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Chapter 3- Halo

I never got to sleep; I was awake and sitting at the table when my dad came through the door. He walked into the kitchen and jumped out of his skin when he saw me.

"Toni, its 7:30, why'd you wake up so early?"

"Wake up? Waking up means at one time you fell asleep."

"You haven't been so sleep?"

"Nope..." I raised my coffee mug to him. "You want some coffee?"

He shook is head. "No, I don't drink coffee..."

I narrowed my eyes at him. "Since when? You used to be as obsessed with it as me..."

He smiled. "I gave it up about a year ago."

He leaned down and kissed me on the cheek.

"Oh my God, you're freezing..."

"Yea, I had the car air on pretty high."

"That's how you get sick you know."

He smiled and sat down across from me. "Yea, I know."

I smiled back at him. He didn't even look tired, how could someone whose been working all night not be tired? I guess Josef was right, people get used to it.

"Your boss is a freak."

He laughed. "Josef's not a freak."

I nodded. "Yea he is. I thought he was going to eat me when I dropped that folder off last night."

"You don't have to worry about Josef eating you."

I took a sip of my coffee. "He keeps calling my Antoinette."

"Well that is your name is it not?"

"No one calls me Antoinette, unless mom's really pissed."

He smiled. "Well Josef's an extremely formal person."

"He told me to call him Josef, he can't be too formal."

He grinned. "At least he doesn't call you Odette like your grandmother does."

"Mon Dieu, you're right."

He laughed. "I've gotten a little rusty on my French, so forgive me."

I laughed at him. "That's sad dad."

He just glared at me. "Well it's been a while since your mom's yelled at me."

We sat there in a comfortable silence for nearly an hour. He finally stood up. "Well, I'm tired, I better get to sleep...you should try to get some also."

I smiled. "I'll try."

He smiled down at me and walked out the room. I heard him going up the stairs. I sighed and laid my head down on the table. I'm so tired, I wish I could sleep.

-Later-

Evita had gone to work, Anita was over at friend's house, and dad was asleep.

I was in my room trying to humor myself since I didn't have anyone to hang out with. Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood was on in the background, but I wasn't paying much attention to it.

In the matter of a year since seeing my dad and his family they've all gone nuts. Evita is cranky when you ask about dads work, Anita has this weird new obsession with the undead, and dad quit drinking coffee, oh, and he doesn't get tired from working all night.

What the hell?

I grabbed my phone and held down the number three.

"Hello?"

"Hey love."

"Oh, hey, how are things?"

"Crazy."

I heard her giggle a little bit. "Why is it crazy?"

"Because, my family is nuts, my dad doesn't drink coffee anymore, my step-mom gets weird when I ask about dads job, Anita is obsessed with dead people, and I think I'm attracted to my dads boss."

She was quiet for a little bit. "Wow, your life's gone to shit hasn't it?"

"If you could see me I'm giving you a very mean glare right now."

Julie laughed. "Oh, I'm shaking in my pumps."

"Well, I'm glad that you're able to find amusement in my pain"

"Tell me more about your dad's boss...I wasn't aware you liked older men..."

"That's the weird thing, he's not that old, he's only like, 27 or something."

"Ooo, really? He must be sexy, cause I know your last few boyfriends were like...Greek Gods."

"They were far from Greek Gods."

"I'm just saying, you have good taste in guys. So what's his name?"

"Josef Konstantin, he's a total bastard, he calls me Antoinette in his sexy little voice and it bugs the shit out of me."

"Sounds hot."

"I hate you."

"Don't take your anger out on me."

"Its not anger..."

"Oh, I'm sorry, sexual frustrations."

"It's defiantly not that. It's just, I'm not used to being this easily attracted to someone."

"Well, maybe it's like fate or something."

"I thought you were supposed to be the smart one Julie."

"I am the smart one, in my psychology class we learned that when we have weird reactions, you know like strong sudden emotions or things like that, to other people its our mind telling us that person is going to make a big change in our life."

"I highly doubt that my dad's boss is going to make a big change in my life."

"Yea well Romeo didn't expect to fall in love with Juliet either."

"Oh yea, and look how that turned out."

"Maybe that wasn't the best example."

"Yea, I'd say so."

