The Billionaires Relentless Love

Katherine looked at the newspapers lining the shelf in the local newsagent. She does it every morning buying a new one to scour through the employment section, hoping to find something that she could apply for.

Fresh out of college she wasn't exactly what most law firms wanted to hire especially considering the fact that she had no experience in the field. she picked up the latest print of the times and paid the man at the counter. Flicking straight to the employment page her eyes scanned the columns of job adverts.

Nothing

She huffed loudly and shut the paper, walking out of the shop. This was her third week being unemployed. She hadn't expected a job to fall in her lap but she hadn't expected it to be this difficult either.

The streets of new york were busy, the current lunchtime rush made it hard for Katherine to weave herself in and out, in between pedestrians but she had somewhere to be. twenty minutes later she stood in a quaint coffee shop just outside of the main streets of new York, her hair frizzing from the humidity of a hot summers afternoon her clothes work uniform crumpled from being carelessly tossed into her bag as she left her apartment that morning and a big smile on her face.

Her part time gig in the coffee shop was loosing its appeal each long shift she worked but until a job in a law firm just landed in her lap this is what she was left with. To be fair the pay was good, well It needed to be considering a central new York flat cost more than her first year at uni. today she had already received a complaint of a customers coffee being too hot. some people amazed her, she had however politely apologised and made a new coffee with more milk in it. she had been whistled at by a group of teenage boys who lingered way longer than necessary to catch her attention and of course she was standing now facing a man in a suit, with a severe attitude problem which if he didn't watch himself was going to be a big issue.

"hi welcome to tiffany's café what can I get for you" she smiled although he wouldn't have been able to tell as he was so busy typing on his phone

" one expresso, a chia latte and three lattes" he spoke not even looking up at her

Katherine got to work on the order as quickly as she could, just as she was placing the coffees on the tray she heard the man say something

"sorry sir I didn't hear you"

The man looked up at her his dark eyes pierced her "I said I want the coffees to go" he spoke slowly as if she were stupid which only enraged Katherine more

"of course sir ill sort it out now" she smiled and turned back to the coffees she had prepared for him or gods sake he couldn't have said that when he ordered them.

She scowled as she made the coffees over again. she just kept repeating to herself I need the money, I need the money. But was the money even worth it

Katherine looked at the clock and smiled it was twenty past six, she got out in ten minutes so she cleaned up the coffee machine, the tables and mopped the floor.

She locked up the cafe at exactly half six and at six thirty four her phone buzzed

"Hello" she answered it

"Hi ya bitch" her best friend lily squeals down the phone

"Hey ya what's up chick"

"Aw nothing just getting ready to come over to yours so we can go to vibe tonight"

"What are you talking about I'm not going out tonight lil"

"Of course you are now get home and start getting ready I'll be at yours for 10" she giggles and hangs up before giving Katherine the chance to respond.

She sighed and got into her beat up Ford, she needed to go home and get ready because there was no point arguing with lily when she set her mind on something...

James Saunders pov

James stood in the office his back facing the door he looked out across the busy city of New York, he had a lot to think about and he didn't have the time to think about it.

This office was now his, he had a personal issue to deal with later and for now he was going to try and sort his head out.

His father died three nights ago they ruled it that he had a coronary heart disease and eventually his love of high fat deserts and snacks caught up to him, his heart failed on Tuesday night. The funeral was to be held at half two in the cathedral James had grown up in, it was to be a private event but the media never was too familiar with that word. James expected a full show trying to get a snapshot of him carrying the casket into the chapel with his uncle and fathers closest friends.

But for James instead of being in mourn he was here in his new office. The office that once belonged to his father.

The business world doesn't stop for anyone as he learned too soon. His father had left him the company and without a leader it would sink, he had business meetings and investments along with haulage deals to confirm and he couldn't do that sitting at home on his ass crying. Besides his father didn't raise him to cry he was cold, and ruthless. So James would have to be too.

The first thing he did when he found out he had inherited the company was fire his fathers useless secretary a booby leggy blonde who had more implants than brains. So now the crunch was on in hindsight he should have waited a while before firing her but he didn't, now he needed a new secretary. He needed to advertise a job.

