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laughed and I knew at
some point she must have tried.
    “So
you don’t think he’s a bed-hopping A-hole?” I asked, still confused.
    “I’m
certain he is. He’s a six foot three, man shaped wall of testosterone. There is
no way he’s going without, but he isn’t so obvious about it from what I’ve
seen. He oozes confidence, but he’s not one of those arrogant guys who goes around showing how much pussy he can pull. Lucas Hunter
doesn’t need to. You just kind of know. I didn’t think you went for men like
that,” she said and she was utterly incredulous.
    “I
don’t, I mean I didn’t even know he was, Chas,” I shrugged, still unable to
believe quite what had happened today.
    “So
how did you get his name?” she asked, still stunned.
    “It
just so happens that I met my new boss before I left tonight,” I said, taking a
deep breath as she stared at me. Dex returned, wriggling back up on the couch
to resume his favourite position, snuggled between us.
    “Don’t
tell me, Jess... not Lucas Hunter?” She couldn’t stop the laughter that had
almost bent her double. ‘No fucking way’ she mouthed mutely over Dexter’s head
when she’d finally collected herself.
    “And
he isn’t happy about it, Chas, he’s really hacked off,” I said quietly, my
smile fading instantly.
    “Tough.
You’ve kept your job and that’s the main thing. You know the rules though, Sis,
no nookie with the boss,” she laughed as I rolled my eyes.
    “No
chance of that after the way he looked at me today,” I sighed and I could tell
she was still in shock.
    “What’s
nookie?” asked Dex, looking up at me. “Chocolate cheesecake. Go and pick a film, Sweetheart,” I replied, narrowing my eyes at Chas in a ‘be
careful around my kid’ chastisement. She took no notice and was clearly still
gobsmacked as we ordered a pizza and settled down to watch Toy Story.

 
 
    CHAPTER 4
    I
smiled at the girl from yesterday who’d made herself totally at home at Ruby’s
desk, and by at home, I mean she had cleared it of everything except her
computer monitor and got herself one of those ergonomic chairs. She didn’t
smile back, glancing up briefly and nodding, before returning to tap perfectly
manicured hands on her keyboard.
    ‘Alright
then’ I thought, instantly realising that Lucas Hunter wasn’t the only one who
didn’t want me here. I persevered. There were three of us on this floor and
life would be very uncomfortable for me if things continued like this. “I’m
Jess,” I said. Nothing.
    I
wasn’t having this. “What’s your name?” I asked as she looked up, raising her
perfectly plucked eyebrows and releasing a very deep sigh.
    “Melody
McClean, Lucas Hunter’s primary personal assistant and extremely busy if you’ll
excuse me,” she replied coolly, returning her long fingers to her efficient
tapping.
    Melody
McClean, absolute bitch and uptight ice queen I decided right then, switching
on my computer to discover everything had been wiped completely. There was
absolutely nothing left. It was all gone; files, diary, forthcoming appointments...everything.
What the hell was going on?
    “There’s
nothing on my computer, Melody,” I said, realising that she’d be annoyed with
my little interruption.
    “I
know,” she replied without looking up. “When there is work for you to do, me or
Mr Hunter will let you know.” I shook my head and went to make myself a cup of
tea, calling Chas from the kitchen and explaining what had happened.
    “It
looks like they want to freeze you out. Speak to HR and find out what’s so
special about your contract, and if they want you to do nothing, do it. You’re
still getting paid, Sis,” she said before she went, altogether failing to lift
my spirits.
    I
couldn’t get hold of anyone from HR. They had been really affected and were
being merged and relocated to Hunter Industries head office and it was chaos.
The woman on the phone tried to explain, but I didn’t really