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Recap: Ana and Christian were at Kate and Elliot's engagement party. Ana and Christian were named as Maid of Honour and Best man. They shared a slow dance together that got Kate excited and she told Ana that for a wedding present she wants her to get together with Christian. Elliot had a similar conversation with Christian but both Ana and Christian told them they want to remain friends.
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Stalked: Chapter 2: Incident 1 (Monday April 25th 2016)
Ana
All I want today at work is a nice quiet and productive day. My throat is a little bit sore from all of the talking I did yesterday. Kate had me on the phone for hours going on about wedding plans and such. She wants a lot done in a very short time; apparently the two of them have already set a wedding date. Saturday September 3rd this year, that only gives everyone 5 months to get ready for this wedding. She wants so much done in such a short space of time. They are looking at hiring 2 wedding planners for the big day and I have to admit I feel sorry for whoever they bring in. Kate and Elliot are perfectionists so they are going to want everything in its place and no screw ups, I have to say that I'm glad it's not me planning this wedding and my main obligation is to make sure that she has an amazing bachelorette party.
Wedding plans were not even the end of the phone conversation, just when I thought our four hour phone conversation was over with and I could have a rest, she brought up Christian. I tried to deter her from that particular subject but she ran with it. Kate spoke about our one dance on Saturday night for over an hour, she said we looked perfect for one another and there really was no reason why we don't just go on a date and see what happens from there. I tried to explain that Christian and I spoke on Saturday and we just want to stay friends but she wasn't taking that.
I know that she has our best interests at heart, she loves us and wants us to be happy like she is with Elliot but I don't think it's meant to be. I'm happy with my apartment, job and life right now and the last thing I want is a man to come in and complicate my life. One day I hope to find Mr Right but I'm not in any rush, I'm still young, I'm only 26 years old so I have plenty of years to find a man, get married and have children. I always knew Kate would settle down before me and I'm happy she has Elliot and I'm sure within 18 months they will have a baby or Kate will be pregnant and they will be amazing parents but I'm good with how my life is right now.
I pulled up to the office and parked in my spot; I could see inside and saw people buzzing about working. Everyone looked happy which is a good start to the day. Exiting my car I grabbed my work bag, handbag and coffee and made my way inside.
"Good morning Ms Steele"
"Good morning Ana"
"Morning Ana"
I was greeted by everyone as I passed them on the way to my office. I smiled at everyone kindly in return; my throat is sore so I didn't really want to talk to every person I see today.
"Good morning Ana" Hannah, my assistant, greeted me as I reached her desk.
"Morning Hannah" I greeted her and realised how gruff my voice sounded "Do I have any meetings or scheduled phone calls this morning?" I asked her.
"Nothing until your meeting with Bob at 3pm" She replied.
"Perfect" I sighed happily.
"Can I get you anything?" Hannah asked kindly.
"No Hannah I'll be fine" I replied and made to walk into my office when I stopped "Actually, if you could divert all calls this morning, I have a lot of work to get done" I told her.
"Not a problem" She replied.
I walked into my office and nearly dropped my coffee in surprise when I saw the large bunch of white Lillie's sitting on my desk. I approached them slowly and looked for a card to find out who they were from but there was no card, who the hell were they from? It has to be someone I know because white Lillie's are my favourite, only someone who knows me would buy me them.
"Hannah!" I called out louder then I wanted to. Hannah popped her head into the office and smiled wide at me "Erm, where did these come from?" I asked her in confusion.
"A delivery guy came by about ten minutes ago, there was no card attached to them, I did look" She replied.
"I have no idea where they have come from" I stated.
"Maybe you have a secret admirer" She teased.
I couldn't help but roll my eyes at her "Yeah right" I scoffed "They're probably from one of the writers as a thank you or something. I'll check my e-mails" I told her.
"Happy hunting"
I rolled my eyes at her; she was silly but the best assistant in the world.
I put my belongings down on my desk and moved the flowers from my desk to the small bookcase on the other side of the office, you could see them in the window and they brighten the space up a little bit. They really were the most beautiful flowers; I love them so much, my mom used to have them in her backyard when I was growing up.
