KYLEThe second I cut Neil's call and get off my phone, Ms Burton makes a series of soft knocks against the hard surface of my door. I clear my throat before I gesture to her with my hands to come in. My lips are set in a thin line because I know better than anyone that there's no way she would have finished the tasks I had handed her, so all I can do is enjoy the show.She slowly paces to the opposite side of my desk and wrings her fingers, shuffling on her feet."Mr Waugh?" She looks at me from behind her long lashes, biting her lower lip. "I tried my best, but I still have three days' worth of the meeting minutes that I need to type out for you. For some reason, no matter how hard I have tried to finish my work on time today, I couldn't get around to it." She slightly bows her head in shame. "I tried. But still, I failed at accomplishing the task." Then she exhales softly. "And the rest of the five days' worth of meeting minutes that I'm still working on," she scra

DAWNWithin a few minutes, his car pulls up slowly near the kerb. Then Kyle opens the car door and steps out."Did you wait long for me?" He asks, eyeing me. "I hope you didn't face difficulty getting here by yourself.""No." I shake my head. "It was alright. I thought it'd be safer, you know? I decided to walk two blocks from the restaurant so no one on my team would see us." I fix some tendrils of hair behind my ear. "I hope that was okay. Did they suspect anything when you left?"Kyle crosses and uncrosses his arms across his chest as he blows a noisy breath."Not at all.""Good to know." I eye the open car door. "You shouldn't have stepped outside in this cold. Let's get back inside before we catch a cold or something."He nods."After you. Just give me a second." He inches closer towards me and walks towards the front door of the convenience store, pushing it open. "I will be right back."Batting my eyes, I watch his back disappear b

KYLEThe office manager waltzes into my office after a long day without even knocking once while I'm going through the last bit of a budgeting report, and the commotion makes me look up. She puts the files at the end of my desk, gesturing for me to check them out with her hand."Here you go, Mr Waugh." She smiles at me sweetly. "I have finally finished these. And I have to remind you that I haven't let you down as I promised you earlier. I have lived up to my words."Raising a curious eyebrow at her, I check the dial of my wristwatch."You submitted your work five minutes earlier than when you were supposed to turn the files in. Only five minutes to spare. Interesting." I nod, rubbing a hand over my chin. "Good job." I pull the files towards me as I let my eyes glean the information on the page. "It looks all right. You are free to go. Have a good night.""But Mr Waugh?"Curious that she hasn't left yet because I have seen her leaving work fifteen minut

DAWNThe sudden buzz of my phone makes me jump. I pull the phone out of my pocket and hide the screen from Julie's glance, even when her desk is adjacent to mine. The name glowing on the screen reads Kyle Waugh.Putting a hand over the screen, I unlock the home button to access the chat.Hey there!I'm sorry I left in a hurry this morning. I have to apologise that I didn't get to see you at breakfast.Because I had an early meeting, I had to get to work early to look at some reports before the meeting.I hope you got to work okay.Pivoting in my desk chair, I type out a couple of replies for him.Yeah, I got to work just fine.I'm using my car today, so it's been smooth sailing.Also, a friend is visiting me after work, and she let me know that information last minute, so my plans have changed.Perhaps I won't be heading back to your place tonight.Maybe I'll go back to my apartment and sort out some things since I haven't

DAWN"Also, I wanted to tell you that we are having twins." Leslie stares at me as we step outside the elevators. We walk through the building's lobby towards the entrance of my apartment building for her cab to show up at the front of it. "That's what I wanted to tell you."Offering her a smile, I pat her on the shoulder."Good job, Les. I can see you running around two toddlers in your house. The kids will have your energy." She nods. "Bren must be excited about this."Leslie bites her lower lip."He's ecstatic, but I'm scared. I don't know how I will manage my three full-time jobs. It's a lot." She opens and closes her mouth in frustration. "Being a wife, a marketing manager, and a mom will be hard to juggle.""But I know you, Les, you'll be great at all of them." I offer her an affectionate smile. "Your new life might seem like a mountain to climb, but no one does hard things better than you."She nods slowly, staring intently at me."I ho