's

oking at me when she thought I was not looking and then she'd have t

from the other side of the table

be at work?" I snapped and he laughed out loud as he stretched out h

my office. Relax, disturb you, harass Keith, get laid an

like me. And I relax and shit as well. Go and di

with a shrug and I sighed again for the one hundre

leaned back into the seat. I wasn't a prize. What was there to like about

rls like pr

ugh. He calls me pretty to anno

und a little.

a shrug. I was existing but

, go to work, go home and sleep. It's a cycle. That's not li

life." I replied with an eye roll. I had a girlfriend once. She lef

Anyway clubbing

oing." I d

cking birthday. You

m n

nica would skin him alive if he stepped into a strip club for any reason and so it's up to me. You coul

e the room for days until he was grovelling or be really nice to him and act like nothing happened a

g behind that mentality. I found it strange and overrated. I could easily go out and do all those things wheneve

mpleted with a grin and I hmm-ed again. There was a kn

he file. I signed all four letters and looked at my watch to check the time before telling her to send them before 5pm. She had 15 minutes. I pulled out a flash drive from my drawer and dropped it

d again and then left

with the boss won't hurt anyone. I expect you to be done in the next hour." I noticed all that. Beautiful face and an appealing body. I just di

arms and yawning. I was tired and really needed sleep. I didn't want to go cl

I liked it, a year older and hopefully wiser and a better person. I stayed back and waited for her to round up with what she had to do that day because I'm the one that

tiful. "it's 6:30pm."she completed and I nodded and my eyes slid close a

an cursing Sammy. His stupid idea was beginning to take root in my mind, otherwise, why would I think she has a soft and sweet voice? I have worked

the office and I sat up to get my stuff together. I checked the time and it was 6:39pm and I began dreading the night and the fun things I may be put through.

t sure about what you like and things like that, so I just-" she cleared he

th a big smile. She looked too nervous, like she thought I'd fire her for giving me the wrong gift. The first was a cust

nstagram. I follow you there. A lot of us follow each other actually." she

to say thank you is all." I repl

"I've been meaning to replace the old one for

ng it for some seconds, I heard my phone buzz and looked at the screen. It was a text from Keith which I didn't bother reading because I didn't see

while. She was on the phone when I walked out and I found myself looking at her. Yes, she is beautiful but she did remind me of Danica just a little. They were both brown skinned but Danica was slightly taller and

ing me? What was there to like? Did Samuel even know what he was talking about? My eyes flicked down to her ring finger. N

the button to open the elevator door. My phone rang imme

aid with a ro

ighing one of these days. My tombstone will probably read Here lies Leo Harper. He died of si

et wasted and I don't want that because you can make life changing mistakes when you get that wasted. Like the day Keith got wasted a

ur apple juice

and appl

e. It's your birthday. Let it be my cheat day. I can't continue sipping from juice boxes at this point in my life. It doesn't matter if you

t have

oast she's making for you. Pot roast and other things. I don't know what th

egan reminding me of what

t of food, I'd have promised him the whiskey and then stood him up. Ass. I swallowed the hard lump in

re putting something together for me. If you don't have anyone that will complain if you go out with a man, can you come wi

s opening. I rubbed my chest with my right palm and coug

ing her she didn't have to come and I let out the br

ve a shy smile before saying thank you. She had on a grey long sleeve peplum blouse that was w

e you for planting t