CHAPTER 4: NEWLY HIRED

BRANDON

Arriving early that afternoon in my club. I have a lot of works were pending. I came from my parent's hometown for family reunion. It has been two weeks away from my club.

David is my trusted person in my club and other businesses if I am not around. He keeps me updated with everything. So, I am not worried at all.

I was in my office desk looking all the files I missed out during my absence. I scan some folders then caught in my eyes the newly hired folder. I know David in charge in hiring staffs but I also scan whom those people working in my businesses.

I opened the folder and read some files one by one. Newly hired in my businesses most of them from the pub and café. The last resume I have in my hand is in the club. I got curious to read her information because she is not younger of all the newly employees David hired.

I was right from the look of the picture. She is not young. I was thinking around late 20s to 30 but she is 40 years old, an Asian. She is working in the club as a part time during weekends.

I wanted to meet her in person there is something in her that intrigues me and I do not know what it is. Maybe her eyes, her looks but she is not even photogenic. With the picture in her resume but why I was eager to meet her.

It was already 9 o'clock Saturday night, full pack downstairs I can hear loud music as well even my office was soundproof. I can still hear it because I put some speakers inside my office.

I called David to come to my office. A few minutes later a doorbell sound heard from the door, I pushed the button unlocked. David came in.

"Yes, boss." He said, standing in front of my desk. I was still holding her resume.

"David, I did not know that you were hiring a part time in the club for the first time." I asked for curiosity because most of the part time were assigned in the pub or café.

"Ah, Erine. Well, Destiny asked me if there is a vacancy for a part time job here in the club during weekends. I asked her why only on weekends if she could work shorter time in the pub or café. She said that Erine have a regular job on weekdays and her free time is only during weekends," he told me. "Then I keep on thinking that we need a hand on weekends since it was always full pack and the kitchen area needs a hand." he added.

I nodded as I heard his explanations. "Okay, I get it but before you go I want to meet her in here and tell the Chef to cook me some foods and a bottle of wine please. You let her bring it in here." I ordered and David walked out from the office.

Half an hour later, another doorbell sound from the door. I pushed the button unlocked and I saw Greg helped her holds the door then he closed back. It was automatic lock from the inside.

She was walking towards me holding a tray both of her hands. She was not looking at me as she was stepping forward. Her face was not bow lower but only her eyes were looking down.

She was in front of me, "G-good evening Boss." she greeted me. Obviously, she was uneasy but pretend to calm. She looked at me as her eyes and mine met, my heart is racing.

'What the heck?'

I do not know what is wrong with me when our eyes met. There is something wrong with my heart. This is the first time I felt meeting a woman that my heart is racing. I am not a teenager anymore for Christ's sake. Why I was having this kind of feelings in front of her? This is crazy.

I cleared my throat as I still looked at her. Still, she is not blinking her eyes, staring at me. I think we felt the same as our eyes met.

"Is that the food Chef Bob prepared for me?" I asked then glanced at the food she was holding then back at her.

"Huh! Am, y-yes boss." She was stuttering her words without looking at me. I can see that she is nervous in front of me.

"Okay, can you put it on that table?" I said as I pointed the center table near the couch. She nodded then slightly bended her body down to put on it. She took it out from the tray then arranged properly. She straightens her body.

"Boss, your foods are ready." She said to me. I walked towards the table and sat on the couch. "If there's nothing else boss I will go down now." She said still in a low voice as if I could not really hear.

"No, I mean take a sit in front of me." I said to her that her eyes wide open in shocked. I can see that she was uneasy again with me. I saw her quickly bite her upper lip while slowly seated the other couch. I still looking at her that make her tenser.

"Am I that scary that you are afraid to look at me?" I asked.

She looked at me in the eyes. "No, boss but… I… I honestly nervous right now and I... I cannot deny that." She said without blinking.

"Why are you nervous? You are not teenager." I asked as I smiled at her.

I saw her small smiled on her face. "Yeah, I know I am not a teenager but I cannot help it in front of you." She said frankly, as I saw her lips moving like biting inside her teeth.

"Are you thinking that I might do something bad on you now?" I asked her and she nodded.

My instinct was right I know what she was thinking even in her age now. I know she is not some kind of person that always encounters this kind of job.

Knowing that I am the owner of the club and she is alone with me. Maybe she is thinking that I am a bad person who takes advantage of their employees.

The way she walked I knew that she is a decent person I think she do not know how to flirt a man in her whole life. The shyness in her that caught me. It was natural and never pretending to be innocent.

I know different kinds of people as I reached this age and I know who were real or not. This woman in front of me is something I like to keep.

I smiled as I looked at her. "Do not think of anything I will not do something bad. I just want to know my new employee, that's all." I said and I saw she her small smiled. "Why don't you join me I won't take no for answer." I added as I grabbed the utensils then gave it to her. She accepted my offer and we start eating.