Dirty Deeds (An Office Romance #2)(20)
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I slipped the Uber driver a twenty and opened the car door, escaping the confines of the tiny vehicle. I needed to make things right with Ryan and every second away from him was like a stab to the heart. It didn’t matter if you knew someone for a day, or an entire lifetime love was love, and the body and soul always knew what it needed.
I hurried through the lobby making my way to the elevators. I pressed a finger to the up key and sighed with relief as the doors opened almost immediately. A group of business men followed in behind me, and we made our way up to the tenth floor. Nervousness ticked away inside of me like a bomb counting down to an explosion. When the doors finally opened to the floor Ryan’s office was on, I inhaled a deep breath. I was going to do this, I was going to confront Caroline, and then tell Ryan exactly how I knew it was her and how I felt. I marched across the office sticking out like a sore thumb. I was dressed in blue jeans and t-shirt instead of my normal skirt and blouse. I looked out of place but I didn’t care, I was here for one reason and it wasn’t a fashion show.
My hand rested on the metal handle of the front glass door to the office and just as I pushed it open the sound of a voice I knew all too well met my ears.
“Hurry up Scarlett, Ryan will be back in here at any second and I’m already on the verge of being replaced by that bitch, Chloe.” Caroline’s voice was hushed and as I looked through the slit in the door. My eye’s found Caroline and Scarlett, who were leaning over Ryan’s desk scouring through his drawers. “Oh shut up Caroline. After what I said to Chloe I doubt she will be showing her face around here ever again.” The sound of Scarlett’s voice enraged me. I clenched my fists at my sides deciding then to make myself known. I refused to let this bitch say anything else about me without being able to stick up for myself.
With more force than needed I pushed through the glass door as if I was on a mission for revenge. Caroline’s eyes grew wide with fear as she took a step back away from the desk trying to distance herself from Scarlett. Scarlett’s eyes lifted from the drawer she was rifling through. “Well, well, look who decided to show up.” The sinister look in her eyes reminded me of all those evil, stuck up, bitches in high school that thought they were better than you. The Mean Girls they called them.
“Get the hell out of my man’s office before I call Security and have you escorted the f*ck out of here.” I barked at Scarlett even though Caroline was the one to scurry away first. I watched with caution as Caroline made her way to the door, astonishment and shock filling my veins as Ryan appeared in the doorway stopping her from leaving. Ryan looked between the three of us piecing the puzzle together faster than I expected. I wanted to tell him I was so f*cking sorry for walking away from him, but instead decided to make these bitches pay for the pain they had caused me first.
“Scarlett here, was rifling through your desk when I came in. Caroline let her in, I’m assuming since she seemed to be the most concerned with you coming back into the office. I heard her talking to Scarlett before I came into your office.” I narrowed my eyes at Scarlett, as I spoke to Ryan wanting nothing more than to cross the room and slap the face off of her.
“That isn’t true at all. I was simply looking for the paperwork you said you would sign.” Scarlett shot me a dirty look, closing the drawer she had open slowly. Caroline held her hands up as if to say I’m innocent but the fear in her eyes proved just how guilty she was.
“I told you to f*cking leave Scarlett. The deal is off. There is no paperwork to sign you, know that and Caroline you’re f*cking fired. You knew your time here was limited, when I hired a new Assistant, yet here you are letting the trash, Scarlett, into my office.” Ryan’s lip lifted in a snarl and the beautiful man I knew him to be faded away. In his place stood a very pissed off business man on the verge of kicking someone’s ass.
“Oh please, Ryan.” Scarlett placed her hands on her hips, her eyes throwing daggers at everyone in the room. “I’ve heard enough shit. I want you all out. You’re done here Caroline, and as for you Scarlett, if you ever show your face in this place or anywhere near me or Chloe again, I will end you. Do you f*cking understand me?” My body tingled as his voice rose my body reacting to his rage. “This is ludicrous Mr. Nelson.” Caroline squeaked.
“Security. I need security in here.” Ryan hollered out the door ignoring anything Caroline had to say. Heavy footfalls sounded across the office and a moment later two officers appeared in the doorway.
“Take them both out to their cars and make certain neither of them step foot back on this property. Your things will be delivered to your house, Caroline.” Ryan ordered and the officers stepped into action. The first out the door was Caroline, and she didn’t resist or complain, she simply let the officer guide her out.
“You both will pay for this. I will ruin you Ryan.” Scarlet seethed wrenching her arm out of the officers hold. "Is that a threat, Scarlett? Officers, did you hear that?" Ryan stepped up to the plate, his body language, and voice intimidating. Scarlett narrowed her evil green eyes at me, a rage that mirrored my own burned deep inside them.
“Watch your back, Bitch. Oh and I’d watch him too, he’s quite the whore.” She huffed, letting the officer lead her out of the room without any more fighting. I had never felt more relieved in my life. Ryan had helped me take out the garbage and now that I was alone with him once again everything started to fall back into place. Yeah there were things that needed to be said and fixed but being in his presence and knowing all too well that he knew what those ugly woman were up too seemed to be the only reassurance I needed.