Ben Jefferson's P.O.V
In the middle of a meeting my phone starts ringing, who the hell is calling me?! I'm in the middle of something very important but when I see who it is I put everything on hold to answer.
"Excuse me I have to take this." I announce.
"This is outrageous!" The Mayor says, putting my caller on hold I turn to him.
"I have never been one to kiss ass for anything in life and I'm not going to start with you Smith, if you want you can take your business elsewhere but if not then I suggest that you fucken sit there and let me take this call." I calmly warn before exiting.
Ben: My oldest friend, to what do I owe the pleasure?
Cy: Man it's good to hear your voice. I just wanted to tell you that I'm back in town.
Ben: I can't believe you're back, can't say I'm not thrilled though. Do you want to grab a bite to eat?
Cy: Thanks man, let's make it dinner.
Ben: Of course.
"I am truly afraid." I say aloud smirking to myself.
Aurora's P.O.V
"I want to know who the hell is responsible!" I yell at the person in front of me. "Listen here, you better give me answers before I call your boss do you hear me?!"
"Miss Anderson please, as I keep trying to tell you repeatedly that the answers you want are above my pay grade. Only my boss can give you answers and at the moment he is unavailable." She nervously says.
"Call him." I command. She quickly picks up the phone with a shaky hand.
"Uhm Sir a uhm .. Miss Anderson is here for you, she wants to kno-" Grabbing the phone from her hand I speak to the other person on the phone.
Aurora: Why the hell is my face on a damn billboard?! And who authorised all of this because I know I didn't. I suggest you take it down before I file a law suit and take your company for all it's worth!
Boss: Miss Anderson I apologise, I was under the impression that you didn't need to know about this and in terms of who is responsible, I don't know. I received a call yesterday morning with the request to put a picture of a woman on our biggest billboard. No name, no add, nothing, the unknown person then sent me 500 000$ to get it done before the end of the day or they would have me fired. I apologise for this incident Miss but my hand was forced.
Handing the phone back to the lady in front of me I storm out of the building more confused than ever. You might think I'm overreacting over a damn picture but I have worked very hard, for many years to stay unknown in this city. I made sure that my work spoke for itself and only my work, people didn't need to know what I look like or who I am, just that I am a hard working woman and now! Now some bitch is putting all of that in jeopardy. Racing to my office I make it just in time.
"She's waiting for you Miss Anderson."
"Thank you Amira you can go home now, it's a Saturday morning. Go be with family, I'll see you Monday." She thanks me and starts packing up. Before I head into my office I adjust my shirt, once satisfied I exhale and plaster a smile on my face. "Mrs Cole, to what do I owe the pleasure?"
"Do I need a reason to pay my favourite publisher a visit? Aurora please, you insult me but if you must know I came by to see if I couldn't change your mind, just one more time, about Revoùr." Mrs Cole owns a very successful fashion boutique, solely made to create jobs for women and although that is very admirable, what she doesn't know is that I am aware that her boutique is just a front to clean her drug dealer of a husband's dirty money.
"I'm sorry Mrs Cole but I must still decline, Aura Publications is just not ready to start publishing fashion magazines, nor does it want to." I'd be damned if my reputation gets tainted. "Now, if that is all the meeting was about I'd like to get back to enjoying my Saturday morning." I flash her the fakest smile I can manage.
"You know Aurora, in this business, to get ahead you need to make friends and not enemies." She says slowly getting up and making her way around my desk, standing over me but I confidently get up and look at her dead in the eyes. Challenge fucken accepted. Taking a step forward she takes three back.
"I was raised being taught how to cock a gun, take it apart and put it back together again without breaking a sweat. So I think I can handle my enemies just fine." Her eyes widen from shock. "Get out, now." I spit out.
"You're going to regret this, you stupid little girl." She threatens leaving.
"No, you are and I'll make sure of it." Taking a seat I pull out my phone and call Harry, he's my spy.
Harry: A?
Aurora: Get me everything you can on the Cole family.
Harry: Done.
Hanging up the phone I exit my office and head to my car, making my way home, to my parents place. Pulling into the driveway my mom is the first to quickly make her way to me.
"Oh my baby!" She says tightly wrapping her arms around me, I hug her back just as tight and then comes my father.
"Papa." I say hugging him tightly.
"Hello princess." He brushes my hair as he hugs me and giving my head a light kiss. "Oh how we've missed you."
"I missed you guys too Papa, I mean sir." After greeting each other my dad offers to take in my suitcase while mom and I head to the kitchen.
"I'm making your favourite, spicy cumin' lamb noodles with chopped steak on the side." God I love this woman.
"You're the best mom, thank you." I beam. It smells divine, I have tried many lamb noodle dishes all around New York but none even come close to the way my mom makes them, well her and-.
"Set the table will you dear, food will be ready in ten minutes." I set the table, pour my dad and I whiskey and my mom red wine then sit down. After saying grace we start eating, talking and just laughing about the stupidest things. When I look around my chest just swells up, feeling nothing but joy and appreciation, but then my stomach just flips for no reason.
Cy's P.O.V
"Stop the car please Eric." Stopping the car Eric gets out, opening my door. "Thank you." Shoving my hands into my pockets I take my time, patiently looking at the billboard in front of me.
"She's not going to be too happy about that Sir." Eric mocks.
"No she's not." I smirk, getting in the car. I'm home αγάπηg μου.
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