I changed into a simple gown and waited for Peter, who showed up a minute past seven. The whole ride was in silence and I wondered what was going on. He packed his car and we made our way to a street bench, where we have sat on several times to enjoy the evening cool breeze "Congratulations" "For what?" "For being employed" "Thanks" "So how was work today?" "Great" "So Lexi" he said and breathed in and out heavily "Yes" "I'm sorry for not being able to satisfy you. I understand your pain and I'm ready to give in to you" I was shocked by his commitment but I wasn't feeling the spark I once felt for him "Really?" "Yes. I've thought about it and I realized that you are right. I'm ready to do anything for you. I love you" I hugged him instead because I couldn't say those words back to him. Not after tas

I went back to my office to continue the search for the file which I later found in another file on my table. "How come?" I thought I took it out, matched to his office and dropped it with an I don't care attitude "What is that?" He asked "The file" I answered and went back to my office without looking back even though I could feel his eyes on me with every step I was taking Later in the day, Cynthia sent a text to me and I was about to reply when a very tall and beautiful young lady came into my office "Good afternoon, how can I help you?" I asked with my professional smile plattered to my face The woman gave me an irritated look and said just one word which broke my heart "Dixie" 'So she is Dixie. I was hoping she wouldn't come' I compared myself to her and I knew I have no chance of competing with her. After s

"Lexi! Lexi! Lexi!" I heard my sister's voice from far away, I was in a dream Knock knock "Lexi aren't you going to work?" Knock knock knock knock knock "Lexi! Lexi! Lexi!" She thundered and that got to me "Yes" I answered sluggishly "Aren't you going to work?" "I'm going. I will go" "You are going to be late" Last night came back to me and I checked the room instantly for Jason, who was gone "Thanks for waking me up" "You are welcome. I will be on my way now" "Alright bye" "Oh Lexi!" "Yes" "We're out of groceries, so make sure to get some on your way back home. The money is on the table" "I might come home late. So maybe you should get it instead" "You going out with Peter?" "No. I and Peter are no longer a couple" "What!? What happened?" Since when?" "We just decided to break up since we are no longer feeling it" "That explains why I've not been seeing him around. Since when?" "Three weeks ago" "Three weeks ago?" And you didn't tell me" "I'm sorry. I planned to but it always slipped out of my mind" "We're going to talk later in the evening, bye" "Bye bye" I set my alarm to ten am and went back to sleep ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Good morning Lexi" Jada greeted "Good morning Jada" "Are you feeling better now?" That question caught me off guard but I thanked God that I was able to give the right answer "Yeah, thank you" "You are welcome. And Mr Stokes said you should come to his office as soon as you are around" "Okay thank you" I went to my office to drop my bag before knocking on his. "Yeah, come in" "Good morning sir" "How was your night?" He asked and smirked "Great sir" "You can go back to your office" "But Jada told me you wanted to see me" "And I have seen you" 'Asshole' I murmured "Ok sir" "Oh, wait Lexi. I want the files you are through with in my office as soon as possible" "Okay sir" "And nice skirt" he added "Thanks" I replied I met up with Stephanie during lunch and ordered only Coke because I ate my breakfast late "I heard you weren't feeling well" "Wow! the rate at which information moves in this company is faster than a jet" "True, and how are you feeling now" "Better" I took some drugs and came to office as soon as I was strong enough" "You want some?" She asked, passing me her fries "No thanks" "Is it true that Dixie is coming tomorrow?" "Dixie? Who is that?" "Mr Stokes's girlfriend" "Where do you get that information from?" "Stop being too professional. There is no secret in this company unless you pretend not to know" "Like seriously?" "Yeah, like seriously" I couldn't get over the fact that someone namely Jada was given out information about Mr Stokes to the other employees. Because if that wasn't the case, how could Stephanie knows about Dixie's appointment tomorrow afternoon and how did she knows about I being sick this morning. I was walking angrily to Jada's office to talk senses into her brain when my phone vibrated inside my purse. "Peter" I said quietly and wondered why he was calling me. "Hello" "Lexi" "Yes Peter" "How are you?" "Fine, you?" "Okay. I'm just checking on you" "Thank you" "And I'm wondering if it is possible for us to meet this evening" I changed my direction and went to my office instead "Peter, this is the first time you will be calling me in three weeks and the next thing you want is for us to meet up. Peter, who does that? Huh, who does that?" "I'm sorry Lexi, I'm sorry for not calling you. I've actually wanted to but I was thinking you would" "Why would you think I would?" "I'm sorry. Let's meet this evening, let's talk things out. You mean so much to me" "Okay. Seven. You will be picking me up at home" "Okay bye. Love you" "Bye" I hung up the phone and almost screamed when I realized that I wasn't alone in the office "You scared me" "I didn't mean to, I'm sorry" "Since when have you been here?" "Not long ago" "What can I do for you sir?" "I want you to go through these files" he said while pointing at some files that were on my table "Okay" "And I want them on my table first thing tomorrow morning" "Okay sir" I was through with the files by 5:55pm, and I decided to drop them on his table before leaving. I opened the adjoining door with an I don't care attitude because I knew he left about an hour ago and fell from the shock of seeing him on his seat. "You okay?" "Yeah thank you. I didn't know you are still around" I said while packing the files "I came back not long ago" "I just wanted to drop the files" "Okay. Drop it" I dropped it on the table, said my bye and turned back to leave when he called me back "Lexi!" "Yes" "Do you mind spending some more time with me in the office?" "I will really love to but I have to go" "To do what?" "To buy the groceries. My sister sent me to the grocery store" "I can take you there when I'm through" "That is so kind of you, but I don't want to be a burden. I will like to go by myself" "Okay, then, till tomorrow" "Till tomorrow" I texted Cynthia on my way home 'Peter called. He want us to talk if we can work things out' 'Really? Why now?' 'I'm curious as well. We are going to meet this evening' 'Will you give him a second chance if he is really ready to give you what you want?' 'Maybe' 'WHAT!? what about Mr CEO?' 'I heard he has a girlfriend. I don't know which to believe, because he said he doesn't and he isn't even ready for a serious relationship' 'Believe him. People like him don't lie. Why will he? He has money, connections, so, why will he be lying to someone like you' 'He was at my place last night' My phone rang a few seconds later "I knew you were going to call" "So, what really happened?" "We were texting each other, he stopped texting me and thirty minutes later, he was knocking on my window" "OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! Lexi this guy really gat a thing for you. That was so hot. I wish I was there" "And Judith almost caught us" "Because you guys were making too much of noise" "He was cool the whole time, I was the savage one" "So, what excuse did you give Judith?" "I told her I ran into a wall on my way to the restroom" I said and laughed at the memory "Poor girl. And she believed that?" "Of course, why won't she" "We're going to talk later Lexi, I really have to go" "Alright, bye, Love you" "I love you too, the ceo's secretary"

I changed into a simple gown and waited for Peter, who showed up a minute past seven. The whole ride was in silence and I wondered what was going on. He packed his car and we made our way to a street bench, where we have sat on several times to enjoy the evening cool breeze "Congratulations" "For what?" "For being employed" "Thanks" "So how was work today?" "Great" "So Lexi" he said and breathed in and out heavily "Yes" "I'm sorry for not being able to satisfy you. I understand your pain and I'm ready to give in to you" I was shocked by his commitment but I wasn't feeling the spark I once felt for him "Really?" "Yes. I've thought about it and I realized that you are right. I'm ready to do anything for you. I love you" I hugged him instead because I couldn't say those words back to him. Not after tasting the startler "I love you so much Lexi. I'm going to do everything you want if you want me ba

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