I really have no idea who could have sent me them. It's weird that there isn't a card with them, who doesn't send a card, even with an initial or something on it. Maybe there was a card and it fell off in the delivery van or something? I don't know but I would like to thank whoever they are from.
My phone vibrated on the desk telling me I received a message as I was about to login to the computer, I sighed when I saw Kate's name. Surely she can't want to go over wedding plans now, we both have work this morning and as much as I'm sure Kate's bosses love her, I don't think they will want her wedding planning when she is supposed to be working.
I looked at the message;
Meet me at Lori's when you finish work xx
Lori's was the bar around the corner from my office; Kate has met me there a few times after work for the occasional drink.
More wedding planning? Xx
I text her back and it was just seconds before I got a reply;
Yes and no. I want to show you a dress I think you will look amazing in for the big day and Elliot is working late so I will be home alone xx
Kate hates being home alone.
Ok, I'll be there about 5ish xx
I walked into Lori's and spotted Kate straight away, she was sitting at a table in the back next to the window. The bar was pretty empty which isn't surprising considering it is Monday; I noticed a bottle of wine already on the table and a spare glass opposite Kate. I made my way over to her and we greeted each other with a peck on the cheek before I sat down opposite her.
"How was your day?" Kate asked as she poured me a glass of wine.
"It was good; I got a lot done today actually. I had a meeting with Bob but thankfully it lasted less than an hour so it was short and sweet. I managed to clear my inbox, get the paperwork done and arrange meetings with two new potential writers next week" I explained happily "How about you? Discover any big stories today?" I questioned as I started drinking my wine.
"I did manage to get an interview booked with Michelle Obama" She told me excitedly "She is doing this really amazing work with children and education. It's actually really inspiring and she seemed really happy to do the interview" She said.
"Wow Kate that is amazing" I knew Kate was impressive and good at her job but Michelle Obama... wow... she must have had to pull a lot of strings for that interview but I'm proud of her.
"I'm so excited and nervous to meet her. I have been planning the interview all afternoon. I've been looking through interviews she's already done about it and what she has already talked about. I don't want to be asking her the same questions she's answered a million times. I want this interview to be a little different for her" She explained.
"If anyone can do it Kate, it's you" I told her.
I looked out of the window and saw a couple walking past, she was holding a small bouquet of white Lillie's, and at least she knows who her flowers are from.
"Something a little weird happened today" I started and Kate looked at me with an intrigued look on her face "When I got to the office this morning there was a huge bouquet of white Lillie's waiting for me on my desk. Hannah said that a delivery guy had dropped them off just ten minutes before I got there but there was no note with them" I told her.
"That's weird. Do you have any idea who they could be from?" She questioned.
"Hannah had a copy of the delivery note so I knew where they had come from, I called and explained there was no note and I'm sure it had just fallen off so I wasn't sure who had sent them. The woman I spoke to said that the person who brought them, they didn't leave a note and he paid in cash so there are no payment details, they can't be traced back to anyone" I finished.
"That is really weird" She commented.
"I was e-mailing people this morning asking them if it was them but everyone said no but they have to be from someone I know, not many people know that white Lillie's are my favourite" I sighed and took a big sip of my wine "It's really frustrating" I stated.
I didn't think the flowers would bother me that much but it has been grating on me all day. I e-mailed all of the new writers, my bosses, people in the office... literally anyone I could think of that would think to send me flowers as a thank you or something. Hannah suggested that they could be from a friend or relative so I even called my parents to ask them but they know nothing about the flowers either and judging my Kate's reaction they're not from her.
This going to bug me until I find out who it was... I am really debating on going down to the florists that they came from and asking them if I can see their CCTV because I want to know who sent them.
"Ana" I looked back at Kate "Are you ok?" She asked.
"Yeah I'm fine" I smiled and sipped the wine.
"I'm sure whoever it was will come forward soon" She told me.
"Yeah I'm sure they will"
What if they don't?
And so it begins... Ana has been sent flowers from a mysterious person. We don't know anything about this person as of yet, we don't even know if the person was male or female. Things are just going to get fun from here so make sure you come back next week for the next chapter.
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