So, you were introduced to Grayson last week. I guess it’s only fitting for you to meet his lover Matilda today.
Please meet Matilda!
I’m still the same old me. Mousy as ever in my personal dealings, lioness of my domain at work. That may be the reason I don’t make friends easily, especially since most people I interact with are either intimidated by my no bullshit demeanor or about twenty years younger than myself. And with the ex husband who never takes his kid, who thinks he still has claim over my activities, who can turn my plans upside down just because he decides he doesn’t want to keep our daughter another minute, I really haven’t tried to cultivate relationships. Mine can be a pretty lonely existence.
Now you may wonder, why am I the way I am? Well, I’ve learned as a mother of a teenage girl and the CEO of a mid-sized printing company that there are people who don’t care, who don’t try, who don’t follow simple instructions. So I worked my ass off to be the one in charge, to advocate for the ones who can’t stand up for themselves. Doing so has made me formidable on the conference call and a necessity in the boardroom. Though I may be timid outside work, maybe even a little shy, do not confuse that person with the one at Hinton and Smyth. I will tear you a new one if you step one toe out of line. I will make it my personal goal to destroy you professionally if you don’t do your job according to your contract. If you are an amazing employee and you go to work for the love of books and printing, no matter the content, then we will work great together, but if you aren’t one of those people, though you might see me quietly doing my business outside of the boardroom, you will not find that girl at work, and I will make your life harder than it needs to be.
I was moved over to Grayson’s computer tech team, not by choice, but by providence. I have found my femininity with him. He makes me feel alive and a little less lonely. You should understand how I have felt, and how I’ve had to deal with it. With him, I can explore my boundaries with no strings attached, and I like it that way.
I emphatically do not want a relationship. He doesn’t need to be tied down to a woman with an asshole ex husband and a, though wonderful, wild teenager. I promise to you and myself, I will not fall in love with him.
Hope you enjoyed this read. Leave me a message and as always happy reading.
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