Falling for Florence

11

The next morning, Florence and Troy had a meeting, and as she came, Troy ordered tea for her and coffee for himself. After that, Troy handed her a key, their fingers brushing lightly.

"What's this?" She asked curiously while taking the first sip of her tea.

"I don't know. Looks like a key," he answered ironically.

"I got that. I meant, what do I do with it?" She asked him directly.

He raised his eyebrows and stood up from his chair. He came closer to her. She was still. He was so close that she could feel his breath on her face. He looked in her eyes for a few seconds. He broke the ice, saying," This is the key of the office."

"So it stays with me," she spoke.

"No, you'll stay here," he spoke, looking straight into her eyes.

"What? Am I going to be your PA after the last punishment?" She asked straightforwardly.

"Punishment?" He asked in a surprise.

"Yes, cancel the meeting and then informed me only when I arrived. If it's not punishment then what is this?" She answered, while taking a step backwards and distance herself a little.

"You're seeing work as punishment, interesting. I suggest you to get to therapy, " he took a step forward. " From now on that is youŕ office, Florence."

"My office?" She repeated curiously.

Troy moved forward a little and touched her cheek, "Maybe you should see an ear specialist after therapy."

"What's your problem with me? My mom may have said to not show me mercy but..." she finally yelled, releasing her pent up anger, but he cut her off in the middle," This has nothing to do with your mom."

After a few seconds, he continued, "You can say, this is my general attitude. Look, I don't see your point. But when it comes to work. I only have one attitude: professionalism. If you want to be my partner, you have to know what we work on. I'm just telling you to study the file in that office because you have absolutely no clue about it. I repeat: don't question, just carry it out."

"Alright," she answered and left.

When she came out of his office, his PA helped her to find that office. As she entered the office, she roared, mocking him, "Don't question, act. You have no clue about the files. You have no idea how to be a human, what can we do? It's like I'm not a partner but a torture victim. He is also not a partner, but a demon from hell. What sin did I commit to enter the hands of this beastly creature?" She was talking to herself. She threw the files away. Troy was outside, hearing every word she said. He was dying with laughter. He entered the office so she suddenly became silent.

"With whom you were talking? I thought you were on a call," He innocently asked.

"I was talking to myself." She spoke.

"You really need a therapist," he laughed.

"I talk to myself when I need expert advice, Mr.Davies," she said angrily, eyes narrowing.

He stared at her face for a moment. He couldn't stop himself from praising this lady in his mind.

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Adrian and Troy were invited to a party. Both were sitting with each other and busy gossiping without a care for what's going on. In the middle of their talk, Adrian pointed out a girl who was standing amongst her friends, "Do you see the girl in red?"

"Her dress is very nice," Troy stated as he caught a glimpse of her.

"I pay more attention to the person themselves than their clothes. She is so hot. Don't misunderstand, but she's mine, " he explained.

"Boy, don't you already have four?" Troy asked him in a surprise.

"Look, I look up to my brother, there isn't one face of a brand which he hasn't been with for four seasons." He elaborated and laughed.

"I'd like to correct you. They were short liaisons. Anything longer than a night is a relationship. A relationship starts at promises and end in expectations," Troy stated his view.

"So it ends before it begins for you then," Adrian answered because he knew Troy didn't expect anything from anyone.

In a flash, a friend of Troy came over, and their conversation ended. He explained how Troy shooed Layla away. Adrian praised him, too. Adrian added that he thought the girl just wasn't normal.

Troy interrupted, "Normal people don't come near me."

All laughed at this.