THE CITY OF NEW LANTERNSAlessandro woke up the next morning to find himself alone in bed. Slowly the events of the past night came to him, he couldn't believe what had happened last night. He quickly got up from bed and changed into his sweatpants. He was about to open the door when it opened already and Lilian entered the room.She looked very beautiful with her mussed hair and wearing his shirt. "Good morning." she told him."Good morning Lilian." she entered inside carrying a breakfast tray which she placed on the table."I hope you don't mind me wearing your shirt, mine are soaked." she told him."No, I don't mind at all.""So how are you feeling?" she asked him."Fine, you?""I am fine, do you remember anything about last night?" she asked him.He stepped closer to her and tucked the loose strands of her hair behind her ear."I do.""That's good to know, breakfast?""Will you eat it with me?""sure Alessandro." she said with a smirk.Alessandro took the tray and put it on the b

When they got to the mall, the first thing Constanza did was lead Lilian to the hair salon."Connie! My favorite girl!" the stylist said with a welcoming style as she hugged her."Hey Vera, how are you?" Constanza asked as she hugged her back."I am okay, you?""I am fine, who is this?" Vera asked as she looked at Lilian who stood quietly by the side."This is my new friend Lilian, she is Alessandro's new secretary and he wants her to be styled." Constanza explained."New secretary? How long did the previous one last?" Vera asked."Two weeks, I think. But I know Lilian here is going to last more than that." Constanza replied.Vera looked at Lilian with a smile. "Hey sweetie, welcome to my salon. I will make sure you leave my salon even more beautiful than you came in.""Thanks." Lilian replied.Vera led Lilian to a chair in front of the mirror to sit down."So what do you have in mind?" she asked Constanza."Well her hair is already short, so I was thinking of a little trim and some c

Alessandro sneered at him as he knelt down."So you are capable of begging? Who would have thought?" he asked the team leader."I am sorry for being so arrogant." he apologized."is that the only thing you are sorry for?" Alessandro asked."What do you mean?" he asked in confusion."What about when you framed my secretary up for something she didn't do?" Alessandro asked him.The team leader's face paled when Alessandro said this. "How did you know about this?" he asked. ''You are surprised? I thought the vact that my secretary was probably a slut who warmd my bed was supposed to be public knowledge." Alessandro further questioned. "How... How do you know all thus?" the team leader questioned in a stuuter. "maybe your team isn't as leak proof as you thought." Alessandro told him. The team leader turned around to look at his team suspiciously. "Which of you did this?" he asked.The team tried to persuade him that none of them said anything but he couldn't be persuaded."just wait

The City of New lanternsAlessandro parked his car in front of Lilian's house."on a scale of one to ten, how mad are your parents going to be?" he asked."Very mad, I have never spent the night out before.""Are you serious?" Alessandro asked. "Yes.""Oh shit, I am so sorry."Lilian was amused at how worried he looked. "It's okay, you need to join me inside." she told him. "But i do, it's my fault you stayed out." he told her. Without giving her a chance to explain, he stood up and opened the car door. Lilian sighed and opened her own door as well. Together they entered inside the house. Lilian's aunt was already inside waiting for them, her eyes blazed with fire. "Do you have any idea what time it is?" she asked Lilian. "It's morning ma'am" "Oh is it? I thought we were still in the middle of the night." her aunt replied. Lilian hadn't known her aunt was capable of sarcasm until today. Alessandro stepped forward, "I am sorry ma'am, it's all my fault. I had an emergency las

Throughout the day, Lilian was distracted, even Alessandro could see that something was wrong with her. At the end of the day, she declined his invitation to go out for dinner, claiming that she wanted to go home and rest. He kissed her forehead and told her to rest.She went home, she debated in her mind whether to tell her aunt about what happened or not, in the end she decided against it.When it was nearly eight, she went out, telling her aunt she was going to meet business clients.She got to the Luna and called the number on the business card he had given her."I am at the Luna, where are you?" she asked."I see you already, look up, I am holding up an handkerchief." she looked up and he was seated in the corner of the room holding up a white handkerchief.She hung up the phone and went to meet him. She sat down across him."I am so glad you came, I was feeling bored and needed to go out." he told her."What do you want in order to keep shut." she asked as soon as she sat down.