A One Night Stand With My Boss

At three in the morning, Connor's computer pinged with a notification for a new email.

Rubbing his temples from fatigue, he clicked to open the message. His brow furrowed immediately upon seeing the contents.

It was a work document from Camila, detailed and professional, but there she was working at this hour!

He quickly replied to the email, simply writing, [Sleep.]

After sending the email, Connor sighed deeply. Had he assigned her too much work?

Camila was twisting her neck, when she was startled by Connor's email.

He hadn't gone to bed yet?

Connor rummaged through a pile of papers to find his phone and texted Camila.

Camila closed her laptop, and suddenly her phone buzzed twice. She opened it to find a message from Connor. [Don't rush the work. Get some sleep. Good night.] He seemed to often stay up late himself.

Camila responded. [Thanks for your concern, Mr. Connor. Good night.] She paused, then deleted the words "good night" before sending.

Just as she sent the message, Claire's call came through.

A call in the dead of night startled Camila, who immediately answered. "Mom, is everything alright?"

"Cami, haven't you slept yet?" Claire's tired voice came through the phone.

"No, not yet. What's happened?" Camila asked anxiously.

a call from the police station... they said Riley

All

said they were packing to leave in the middle of the night and got caught by a neighbor. Many neighbors were talked into investing in Capital Solutions by Riley, and their money's gone. When they confronted him, it

a mess," sighed Camila. "So what

was let go. She bought a train ticket back to her hometown, probably will leave by dawn," Claire explained. Camila was silent for a few seconds. "Mom,

understand. Don't worry,"

about Drew?" Camila asked,

He wasn't with

still on bail, so it would have been troublesome if he ended up at the station too." "Cough... yes, I believe Drew will grow more sensible after these incidents,"

with her mother. "Mom, why are

the weather these past few days,"

sleep early, and if you still feel unwell tomorrow, go see a doctor. Don't just endure it," Camila advised

agreed and turned to head to

took a shower

past seven in the morning, her alarm rang, and she struggled to sit up

dragged her weary

then noticed she was almost running late, hurriedly slipping on her

moment she opened the

Connor, holding a large bouquet of flowers. The sunlight shone on him. He

Camila. His eyes were full of warmth. "For

Camila stared at the bouquet

allergic to

lightly, slightly awkwardly responding, "Actually... I'm not allergic

widened,

last time..." She was confused, looking at Connor. "You had all the

her gaze, and his voice was serious.