Part 1 - Wrong Place Wrong Time

Another typical morning, getting ready for work. I have to be at work at 9 am and concidering the time I need to get ready and drive there I wake up every morning at 7. I work at a very successful financial company for the last 3 years. I started there as an intern, then they kept me and now I've worked my way to a good position. I can say I love my job. This is what I studied, this is what I always wanted to do. I love numbers and the fact that I'm working for a successful company helps me love my job more.

I wore a pencil black skirt with a white button-down shirt, a dark blazer and classic heels. Just the right amount of make up, my purse and I'm ready to go. I drive there and after leaving my things on my office I go to get a coffee. As soon as I sit on my chair I take a deep breath and then exhale to mentally prepare myself for all the work I have to do. My desk is full of paperwork and my computer full of files. I have a huge presentation coming up and I'm working really hard lately.

"Morning, Olivia" my coworker, Malcolm, salutes me when he passes by my office.

"Morning, Malcolm" I reply smiling and see him coming in my office.

"How's the presentation going?" he sits on an empty corner of my desk.

"Are you kidding? I have to present my work in front of all these potential investors, it doesn't matter how good it might be, I'll definitely screw it up" I sigh.

"You'll rock this, I'm sure. Besides, you still have enough days to work on everything and prepare yourself" he gives me an encouraging smile.

"Thanks for the positivity but I really have to get to work now" I try not to sound rude. Either way he's my friend, he knows I don't mean to offend him.

"I didn't just come here to say hello, I came to help. Do you want me to take a loot at your work so far?"

"That would be great, actually" I love the idea immediately.

"Can you transfer me the file?"

"Yes, just give me a minute" I look around for my flash drive and soon I find it. "I need your honest opinion on this. If it's terrible don't hide it from me. I'd rather hear it now than during the presentation" I give him the flash drive when I'm done.

"Okay, but I'm certain it's going to be flawless"

"How will you find time to review my work? Don't you have tons of things to do already?" I question now that I'm thinking about it clearly.

"Don't worry about that, I'll let you know my opinion at the end of the day"

"If you don't have time leave it for another day, okay?" I ask and he stands up.

"I told you not to worry about it" he says leaving my office.

I turned to my work again and didn't even take a break until lunch time. This half one hour break with all the friends and colleagues I have here is enough to calm me down to continue the rest of my work. Usually I'm not so obsessed over work but this presentation has me going crazy. I want this to go great because it's a big thing for the company and it could really help me personally to be more popular and take more responsibilities here.

I barely had the time to do anything else than work. Phone calls kept coming more regularly than usual, tons of emails and my need to complete everything perfectly were keeping me busy all day. Soon the clock said 5 pm but I knew I wasn't ready to leave just yet. Malcom knocks on my door to catch my attention since I wasn't looking that way.

"It was awesome, I can't wait for the rest of it. Are you ready to go?" he asks.

Most of the times we leave together but like I said I'm not done for the day already.

"Thank you, I appreciate that. I'll stick around for a while, I'm not done with everything yet"

"C'mon, it's Friday. You'll have plenty of time over the weekend to work" he sighs.

"I know and trust me I'll do that, too" I shake my head.

"Fine, I won't insist"

"Thanks, do you have my flash drive?"

"Sh*t, I forgot it on my desk. I'll go get it" he facepalms himself.

"No, don't. I'll get it when I leave"

"Alright, have fun here by yourself" he jokes and dissappears in the hallway waving at me.

I continue my work completely focused on it and with another cup of coffee in my hands. I look at the time again and it's almost 6:30 pm. I realize I must be going so I pick my stuff and walk out of my office. I see all the offices around me empty but I'm not the only one left here because as soon as my heels start making sounds on the floor I see one of the interns in front of me.

That's weird.

Interns aren't around so many hours and it's very late for one to still be here. Maybe she's working hard to earn her position here after her internship is over. Can't blame a girl for working.

I'm ready to get in my car when I remember I didn't get the flash drive. I would let it for Monday but who knows who might find it and then I'm probably never taking it back. I exhale deeply and go back in the elevator to take me upstairs. I get back to the offices and there's no sign of anyone. I find Malcom's desk and take my flash drive.

I'm about to leave when I hear a noise coming from further inside the hallway. It's like something fell on the floor. I think that maybe it's the intern and she could use my help so I go over there trying to find her. I hear more noises and the closer I get to them the more certain I am she's not alone.

Finally I reach the room all this noise is coming from and notice its the conference room. One of the conference rooms actually. There are a few of them around. I stand at the door and when I'm about to ask her or whoever is there if they need some help I see something much different than I was expecting.

It's the intern making out with another person. It's a man but I can't see his face. She sees me immediately and screams causing me to jump. The man also turns around and I recognize him as soon as I see his face. It's Mr. Downey, the CEO of the company.

"Oh my God" I say shocked and cover my mouth with my hand.

The flash drive falls from my hand on the floor from my movement. I'm not picking it up, it's the least of my concerns right now. There are a couple of seconds of silence after that. We all seem like we're expecting someone else to start talking.

The intern's cheeks are red and must be burning her. I can't see myself but I'm sure mine are like that too. Mr. Downey is breathing heavily and he has a concentrated look in his eyes. He doesn't seem afraid or embarrassed by this.

He seems turned on.

His suit is gone, his shirt has the top buttons undone, his tie is loose and his pants are definitely in the middle of getting off. I haven't felt more awkward my entire life. That's my boss. My boss's boss to be more accurate.

"I-I'm sorry, I'm going" I mumble and leave quickly.

I don't look back and walk as fast as I can. I'm almost running to get out of here. Thankfully the elevator is still on my floor and I get in. I press the button to the parking lot and then press inpatiently the button to close the doors. I feel like every second that passes by is a century. The doors finally start closing and I prey that nothing interrupts that now.

"Wait!" I hear his voice shouting and my heart starts beating faster than it ever has.

I see his figure for a spare second but he doesn't manage to hold the doors open. They close just when he appears in front of me. And that second that we look in each other's eyes feels even more than a century.

Eventually the doors stop us from seeing each other and I suddenly feel safe and protected. I take a deep breath and it feels like forever since I had my last one. I start panicking and breathing fast. Why did this have to happen?

I get in my car and start the engine. My hands are shaking. I notice the other elevator coming down and not wanting to risk it being Downey I start driving out of there. When I'm our of the parking lot is when I feel away from him.

I can't stop my hands from shaking and myself from sweating. My thoughts are killing me. What will I do? What can I do? How am I going to face them again? The only thing that calms me down is that it's Friday, which means I have two free days before seeing them again. Until then I have to figure out what to do.

Why did they have to do that? Why did they have to do it in the office? Why did I have to go over and see what's happening? I should've minded my own business. He's supposed to be one of the biggest brains out there but he surely didn't think of that well. And he's also supposed to stay away from the interns and all the women in general.

He's married.

A/NThat's the beginning of this story! What do you think? 😊