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“Of course, nothing is happening; don’t be paranoid," he replied."I'm not paranoid. I just think you both seem pretty close.""She’s my secretary; it’s normal that we’re close.""But isn't it strange that you two came to work in the same car, don’t you think?""You know she kept my car last night.""Even so… First last night, and now this. Why did you two arrive at this time?""I had a last-minute teleconference, so I did it at home.""And she was there with you?""Yes, she came to pick me up and ended up waiting for me.""Were you alone in your apartment?""Are you going to start again?" he sighed impatiently."I don’t like the idea of seeing you alone with another woman, whether she’s an employee or anyone else.""All right, Eva, now you can go.""What do you mean? I waited for you for quite a while, and you’re dismissing me like this?""I told you since yesterday that I’m full of work; I can’t give you attention right now.""Don’t you care about how I feel? Don’t you think I feel l
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It was Friday morning when Ethan arrived at the office with a serious expression. From the start, Rafa noticed that something wasn’t right, but she continued working as usual, knowing his problems were none of her business. As always, she went to the café next to the company and ordered the boss’s coffee. Knowing he didn’t have a housekeeper, she started buying something for Ethan to eat along with the coffee. Not that he’d asked for anything, but since she’d done it the first time and he seemed to like it, she kept it up. There was nothing wrong with earning points with the boss.Entering the office after knocking on the door, she served him coffee and was about to leave, but Ethan intercepted her."Rafaela," he said."Yes, sir?""What are my commitments for this afternoon?" he asked."This afternoon, there’s nothing major. You just need to sign two reports that have already been reviewed by the legal team.""Damn! There’s nothing important that needs to be done or expedited?" he aske
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"I was glad to see you again. Could we meet this weekend? I need your help."When she read the last sentence, she became curious. Why did Tácio Duarte need her? Without thinking twice, she decided to reply, asking what he needed. It didn’t take even a minute, and he called her back. She promptly answered."Hi, Rafa, sorry to bother you. You must be busy, right?" Tácio asked on the other end of the line."No, no problem. Actually, I was just packing my things. I’m heading home.""Are you going home at this hour? Do you have lunch there?""No, I eat near the company, but I won’t be working this afternoon, so I’m going home early.""Did something happen?""No. My boss just let me off early.""It’s nice you have a good boss," he said. "Since you’re free this afternoon, would you like to have lunch with me now?"The invitation caught her by surprise; she never imagined he would call at that time, much less invite her to eat."I don’t think it’s a good idea," she said. All she wanted was to
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In the car, Rafa felt strange, sitting next to Tácio. It had been so long since they’d last spoken that she couldn’t bring herself to say a word. "Sorry for taking so long," Tácio said, breaking the awkward silence lodged between them. "You didn’t take long," she replied. "How could I not? You barely left work, and there was already a guy hitting on you." His comment brought a faint smile to her lips. "He wasn’t hitting on me. That’s my boss." "Really?" He glanced at her for a few seconds before turning his attention back to the traffic. "I thought he was some jerk bothering you. I almost got out of the car to confront him." There was something in his tone. Even though years had passed, Tácio didn’t seem affected by the distance between them. He felt like the same person as always, with the same familiar closeness. "Good thing you didn’t do that. I wouldn’t like it if you offended my boss," she smiled, joking. "Don’t tell me you’d take his side, Rafa. I was your boss
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"Are you sure that's all?" he asked, concerned."Of course, you don't need to worry about me," she replied quickly."Don't ask me that; you know I worry about everyone.""That's really your way," she confirmed."I was very worried when you decided to leave the office. And I blamed myself for knowing it was because of me.""It wasn't your fault," she replied. "I did it for myself. Living here has always been one of my dreams, and now I'm making it come true.""Are you happy here, Rafaela?""Yes, I am. I have a good job, a comfortable home, and a friend who's like a sister. Things couldn't be better.""Are you dating anyone?" he asked with a hint of expectation."Not yet… but I'm really enjoying my life."That answer wasn't entirely sincere, but she also couldn't tell him she felt like a failure in love because every time she met someone, she ended up comparing them to him.Only Ethan had exceeded her expectations; only Ethan would be a worthy candidate to make her forget him. But Ethan
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The food they ordered was served, and she decided to ignore what Tácio had just said. There were things that couldn't happen, as she considered it to be too late."You said you needed my help. What do you want to tell me?" she asked, recalling the message he had sent her."All right," he smiled, noticing she didn’t want to touch on that subject. "My younger sister is getting married.""Really?"Tácio had a younger sister who lived with their parents. After college, she graduated in paediatrics and soon found a boyfriend."She invited me to be the best man at her wedding, but unfortunately, I won’t be able to accept," he said with some melancholy. "The offer I received here in the United States will prevent me from attending some of the events for the wedding party, so I’ll only be able to attend the wedding day as a guest.""What a shame. I mean, for her," she corrected. "Because I'm very happy for you, doing work with residents from another country. It means your work is getting more
