"Whoa." Noelle and I laugh at Lucia's reaction to the 'Grey Manor' as she calls it.I can't blame her though, last time it was so dark I couldn't take the time to admire it and I was in a hurry to leave but now.I wonder if he done it himself.It's modern yet expensive but doesn't scream 'money!' when you see it. It's so many things in one but it lacks the homey feel, the touch of a woman."We're staying here for a week?!" Her excitement is honestly amusing."You should see the theatre room and game room." Noelle adds, if only she hadn't.Thank God it's Friday, if it had been a weekday, I know I'd struggle with her. Aaron appears from the top of the stairs and comes down."Jolene isn't here which explains why you are. I've put you're sister's bags in the room next to Noelle's. There are some instructions left in the kitchen, do's and don'ts and Noelle's allergy list." He lists, I nod."Thank you." He nods and leaves, when I turn back I see two puppy dog faces staring at me.Sighing, I
Who knew how much work this guy has to go through every day? I can totally justify his grumpiness now.Juggling my duties as a personal assistant and being the 'boss', you can call that a sh*t storm.I got a taste of it during the weekend but today it just seems worse than ever, I look at the stack of work I have left on the right side of the desk.F*cking Mount. Everest.The intercom on the desk goes off, "Rosaleigh there's a Julio waiting for you at reception." I take a quick glance at my watch and internally curse."Let him up." I respond. Looking for my phone, I find it on the floor and switch it on.Three missed calls from Julio Bristow.Stumbling out of the chair, I put on my shoes and grab my handbag. I manage to quickly take a look at myself hoping like I don't look like I haven't aged twenty years.Only halfway there.The moment I reach the elevator, he's already waiting in the waiting area. He smiles when he sees me, "Hey, I wasn't sure if you'd remember. But if you're too b
TrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrTrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrTrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrI groan and open my eyes slowly, I can feel all the crust breaking apart as I do so.Sitting up I take the phone and bring it to my ear, "Rosaleigh." I grumble, the line is silent."What's wrong?" My eyes widen at the voice on the other side, and widen even further at the concern it's laced in.I look down at my watch, it's quarter to three which means I just fell asleep."What makes you think something is wrong?" I ask, there is shuffling on the other side before he answers."You left with that Julio boy for an hour and now Nicholas claims that your mood has completely changed." He states.So they know each other.I stand up and make head for the connected bathroom, "How does that concern either of you? With all due respect." I ask, my eyes fall unto the mirror which reflect me right now."Damn." I whisper lowly to myself, my hair looks like it's been through some electromagnetic waves, mascara taints my cheeks with
Ignoring him didn't end as well as I thought it would, matters are worse than I thought."You have to await trail." I whisper, his eyes go wide, glistening with unshed tears."Y-You can't let that happen Rosie." He stutters, I shake my head feeling the same tears come up."You are over eighteen Logan, you are considered an adult." I tell him, his mouth opens and closes, speechless.Guilt and fear swirls in his blue eyes, "What were you thinking?" I ask lowly, not having the power to raise my voice."Rosa–""Did you lie to me? Us? Dad?" I cut him off, he shakes his head, his locks moving along with it."I didn't, I'm not using anymore that's true. I've been attending the meetings yes. I was just caught at the wrong place, at the wrong time."I want to believe him, I do. But the lies I've come across over the years can make the devil seem like an angel."They are sending you to the state prison, where you'll be waiting fourteen days for trial. I'll see if I can get a lawyer for you." I
Sh*t, I'm late.Jumping out of bed I stumble on my feet and I'm out of the room and in the bathroom in under a minute.How come my alarm didn't ring? Or anyone bother to wake me up?I don't think I've ever taken a shower that quick, I'm out of there in under ten minutes. I quickly brush my teeth, apply dry shampoo to my hair and brush it out.In the room, I search for my phone and when I find it I realize that the battery is finished but the iPhone still has enough battery, my alarm had just been cancelled.I quickly get dressed and cake my face in make-up to hide my exhaustion, I send a quick text to Aaron asking for him to please come and pick me up.For once in my life, I'm out of a house in under thirty minutes, of course I didn't make the bed or eat breakfast but I'll be making it before ten.Relaxing slightly, I take out my phone and dial Nic's number. It rings twice,"Morning sleeping beauty." I smile slightly."Not funny. I know I'm running late but please tell me you attended
The telephone besides me rings, sighing when I see it's line one I answer. "Yes sir?" I don't even bother hiding the annoyance in my voice."Before you even ask, I just finished everything you ordered and even ate an apple and yogurt. I'm. Okay." I grit out then end the call.After yesterday, I swear I want to old Mr Grey back. I woke up this morning in the familiar room I'd been staying in a few days before, a doctor came in and just instructed me to eat me and drink a lot more water to avoid any more blackouts.Grey insisted I stay home but I arrived just past ten and by one he had a whole f*cking buffet sent to me. I swear I wanted to strangle him, over the hours he would call me and ask if I had finished everything. Took me over three hours to finish everything, provided he threatened to fire me and now I feel like an overstuffed turkey.He even took the time to give me the minimum amount of work to do, said something about stress and lack of time or something along those lines.Th
"Morning sir." Silence.I place his coffee down and gather what I need for the morning, shockingly just as I'm about to walk out, he responds."Thank you."I know it's nothing big but it's one more appreciative sentence than he's said to me since ever, I turn slightly and smile at him then exit.The rest of the day passes by quickly, and for once not at all overbearing. Mr Grey even opted to threaten me to take a lunch break rather than order loads of food like Friday.If you ask me, today's been quite a good day and that's saying a lot when you work with my boss.*~*~*~*The next couple of days pass by quickly, CPS has made it's visit. Julia and I make sure to have a quick catch up of each other's day, Julio and I are slowly recovering which is great.Like every human should, I've gotten the perfect eight hours of sleep every day. No more dizzy spells nor hunger strikes.Things at work are good, Grey has softened up a bit. We can literally have just a small talk about whatever comes t
I don't know whether I should be worried that in under ten minutes Shane Grey and his lawyers are already walking out of Mr Grey's office, or not.He notices my presence and smiles then walks away, smiling still. I look away from their retreating backs and towards the office across mine when I feel eyes on me.Grey is there, a stoic look in his eyes. "Is it bad?" I ask, he looks at me for a while before closing the door.I walk towards the door and knock, he doesn't respond but I nonetheless enter, closing the door behind me.He's sitting in his desk, a cigarette in hand the neon orange illuminating in the dark room just before I smell a hint of smoke."Go home Rosaleigh." He orders, I walk towards his desk and switch on the lights.He takes another drag and doesn't let the smoke out this time, frowning I take the cigarette and take out in the ashtray next to him."That was even worse than just blowing out in my presence." I scold and then stand infront of him, arms folded."Don't you