adding, "And she caught us up on everything."
Jared's eyebrows arched in surprise.
"Seriously?"
"Mmmhmmm," Haley grumbled seconds
before soft snoring filled the room once again.
Worrying her bottom lip, Zoe nodded.
She still remembered the moment her last boss realized how fast and
efficiently she worked. He smiled just before he added his daily
workload to hers. After that he shoved anything and everything on
her that he didn't want to do and took the praise for her
work.
At first she went along with it
because she foolishly thought that he'd at least mention her role
in all the work. She also thought by helping her boss out that
she'd be on the fast track to a management position. Six months
into her job she realized she wasn't going anywhere and all the
raises that her boss was getting should have been hers. When she'd
confronted Ted, her ex soul sucking boss, about it he merely
shrugged it off and added more work to her load and a few dozen
write ups to her file.
After that she learned to keep her
mouth shut and do her work and his without complaint. Actually, now
that she thought about it she wondered how he was managing his work
now that she wasn't there to do it. With a small sigh she realized
that he probably just pushed it off onto someone else.
"Do you think you could look this over
and call the bank to have them fax over another copy?" Jared asked,
sounding hopeful.
"Of course," Zoe said, not only
because it was her job, but because for the first time in three
years she had a boss who asked her to do something instead of
slamming more work on her desk as he gave her a dirty look. It was
a rather nice change, she thought as she picked up the thin
packet.
"I would really appreciate that,"
Jared said with a warm smile. His eyes shot to the clock. "But it
can wait until after your lunch break. I'll cover the phones for
you," he offered and before she could thank him he walked back into
his office, leaving her stunned.
She got a lunch break? she thought
with a smile, but then her eyes landed on Haley. Maybe she
should-
"I'm going to call Jason to come get
Haley," Jared said, popping his head out of his office long enough
to tell her.
"Okay," Zoe said, taking a seat behind
her desk. By the time Jason stepped into the office she'd already
gone through the packet, making notes of the figures that didn't
add up.
He stepped into the office quietly,
wiping sweat off his forehead with the back of his arm,
acknowledging her with a smile and a nod as he walked over to where
his wife slept.
"Hey, my little grasshopper, are you
ready to go home?" he asked in a hushed whisper as he laid his hand
over the swell of Haley's stomach and gently caressed his unborn
child. The gesture was so sweet and romantic that Zoe found herself
biting back a content little sigh. She might question his sanity,
but she sure as hell couldn't question his devotion to his
wife.
"Go away I'm working," Haley mumbled,
absently swatting at her husband as
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