Let's eat not greet

Daphne has hated him right from the beginning of time and I sometimes felt that she was only jealous and now it's more than crystal clear to me that Austin was far from good. He met a naive girl who was willing to give him everything and he ended up toying with her. That HER is ME.

We are sitting by the table awaiting her parents who seem to be taking forever to come around.

“Hey baby,” I hear Michael’s voice from behind, and within a second, Daphne is all over him, and they are kissing passionately. They are only five days old and it seems like they have been in love for months. So funny in the worst way. I roll my eyes and cross my arms, I'm waiting patiently but my patience is a second away from flaring.

“Hi! I'm right here!” I interrupt and their kiss breaks at once, chuckles following afterward. Michael draws closer for a friendly hug and I return the same gesture.

“Sorry May, we got carried away!” Michael says

“I see. Love in the air!” I tease and they chuckle, they join in, sitting as the servants serve the food.

“...Don’t tell me what to do, Dom...”

“...If only you keep being the fucking wife that you should be...”

I hear the couple arguing as they walk towards the table, I could have sworn that they weren't the same couple I saw, fucking hard. What the fuck? My brows furrow as they stop after catching a glimpse of us.

I instantly realized that the CEO and his wife were my friends’ parents. Wow. Shocker. Fucking news flash.

I swallow the lump in my throat as my lashes blink, nonstop. How could I not realize or mash this up right from the time that Lisa was running her mouth about them? This should be what she meant, the one daughter, the stern parents, and all that shit... God!!! I'm hot in here...

“Ms. May Myers?” Madam C calls out in shock and I quickly spring to my feet, my face drops. Why? He is staring daggers at me like he's just seen a full-grown fool.

“Go-Good day ma'am, I didn't... I didn't know that—”

“It's fine! Let's eat but not meet again!” she adds as they both sit and Daphne tugs my side with a curious gaze, I signal her that I'll tell her everything later. I'm shocked to my spine.

I just saw my boss fucking his wife and crazily, I was turned on by every sound they were making, how fucked up this is.

“I didn't know that you knew... May Myers! The clumsy lady I spoke...” I can sense the sarcasm in his tone

“Jeez Dad, she's NOT clumsy and secondly, she's my best friend. The same girl I stay with sometimes. This is her... her is she!” Daphne defends and I'm grateful for that but it doesn't change the fact that her mother is staring at me like a thief. I hate everyone here except Daph and Michael.

“Are you sure that we are—” her mother starts and Daphne cuts her short

“Mom please, can we not? Can you all stop embarrassing me this much?” Daphne seemed pissed as Michael stroked her arm lightly to calm her down.

“Don’t give me that nonsense, girl, you don't want to...”

“Dad, say something!” Daphne demanded and his right face loosened.

“Alicia stop... Let's do this for her!” he says to her under his breath.

“Fine!” she snapped angrily and we began to eat. I don't know why but this atmosphere feels contagious with something I can't place my hands on, the food isn't going down well, and I just want to head home without looking back.

“Michael? Ah!” he begins with a forceful smile. “Pardon the fucking chaos, how are you? How's Dad?”

“Very well, thank you!” Michael smiles at him. I feel his eyes on me, it's threatening. I rise to my feet.

“Madam? Sir? I... I have to go now. Thank you for the meal, it's delicious.” I tell them and scurry my way to ascend the stairs, to grab my purse and cell. This is the last time in history that I'm gonna come around here.

Sorry, Daphne, I can't pretend to be cool here. I'm not.

Stepping out of her room, I bump into my boss. Again. I freeze on the spot, his cold eyes are making me shiver, acid sweat breaking on my forehead. I'm so not comfortable around him because of the way he looks at me.

“I'm... I'm sorry, I’ll be gone now—”

I take a step to leave but his strong hand grabs my arm, My heart is fidgeting, my eyes are wide open and my brain isn't thinking too.

His grip is hurting but I'm not feeling it that much, I'm overwhelmed by his cologne. I want him to touch me more...

Fuck’! What is wrong with me?

“Raven?!” he pulls back and I almost hit the floor, I try to keep my composure even though I've embarrassed myself. “I saw what you did earlier, learn to mind your fucking business!” he says to me and walks away, it seems like he followed me up here to warn me, and besides, what is he talking about?

****

Days on…

I step out of my car taking a deep breath before walking right in.

“Please... Please, hold on...” I raised my voice in the direction of the elevator, but Nina smirked pressing the button, before I could reach it, the doors shut at once. Oh God, why me? I fist bang on the door lightly, with my forehead resting on the steel door.

“Get your ass away!” a man tells me from behind and I move away instantly. I see my boss and his security man, that same huge man from yesterday.

“Good morning sir,”

He doesn't say a word to me, the huge man presses the button once it's green and the doors part open. I let them enter first, I'm not joining in.

“P.A., yeah? Come along!” my boss says to me and I clumsily walk in, adjusting the glasses stuck on the bridge of my nose, hugging the files to my chest. I stand at the end, the boss is behind and the huge man is in front. He presses the button and the door shuts. There's silence, yeah, it is what I'm expecting anyway.

“Is the time for the meeting set?”

“Yes sir, 9 am!” I tell him and he nods lightly.

Ping!

The door opens and the huge man walks out first, my boss and I, finally. I walk behind them hoping not to trip on each step. We walk into his office and I place the files on his desk, I move an inch away while he takes off her suit and hangs it, and adjusts his pants. I watch him do all of that, and the flashes of my naked boss still play out.

“Let Lisa know about my morning specials!” he adds before taking a seat.

“Of course!”

I turn around and walk out but before I can reach the door handle, Nina plops her head before entering. What is she doing here? She's supposed to be in her department, Administrative.

She recently got promoted to the head of the department, Lisa says that she's not worth it and I can't help but believe her since not everyone likes her.

She's a showoff and a loudmouth. Plus, she is barely a year and a half on the job but promoted to heaven. It's soon, yeah?

She stares daggers at me before leaving and I attempt to walk off but he clears his throat.

“Let Lisa know that I'll be needing it in the next twenty minutes instead, Ms. Myers!”

“Noted, sir!” I tell him and finally step out. It's not up to a second and the locks are activated. What a filthy scandal!

I'm not wondering, I know that she's giving him a blowjob or he's probably fucking her.

“Morning, my boss!” Lisa teases me with a smile and I smile back.

“I thought that you would not show up! Anyway, the boss requested his SPECIALTY but after twenty minutes—”

“Oh yeah I know, he's with that bitch, isn't it?!” Lisa doesn't seem surprised, she only shrugs and crosses her arms.

“Well, the message is passed! Have you received it?” I ask her letting her know that I'm not interested in that type of conversation that she's looking forward to.

“It's received, my boss!”

“Okay! I'll be in my office now...”

“Uhm... What was she wearing anyway?”

“I'll... Be... In... My office, Lisa!” I state and she rolls her eyes and walks away to her office while I head to mine.

I slumped in my seat thinking and pondering. This is a mess. What on earth is he doing with that shitty girl?

Is it my problem? No, but it's only been a weekend ever since, and now this? All of these don't sit well with me, not one of them. I squint my eyes and open them, and I switch on my computer. I have a couple of requests from companies, we all have a lot to handle and there is my boss, fucking the girl everyone hates—that I hate.

Ughhhhhhh! I scream in my head.