DO I STAND A CHANCE WITH YOU?

REIGN

I sat in the hotel garden waiting for Cora and for the first time in my life, I felt nervous because of a woman.

The past few days had been thrilling. Getting a taste of her food and enjoying it had made me very happy. Even if she turned out to be a bad cook, I guess I would have still been happy to eat from her.

I had dropped a few hints, like deliberately waiting downstairs for her so we could ride the elevator together and seeing her off from my office after work, but she didn't catch on. Generally, secretaries weren't given cars by companies but I gave her a beautiful one because I realized she was going through a difficult time and wanted to make her life easier.

I noticed that Lisa suddenly frequenting my office and bringing me breakfast was getting in my way. I could not understand what she was trying to do. She had known for a long time about my breakfast preference but she never did anything about it. I wasn't expecting her to, because I understood she was a busy person