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Sebastian's Promotion

Chapter Sixteen : Sebastian's Promotion

We had been here for a couple days now and I was so happy to be spending time with my pretty flower and her family.

But today it was just myself and mr Fogale. He had arranged a few meetings and was dragging me along. I didn't mind but I would have rather been with Rosalie on this little holiday.

"How are you liking it here?" Mr Fogale asked while we sat in the back of a cab.

"It's lovely here, I'm enjoying my time with your family." I truthfully told him.

I really was, I had met some of her family and her best friend Madeline. It makes me laugh that her english best friend is named Maddie and her best friend in Greece is named Maddie.

"I'm glad to here that, Mate. We're all glad to have you here. You're apart of the family."

"It means a lot to here that from you."

"Now Sebastian, there are some really important people that are going to be here. Be yourself, I know you're going to do great." He said as we stood at the entrance of the tall building that stood in front of us.

I'm always myself, why would he need to tell me this?

——

We had been sitting here for an hour. As expected, these things always went on for hours. You think I would be used to it, I don't have Maddie or Rose here to help me out so i've got no choice but to be active and present the whole time.

Nearing the end, the attention of the table was turned to me. Although I wasn't sure why.

"Sebastian Lake, I've heard a lot of good things about you. For a young lad like yourself, you've got quite the good record." A man named Smith, Hugo Smith said.

"Thank you, sir." I smiled, feeling the slightest bit of awkward.

"Is working in hotel's something you'd always want to do?" Smith asked, putting me on the spot. I now know how Rose felt when I didn't the exact same thing to her.

"I'm not sure quite yet sir. I'm only young, i've got my whole life to figure out what will be set in stone." I tell him truthfully, looking to Fogale for reassurance only for him to nod his head.

"Fogale and Hogshed has put in much good work for you." Hogshed being my old boss when I lived in Italy for a couple years before I moved to Athens.

"I apologise, what is this about?" I questioned.

"We'd like you to become a partner with us. Own your own hotel, be your own boss." Another guy named Jack said.

"We're opening a new hotel in Florence. We'd love for you to be the guy who runs it, we've heard what you can do."

This would mean I would move to Italy again. Be my own boss, that sounds incredible.

"Your skills are incredible and I just think you'd be the perfect fit for it. It'd be on contract for two years then after that we'd re-evaluate and go from there." Smith said.

"You don't have to make a decision now, they hotel is still in the works but once it's finished. It's yours to run." He said.

I was loss for words, finding the right ones to spill without making it seem like I was saying a definite yes or no.

"I- Thank you, I really appreciate the fact that you are even considering me."

"You deserve it, Lake. If you could get back to us in two months, we'd love to have you on board." And with that said, the meeting was over and I was left sitting there with Fogale and my thoughts.

"Sorry for putting you on the spot mate, thought I'd leave it as a surprise." Fogale said and I nodded my head.

"I am very surprised."

"Don't act on it now, you've got a while to decide. Have a long think." He said.

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"Baby! How was it?" Rosalie asked once we got back to their London home.

Did she know?

"Good, lots of surprises." I said, sitting down next to her.

"You weren't gone for too long, thought it would  be longer." She said, kissing my lips.

I'm glad it wasn't too long, especially that I got to kiss her lips sooner than later.

Would she come with me if I took it? I don't think she would. I really don't. It wouldn't be permanent though, I wouldn't stay there for long. Two years tops as they said then I would move on.

She wants something permanent, I don't. She wants to settle down, in one place. She doesn't want to keep moving around.

She loves me, she'd want what's best for me. She would want me to go. She would tell me to go.

But is that what I want to? I don't know. All I know is that I want her, forever. I couldn't leave her, she's become my life.

"Sebastain? Where did you go?" She asked, her sweet voice pulling me out of my trance. Something she was always able to do.

Where did you go? Was a habit of a question we'd ask each other whenever one had zoned out. Sometimes when she asks me I had no idea where I had gone to and others, it was deep thoughts that circled my mind.

"Nowhere interesting." I smiled.

"Surely it was interesting enough for you to leave for a long time. Did you hear anything I said?" She asked and I felt the slightest bit guilty.

"I'm not sure.." I admit.

Then she went on to tell me what I said but for some reason, I couldn't keep my focus on her loving voice. All I could do was smile and nod.

Get your head together man.