I do not own Jurassic Park. I only own Amy.

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I was in Mr. Hammond's office for at least three hours discussing the different murals, locations, and themes of the paintings. I was glad I had a notebook so I could take exact notes. I even drew a basic map of the tourist building so I could mark where the murals would be.

"The paint and supplies will be sent to the dining area first tomorrow morning so you can start on the mural there. I'm excited to see what you create," Mr. Hammond said before ending the meeting.

"I'm excited to get to work," I told him before leaving the office and heading to my apartment to leave my notebook. After I left the notebook, I freshened up a bit before heading to the employee cafeteria to get something to eat and to meet Robert if he was still there.

I tried not to seem too obvious as I grabbed some food and looked around the room for him. When I spotted him, he was sitting by himself, which surprised me. I thought he would have at least a few of the other employees sitting around him since he had been working here for a while.

"Hey," I said as I walked closer to his table. I gave him a smile when he looked up at me.

"Hey, how did the meeting go?" he asked as I sat down across from him.

"It went well. I'll be painting the mural in the tourist dining area tomorrow, and then move to different sections of the park after that," I replied and took a sip of water. "How did the rest of your day go?" I asked and smiled at seeing him a little more relaxed.

"It was normal. The raptors keep testing the enclosure and electrical fencing. They never hit the same place twice," he said and my jaw dropped a little.

"Well you said they were smart but I didn't realize they were that smart," I said and took a bite of food. "Do the other dinosaurs give you as much trouble as the raptors?" I questioned.

"Some do, but most just go about their own business because they have big enough enclosures. You should never wander off into any of the enclosures, even the herbivore ones. Anything could happen," he told me and surprised me with the caring look in his eyes.

"No worries. I'll be staying in the tourist buildings or my apartment. I'm here to paint, not explore the enclosures. I'll leave that to the people who know what they are doing," I said and gave a little wink.

"To be honest, I don't think anyone here knows what they are doing when it comes to dinosaurs," he replied and looked around at the other employees in the cafeteria.

"True, but hopefully everyone here is as careful as they can be. If I had your job, I'd probably carry a gun the whole time," I told him and looked down at the table.

"Smart thinking," he said and gave me a grin. "I have to do my usual round of checking up the park tomorrow afternoon. Would you like to go with me when you get a break from painting?" he asked.

"That sounds like fun. Sure, I'd love to go," I told him and felt my heart jump again when he gave me a grin. I was starting to really like seeing that grin.

We finished eating and he walked me back to my apartment. I was surprised to see that his apartment was only a few away from mine. He told me to meet him at the front of the building when I got a break from painting tomorrow.

The next day, I started working on the mural in the tourist dining area. I'm glad I was doing this one first because it was the one with the raptors and I still clearly had the image of the raptor in my mind. My hair was in a messy bun and I had paint all over my pants and shirt by the time I grabbed a quick lunch. Chris and Tony came by to say hello and check out the mural, but they couldn't stay long.

"It's looking great so far," a deep voice said from behind.

I almost dropped the paint and paint brush when I spun around to see that Robert was standing behind me. "You scared me," I said as I held the paint brush close to my chest.

"Didn't mean to, but this really does look great so far. Are you free to go with me as I check the park?" he asked as he sat down on a nearby chair.

"Sure, just let me clean out the brushes really quick," I said and quickly grabbed the brushes to clean them out before meeting back up with Robert. I also washed the paint off my hands and face too. "Ready," I said when I saw him still waiting for me by the mural.

"Let's go," he said and surprised me again by holding out his arm. He grinned when I looped my arm with his, and we walked outside to the jeep he had waiting for us. I couldn't help but giggle a tiny bit when he opened the car door for me.

"What a gentleman," I said and smiled when he chuckled as he got in the driver's seat.

"Of course," he said and we both laughed and he started the jeep.

The drive around the park was beautiful, but it was really nice to spend more time with Robert. The more time I spent with him, the more I was starting to like him. He parked the jeep at the apartment complex, and I laughed when he opened my car door for me.

"How about I cook us dinner tomorrow?" he suggested and my heart froze for a second.

"Sure, it's a date," I said and watched his reaction at the word date.

"It's a date. See you tomorrow," he said and gave me his usual grin before we went to our different apartments.