A few days have gone by since Mr. Crawford's kindness toward me. I thought things were going to change after that day, but who was I kidding? I knew nothing was going to change, but I was still hoping it would. I need to stop thinking about Mr. Crawford. I’m on a date with Alex, and he should be the one on my mind, not my boss. “You like the food?” Alex asks, smiling. He has a charming smile. “I do. This place is beautiful,” I say, admiring the classy restaurant. We’re having dinner on a rooftop. He picked me up half an hour ago. I’m wearing a black plunge midi dress with a sweetheart neckline and a side split. “I’m happy you like it. Tell me more about yourself,” he sounds genuinely interested to know more about me. I give him a brief history, and he does the same. He tells me about how he and Mr. Crawford grew up together. They were best friends for more than ten years. He didn't tell me what caused them to stop being friends. It made me more curious to find out what caused the
It’s been a few hours since he yelled at me in his office and I haven’t seen or spoken to Mr. Crawford since. I’m more than grateful for the reprieve. I’m getting ready to go out and have lunch with Evan. He called earlier and said he’d be in the area, so he wanted to meet up. I’m getting up from my desk when I knock a file off accidentally. I bend down to pick it up, and someone speaks to me. “Where’re you going?” Vivienne asks. She must’ve seen my handbag on the table. I always keep my purse under my desk during working hours. I also hardly go out to lunch, opting instead to eat here at the office. We have a cafeteria, and the food isn’t bad. “I have a lunch date,” I say, lifting my head from under the table. Mr. Crawford is standing in front of my office and the glare he sends me makes me want to pee my pants. What did I say wrong now? “Who’s the unlucky man?” Vivienne asks. “It’s not that type of lunch date. We’re just friends going to lunch,” I hope Mr. Crawford believes me
Mr. Jason and I had a nice ride which was surprising to me. I don't know why he didn't let Evan take me on the ride instead, but at least he did not say or do anything annoying to me. I heard him mutter something to himself while we were riding, but his words didn't make any sense as always. He said,"I can't have another man close to you like that."If I didn't know better, I would say he sounds like a jealous boyfriend who wants no guy around his girlfriend.We are back in the stables. Mr. Jason is placing his horse, a black mustang, back in her place for the night. We are about to walk out of the stables when I hear voices outside. They belong to Amber and Evan, and it seems they are arguing about something. Not wanting to ruin the moment, I decide to stay back inside the stables and wait for them to finish discussing while listening to what they are saying."It was a mistake. You should forget about it," Amber says"I can't, and I kn
Amber and I are at the mall shopping. I know Mr. Jason would disapprove of the places I bought my clothes from today. As much as I like the store, he sent me too. I can’t go there to buy my everyday clothes.After shopping for a few hours, Amber and I head to the food court to find something to eat.“You seemed distracted while we were shopping. What is on your mind?” Amber says while eating her food. We ordered our food a few minutes ago and are seated eating.“I was thinking of Mr. Jason while we were shopping. That’s why I was distracted. His new weird behavior these days is making me go crazy. I can’t stop wondering what is causing him to behave the way he does these days.”“How is he behaving?”I tell Amber all the weird things Mr. Jason has been doing or saying to me these past few weeks.“Everything you just told me proves my point from last time. Your boss likes you.”
I rushed to work the following day because my laptop was misbehaving last night, so I haven't emailed the documents to Mr. Jason. Rushing to get to the elevator from the lobby, someone also rushing like me pushes me on their way out of the elevator and knocks out all the papers in my hands."Oh my God, Mr. Jason is going to kill me if I lose one of these documents," I say and quickly pick up the papers from the floor. While picking up the documents, I see a pair of men's shoes helping me, and I wonder who this kind gentleman is. With his help, I am able to get all the papers off the floor faster."Thank you," I say to the kind gentleman that helped me, but I take back my words once I see who he is."I won't kill you unless you are not done with what I asked you to do," Mr. Jason says, handing me the last piece of document.His words scared me to the bone. I swallowed a big lump that formed in my throat. I have only done half of the work he asked me
“So, what did you want to talk to me about?” I ask when the waiter clears my plate and serves my dessert. I waited until after the main course to ask Alex what he wanted to tell me. “Nothing. I just needed an excuse to take you out,” he says, smiling because he has succeeded in his mission. “Really?” I don't know why but I think it’s cute he lied to get me to go out with him. I missed him. “Yes, and I’m not sorry I did. I missed you, and I wanted to see you by all means,” he says, taking my hand. He rubs smoothening patterns on it. I look at him, and I can tell he’s speaking the truth. “I’m sorry I’ve been avoiding you,” I say, smiling. It feels nice to know he missed me. “It's fine. Can you tell me what I did to cause it?” “As I said earlier, you didn't do anything wrong.” “I don't think that's possible. Things were great between us. Then suddenly you ghost me. I must’ve done something.” “Trust me, you didn't do anything wrong.” “Really?” “Yes, you didn't.” “If I didn't d
I come back from my thoughts when I hear my phone vibrating. Whoever is calling is lucky because I was truly lost in my thoughts. I check my phone and see it's Alex and the smile on my face disappears as I realize something with him calling. He also got me a laptop and wished for me to use it. Mr. Jason will not allow me to use the one Alex gave me, and I have already accepted it from Alex. I don't need two laptops; I wonder what I am going to do. I will think about that later. Now I need to answer Alex's call."Hello, beautiful," Alex says once I answer, and a blush creeps on my cheeks because of his words, "You asked me to call you. What's up.""Hi, I thought something was wrong with the laptop, but it's fine. I figured it out" I lie because the truth is I thought you bought me two laptops by mistake but realized my boss did. To top it off, I can't use the laptop you bought and gave me sweetly because Mr. Jason is practically forcing me to use the one he gave me.
I am waiting for Mr. Jason to arrive at the venue for the dinner ball. I am wearing a beautiful nude gradient tulle dress embellished with flowery silky appliques and a sweeping V-neck, bearing a high slit that cumulates towards the side. Even though Vivienne picked out the dress for me, it's still something I would have chosen. I didn't have time to spare during the week to go shopping for the dress, and Mr. Jason only needed her approval for me to wear it.I don't wait long before Mr. Jason arrives. I am waiting for him in front of the ballroom. I see him walking into the corridor where the ballroom is, and like always, he looks dashing. He is wearing a black tuxedo, and with every step he takes, I get more enchanted with his handsomeness. Once he is in front of me, I am blown away by how gorgeous he looks."Come with me," He says through gritted teeth. He grabs my arm roughly and pulls me into a room. Why is he behaving like this? Did I do anything wrong? My d