Blind Date with Boss

Chapter 1

It was supposed to be a normal blind date. Then why did things turn out the way it did?

Sitting in front of him was the all-familiar and popular woman in his company, not to mention, his boss. And if that wasn't uncomfortable as it was, he was on a date with her.

"I am so sorry for this. My friend set this up," Percy said as he looked at the white clothed table, the auburn-haired woman staring at him intently.

"It's okay."

Silence enveloped the table, and he could see, from the corner of his eyes, the waiters hesitating to serve their table. Money was being passed between them and Percy tried to hide his embarrassment. How could they try to earn quick cash from his misery?

"So how is the pitch towards Maple Beauty Corporation going? Any strong ideas?" Artemis finally spoke.

Oh no. Work conversation on a date? Man, am I going to be the joke of the year.

Despite his internal strife, he smiled and replied, "Drew and Silena are working on ideas for the product that might make Aphrodite relent shares for her exquisite product. Its hard since we aren't able to send men to discuss it since we all know what happened last time some of them went for," he forced his hands to move and motioned in air quotes, "discussion."

Artemis let out a small smile at his gesture and nodded along while she opened the menu laid in front of her. The sea green eyed man in front of her opened his menu as well even though he knew what he wanted.

"You ready to order?" a female waiter asked, a white shirt that wrapped around her figure tightly while a red apron hung from her neck and fell just short of her knees. She looked at him with a pointed gaze making him look away and lightly blush.

Artemis replied, giving Percy a cold look, "Yeah, I'd like to order 1 dish of lobster frittata."

"Hmm, I'll go with white truffle pasta," Percy continued after he felt their gazes starting to drill a hole into him.

"Would you two be interested in any drinks?"

"I am good, I am driving," Percy responded instantly, already prepared for the question.

Artemis though, on the other hand, hummed slightly before she answered, "I'll take some red wine."

"Got it, any desserts?" the waitress asked, noting in the pad with speed that made her hands seem like a blur.

"Maybe later for me," the auburn-haired female said before looking at Percy expectedly.

"Same."

The waitress finally left with a smile as she gathered their menus, leaving them in an awkward smile. Percy had never interacted with Artemis at work other than any project they collaborated on or when she was giving him jobs to do.

"So, what made you go on a blind date except for your friend setting you up?" Artemis finally asked, her hands positioned under her chin as her elbows rested on the table. The silver eyes seemed to stare at his soul, and he felt the tie beginning to get tighter from nervousness.

"My friend wanted me to try the app before he did and since I had nothing better to do tonight, I agreed. What about you? I never would've thought someone like you would need to use an app to get a date."

"Someone like me?" Artemis' eyebrows twitched slightly as Percy bit his lip from what he said, "What do you mean by someone like me?"

Percy stuttered for a response and luckily for him, the waitress from before returned with their dishes, giving him a small wink. Percy sighed in relief and changed the topic, "What about you? Why did you agree to a blind date?"