this role because of her relationship to me, but she was quickly proving herself more adept than many people I’d dealt with previously. I was a sucker for brains combined with beauty. Hell, that was why I’d hired Daisy in the first place. Except with Daisy, I managed—just about—to keep the relationship professional, despite her almost daily attempts to seduce me.
“Excellent,” Daisy said. “I’ll leave the plans up to you then, Jenny. Do remember who you’re dealing with here. Jaxon needs to be seen at all the trendy and expensive places; not the sorts of dives someone like you would hang out in.”
“You mean someone with a degree from Harvard University?” I asked. I’d told Daisy how clever Jenny was on a number of occasions, but Daisy seemed to insist on treating Jenny like she was beneath her. That couldn’t have been much farther from the truth, but Jenny was too unassuming to point out Daisy’s error.
Jenny should have more faith in her abilities, but my mom helping her get this job probably didn’t boost her confidence. Jenny thought she was only here because of her connections. While that might have been true, if it weren’t for my mom sticking her nose in her business, Jenny would likely be somewhere even better by now. She certainly deserved more than being a pawn in some scheme of my mom’s to bring me back to America.
“I’ll make sure we only go to the hippest of hip places,” Jenny replied, with mock enthusiasm. She was handling Daisy remarkably well, probably because she wanted her out of her office as soon as possible. “I’m sure someone who’ll soon be earning $150,000 a month will want to eat at only the finest restaurants.”
Damn it, Jenny. You were doing so well.
“A month ?” Daisy exclaimed. “Jaxon will be earning $150,000 a week , not a month. Jesus Christ, don’t you know anything about soccer? Jaxon wouldn’t get out of bed for $150,000 a month.”
“Yes, sorry, slip of the tongue. I’ll get it sorted.”
“Come on, Jaxon,” Daisy said, as she stood up still laughing at Jenny’s accidental faux pas . “Let’s leave the young girl to sort out this mess.”
“Actually Daisy,” I said. “I have some family business I need to discuss with Jenny first. I’ll meet you at the hospital at three o’clock.”
Daisy opened her mouth to argue, but decided against it. At least Daisy was now leaving in a good mood because of Jenny’s mistake. I could do without her being pissed at me later today. My appointment would be stressful enough as it was without having to deal with an irate agent who liked to stick her nose into my business more than was appropriate.
Daisy had served a purpose here today though. Jenny had noticed Daisy flirt with me—it was hard to miss—so now would be the ideal time to try my luck again. Jenny was the only woman who’d ever put up much of a fight with me. Even before I was a famous soccer player, I’d been able to take my pick of women. Jenny, though, was not just any normal woman. For one thing, she was my stepsister, but she was so much more than that. She was beautiful, but unassuming. She was stunningly intelligent, but modest to a fault. And I couldn’t take my eyes off her. As Daisy left the office, Jenny leaned over pretending to make notes of our meeting, and I took the opportunity to peek down her blouse.
The door closed leaving the two of us alone in her office. Jenny immediately stopped writing and looked up at me.
“What do you want, Jaxon?”
“You know what I want, Jenny. The question is, when am I going to get it?”
So close. I’d come so close to getting through that meeting without making a fool of myself. My tactic of just sitting back and letting other people do the talking had worked until I went and opened my big mouth.
It could have been worse. For a few moments, I’d assumed Jaxon’s salary was going to be $150,000 a year , but I quickly realized that wasn’t enough for an athlete
“Excellent,” Daisy said. “I’ll leave the plans up to you then, Jenny. Do remember who you’re dealing with here. Jaxon needs to be seen at all the trendy and expensive places; not the sorts of dives someone like you would hang out in.”
“You mean someone with a degree from Harvard University?” I asked. I’d told Daisy how clever Jenny was on a number of occasions, but Daisy seemed to insist on treating Jenny like she was beneath her. That couldn’t have been much farther from the truth, but Jenny was too unassuming to point out Daisy’s error.
Jenny should have more faith in her abilities, but my mom helping her get this job probably didn’t boost her confidence. Jenny thought she was only here because of her connections. While that might have been true, if it weren’t for my mom sticking her nose in her business, Jenny would likely be somewhere even better by now. She certainly deserved more than being a pawn in some scheme of my mom’s to bring me back to America.
“I’ll make sure we only go to the hippest of hip places,” Jenny replied, with mock enthusiasm. She was handling Daisy remarkably well, probably because she wanted her out of her office as soon as possible. “I’m sure someone who’ll soon be earning $150,000 a month will want to eat at only the finest restaurants.”
Damn it, Jenny. You were doing so well.
“A month ?” Daisy exclaimed. “Jaxon will be earning $150,000 a week , not a month. Jesus Christ, don’t you know anything about soccer? Jaxon wouldn’t get out of bed for $150,000 a month.”
“Yes, sorry, slip of the tongue. I’ll get it sorted.”
“Come on, Jaxon,” Daisy said, as she stood up still laughing at Jenny’s accidental faux pas . “Let’s leave the young girl to sort out this mess.”
“Actually Daisy,” I said. “I have some family business I need to discuss with Jenny first. I’ll meet you at the hospital at three o’clock.”
Daisy opened her mouth to argue, but decided against it. At least Daisy was now leaving in a good mood because of Jenny’s mistake. I could do without her being pissed at me later today. My appointment would be stressful enough as it was without having to deal with an irate agent who liked to stick her nose into my business more than was appropriate.
Daisy had served a purpose here today though. Jenny had noticed Daisy flirt with me—it was hard to miss—so now would be the ideal time to try my luck again. Jenny was the only woman who’d ever put up much of a fight with me. Even before I was a famous soccer player, I’d been able to take my pick of women. Jenny, though, was not just any normal woman. For one thing, she was my stepsister, but she was so much more than that. She was beautiful, but unassuming. She was stunningly intelligent, but modest to a fault. And I couldn’t take my eyes off her. As Daisy left the office, Jenny leaned over pretending to make notes of our meeting, and I took the opportunity to peek down her blouse.
The door closed leaving the two of us alone in her office. Jenny immediately stopped writing and looked up at me.
“What do you want, Jaxon?”
“You know what I want, Jenny. The question is, when am I going to get it?”
So close. I’d come so close to getting through that meeting without making a fool of myself. My tactic of just sitting back and letting other people do the talking had worked until I went and opened my big mouth.
It could have been worse. For a few moments, I’d assumed Jaxon’s salary was going to be $150,000 a year , but I quickly realized that wasn’t enough for an athlete
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