Constructive Criticism is always welcome!
Late nights, long hours, cold coffee, and stale take out made up most of my days since my promotion. I was stressed out, exhausted and downright stinky after every day at my new office. But hey, at least I was collecting five figures at the end of the month. Once I closed on my first client and secured an amazing deal for the company, my lack of sleep and poor diet finally caught up to me. I fell asleep on Friday night and woke up Sunday morning hungry, confused and sweaty.
I grunted as I found what had woken me. My ringing phone. I pressed it to my ear, trying to clear the sleep from my voice.
"David."
"He lives!" I rolled over and glanced at the clock before answering my longtime friend and neighbor, Giulia. We met in college and became fast friends. Almost fifteen years later and we still spoke almost everyday. "I've been trying to get a hold of you all weekend."
"Why?"
"To set up the interviews!" My brain was foggy, I was trying to figure out what she was talking about and was coming up empty. "Don't tell me you forgot. You asked me to send you candidates for a new assistant."
"Yes, I remember." I lied. "But I was able to get through the most hectic week of my life without an assistant, I might just fire you." Giulia laughed and I could hear her puttering around in her kitchen.
"You can't fire me." She stated matter of factly. "If you fired me, who would keep you sane?" She cleared her throat. "Listen, I had Jeff check in on you when you didn't return my calls for forty eight hours and he said the place is a mess." She lowered her voice, trying to be sensitive. "Are you okay?"
"No, I needed an assistant five days ago." I snapped. "This promotion was a double edged sword, Giu." I rubbed my hand over my face and swung my feet to sit at the edge of the bed. "I'm overworked, under slept and I can't believe you took so long to find me someone. You run a temp agency for god sakes."
"Look, I'm sorry." She sounded genuine. "It's a tough market. No one wants to work for fucking peanuts a day. Sixteen dollars and hour, are you fucking kidding me?" It was a good point. "Let me make it up to you. I have a girl. She's good. She cleans, she washes, she irons. You need it."
I glanced around my bedroom. Giulia was right, a thin layer of grime had settled on every single surface. Pigsty was an understatement. I slipped my moccasins on and walked to the bathroom.
"How much?"
"I thought you got a promotion, cheapskate." She laughed and I rolled my eyes, reaching for my toothbrush. "It's on me, I'll pay for the full package. Just give her the girl nice tip." I heard some commotion on her end, it sounded like one of her kids was crying. "Look, she can be there at one. Does that work?"
"Fine. Whatever."
I rustled up breakfast, an eggo waffle and black coffee and took some time to enjoy my morning. At one fifteen on the dot, the doorbell rang. Upon opening the door, it occurred to me that Giulia knew me so well.
The girl, Scarlett, was a tall, leggy blonde with big blue eyes, a tight athlete's body, decent sized tits stuffed into a black t-shirt two sizes too small and a brown knee length skirt. She held an apron in one hand and some kind of cleaning kit in the other. She was just my type.
"Mr David Gordon?" Her voice was like silk. "I was sent here by Giulia Bates. I've come to clean." I nodded briskly, trying to keep my eyes on her face. Stepping aside, I gestured for her to come in. She looked me up and down and I did a double take. Did she just check me out?
"Thank you." I cleared my throat. "It's a two bedroom. Nothing too crazy. The kitchen is a bit of a hotspot." I led her to the messy kitchen. There were dishes in the sink and in the dishwasher, take out containers on the island, a bevy of files and folders on the table. It was a disaster and I was a little embarrassed.
"It's no problem, sir. I work fast." She reached up and tied her hair back. I enjoyed watching her tits move underneath her too tight top. "Would you like me to make you a drink before I get to work?" I frowned. Did maids usually freelance as bartenders? Nevertheless, I shrugged. Giulia had said she would pay for the full package so why the hell not?
"Sure, do you need me to show you around?"
"I can figure it out." I nodded and went to the living room, dusting off my gaming console. A few minutes later, Scarlett had made me a simple rum and coke. She presented it on a small tray I didn't even know I owned.