My Affair

Chapter 2

I Stayed in my office all night, answering calls, reserving packed nights for this main hotel I really stay at. Funerals, Weddings, Baby showers, birthdays... Really anything! I have to call the shots, and set every date and time for this all to happen.

I now have to deal with Luke's shit about how he needs things to go a certain way with things, but I will not stand for that to happen, it can't and it won't. By 11 o'clock I'm still at work, now typing like crazy to other managers of the many hotels across the states and across the world, telling them updates and fancy stuff that I don't really know what it is that has to be done, refurnishing the lobbies, new colors and setups for the basic hotel rooms, to honeymoon suites, to penthouse suites, all new decor and what not that needs to be done.

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I got home at 2 AM, Chris was passed out, thank god I ate before I came home.

"Babe? I'm home, come to bed?" I tapped him lightly, not wanting him to be on the couch.

No response. Just snores.

I rolled my eyes as I started to pull my heels off, and let my hair down, before running upstairs to shower and change, then work some more on my laptop.

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I stayed up for another hour before going to sleep, sleeping only three hours before my day starts the same all over again. I wake up, shower, get dressed in my sexy Grey and white pantsuit, braid my hair fancy cute, then find whatever handbag matches my outfit of the day before walking downstairs, careful not to wake a still, snoring Chris.

I put on My heels, and decide to get Starbucks instead of making my own food and coffee this morning. Within the hour, I eat and drive to work, ordering Luke to follow me around, and show him the basics of his I do things.

"If any choices need to be made, you come to me first, comprehendé?"

" Yeah yeah whatever, I'm not stupid" he smirks, winking. I rolled my eyes and glared, but kept walking and showing him to his now, newer office, right across the hall from mine.

"Aw, we're not gonna tandem with offices?" He joked, but as I looked at him, he seemed serious "That sucks"

"no, it doesn't. I have my meetings to deal with personally...and...you do to, plus god knows what...- I mean um...calls, yeah calls..." I blushed, and chewed on my lip, giving him the spare keys to the offices, and major rooms needed, and hurried across the hall before he could respond.

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I couldn't believe I let myself slip and say something like that, I was shocked, yet triumphant at the same time as I sat at my desk with my legs crossed as I handled more calls, sighing and drinking bottle after bottle of water, bored today.

"Yes ma'am, cakes are half price when you book an event here,- oh, okay...yeah sure...lemme look" as I spoke, I talked to Mrs. Shannon booking her baby shower as I looked up times oh my computer "I have an opening for the 12th at 1:00pm? Okay, see you then!" I hung up and packed my stuff up to leave early. Until, a knock at my door.

I groaned "Come in!" It was luke. UGH.

"I um, just wanted to say what ever you think I am, I'm not... You probably are mistaking me for Tony, My older Brother..." He sighs "Yeah I'm a flirt, a huge flirt, and I've slept around a couple times, but I'm not a bad guy..." He looks down sadly.

I stood there, speechless "uh...o-okay, well I was just leaving..." I blushed, feeling bad "I haven't eaten innnn-" I looked at my watch "About 8 hours, wanna grab a bite? A drink?" I smiled sympathetically.

"Sure!" He smiled at me warmly, his eyes somewhat glistening "I'll get my stuff" with that he ran out of my office like a little kid, looking so happy. I told my eyes laughing and locked up, meeting him in the hall "You wanna car pool? Or meet me at the bar?" I laughed softly

"Hm, is car pool a trick answer?" He smiled deviously, but I rolled my eyes.

"My car then" I laughed, and walked us to my black Mercedes, and drove to the bar

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Luke and I laughed, all night, eating and drinking, talking about anything not related to work, and it felt nice to not hate him, and nice to finally get actual attention from the opposite sex, because lately...Chris is very distant, and not really...well, intimate or wanting to make an effort to talk...I can't really confront him with all my work, but luke, I'm fine getting friendly. Attention. Nothing relating intimacy, or lust.

After dinner, I drove luke back to the hotel to get his own car, and we laughed, a bit tipsy as we exchanged phone numbers, but as I was about to pull away and go home, he stopped me, and opened the car to kiss my cheek, then walked to his car like nothing happened.

What was that for? Just a friendly "see you tomorrow..." Yeah. That's it...."see you tomorrow... Luke..." I drove home, and went straight to bed after I showered, not even bothering to wake up Chris.