Martin is on his way up. He’s finishing his post-graduate degree in architecture, has an internship at the hottest firm in the country, and a clear goal of becoming the next big thing in the industry. There’s only one thing standing in his way. Andrew Ryder. Andrew is the leading architect in North America. Those who make it a year working for him have a career set in gold. The problem is reaching the end of that year working for the most arrogant and obnoxious boss in the history of unbearable employers. When a business trip puts Martin and Andrew in close quarters, will Martin learn from the master, or will he fold under pressure and quit like most of his predecessors?

Working It

Andrew was standing just inside the entrance to his office, watching Martin. His assistant was making his way over to his desk where he dropped his bag and stretched his neck and back. He stepped out into the reception area and quietly appreciated how his assistant’s dress shirt hugged his sinewy and tiny frame.


“Did you have to take lunch?” he said as he approached Martin’s desk.


Martin jumped and straightened. “I think I did,” he said.


His assistant’s professional restraint had given way to cheeky lip service within the first week of working for him and that’s what he liked and begrudgingly respected about him. Aside from his bubble butt, this was probably the reason he’d survived this long. There weren’t many people who would give him this amount of lip, and who he’d let get away with it. It challenged him in a way, and kept him on his toes. Besides, he liked to cut Martin down to size now and then.


Chapter 2