* Claire's POV *
"Hey Claire."
"Hi Gio," I replied, sandwiching the phone between my ear and my shoulder. "I was wondering when you were going to call. I thought you forgot."
"Of course I didn't," he said. "How was your first day?"
"Not too bad," I replied, trying to downplay the nightmare that had been today. Even after all the drama I had to deal with, I ended up having to stay an extra hour after everyone left to listen to a lecture on 'company guidelines'. There were three of us in the lecture, and it was organised by the head of HR, Miss Lopez. She was a petite and curvy woman with straight blonde hair and bright blue eyes, although they did not sparkle like William's. She spoke in a very curt manner, telling us all about punctuality, dress code, minute details which would have to
