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.

before speaking slowly, "I just got a call from the police station... they said Riley and the others got into a fight and are detained

really can stir up trouble. All of them together are centuries old and

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 turned into a fight, and now they're all at the

mess," sighed Camila.

train ticket back to her hometown, probably will leave by dawn," Claire explained. Camila was silent for a few seconds. "Mom, don't be too soft-hearted anymore. Just stay out

understand. Don't worry,"

about Drew?" Camila asked,

don't know. He wasn't

so it would have been troublesome if he ended up at the station too." "Cough... yes, I

was off with her mother.

weather these past few days,"

still feel unwell tomorrow, go see a doctor. Don't just

to her bedroom, feeling indeed quite

quickly took

past seven in the morning, her alarm rang, and

dragged her weary body to the

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

she opened the door,

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

His eyes

at the bouquet and then

to pollen?"

He coughed lightly, slightly awkwardly responding,

widened, seemingly in

She was confused, looking at Connor.

her gaze, and his voice was