“No matter how much I really want to kiss you right now, I’ll still suggest that you keep the money,” he said before his hand released my chin as he stood up straight.I was stunned into silence. Was he seriously going to kiss me again? I placed my fingertips to my still-trembling lips. Was I…waiting for him to kiss me?“Why…?” I began asking but a woman’s voice rang out disturbing out conversation.“Excuse me!”An attractive blonde woman with a sparkly wide smile called out to him. Her deep red knee-length dress hugged the beautiful curves of her body as she walked. Her red lipstick matched the color of her dress perfectly. However, she stopped in her tracks when he turned around to face her. I thought that she was about to say something, but she closed her mouth immediately when the man placed his index finger up to his lips. Clearly the message got across because the woman nodded slightly before turning around and leaving the way that she came without saying another word.“See you

I actually didn’t care about it much. I’m here to work not to date so the rule, even if it exists, wouldn’t have an impact on me anyways. I guess the people who were overly worried about it wanted to find their soulmate in this place, not that I blamed them. This company was huge and had many qualified employees; it wasn’t a bad place to find your significant other.The woman on stage cleared her throat and the murmurs in the auditorium came to a halt. Her face was dead serious as she scanned her eyes across the crowd of audiences in front of her.“What you understand is correct. Employees in this company are not allowed to date or have any type of romantic relationship with another employee. Anyone caught breaking this rule, will face immediate termination. I hope that I have made myself and the rule extremely clear to all of you,” the woman said, continuing to stress on her every word.Everyone in the crowd, including myself nodded our heads as the situation got serious and tension

“Don’t worry. I’ll be fine living alone. I have good friends in this neighborhood so there’s nothing for you to worry about. Get a nice new place close to the office so you don’t have to waste time and money commuting,” my mother said before I could explain anything.“Thank you, mother,” I thanked her wholeheartedly.“Don’t thank me. Thank all the efforts that you put into landing this job. Don’t worry about me and just focus on your career,” my mother said encouragingly.“I’ll come back to visit or you can come visit me,” I said with a smile.“Sure, I’ll do that. Don’t go to bed too late,” she said before she returned my smile.“I know. Good night, mother,” I wished her goodnight.My mother had to start work very early tomorrow and I knew that she needed to go to bed early. I wished her goodnight with a smile. I was always so thankful of how understanding she is. Once I’ve settled into my new life, I’ll take care of her better.Now that my mother has gone to bed, I should focus on re

Ace was dressed in a smart all black suit with a white shirt. Although I was seated quite far from the stage, I still thought that he looked amazingly handsome in that suit. After waiting for the applause in the auditorium to die down, Ace began delivering his speech. If I had to describe his speech, I would say that it was harsh, straightforward, but strangely very motivating.After briefly introducing himself and extending a few polite words of welcome to us, Ace began delivering the main message of his speech.“Thank you everyone for joining this company. I understand that each and every one of you may have different reasons for joining this company, but I hope that everyone will work together towards a common goal that is aligned to the company’s vision. As the new CEO of this company, I am determined to take this company to new heights. And I’m overjoyed that everyone here will be part of the journey. I hope that everyone contributes more than 100% always to their work with full

His eyes held mine as he stared deeply into my eyes, and I thought that his eyes looked so captivatingly beautiful. In that moment, I felt like we were the only two people in the world and I had completely forgotten about the other team members that were around us. It took a lot of will power to break the spell that Kyle seemed to have casted on me as I broke eye contact and began looking around the small bar. I could see that our friends have started to separate into pairs or into smaller groups as they form their own side conversations.“I have no idea if we will get to see each other that much anymore…” I replied a little regretfully.“Do you want to see me more?” Kyle asked as he looked straight at me. I was surprised that it didn’t take me long to figure out that I also wanted to see Kyle more and that I was a little scared that after we went our separate ways to work for our department, I would never see him again. Jessens and Hill’s was a very large company with many thousand