Caught a Responsible Man after the Break Up

VIII - First

It took two weeks for Ember to finish her requirements of documents and pre-employment medical examination.

In the third week, she already signed the probationary employment contract and got her uniform for four days. The company allows business casual attire on Fridays.

There is still a week before she starts working which is exactly September 1st.

By this time, they were together for exactly a month.

Ember woke up that day feeling excited.

"It's been a month since we've been together..." Clover's voice tailed off.

They were having breakfast which Clover prepared.

"Yeah..." Ember replied and stared into nothingness as if reminiscing something.

"And uhmm, aren't you... delayed?"

"Don't worry about that. I am irregular... something to do with delayed or sometimes short ovulation or something. I never got the chance to go back to my OB for years."

She drank her milk and said, "Don't you worry. I don't feel different. So I must not be pregnant. I will buy pills on my next period, okay?"

"I'm not worried. We will be given what is meant for us. I will take care of you whatever happens."

The two separately went to their respective buildings.

When Clover just sat down, his phone rang.

"Yes, Grandma?"

"That girl, what are you two doing playing house?" Grandma asked with an obvious tone of questioning and to be honest, a bit of disappointment.

"Grandma, she has her own thoughts. Right now, we are enjoying what we have. She's a special girl and I wanna catch her properly without pressure or coercion."

"Okay... when are you going to introduce her to me? This weekend. Visit me this weekend and don't forget to bring it! I wanna see. "

Clover chuckled, "Okay, Grandma. I will bring her over to meet you. I love you."

The conversation ended on a good note. To be honest, Grandma has an open mind. But her thoughts solely revolve around her grandson who is in his thirties, good-looking, has a stable job and has a very good character.

"Why hasn't he married anyone yet? Why is he now entangled with a woman, lives with that woman, takes care of that woman, obviously cares for that woman... and yet, they were not married?"

Grandma looked up at the ceiling.

"Oh well, God has his plans..."

Meanwhile, Ember was set for the whole day. The training schedule is pretty extensive but well-structured. One thing she noticed was, that her team had three more analysts and they looked to her as if she was a savior.

During a 10-minute break, she asked Lolly, a chubby and pretty woman in her late twenties, "Not to be narcissistic but why do I feel like you were all glad that I'm here?"

"Well, because you're the third hire for this position which was vacant for almost a year. The first two only lasted for like, three or four months which left us four with additional workload. Especially during month ends and reporting weeks." She was jokingly teary-eyed.

Another analyst, Joven, added, "Yeah, so please stay. We are good people. We will help you adjust." Joven, an obviously proud pride member, made a gesture of pleading.

The other member, Rap, who is more reserved, smiled and said, "Yes. Please help us make team 2 finance group, great again."

"Stop it, you three. I'm glad to be with this lovely team. Also, based on the training earlier, I think I will enjoy this job. The system and processes are easy to navigate. Why should I leave?"