Falling For The Double Face CEO

Chapter 3

Gina

After work, I make it back to my little apartment and my little pug, Lilo. When I moved to Florida to start my life, I promised my father I would be safe.

My dad told me to get a good dog to keep me company and to protect me. He wasn’t expecting Lilo, a pug. He wanted me to get a lab or German Sheppard.

I fell in love with this little wrinkle ball of energy. I loved the little curly tail. The first night I got her, she snuggled up next to my neck and snores like a freight train!

“Hey Lilo, mommy is home.” I tell my little ball of energy. She gets so excited to see me she starts barking and wagging her butt so hard she tends to fall down from it.

After getting undressed and into something comfortable to wear, I make myself a little dinner. I hear my phone ping and see who just texted me, it was my best friend Kelly.

She is the typical florida girl. Blond hair, tanned skin, perfect figure with big breasts and tiny waist, and size 6.

She has a wicked sense of humor and has one the biggest hearts I know. We met when I went to school here, she was in the HR program while I took merchandising. Actually it was through her that I got my job at Preston Enterprise. She did her externship there before they hired her.

K|: House of Blues Friday, great band is playing, we need to go.

G|: Why do we need to go?

K|: To have fun?

G|: Who is the guy?

K|: No guy! I just need to have fun and forget life. Want music and booze!

Ah, that is Kelly code for workplace drama is driving her crazy and she needs to forget about it.

G|: ok, I’m in.

K|: You are the best!

Lilo comes running into my kitchenette and sits down in front of me. “Looks like mommy is going to go out tomorrow night Lilo.” I say to my dog.

She gives me this look like she is saying “why?” I really should find a boyfriend.

It’s been almost 2 years since my last boyfriend. He left me because he didn’t like that I was overweight. I admit it wasn’t a healthy relationship to begin with.

He criticized everything about me. If it wasn’t about my weight, it was about how I dressed. Even down to cooking. If I did it he criticized it.

Why would I date someone like that? Truth is I was desperate. It not always easy for someone like me to find a boyfriend. Especially here in Florida.

I’m not a beach babe. I’m half Italian, half Persian, so I got a big ass and big breasts. But I have an hourglass figure that bounces between a size 14 and 16. My long thick black hair is probably what is my best trait on my body.

After breaking up with my ex, Sean, I decided not to date anyone and concentrate on myself. I decided to take Rupaul’s advice of “If you can't love yourself how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?”

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Zane

I walked back into the office building after visiting my father in his coffee shop. No one knows that I actually own the coffee shop. It was my gift to my father.

I actually owns several businesses. But the coffee shop is actually in my fathers name so that nobody can link it back to me. I like to keep things private. That’s one of the reasons none of my employees really know who I am.

When I was in college I learned the value of keeping your affairs private. Let’s just say my college roommate was from a very wealthy and famous family. There was a scandal and he was destroyed. I vowed that would never happen to me so as I built my company I’ve always been a very private person.

But nothing is full proof and I am a man. I have dated women who once they figure out I am a very wealthy man suddenly I become their sugar daddy. If I have one weakness it is women. And I’m always picking the wrong woman.

That’s another reason I tend to keep secrets from my employees of who I am. The last thing I need is for one of my female employees trying to hit on the CEO. I’d rather have someone who will work and earn their position then try to sleep their way to the top.

I go to the back the building where there is a private elevator that is for me and a select few that I work with to use. As far as anyone that sees me using this elevator, they think I work with Zane Preston, they only know me as Zander Prentas.

Zane Preston was the alias I came up with so no one would know who I was. My father thinks I was ashamed of my Greek heritage and Americanized my name.

I’m not ashamed of being Greek, but my dad doesn’t understand the business world I’m in or the fact that that being a mystery is better in the long run for me.

I get up to my floor and my secretary, Sarah greets me.

“Hello Mr Preston, I have your schedule for next week and there is a contract on your desk that will need your authorization.” Sarah says.

“Thanks Sarah, I need you to get me an employee file, the first name is Gina last name I’m not sure if it like Lamborghini or something similar. She a switchboard operator.” I tell her.

“Gina Lombardi.” Sarah says.

“You know her?” I ask her.

“A little, Kelly in HR is her friend and I done a girls night with her. She is also the one that let the personal call come up to you that you asked me to talk to Jill about.” Sarah explains.

“I see. I still like to see the file, if you don’t mind getting it for me.” I tell her.

“Yes sir.” She answers.

Ok Lombardi, you had a slip up today, let’s see what kind of employee you are otherwise.