Truth

Chapter 2

"You first", said John, smiling, as, in one swoop, he opened the door for Ava. 

"Oh why thank you", she whispered back smoothly.

Outside, it was clear some people were noticing that the company CEO, the multi-millionaire, the man himself, John, was walking with the new office assistant. 

As the pair entered the car, Ava commented, "Wow, this is a very upscale car you have."

"Yup", said John, with a smirk on his face.

The two enjoyed a very nice lunch together. John noticed that Ava seemed to be taking advantage of the fact that he offered to pay, ordering heavily - but he didn't really mind. He wanted to seem like a #gentleman. 

"Ummm..." Ava said slickly, attempting some small talk, "What time do you normally go home?"

"I'd say normally I go home around 7:30 or so. But today I will be going out to eat at a restaurant, coincidentally, 

Checking his phone, he saw

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Grace < Hi Hon! See you at home today! <3 luv ya

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so he replied, and this: 

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Today is restaurant night for me, be home a bit later > John

Grace < aww :( well have fun at the restaurant!! solo?

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At this point, Ava was overlooking his shoulder, and she saw Grace's message. 

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The thing was: Ava liked John. She thought he was fairly attractive, smart, but mostly like him for his money. She could tell that he somewhat liked her too, probably for her looks, she reasoned. However, she knew a secret relationship would be hard because of their position differences and because he had a wife. So she decided to say:

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"Hey John, I see you have restaurant night. May I come with you again? We could enjoy a nice dinner together."

John, with his mind going off with thoughts of "YESSSSS" replied cooly, "Sure. From what I know, you're shift ends around 8 though, and I'm leaving at 7:30, so I will call it off and you can come with me."

John, texting his wife again, said (or lied): 

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Yep! It's just me, myself, and I at dinner tonight. But will see you at 9 at hmoe > John 

*home :D

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Little did he know, the one time he was bringing someone with him on a solo night, his wife wanted to surprise him....