"Hello" said Larry as he shook Ivanka's hand.
"Please sit Ivanka" said the man as he smiled.
"Thank you Sir" said Ivanka as she smiled and she sat down across Larry as he wondered what was going on.
"Ahh as I was saying Larry, I am sure that you are overwhelmed with all the work" said the man as he smiled.
"Well not exactly Sir, it is my Job" replied Larry.
"Ahhh a modest and diligent man you are, but you do not have to be modest with me, I am sure that the work can be a bit overwhelming" said the man as he smiled.
"Which is why, Ivanka over here, will help you" said the man as he looked at Ivanka and he smiled as she smiled.
"Come again Sir??" asked Larry as he was sure he did not hear well the first time.
"Miss Ivanka will help you with your work from today on" said the man as he smiled happily.
"But Sir, I m doing well with my work, in fact I am almost done analysing some of the records, so quite frankly, I do not see any need for someone to assist me" said Larry politely, he preferred to work alone, besides he had never seen this woman before.
"I know you are doing well Larry, and I really appreciate that" said the man as he smiled.
"But even those who are the best get tired as well, which is why Ivanka here will assist you, you will be able to look at things through a fresh pair of eyes, and I am sure that it will make things easier for you" said the man.
"But Sir…" said Larry as she was cut off.
"But nothing Larry" said the man as he smiled.
"Ivanka here is an intern, she is willing and ready to serve and learn, I am sure that you both will get along well" said the man as he smiled and he could tell that Larry was not pleased about this at all, even though he did not say it.
"Alright then" said Larry as he sighed and he tried to hide his displeasure, but he just could not, he did not want to share his work with anyone else.
"Great!" said the man as he smiled.
"I look forward to working with you" said Ivanka as she smiled and she turned to look at Larry as the man smiled as well.
…
"You have a very nice office" said Ivanka as she smiled and she looked around as she followed Larry into his office.
"Not really, it is just like anyone else's" replied Larry as he sat down on his desk as he brought out the key to the locked drawer and he opened it as he brought out the documents.
"I do find it really nice though" said Ivanka as she smiled.
"Hmm, have a seat" said Larry as he gestured that Ivanka sit and she did.
"Thank you" said Ivanka as she smiled at him and Larry looked at her, it was then that he got a good look of her face in his well lit office, she had long wavy red hair, big brown eyes, and she wore bright red lipstick on her lips, she wore a black pencil skirt dress with short sleeves.
"So do you need me to help you with anything?" asked Ivanka as she smiled and she looked at Larry, her bright red lipstick was very attracting.
"No… I do not" said Larry as he looked at her.
"Today is your first day, so you don't have to do anything" said Larry.
"I was about to finish what I am working on, then tomorrow I can show you some records" replied Larry, he only hoped that she would be able to catch up on everything soon, because he really did not need any deadweight on his side.
"Alright then, I will just watch you work and take tips" said Ivanka as she smiled.
"Hmm" replied Larry as he looked back down.
"You are not American are you?" asked Larry as he wrote down a figure.
"Well yes… what gave it away?" asked Ivanka as she laughed sheepishly.
"Your accent" replied Larry as he looked up at her, she had a deep, rich thick Russian accent, and her voice was soothing to hear.
"Ahh yes… I have received that quite a lot, but I just cannot get rid of it" said Ivanka as she laughed, believe her, he had tried, but for some reason, her accent remained the same.
"I see" replied Larry.
"Can I call you Larry?" asked Ivanka as she smiled.
"You can call me whatever suites you, Larry or Mr. Cole, Miss Birch" said Larry as he went back to calculating.
"Alright then, Larry it is" said Ivanka as she smiled.
"And you can just call me Ivanka, I prefer that rather than Miss Birch" said Ivanka as she smiled.
"Alright then" said Larry as he replied, he was neither friendly nor cold, he was just being strictly professional.
"And how old are you Larry?" asked Ivanka.
"Please forgive me for asking so many questions, it's just that we are now co-workers, and since we will be working together, I feel like it would be best if we know each other better" said Ivanka as she smiled.
"24" replied Larry simply without looking up.
"Ahh I see" said Ivanka as she smiled.
"You are very young, just like me, I am 21" said Ivanka as she smiled.
"Hmm I see" said Larry as he looked up at her, he did notice that she looked rather young, but who was he to judge?
"Yes" replied Ivanka as she smiled.
"So why are you interested in accounting?" asked Larry.
"Well I find it interesting, intriguing, all the many figures and numbers, and Mr. Richardson was more than helpful as to let me intern here" said Ivanka as she smiled.
"I see" replied Larry as he wrote down something, Ivanka smiled, Larry was the weirdest man she had ever met, others would try to woo her, or compliment her beauty, or do worse, but he was just so on his own, by himself, so quiet, he only replied to her with shot replies, she was interested In him, she wondered why he was so… nonchalant.
"I better stop talking now, I must be boring you" said Ivanka as she smiled and Larry did not look at her at all.
"I will leave you to work, I am going to get some tea, would you like anything?" asked Ivanka as she smiled.
"No thank you" said Larry.
"Alright then" said Ivanka as she smiled as she stood up and she walked away as she left Larry to work in peace.
…
"*Sigh*, finally done" said Larry to himself as he stretched.
"*Knock* *Knock*, May I come in?" asked Ivanka with a smile as she knocked on Larry's open office door.
"Sure" replied Larry.
"Are you done?" asked Ivanka as she smiled and she looked at the documents.
"Well yes, but I need to send these to Mr. James" said Larry as he packed the documents together in a big brown envelope.
"Ahh I see" said Ivanka as she smiled.
"I can deliver them to Mr. James if you want" said Ivanka as she smiled.
"Are you sure?" asked Larry.
"Yes, of course, I am here to help aren't I?" asked Ivanka as she smiled.
"Besides, I want to do something, you have been here all day, and I did nothing, I feel bad" said Ivanka as she smiled.
"Well alright then" said Larry, as he stood up and he put on his blazer and then his coat and he handed the envelope to Ivanka.
"Thank you" said Ivanka as she smiled.
"I will make sure he gets this, have a good evening and see you tomorrow" said Ivanka as she smiled.
"See you" said Larry as he still was not used to the fact that he would have to see her everyday now.
Ivanka smiled at him as he did not even smile and he just walked away.
"What a strange man?" said Ivanka to herself as she smiled, maybe he was just very shy… to tell the truth, she found him interesting, he had his own charm.
Suddenly the phone in Larry's office and Ivanka walked to pick up the call as she was snapped out of her thoughts.
"Hello" said Ivanka as she picked the call.
"I… I am working on it… it is only my first day after all" said Ivanka as she replied to the person on the other side of the line, she knew who it was, and the smile on her face dropped.
"Do not pressure me, have I ever let you down?" asked Ivanka coldly.
"You know the answer, now, we cannot talk here, someone might be eavesdropping nearby, and I have somewhere else to be" said Ivanka seriously as she put the phone back down as the call ended, and she scoffed, she could not have a break could she??
Thank you to Imani_Chidi for the power stone haha!