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.

speaking slowly, "I just got a call from the police station... they said Riley

up trouble. All of them together are centuries

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 turned into

sighed

his wife are detained for ten days because of the brawl, but Grandma was let go. She bought a train ticket back to her hometown, probably will leave by dawn," Claire explained. Camila was silent for

understand. Don't worry,"

about Drew?" Camila

He wasn't with them," replied

it would have been troublesome if he ended

her mother. "Mom, why are you

little under the weather these past few

unwell tomorrow, go see a doctor. Don't just endure it," Camila

agreed and turned to head to her bedroom, feeling

Camila quickly took a shower and went to

her alarm rang, and she struggled to sit up in

she dragged her weary body to

then noticed she was almost running late,

she opened

a large bouquet of flowers. The sunlight shone on him.

morning," he smiled tenderly at Camila. His eyes were

Camila stared at the bouquet and then up

you allergic to pollen?"

slightly

eyes widened, seemingly in

was confused, looking at Connor. "You had all the flowers removed

his voice was serious.