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Millie

I sat in a waiting rooirls in immaculate skirts and button-down blouses and all I wanted to do was spill my water, pretend like it was an accident, and use that as an excuse to get the heck out of there I shifted slightly in the unco my neck to peer around the corner of the wall that penned in the office waiting rooirl in perfect clothes sat behind the receptionist’s desk, and I was inches away fro up

This job wasn’t for me I mean, based on the applicants, it wasn’t even within the realm of possibility: I was brunette, for starters, so scratch , and I didn’t have the posture of a professional gy an advanced Calculus textbook—who even did that?

If it weren’t for Lori, I would’ve been out of there already, but she got e, and we’d been friends ever since Fresh after a particularly rough party She’d gotten so drunk she dropped it in some bushes, and luckily for us, the battery hadn’t died We heard the bush ringing, and I was like, is that bush ringing? Sure enough, there it was, in a patch of dirt, like two feet away fro Gulp, which was also hers Anyere best friends after that

I stood up, ready to run I loved Lori, she was a sweetheart, and one of the smartest and most talented people I knew—but seriously, I wasn’t prepared for this I should’ve been at ho for the Bar exanore for the last fewfrom law school While all oflawyers, I kept putting it off, putting it off, and floundered

Maybe this job was another way to procrastinate Maybe if I just left right now and went hoether and finally take the stupid test I uy’s assistant, even if it paid fabulously well, and maybe I could—

“Millie Drake?” The blond receptionist stood in front ofa black pen in her palm “Millie Drake? He’ll see you now”

I feltaway, but I couldn’t run, not now, not with eight sets of beautiful blond-lady eyes staring at me

“Right, that’s me,” I said, and followed the receptionist back into the offices

The place was gorgeous I’d never seen so lass, stained glass, in all shapes and sizes and thicknesses The cubicles were in the center of thefro loudly Everyone wore smart business casual outfits, and I could’ve sere on the set of a movie, based on how stupidly hot everyone was

I had to keep reh law school, I could do freaking anything

The receptionist tookThe blinds were drawn, though light leaked out from between the slats She opened the door and ushered me inside

“Millie Drake,” she said, announcing me like some rich lady at a fancy ball, then disappeared

I stood in front of a long, any conference room table A white screen was pulled down on the far side, blank and eic locations The walls were bland brown and gray, and the decor was decidedly ht colors covered the walls Two uy with salt-and-pepper hair, and another, younger, handsoe, dead-pan scowl

“Thanks for co in, Ms Drake,” the older man said “My name is Jack, I’m Mr Court’s lead council And this is Rees Court”

I walked over to Jack and extendeddown the sudden jolt if anxiety He shook it with a smile, and I tried not to maintain appropriate eye contact Rees Court was hotter than I thought he’d be, which knocked ether No ti at an attractive rich man in a suit “Nice to meet you,” I said, and placed my resume down on the table in front of each of them I extended my hand for Rees, but he only nodded at h lanced at Jack, who still se just happened I wondered if Rees was a gernored it, and stared at aze