"Now, I don't think I want to deal with her in such a state," Laura muttered under her breath as she watched her approach.Tim turned around and said, "Jason, were you expecting her?"Jason's eyes narrowed as he replied, "No, I was not; I have no idea what she is doing here right now.""It looks like you guys have grown all close and cozy," she said upon reaching them.Tim had also stopped and decided to leave later, as he didn't really trust the murdurous look in her eyes."What are you doing here, Gift?" Jason asked, adding, "It's late, if you didn't notice."Gift laughed hysterically as she replied, "Yes, wow, is something going on here that I'm not supposed to witness?" Gift asked."That's nonsense, and you know it, Gift; whatever you have to say can wait till morning," Jason replied."Hello, Gift," Laura said with a smile.Gift did not reply as she went further to say to Jason, "What? Is it a crime to come to see my…""Gift?" Jason called, his tone warning her before she could fi
Agnes entered the suite only to find Lisa, Liam, and Tacha still bent over a book."What is going on here?" Agnes asked, wondering why their class work would extend this late into the night."Ahhh, thank God!" Tacha exclaimed as she raised her head to see Agnes."Are you guys still going through class work at this time? The sun is already set; are you preparing them for the SAT or something?" Agnes asked as she walked towards them.Lisa and Liam had a guilty look on their faces as they stared up at Agnes through their small eyes."Now why do you two look so forlorn?" Agnes asked."I believe now I can go," Tacha said, raising her brows at the twins.They nodded their heads up and down, like two teddy bears on remote control. Agnes laughed at the sight and asked, "Tacha, what is going on?""After class work, they said I should play a game with them," Tacha explained."Okay, what game would take so long?" Agnes asked."Well, the issue was that we had to play until I win or someone stops
Laura stepped into the suite to see her twins and Agnes whispering like they were planning something."When did you start cooking their plans with them, Aunt Agnes?" Laura asked with a smile as she walked up to them."Me, no, of course not; I was only listening to something they had to tell me," Agnes replied with an innocent smile.The twins grinned at Laura as they jumped up to hug her."Yes, I know you miss me. How was class today?" Laura asked as she kissed them on the head."It was awesome, mummy," Liam replied."Yeah, I can tell from the way you guys lost track of time," Laura replied, adding, "I saw Tacha outside a while ago, and I wondered what you guys must have done to lose track of time.""Hmm, I wonder too," Agnes agreed."Aunty Agnes!" the twins shouted."What? I didn't say anything; I only said that I wondered too," Agnes replied with a grin.Laura stared at them, her brows raised as she said, "I sense a lot of suspicious actions from you all.""Will you tell her, or sho
"Lily? What are you doing here?" Laura asked in surprise as she stepped out of her suite."You're the third person asking me that question," Lily said with a smile."Laura?" Agnes called from behind Laura."Oh, humm, sorry," Laura said, stepping aside for Agnes to step out into the corridor."Humm, Aunt Agnes, meet my boss, Lily White, and Jason North, the owner of this hotel, and also Tina, Lily's PA," Laura introduced."Hello, it's nice to meet you two. I'm Agnes Emerson," Agnes said."Good evening, ma'am; it's nice to meet you too," Jason replied."It's nice to meet you too; you're the first family member Laura has introduced to me since she moved back," Lily replied with a warm smile."Oh, uhm, she can be that way," Agnes stated."I thought as much," Lily replied.They both chuckled at their own words, and Laura said, "Are you guys really enjoying a joke at my expense?""Of course, who else?" Agnes said, adding, "Anyway, I should go and leave you guys to talk.""It's nice to meet
As soon as Laura's hands went around his back, Jason stiffened; he had not, in his wildest imagination, thought that Laura would hug him of her own free will."Everything is going to be alright," Laura murmured.After a few seconds, he wrapped his hands around her and drew her closer. He buried his nose in her hair. She smelled so good, it seemed to calm him more.She stayed there for about three minutes before pulling away. Reluctantly, Jason stepped back too as she looked up at him with an encouraging smile and said, "Have a good night, Jason. I guess our meeting for tomorrow would have to wait.""Why do you say that?" Jason asked."I don't know; I just feel you have a great deal to handle tomorrow," Laura replied."Humm, should I ask if you're psychic?" Jason asked, confused.Laura smiled. "No, I'm not; let's just see each other after work tomorrow," she replied."Okay, thank you, Laura," Jason said.He didn't know hugging someone could mean so much. He had not known he needed it,
At White's consulting, Laura was going over the report David had sent to her one last time. He had called to say that he was coming in to see her concerning the projects. Lily was most likely coming in later in the day, so Laura knew she could spare some time to attend to him."Audrey, did David give a time he was going to get here?" Laura asked."Not really; he only mentioned that he would be here this morning," Audrey replied."Okay, let's move over to the conference room opposite my office. Set up the documents over there; I'd like to have this meeting with a projector." Laura stated."Okay, right away, I'll set up all you need," Audrey responded."Thank you. Could you also get another copy of the documents, just in case he does not have one with him?" Laura asked."Yes, of course, I'll have it printed right away." Audrey stated."Okya, thank you," Laura replied as she flipped through the document one last time.She had a lot of notes to refer to. The projects were really big, and
Jason looked at Shawn levelly in the eyes as the door to the office opened again.Natasha North, looking clueless and confused, walked into the office."Jason?" Natasha called as she looked around to see everyone in the family in the room."Yes, mom, good morning; please come; have your seat," Jason said, stepping around Shawn to show his mom where to sit."Is this some sort of family meeting? Why is your mom here?" Terry North asked."All that's happening right now must be a joke, right?" Shawn asked as he laughed."I'm afraid it's not; let's all have our seats, and we can get right to it," Jason told them all as they had their seats.Reluctantly, they all had their seats, and their attention turned to Jason as they waited for him to speak."Okay, so, first of all, thank you all for coming here." Jason said, pausing for a minute before continuing."I know how this all looks, but I assure you, you're going to want to hear what I have to say," Jason stated."I hope I do," Shawn grunted
Laura saw Lily first, then she noticed him standing at the room window."Hello, Lily, sorry I kept you waiting," Laura said as she walked into the room."It's fine; you practically just walked in right behind me," Lily replied."Hello Laura," Tobias said from the window."Hello, Tobias," Laura replied."Why don't you come over here, and we can get this all over with?" Lily called Tobias.Laura took a seat to Lily's left, while Tobias sat to her right, all facing the door."I know I said I would like you two to submit your report on what exactly you would like to use the hall for, and so far just Luara has called to explain herself to me," Lily stated."Well, Aunt, I..." Tobias interjected, but Lily cut him off."Let me finish," Lily said."Okay," Tobias replied.Laura could see he didn't like that, but he masked it up well enough that it was hard for anyone not looking directly at him to notice."So, right here, I would like the both of you to state out what you would want to use that