Chapter Ten

**Greyson**

The last week has been pure torture with Gen, introducing her at work as my assistant in all things to do with my personal life went down like a lead balloon with Vicky.

Whenever I step outside the office, she is right there in front of me making sure whatever task I have is given to her before Gen. She, however, seems completely oblivious to when I ask her something and seems a lot more interested in hanging with the tech guys, one of them must have caught her eye it is not like she knows anything about this world.

In front of people, Gen and I are nice as pie to each other she bats her eyelashes I flash a smirk it’s all very high school in a bit to convince people we are falling for one another however as soon as we get into that car both switching back to being loathed by one another making only the smallest of conversation.

The drive home today is like any other, we are both seated in the back my face glued to my phone and her eyes fixated out of the window, but it is about time we started acting like a real couple at work if anyone is to believe we are going to be married in two weeks.

I am about to turn to ask her, but she stops me by speaking first.

“Greyson, this might sound strange, but I’ve been getting a lot of questions around the office about the nature of our relationship and well.”

I can see the nervousness in her eyes as I know she is going to ask exactly what I was planning only this way it’s a lot more fun, at least I’m not the one having to do it.

“I was thinking maybe we should go out on a few visible dates; I don’t think anyone is going to believe we are madly in love unless we start to act infatuated with one another, particularly not anyone in your office and even more so your real PA Vicky”.

I stare her up and down making her wait for my answer, she does not have to know I was planning on suggesting the same, but she doesn’t need to know any of that.

I mockingly stare at her in a pretend state of shock.

“Miss Hudson are you suggesting we go on a date “

Her face goes bright red and she looks away, I thought she would retort back to me with some witty comment, but she doesn’t instead she shows the first sign of weakness I’ve ever seen her show since the day we met.
Sucking up my pride I choose to take over.

“I have actually been thinking the same Gen, how about we have lunch together in my office tomorrow and I’ll get Vicky to bring it, she will see us and I’m sure in no time it will be around the building and then in a few days we will have our first public appearance together”.

She turns to face me again her shoulders now more relaxed and she nods and then quietly says.

“I do have a question though”.

“Sure, what it is Gen”.

“When you say public appearance do you mean just us two or do you mean like a social event?”

I’m confused by her sudden curiosity to be in the spotlight, maybe this is part of the reason she said yes, I should have known that it was about the fame and not just wanting the money, for some reason that thought stirs up anger in me and I don’t know why.

“It will be a public event; I was thinking we could attend the Charity event the company is hosting. As an official couple”

“I guess so that gives us four days to convince everyone we are head over heels for each other. Reckon your up to the challenge Greyson “

With those words, her arrogance comes back, and her sarcasm is in full force.

“The question is Gen, can you handle all of this I mean it’s in our contract that you cannot fall in love with me, do you think you will be able to resist these charms “

I shoot her a wink and get an eye roll in return.

“Game on Greyson”

She then pushes the car door open before the driver has a chance to open it and heads towards the apartment doors, for just a second I catch myself watching the way her hips move as walks. If she wants to play, then it is on she will be like putty in my hands within a week.

The Next day comes around quickly and just as we both promised we are playing the perfect flirting will they couple at work; I can tell there is a buzz at work about, people wondering what’s going on.

I arrange for Vicky to pick up lunch and just like we planned Gen comes into my office to wait for the food to arrive.

I hear Vicky’s footsteps coming towards the door, so I move to sit on the sofa with Gen, who has her head buried in her laptop as if she senses that the door is about to open, she throws her laptop down beside her and proceeds to sit on my lap causing my grab hold of her out of instinct, so she does not fall just as Vicky walks in with the food.

I look at Vicky and then and Gen who has her eyes on mine, the top button of her shirt a little undone.

Without looking around to Vicky she speaks in a soft and seductive voice.

“Greyson, at some point you are going to have to put me down you know Vicky hasn’t bought us this food to go cold”.

She lets out a weird schoolgirl giggle then turns and flashes a proud smile to Vicky, while I sit stunned into submission. Vicky then places the tray on the table before handing me the receipt for expenses before I can grab hold of its Gen grabs it and stands up while she places it in between he breasts and simply says.

“You can get that later”.
Before winking at me and sitting on the other side of the sofa once more, Vicky just states stood mouth open glaring at Gen before returning her focus to me.

“Will that be all Mr Maddox”.

“Yes, that will be all “

She turns to leave before I face Gen who already has a mouthful of food. She swallows it readying another bite on her fork before saying.

“Round one to Gen I think “

And then she continues to eat her food, I must give it to her she won this round that was expertly executed, but now she has put the stakes so high she has no idea what she is in for.

Now it really is game on.

**Genevieve**

After the stunt, I pulled at lunch the whole company was buzzing with talk of Greyson and me. At first, I was happy that the news was getting around but then came the snipes about how I opened my legs to get the job.
This was the part I didn’t like the most, having people make assumptions about you based on no real information just gossip.

It reminds me of my time in London, my brother convincing everyone I wasn’t fit to have any holding in our father’s company spreading lies about how I had slept with members of the board in a bid to get the CEO position over him.

The reality of the situation was far different, he was and still is so insecure that he had to find a way to make himself seem like the best possible choice out of the two of us.

I still remember the day he walked in on me and Andy one of the old guys on the board, he asked me to his office for a meeting to discuss what my plans were for the future of the company instead he made a pass at me pinning me to the wall just as my brother walked in.

I tried to get him to look into my eyes pleading with him to help me get him off but instead, I saw opportunity flash in his eyes as he did not comment but turned around and left leaving me alone with Andy once more. I managed to push him off and jab a pen in his leg before running and that’s when I knew I was truly alone in this world now my parents were gone I couldn’t even count on my own brother.

Suddenly this game of cat and mouse with Greyson seems like a silly idea but the game is already afoot, and I won’t give him the satisfaction of knowing anything about me.

A few hours later I’m lazily sat at my desk, a few of the girls from finance have come to speak to me asking me all kinds of questions about him and I’m happy to fill them in with half-truths and fabricated stories knowing that at the end of this I will be the winner.

That is until he strolls out of his office towards me the biggest grin on his face, to anyone else it would look like he was happy to see me, but I know better he is up to something the ladies who were stood with me move away but just far enough so they can still see what’s going on.

As soon as he reaches my desk, I hear the lift ding, my jaw drops as I see doors open revealing several people all stood with huge bouquets all heading towards me.

The women from finance giggle and make quiet comments about how cute this is and how jealous they are as Greyson moves to stand in front of me.

“Genevieve this last week has been amazing with you”.

I stand faking a smile keeping up the pretence but gazing at him wondering what he is going to do next.

“I just wanted you to know how special you are so all of these are for you “

The people holding the flowers place them on the desks and the floor in their vases as there is so many before turning to leave again.

I’m at a complete loss for words so I throw my arms around him as a thank you, and that’s when he whispers in my ear.

“I win this round”.

Before I can register what, he said his lips are on mine is arm now around my waist, holding me firmly in his grip as I hear gasps from those sneakily watching out encounter.

I kiss him back in the hope that no one noticed my awkwardness before he pulls away taking my hand in his kissed the back of it flashing me a wink and heading back towards his office.

I sit back down on my chair now surrounded by flowers, feeling the eyes of everyone on me as my cheeks burn red.

I never thought he would come back at me so strong now I had to up my game.
As I lift one of the vases full of sunflowers to be on my desk, I hear a snortle before I swing around in my chair.

“This isn’t going to last you know, you’re not the only woman he sends flowers too”.

Vicky gives me a half-assed smile before turning back to sit in her own chair leaving me to wonder what exactly the nature of their relationship is.