Chapter 81 - New Office.

"Jade are you really sure you won't date me? You're spending so much attention to details around me. Are you keeping tabs on me so I won't get snatched?" He teased with a wink.

"You wish" Jade scoffed, while Amy rolled her eyes at him.

"Hold on I thought you took your leave?" Jade asked. She didn't understand why Lair would still be working when he was on leave.

"That's for the hospital. So I'm currently not a doctor but a lecturer"

"Ohh"

"Well you better go easy on those students, you evil pawn" Amy intoned.

"Why would you call me an evil pawn, I'm not that bad"

"Yes you are" Jade and Amy said simultaneously. That was unexpected. They both burst out in laughter.

"Okay Amy are you free tomorrow?" Jade asked a bit serious now.

"Yeah, Why?"

"I want to go shopping. Care to tag along?" Jade asked even though she knew the answer to that. Amy would always be more than willing to go. She'd clear up her schedule if she must.

"You Jade want to go shopping?" Amy asked in disbelief.

" Yes"

"Like actual shopping?" Lair also couldn't believe it.

"Yes" Jade nodded with a smile.

"Believe me breaking up with Cale was the best thing that have happened to you" Lair had to say that. Because their Jade was indeed changing. 

"Oh my gosh bro, I have to agree with you on that" Amy said, obviously still shocked about this. When had Jade Peterson ever agreed to go shopping without being coerced? The answer was NEVER.

"Well I don't have the energy to entertain you guys, I have to go to...work" Jade said the word 'work' with so much enthusiasm, like it was her first time she was using the word, work. Just the sound of it made her heart happy.

"Tch, someone is happy" Lair snickered.

"Tell me Amy, will you be free?" Jade asked a bit nervous this time. She wouldn't know how to go about shopping for clothes without Amy there, to help her make the right choices.

"Of course baby. I've lived for a day like tomorrow" Amy squealed excitedly.

"Okay okay. See you tomorrow" She said to Amy.

"And Lair don't forget to be nice to your students when your lecture starts"

"Yes boss"

"Okay bye" Jade waved before disconnecting the call from her end. She had to, or they might go on and on.

She gave herself one last look at the mirror and headed for the living room. She hurriedly left for work without having breakfast even though Grace had asked her to. She was just too excited.

It felt like this was her first day all over again. Her heart was fluttering with anticipation.

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"Hey peeps, look who we have here. She's finally here" Julius echoed as soon as Jade walked in with her box in hand. She was shocked when they all got up and started clapping for her.

"Hey don't scare her you brats" Simon scolded as he walked up to Jade with a smile spread across his face.

"Don't mind them, they are just excited to see the brave intern who dared to talk the 'ice Queen' into giving her a job'" He said mouthing out 'Ice queen', making Jade smile. Jade could tell that he was a nice  and playful person at first glance.

"And also the girl who defeated the prima donna princess" Julius added as he approached them. Yea, he was referring to Stephanie. Everyone knew they were both competing for the contract. Thanks to Mr Alan.

"Hi, I'm Simon. I'm a Lead Graphic Designer here and this is my team", Simon said and pointed towards the direction where his team members were sitting. 

"Everyone can I have your attention. This is Jade, 'the Jade peterson', not that she needs any introduction since we already know her. Starting from today, she's our Junior graphic designer. So be nice to her. She's a new blood. Ok guys?" Simon said and smiled at Jade again.

"This is the graphics team Jade, feel comfortable. You will be sitting over there, just close to Sara. Your system is also ready. In the afternoon you will have a meeting with your mentor who will guide you through this creative process. Till then you can socialize with your team-mates and chill for a while" Simon said.

Jade nodded before giving out a nervous wave at her new team members and briefly introduced herself,

"Hi, guys. I am Jade Peterson and I will be completing my internship here. I hope to learn a lot from you all".

"You don't have to be so modest, you're not just an intern anymore. You work here now" Julius whispered making Jade blush shyly. That's true, she was a full time staff of Xenox. 

"And i am Sara, a Junior Designer here. If you have any questions starting from the locating the coffee machine, paper clips, how to fix the printer, and probably how to murder anyone of these horrible designers don't call me. Call Simon he is the eyes and ears of Xenox", Sara said and flashing a cute smile at Simon which Jade didn't miss. Seems something was going on there.

"Oh that's nice l'll keep that in mind" Jade replied.

"Don't forget to tell her you're the only sheep among wolves" Simon added. Jade caught on to the word. she looked around and indeed, Sara was the only sheep among wolves as she was the only female on the team.

"And that's why we'll get along well. Finally somebody reasonable to talk. Jade you're my next idol" She flashed Jade a sweet smile which Jase responded to.

Jade could tell the working environment here was an harmonious one, and she was already in love with it.  

"Are you my mentor?" Jade turned and  asked Simon.

"You'll love that right?" He winked.

"Of course I am. I'm so cool, so there's no need to be scared of me" Simon said and asked her to settle at her seat. He went with her till her seat and helped her configure the 'Office Communicator'. Then he added her to the communicator chat list and said -

"Ping me or any of this suck-ups here if you need anything" He said before walking out of the graphics bay. Jade around with a smile on her face before returning her focus to her desk to set it up.

Jade who was happily fixing her things on her new desk, paused when she remembered that call from Jake, yesterday. She hasn't forgotten how weird that felt.

Why didn't he save the number, when she had saved his immediately she seen the missed call which he had given her.

He's a busy man. Running a international conglomerate must be a demanding task for a young man like him. There's nothing weird about that. He just forgot.

Jade opened her laptop to googled his name -Jake Beau. She started checking everything about him, starting from his social media accounts to Acrosoft official webpage. Jade was literally stalking him, checking every possible information about him. Her curiosity was at it's peak and she wanted to know more about the man that she'll be spending her weekends with for the next few months. She hadn't really thought about it before, but now she really had to know. What if he had some fetish??

Who knows what tomorrow would bring?