"Good morning Miss Gibbs"
 
That voice!

She turned around.

"Oh hey. Mr. Trinidad"
 
"I hope you had a good night's sleep"

He smiled slightly.

"Well yes. Thanks for your concern"

Emily said.

"Your office is ready now. I'll like to show you"
Ornaldo said.

"Sure"
Emily said and grabbed her medium sized bag.

He led her down a long halfway and then stopped at a door.
She gasped when he opened the office door.

The office was beautiful. Small but adequately furnished. Everything was in order. No clumsy arrangement.

"So do you like it?"
Ornaldo asked.

"Yeah I like it. Thanks"
Emily replied.

"It's the least I could do"
He said.

Emily hoped he wouldn't come any closer because they were already close enough. She could smell the vanilla aftershave on his breath from a distance. An uncomfortable silence grew around them.

"I'm sorry to interrupt sir but you have a meeting"
His personal assistant budged in,breaking the silence.

"Thanks Claire. I'll be right out".

He said and gave Claire a small nod.

" I'll get going. Have a nice day"
He smiled and was out of the room.

Emily set down to work immediately. She had to sort out the shuffled files that were out of place.
She also checked the marked events that the hotel would be hosting in the next few months.
Even though her parents were well to do, she found pleasure and satisfaction in working herself. It gave her fulfillment.
She also believed in self dependence.
Sipping on a glass of fruit juice,she remembered that Ethan was coming back and she would have to clear any mistaken notions he had.

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"How was your date?"
Emily asked Elsie.

"It was great. Bennett is so fun. You can't get bored talking to him. He's so jovial and interesting"
Elsie exclaimed.

Emily smiled.

"So are you ready to talk to Ethan?"
Elsie asked.

Emily uttered a nervous yes.

It was almost time for dinner and Ethan's flight would be landing anytime soon.

They went downstairs and sat at the table with Sylvia and Bennett.
Ethan's father had gone on another trip.

Typical life of typical businessmen.

They were always going on trips,

Emily thought quietly to herself.

Dinner was served.

A few minutes into dinner,the doorbell rang.

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