Walk of two lives

Reina

I double-checked my bag to make sure I had everything, including my shoes, stage wear, and makeup. I opened my gate to leave because my car was having mechanical problems and I couldn't use it right now, and to my surprise, Lex was waiting for me next to his car. I took a deep breath and approached him. We hugged each other. He helped me by opening the door. I slid into the passenger seat. He climbed into the driver's seat.

"I'm deeply sorry for what happened; please don't hate me," he said.

""It's okay, I should have knocked louder, I'm sorry," I explained.

"No, I should apologize for not telling you anything," he said.

"It's fine," I said.

"Is there anything else you want to know?" he asked.

""Are you gay?" I inquired.

He gave a friendly smile.

"Yes, I am, but to you I am bisexual, and I can't get enough of you," he explained.

"But why didn't you tell me earlier?" I queried.

""It's because you're very attractive; no man, can resist you," he explained.

"I had no idea," I admitted.

"It's not your fault I should have told you, I was just afraid I'd lose you," he explained.

"You'd never lose me, and it's okay to be yourself. You've always said that to me "I stated. He embraced me.

"I appreciate your presence," he said.

He drove me to and from the club, as well as back to my apartment.

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I took a long, deep breath.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine."

Lex stated that he dropped me off at the office building. There was a lot of commotion and confusion inside. Everyone is rushing around with files, and some are typing quickly on computers while others are talking.

"There you are," Leo said as he rushed me to my office.

He was impressed when I showed him the flash document saved on the flash drive. He appears to be very nervous. Who is this CEO guy, if anyone can make Leonardo nervous, it must be someone close to Satan.

He quickly left my office, and I did a final review of the presentation, including all of the charts and figures.

I looked at myself in my pocket mirror, and I'm not sure I like my blouse; perhaps I should have worn a pull-over.

As I walk out of my office, I notice a commotion and head to the boardroom; he's already there, talk about timekeeping!

There is no one to be found. I walk into the boardroom with my laptop on my arm, an annoying breeze blowing up on my face, luckily my hair is in check despite the fact that I let it loose this time, making it wavy with some curls.

I don't look up until my presentation appears on the screen of my laptop and the image on the projector is crystal clear.

When I look up, I expect to see a fifty-year-old man and several other nine men, but instead I see a drop-dead gorgeous man sitting directly across from me on the far end of the executive seat.

Technically, I'm correct about the other men, but the guy is a hunk! He has the appearance of a thunder god.

He had short black hair, blue eyes, a chisel-like jawbone, and a perfectly shaved beard. He was dressed in a crisp white shirt that was perfectly ironed and had gold cuffs on its wrists.

His eyes were fixed on me, as if he could see into my soul. Wow, this man is extremely adorable. I realize I've been staring for a minute. I swallow and clear my throat. Being the only female in the boardroom is a little intimidating, but not too bad.

"Good morning, gentlemen. My name is Reina Lacy, and I'd like to walk you through the meeting," I said. I began to present on the company's progress in recent years, including sales, contracts, profits, progress, and future visions. The hot guy's gaze was fixed on me and never left.

"Why, Miss Lacy, is there a drop in profits in 2012?"

He had a sweet deep voice and a sexy Scottish accent.

"Two of the advertising firms withdrew from our contract due to a lack of funds," I explained.

"Couldn't you have replaced them?" he asked. Goodness this guy is f*****g annoying!

"That's exactly what we did," I replied.

"I didn't hear it," he said.

"If you had paid more attention, you would have heard it clearly," I thought to myself, only to realize I had said it aloud as everyone except the hot guy stared at me in total disbelief and shock.

"It's not like your explanation is helping in any way; those losses can't be a joke; that's money wasted," he responded. Seriously, this dude is a jerk!

"It was a fiscal year of crackdowns on illegal companies, and those companies with which we had contracts happened to be among them, haven't you been reading the business daily?" I said, losing my cool.

"How come you didn't remove them from the list if you knew they were illegal, instead of going broke and blaming it on a lack of funds?" he asked.

