One.
Deja
The sound of the clunking from my computer keyboard echoed throughout the large sized office space where I worked faded in the background while trying to stay focused on my current assignment and being moments away from daydreaming. My work break starts in about five to ten minutes and I was already starting to get really hungry that my little snacks stored in my desk drawers weren’t going to fill me up. I felt like I was about to crash on my desk. I shared a decent sized little office space with my boss Adrian Moreno – the most influential, came from new money, and a handsome bachelor in the gaming and hospitality industry, -- which is perfect for walking less while wearing very uncomfortable heels. I’ve been working as his personal assistant and secretary for about five years now and it’s been quite a ride. I really thought that this job was gonna to be either demeaning or overwhelming for me but I was wrong, it was the exact opposite.
The position pays very well especially attending beauty school part time studying to be an esthetician and also being a beauty blogger while living here in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over the years, I've developed a crush on Mr. Moreno, it started when I walked into his office for my job interview and I guess I was hit with ‘love at first sight’. Ever since then, I have admired everything about him from his dominant work ethic and his kind hearted personality. I mean, don’t get me wrong Mr. Moreno definitely looks like a full course meal. And, while I was being interviewed by him, I was multitasking by answering his questions and studying his physical and facial features, I studied his hazel almond shaped eyes and his full eyelashes; I noticed that he had a small facial mark on the bottom corner of his right eye which was a turn on for me. I don’t know why, but I always find facial marks on any man a turn on of mine. Then, my eyes traveled down to his black anchor facial hair which was covered nicely on top of his golden brown complexion and around his full lips. I’ll admit that Mr. Moreno is an attractive man that I laid my eyes on so far and he’s definitely my type but I highly doubt that I’m his. I mean, there are plenty of women here in Las Vegas who’s willingly to have him between their legs and make their eyes roll back besides myself.
As I was typing up the last paragraph of an email that I needed to send to one of the property managers, I heard heavy footsteps towards the entrance of my office space. I glanced up and saw Mr. Moreno walked towards my desk with papers in his left hand. It didn’t matter if he wore a suit or wore casual formal clothing, his physically fit statue stood out and it was a sight to see for me. “Hey Deja, after you came back from your break. I need you to take a look over these papers and fax them to Mr. Barnes, okay?,” he stated with his deep, husky voice while handing them to me, smiling. “Of course, Mr. Moreno,” I replied, smiling back.
After handing me the papers, Mr. Moreno stuffed his hands down his pockets and smirked at me, “Oh Deja, I’ve noticed that your five year work anniversary is coming up next week. So I just want to say thank you for working with me for this long, you’ve been doing a great job here and your work does not go unnoticed here.” I blushed at his statement, “oh, thank you Mr. Moreno. It’s been a great experience working for you and I’ll continue to do so.” Mr. Moreno gave me a smile and turned back around towards his office and then he stopped in his tracks and turned back at me again, “oh and Deja, you look beautiful like always.” I gave him a smile and went back to my work and he walk back to his office. Ever since I’ve started working for Mr. Moreno, he always gives me compliments which made me happy and blushed. All of his compliments to his employees are very sweet and genuine and I can tell that he does care.
Moments later after typing and proofreading for any spelling errors in the email, I immediately sent it. I sat back from my chair and sighed from completing one of many assignments that I have to do, I glanced down from the bottom right corner on my computer screen and my work break officially started. I did my little happy dance in my chair, I minimized the two programs, put my computer on sleep mode, and grabbed my belongings from the bottom drawer of my desk. I stood up from my chair to fix my pink medium length pencil skirt and proceeded to walk out of my space, as I was walking out I saw Mr. Moreno on his personal phone call. “I’m leaving now,” I mouthed, smiling. Mr. Moreno nodded and smiled. I walked out of the office with my purse and iPhone and hurried towards the elevator. I pressed the “down” button and waited for the doors to open while I patiently waited, I texted my best friend and coworker Jalissa.