There it was, Katherine squealed loudly finally something she could apply for, a job as an assistant working for a big investment firm. She had almost given up. Hell she had written her McDonald's application form and was about to hit send when she just out of the corner of her eye had seen the vender at the hot dog stall put another newspaper on the shelf. She bought it in one last effort to find something and sure enough she did.

The number she was to ring was for a Susana Reid a member of the Human Resources team. She picked up her phone, an old Nokia brick that was holding together just barley and keyed in the number.

"Hello this is Susan Reid's assistant from Human Resources of Saunders and sons how may I help you today" the bubbly voice that answered had Katherine fidgeting

"Hi my name is Katherine gray and I am calling about the job advertised, for a personal assistant" Katherine felt nervous and she was only talking to this girl in the phone.

"Ah yes of course can I take a few details of you?" The lady replied

Katherine rhymed of her address and the lady asked her experiences and her qualifications

"Brilliant I'll schedule you in for awaiting an interview time" the lady responded

"That's great thanks" Katherine hung up the phone feeling excited she could just feel things were about to change.

....

Katherine woke up a week later with a nervous flurry of butterflies in her stomach. she had her interview today and frankly she was terrified she was going to mess up her shot at a good job. the firm had emailed her the specifics and she was prepared. nothing could go wrong.

She slid out of bed and went to the kitchen to make herself a cup of coffee to help make herself a little more lively. she hopped into the shower and let the hot water cover her. when she got out she dried and straightened her long hair, put on a light layer of makeup and wore a black above the knee dress. she paired it with a cream cardigan and a pair of black heels. she looked at the clock and saw it was time to go. she locked the front door and left the apartment.

The roads where busy but she managed to get to the large office on time. she had taken a taxi and was glad as she wouldn't have known where she was meant to be going. she entered the big glass building the butterflies in her stomach intensified but she walked up to the man sitting at the reception desk

"hi im here for a job interview" katherine spoke nervously

The man didnt look up from his desk "take the lift to the top floor" he said as he continued typing. katherine nodded sightly before nodding and looking around for the elevator. she found it in the corner of the foyer. she got in and looked for the highest number, it was 34. she couldnt believe there where this many floors but she hit the number and let the elevator doors close.

When the lift finally reached the floor she needed to be at she was feeling slightly dizzy, she stepped out onto the floor, it was modern and very impersonal, the entrance had tiled flooring and was very spacious. there was a main desk which she approached carefully, not wanting the same attitude she received at the front desk.

"hello im katherine gray im here for an interview with james saunders" she spoke to the lady sititng at the desk, the woman looked up at her and smiled warmly.

"yes of course, take a seat here in those chairs and ill let him know that youre here" the woman pointed over to a set of seats in the corner. katherine thanked her went to take a seat. around five minutes later the reception phoned startilng katherine as it was the first time anything had sounded, she looked up and the receptionist smiled and put the phone down.

"miss grey mr saunders is ready for you, please go on down the hall on your left his door is at the end of it through the doors and to the right" she spoke to katherine "oh and good luck"

"thank you" katherine nodded and walked down the corridor she had been instructed down, it was long, a door oppened futher down it and a man came rushing down, he was handsome with sharp bone structure and dark tousled hair which looked so soft, his suit was dark and fit him perfectly. Katherine was so busy ogling him she didn't see the cup of coffee in his hand and walked straight into him and the coffee he was holding went everywhere, mostly over him but a little caught her cream cardigan. The man had dropped the cup, and Katherine bent down to pick it up

"Oh my god, oh my god I'm so sorry "she mumbled as she tried to straighten herself up and hand back the mug that was thankfully in one piece

James pov

James looked at the clock sitting on his wall across from him, he had been listening to this lady drone on about her love of investments for twenty minutes, truthfully she didn't know what she was talking about, the girl had blonde hair a big chest and was flaunting it for all she could in a skin tight dress and layers of makeup caking her face. He knew there would be a few in the handful he had to interview there always was. He was known as one of the most handsome bachelors about New York, but he hadn't actually had one applicant he really liked for the job yet. He had left 10 minute slots between each applicant for a coffee run because to listen to all the crap he had to he needed it, this girl had five seconds left of her allotted 30 minutes before he let her go and went on another coffee break. His phone rang cutting blondie off mid sentence and out of his trance of coffee daydreams

