The Assistant(113)

“Ugh, I think I’m already too drunk to function.” Amy’s voice sounded from behind us. “Seriously? I didn’t think these events would be so boring. They looked so much cooler in the magazines and stuff.” She scoffed, before taking another gulp of her red wine.

“Amy, take it easy on the liquor, okay?” I warned with an amused expression. “Remember this event is for the business; and there’s someone coming tonight that you’d want to be sober around.”

“There is literally no one in this world that I would want to be sober for at this stupid thing,” she grumbled, before walking off.

“You invited your brother? Dammit, I was hoping to get some from her tonight.” Allen cursed to himself, making my gaze drag away from my best friend to give the man a look of disbelief.

“Did you pay Rita once she finished your hair?” Adrian asked, ignoring Allen’s comment.

“Yes, she was so nervous about tonight for me. I have no idea why.” A small frown appeared on my face as I bit my lip at Rita’s nervous behaviour earlier this evening.

Adrian grunted. “Who cares. As long as you-”

“Smelly Emily. You look amazing tonight, little sis.” I turned around to find a smiling Blake walking over to us, looking dapper in a navy coloured suit.

“Blake!” I grinned, wriggling out of Adrian’s grip and pulling my brother into a bone crushing hug. “Thank you so much for coming.”

“Anything for you, little sis.” Blake smirked.

I glared up at him. “I prefer Smelly Emily.”


Blake just shrugged in response, still smirking, to my annoyance.

“Oh!” I suddenly remembered, turning to Allen. “Blake, this is Allen, Adrian’s best friend. Allen, this is my brother Blake.”

“Hey man, it’s nice to meet you.” Allen smiled, holding a hand out for Blake to shake.

Blake’s eyes narrowed in Allen’s direction before he cautiously took his hand and shook it slowly. “Let’s talk, Allen.”

“Wait, Blake-” I didn’t bother finishing my sentence because Blake was already dragging Allen away from Adrian and me. “He’s going to give him a lecture,” I sighed, cringing at their retreating figures.

Adrian smirked before snaking his arm around my waist again. “Good. At least now we can have some time alone.”

He bent down and placed a lingering kiss on my lips, and I kissed back immediately before pulling away. “As much as I’d love for this to continue, you actually have investors to talk to. That’s the reason this thing was hosted in the first place, remember?” I grinned, before wiping my thumb across his lips to get rid of the red lipstick that was transferred.

Adrian groaned and placed his forehead at the crook of my neck. “I hate everyone.”

“You sound like a whiny teenager.” I laughed, pushing his head off gently. “Come on, go charm them to a stupor.” I smiled while fixing his tie.

“I love you,” he mumbled, before pecking my cheek and walking away. I watched as he stopped at a small group of men and women not far from where we were standing, and he plastered on a smile as he began shaking their hands and nodding.

“You guys are the cutest,” I heard a female voice sigh.

I turned around in confusion and found Anna standing behind me with a smile on her face and a glass of white wine gripped tightly by both hands.

“Thank you.” I smiled. “You look really nice!” I complimented, observing her black cocktail dress and royal blue high heels.

“Are you kidding me? Nothing compares to how you look tonight,” she gushed, freeing one hand from the glass and motioning at my dress. “You’re literally distracting everyone with your beauty and your laugh. Seriously, I’ve seen so many people around you look at you while someone is talking to them, or they’re talking to someone. You look amazing!”

I blushed and nervously looked around the room briefly; noticing the small looks she pointed out, before smiling slightly. “Thank you.” An all too familiar light blue dress caught my attention, and I sighed before looking back at Anna. “I’m really sorry, I’ve just spotted something I need to take care of… I’ll find you later and we’ll talk more?”

“It’s fine! I understand, you have to run around a lot since it’s your boss and your boyfriend’s event. I’ll see you around.” She smiled.

I nodded briefly and instantly made my way over to where Amy was now blinking into a worried looking man’s face.

“I’m so sorry, she tends to observe people a bit too closely to know what to write about when we ask about how the night went.” I smiled sheepishly at the man before grabbing a hold of Amy’s left arm. “Thank you for coming tonight. Enjoy the rest of your evening.”

I dragged Amy off to the ladies’ room.

“Amy! What did I warn you about when I told you about this event?! This is serious! Pull yourself together!” I stressed, fixing her flattening curls.

“Why couldn’t Rita do my hair?” she grumbled with a pout. “Yours looks so pretty. So does your dress. So do you.”

“Amy,” I growled, beginning to lose my patience.

“What?” She whined.

“Sober up and pull yourself together,” I snapped. “I’m going to get you a glass of water, and then I’m giving you to Blake.”