"So you'll pick me up at eight then, yeah?" I asked into my phone, walking into my apartment and unbuckling my heels, relieving my feet from the white death traps. "If that's cool with you," Conner replied. "I'm honestly ready whenever you are.""We'll go with eight then," I said, knowing full well that it would take me that long to get myself ready. "Sweet," he responded. "See you then."After hearing the line cut, I threw my phone onto the bench, sighing heavily as I sat down on my couch. This was the first opportunity I'd had to actually process the day's events, and I didn't quite know where to begin.My day had gotten off to such a good start. I'd walked into the office with all the confidence in the world, only to have it torn out from beneath me when I'd walked in on Courtney, feeling Mr Gray up

As I neared the glass doors of Gray's Consulting, my boss's matte black Lamborghini was pulling into its designated parking lot. The man had money, and was more than happy to flaunt it. "Good morning Miss Carson," he greeted me, looking just as lavish as his sleek sports car. "Mr Gray," I acknowledged him as he fell in step with me, entering the building as I did. "How was your weekend?" He started with his usual idle conversation, making me groan internally. "Not too bad," came my formulaic response. "And yours?" "Could have been better," he replied. My attention was suddenly caught by someone

Four days. It had been four days since I'd last seen Mr Gray, who had conveniently decided not to show up to work for the rest of the week after our interaction on Monday. No one had talked about his absence, nor had they discussed the relatively public confrontation between the boss and myself. I could only assume that people had made the connection between the two events in their heads, but it seemed as though the topics were unanimously regarded as taboo. It was now Friday, and although I was relieved that I hadn't had to deal with the CEO's sour attitude, the ever-growing pile of work on his desk was definitely starting to concern me.Despite my poor opinion of most aspects of his personality, I had never considered Mr Gray the type to abandon ship. This was so unlike him; the man hadn't taken a day off in yonks. Even on the rare occasion when illness had kept him home, he had always logged on and been just as active as he would've been in the office. But not th

"You want to know why I was away all of last week, Ally?" He asked me, deliberately breaking my second condition. This was the only answer I had wanted from him this morning, but now I wasn't so sure."Yes?" I replied tentatively, knowing that I really didn't have any other choice."Because whenever I'm around you," his eyes held such intense eye contact that I felt almost hypnotised by his stare, "I can't freaking hold myself back.""I- I don't understand," I stumbled, not really believing the words that were coming out of his mouth. "I honestly can't explain it" his head was in his hands, his eyes closed as he processed what he was saying. "Ever since I met you, I haven't been able to get you out of my head.""You what?" I was completely gobsmacked by his admission."I like you, Al," he finally blurted, slipping in my nickname for t

By the time Nate showed up at my door later that afternoon, I'd taken a shower and settled into some sweats, ready for a super chill night ahead. Despite his pretty immature behaviour earlier on in the day, I'd decided to let go of all my pent up frustration and just focus on Nate and enjoying his company. "Hey baby," he pulled me into a tight hug as he crossed the threshold into my apartment. "How do you always manage to look so sexy in sweats.""I guess it's just a natural talent of mine," I laughed. I was literally wearing sweatpants and a crop top bra - as always - and had my hair in a messy bun; more like a bird's nest to be honest. It was far from cute in my opinion, but I definitely wasn't going to deny a compliment like that, no matter how misplaced it may have been.He placed a kiss on my forehead, then on my temple, then to my jaw, and on the corner of my lips, before finall