as I saw Felicia’s car pull into the
parking spot beside mine.
“Sorry
I’m late, I got a call from my boss that a big investor needed a place before
next weekend and I had to go over his housing requirements.”
“Can
you meet his requirements?” I asked as we walked inside the deli.
“Yeah.
The problem will be either finding a place that’s already vacant or the owners
can vacate with a minutes notice. The interesting thing was he wanted an
exercise room and a separate office right next to each other.”
We
placed our orders.
“I
don’t remember you ever having missed out on a sale. I guess you’ll be armpit
deep in this by this evening.”
We
got our food and found a table close to the exit door.
“Just
don’t think I won’t be bugging you every day, because that won’t happen. I had
guessed that everything was fine since I didn’t hear from you by bedtime.”
In
between bites I gave her every detail. She just sat there and ate as I got to
the delivery problem I had.
“Wow!
I thought I was having a tough day. At least Jason hasn’t shown up any where
today.”
“I
agree."
We
finished our lunch and hugged before heading back to our jobs. When I got back
to the office I spotted a box upon my desk.
It
had a typed note on it stating, “Just thinking of you, don’t thank me because
the thought of your smile is enough for me.”
No
name was signed to it and it must’ve been delivered while I was gone. I yanked
open the top to see it was filled with expensive dark truffles. I popped one
into my mouth and melted. It was the best chocolate I had ever had. That was
saying something since I could eat dark chocolate every day. My first instinct
was to call Conrad to thank him, however, after this morning I realized he
didn’t like fuss over small gestures.
Parker
came in with a stack of paperwork and saw the open box on my desk.
“So
that’s what was inside of there. The delivery guy told me the box was from your
sweetheart. With the look on your face I’d say it was extremely appreciated. I’ll
probably get smacked for grabbing one,” he added.
“You
are right on both accounts!”
I
smiled as I closed the box and got to the work he brought in for us.
By
five o’clock I was worn out and had eaten two more chocolates. I said goodbye
to everyone after grabbing my chocolates and my briefcase, then headed out to
my vehicle. I felt like I was driving on auto-pilot since my head was heavy and
I wanted to nod off. I called Conrad and told him I was going to bed early. He
thought it was all the stress catching up to me. I ate half of a peanut butter
sandwich, fed Bella and stripped before sliding into bed. I was dead to the
world.
* * * *
I
dreamed that someone had come into my room and curled up against me. I
whispered Conrad’s name and nestled closer. In my dream he was holding me
tight. It was a little uncomfortable, and yet I was too tired to care.
I
woke up at six-thirty to my alarm blaring. I heard something slam and jumped. I
felt a little off. I grudgingly climbed out of bed feeling woozy, so I took my
time in the shower.
While
getting ready, I noticed all my clothes from yesterday were in a pile on the
chaise lounge. I was so tired last night that they didn’t even make it into the
hamper. My extra blanket was even on the floor, showing my rough sleep. I just
shook my head as I tidied up before heading out the door.
After
I got settled into my office, I saw Parker looking at me strangely from the
door frame. I must’ve looked as bad as I felt because he only shrugged and went
through the motions of the day. I was feeling better by one o’clock. By the
time we closed up at four I was feeling less tired, even though my stomach was
upset.
Parker
said I might be coming down with something, especially with all the garbage
flying around in the air at the warehouse. Plus, I had gotten drenched in the
downpour the other day. I left work, without any pressure from Parker
parking spot beside mine.
“Sorry
I’m late, I got a call from my boss that a big investor needed a place before
next weekend and I had to go over his housing requirements.”
“Can
you meet his requirements?” I asked as we walked inside the deli.
“Yeah.
The problem will be either finding a place that’s already vacant or the owners
can vacate with a minutes notice. The interesting thing was he wanted an
exercise room and a separate office right next to each other.”
We
placed our orders.
“I
don’t remember you ever having missed out on a sale. I guess you’ll be armpit
deep in this by this evening.”
We
got our food and found a table close to the exit door.
“Just
don’t think I won’t be bugging you every day, because that won’t happen. I had
guessed that everything was fine since I didn’t hear from you by bedtime.”
In
between bites I gave her every detail. She just sat there and ate as I got to
the delivery problem I had.
“Wow!
I thought I was having a tough day. At least Jason hasn’t shown up any where
today.”
“I
agree."
We
finished our lunch and hugged before heading back to our jobs. When I got back
to the office I spotted a box upon my desk.
It
had a typed note on it stating, “Just thinking of you, don’t thank me because
the thought of your smile is enough for me.”
No
name was signed to it and it must’ve been delivered while I was gone. I yanked
open the top to see it was filled with expensive dark truffles. I popped one
into my mouth and melted. It was the best chocolate I had ever had. That was
saying something since I could eat dark chocolate every day. My first instinct
was to call Conrad to thank him, however, after this morning I realized he
didn’t like fuss over small gestures.
Parker
came in with a stack of paperwork and saw the open box on my desk.
“So
that’s what was inside of there. The delivery guy told me the box was from your
sweetheart. With the look on your face I’d say it was extremely appreciated. I’ll
probably get smacked for grabbing one,” he added.
“You
are right on both accounts!”
I
smiled as I closed the box and got to the work he brought in for us.
By
five o’clock I was worn out and had eaten two more chocolates. I said goodbye
to everyone after grabbing my chocolates and my briefcase, then headed out to
my vehicle. I felt like I was driving on auto-pilot since my head was heavy and
I wanted to nod off. I called Conrad and told him I was going to bed early. He
thought it was all the stress catching up to me. I ate half of a peanut butter
sandwich, fed Bella and stripped before sliding into bed. I was dead to the
world.
* * * *
I
dreamed that someone had come into my room and curled up against me. I
whispered Conrad’s name and nestled closer. In my dream he was holding me
tight. It was a little uncomfortable, and yet I was too tired to care.
I
woke up at six-thirty to my alarm blaring. I heard something slam and jumped. I
felt a little off. I grudgingly climbed out of bed feeling woozy, so I took my
time in the shower.
While
getting ready, I noticed all my clothes from yesterday were in a pile on the
chaise lounge. I was so tired last night that they didn’t even make it into the
hamper. My extra blanket was even on the floor, showing my rough sleep. I just
shook my head as I tidied up before heading out the door.
After
I got settled into my office, I saw Parker looking at me strangely from the
door frame. I must’ve looked as bad as I felt because he only shrugged and went
through the motions of the day. I was feeling better by one o’clock. By the
time we closed up at four I was feeling less tired, even though my stomach was
upset.
Parker
said I might be coming down with something, especially with all the garbage
flying around in the air at the warehouse. Plus, I had gotten drenched in the
downpour the other day. I left work, without any pressure from Parker
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