I Was Never Supposed to Win

Synopsis

On the day of the interview, I wore a shirt that had faded from repeated washes. I was there to interview for the Chief Assistant position. My boyfriend, Lucas Quinn, said he was a nobody at the company and couldn't really help me out with the interview. He sent me 18 dollars for cab fare and wished me luck. I knew how hard he worked for his money, so I took the bus instead and spent an hour and a half getting there. When I walked into the conference room, a striking woman was sitting at the head of the table. She glanced at my resume and suddenly smiled. "So, you're the one Lucas has been hiding all this time? Ms. Linwood, do you realize whose assistant you're interviewing to be today?" Everyone on the Executive Final Interview Panel turned to me in unison. Before I could process what was happening, she was already calling someone and putting it on speaker. A familiar man's voice rang out from the speaker. "Don't give her a hard time. She has no idea who I am." The woman looked up at me. Her smile broadened. "Did you hear that? It's not that he couldn't help you. He never planned to let you win."