20- All Wrong

It had been two weeks and River had started enjoying her work. The kiss from Gerald was forgotten because thankfully he never made another move.

He remained sweet but River could feel his eyes on her when he thought no one was looking. Marwick was still not in office.

Thankfully he had, at last, got a room for himself, but he was still sharing the floor with River. River still needed to be cautious, but she was happily using this alone time in her room without her artificial brows and a fake nose.

She even celebrated it by buying raw silk lingerie and drinking wine while watching TV.

“Oh, no!” she had forgotten to give her men’s underwear to the hotel management for washing and now she didn’t have any to wear.

How could I be so forgetful? She pinched her nose in desperation.

She was getting late for the office and didn’t have much choice except put on whatever was available. Dressed in a white shirt and black dress pants, she placed her office tablet on her desk.

She got a new one, a