Xavier FINAL (Men of Steel #4) (4 page)

I got out of the shower and threw on some shorts. I went to the fridge and grabbed
some grilled chicken that may or may not be on its last leg and threw it in the microwave.
I grabbed a beer out of the fridge and looked down at the file Abe had handed me.

Personal assistant. Taelyn Patrick. Cute name, I thought as I opened the file and
took a drink.

“What the fuck!” I nearly choked when I saw the picture.

I grabbed my phone and dialed Momma Joe.

She answered after three rings. “Xavier is everything alright?”

“No.”

“Its late here son.”

“It’s five in the morning there Momma.”

“You sound upset.”

“Yeah. Call and cancel this assistant. I don’t need one.”

“You do. This is a not up for discussion.”

“You hired Shawn White’s twin sister Momma!”

“She is qualified Xavier.”

“She’s something that’s for sure.” I looked at the picture of the curly auburn haired
girl with glasses and I swear she had braces or buck teeth she was covering with those
large lips. She had freckles across her nose and she appeared to have the personality
of a fucking rock. “How the hell do you expect me to work with Shawn White?”

“Her name is Taelyn.”

“How the hell old is she? She looks like she’s just hit puberty and it hit her back
not all that damn graciously either.”

“She will make a perfect assistant for you. You aren’t supposed to be attracted to
her.”

“You picked her on purpose. What the hell Momma?”

“Xavier. I’m going to bed. If when you and Abraham meet her she seems unqualified
then we talk about it, until then I am going back to bed. Good night son I love you.”

And she hung up.

You have got to be kidding me.

I spent my weekend the way I liked. I found another piece of ass that interested me
on Saturday night at the club and fucked her in the bathroom. Angel came back on Sunday
night and I gave her a mouthful and after she begged me to eat her pussy decided fair
was fair. I licked her clit and gave her some fake chow action. She fucking loved
it.

~

The phone rang and I woke up and grabbed it off the nightstand. Son of a bitch, I
was late. I pushed decline on Abe’s call and jumped out of bed. I grabbed a two minute
shower and threw on yet another suit and jetted out the door.

James, the driver, must have gotten sick of waiting for my ass because he wasn’t there.
I went back in and grabbed the keys to the Jeep and headed to the
office
.

~

“Good morning Mr. Steel. Have a great day Mr. Steel.”

Fuck off!
I screamed in my head.

I got off the elevator and headed into Abe’s office. I felt like I was walking into
the damn principal’s office, again.

“Nice you can make it.” Was all he said.

“Sorry. My alarm didn’t go off.”

“That’s fine. Your assistant is here…”

“I thought she was working evenings?” I threw the folder on the desk.

“Paperwork. You can also take her out to lunch, get to know her…”

“This is so fucked up. I don’t need a damn personal assistant Abe.”

“We all do. They keep shit straight.”

His intercom buzzed. “Yes Teresa.”

“Mr. O’Donnell, Miss Patrick has finished her tour.”

“Thanks give us a minute then send her in.”

“Shawn White,” I murmured.

“What?” Abe chuckled.

“She looks like Shawn White.”

“The Olympic snowboarder?”

“Yeah that one. Okay looking dude but he would make a hideous woman.”

The door opened and Abe quickly closed the file and stood. I couldn’t even turn around.

“Xavier,” he whispered and glared at me.

“She got a snow board?” I whispered back.

“Miss Patrick, thank you for coming in. Have a seat.”

“Thank you Mr. O’Donnell.”

Well, she didn’t sound like a dude. I forced myself to turn around and when I did
she had her back to me.

She was about five foot nine in those heels. She wore a skirt that hit above her knees
and black stockings. Her hips were narrow and she was on the thin side. Her ass bubbled
out a bit; not bad. Her hair was a dark auburn and up in some sort of twist. Her skin
was pretty pale. She didn’t look bad at all from behind. She sat down in the chair
across from Abe and I decided I may as well get this show on the road.

I walked around the table and sat, careful not to look up. “Thanks for coming in today
Miss Patrick.”

“Thank you for the opportunity Mr. Steel.”

“Xavier,” I looked up at her. I immediately started laughing. Abe kicked me under
the table, pretty damn hard too. “What the fuck Abe?”

