always rattled my heart and made butterflies flutter in my stomach. But then I always reme

wledge the fall or the awkward moment his arms had been wrapped around me. Maybe he did this often, letting his male personal assistants fall i

ked after him making sure to put a decent space between

g, the other staff glaring daggers at me as we passed. I must have looked l

opposite of him. He crossed his legs and stayed that way, unmoving, I had to

e at least 6ft with me barely reaching his shoulders. When we were younge

ng from my demons. How did he turn out? Did he work at the company too? I didn't

eeting across the car. He held my eyes, searching, t

focus on the buildings we passed, the people, the closed windows blocking ou

nds later. He walked past me and into the dimly lit restaura

I could tell that he had been her

He guided us to the table were an elderly man was already seated

move to say anymore. The man's gaze fell to me, for a moment I

friends. He had been at my birthday all those years a

arren said, pulling me out o

Surely you won't discard it now that

ed, that was the plan" he answered, looking at Warren with a steady gaze, warning him to sa

, do you intend for the family business to suf

aid, "And I'll be waiting for anyone that wishes to stop me" Don

ives" Warren said, his voice no

eplied nothing. They looked at each other for a whi

ally giving in "Bring y

efore following, but not before giving the man still seated a bitter smile. In

th for whatever reason" Don told me as w

the scenery changing from tall rich buildings to smaller abandoned ones.

ing. He reached for his pocket and pulled out a cigarette and lighter. The smoke obs

n I entered a coughing fit. He only did when the car stopped, he stretched his hand

pired between him and whatever had been outside the window waiting for him. what I failed to

ime the company building came into view. I let my gaze wander to apprec

car, I would have to come back and check the c

ed us when we g

ung herself on Don who stood there like a statue,

between them "Go home". He walked around her and ente

ard silence that had befallen us all. She didn't deserve to be treated like this, but th

herself around me. I didn't notice how taller I was until she was hugging me, I hugged her back,

e so" she said in between sobs. I hugged her tighte

rom him" she said and stood on her feet, drying her tears with a perfumed

hing herself from revealing something she shouldn't but

" she said, and I smiled to l

get you c

her to the ground floor and got her a taxi, but I didn't go up after t

he CCTV camera that was installed in the parking lot. The door finally clicked open

he entire car, every corner that I could think of but saw nothing.

, he turned to me as he heard my footsteps "These files need

r him to leave but he stood

posite here for lunch. They asked me to invit

with this", I told him and gestured

last glance. I gathered the files and was about to knock on Don's d

nd and dropped the files on his table "These need your signature, I'll be back to collect them

I didn't know particularly what I was looking for, but I searched anyway until my alarm went off. I went back to Do

r so I could join others for lunch. You never know how much i

earlier said once he saw me "Th

I tol

e with confusi

e continued "That's a nice n

s bluff "Thank you very much ki

é. I spotted them even before Frank did. Huddled in two b

seated, five of them. "Guys this is

down beside Frank as a bunch of hellos were ex

ognition beginning to show in his eyes before he ut

know