Kairo’s voice brought me out of my silly thoughts. “This time of morning is the best. It’s quiet and sets the precedent for the day.” He grabbed my hand and led me to the street.
Shadow was on his other side, while Cashmere was on my other side.
“So does getting up like normal people and having breakfast and coffee before thinking about stepping foot outside.”
Kairo’s chuckle filled the otherwise quiet air. A car or two passed us, but that was it.
I wasn’t sure how he convinced me to get up and walk that early.
“Trust me, by the time we finish walking, you’ll be asking to walk with me this early all the time.”
I cut my eyes at him as we turned a corner. On the horizon, it looked like the sun was on its way up. I wouldn’t be mad if I saw it, but I preferred to see it from my window, not being outside.
It was literally just us and whatever animals were out that time of morning. The birds barely chirped.
“I doubt it. I think we’ll stick to our normal time. Maybe you can try walking later, then we can compare what time is better.”
“I can do that, but I already know the answer.” He smirked.
“Whatever. Anyway, everything is all set for the event. Are you excited?”
I spent the last few days finalizing everything for the summer bash, and I was pleased with the ideas we had in mind. Everything seemed to fall in place; I just prayed it stayed that way. I did manage to find some backups for a few things just in case. I didn’t know how the other events went, but I was confident the town would love it. I had never planned anythingthis big before, but I wouldn’t mind doing it again. At least, as of now. I wasn’t sure if my mind would change once the day came.
“I am. I can’t thank you enough for helping with it. I know everyone is going to be excited about the things we have set up. And the food, I can’t wait to eat it all.”
There was a slight chill in the air, but heat soared through my body when Kairo looked at me and licked his lips after he saideat it all.
“You’re welcome. I’m glad I can help.”
“You’ll be compensated for it soon.” He looked me up and down again.
“You don’t have to, but I won’t turn down a gift.” A smile tugged on my lips.
I did what I did because he asked, and as his assistant, I thought it was part of my job. I wasn’t expecting anything in return, but I wasn’t opposed to it either.
Kairo kissed my cheek and said, “But I want to give you something. You took time out of your day to help me, and you didn’t have to. You being my assistant is during work hours, and that wasn’t. So again, I appreciate you.”
“I was happy to help.”
We continued walking and talking for another twenty minutes before we walked back to my building. We wanted to make sure both dogs got their exercise and used the bathroom as much as they could. Kairo and I had to be at the station, so we couldn’t be out for too long. He said he had a meeting, so he wouldn’t be in until a little later than me.
Kairo rubbed the inside of my palm with his thumb as we stood in front of my building. The sun had finally come out, and I could already tell it was going to be a warm day.
“Thank you for walking with me this morning. I wish we didn’t have to go to work and could just chill all day, but we will have time for that soon.” He placed a soft kiss to the corner of mymouth. “I can’t wait to see you later.” Another kiss, this time on my lips.
“Me either.”
We shared one more kiss, then he waited for us to enter the building before he walked down the street.
The morning flew by once I got to work. While Kairo was gone, I kept myself occupied with all the paperwork that needed to be filed or shredded. Since I started, we made a good dent in the piles, but there was still so much more to go through. I wasn’t sure about some stuff, so I made a separate pile for Kairo to check whenever he had free time.
“You doing alright, Mycah?” Donna asked as she approached my desk.
I lifted my head to give her eye contact. I understood when people were busy, but I couldn’t stand approaching someone’s desk and they kept their head down. Not giving someone eye contact was rude.
“Yes, ma’am. Still trying to get through this paperwork, but I’m handling it.”
“Good. I just wanted to check in with you again.”
