Chapter 3 Surprise, surprise

• Rachel's POV
• I am sure you are wondering what Mason did to deserve my hatred.
• Well honestly, he did nothing. At least not to me.
• But he was a well known playboy that used girls for his entertainment and threw them away once he got tired of them.
• And that kind of behaviour was simply unacceptable in my book.
• Yes he was hot. But he knew it and used it to his advantage.
• He had black hair that was a bit curly at the end and always looked like he just crawled out of his bed.
• His eyes were green, but not just any green. It was this forest green mixed with something bright.
• I have no idea how to describe it, but if you looked at him at the right angle it was like his eyes were little shiny emeralds.
• About his body…I know next to nothing.
• Sure I knew he was tall but that's it.
• He always wore baggy clothes and since he was always behind his laptop developing and programming shit, he was probably skinny under all those clothes.
• Once upon a time I had a crush on him.
• But that was back in high school before he turned into a man whore.
• So now you know all there is to the story about me and Mason.
• But now I had to live with him.
• It's not like I minded him, but considering his reputation he will be gone for half a day and the other half I would have to witness all his one night stands leaving the house.
• Hopefully he won't find a clingy one that would cause us problems.
• I really didn't have time or patience for drama right now.
• But back to business.
• I had to unpack and get started on my job hunting spree.
• So I did just that.
• Once done with unpacking I took my laptop and went to the living room, but surprise, surprise Mason was already there.
• Guess we had the same idea.
• I stood there frozen because I wasn't sure if it was ok for me to join him.
• After a moment he startled me when he spoke.
• "You know, I don't bite. We should get used to seeing each other a few times a day since we would be living under the same roof. And I hope we can be grown up and get along for the time being ok?"
• He had a point. Even if we tried, we couldn't avoid each other all the time.
• So I just nodded my head and sat down on the couch that was opposite his.
• We were silent for some time, each of us absorbed in our task.
• But he surprised me for a second time.
• "So what was the reason for you to lose your job?"
• It was weird that he tried having a normal conversation with me. But even weirder was the fact that I could only hear curiosity in his words.
• So I gave him an honest answer.
• "My boss that was sexually harrasing me, turned the story around when I complained to the HR. And because I bruised his ego he fired me."
• He was just looking at me for a few moments before he spoke.
• "Your ex boss is a huge chauvinistic pig. Don't mind him. I am sure you will be a great employee wherever you go. You are smart, young and beautiful. You also have the drive that is needed in your line of work, so I am sure you won't have any problems finding a new job."
• He left me speechless.
• What I wanted to ask him was if he really thought I was beautiful but I didn't want to come across like I'm fishing for compliments. So instead I just thanked him and we both returned our attention to laptops.
• Maybe this next few weeks won't be so awful after all.
• We were deep in our work for a few hours already when my stomach informed me it didn't get any food today.
• I looked up to see Mason fighting a smile.
• A blush crept on my cheeks.
• "I am sorry. I forgot about food today."
• At my words he stopped fighting his smile and I must admit it was a really nice view. And guess what. He had dimples.
• On both cheeks.
• Now I realized it was no surprise girls fell for his charm that easily.
• "Don't worry. It's understandable after a day like yours. Are you in for us to order some take out?"
• I was relieved that I wouldn't have to cook today.
• "Sounds amazing. I can order so you can continue with your work if you want."
• "Nah don't worry, I am a few days ahead on my assignment anyways."
• He pulled out his phone before I could object and we were discussing what to order.
• In the end we realized the best option was pizza.
• And to my surprise we had the same preferences for it. We even agreed that pineapple is definitely a no go on our pizza.
• Now we wait.
• I was expecting a weird suffocating silence to settle upon us but once again Mason proved me wrong.
• He asked about my job as the secretary if I liked it and what I hated about it. He shared some things about his job, the parts that weren't classified.
• It was generally a relaxed atmosphere between us.
• He was a good listener as well.
• After a short time our pizza was delivered and we didn't even bother with plates or anything we decided to eat it tight out of the box.
• We were halfway through the whole pizza when he asked his next question.
• "I get why you got fired even though I still think that your ex-boss is an idiot, but why did your landlord throw you out?"
• I took a moment to think about my answer but realized there was no way around it so I told him the honest truth.
• "Well my dearest ex boss decided to give a call to my landlord and tell him I was sexualy harrasing him anr my landlord decided to believe him and he couldn't have such a tenant in his building. So here I am."
• I could see disbelief written clearly all over his face.
• "Are you fucking kidding me right now?"
• I chuckled but there was no humor behind it.
• "I wish I was but I am not. I guess he wanted revenge and he got it."
• He just shook his head and after a few moments he said:
• "I guess in that case you need this house more than I do at this moment. But about your boss I only have 2 words. Good riddance."
• See? I told you. It might not be so bad.