She glanced down at the clock and let out a yelp. “Two o'clock? Good grief!”
“Right? I got busy, too, but we gotta eat.” He walked in and stopped just inside the door. “We can grab Alex something, too.”
Alex stopped by the door. “I'd rather go out.”
“You two go.” Jamie smiled at the two handsome brothers. “I'm going to grab something I have in the freezer here. I want to get through my stuff so I can help this afternoon with the stuff you have for me.” She stood and stretched, loving how Alex's eyes moved along her body.
“You sure?”
“Positive.”
“Okay. We won’t be gone long. You want us to bring you something back?” Alex smiled and moved past Mark to kiss Jamie on the lips.
“Nope. Just you.” She winked at him and patted his derrière, laughing at Mark as he groaned dramatically.
“You guys should get a room.”
“During lunch?” Alex didn’t look like he minded the idea.
“Go and eat, you two!” Jamie laughed. “I have work to do.” She leaned forward and up on her toes to whisper in Alex’s ear, “I’ll see about the room later” as she walked out of her office and down the hall.
A few of the female accountants were standing by the Coke machine, laughing about something. One of them glanced over and nodded. “Hey, Jamie. How are you feeling? Heard you took a nasty fall on Monday.”
“Yeah. It was dumb, but I'm good. Better.” She pulled her lunch from the freezer and worked on getting it unwrapped. “How is everyone doing?”
“Good, just talking about the new receptionist.” Candace walked over and leaned against the counter next to Jamie. “He's super cute. You did that on purpose, right?”
“What?” Jamie glanced over to her. “No. He's qualified and didn't show any body parts during the interview. Every other candidate did. I guess they thought they were interviewing with Alex.”
“No effing way.” Jasmine walked over to join them. “The chicks who interviewed were dressed inappropriately?”
“Most of them.” Jamie shrugged and popped her food into the microwave. “I guess people think that one way to score a billionaire is to work for him.”
“Worked for you.” Candace squeezed her shoulder softly.
“Right?” Jamie laughed, forgetting how much she enjoyed the two women. They were a little older than her, but people she could see herself hanging out with.
“Hey, we're going to get a drink later tonight. You wanna come with us?” Jasmine popped the top on her Diet Coke and took a quick sip.
“I'd love to, but Alex and I are expecting.” Jamie smiled and rubbed her tummy.
“Oh my goodness!” Candace blurted out. “Does anyone know?”
“No, but we don't care if they find out. Everything looks good and we're done with all the initial testing and stuff. The baby’s healthy and should be here in seven months or so.” Jamie pulled her food out, wincing as it burnt her fingers.
“And you fell?” Candace shook her head. “Jamie, you have crazy good luck.” She laughed.
“You know what this means, right?” Jasmine turned her attention to Candace as Jamie glanced over her shoulder at them.
Candace nodded and smiled. “Baby shower. And a big one!”
Jamie laughed. “Why are you guys so excited about a baby shower? You just love cake or something?”
“Well, there is that, but it means the afternoon off for one, and two, I get to put my catering skills to use.” Candace was beaming. “I swear when I retire from here, I'm going to open my own restaurant.”
“I didn't know you liked to cook.” Jamie grabbed a handful of paper napkins and nestled her small tray of food on top of them. “I love to eat.”
“We should have a girls’ night soon. We can have it at my apartment and I'll cook us something delicious from scratch.” Candace glanced between them.