I tap my fingers on the desk while I wait. I already know that she won’t pick up. I think my ears just want to hear her voice in the voice mail…
“Hello, this is Lexi Tyler, I cannot get to the phone right now, but if you leave your name and number after the tone then I will get back to you, as soon as I can…”
“Lexi, it’s Isaac again. I guess… I don’t know, maybe you’re at the hospital or something. If so, I hope that everything is alright. I just… I want to talk to you, if possible. Don’t worry that you can’t come in to work, I understand, that’s not why I’m calling. I just… I don’t know, I feel a bit stupid, I just want to speak to you.”
As soon as I hang up the phone, I shake my head sadly. I really am an idiot. I should just let her go. Do what she needs to do and wait until she comes back. Why can’t I just be patient when it comes to Lexi?
“Hello there, everyone.” I groan loudly as my father’s voice rings through the building. This is the last damn thing that I need today. My head is already all over the place, I can’t face him. “How are things?”
I half consider jumping up and locking the door so he can’t come in. But knowing my dad, he’ll probably kick the door down, just to come in here and torment me. It’s would be a highlight of his day.
“Urgh, for fuck sake.” I roll my eyes nearly to the back of my head. “Let’s do this, I guess.”
I stand up and make my way to the door. I lean against the frame and wait for him to come to me. There’s no point in me making my way to him, I’ll just have to endure him for longer.
“Ah, and there he is, the man of the moment.” He smiles almost serenely at me, which means that I really know it’s coming my way. “My prodigal son who has been kicking ass recently.”
He pats me on the shoulder and stares pointedly at Lexi’s desk. His eyes light up when he sees that there isn’t anyone there. I guess he hasn’t quite let the Lexi thing go as much as I would like.
“So, the numbers have been improving for a while. There may have been a few hiccups along the way, but we’re getting there, aren’t we? Me and you have finally become the team that I always dreamed of.”
I don’t like the sound of his words, they’re all positive, but leading somewhere. To an unknowing onlooker, this might seem like a man really caring about his son, but I know better. This is bad, really bad.
“It must be because that inappropriate personal assistant of yours is finally gone. I know that Charlie said you were hesitant to get rid of her because you were frightened of human resources and unfair dismissal, but it seems like you’ve come around to my way of thinking. This is seriously good news. You know, there was a time when I didn’t think that we were going to get here, so I’m so pleased that we are. It means a lot. Everything is now worth it. All the money spent on the education and the effort put into your future… we are getting there.”
I narrow my eyes at him, temper rising. I could just let this slide. It will probably be a while until he comes back here, so I can get away with it for a bit, and since I’m really not in the mood for this shit today, I could make this meeting fast. But the need to protect Lexi overshadows my need to get this over and done with.
“Dad, Lexi still works here. She just has a vacation day, that’s all. I wouldn’t get rid of her because she’s a big part of the reason that we’ve been doing so well. She’s the best PA that I have ever had.”
A storm cloud crosses his face, steam practically comes out of his ears. “What
the fuck do you mean?”
“I mean she stays. I don’t want her to go and I don’t think that you would either, if you got to know her.”
“Even though I gave you a direct order? Despite the fact that I told you her image doesn’t fit in? This is my company, not yours, I do not want it plunged into the ground because you won’t listen.”
“But you said yourself that everything is going well, so why shake things up?”
He turns red. His anger vein pops at me. I get the feeling that if I piss him off anymore, it’ll explode.
“You are such an arrogant little shit, do you know that? Disgusting. I don’t even know what to say to you. You are just the manager here, nothing more. A job that you have, because I have allowed you to be here. Certainly not because you deserve it, that’s for sure. You might be doing okay now, but I have endured years of you fucking around, screwing up your own life and threatening my business. But this…” His finger points hard at me. “This is a step too far. I told you to get rid of her and you didn’t. She cannot be here, there’s a reason for that. She doesn’t fit the company. But you keep thinking with your cock all the time.”
“Excuse me?” I demand. “That isn’t what’s happening here. She works well here…”
“Oh, come off it. You are a fucking idiot. You think I don’t know what’s going on? She’s exotic and a bit different. Probably a freak in the sack. I thought it too when I first saw her. But someone that you fuck, isn’t someone you bring into the office. You need to keep it separate all the time. When I saw the desk empty, I thought that you were getting a replacement. I was so damn proud of you, but now… well I don’t know what to think. You’re just continuing to be a disappointment to me. I think you always will be.”
I’m fucking fuming, angry to the core. I might have thought more with my cock than my brain in the past, but I’m not the same person anymore. I’ve grown up, and he is refusing to see that because it doesn’t suit him. Just because he would much rather see Lexi out of here than me being happy.
“I don’t care if I’m a disappointment to you, to be honest, Dad. It makes no difference what I do. I can’t please you, so why keep trying? Why bother at all? You obviously shouldn’t have bothered putting any time and money into me at all. You should have just left me to go waste. That would give you more material to yell…”
We’ve developed a crowd of people who are trying their hardest to pretend like they aren’t listening. It’s utterly humiliating, but I can’t stop myself. I need to get some of the temper out. It doesn’t even make a difference that now it will no longer be just rumors, people will definitely know that me and Lexi are together… but still, that isn’t what’s important here. I need to make my father get the hell out of here.
“Dad, this is the first time I am not thinking with my cock. I’m thinking with my brain. Lexi is staying because she’s amazing at her job, and there’s nothing you can do to change my mind about that.”
He shakes his head hard at me, looking like I’ve destroyed a part of him. There is a bit of guilt there, but this does need to be said. My legs itch, there’s a part of me that wants to storm out of here, to finally make that leap and start on my own. Talking to Lexi about it the other day inspired me again. But at the same time, I won’t be able to do it with nothing to start with. I’ll need cash and my father will withdraw it all. Then I won’t be able to help Lexi at all. She will definitely get fired and she won’t be able to pay for Jane’s treatment.
I’m not just thinking about myself, I’m thinking about other people, their needs over my own. If that doesn’t show how little I’m thinking with just my cock, then I don’t know what does.