Ambre, Mon Coeur

What are the odds?!

EZRA

My nervousness was getting worse as the anticipation of what the boss was going to say builds up in my chest. A pretty black lady with long hair down her back comes to the waiting room. My heart lept up into my throat. I was one of the first people on the line and now I kind of regret it. Two people were in front of me both were women who wore bright and shiny smiles. "Hey everyone my name is Desiree! You all will have 5 to ten minutes with the boss. She might ask you questions but you have to make it your priority to show and tell her why you deserve to work here!" Her voice was happy and excited. She turns to the first lady on the line. Her hair was bright red and her eyeliner was winged and sparkly. " Hey there! Sakura?" Desiree asked. The lady, Sakura nods her head and then grabs a big poster with so many splashes of color I felt lost looking at it.

It was beautiful. Sakura follows behind Desiree. They disappear around the corner trickles of laughter dwelled in their wake. My heart starts to speed up with anticipation and nervousness again as my mind is given time to worry. I needed to occupy myself with something as not to worry about the outcome of what could happen if I entered the boss's look around the waiting office for something to distract me. I look down the long line of people waiting to be interviewed then I realize. The majority of people on this line are women. Few were men and the few that were men wore bedazzled glasses and shoes. Their makeup was oscar worthy and their clothes were slightly revealing and flamboyant-like. I was the only one wearing boring khaki pants. Damn it. There must have been some kind of message I missed in the papers. I sighed and hunched my shoulders.

The purple tiles weren't bright enough to make me less worried. Sakura came back into the waiting office with a bright smile on her face. The next person on line stood up to go for her turn. A tall brown woman with bright green box braids. She smiles a straight and white-gapped-toothed smile and followed after a waving Desiree. I felt my chest tighten slightly as the anxiety and worry of potentially not getting the job bombards me.

Time-lapse:  15 min

I feel my heart stutter with nervousness as the tall brown woman, I learned is called Amina bounds around the corner a happy smile stretching on her lips. I feel slightly less pressured at her genuine smile. Desiree comes up to me. "Hey! Ezra?" I nod and feel my face get slightly hot at the attention. Desiree smiles and beckons me forward. I take a deep breath, collect my painting and follow her.

AMBRE

  I practice my smile as I hear Desiree coming around the corner in the hallway with another "contestant". I sit up in my seat and put on a bright smile. Sakura and Amina are awesome people. Their energetic energy was the first thing I noticed about them. Then came their loud tones. They were tough kind and exciting people. Their talents are alluring and I'm very excited to work with them. I look up when I hear a small knock at the door. " Come in! " The door opens slowly. I notice the pile of moppy blond curls and slightly shorn sides before I saw the face. My back became straight as a pole. Bus guy. What the hell? I blink and rub my eyes. It truly was him. He wore khaki pants that hugged his noticeably tight leg muscles. His legs were long. So were his arms. His chest was built and taut. The polo shirt he wore stretched across it.

He held a long canvas of color to his side and stood at the door awkwardly. I could see the heat in his face from where I was sitting. I offered him a kind smile and beckoned him forward. " Hello! Ezra is it? Come have a seat. Don't be shy." He nodded and walked over slowly. I couldn't look away. His green eyes were kind. He sat down and offered me a small smile. His lips looked plump and soft and pink. The urge to kiss him was so powerful I had to close my eyes and take a deep breath. I had to remind myself that this guy had a whole wife and a little baby. I would never hurt my fellow girl in that way. Ever.

EZRA

I couldn't believe the girl from the bus and was here and she was the boss. What were the fricken odds? She made me ten times more anxious than anybody else. There was no way I could work with her. She would think I was a stuttering fool. I tried to smile to make myself feel better but it wasn't working. I felt my face heat up at her gaze. It was so hot and sultry. My breath caught in my throat as I watched her gaze slide downward. I struggled to take a breath. Her gaze was so strong I began to feel phantom hands caressing my neck and face.  Slow and sensual. I cleared my throat and sat up as I started to feel my pants tightening.

She smiled and pointed to my painting. "Show me your art! Tell me your personal pitch!" I nodded and nervously started to recite my memorized pitch. I almost winced when I stuttered. I couldn't meet her eyes. I looked at my painting.

AMBRE

He stuttered at first but then he began to speak a little more clearly. I noticed that whenever his eyes would venture towards mine he would stutter again and have to look away. I felt slightly melancholy at how uncomfortable he seemed standing next to me. Well I mean he's got a family so it makes sense he didn't want to send me any mixed messages. I come back from my thoughts when He clears his throat. He must have been done some time while I was daydreaming and was waiting for my response. I smile quickly. Without thinking, I say the first words that come to my mind "You're Hired!"

He smiles a bright smile and I melt inside when a simple dimple appears on his left cheek. I get up to shake his hand. He gets up as well. I step around my desk and right into his painting. I lose my footing and start to fall an uncontrollable shriek leaves my lips.

EZRA

I move involuntarily as I saw her start to fall. I go over to grab her but she falls too fast. Her body collides with mine and it is inevitable what is going to happen next. I land on my back with this lady on me. The smell of cherry candy wafts into my nose. A sensual shook runs up my spine. A bubble of laughter escapes her lips as she props herself up onto her elbows. She doesn't make any move to get up. I begin to feel a light blush polish my skin as she looks down at me. Her eyes were gray. Her outer parts of her Iris was a deep grey but then towards the center, circling her pupil was a steel gray. Her lips were thick and full. The urge to lick them crossed my mind. I pushed the thought away.

"U-um...Can I get up p-please?" I hated that I stuttered. Her eyes widened and then she shifted to get up. I suppressed a groan as her movements caused a sharp pleasure to shook through my groin. A gasp left my mouth. She looks up a worried look on her face. "Thanks for trying to save me! Did I hurt you?" I shook my head not trusting myself to open my mouth. She stood up and grabbed my hand to help me.

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