Chapter 5: Black Coffee

Ruth had just gotten back from shopping with Ava.She was so exhausted after the shopping that she went straight up to her room and slumped on the bed tired.

She had told Ava about her starting work on Monday. That was the biggest mistake she made that afternoon because Ava forced her to buy a lot of office wear.

Ruth smiled, reminiscing about the moment. It felt so good to finally have a friend. She still missed her parents though, but the Sinclairs made sure she didn't lack anything. She was grateful for that. She soon fell asleep.

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It was Monday and Ruth was going to start working. Ava had made it upon herself to dress her up for her first day. She believed that first impressions last forever, so she has to make her look extremely hot.

Ruth screamed as she looked in the mirror after Ava was done with her makeup.

"What's wrong? Why'd you scream like that?" Ava asked.

"There's no damn way I'm going to the office looking like this. I look like I'm going to seduce the boss" Ruth cried.

Ava chuckled slightly "I don't doubt that. You look so hot"

Ruth nodded "well I agree with you on that. It does look pretty on me."

Ava flipped her hair dramatically "thank me later baby"

"Your point is made, but still, it's an office not a party." Ruth said heading to the bathroom to wash off the makeup.

"Okay let's just fix something light for ya" Ava screamed after her.

"Noppp" Ruth said, emphasizing on the 'p'.

Ruth came back to see that Ava had selected her outfit. A short straight skirt, white shirt, a black suit and a black kitten heels to match. And then the girls had another fun banter about the hair. Ava suggested she keep it down while Ruth wanted to tie it into a bun.

"Keep it down. That way, you can be professional and sexy at the same time." Ava said.

"No. If I do it like that, people are not gonna take me seriously. It's my first day. I don't want anyone hitting on me. I'll look strictly professional if it's in a bun." Ruth argured.

"But your blonde curly hair will look so sexy if it's down. Just imagine how hot you'd look if you flip it. You didn't allow me to put makeup on you, at least listen to this one." Ava said, making a puppy eye.

"Don't give me that look. You know I'll not be able to ignore it. Okay fine, we'll keep it down" Ruth sighed.

"Yay!" Ava squealed happily.

After they were done, they both went downstairs to have dinner with the rest of the family.

"You look beautiful my dear" Marie complimented.

"Thank you ma'am," Ruth replied with a smile.

"I see you're prepared for your first day" Fred asked.

"Yes sir I am"

"Good. The driver will be taking you to the office. He is outside. Go meet him when you're done with your meal."

"Okay sir"

Fred received a call and excused himself from the table.

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Ruth arrived at the company in a black porsche. She stepped out of the car, scanning the environment with her eyes. It was about 14 floors. Tidal Wave Tech was broadly inscribed at the top of the building.

"This way ma'am" the driver escorted her inside. They walked into the reception and all eyes turned to her.

Ruth felt embarrassed and blamed herself for her choice of clothing. She made a mental note not to ever allow Ava to choose her clothes again. The driver walked to the receptionist and whispered some words to her. The driver walked back to her " please come with me ma'am".

The driver led her to the elevator. They got to the top floor and entered into an office. Ruth was marveled at the interior of the office. She was still admiring the office and she didn't notice that the driver who brought her had left. She turned when she heard voices approaching. She saw Ethan walk in with a man behind him who was carrying a file.She was shocked for a while. She had no idea Ethan was the owner of the company. No one at home told her that. She quickly recollected herself and tilted her head forward.

Ethan ignored her and walked straight to his seat. He only acknowledged her presence after he was seated.

"Good morning, Miss Anderson. You will be joining this company as a secretary. Your office is right opposite mine. Your first assignment every morning will be to get me a cup of coffee starting right now. The company's cafeteria is on the fifth floor. You're dismissed." Ethan said calmly before burying his head in a bunch of files. Ruth stood there trying to register what just happened. She looked at the man standing beside with a pleading eye.

"Coffee now" the man mouthed. She nodded her head and left the room.

Ruth headed towards the elevator still trying to wrap her mind around the incident that happened a few minutes ago. She wondered how she was going to survive having Ethan as her boss. She wondered how all his employees tolerate his attitude. The elevator made a ding sound indicating she had reached her destination. She walked towards the coffee machine and wondered what kind of coffee she should make. He didn't tell her what type he liked. She decided to settle for a latte with whipped cream.

She took the coffee into his office and met him still rummaging through his files. She didn't see the man this time.

"Here sir" she handed the coffee to him. Ethan took a look at the coffee and said "miss Anderson, I figured you'd be a smart person since you know how to whistle your way into getting what you want"

"W..hat do you mean by that sir?" Ruth stuttered.

"You didn't ask me what kind of coffee I would like, you just brought the kind of coffee you wanted. Isn't that a pretty dumb thing for a pretty face like you to do?" Ethan said, raising an eyebrow.

Ruth exhaled heavily trying to calm herself down from getting all riled up by this man. She put on a smile and said "what kind of coffee would you like sir?"

"Black coffee," Ethan said, returning his gaze to the files he was working on.

"Coming right up sir" she left the room.