Lion's den

Lara gulped heavily as she heard Joseph say, "Or you can go upstairs to his bedroom and ask him for permission yourself."

Lara immediately replied, "No! I will wait."

Lara nervously walked back to the black couch and sat as Mike had multicolored couches in his grand living room downstairs.

Lara thought about going to Mike's bedroom to ask him for permission, and she frowned as Joseph had already left her and gone outside the mansion.

Lara sat waiting, and by 12 pm noon, Mike wasn't out.

At 1 pm, Lara grumbled out some curse words, and she stood up just as Joseph stepped in to prepare lunch.

Lara asked him, "When will your boss be outside? It's already afternoon, and I want to go out and come back on time."

Joseph sighed and said, "I don't know."

Lara asked him, "Is he alright?"

Joseph replied, "You mean my boss?"

Lara nodded. "Yes."

Joseph sighed and said, "I guess so. He's probably stressed for the week, and that's how he usually sleeps long if he's stressed."

Lara gasped out, "Till a