Eighty-seven

STEFAN’S POV

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It was closing, and I was excited to see Melissa. Her presence had been really making me happy, and grateful that I didn’t give up, many years ago. I was going to make her feel like a queen for this impromptu date. She wasn’t going to see it coming. Then I decided to order flowers, which came in before it was too late.

I stood up and went out of my office to get to my car, and then call her to ask where she was, but then, I met Alicia, who was just coming in from wherever she went to.

“Good evening, boss. Wow. Are those flowers for me?” She asked, with a smile on her face.

“No.” I replied her, with a straight face.

“Then I hope it isn’t for Melissa. You remember our deal, right?”

‘Actually, it is for her. Can’t I give her flowers, anymore?”

“No, you can’t. I think it’s best if I collect those flowers, so when she sees you, she wouldn’t think it was meant for her.” She said, with a coy smile, then gently collected the flowers from me.

Then my phone began to ring, and it