Begin Again novel Chapter 25

Two doors down, Liam waited anxiously in a room identical to the one Eden sat in for her interview. He rechecked his Cartier and growled as he pushed the laptop away and began pacing.

Why was it taking so goddamn long to make a mousey librarian sign a piece of paper? It was over an hour already.

He really should have handled this shit himself; he shouldn't have made Gibby go in alone, especially when he knew her thoughts on Eden.

But crashing the interview would have ruined the whole element of surprise, and knowing how Eden left him once, she'd likely bolt again. Assuming, of course, she remembered him.

Liam's anxiety mounted at the thought, and he didn't like the idea that he was so lacklustre in bed, Eden could have easily forgotten him.

"Doesn't matter!" He breathed out a frustrated sigh. What mattered was that he remembered. Every little detail. Every humiliating moment when he couldn't perform. All the accusatory, yet pitiful looks from the numerous women he'd wished to bed but couldn't.

Eden stole something precious from him, and he planned to make her suffer the same kind of humiliation, if not worse. He just hadn't thought about her punishment yet, hadn't figured out how he'd go about getting his pound of flesh.

The details don't really matter right now, he thought. What mattered was getting Eden to sign first.

He was about to call Gibby and ask her if she needed reinforcement, someone from HR or even Legal, when the door flew open and she walked in, a perturbed look on her face.

"Can you believe it, she wanted to think about it? I mean after pitching all the generous company benefits, she still wanted to think about it!" Gibby ranted as she threw the personnel file on the table and glared at him.

Liam stood his ground and matched her death stare. "For crying out loud, Gibby, you had one job! What was so hard in getting her to sign?"

"Did I say I failed?" She demanded, her smooth face splitting into a huge grin as she shoved the file in his direction.

"Congratulations Mr Anderson, you have your second assistant!"

"Come here, you!" Liam roared with joy as he pulled her in his arms and carried her around the room. "You miracle maker!"

Gibby squealed like a little girl, begging him to set her down, a few employees were gawking through the glass wall.

"Let them!" Liam said with a broad grin of his own, unable to contain his excitement. "You deserve a fucking bonus!"

"Thanks, I'll take it, but I'm still leaving after I hand over to the two them."

"That's okay, Gibby. I'll even send you on an all- expenses- paid vacation. Name your spot. You and Joe can make it your second honeymoon."

"Tempting," His assistant laughed and reached for the untouched bottle of still water beside his laptop. He'd brought it in to help calm his nerves but forgot about it as soon as he sat down.

"We have a few details to work out," Gibby said as she waved at his seat.