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"I came to the United States all or nothing," she replied. "As much as I love my apartment, if it were today, I would never buy one in such an expensive place.""Why? Are you perhaps regretting it?""That's not it."When she bought the apartment with Kate, she wasn't worried about what she would have to pay; after all, she was single and didn’t have unnecessary expenses. But now things were different; she had another life to take care of."If you're having any problems, you can talk to me, Rafa. Regardless of anything, I'll do everything I can to help you.""Thank you, but there's nothing to worry about."When they arrived in front of her building, she invited him inside. Tácio observed her apartment while Rafa took a shower and got ready. She knew that Tácio wouldn’t spare any expense on the gift for his younger sister, so she was aware that he would go to the most expensive stores in the city. After finishing her shower, she put on an elegant navy blue knee-length dress and threw on
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"This is Lauren," the woman introduced a tall girl with golden curly hair. "She will show you the best pieces.""Please, come over here," Lauren said, pointing to the counter next to where Ethan was with his girlfriend.Rafa tried to ignore her boss's presence, following Tácio and the woman to where she would start showing the rings. But as they passed by the couple, she couldn’t avoid Eva."Rafaela. What a surprise seeing you here," Eva said, her gaze fixed on Tácio."Indeed, it’s a surprise for me as well. How are you, Miss Eva?""I’m very well, thank you. Today is a very special day for me, as Ethan and I are going to choose our wedding rings." There was a hint of provocation in Eva's voice, though it was hard to catch at first."Good for you, I’m happy for you both," was all she managed to reply."I see you're well accompanied," Eva continued. "Is this your boyfriend?" she asked."Well, this is…""Hello, I’m Tácio Duarte," Tácio interrupted Rafa’s response.Upon hearing the man’s n
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"I was foolish, wasn’t I?" she asked. "Hey, don’t think that way, I’m not judging you; I just want to understand." "We were talking in the kitchen, and suddenly he got close. It was so fast I couldn’t react." "I can imagine the tension you felt. That man is terribly irresistible. I bet you remembered you were already wet and weren’t afraid of getting caught in the rain again." "I don’t even know what I thought… I think I was in a trance and only woke up when you showed up in the room." "Sorry for interrupting." "It’s no problem; it was the right thing to do." "I’m not trying to meddle in your life or anything, Rafa; you know I’ve always been open with you about everything. But if you want to work with him and keep this pregnancy hidden, you need to stay away." "I know. It won’t happen again." "Your belly isn’t showing yet; it’s hard for him to suspect, but in a while, things won’t be that easy." "You’re right." She fell silent. Kate noticed her friend was quieter
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It was Saturday morning, already past nine. Kate got out of the taxi after saying goodbye to Robert, with a taste of wanting more. They had planned to spend the day together, but unfortunately, a last-minute call made him change his plans.Robert was a cardiologist personally overseeing a patient who needed a heart transplant. This morning, he received a call saying that there was a compatible donor for his patient, so he needed to be there immediately.As much as she wanted to be with the man she liked, she was feeling happy, on the other hand, because she could keep Rafaela company, who had spent the night alone at home. Even though she didn’t say much, she was very worried about her friend, but she knew she couldn’t interfere in the decisions she made; she just had to support her in whatever she needed.She even agreed with the idea of not telling Ethan about the child; after all, he wouldn’t accept that child in any way. But what bothered her was knowing that Rafa would leave the b
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"Hope you change your mind someday.""What would my change of idea affect in your life, Rafaela?" he asked. "Bringing a child into this world to suffer is worse than wishing they didn’t exist.""It depends on how you take care of them.""Enough!" he raised his voice. "You can ask me anything, but not about this."It was clear that Ethan didn't like to talk about this; something seemed to deeply trouble him."Sorry," she apologized."I'm the one who should apologize," he said. "I just don't like discussing it.""I promise I’ll never bring it up again," she swallowed hard."Don't think I’m a bad person, Rafaela. You just need to know that I’d never be fit to be anyone's father."That revelation gave her chills, filling her with questions. Why did Ethan think that way?"I believe you have your reasons, and I’ll respect that," was all she could manage to say.He looked at her and realized how awkward he had made her feel. Then he stood up and came closer to her."There are things that can’
