Chaelisa Diaries # 1

Winners Never Quit (1/3)

Warnings: 18+, g!p

10k+ words

DISCLAIMER: This is an adaptation of an original book by Whitney G.

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Lisa's POV

Hiring Roseanne Park is officially the worst thing I've ever done.

"Hiring Roseanne Park is officially the best thing you've ever done, Lisa." Jennie passed me a binder. "At least, she was, and I really appreciated her while she lasted."

"Um hmmm." I flipped through a report and pretended to read.

I hadn't been able to get my daily work completed up to my standards since Roseanne started working for me. Everything about her was a distraction, and I'd lost count of how many times I'd envisioned her bent over my desk begging me to- fuck! there she goes distracting me again.

The hardest working executive assistant I'd ever hired, she was good at her job, and with each passing day, she became even better. Despite her lack of hotel experience, she'd caught up in no time. As opposed to my other assistants who simply waited for me to tell them what to do, she was always ten steps ahead of me. She studied all the tiers of my hotel brand to the letter, and she could recite the mantras and amenities better than some of the people who'd been working for me for years. She was even changing the culture for my top staff—firing and hiring people who she thought would help me best.

Still, there were three things about her that drove me absolutely insane. One, she had a smart-ass mouth, and unfortunately, the sarcasm that dripped from her seductive lips only made me want her more. Two, she couldn't whisper worth a damn. At least she acted like she couldn't whenever she was muttering about how much she hated me under her breath. How much she thought I was a "bitch." Three, she had a tendency to refrain from wearing panties under some of her dresses, and I couldn't help but notice every time. On those days, I insisted she come into my office every half hour for small tasks so I could get a front seat view.

"Her hiring came at a pretty good time, too." Jennie's voice snapped me out of my thoughts. "Her performance gives me hope that we'll be able to really nail someone who'll last nine months or even a year next time. She really was good."

"I'm sorry, what?" I looked up at her. "Why are you saying that she 'was' a good hire? As in past tense?"

"Because I just got a call from The Greenwich Firm—you know, the place where most of your previous executive assistants end up going. He asked me if I could give her a good reference before she came in for a final interview today."

"And what did you say, Jennie?" I clenched my jaw, livid that she'd gone on a job interview behind my back.

"Well, I told him I'd have to call him back since I was heading up here with you, but I'm pretty certain that it'll be a great reference. Unless I'm missing something?"

"You are missing something," I said. "Miss Park has a non-compete clause in her contract." In addition to some other clauses I've added...

"So? Your other assistants did, too. It was never a problem when they wanted to leave."

"Well, it is now, so don't give her a reference. Ever. If they ask you why you can't give one, have them call me."

"What?"

"You heard me," I said. "I think it's time that we start implementing all the terms in our employee contracts. We need to set the tone and make sure people aren't using this as some type of launching pad for another job from now on."

Jennie shut her folder. "Do you want me to tell her that she's wasting her time by going on all these interviews, then?"

"How many has she had?"