I wake up at 6 in a really good mood. Was it because Carter and I were a thing or the fact that my best friend was getting married, I have no idea. Last night after Tara and I talked I took a shower and brushed my teeth, hopping into bed at 2 and falling asleep a little bit after that. I was running on 4 hours of sleep but I never felt better in my entire life. I put this on after I shower and brush my teeth:

And run downstairs to meet Tara who already had breakfast on the table.

"Well someone's in a good mood this morning and ain't bitchy as usual," she says

"Shut up and lemme live," I say eating my breakfast

"I gotta go, don't wanna be late," I say as I grab my phone and keys and toss them in my bag.

"Bye Tee-Tee" I yell out the door. I hope in the cab that's already waiting for me and put my earbuds in. When the cab arrives at Mason Enterprises I hop out the car, pay the driver and walk in, earbuds still in. I was smiling at everyone I saw, what could I say, I was in a good mood.

I'm walking to my office when I feel a tap on my shoulder.

"Oh, hey Brad. Didn't know you were right behind me" I say with a smile

"Ha, sorry about that, I was calling your name but you didn't hear me," he says

"Ohh, that's because I was listening to my music, sorry about that," I say

"So, I see you're not rushing down the hall to try and clock in at the last minute this time," he says with a chuckle

"Nope, I'm a changed woman," I say with a laugh

"Oh, by the way, can I get your number?" he says

"Yea of course," I say typing in my number into his phone, he does the same to mine

"I'll let you go now, don't wanna piss Carter off now do we," he says with a smile

"Yea, Lord knows he gets pissed off at literally everything," I say with a laugh. We bid our goodbyes and I walk into my office. Not even 5 seconds later I'm pushed up against the door with a pair of lips against mine.

"Good morning, girlfriend," he says emphasizing the girlfriend part

"Morning, boyfriend," I say emphasizing boyfriend just like he did

"So, what are you up to this fine Thursday morning," Carter asks

"Oh you know, just trying to clock in before my dick of a boss pops a vessel," I say walking past him. Carter soon follows plopping himself in my chair.

"Hey, I was gonna sit there," I say

"You're too slow hun," he says laughing

"Excuse me," I say playfully offended "I'll have you know that I am very fast. Now get your ass out of my chair"

"How about you bring your little ass over here and then boom, we both have someplace to sit"

"Your an ass you know that," I say

"Well you're dating me now, so who's the bigger ass," he says

"Shut up asshole"

"You first dumbass," he says

"Nah, you know what they say, ladies first," I tell him

"Excuse me," he says in a high-pitched voice "Did you just assume my gender," he says playfully offended

"Oh. Yes. I. Did." I say snapping my fingers

"That's it, come here," he says getting up. Now was my time to run. However, I was once again not fast enough and Carter caught me with ease a few moments later.

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Carter's P.O.V

I was in the office early, awaiting Steph's arrival. A few minutes later, I hear her talking to Brad in the hallway. I quickly sneak into her office and wait behind the door. Was I gonna scare her or kiss her, I don't know. I'll figure that out when she walks in.

Soon enough she walks in through the door and I do a mix of both. I grab her by the waist which scared her and pushed her up against the door to kiss her.

"Good morning, girlfriend," I say emphasizing the girlfriend part

"Morning, boyfriend," she says emphasizing boyfriend just like he did

"So, what are you up to this fine Thursday morning," I ask

"Oh you know, just trying to clock in before my dick of a boss pops a vessel," she says walking past me. I follow plopping myself in her chair.