"Hello Saunders speaking" he picked up the phone quickly

"Hello mr Saunders miss gray is here for her interview" his receptionist Lilly spoke

James liked the thought of her being early this was a good sign this applicant might be serious

"Ok that's fine give me ten minutes" and he hung up the phone

Clasping his hands together he spoke to the blondie in front of him

" ok this is all the time I have for you today, if you want to take a left and head down the stairs to the foyer that way I'd much appreciate it thank you for applying we will be in touch" he knew it was rude but so was her outfit so he felt it acceptable

The woman looked confused but fumbled to get her things and leave

James looked at the clock and he had 7 minutes to make coffee and he rushed down the hall to the coffee machine.

After exactly 5 minutes he swung open the door and hurried down the hall towards reception to give lily a cup of coffee having left his in his office and collided into a petite woman, slender with long blonde hair. She looked nervous as she fumbled about to pick up the cup he had just dropped.

"Oh my god, oh my god I'm so sorry" the woman said her face looking at the ground.

He took the time to survey her features. She had a delicate face with beautiful full lips and her frame was small but the heels she was wearing made her seem taller than what she was.

" you must be Katherine gray I'm James Saunders come with me and we will begin your interview"

Katherine could feel a blush warming her cheeks as she nodded and scrambled to keep up with the handsome man who had nearly sent her flying, the view from the back was nearly as good as the front and she found her eyes roaming places they shouldn't have Been. She shook her head and told herself off, he could be your boss she thought to herself.

He stopped abruptly in front of two large mahogany doors and pushed them open, he let her walk in first and then followed her in.

When she entered the room the first thing that hit her was the smell, it smelled like a rich pine scent a really manly vibe. There was a large window which looked out over the city letting in light, the furniture was all a dark mahogany similar in colour to the door. Everything about this room screamed money.

The man stood at his desk and indicated for her to sit in the plush chair opposite it.

She fumbled her way over and sat down carefully smoothing out her shirt.

"Hi I'm James Saunders and I'm the ceo of the company, you applied so I'm sure you know all about us and what we do but basically we are an investment company, we have the money and we put money into businesses to make more. I'm interviewing you for the position of my private secretary" he looked at her raising an eyebrow

"Yes sir" she nodded

"Ok well let's have a look your resume says you have no job experience so why should I hire you for this job which a high skill set is needed for" he asked her.

Katherine hadn't expected him to be so quick asking the hard questions but she knew the question would come up. " so I don't have experience but I know I'm fit for this job. I studied law at university and I have an extensive list of references who will all tell you I am a dedicated, hard working woman. I want to eventually represent companies like yours on a legal scale so it would be

Beneficial to understand the workings of companies like yours before hand"

He looked at her from across the desk his fingers rubbing his temples and eyes closed momentarily. Katherine took the moment to look at him some more. He had that slight stubble that was just sexy enough and a set of full lips that she could only guess would do amazing things.

He asked her a few more interview questions before thanking her for comming and she left.

Katherine didn't know how to feel about the interview. He seemed to be sharp and patronising but she needed this so crosses her fingers as she left the building.

The next day she woke up and prayed she would get the phone call, saying she could start tomorrow but she didnt. in fact it was nearly a week later when she had given up hope. she was sitting on her bed painting her toe nails this beautiful coral colour she had managed to find in the bargain bucket at the till in the chemist. her phone buzzed it was an unknown caller.

She picked it up and immediately someone started talking

"hello is this Katherine gray" the man asked " im calling from James Saunders office you where in last week for an interview"

"yes thats right" Katherine confirmed

"im calling to tell you that you have been selected for the job of James Saunders personal assistant"

"oh my god thats great thank you so much"

"yes, yes congratulations. you start at half 8 tomorrow morning" he said briskley

"this is amazing thank you, thank you" she exclaimed

"ok thats all i have to say to you" the man finished "oh and by the way good luck!" he hung up

Katherine looked at the phone and the bottle of nail polish lying on her bed spilt over her duvet. good luck?