Falling for the Hunter Chapter 1 : The Mondays

There's only one thing I hated more than Monday mornings, and that was a mound of paperwork first thing to start off my day. That thought only solidified when I heard a knock on my office door right before it swung open with Shelly, our office secretary, standing in the doorway.

"Morning," she greeted, coming over to slap down a pile of folders onto my desk, drawing a groan out of me. "These just came in."

I grabbed my lukewarm coffee and swirled it a few times before downing what was left in the cup. Smacking my lips, the taste of tar on my tongue, I set the cup down again and gave her a glowering look.

"Did Jeffery not get my note?"

She shrugged at me.

"That doesn't answer my question."

"I don't know what you want from me," she said, putting her hands on her hips. "I'm simply the messenger."

With that, the bottle blonde turned on her heel and walked out of my dingy little office, leaving my door wide open.

How tempting it was to throw my empty cup at her bac