"Hey, I was gonna sit there," she says

"You're too slow hun," I say laughing

"Excuse me," she says playfully offended "I'll have you know that I am very fast. Now get your ass out of my chair"

"How about you bring your little ass over here and then boom, we both have someplace to sit"

"Your an ass you know that," she says

"Well you're dating me now, so who's the bigger ass," I say

"Shut up asshole"

"You first dumbass," I say

"Nah, you know what they say, ladies first," she says

"Excuse me," I say in a high-pitched voice "Did you just assume my gender," I say playfully offended

"Oh. Yes. I. Did." she says snapping her fingers

"That's it, come here," I say getting up. I chase after her. unfortunately for her, she was wearing heels that she couldn't possibly run in so I caught her with ease. I grab her by the waist and spin her around, bringing her back to her desk. I sit down, pulling her on top of me and start to tickle her.

"Mercy, Mercy," she says while laughing. God I loved her laugh

"Fine, Fine," I say stopping my previous actions "But I want a kiss in return," I say

"Deal," she says kissing me quickly

"What the hell was that," I say

"A kiss like you asked," she says with a smile

"Oh, my bad. Didn't know I needed to specify saying a PROPER kiss" I say "Come here" I say fixing her so she was straddling my waist and pulling her lips closer to mine. But of course, who walked in

"Oh my Lord, I need to stop," Brad says facepalming himself

"Is there something you need Brad?" I ask him

"Yea, your clients are waiting for you for your meeting sir," he says

"Tell them I'll be right there," I say to him. He nods and walks out the door

"Look's like we have a meeting to get to," Steph says

"Yes, sadly we do," I said, "Can we go for lunch together later?" I ask

"Of course," she says, her eyes brightening

"Alright, let's go," I say taking her off of me

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Steph's P.O.V

The meeting was boring as usual and of course, ended with Carter being pissed off and fuming. He leads me into his office and sits down in his chair. Being the CEO must be hard. Poor Carter must be stressed all the damn time.

"I literally have no idea on what to do" he finally says

"You'll figure it out Carter, you always do," I say squeezing his shoulders

"Andrews is a liar and a cheater. He never sticks to his word. But if I don't go through with the deal, there is a chance that the company goes bankrupt." he says. I could tell he was on the verge of giving up. I grab the files on his desk and start to look through them.

"I've looked through everything Steph, I can't think of any other solution than to give him what he wants," he says with a sigh

Mr. Andrews was proposing that we give him 50% of our profit instead of the 40% that Carter's father and he agreed to. Why? Because Andrews helped Carter's father start up his business.

"Carter," I say

"What," he says with his head still in his hands

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but the whole reason that Andrews came here is that he wants 50% of the profit we make. Because he and your dad were business partners. Right?" I say

"Yea, what does that have to do with anything," he says looking up at me

"Do you want my honest opinion on this situation?" I ask

"Well yea, that'd be nice," he says

"I think, you shouldn't take the deal. As a matter of fact, cancel the whole deal. No more giving Andrews and a percentage of our profit." I say

"And why the hell would I do that," he says confused

"Because Carter," I say walking over to him "Compare our numbers to his numbers. He makes it seem like we need him for this company to survive when in reality it's him that needs us. For example, compare your numbers to his from the past 5 years. His are dropping lower and lower every year. The only thing keeping him afloat is the percentage that you're giving him. Stop giving him that, Andrews goes out of business and boom no more competition between you two" I say

"You are a genius," he says getting up to kiss me

"I try," I say. He goes to the phone and calls his secretary

"Hello, yea tell Andrews to get his ass back into the conference room. We need to talk." Carter barks into the phone. He then hangs up and looks at me. "What would I do without you," he says

"I don't know. Probably be a confused unorganized mess" I say

"Excuse me. I'll have you know I am very organized." He says

"Do I have to remind you about the storage room?" I said reminding him of the mess it was in

"That was one time," he says

"Mhm," I say shaking my head. "You have a meeting to get to," I say

"No, we have a meeting to get to," he says dragging me out the door

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"So, have you considered my offer," Mr. Andrews says

"I have," Carter says. It was only me, him, Mr. Andrews and his son who were in the room. And you could easily tell there was a lot of tension in the room.

"Well, what is your answer then," Mr. Andrews asks. Carter looks at me for reassurance and I just nod my head telling Carter to proceed.