What's up with this guy? I placed my hands on the glass table and tightened my grip on the edge.

"We didn't know, sir," I said as calmly as I could.

"Shouldn't you have done some research or a background check before signing the contract?" he asked.

"What do you mean?" I inquired.

""Who hired you, Miss Lacy?" he inquired.

"Mr Leonardo Davis, sir," I introduced myself.

"I see he hired someone with no idea about the business world, and I can't really blame him," he explained.

His gaze shifted to my chest, and I noticed two of my buttons were missing, exposing my boobs, not all of them, but just the cleavage area, which was on full display.

He stroked his chin and gazed into mine.

""Well gentlemen, that's it for today, thank you," I said, embarrassed by my wardrobe mishap.

"Lacy, Miss My business is not a makeup tutorial, I can't afford to lose money, and you dismiss it as if it were a joke, anyway, what does a woman like you know about business? All you do is look pretty "That's all he said! At the time, I didn't care if I lost my job; if this man couldn't respect me, I'd rather lose my job "Sanders, Mr. "I respect you a lot, but intimidating me because I'm a woman is very rude," I said.

""Parading your boobs in a presentation is not going to save my company from financial ruin," he stated coldly. Aargh! Leonardo was correct. This guy is even worse than he appears to be.

I lost it and dashed over to where he was sitting, slapped him, and poured the glass of water on the table over his face. I had no idea I was that fast in seven inch heels and so daring.

"f**k you and your selfish ego," I said as I walked out, everyone stunned by what I had just done, I had slapped the CEO! Wow, Reina! And dumped water on him.

I went to the office and dialed Lex's number, which he answered.

"Could you please come pick me up, Lex?" I asked.

"Is everything okay?"

He inquired.

""I'll explain when we meet, just be here please," I said.

"All right, dear, I'm on my way. "

He stated. I raked my fingers through my hair. This was not how I had envisioned my day. My cheeks were flushed as tears streamed down my cheeks. A knock came on the door. I wiped my tears away with my hands. "Come on in," I said.

It was Leonardo, he walked in and closed the door almost banging the entire thing down .

"What the f**k is the matter with you? Why slap the CEO? And sprinkling water on him! Are you sure you're serious? "He yipped.

"He attacked me and humiliated me; what am I supposed to do, kiss his ass?"

I stated.

"I'm sorry to say that I'm very disappointed in you."

He stated.

"Oh, goodness! You allowed him to disrespect me and then blamed me for it! You've got to be f*****g kidding me." I stated.

"I can't even express how upset I am; you have been fired and will no longer work for me.

Pack your belongings and leave the building in five minutes. I will deposit your paycheck directly into your bank account."

He said this as he walked away. I'm not surprised because I knew the consequences of my actions could cost me my job.

I didn't have much to pack, just a few documents and my laptop, so I threw them in a box and took one last look around the office. Lex texted me to let me know he had arrived and was waiting for me in the parking lot.

As I walked to the elevator, all eyes were on me, and there were hushed whispers of disbelief. Maya gave me a somber hug.

"I'm really sorry, I heard what happened, and I'm saddened by how he disrespected , you did well slapping him," he said.

"It’s better have some peace of mind than be disrespected," I advised.

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Lex was waiting for me in the parking lot, and he assisted me in loading my box into the backseat. I walked in and signed. He climbed into the driver's seat.

""Do you want to talk about it?" he inquired.

"I was humiliated and fired, and it stinks," I said.

He started driving out of the parking lot.

I told him everything that had happened from the beginning until Leonardo fired me. He stepped on the brakes suddenly, nearly yanking me out of my seat; thankfully, I was wearing my seatbelt.

"That's so sick, what does he think he is, anyway he's a jerk, don't let them get into your system, I can't believe some people are so evil," he explained.

"I'm out of there, and I'll need to find another job," I explained.

"I'll assist you with your job search," he said. He pulled over to the side of the road and hugged me.