(typing) : hey mamas, are you already waiting for me at the lobby or do you want me to wait for you at the hangout? (SEND)
Seconds later, I felt my phone vibrate in my hand. I looked down at my phone screen and saw Jalissa texted back.
(NEW MESSAGE) Jalissa 💖 : I’m sorry mamas i’m gonna be a little late for lunch. Mr. Boss Man is having one of his moods again 😂 i’ll meet there and you can order without me, i don’t mind love. i’ll be there at the hangout probably about two or three minutes, mkay? Love ya 😘
I giggled at her text because it was true, if one of our bosses had one of their moods and they were overworking us, oh we couldn’t go on our breaks. Sometimes, when Mr. Moreno has one of his moods, the whole team doesn’t leave the office for break unless we fix and double check everything. Luckily for me, I keep snacks in my work drawer so I don’t get hangry and I don’t think my coworkers or Mr. Moreno has never seen me hangry before and let’s hope that they definitely won’t. Oh, and that reminds me to go to the store and restock my snack sash. I replied back to Jalissa and told her that I understand and I’ll wait for her. The elevator dinged and the doors opened. I walked inside, pressed the lobby button and the doors closed.
***
Adrian
I was on my personal phone, talking to my close friend and business partner Michael until I saw Deja walk past my door, she mouthed with her full plump lips covered in clear gloss saying that she was taking her break now. I nodded and replied back at her and then, she smiled and left. Man, I love it when she leaves I can stare at her round, fat ass all day. I noticed that she gained some weight in the right places on her body and I loved that shit. Actually, I’ve noticed a lot of things about Deja Gladys without being obvious and creepy. Like, I noticed her beautiful black tight coils and how she switches up her hairstyles every three months from being straight, to braids, and then brushed up into a high bun. To her medium brown complexion, sometimes covered in light coverage of makeup. I loved it some days, she would come in to work makeup free and it would be breathtaking to see her in her natural beauty like that especially with a few minor acne blemishes but I still think she’s beautiful regardless. And, not to mention her full, plump lips that I would love to kiss and suck on while lightly biting on her skin and looking up to her same colored eyes as mine. I just want to run my large hands up and down on her hourglass body, caressing and hearing her soft gasps excite me. As I wanted my fantasy of Deja to continue, but I was interrupted by Mike. Good ol’ Mike.
Actually, his name is Miguel Santos but he always went by Mike. Both of our parents have been really good friends since high school and they both came from old money, then both Mike and I made new money with our businesses and expanded after a few years of college. Mike is and always will be my right hand man and I know that I’m his.
“Yo Adrian, did you hear what I said?” Mike asked. “Huh? Nah, sorry Mike I didn’t hear you.” I replied. “Man, don’t tell me that Deja walked past your door.” Mike asked while chuckling on the other end of the phone, I smirked and replied back chuckling, “yeah bro, she did.” Mike laughed, “I figured she did. I think she’s the only woman on this property that has that kind of power to make any man in several of these offices go dumb by just walking by and smiling.”
“Yeah, Deja’s definitely a beauty to look at,” I whispered to myself.
“Okay, before you have another fantasy about Deja, how about you should ask her to be your plus one for that charity event this Saturday?” Mike suggested.
I thought about it then I responded, “well I was planning on not going to the charity because I don’t know I just didn’t want to go but yeah, I’ll ask Deja. Since we got that out of the way, are you still planning on going to the charity event?”
“Tch, yeah I’m still going and you’ll never guess who I’m bringing either.”
Oh, trust me yes I do, I chuckled “let me guess you’re bringing your assistant, Jalissa Cortez are you?”
It was quiet for a moment then I heard a chuckle from the other end, “yeah I’m bringing Jalissa to the event. It definitely took me years to man up but I finally asked her.”
“Yeah man, I’m proud of you. I’m not gonna tell you what to do but just live your life,” I chuckled.