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It was the last thing she could imagine, of all the ways she thought her Friday night might end, having her boss sitting on her living room sofa was the very last scenario she would have envisioned.Her apartment's doorbell rang, and she immediately went to answer. It was the delivery guy with the pizza she had ordered."Thank you very much," she thanked the man, giving him a tip.Closing the door, she took everything to the kitchen and started setting the plates. While waiting for her order, she had prepared some juice.She was setting the table when Ethan walked into the kitchen."Your kitchen isn’t hard to find," he said, reminding her of his apartment's kitchen."Good thing you didn’t have to open any wrong doors," she joked."I wouldn’t mind if I opened a door and saw the same view you had at my place."Her face flushed in seconds. How did he have the nerve to say that?"Grab a slice of pizza, it’s still hot," she turned her back to him so he wouldn’t see her embarrassed expressio
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"I don't think that's the right question to ask now," he said, touching his eye and noticing blood on his fingertip. "Come with me," she said, worried about her boss. Ethan followed her to her apartment. Once they entered her home, she asked him to sit on the sofa, saying she’d get the first-aid kit. While looking for the kit in the bathroom, she tried to calm herself, considering what had just happened. Finding the first-aid kit box, she took a deep breath and returned to the living room, finding Ethan standing in front of the shelf where the framed photo of her and Tácio was placed. "Come here, let me see how the cut is," she requested. He turned and walked over to her, sitting on the sofa. "Your boyfriend seems violent," he said. "He's not my boyfriend," she revealed. "No?" He looked surprised. "What are you doing here?" she changed the subject. "I was just passing by when I saw him grabbing your arm." She remained silent as she started cleaning the small wound
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Seeing once again that Tácio was getting carried away, she stepped away."I’m going inside; I think you should go back to your place," said Rafaela, turning to leave."Rafa, why are you acting like I’m a stranger to you?" he asked."And why are you acting like you can control or have an opinion about my life? Do you realize what you just said?""I only want the best for you. I don’t see good intentions in that man’s eyes, and I feel like if you stay there, you’ll end up getting hurt.""It’s none of your business what happens to me; you can’t just show up here and talk about someone you don’t even know.""Why are you defending him again?" he asked nervously."But I’m not. It’s you who’s making your own assumptions.""Do you think I’d say anything if I didn’t notice what was going on?""Then tell me, Tácio, what’s going on?" she got closer to him. She knew that Tácio was a well of inconvenience sometimes, and saying whatever was on his mind was quite common."I think you could get hurt b
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"I am enjoying it. And you should too, when a guy like that shows up for you. Don’t waste your time overthinking. Girl, we live in downtown Manhattan, we have good jobs, we didn’t buy apartments here to marry just anyone.""Wow, I didn’t know you had such a gold-digging side.""It’s not gold-digging; it’s investment," she joked. "Look, I’m going to get ready because I’m going out with Robert, so don’t expect me to sleep here.""No problem, I’ll embrace my solitude and turn it into serenity."Kate left the living room, and a few hours later, she emerged from her room with her red hair brushed and makeup perfectly done for the night."Robert is waiting for me outside. See you later, girl. Take care." Kate left, leaving her alone.Rafa liked what was happening with her friend, but at the same time, she felt that this time of year was terrible for staying home alone. Christmas was almost here, and the city was beginning to get busier. Rafa spent every New Year on Fifth Avenue, close to her
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It was already night when Rafa was sitting on the sofa in her apartment's living room. With the remote in her hand, she was flipping through channels, searching for something interesting to distract herself. Her mind was racing, thinking only about what Tácio Duarte had asked her.How dare he ask that question? Even though they had already been very close these years, it didn’t justify asking something like that. What kind of person did he think she had become? This was just another confirmation that he also couldn’t find out about her pregnancy. If he knew the child she was carrying was Ethan’s, he would definitely give her a moral lecture, as if he were the voice of reason. That was his flaw, thinking he could weigh in on everyone’s life just because he thought he had the right to do so. The apartment door opened, and in came Kate, as always, looking cheerful. Unlike Rafa's situation, Kate’s love life seemed like a bed of roses. "Why do I feel like you're a bit restless?" K
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"I even tried to answer no, but you ended up showing up at the right moment. Really, I think they got the impression we were choosing rings for ourselves." "Can I be honest with you, Rafa?" he asked seriously. "You know you can." "I did it on purpose, wanting them both to think that." He revealed. "I think his fiancée is jealous of you. Thinking you’re dating someone else might make that feeling go away." "I don’t think Eva feels that way," she replied, laughing. Eva was beautiful; she looked like the model Gisele Bündchen in her younger years. Why would she feel jealous of someone like her, someone with such an ordinary appearance? "Trust me, Rafa, some people are just like that," he insisted. "And as for your boss, the fact that he couldn't take his eyes off you while we were choosing rings made me a bit uneasy." "I think you’re just catching wind." "How long have you been working for him, Rafa?" he asked, intrigued. "It’s almost a month, why?" "Has he ever disre
