More Than A Secretary

"Katrina, in my office right now".
Katrina heard as soon as she answered the phone. " Okay sir" she replied dropping the office phone and picking up her notepad. quickly checking to
make sure her makeup is in place and her skirt in order. She walked to her boss office knocked on the door and entered-
"Sir, you called for me?"
"Katrina how many times have I told you to call me by my name? Especially when it's just the two of us Like we have been working together for
almost seven years now."
"Si... I mean Lucas it's just that it won't seem professional if I call you by your first name when you are my boss" and it will give me hope that the
impossible might happen. Katrina added the last part in her head.
"Whatever you say, lady, I prefer it when people call me by my name especially people I am close with.
We are not that close, Katrina said in her head.
"Anyway, the reason I called for you is to tell you we have to go on a business trip by Thursday, I know it was not in our schedule but it's a trip that
can't be avoided. I am telling you now so that you can prepare and also sort things out to avoid a reoccurrence of what happened on our last trip"
Lucas disclosed
"As I would not want the both of us to be in a situation like that again"
He is never gonna let her hear the end of it. This crazy man, Katrina thought, just one mistake in six years and he keeps going back to it. She wished
she could erase his memory.

"Are we clear Katrina? Kat are you still here??
" Oh yes sir, I mean Lucas"
He looked at her strangely and Katrina blushed inside, he called her Kat he has never called her that before.
Before she could dwell more on that he continued talking and she was grateful for the distraction though she knew she would go back to it when she
was on her own.
"It's a one-week trip so you should know what to do though we are not staying at a hotel as Mr. Raven who is hosting us has a resort and he wants us
to make use of it."

"Si.. sorry Lucas, I have a few questions if you don't mind," Katrina said when Lucas paused
"Okay, ask away sweetheart," he said
What is wrong with him today Katrina thought, first he came to the office bearing coffee which he bought for himself and her, secondly he is not his
usual arrogant and bossy self now he called her Kat and sweetheart in the space of five minutes. Something is wrong Katrina thought. The last time
he had been this nice to her she had ended up spending her whole weekend babysitting his sister's kids which was not bad because she loves kids
and Leah's kids adores her. But her job is to be his secretary, not a babysitter. He better not make any silly requests again just cuz he bought her
coffee. But then again they were going on a business trip so definitely not babysitting.
"Kat, I thought you had questions you've been silent for too long lady." He scolded bringing her out of her head.
"Yeah, Lucas what's with the sudden business trip and where are we going as I am not aware I figured this must be a new investment or merge. As
far as I know as of Friday you are supposed to be on your way home for your sister's wedding rehearsals." And als...
"I already called Lilac," he said cutting her off "and she understands which is why we are going straight to Arizona after our business in California".

" wait, we are going to California? And also what's this about us going to Arizona together this is my first time hearing about it"
"Lady, you are my Secretary and my PA and as you know I am currently single who else would you think will go with me to the wedding? He asked
looking her over
"Well.
"See even you agree with me."
"Nope, I don't agree. wait, is this the reason you have been nice to me??"
"Wow wow wow calm down miss I wasn't kind to you I was my usual self I am a caring boss."
"Really? are we gonna talk about you being a nice boss cuz I got loads of things to say."
"Oh, fierce I like that."
Okay something is not right Katrina thought cuz this is not the boss she has known since these years
"Okay, Lucas what is going on are you high?" Maybe he had a drink or two when he left the office. But he wasn't smelling of booze.
"Do I look like I am drunk? I am just talking to you."

"Dude, you never talk to me like this."
"Like what?" He asked
"Like this, as if we are close friends, real close friends. You order me around you are bossy you don't engage in conversations except those related to
work you are telling me now that you prefer being called by your name. I called you sir Friday before I went home and you didn't scold me I called you
sir this morning when you came in and you didn't correct me." Suddenly, this afternoon you are talking so casually with me. It's suspicious so Mr
what's going on?"
She asked folding her hands on her chest. His eyes followed the movement of her hands and landed on her chest then back at her face she blushed
and dropped her hands from her chest.
"This is not the first time I told you I prefer to be called by my name." He said after a short pause raising his brows as if asking her to argue.
"Okay, agree it is not the first time. Aside from that, today is the first time you bought me coffee that's always my job. The last time you were nice to
me we ended up in your sister's house babysitting and I did all the work while you went about whatever you were doing then."