Faking It

(2) "I'm The Boss..Not You!"

Three months later 

Aubrianna walked into her office on a cold Monday December morning. Laying on her desk was two newspapers that said 

"CEO Barnes out with hotel heiress Blakely Heyward and Governor's daughter Kingston Patton." 

She sat down at her desk and buried her face. For the last three months she dreads Monday mornings cause her desk always has those tabloid papers. She finished her breakfast and coffee she picked up both papers and her second coffee. 

She made her way up to the top floor of offices. When she reached his office his assistant Kathy was at her desk. 

"Is he in a meeting?" She said 

"Oh god yes!" 

"You like that you dirty girl! Mm?" 

Was the sounds coming from his office. "I take that as a yes." She said 

"Yeah..you are more than welcome to wait." Kathy said as she put her air pods back in. 

Just as she was about to walk away the office door opened. A brunette named Daisy Sutton from accounting was walking out. 

"Aubrianna.." Daisy said as she tried to smooth her hair and skirt. 

They sometimes have lunch since accounting legal and PR are all on the same floor. Bucky came to the door when he heard Daisy. 

"Ms O'Connor right?" He said as he let her in. 

The room reeked of sex and Daisy's cheap perfume. Bucky wasn't even fully dressed he was buttoning his shirt. 

"What do I owe the visit?" He said 

"This.." she said as she held up the papers. 

"Okay..so I went out over the weekend. Like I do every weekend.." he said 

"Yeah I know. But as your PR person this has become more of my job then helping you not get a bad rap for the company. You want to be a party boy who sleeps with anything then go ahead but don't expect me to clean it up every Monday morning." She said 

"Excuse me? I am the boss not you! You work for me! So I expect you to do your job! This! Is your job..keeping my private personal matters off the front pages of every magazine is your job Ms O'Connor! So please spare me the bullshit that handling this is keeping you from your job!." He said 

She rolled her eyes as she picked up the papers. 

"Fine! What would you like for me to say this time! That it wasn't you that it was someone that looks like you!" She said in a raised tone. 

Bucky shook his head as he started to tuck his shirt in. "Do what you always do Ms O'Connor." He said 

She looked away from him and shook her head. "Whatever.." she said 

"This is my company..I run it with my two best friends." He said 

"Yeah..they seem to be the only ones that act like adults and not some 20 year old hot shot. Sleeping with employees is one sure fire way to get a hefty sexual harassment lawsuit on your hands.." she said 

"I don't need some PR blonde bitch telling me how to run my life. It's my fucking life and I will do what I damn well please. And you need to remember who I am..I can fire you in a heart beat." He said 

She walked out and slamming the door behind her. For next hour she cleaned up the mess of the papers. When Sam and Steve came into Bucky's office Kathy let them know he wasn't in the best mood that he and Aubrianna had some words. 

When they walked in he was sipping his scotch as he stared at the window. 

"Trying to lose another PR lady?" Sam said 

Bucky rolled his eyes. "Just trying to remind her that I am the boss. She needs to learn her place." He said as he walked over to them. 

"Whatever Barnes. She's good at her job she just needs you to stop making it more difficult." Steve said 

"I am not making it hard for her." Bucky said as they sat down at the conference table. 

That night Aubrianna was setting in her apartment eating her food she picked up on the way home and a big wine glass filled with red wine. She was also on the phone with her mom who lives in Dallas she told her all about her day and the fight with her boss. 

The next morning Aubrianna was stuck on the elevator with Daisy. 

"Aubrianna I know what you may think. But I.." Daisy started to say. 

"I don't care Daisy it's your life. If you wanna sleep with the boss you can." Aubrianna said as she stepped out and went to her office.