The Next day.

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4am I set my alarm for. To make sure I have everything and I get there on time. Even at 4 un the morning L.A is really busy. So I grab some toast, grab my bag and keys and get into my car to drive to FOX.

5:45am arrives and I'm already here. I get out of my car and make my way to the building when...

"Nighingale!" I turn round to see Seth a few cars behind me. He then runs to catch up. "You're a bit early are you not."

"Best to be early than late Sir." 

"Good attitude. How do you have your coffee in the mornings?" He asks.

"Excuse me Sir. Should I not get yours?" I ask.

"Not yet." He winks at me. I blush and turn my face away. 

We walk to get coffee and talk a little bit about each other. 

"So how long have you been in L.A?" He asks me.

"Not long about a year or two in this run down apartment as that's all I can afford at the minute. It's a bit shit really...Oh excuse my language." I apologise. 

"Don't worry about it, if you are going to work for me the one thing I would like you to be is yourself. Promise?" He asks.

"You want me to promise I will be myself?" I ask. 

"Yes please." 

"OK well then. I promise I will be myself." I smile. Seth smiles back at me. 

After out coffee we make our way back to the office and Seth offers me inside. I take a step inside his office and he closes the door behind us.   

"So why do you want this job?" Seth asks. 

"Because I love making other people happy and making peoples job that little hit easier." I smile. I look at Seth and he is biting both lips together trying to hide his smile.

"You're hired." He says.

"What really? That's it no good cop bad cop interrogation?" I ask.
Seth's smile only grows, he looks down at the table and grabs a stack of paper.

"First things first. Could you take this to Alex, Seth and Mila. Please its the new script I wrote and..." I interrupt him with a hug. "...What!" I let go of him.

"I'm sorry."

"No... it's..."

"I'll get right too it."  I leave the office. Once out of range of Seth I squeal and jump around abit. When I accidentally bump into someone.

"Oh my God! I'm so sorry." I panic.

"It's OK. Don't worry. You must be Nightingale?" 

"It's just Night." I say with a smile.

"Seth told us about you, said you had a nice set of pipes." She says.

"He did?" I ask.

"MmmHmm. I'm Alex by the way. It's nice to meet you." She says, holding out her hand.

"I'm Night... But... you, already knew that." I say awkwardly. 

"Walk around the place, get to know people we don't bite." She goes to leave.

"Oh Alex! Seth told me to hand this too you, he said it's a script he wrote for family guy." I hand her the stack of paper.

"He wrote it?" She asks. 

"Yeah, that's what he said. why is there a problem?" I ask curiously. 

"Seth hasn't written for the show since like 2010. Ah not to worry, I'm sure it will be brilliant either way, have a nice day Night." She says, then turns and leaves. 

"You too Alex." I call after her. I then turn round the corner and I am greeted by a bunch of men and women at desks and computers, typing and scribbling away. Editor, animators, script writers. I look around, slightly overwhelmed by the atmosphere. 
From the T.V I know who I'm looking for and what they look like. But I can't seem to find them anywhere. I turn and make my way back to the office

I knock on the door and walk in to see Seth with a woman  and she's about to embrace him with a kiss.

"Ahhh I'm so sorry Sir!" I shut my eyes and close the door shut. I wait outside for them to finish when the girl walks out the room. She looks at me with the dirtiest look I've ever received in my life.

 She looks at me with the dirtiest look I've ever received in my life

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"You can go in now." She sneers at me. She the struts over to the elevator and disappears. Seth opens the door for me and I walk in with my head hanging low. 

"Sir I'm so sorr..." I'm interrupted by a hug. 

"Thank you so fucking much. She doesn't know the meaning of no, or leave me alone or get out of my life." Seth says.

"Is she an ex of yours?" I ask.

"An ex- lover yeah but it was just one night over a year ago and she hasn't left me alone since." Seth says. 

"That sucks. Anyway I came to ask if you knew where Seth and Mila are?" I ask. 

"They are in the recording studio. I'm headed that way now, you can tag along if you'd like?" He offers.

"Yeah sure." I smile, and he motions me out the door. He lock the door behind us both and we get into the elevator.  Once in the elevator I stand in the corner, and Seth presses the floor button. The doors creek closed and the elevator doesn't move.

"What the f..." The elevator suddenly rockets downwards. Panic sets into the both of us, can't believe it's my first day and I about to die in a elevator with my boss. The compartment suddenly comes to a stop causing Seth and his entire body weight to fall onto me. Pinning me to the wall, his hands either side of my head and his nose so close to touching mine. Both our adrenaline pumping and our breathing heavy.
He then swallows hard.

"Are you OK." He says with a slight whisper. I look up and his eyes lock with mine. All I can do is nod my head, as I do the tip of my nose rubs his. His hips are still against mine and we look at each other some more in silence, when the doors open. We see the security guard in more of a panic than we are, his face so white he looks ghostly. Seth and I stand up straight. 

"Are you two OK?" He pants. 

"We are fine Harry..." Seth walks past him. "...I think the elevator is broke." Seth says.

We almost died and he's making jokes. But the vibe I got off him when he was pressed against me, is something I haven't felt in a long time. But why him? Why my boss?

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