Unspoken Truths

Asher’s POV

I looked up at the doorway as Luca walked in with a smile on his face.

“Who’s the lady out there?” he asked, gesturing with his hands.

My brows furrowed in confusion until I saw the stupid smile on his face. “Are you referring to my secretary?” I asked. He popped a gum, tossed it in his mouth. “Yeah, the hot blonde sitting in the reception…” He pulled out a chair and plopped down on it. “Where did you find a hot secretary like that? Is there an app? I need one of those!” He declared. “What’s her name, hook me up?”

“Eww, no,” I answered. “I don’t want what happened with Lucia to happen all over again.” Lucia was my old secretary at Sterling Industries, and the only reason she didn’t come here with me was that she was still nursing a terrible heartbreak from her affair with Luca. “I like Stacy…” I caught the funny look in his eyes. “She’s efficient. She’s…”

“Does Ivy know you have a crush on your secretary?” he teased me with an amused look on his face.

I rolled my eyes. “No