Book Two: Branch One Hundred and Seventy Three

'Let's have a date today after work'

Aletta looked down at her screen. Why was Joshua texting her while they were both sitting in the meeting? He could tell her whatever personal matter he wanted to say when they left this place.

She looked up to see him staring at her. She bent back to her phone and tapped away.

'You could have waited till we leave here to say this, what if someone sees your text?' she sent it to him and raised her and caught his eyes. She bent her head again and tapped on her screen.

'And stop staring, you are making it obvious'

'I can't stop it, you are just too beautiful' Joshua typed back.

She looked at the message and a blush almost broke out on her face. 'Please stop it, we are at work and I need to take minutes but you are distracting me so much' she sent it to him including the cringe emoji.

'So are we having the date?'

'Yes'

'That's good, now I can listen' He dropped his p