Aria sat there still hoping for what wouldn't come to life. She likened this tainted hope to the one she shared while she hoped for Ivan to change. Oh god, she pinched herself for still thinking about Ivan. She hated how she llinked every bad thing that happened to her to Ivan. It annoyed her but there nothing she could do about it, except to wait for the urge to fade naturally. As she ate, she occasionally glanced at both Elanne and Queensley as they chatted. Maybe she was just overthinking it, maybe they had known each other for a while and it wasn't about the fact that she and Elanne had and issue. It could be that Elanne hadn't noticed that she was around yet and Queensley quickly grabbed out the seat, wanting to be with hee and she just couldn't refuse. Although it didn't seem like that but she stuck to the analysis's that suited and stilled her. As Aria continued to eat, she eat she haeard a shrill laughter burst out from their direction. Reflexively, Aria's head jerked towards
"Aria, why do you keep withdrawing your hands each time I try to hold them?" Robert asked, his voice low."The same reason your voice is low." Aria replied.He laughed. "So?""I mean your voice is low because you probably don't want people to know that we may have a thing or whatever and I keep withdrawing my hands because we're in a workspace and we shouldn't be doing that here." Aria replied quickly, this wasn't what she wanted to talk about. She wasn't in the right frame of mind for such conversations."I lowered my voice because I don't want people to know that I'm begging a pretty girl like you to allow me hold her hands." Robert replied and Aria's cheeks flushed."Oh well...""I guess this pretty girl doesn't want to be held.""She does, but maybe not now."Robert leaned off the chair, his brows raised with a smirk on his face. "Is this your way of telling me you'd like to cuddle after work today?""Oh my gosh Robert! Friends don't cuddle!" Aria's voice was slightly raised and s
Aria couldn't believe that those words had come out of her mouth. It was a reflex, before she could stop herself; they had already popped out."Huh? You said, "What?"Robert asked, amusement lining his tone."Oh, nothing," she replied shyly."Nah, you asked if you were not already mine? Isn't it?""You heard, so why are you asking again?""I just wanted to be sure because I loved the sound of that." He replied."Me too." Aria muttered and facepalmed, a wide grin across her face."How about we both don't go to work today, just so we could go to a very nice spot to hang out?" He suggested."That will be very nice." Aria loved the idea."Deal then." Robert spoke up, and they flirted a little before they ended the call. If it were before, Aria would have kicked against the idea of leaving work just to hang out, but seeing that she got to spend time with the person she really liked made her happy, so she gave into the idea. Aria was learning to live in the moment and enjoy herself. She drown
They got into the car, and the engine came to life. As they drove, Arian fixed her eyes on the road and watched the landscape roll from tall buildings to smaller ones."Do you have anywhere in mind?" Robert asked her, drawing her attention from the landscape."Me? No, I don't," Aria replied. "I don't usually eat at restaurants.""Oh why?""I only ate at Darlings, where I used to work, and since I worked there, it used to take most of the time, so I was too tired to try out other restaurants, and now I just prefer staying indoors and cooking.""Is it that you prefer Darlings so much that you never thought about trying out other restaurants or that you ate there out of obligation because you were a worker there?" Robert asked her.She hadn't even stopped walking there officially, but she didn't know how to tell him. She let it slide because she thought there was no way he was going to find out. "I just prefer there; everything there is top-notch." Of course, she wouldn't mind an opportun
Aria couldn't believe what she had just heard about Darlings closing down soon. Her heart palpitated as her hands flew to her chest, clutching it."Sorry, you said-"A sad smile crossed his face. "Yes, you heard me correctly, Darlings may be closing down soon.""I'm sorry about that." Aria sympathise with him, Darlings closing down meant he was losing his job too."Thank you, it just had to happen," he said, opening his car. "And I hope everything is going well with you? I'll see you some other time." He said then entered into his car with a smile.Aria nodded, unable to decipher what step to take. She just stood there, thinking about the words she had heard. Aria tried to understand why the information dampened her mood the way he did because she wasn't even earning her main income from Darlings. She just missed the warmness and comfort she used to get from there. Darlings served as solace for her which was why she found it extremely difficult to stop working there even after Robert
At work today, Aria got notified about a meeting at the conference room. They had already had a full house meeting a few times since she resumed work at RL enterprises. What they mostly did was get divided into section and then they get a word from the boss - Robert.She palpitated at the thought that she was going to see all the workers present. Which means the place was going to be full and she didn't like that. She wishes they could just do it the former but since Robert had insisted on this she could tell that it was necessary.2pm sharp, that was the stipulated time of the meeting. It was necessary that she had to be there because she was the secretary and she'd have to take minutes. Arghh, she complained softly, trying to not alert any attention and then it dawned on her. It she was going to be taking minutes while the meeting was going on, she could use that to distract herself and not have to contribute or talk or stare into the eyes of anyone. Yes, that was a great idea. She
Aria heard a ping on her phone and she hastily checked out who had sent her the message. When she saw that it was a message from Robert, her shoulders loosened. She blushed at the tender love that emanated from the message and then laughed.A: same here, but you didn't hear me say that.He replied almost immediately.R: *laughing emoji* but you didn't have to add the last partAria smiled and then looked at her sides to check if anyone had noticed her smiling. Then she brought her gaze back to her phone.A: Aren't you supposed to be preparing to address your employees instead of flirting with your staff?R: not when this so called unnamed staff is my wife. I'll flirt with her whenever.A: *blushey emoji* thank you but your wife has to work else her boss will query her.R: not when the boss is your husband.She shook her head before typing in another message. A: I'm not responding to you anymore dear husband, I can you are less busy but I'm not.Robert was typing before pressed the po
"But sir," it was Elanne speaking and Aria's ears stood, geniuely interested what she was about to say. "I don't think I'm a good fit for this role. Queensley here has offered, it won't be bad for you to consider her.""Yeah I know but I chose you which isn't bad as well or isn't it?""No," every other person except Robert, Aria and Elanne chorused. Aria's eyes darted towards Queensley. She had that bright smile on her face as she urged Elanne to take the role. Still standing, she shook her head, dissatisfied. Knowing Elanne, Aria knew she wasn't going to give up just yet."But wouldn't it be nice to work with your friend? It's what most people wish for in situations like this." Peter, the head of the tech department shrugged. Aria wondered it wasn't noticeable that they weren't close friends anymore."Exactly, it's actually not a bad idea." Queensley interjected and Elanne rolled her eyes."Sir I don't think I'm the perfect fit to plan and organise an event like this, I wouldn't want