The Touch of Sapphire

Chapter 29

Filler chap. Very short. 

The flight back from Bora Bora was quite a pleasant one. Ashley was asleep for most of the time, and Seto went straight back to business, on the phone with associates. There was to be a meeting the following day, and he planned on having Ashley as his business date. He made arrangements for her dress and shoes for that evening. Ashley didn't have any reason to be in the meeting, however, it was clear that she did not feel safe by herself. Also, Annessa and Mokuba weren't returning from Mexico for a day or so, so they could not keep her company. He was almost sure that the rest of her family were either working or too busy to watch over her. She'd just will have to deal with business jargon for a few hours. 

"Are we there yet?" Ashley said, slowly waking up from her slumber. She groggily outstretched her arms, giving a big obnoxious yawn to Seto. He glanced away from his laptop for just a second to answer. "Probably three hours to go." She let out a exaggerated sigh when she saw that he was actually working "Dang you went straight back to work huh? Well I'm still in vacation mode." 

"I don't think so. I have to say, it's great that you're ahead on all of your projects. But the amount of paperwork you're backed up on is horrendous. Things cannot move completely move forward until necessary permits are verified. You need to get that shit done. Tell me why I shouldn't fire your ass!" Ashley groaned, her mind going to the stack of paperwork waiting for her on the desk. But she had to be thankful, Seto would've already fired anyone else. "I hate paperwork, it's so repetitive and boring! Can't I get an assistant or something to do it for me?" 

"Why should I pay for an assistant for you? You're barely doing your job as my assistant!" Seto growled at her, his eyes narrowing. "I'm your Lead Designer and unpaid secretary. Give me money for it and then we'll talk. Or get some other bitch to be your secretary." Though she said those words, the look in her eyes said the opposite and that made Seto very much amused. "Maybe if I will pay you for it, that is if you do your first job right." 

Ashley glared at him, and suddenly the mental image of slapping the back of his melon came to mind. "I wouldn't be the second best department in the company if I was slacking off." "You'd be number one if you weren't slacking off. I don't settle for second place and neither should you." 

She wanted to mention his rivalry with Yugi, but it was probably best that she never say anything about it. Seto would throw her out the plane, or challenge her to a duel to prove his point. "Fine. I'll get to work as soon as I get back into the office." Her boyfriend nodded, and went back to typing away on his computer. The girl sighed, snatching the blanket off Seto's lap, curling into a little ball on her seat. 

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The couple finally got back to Japan at approximately seven in the evening. Besides the maids and house staff, the Kaiba Mansion was practically empty. Seeing that Seto went straight to his home office,  Ashley immediately retired to Seto's room, throwing her bag in the corner and making her way to the bathroom. She turned on the hot water and threw in a pink bath bomb, her eyes gazing upon the beautiful colors. 

The blonde stripped of her travel clothing and threw it near the laundry bin, she was too exhausted to care about the clothes actually going into it. She could feel her joints and muscles relax under the hot water, and she laid back and closed her eyes to enjoy the soak. She didn't notice Seto walk in a few minutes later. 

He gazed upon her whilst stripping himself, his eyes narrowing as he begun to hear light snoring. Seto purposefully got into the tub, and the rush of water woke his girlfriend up. Water splashed her face and ran up her nose, waking her up almost immediately. "What the fuck?" She says in a sleepy haze.