Erica woke up to the sound of the telephone ringing at 6am. "Who could be calling this early?" She thought as she clumsily picked up the phone and answered it. "Hello?" She said with a yawn. "Hello, Erica," A familiar voice on the other end jolted her awake. "Hi Michael!" She said with surprise. "I was wondering if you could come up to my room. I need to ask you a favor," Michael said. "Um...OK! What do you need?" Erica replied. "I'll let you know when you get up here, meet me in 10 minutes," Michael said, "Bye!" He hung up the phone. Erica slowly put down her phone. "That was odd," she said aloud. Then she quickly got out of bed and rushed to the bathroom. She didn't have time to take a shower so she brushed her hair out as best she could and put it in a bun. She put on her makeup and chose a comfortable outfit. After doing one last check in the mirror, she got in the elevator and pressed the button for floor 75, where Michael was staying. She nervously waited for the elevator to stop. "What could Michael possibly want right now?" She sighed and walked out when the elevator opened. Making her way down to room 7519, Erica knocked softly and said, "Michael, I'm here!" The door slowly opened and Michael peeked out. "C'mon in," he said said softly. He closed the door behind her and pulled out a chair for her at the kitchen table. His hotel room was much fancier than any she'd ever seen before. "What would you like me to get you, Michael?" She asked. Michael sheepishly looked at her and said, "KFC." "What?" Erica said in surprise, "You want KFC right now? Can't you get that yorself?" "Erica, you know I can't go out of this hotel, that's why I'm asking you," Michael said, "And what's wrong with KFC for breakfast?" He asked with a smirk. Erica looked at him, giggled, and then replied, "OK I'll be right back. What do you want?" "I think I'll have a chicken breast meal with a Coke...extra crispy!" Michael said. "Alright!" Erica said as she walked out the door and headed to the nearest KFC, which happened to be 5 miles away. What she did for this man sometimes...

When Erica got back to Michael's hotel room, she knocked and he opened the door quickly. "Yay! You're back with KFC!" He said, smiling that big, beautiful smile. She put it down on the table and was about to say goodbye when Michael said, "Wait! Please don't go. Didn't you get yourself anything?" "Um, no," Erica replied. "Well, here, you can eat with me. I don't like eating alone," Michael said with lonliness in his voice. Erica felt sorry for him and sat down across from him. He was very lonely and shy most of the time, she wished she could make him feel better. He gave her one of his chicken breasts and half of his Coke. "Thanks for staying," he said. "No problem! I like spending time with you," she said. Then she realized that sounded weird. "I mean, you know, who wouldn't?" She said, trying to cover for her slip of words. Michael giggled while saying, "I like spending time with you too." Erica was not expecting him to say that. "Oh, well, thank you, Michael," she said. They both smiled and finished eating their breakfast. "Well I've gotta go," Erica said, "I'll see you later." "Thanks for eating with me," Michael said, "Goodbye!" "Bye!" Erica said as she walked out the door. "Wow! That was amazing!" She thought. "Maybe he really does like me! Or maybe he was just being polite after hearing me screw up." She sighed and went back to her room, wondering if Michael was really into her.

MICHAEL'S POV:  

"Wow! Erica is a very fine lady! I can't believe she actually ate with me. She's the best assistant I've ever had, and she's so pretty. But I can't tell her that, I'm her boss. I've got to keep things proffessional," Michael thought to himself after she left. He sat down on his couch and turned on the TV to watch Peter Pan, his favorite movie. He was sure that Erica could never like a man like him. And he didn't want to break her heart like he'd done before with another woman. He sighed deeply and concentrated on the movie; to take his mind off of his problems.