“Thanks man, I appreciate it. I mean, you know that I always had this thing for Jalissa and I think going to this event might build our relationship, hoping that she feels the same way though.”
I smirked to myself, “ I think the feeling is mutual on Jalissa’s part, maybe she does have a thing for you as well.”
“Yeah maybe. Well, I’m gonna let you go so you can try to get back to work.” Mike laughed.
I laughed, “thanks Mike.”
I ended the call and placed my iPhone on my desk and then I went back to finish typing up an email on my computer. After a few minutes later, I was finished and double checked the email and clicked send. Later, I decided to take a small break from my computer by getting some coffee, while walking towards my personal coffee corner I started to daydream about Deja again on how I first met her.
I still reminisce on the first time that I met Deja and it still replays in my head, it was her job interview and I was completely captivated by her beauty. I was looking for a new assistant to replace my old one because she was retiring, so I placed a job offer ad on a few job seeking websites, the job ad only received five applicants and one of them was Deja. The first four applicants didn’t quite fit the part of the position, so after looking at Deja’s resume I contacted her through the website to schedule an interview the following week.
That following week, while I was doing some light work on my laptop in my office I heard a soft knock on the doorframe. I glanced up from my laptop screen and I was mesmerized by this beautiful woman right in front of me. I felt like I was back in high school and crushing on the prettiest girl on the cheerleading team. She walked towards my desk and introduced herself while extending her hand out, “hi I’m Deja Gladys. I’m here for the job interview.” Her voice was soft and breathless, it sounded like she either ran or jogged into the office. It didn’t really matter to me what her voice sounded like to me, her voice sounded beautiful.
*Flashback*
I stood up and smiled, “it’s very nice to finally meet you Deja. I’m Adrian Moreno.” I extended my hand as well and both Deja and I’s hands touched and shaked up and down, while still holding Deja’s hand I swear I thought I felt a shock between us. I don’t know what Deja felt but I know that I felt something but I don’t want Deja to get all creeped out.
I smiled, “Well Deja, please take a seat and let’s get started with the interview.”
Deja nodded and sat down in the chair in front of my desk and I sat in mine. I had her job resume printed out on my desk and I did a quick scan of it, then I glanced back up and saw Deja lightly chewing her bottom lip with her hands balled together on her lap while staring at her resume in my hands, I can tell that she’s nervous or excited about this interview. But, I know she’ll ace this because I have confidence in her.
“Well Deja, thank you for coming in today. First, I want to say that after looking at your resume it is pretty impressive and you’re definitely qualified for this position but I do want to know if you're the right fit for this company. So, let’s start with the interview.”
Deja responded with a smile and nodded.
I returned the smile back, “so tell me about yourself”?
“What do you want to know about me, Mr. Moreno?” she asked.
Oh, just the basics babygirl, like are you with someone or are you married? Do you want to get married to me one day? Do you have any kids or do you want my kids someday?
“How about, what are your strengths and weaknesses?” I asked.
“Um well, I’m pretty self motivated especially when I’m working with coworkers so we can get the job done correctly and promptly together. When it comes to decision making, it doesn't matter how small or big the situation, I’m strongly determined on my choices and I do stick to them, and lastly I can be both optimistic and positive with some situations that’s thrown at me.” Deja stated confidently with a smile. I nodded of understandment.
“But unfortunately, my weaknesses are that I’m not really a people person, I mean I don't mind working with my coworkers and provide teamwork if needed but I am pretty content on working on my own. Um, I sometimes lose focus and daydream but I snap out of it and get back to work. I do have two learning disabilities, they are dyscalculia and auditory processing disorder. I do struggle with both of them but I don’t let them define me or stop me from achieving my goals and dreams. And, I think that everyone is like this but they won’t admit it, but I can admit that sometimes I procrastinate on a few assignments. However, I do get my work assignments done promptly and correctly.” After she finished answering her question, she sighed in relief. I could tell that speaking about her weaknesses in job interviews made her insecure at first, especially talking about her learning disabilities but it’s probably made her stronger overtime.