"I'm not taking the deal. As a matter of fact, I'm cutting you off, completely " Carter says

"Excuse me," a shocked Mr. Andrews says

"I'm sorry, did I stutter," Carter says

"Carter you have no idea what you're doing. You're young and dumb and if you don't take this deal then you risk jeopardizing the company that you're rather worked so hard to build." He says. Now it was my turn to cut in.

"Mr.Mason if I may," I say looking at Carter

"Go on Ms.Ryder," he says

"Mr. Andrews," I say "You make the claim that if Mr. Mason here doesn't take your deal of giving you 50% of his company then he risks losing the company. Is that right?" I say

"Yes, that's exactly right. See Carter, even your P.A understands" Mr.Andrews says

"Oh I'm not finished," I say leaning onto the table

"Well go on then" Mr. Andrews son Timothy says

"You see, I took it upon myself to look through the files and at the numbers. This deal of giving you the 40% was made between you and Mr. Mason's father. Nowhere in the contract does it say that when the business is handed over to his son, that he would also have to pay that 40%. So that means you've been taking 40% of Mr. Mason's profit without cause. Therefore you owe Mr.Mason here quite a deal of money. Is that right sir" I say. No reply, fine.

"No reply, hmmm must mean you have a guilty conscience. Which means you knew what you were doing. You knew you were taking what didn't belong to you and thought you would get away with it because as you said a few moments before, you think Mr.Mason here is young and dumb. Also, to top it off, you make the claim that Mr.Mason here needs you in order for his company to survive. Is that correct" I say. Both men look flustered, knowing they've been caught. And Carter is just sitting back in his chair watching this all play out.

"Um yes, that is correct. If Carter doesn't take the deal his company will more than likely not survive." Mr. Andrews says

"That's why it's important for him to take the deal" his son Tim adds

"Important for who? You two crooks or Carter?" I say looking at both Andrews men.

"You see, I compared your numbers to our numbers. And even though Mr. Mason had been giving you 40% unaware that he shouldn't have. Your numbers are still low. In fact, your numbers are dropping. They have been since 5 years ago. Now whatever happened there, that's your business and I don't care. But Mr. Mason isn't the one who needs you to survive. In fact, it's you who needs Mr. Mason in order for your company to survive, or else it risks bankruptcy." I say "Did I leave anything out Mr. Mason?" I say looking at Carter

"Yes, you left out the part where they need to pay back all the money they owe me. Do you think that's a possibility" he says looking at Mr. Andrews

"Carter, cmon. Don't do this." Mr. Andrews says

"My money. NOW" Carter barks

"Tim get the checkbook." Mr. Andrews says looking at his son. The look on his face tells me that he knows there is no way out of this

"Dad don't do this" Tim says

"Son the checkbook. Now" Mr. Andrews says. "How much do we owe you," he says looking at Carter

"Ms. Ryder," Carter says signaling to me

"Well according to my calculations you owe Mr. Mason $254,751,976," I say with a smile

"$254,751,976. That will completely sink the company" Tim says to Carter

"Do I look like I give a shit. Write my check and get the fuck out" he says. Tim looks at his father who only nods and then proceeds to write the check. He signs it and hands it to Carter

"Good. Now get the fuck out" he yells. Tim and his father quickly grab their belongs and run out the door. I then turn to look at Carter who's already looking at me with a smile on his face.

"What," I say laughing

"I swear to God. I've never seen anything sexier in my life." He says

"What are you in about," I say

"The way you handled the Andrews. You put them right in their place." He says with a chuckle

"Eh, it was nothing. Some people just need to learn they can't be pushing people around" I say "Can we get lunch now, I'm starving" I say

"That sounds like a great idea," he says

We go to Carter's office to put the check away that we'll deposit later and walk out hand in hand to Carter's car. I felt good about what happened today, but I felt like this wasn't going to be the last I saw of the Andrews men.

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