That was the second time she’d asked him to call her Sam. He made a mental note to lose the formality, as he’d advised her originally. Nodding his understanding, he continued. “Tell me a little about you. I know about your career with the company, but I don’t know much about you.”
“Let’s see if I can give you the watered down version. Born and raised in San Antonio. One brother, older. I graduated from high school with honors, went straight to college, graduated early by doubling up on some of my classes. That’s my entire life story in a nutshell.”
Ahhh. Ok. That was how she was going to play it.
“I’ve seen your resume. It’s rather impressive.” He liked the innocence that lit her eyes when she talked about herself. There was something about her vulnerability that intrigued him. However, this woman was a contradiction in itself because when it came to business, she was cool and confident.
~*~*~
“What about you? I haven’t seen your resume. Fill me in.” Sam countered, watching Logan closely to see his reaction to her turn of the tables. It wasn’t that she couldn’t talk about herself; it’s just she wasn’t all that comfortable with it.
And truth be told, she honestly did want to know more about this man. She’d be working for him, and if she could get a better understanding of what made him tick, she’d be able to determine the boundaries.
“My personal resume? Or the professional one?” He asked, his large, sexy hand curving around the glass of tea sitting in front of him.
Sam had been watching his hands for the last few minutes, trying her damnedest not to think about what they would feel like on her skin. When she’d brushed up against him as they were leaving XTX, she’d gotten a feel of his rock solid chest and she’d been flooded with totally inappropriate thoughts since then.
“Let’s start with the personal one.”
“I’ve got one brother also. We were raised by my grandfather since I was eight. Both of my parents were killed when I was young. Drunk driver.”
“I’m sorry.” Sam reacted on pure instinct. Knowing the man was probably close to forty, that was a very long time ago, but her heart suddenly ached for the eight year old Logan who had to go through that.
“Thanks. My grandfather was tough, but he loved me. I didn’t stray from my path. I graduated from high school, going straight to college. Had a fantastic time while I was there, but I did try to focus on my studies. I graduated and went to work for a competitor of XTX, working there for about seven years, and then I came here. Been here ever since.”
“And how long have you been with XTX?”
Logan smiled his crooked smile which nearly stole her breath.
“Are you trying to figure out how long I’ve been here, or how old I am?”
Sam laughed unexpectedly. Had she been trying to figure out how old he was? Probably.
“You got me.” She had to give him credit for reading between the lines. “Maybe both. So?”
“I’ve been with XTX for ten years now. So, how old does that make me?”
Sam did the math quickly in her head. She figured he was roughly around forty, based on the calculation, but she’d already guessed that. She just smiled back at him.
It didn’t matter how old he was or that he was probably close to ten years her senior. Well, it shouldn’t have mattered. She had no reason trying to determine if they were compatible. It wasn’t an option. He would be her boss if things continued to go the way they were going now.
“Well? I’m still waiting. I think you have it all figured out.” Logan pushed her, and Sam noted the mischievous look in his eye.
God, maybe this was an exceptionally bad idea.
“Doesn’t really matter, does it?” She quipped, a little harsher than she meant. “I don’t need to know how old you are to work for you.”
He seemed to let her frustration roll off of him when he said, “So, you’re planning to work for me?”
The anticipation she heard in his voice was a good sign, or so she thought.
“I’m leaning in that direction, sure. It just depends on this afternoon and what Jeff can tell me about the upcoming project. I’m qualified, I get that. I can do the work. It’s a big step for me though. I’m leaving my entire life to come up here for an undisclosed amount of time.”
That was only partly true. Her entire life consisted of XTX as it was, so not much would change except for her location. But he didn’t need to know that.
“As I mentioned before, this is certainly a long term option. We need you here, and I know you’re capable of doing the work. If you weren’t, I wouldn’t have asked for you specifically.”