“I definitely want to say thank you for being honest and truthful with your strengths and weaknesses. I’ll admit that I can procrastinate myself on my assignments as well so you’re not alone on that one.” I acknowledged and Deja smiled at my comment.
I continued to look over her job resume and read her education and previous job experiences then I asked, “okay, so I see on your resume that you went to community college to obtain your associate of arts degree in hospitality management could you more about that please?”
Deja nodded, “yes well I did attend a community college and graduated with an associate of arts degree in hospitality management while I attending there I worked in admissions as an office aide to get to familiar with a office setting and it was great experience for me also I took a few language learning courses as well, that’s also on my resume on the bottom.” she stated. I glanced down on the piece of paper and I did notice that detail. It read that she was a quadrilingual and she can speak, write, and read in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. I thought that it was very impressive that she took the time to learn these languages in her spare time.
“Ah, yes I do see that. You’re quadrilingual of course in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. That is quite impressive especially in this field,” I stated.
“Thank you,” she smiled shyly. I continued to ask Deja more questions and she answered them both correctly and honestly. To me she was already a decent candidate for this position but I wanted to ask her an important personal question for her.
Okay, well I do have one more question for you alright?” I asked. Deja nodded. “My last question is where do you see yourself in 10 years?”
Deja paused then she bit her bottom lip, seconds later she spoke, “in ten years, career wise, I do see myself continue to work in the hospitality field but I also see myself in a career change to become a licensed esthetician. I’m not sure if I do want to own my own beauty salon or suite yet. And, in my personal life I do see myself being married with a few children and just doing my best on balancing mother and wifehood and also my career.” Deja concluded, smiling. And I smiled back at her.
I was impressed by her answers and I made the decision to hire Deja on the spot. She was giddy and let out a squeal, I smirked at her excitement. I thought it was both cute and childlike to see a side of her like that. Both Deja and I stood up from our seats, she stepped towards my desk to shake my hand and thanked me numerous times, including her stating that she can’t wait to start working. I told her that she’ll definitely start next week after finishing up her paperwork. I also told Deja the office dress code as well, again she nodded.
“Thank you so much again Mr. Moreno.” she smiled. When Deja smiled, giggled, or smirked her dimples showed and I fell in love with her smile and dimples every minute.
I smiled back, “You’re very welcome and I know that you're gonna do excellent work here.”
End of Flashback
I call it fate when Deja walked in, came into my office and started working for me. Now, I just need her to become mine and mine only.
***
Deja
My break from work started about five minutes ago and I was eating with my good friend Jalissa, who worked on a different floor on the property. Jalissa and I started work in the same month and we were the new kids. But, over time we had each others’ backs and we became very good friends over the years.
I glanced up and saw Jalissa had that ‘I got something to tell you’ face while eating her fish and chips.
I smirked, while pushing my chicken salad around the bowl “okay Lisa, what’s up. You have that face goin’ on right now.”
“Aw for real, damn. Okay girl, since you beat the news outta me I might as well come out and just say it,” Jalissa giggled and so did I.
Jalissa dipped a french fry in the ketchup, “so anyway, I do have some exciting news to share with you, Day. So, you know that event is coming up this Saturday?” Jalissa pondered, I nodded yeah. “Well Mr. Boss-Man asked me to be his plus one to the event, can you believe it, Day?”
“I really can’t Lisa. I’m really happy for you girl, those events are one of a kind here in Las Vegas.”
“I know,” she agreed. “Maybe Mr. Moreno will ask you soon.”
I swallowed and stated, “that would definitely be a dream come true, I really hope he gathers the courage to ask me soon.”
“And, he will soon girl, I know it,” Jalissa commented after swallowing a half of cod. “I don’t know if you know this, but — and this gonna sound silly — I had this feeling that Mr. Santos had this crush on me.”