“Sorry Miss Patrick,” Abe rolled his eyes. “Mr. Steel--.”

“Can speak for himself.”

“Oh. Of course, okay.” She looked down.

Damn, she was beautiful. Green eyes, her full lips shaped like a heart, my cock was
chubbing up.

“Miss Patrick. You can call me Xavier.”

She looked up and smiled nervously. “Okay.”

“Do you by any chance have ID on you?”

“Of course I do,” she reached in her black purse and Abe kicked me again.

“Okay, cause you don’t look the same in your photo. Not at all. So I’m wondering if
this is really you.”

She looked up at the picture and nodded as she tried not to smile. “It is.”

“How is that even humanly--?” Abe kicked me again. “Abe, one more time and I swear--.”

“My boyfriend put it up. It’s from junior high. I apologize. I was applying for waitress
jobs. Not this one.” Her face was now pink.

“So you’re not interested in this job?”

“If I wasn’t I wouldn’t be here.” She looked up at me.

“So your boyfriend has no problem with you working nights and weekends?”

“He’s a student at Harvard Medical. Mrs. Steel said it would be alright to have every
other weekend off.”

Harvard medical. Probably some pussy.

“So how long will you be able to be with us at Steel Miss Patrick?”

“Until June. I graduate at the end of May.”

“Will work interfere with your schooling?”

“No Mr. Steel, I have two full days of classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.”

“The rest of the week?”

Abe kicked me again.
Fucker
. And she noticed the glare I tossed at him.

“I only ask because if I have to be here she could switch those evenings to days,
that way…”

“Let’s stick to the task at hand here.”

Oh I wanted to punch him right in his preppy little nose.

“Taelyn. Let’s me and you head out. Check out a few places and then grab some lunch.”

“Miss Patrick, could you wait outside for just a moment please,” Abe stood.

After she left I looked at Abe. “My show man.”

“With strings Xavier.”

“I could always sell my shares of Steel.”

“You wouldn’t do that to your family X.”

“Maybe I would. I’m going to do this alone.”

“For fuck sake, take some guidance. It won’t kill you. No one here wants you to fail
Xavier.”

“I want to do it alone.”

“Fine. You tell your mother.”

“No I’m good thanks. Abe, she has a boyfriend man, a Harvard boy…”

“It doesn’t make it a challenge Xavier.”

“I’m not gonna fuck her. I’m just gonna show her pretentious ass how the other half
lives.” I winked and walked out before he could say a word.

Chapter 4

Mr. Steel

“Come on; let’s go check out a few places.” He smiled as he hit the first floor button
in the elevator.

I stood in the corner feeling very out of my element. I looked over at him and a smirk
played on his lips. I immediately felt uncomfortable and out of place.

“So,” he was still smirking when he opened the folder in his hands. “We have a few
places to check out.”

“By places you mean?”

“We need an office, something that can eventually be expanded. You know a place for
a recording studio and meetings, things like that.”

“I’m sorry, like I said, I have no idea what this job entails so could you be a little
more specific?”

“Right.” He cleared his throat and nodded. “I’m going to start a production company.
I want to find undiscovered talent and help make them into the next big thing.”

“And your background?”

He looked at me and his eyebrow slowly lifted. His little smirk gave way to almost
a frown. “I’m really not sure what you’re asking.” I had offended him.
Good going Taelyn
.

“Did you go to school for music, or business, or…” I looked back at him and stopped
talking.

He leaned back against the wall and crossed his arms in front of him and looked at
me without saying a word. The way he looked at me made me want to look away, say I
was sorry, hide, anything but stand there and look at him looking at me and wondering
what the hell he was thinking.

“I’m really unsure why my background matters. I know music; I know talent when I hear
it.”

“So you didn’t go to college for…”

“No.”

The elevator stopped and he straightened and waved his hand to the door showing me
the exit. One that I gladly took. I stopped and waited for him to step off and he
ran into the back of me. I nearly fell over and would have if he didn’t grab my waist
from behind to stop my fall.

“Sorry,” we both said at the same time.

I looked back at him over my shoulder, uncertain why he was still holding me. The
look in his eyes, they were darker than before.

