Book Two Branch Two Hundred and Twenty Four

"It sounded nice in my head but when I said it it sounded so cringe" Joshua confessed.

"See even you think it's cringe," Aletta said.

"What do you say about the trip? And don't stop thinking about me or hesitate because this might hurt my image, just think about yourself, do you think this would be a good idea for you? Do you think it's something you would enjoy?" he asked.

"The problem is I am so into my job that I can barely think for myself when the situation involves you, all I think about is how it would affect you," she told him.

"I know but I want you to be my girlfriend now, not my secretary or my assistant," he said taking a step forward as if he could close the tiniest gasp between them.

"Just as my girlfriend what you do say about the trip"

Aletta pretended to be thinking, as a girlfriend the trip was the most wonderful idea she had heard in a while but as an assistant, she knew that there were a lot of things to consider.

"What do you say?" Joshua asked after a long minut