My name is Dawn Hughes and I have been a personal assistant for business men and women, as well as a few B-list celebrities sprinkled here and there. I've been doing this for 5 years since I graduated from college. And I have to say that I enjoy the job. It's not to say that I haven't had my fair share of incidents occurs on and off the job as a personal assistant. There's always some client that think that personal assistant means that I get to do all the menial and degrading jobs under the sun. One of my clients called me over at 5 am to unclog a toilet....I had only been working for her for 2 days before I had decided enough was enough. But, that's not even the worst experienced I had while working for someone. But that particular story should be explained in more detail...
Monday morning, I woke up bright and early for my interview at Clarke, Patterson, and Schwartz. Clarke, Patterson, and Schwartz is a high end Banking and Insurance corporation downtown. They rarely ever have job openings for personal assistants since their offices are never short of busty blondes and brunettes looking for their future husbands among the middle aged partners. I, on the other hand, am far from that description. I am a beautiful black woman...well I think my complexion is more milk chocolate than black but you get the picture. I have long beautiful black wavy hair thanks to my Native American background, Cherokee Indian to be exact. I stood at about 5'8 with long shapely legs. I have always been told that my body is curvy in all the right places, which is true. I have a plump butt, a narrow waist, and a round set of 36 C breasts. I was blessed with great facial features as well. Oval face, high cheek bones, big expressive almond shaped brown eyes, and luscious full lips. I wouldn't change a thing. But enough about my looks. I was nervous about the interview because I didn't consider myself Clarke, Patterson, and Schwartz material. But mostly, I was nervous because I needed this job badly. This was my last shot and if I didn't get this job, I would have to move back home. And I was not about to let my dream of living and making a name for myself in the city come crashing down like that.
It seemed as though I had entered a modeling casting call rather than a personal assistant job interview. There were gorgeous women everywhere waiting for their chance to get the coveted Clarke, Patterson, and Schwartz personal assistant position. I felt awkward and out of place with my black pinstripe skirt and jacket combo. I paired my outfit with black pumps and I had somehow tamed my hair into a business appropriate bun. Luckily, I didn't have enough time to overthink the situation because I was the next to be interviewed. I was called into a midsized office where 3 men and a woman were waiting for me. I felt somewhat uncomfortable under their scrutinizing gazes, each of them analyzing me to find anything wrong or out of place. My interview training kicked in.
"Good morning, name is Dawn Hughes," I said as I reached out to shake each of their hands.
The introduced themselves as Matthew Clarke, David Patterson, Ted Schwartz, and Veronica Stone. It was then I realized that I was actually interviewing to be the personal assistant of one of the partners. Jesus, I thought it was just going to be some secretarial job. I felt like a minor league player in the starting lineup of the major leagues. The nerves started to kick in immediately. The partners and Ms. Stone, who was the head of human resources, each asked me questions about my background and other personal assistant and secretarial jobs I held in the past. The interview lasted about 30 minutes and I thought it was a homerun. I found out a lot about the partners. Matthew Clarke was all business but also liked to have fun outside the office, David Patterson loved to crack jokes and he had a fiancΓ©e who used to be a secretary there, and Ted Schwartz was basically an ass who kept visibly staring at my boobs during the entire interview...I hoped to God that I didn't have to work with him if I got the job. And that was a strong IF. To my surprise, I got the job. Ms. Stone called me the next day to tell me I got the job and that I was a perfect fit for what Mr. Clarke was looking for. I would be starting Monday.
It was Monday and I had started my job. I was running around little things here and there. Going downstairs to get copies of this client's paperwork or going out to get coffee for Mr. Clarke. It wasn't boring, I was always doing something. Two weeks into the job and I had gotten everything down to a science, everything came easy. I knew where everything was. I had gotten lost going to the break room 3 times since I had begun working there and I had finally gotten there with no problem 4 times straight. Mr. Clarke had unintentionally made me work through lunch and offered to take me out with him after work. I needed to learn how to relax and have fun, as he put it. I agreed...it's awkward to turn down your boss...especially since it was his first time reaching out to me as his employee. I felt accepted. We went to a nice little jazz spot called Grooves. It was a couple of blocks away from the offices.
It was sleek and new age with free form jazz musicians playing on stage. It was a nice place. We sat down in a booth that was close to the stage.
"Do you want anything to eat or drink...maybe both?" I checked the menu and decided to go with just a root beer.
"A root beer, really? I'm getting a scotch on the rocks...I need to unwind from today's work load." I instantly regretted my decision.
"Well, you've been here before right? What's a good drink?"
He looked me up and down and studied me intently, which seemed to go on for an hour. I blushed and fidgeted under his intense gaze. He turned away and checked out the menu for a second.
"You seem like a mojito kind of girl...you ever had one? Very good."
"Ok, I'll take it."
He went to the bar to place our drink orders. I looked around the lounge. It was very nice, the crowd was very sophisticated and laid back. Everyone was just there for the music and the atmosphere. I had to tell my friends about this place later.
"Here we go, a scotch on the rocks for me and a strawberry mojito for the lady."
Matthew, as he begged me to call him, placed my drink in front of me and slid into the booth next to me and smiled. I couldn't help but think about how handsome he was just then. He was a good looking guy; there was no denying that. He had light brown hair, light olive skin, and the deepest blue eyes I had ever seen. He had thick dark lashes that gave him a boyish charm. His chiseled face and masculine jawline complimented each other perfectly. And his thick lips only added to the already complete package. The way the candlelight only succeeded to make him look more tantalizing. My mind imagined what our bodies would look like in the throes of passion...