Cake Love: All Things Payne(58)

I turn back to look at Evaleen who is casually sipping her coffee. “Does Morgana know he works here? Oh shit! Is she seeing him again?” Jealousy and rage start to flow through my veins, as I contemplate a way to destroy coffee-smelling, beady-eyed Trevor.

That's why Evaleen suggested this place, because she knows Morgana is going to show up. She wants to destroy me by having me witness that beady-eyed dirt bag touching her.

"No, she doesn't know he works here. You see Payne; I had to look this guy up because there is a potential problem that involves him. When Drake entered the Executive Development Program, I had to contact her ex. I found out...well I won't tell you how I found out, but I discovered that Drake and her ex have a viral history so to speak." Evaleen's smirking at me.

"Morgana has a sexually transmitted disease? Did this guy give it to her? Does she not know?"

Evaleen grunts in frustration and rolls her eyes before sitting up. "No. Just let me finish. Apparently Mr. Trance filmed them having sex many years ago and then put it up on the Internet. Only he never told her about it. She knows though. She found out later and broke up with him, then she had to change her first name because doofus put their first names in the title."

I...can't...even. That motherf*cker! Automatically, my hand clenches so tight that I feel the skin in my palm begin to break from my fingernails.

"Whoa! Calm down Payne. What are you going to do? Go over there and beat the crap out of him? Get you kicked out or even thrown in jail. How is that going to look to future investors for your new business? I am telling you this for a reason. Do something with it, but don't go all caveman with it. That's just stupid and really won't win her back."

I take a few breaths and count to ten, twice. Feeling slightly more relaxed, I nod my head at Evaleen. My mind starts to function again as I try to figure out what I'm going to do.

"How is she at work? Is she enjoying being an executive?" I ask Evaleen as I hunger for any sort of information about Morgana.

Evaleen smiles while playing with the paper sleeve of her cup. "Yeah. She has your old job, Payne. She walks in your old office every day and doesn't have to worry about having to deal with *ry anymore."

I don't know what shocks me more, that Morgana is now VP of Sales and Marketing or the news about f*ckwad filming her during sex.

"What? They gave her my old job?"

"Not really. About a week after you left, they hired a replacement but the idiot didn't know a hole in the ground from his own *, so they fired him about a week before Drake came back from New York. Since she knew the most about the job out of anyone at Mimir, they let her have it temporarily until they can find someone with more experience."

I smile picturing her doing my old job. It makes me happy knowing that it is her there and not someone else. Some stranger who doesn't know the company or the people, but has a great resume taking over my position doesn't settle well with me. “She’s good, isn’t she?”

I watch as a small smile erupts from Evaleen’s face before she gushes with pride, "Yeah, I would almost say she is better than you, but you did have more experience at the job, and at times it shows. Honestly, I wish Mr. Mimir would just give her the job. I know in a few months Drake will be best for it. Plus, people trust her and enjoy working with her."

"They sure didn't like working with me."

"I know I didn't." We both laugh at Evaleen's remark.

"Look Evaleen, I can't remember why we grew to hate each other, but—“ Evaleen cuts me off before I try to make amends.

“—I do.” My brow pinches and I tilt my head. "What was it?"

"It was about six years ago, I had just started at Mimir a few weeks earlier. It was someone's birthday so there was cake in the conference room on the executive floor. I stood near you and Edgar but wasn't part of your conversation. I overheard Edgar saying, 'She seemed really nice when I met her.' I looked over at him and his eyes were staring right at me. I figured you both were talking about me, the new hire. I admit, I shouldn't have been eavesdropping but I was new and wanted to make sure I was making a good impression, especially with the people running the company."

She sighed and then laughed a little before shaking her head. "That's when you stated, 'The Ice Queen wouldn't know how to be nice if it came and gave her a nice kiss...on the ass.' I was floored at how you described me. I always tried to be serious and a hard worker but never had I once been described like that before. I set up a meeting with you to find out why you said that, and when I asked if I had done anything to offend you, you looked me straight in the eye and said yes. You then described the tremendous amounts of errors in the HR paperwork and complained about the delays in various HR meetings. Obvious someone was at fault so, and I quote, 'It must be the new girl because who else would f*ck up in this manner.' End quote."

I don't remember any of this. I would never have called an employee Ice Queen. There is only one other person I ever said that about.

"From that point on Payne, I hated you. I set it upon myself to make your working life at that company a living hell. If I had a chance to make your job a little bit harder or make you have to work later, I did it." Evaleen's arms crossed over her chest and she’s glaring at me. If what she said is true then I don't blame her for hating me.