While picking up a few pieces of chicken, romaine lettuce and half of a crouton with my fork, then shoving it in my mouth. I shot her with the ‘I mean..’ look towards her direction.
Jalissa gasped and I smirked while chewing.
“Wait, what?” Jalissa whispered, I nodded. “How did you know?”
I swallowed and replied, “I noticed when both Mr. Moreno and I went on your floor and had that meeting with Mr. Santos. And, the way how Mr. Santos was staring at you in awe while you were speaking at the time and that’s when I put the pieces together.”
Jalissa was very surprised, then I continued, “to be honest, I also noticed that Mr. Moreno has a crush on me as well.”
“Really, well when did you know that he had a crush on you?” she asked.
“Few years back, when I had my job interview and walked into his office, he looked like he had found his future wife and I went to shake his hand. I felt a jolt between us.” Jalissa pouted, then took a bite of her french fry. I giggled.
I took a few bites of my chicken salad and swallowed, “although I want to say that it would be nice if Mr. Moreno asked me to the event but sadly, I’ll just wait for that invite then.”
Jalissa nodded in understanding and we continued eating our lunch.
After we finished eating, Jalissa and I spent the rest of our break shopping at Sephora buying some beauty products. There were a few new beauty products that grabbed my attention, so I put them in my basket. Minutes later, after walking around the store we paid for our items and headed back to the office to finish our work day.
We made it back to work with a few minutes left of our lunch break, we walk in the lobby and we saw both Mr. Moreno and Mr. Santos, having one of their bro talks and laughing up a storm, the sound of our heels clacking on the marble floor of the lobby turned both of their heads towards our direction in awe as we were walking towards them.
‘Hello Mr. Moreno and Mr. Santos,” Jalissa and I greeted them in unison. They did the same. As both Jalissa and I headed for the elevator to our respective floors, I was stopped by Mr. Moreno.
He exhaled then asked, “uh excuse me Deja. Are you busy this Saturday?”
I shook my head no, he continued. “Well, there’s an event coming up and I would like for you to be my plus one if you are interested in going.”
Oh my god, yes Deja girl. This is your moment right now, I thought. Just stay calm and say yes to this fine ass man right here in this fancy ass lobby.
I cleared my throat and replied smiling, “yes Mr. Moreno, I would be honored to go with you.”
Mr. Moreno nodded and smiled at my acceptance of his invitation,“alright then.” He cleared his throat. “Um, well I’lll give you the rest of the details soon so you’ll be prepared.”
I nodded and smiled, “yes of course and just to make sure is this event formal?”
Before Mr. Moreno could reply to my question, Mr. Santos interrupted him, “yes, the event is formal Ms. Evans.”
I thanked Mr. Santos, I noticed that Mr. Moreno gave me a quick glance then looked away from me. Once again, I observed that every time Mr. Moreno would give me a quick glance at my direction and he would just have a some of a twinkle in his eye so to speak. I would always find it to be rather sweet and whatever that I do around his presence, his eyes would do this.
“Well, Jalissa and I would love for this conversation to continue but unfortunately we don’t want to be late on the clock.” I commented, she looked at me confused and realized what I was talking about.
“Um, yeah.” Jalissa hesitantly said, “Deja is definitely right, we have to get back to work so excuse us please.”
Both Mr. Moreno and Mr. Santos nodded their heads and let us be on our way to the elevators. As we were walking towards the elevators, I felt their eyes were looking at us like always.
“I swear girl, if Mr. Santos keeps staring at me like that I will be his baby mama.” I giggled. “Girl, I’m serious, one of us will be pregnant by a billionaire by the end of the year, I just know it.”
I smirked at her statement while pushing the up button “well, it’s gonna be both of us then.”
She let out a soft laugh as we entered the elevator and went on our floors, so we can finish our work day.
