CHAPTER 2

 Los Angeles was a very welcoming city. The people were extremely friendly and the weather wasn't harsh either. Just as the housing agency promised, in two days I had gotten an apartment that fit my preference and budget. It was a two bedroom apartment on the third floor of a five storey building. It wasn't really big but it was convenient for me, the view from the balcony was really beautiful as well. I didn't have to do much because the apartment was fully furnished already, all I had to do was a bit of cleaning and I moved in my luggage. My remaining stuff from Marcus's house hadn't arrived yet. Jess told me she was informed it would take almost a month to get here. 

On the first night of my arrival to Los Angeles, I took out time to submit my resumé on some job openings I saw online and I got back an email from one out of almost twenty I applied for. It was a record label, not what I had typically hoped for but I had no other options. I had to prepare very well for the interview because I couldn't afford to miss out on the opportunity, the pay was a really good offer. On the scheduled date for the interview I made sure I was very formally dressed and I took a cab to the location. On arrival there was already a long queue of people who I presume were also there for the same interview. The process was quite fast and the line kept moving steadily and later stopped moving completely and we had no idea why. 

“What's going on there? Why has the line stopped moving?”. an arrogant looking young man yelled from the back of the line. 

“Could you be quiet?”, the lady at the front desk yelled back at him. 

After roughly 10 minutes, the young man walked to the front of the queue and began to make a scene. “Why has the line stopped moving?”, he yelled and banged on the desk. 

“Hey Mr, if you don't mind, can you go back to your position?”, a petite lady said to him. 

He immediately set off to vent his anger on her and chaos broke out. All the men in the queue began to yell at the young man for raising his voice on the lady. And everybody one way or the other got involved in the quarrel that had ensued. It was a mix of loud voices yelling, men threatening to beat up each other and lady's cursing out at the men. 

I remained calm on my seat and completely ignored all that was happening. My mind was more focused on what would happen next if I didn't get the Job. I was also feeling quite nauseated but I tried the best I could to stay calm. 

The security unit was called on by the lady at the front desk and they were instructed to get everybody out of the building and shut them all out. I stood up to walk out before the security would come to throw me out. 

“Hey, Lady with the black jacket, Not you”, a voice came from behind me. 

I turned to see who it was and to everyone's greatest surprise, it was the arrogant looking young man. Turns out he was the CEO of the company and everything that happened was just an act to test everyone's conduct. 

“Come with me to my office”, he said, walking far ahead of me. 

I heard people murmur behind me as I walked swiftly to meet up with him. “Maybe it's because she's really pretty”, a female voice said. I couldn't care less, I was just excited. 

We got to the office after walking for what seemed like forever to me. It was really beautiful, decorated with Luxurious brown leather furniture that complimented the extremely large chandelier hanging down from the ceiling. 

I stood until I was offered a seat. We sat in silence for a few minutes and I felt very uncomfortable because he was staring directly into my eyes. For some reason I didn't look away, I looked right back into his own eyes. His bright grey eyes were so hot, anyone would get lost staring into them. 

“Sienna right?” He asked, his deep seductive masculine voice cutting through my thoughts. 

I simply replied with a nod. 

“It says here that you're pregnant”

“Yes I am, sir”, I replied, hoping that wouldn't be a reason for him to decline me the job offer. 

“It's alright, you'll be working 7 hours everyday considering your condition. No one gets to me without getting through you, I believe you've read the job description”

“Yes sir, I have”

“That's alright. You resume tomorrow, I don't tolerate Lateness to work. Cause as my secretary, if you're late to work then I'm late and I do not like being late. Is that clear?”he asked with an extremely stern look on his face. 

“Yes, yes, yes sir”, I stuttered. 

“Good, there's a clinic on the third floor just in case you need to see a doctor or a gynaecologist if need be”

“Thank you so much sir”, I said, standing up to leave the office. 

I was so excited I got the Job, I immediately called Jess to tell her the good news and she was extremely happy for me. 

I went to the nearest restaurant I saw to get lunch, this pregnancy kept making me want to eat every single minute. Not even up to a month and I could feel so much stress already. The constant cravings, the mood swings, the morning sickness, all of it was just a lot to handle, but I wasn't going to let that stop me from working, else how would I be able to pay my bills?

As I sat in a chair, Waiting for my meal to be served, a familiar gentle feminine voice called out my name. 

“Sienna”, I heard the voice call out and it sounded like whosoever it was wasn't really sure if it was me or not. I turned to see Daphne standing behind me.