he
thought about the blush that would touch her cheeks while she read his note.
Lily pulled her sweater from her chest and flapped the
material against her skin. It was just her luck that the air conditioner went
out today. It was unseasonably hot and the air in the building was stifling.
She had opened a window in her office, but she had been stuck in meetings all
day, even with the fans running it was still quite warm. There was no way she
could take off her sweater with the bruises on her neck.
Finally her last meeting came to an end and she was able to
go back to her own office. She found a smiling Clara by her door holding a
long box with a silver bow attached to it. She knew it was from Max. She
couldn’t help the sigh that left her as she took the gift from Clara. She
opened it and they both gasped when they saw the beautiful bracelet that lay in
the silk lining.
“Oh, my Lily, it seems that someone is quite taken with
you.” Clara said. “Are you going to tell me what the note says today?” She
watched Lily’s face intently as she read her note, when she blushed becomingly
she shook her head; she obviously wasn’t going to read it to her. “Here Lily,
let me help you with that,” she took the bracelet from her and attached the
clasp around her wrist. “Lily it is absolutely stunning, this must have set
him back a pretty penny, between the flowers and this jewelry, you sure are
lucky.”
“Oh Clara, I think that I’m in love.”
“I’m not surprised, when do I get to meet the lucky fellow?”
“Soon, I hope. Let me call him and thank him and then I
have to get back to work. At least there is a breeze in here; the rest of the
building is so warm.”
“I was wondering why you were wearing such a heavy sweater;
I know it’s usually freezing in here.” She watched as Lily pulled the sweater
back to show her the delicate bodice of her dress, it had a built in shell but
she only had a thin chemise underneath.
Lily blushed when Clara nodded in understanding. “I wanted
to look nice when I see Max tonight. If it didn’t have the spaghetti straps I
could go without the sweater…but.”
“I understand Lily. I’ll be leaving in just a few minutes
unless you need anything?’
“No Clara, I have a few more things to do before I leave.
Can you close the door for me? Maybe I can get the room to cool down a bit
with the window open.”
Lily leaned down to smell her flowers, and a light breeze
came through the window and Max’s hand written note fluttered out of her hand
and to the floor. She bent down to pick it up and noticed a pair of polished
men’s shoes come into view. Obviously Clara hadn’t shut her door yet. She
looked up and saw Luke standing in her door way looking at her flowers.
“Someone likes you, huh Lily?” he said to her.
Lily blushed as she slipped the note into the pocket of her
skirt and she rose gracefully to her feet. “Hello Luke,” she said coolly.
“What brings you to my office today?” She went to sit behind her desk, he
always made her nervous. She heard that he had chased Tammy around, but since
she had left he seemed to be searching for someone new. She wondered if he was
the reason she had left. He had asked her out, but she had politely declined.
There was just something about him that she didn’t trust.
“I was wondering if you would have dinner with me tonight.”
He leaned one lean hip against her desk as he came around towards her.
Lily didn’t like the little smile that played on his lips.
She looked up at him, hating the way he stood over her, like he was trying to
intimidate her. “No thank you, I already have plans, besides I told you before
I don’t date anyone I work with.”
Luke’s nostrils flared a bit when she looked down at some
papers, dismissing him. She continued to say no to him, he wasn’t happy about
being shot down again. He had thought he found the woman who had
thought about the blush that would touch her cheeks while she read his note.
Lily pulled her sweater from her chest and flapped the
material against her skin. It was just her luck that the air conditioner went
out today. It was unseasonably hot and the air in the building was stifling.
She had opened a window in her office, but she had been stuck in meetings all
day, even with the fans running it was still quite warm. There was no way she
could take off her sweater with the bruises on her neck.
Finally her last meeting came to an end and she was able to
go back to her own office. She found a smiling Clara by her door holding a
long box with a silver bow attached to it. She knew it was from Max. She
couldn’t help the sigh that left her as she took the gift from Clara. She
opened it and they both gasped when they saw the beautiful bracelet that lay in
the silk lining.
“Oh, my Lily, it seems that someone is quite taken with
you.” Clara said. “Are you going to tell me what the note says today?” She
watched Lily’s face intently as she read her note, when she blushed becomingly
she shook her head; she obviously wasn’t going to read it to her. “Here Lily,
let me help you with that,” she took the bracelet from her and attached the
clasp around her wrist. “Lily it is absolutely stunning, this must have set
him back a pretty penny, between the flowers and this jewelry, you sure are
lucky.”
“Oh Clara, I think that I’m in love.”
“I’m not surprised, when do I get to meet the lucky fellow?”
“Soon, I hope. Let me call him and thank him and then I
have to get back to work. At least there is a breeze in here; the rest of the
building is so warm.”
“I was wondering why you were wearing such a heavy sweater;
I know it’s usually freezing in here.” She watched as Lily pulled the sweater
back to show her the delicate bodice of her dress, it had a built in shell but
she only had a thin chemise underneath.
Lily blushed when Clara nodded in understanding. “I wanted
to look nice when I see Max tonight. If it didn’t have the spaghetti straps I
could go without the sweater…but.”
“I understand Lily. I’ll be leaving in just a few minutes
unless you need anything?’
“No Clara, I have a few more things to do before I leave.
Can you close the door for me? Maybe I can get the room to cool down a bit
with the window open.”
Lily leaned down to smell her flowers, and a light breeze
came through the window and Max’s hand written note fluttered out of her hand
and to the floor. She bent down to pick it up and noticed a pair of polished
men’s shoes come into view. Obviously Clara hadn’t shut her door yet. She
looked up and saw Luke standing in her door way looking at her flowers.
“Someone likes you, huh Lily?” he said to her.
Lily blushed as she slipped the note into the pocket of her
skirt and she rose gracefully to her feet. “Hello Luke,” she said coolly.
“What brings you to my office today?” She went to sit behind her desk, he
always made her nervous. She heard that he had chased Tammy around, but since
she had left he seemed to be searching for someone new. She wondered if he was
the reason she had left. He had asked her out, but she had politely declined.
There was just something about him that she didn’t trust.
“I was wondering if you would have dinner with me tonight.”
He leaned one lean hip against her desk as he came around towards her.
Lily didn’t like the little smile that played on his lips.
She looked up at him, hating the way he stood over her, like he was trying to
intimidate her. “No thank you, I already have plans, besides I told you before
I don’t date anyone I work with.”
Luke’s nostrils flared a bit when she looked down at some
papers, dismissing him. She continued to say no to him, he wasn’t happy about
being shot down again. He had thought he found the woman who had
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