“Jesus,” I sighed to myself.
By the time I made my way to the elevator to go home, the clock had struck a little after two in the morning. No wonder I was so fucking tired. I drew in a deep breath and closed my eyes after hitting the button for the parking garage, ready to get back to my bed.
“Hold the elevator,” my boss said from down the hall.
Like a reflex, I placed my heeled foot in between the doors so that they wouldn’t close.
“Sir,” I said with a soft head nod as he strode his way into the elevator.
“Thanks,” he said as he looked over at the numbers pad. “Four, if you don’t mind.”
I just nodded and pressed the button for the fourth floor of the building.
That was our Human Resources floor.
“Reporting me for almost falling asleep in the meeting?” I asked with a soft giggle as the elevator lurched to life.
I hoped to get a small smile or something out of my boss, but he just peeked down at me. “No.”
I nodded softly. “Well, I’m sorry for the hiccup anyway.”
“It’s late.”
Man of few words, my boss.
“What time would you like me in tomorrow morning?” I asked.
He just shook his head, and I wasn’t sure what that meant.
“I could come in anytime you?—”
He interrupted me, like he always enjoyed doing. “You don’t come in tomorrow. Nor Monday. Enjoy the long weekend. You’ve earned it.”
I was so shocked at his generosity that I didn’t even move until the elevator came to a halt.
“Th—um, thank you, sir,” I said as he stepped off the elevator onto the fourth floor.
“No problem. Enjoy the time off,” he said as he walked straight to the Human Resources office.
I furrowed my brow as I watched him dig out a set of keys from his pocket before the doors closed, leaving me alone in the metal casing.
Wow.
A whole weekend, plus a day, to myself.
What in the hell was I going to do with my time?
9
GHOST
I watched as she clicked her way through the parking garage. I sat off in the darkness, but to be fair, parking garages at night weren’t all that hard in terms of concealment. With my bike idling so that the striking up of my engine didn’t spook her, I watched as her hips swayed.
As her hair fluttered.
As her curves jiggled beneath the tightly harnessed outfit she had on.
I didn’t like the way her attention was elsewhere. Didn’t she understand the kind of creeps that lurked in the middle of the night? It was two in the morning. High time for her to be back at her place and safe.