“You alright?” He asked as he released me and stepped back.

“Yes. Thank you.”

“I’ll meet you up front.” His voice was gruff and he seemed annoyed as he walked quickly
to the men’s room.

I walked up to the reception area of Steel Incorporated and stood in the corner so
I wasn’t in anyone’s way. I kept my focus straight ahead at the four story glass wall.

I overheard the receptionists whispering.

‘How did she get this job?’

‘She must be one of his conquests’, another giggled.

‘The last single Steel. What a shame.’

‘Only one of the others is married. Cyrus and Zandor are still technically available,’
another whispered.

‘Not really.’

‘If I don’t see a ring it’s still available,’ one giggled.

‘All four of those boy’s eyes ooze sex. Xavier is the only one who doesn’t have those
dark Italian eyes. Apparently they’re his father’s. Sexy as hell.’

‘I think I could get off just kneeling in front of him, sucking his dick as long as
he was looking at me with those damn blue green eyes.’

‘How about a Xavier and Zandor sandwich? Can you imagine one in the back door and
one in the front?’

‘This conversation needs to stop. I swear my panties are getting wet just thinking
about them.’

‘I learned to wear a pad by the end of my first week. Jase Steel and Abe O’Donnell
were my first fantasy. Could you imagine that?’

And then one moaned, she moaned! ‘Cyrus. I bet he’s an animal.’

And I thought living with three brothers was bad. Women are pigs.
What the hell
? I laughed to myself.

“You ready?” His hand pressed against my lower back and I jumped. I looked back at
him and that smirk was back, “You okay?”

“Yes, I was just…”

“Let’s go.” He pushed me gently to the doors.

“Have a good day Mr. Steel.”

“See you tomorrow Mr. Steel.”

I glanced back to see how he responded and he winked at them, and then as he turned
he rolled his eyes ever so slightly.

My face was on fire and I made sure to stay two steps ahead of him so he wouldn’t
see. I wonder if he heard them? I wonder if he knew I had heard them? I wonder how
long he had been standing behind me listening to me listen to them? Oh my good god,
this was incredibly embarrassing.

He stepped in front of me and opened the door to the black town car. “Ladies first.”

I swear I heard humor in his voice and I looked back at him to see if I was correct.
His eyebrow raised again. “That means you Miss Patrick. Start with your left foot
and then your…”

“Thanks,” I grumbled as I bent to get in.

I didn’t know what the hell was going on. I wasn’t sure if he actually growled from
behind me or if I was just worked up from what I had just heard those women say.

Get your shit together Patrick
! I scolded myself as I straightened my skirt and sat waiting for Xavier Steel to
get in the car. He slammed the door and took his suit coat off, draped it over his
arm, and walked to the front of the car.

“Here are the addresses James.” He handed him a piece of paper.

He walked around the car and threw his coat on the trunk. He loosened his tie and
unbuttoned the top three buttons of his shirt. I saw some of a tattoo the shirt covered
and remembered he was the same man I saw on the internet, naked, with a guitar.
Serious about music? Yeah I bet.
I watched as he took a deep breath and then grabbed his jacket.

He opened the door, slid in next to me, threw his coat over his lap, and let out a
deep breath.

“Mr. Steel I am sorry if…”

He let out a low rumbling laugh. “Xavier. Please call me Xavier.”

“Fine. Xavier, we’re getting off on the wrong foot here. If I’m not what you want
then…”

He laughed again and looked at me narrowing his eyes briefly. “We’ll work out just
fine Taelyn. Late start to my day set the tone for me to be a little
off
. Let’s just go check out some of these buildings and move on from there.”

We visited four places. Some old buildings, office spaces at strip malls, and other
shared spaces. None were the same and I was hoping to gain insight to what it was
Xavier Steel was looking for. Which I didn’t. What I did see where four different
female realtors, all pretty, all flirtatious, and all received smiles and the same
type of behavior they gave him.

We broke for a late lunch, just him and I. I would be a liar if I said Xavier Steel
wasn’t a beautiful man. His body was long and lean; you could tell that it was amazing.
His dress pants were riding low on his waist and on the looser side. The exception
was his ass. The pants clung to them.