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Heavy Rain...
Violet clearing her desk of piles of paper and ink scars on her desk. she should be home soon because Josh was waiting for her. she cant wait to have dinner with her son again after a full week she overtime.
when she stepped out of office, the sound of the rain met her ears and groaned. "oh god, not again" Violet muttered. forget not bringing her coat or umbrella. plus, she parked her cars too far away so she couldn't run to her car without getting soaked. she looked at her watch and it was already a half-past six.
"Need some help? ms. Newstead?"
Violet whipped around and saw Joe standing behind her, holding an umbrella over her head.
"Joe?"
"i'll take you into yours car, come on"
Violet smiled softly at him. "thanks Joe, i forgot to bring an umbrella. lucky, you're still here" she said.
Joe chuckled. "you're lucky woman. maybe should deliberately not carry an umbrella whenever there is rain so i can take you" he said jokingly.
"Joe, you're so mean"
they walked quickly toward the car. even wearing umbrellas, but the rain was still wet their coat.
Violet starts sniffles. "sometimes this rain make me ill"
"are you cold?"
"no? its just.. sometimes"
"oh? alright"
just then, sudden wind came and turned the Joe's umbrella inside-out before blowing it out of his hand. his eyes widened.
"Oops..."
"Joe, to the car! hurry!"
"y-yes!"
they both ran to the car. Joe pulled his coat up over his head as he followed Violet to her car. she unlocked the door, Joe hurried into the car, slamming the passenger door. the rain pounded heavily against the roof the car and Violet getting into the car.
she sighed relief. "i dont like rain"
"ughh... i dont think why the weatherman lied" Joe muttered.
"yeah, you're right. i'm sorry for your umbrella, maybe blown somewhere"
"its just umbrella"
"i'll take you to home and.. A-achoo!"
"what?"
"sorry, just sniffled" she said and sniffled again. "i mean.. i'll take you to home" she said.
"okay, thanks Violet"
both was a slight pause. " I didn't see you at the office all day, you anywhere?" Violet asked. Joe until flashes hear it, Violet asks him. "Oh? I've been just too busy in my room. the head of accountant too much told me" he replied.
"hmm..not a usual"
"yes, and what about you?"
"A-achoo!" she was sneezing. "sorry Joe, i-i just sneez, i mean ... i've been too busy, but it was lucky i was not pacing his room to " Violet said, wiping her nose with a tissue. "A-achoo!"
"You can't drive a car in cold conditions, then i'm driving and accompany you home"
"you can drive?"
"sure, why?"
"oh..nothing, if you want to"
Joe finally driving Violet's car and go home.
Violet's house
"A-achoo!"
Violet still sneezing. Joe covered her back with a blanket. "if you still like this, tomorrow you shouldn't come in first" Joe said as he gave her a cup of tea.
"no no no, i'll be busy tomorrow, i hadn't time to rest-a-achoo!"
Joe chuckled."wow.. you're stong woman. but a little stubborn"
"You are the man who bit fussy" Violet said half jokingly.
"so... how was yours date?" Josh ask them.
"WHAT?" the both was gasped.
Josh just shrug. "i just ask."
Violet and Joe start blusing. unexpectedly, Josh actually ask something that is not important to them. "Josh, we're not dating. we just co-workers. remember?" Violet replied with specifically.
"sorry mom"
"a-achoo!" she sneezed again. took a tissue seventh time.
"mom, i have prepared the soup on the table. i'm going to my bedroom now" Josh said and went to his bedroom in upstair.
"hey! you had dinner yet?"
"i'm done! better you both are dinner" Josh shouted from upstair.
"was he saying?" Joe asked.
"he say we both were dinner here" Violet said, still sneezing.
"then i bring a bowl of soup, wait here"
Joe went to the kitchen and brought a bowl of soup, he put it on the table. "eat, before you sneeze again to your soup."
"Okay" Violet sipped the soup. slowly she felt something strange on her tongue. she sneezed again and groaned. "uggh Josh ..., you're not good at making soup" grumbled. Josh turns put too much pepper to the soup. plus, its Soups are also still hot.
Joe laughed. "c'mon Violet, Josh already make one for you"
"i'm not sure i could spend this soup" Violet wiping her nose with tissue. and then Joe taking a spoonful of soup and fed her immediately.
"what are you doing?" Violet asked.
"help you ate it, what else?"
"i'm not a little child" she protest.
"c'mon Violet, open your mouth"
Violet shook her head. "n-no no! achoo!"
Joe until soft sigh. Violet turns a little stubborn when she sick. "Well, you don't need to spent it"
"i hate this, it shouldn't rain today. i was susceptible to colds if just a little rain" Violet grumbled. she took a tissue again.
"Violet, i saw something in your mouth"
"what? really?"
"open your mouth"
Violet opened her mouth. Joe immediately insert a spoonful of soup at her."hmphh!" Violet gasped. Joe laughed.
"Joe! you're too much!"
"i'm sorry, but i think you have to go back into a little girl so i can feed you"
"okay okay! I'll spend it, but you don't feed me!"
while Violet eat her soup, Joe stared out the window. still raining outside, maybe the rain will let up until tonight.
"i'll take you home" Violet said.
"oh Violet, you dont have to do that"
"c'mon Joe, you've been driving my car and escort me home, now it's my turn" she said again.
"uhh.. alright, if you want to"
Silence.
"Violet, if you don't mind.. i want to ask you something"
"what?"
"if we're busy constantly, what we are going to keep talking to each other like this?" he asked. Violet was paused.
"i don't know, but you know me Joe. i was very busy this week, i was training a new employee, typing again and again.. yet i remind him of my position now"
"i'm sure you will get that, Violet"
"i know... but this is already too long. A-achoo!" she sneez again.
Two hours later, the Rain slowly began to subside. Violet drove Joe return to his home.
"Okay Joe, i'll take you home now"
"do you still sneezing?" Joe asked.
"not really, but i'm fine- achoo!"
Joe laughed at her. "you lie to me"
"okay okay, now wear your seat belt" she said.
TO BE CONTINUED