DAWNWaking up in Kyle's arms, I raise my head a little to look at the surroundings. Bright light pops in from the curtains as I shove a hand in my hair to remove it from my face. As I blink my sleepy eyes slowly a few times to clear my vision, my eyes fall onto the wall clock, and I sigh into the back of my hand to see that it's close to five-thirty a.m. The sun outside feels hot, and I stretch my limbs drowsily, wondering if I have a lot of work today on my hands. I remove Kyle's warm hand from my torso and sit up as I straighten my back to lean against the headrest.Yawning, I watch Kyle's bare chest rise and thud as he inhales comfortably in his sleep. Immediately, a blush colours my lips as I replay the events from last night. I reckon we moved from his den eventually to eat the dinner he cooked for me before I came home, and then he stayed up with me in bed as we stared at the ceiling and talked. I remember him caressing my hair to comfort me when sleep became heavy

KYLEThe morning meeting puts me in a funky mood, unlike anything I have ever experienced. I'm this close to snapping at people, and I realise I'm feeling upset when I see Ms Burton's face when she steps into the room and stares at me expectantly."To what do I have the pleasure of seeing you this early, Ms Burton?" I clear my throat. "Why are you here? Please explain yourself.""Fiona wanted me to tag along so I can take down the meeting minutes." I look at her hands to see if she's holding a notepad, but to my amazement, she's actually carefully holding a large computer tablet between her fingers. Her face breaks out into a smile as she stares at me. When she catches me looking at her hands, she gives me an even brighter smile. Her smile pisses me off. "Oh, this, Mr Waugh. Actually, I thought it was high time I put in a request for a company tablet so I can take down the notes efficiently and not waste time typing everything down on my computer a second time to send

DAWNAfter Neil drops me at work, I keep my head down while walking into the office. I still have around thirty minutes before Fiona is supposed to come out of the conference room, so I take my time taking the stairs instead of the elevators. The couple of flight of stairs that leads towards my office floor winds me out, and I find it hard to breathe. Taking a minute to pause as I catch my breath, I reflect on how I haven't had the time to frequent the yoga studio where I usually get my weekday practice. Sucking another breath, I make a mental note that I need to keep healthy, and I need to find another yoga and wellness studio that's closer to Kyle's home so I can go there on the weekends.Maybe I can check something out on the internet when I get home.That's when it suddenly dawns on me.I've practically moved into Kyle's house, haven't I?It feels like I had wanted to have this conversation with him, but I always chicken out.And it doesn't look lik

DAWNWhen I return to the office room, I sit down on my work chair with a plop, exhaling a harsh breath.I have just gotten to work, but it already seems like a long day has passed.Julie looks at me curiously when I turn my desktop computer on, wanting to get a headstart on work, open the attached files on our work messenger and log into my email on my screen. But when I don't say anything for a minute, she bows her head down and focuses on her work."What's going on now, Julie?" I ask her without looking up. "Is there something you want to tell me or ask me?""Not really." Julie shakes her head. "No, unless you want to tell me what happened with Fiona." She wets her lower lip. "Did you run into her or something?""Yeah." Jutting out my lower lip, I nod. "Well, she came into the women's washroom to confront me. Thanks for looking out for me even though you find me cold, rude, and indifferent to your hardships. I got there just in time because of you. A

DAWN"Good, you're back," Julie declares her words to me as I step into the office room. "You were not kidding when you said you'll be gone for a bit.""I wasn't." I give her a small smile, getting into my desk chair as I suck in a deep breath and release it. "There were things I needed to take care of, so I took care of them." Shrugging my shoulders, I exchange glances with her. "That's it.""Sounds good, Dawn." Julie picks up a stack of files and passes them over to me. "I forgot to give them to you earlier. When Fiona came in to check on you, she brought them with her, and she wanted you to go through all of them by the end of the workday." Stretching her limbs above her head, she yawns. "I have to help you out in sorting the data out too. It's our team lead's orders."