Bettany POV I’m sitting again in the meeting room for the 4th time this morning. I have a meeting with one of our authors and editor. We started around 10 o’clock and now it’s around 2 p.m. already and we’re still in discussion. I should expect that it will last this long. This author is really difficult to deal with. Every time I’m having a meeting with her I’m getting a headache. Unfortunately, I forgot my phone at my office so I couldn't request Carol to order me food in advance. After another long hour, I dismissed our meeting, I’m famished now and all I can see and think of is food. I came back to my office with a gloomy face. When I entered my office I saw a package on my table. “Hi, Carol can you come to my office for a second?, I called my assistant. Knock...knock... “Bett, you need anything from me? “Carol, what’s this package, and who came it from? “Oh, Mr. Han stopped by and handed it. He called earlier looking for you but I told him you are still in the meeting. He s

I’m all awake before my alarm went on. My body is full of adrenaline today thinking that I will be seeing Ryle again. I message Isaac to greet him with a good morning. It’s not bad right, we’re friends anyway. Me: Good morning Isaac. I prepared myself to go to the office. I took my shower and had breakfast before heading to my work. -- At the Office. “Good morning everyone”. I greeted my team. “Bett, good morning”, Carol greeted me with my coffee in her hands and offered it to me. “Thanks, Carol you are the best, can you walk with me to my office I need to tell you something”. “Sure, what is it? Inside my office, I settled down and Carol followed me. “Carol, can you file my vacation for one week, starting tomorrow”. I instructed my assistant. “You’re going on a vacation? Is there something wrong? My assistant question, she knows me well that I’m only going on vacation when I have an emergency outside of my work. “No, not this time, it’s a personal reason”. “Oh, okay. I wil

“Munchkin, why don’t you send an invitation to Isaac your neighbor/boss/friend to join us for dinner tonight”, Ryle asked with his teasing voice. “Why should I? I sarcastically replied. “Coz you’re best friend wants to meet him, don’t tell me you are being unfair and going to hide him while I'm around”. “Me? being unfair? and why is that? why I would do that? “Coz Tamara, meet him already and I didn’t know him at all. I just want to satisfy my curiosity”. “Well for the record Mister, Tamara only meets him accidentally. I just bumped into him before and I didn’t intend to introduce him to her”. “Okay, fair enough but she still knows him and I don't”. So invite him over, what’s the harm in that? Tell him that Tamara is here and if he wanted to join dinner” “Fine, I will try”. --- I get my phone and thought about what should I send to Isaac. I hope he will not misunderstand my invitation to him. Me: Hey, do you have any plans later at dinner? He replied instantly Isaac: Nothin

Bettany POV “What took you so long munchkin? Is everything okay? , when I came inside my apartment Ryle gave me a questioning look. “Yeah, Isaac and I just had a little conversation before we said goodbyes”, I explained to them. “Is prince charming couldn't help being away with you? Tamara teased. “Of course not, we were just friends okay”. Don’t assume anything he is my boss as well.” “Oh, come on munchkin, I saw the way he looked at you. It is not just friends at all, believe me.” “Whatever floats on your boat, enough of me. Let’s plan our small escapade tomorrow”. I changed the topic coz I don’t want to overthink everything. I am comfortable enough with what I and Isaac have right now. Let’s not jump out to the ship if it is not sinking yet. The three of us settled in my living room area. We plan our escapade for tomorrow. We decided to visit my parent’s home first before we went straight to another town. After we finalized our plan we headed to our different rooms. Ryle went

“Wow, can I live here? Tamara is still awestruck by the place with each passing moment. There was not much crowd in the hot spring by the time we arrived. It’s a good thing for us so we could enjoy ourselves without much disturbance. Tamara and I removed our outer clothes and only our swimsuits remain. I felt some stranger's eyes checking us out. I didn’t glance at them even though I feel their eyes on me instead I show them my confidence. “Wow both of you, boys are already drooling can’t you see? ha.ha.ha., Ryle teased us while he put his arms around our shoulders and protected us from prying eyes. “Oh, come on I know we’re hot that’s why my boyfriend is all crazy about me. Tamara teased back. “That’s the confidence I say cupcake, too bad to them you are both taken”. Ryle faked his face as he is regretting. “Excuse me, I’m still single and ready to mingle." ha.ha.ha. “Oh, come on, don’t pretend now, you have a prince charming remember? “No, I don’t. How many times do I need to