Chapter 3

Sean offered me water immediately and I gulped down the entire content.

I couldn't believe my ears.

But seriously, how could my father just suggest something like this without telling me?

Well, he can since he doesn't know that I'm in love with his best friend.

"Are you alright?" Sean asked me and I nodded in response.

I couldn't find my voice hence the nod.

"Are you sure you're fine?" Sean asked me and I managed to say something.

"Yes, I'm fine." I said to him with a smile.

I turned to face Esmeralda who didn't even care that I was choking.

I frowned at her, unnoticeably of course, but she didn't even seem to be paying attention to me.

We finished the rest of our meal in silence and I got up soon afterwards.

"I have to go." I said to Sean who smiled at me and nodded.

"Thanks for the meal, it was delicious." I said to Sean once again.

"Bye." I tried to say to Esmeralda who simply shrugged at me.

I turned and left the restaurant, walking all the way back to my office, since it wasn't far away and I needed to digest my food anyways.

Once I got into the building, I took the elevator back to my office.

I plopped down on my swivel chair and my mind drifted off to what Sean had told me earlier.

My father asked him if I could stay with him.

Would I call that an opportunity or what?

Thinking about how I would get to see Sean when I wake up in the morning and before I go to bed had me blushing real bad.

My face was totally red and I almost squealed.

However, I heard a knock on my door and I tried to compose myself.

"Come in." I said and the person stepped into my office.

It was someone whom I couldn't recognize, well, since I'm new and all.

"You must be Ava." He said to me once he was inside my office and I raised my brows in confusion.

"Yes, I'm Ava Bennett and you are?" I asked because I was confused as to why a total stranger would just show up in my office ask me what my name is.

"I came here during break but you weren't here." He declared and I frowned. Why would be at my office during break? We don't even know each other.

I sighed softly and continued to stare at him as I had nothing to say to him.

"I'm Dylan by the way." He finally introduced himself but I didn't care at this point.

"Nice to meet you Ava, I'll see you around, I have to get back to work right now." Dylan said before turning and leaving my office.

I sighed heavily in confusion.

What just happened?

Did I just get myself acquainted with a weirdo?

I sighed heavily and decided to continue with my work.

I don't want to get distracted when it's just my first day here. I want to make a good first impression.

The day ended before I knew it and I packed my bags, ready to leave.

Once I was done, I stepped out of my office and walked towards the elevator.

There, I met that guy from earlier.

Dylan, was it?

I tried to avoid him but the lady that stood beside me soon noticed me. I don't know how she knew my name but I'm guessing that Dylan guy must have told her.

"You must be Ava right?" She said with a high pitched voice and I couldn't help but feel irritated.

"Yes." I answered nevertheless.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Tiffany." She said as she extended her hands for a handshake.

And in that moment, the elevator opened and I stepped in, ignoring the hands that she had extended to me.

"Oh, the elevator." She didn't seem offended by what I had done.

Instead, she stepped inside along with Dylan from earlier who was only watching our interactions.

"So, Dylan and I are going for drinks after work, do you to join us?" She asked me.

"Oh, I won't be able to, I'm new in town so I have a lot of stuffs to do." I lied while smiling so that she wouldn't notice.

"Do you need help with packing?" She asked again.

"Dylan and I can help with that." She said and I tried to maintain my smile so as to not look utterly pissed off like I actually was.

"No thankyou, I already have someone who will help me with that." I answered her and as if on cue, the elevator doors opened and I sprinted out of it.

Walking really fast towards the big doors of the building. Once I was out, I flagged down a taxi and got inside.

I told him where I was going to and he drove me straight to the hotel where I was currently staying.

I paid for the fare and got out of the taxi, walking straight to the elevator that took me to my hotel room.

Once I was inside, I sat on my bed with plop as I tried to register what had happened today.

Not with my creepy coworker but with Sean Frazer.

My first love.

My current love.

Would I call this fate or destiny?

How is possible that the man of my dreams wants me to come and live with him?

Well, technically, my parents were the ones who asked him but don't try to change my delusions.

I giggled to myself as I thought about the benefits of staying with Sean.

Not only will I get to see him day and night, I might even get to see him...

I wasn't able to complete that thought because I heard a beep from my phone.

I picked it up to look at it and I could see that I had one new message.

I opened it and I smiled once I saw who was texting me.

The message read-

"Hi, this is Sean, I got your number from your dad, I'll come over to pick you up during the weekend, I'm sure you wouldn't like to move on a weekday, with work and all that."

"Sleep tight."

My heart felt full as I read the message that Sean had just sent me. I read it over and over again until I fell asleep.