She laughed. "I think you should just let whatever happens happen. I mean seriously, when will you ever have to see him again, it's not like you work for him, your dad does."

"I guess you're right, it just bothers me that I'm attracted to my dad's boss."

She laughed again. "Dude, every time you say that I vision a 60 year old pedophile."

"Oh God, you're disgusting."

"Well, what do you expect?"

"I'm gonna hang up before I throw up."

"Bye love."

"Bye."

I hung up my phone and threw it at the end of the bed.

That didn't make me feel better. If anything I feel worse. Aren't friends supposed to make you feel better?

I looked back at the TV; you know you're bored when your favorite movie doesn't even interest you. It was almost 3 in the afternoon, I heard my dad moving around in the hallway. He knocked on my door.

"Hey, what have you been doing all day?"

I put my arms out to my sides. "This."

He laughed. "I just got a call; Josef needs me to come in early. Do you wanna come hang out at work with me?"

"No."

He smiled. "Well that was a quick answer."

"I told you, your boss creeps me out."

"I think you're over reacting."

"No, over reacting would be carrying holy water in my pocket, seriously, the mans scary."

My dad seemed a little taken back from my comment. "No he's not, look, I'm not going to make you go, but I don't really want you home alone."

"Why? Scared I'm gonna find your secret porno stash?"

"No, not that."

I gave him a weird look. "Fine, give me about 20 minutes."

I reluctantly crawled out of bed; I needed to make a note to search the house if I ever get a chance, because this family has to be running some sort of Meth lab.

-Two Hours Later-

My dad had a meeting, so I was stuck in his office, alone. I honestly didn't see what the difference was of me being here alone or at his house alone, but whatever.

I was leaning back completely in the chair, my feet were propped up on dad's desk, I was trying to possibly get some sleep.

The door suddenly opened and scared me to death. I jumped and cause the chair to flip over backwards. I smacked my head against the wall on the way down.

I just laid there, the room was spinning. Hopefully it was only dad, I would have really hated to have done this in front of someone else, that would be embarrassing.

The room was still spinning when I saw someone bend down next to me.

Once my vision cleared I recognized who it was. It felt as if all the blood in my body ran to my cheeks.

"Antoinette, are you okay?"

I sighed. "I think I'll live."

He stood up and extended a hand to me. I took it and let him help me up. His hands were like ice, what's with all the cold people around here?

"I didn't mean to scare you; I thought your dad was in here."

"No, he's still at the meeting..." I rubbed the back of my head. "Damn that hurt."

It took me a little while to realize he was still holding my hand. "I'm gonna need that back you know."

He quickly let go of my hand and smiled at me. "I think Bethany has some Aleve in her desk, it might help with the headache that I'm sure you have."

I nodded. "I'll have to go check that out."

He smiled at me. "When your dad gets back will you get him to call me?"

I nodded. He started to walk out; he was almost to the door when I blurted out.

"You're very strange you know that?"

He stopped and turned to look at me.

"What?"

"I...well...you're strange, I mean, what kind of stock broker runs his business at night."

"I'm a night person."

"Yea, but Josef, there is a limit. And why does it always feel like Alaska in this place?"

"I like it cold."

"It's 30 degrees in here."

"I like it really cold."

"See, you're strange."

He shook his head. "Well, I find you strange as well."

When he said it he started walking towards me.

"Really how?"

He stopped right in front of me and smirked down at me.

"You're naive, which is adorable in a girl your age, most girls I know that are your age are so into drugs and alcohol that they spend more time puking in a toilet than actually living. You don't seem to be one of those girls. You're also extremely observant; I'm used to girls who are so into themselves that they don't know there is a whole world outside of their little lives. But you are so attentive. You notice the small stuff. I like that."

I looked up at him. "I don't find any of that stuff strange."

"Also, I think that it's adorable how you try to fight the fact that you're attracted to me."

"I'm not."

"Lying doesn't suit you Antoinette."

"You're my dad's boss; even if I was attracted to you it wouldn't be appropriate."

He laughed. "Just admit that you are and I'll leave you alone."

"Fine, I find you totally and completely sexy. If you weren't my father's boss I would probably have jumped your bones the first time I met you. But you are my dad's boss, which means that me being attracted to you can't happen...there you feel better now?"

He opened his mouth to respond, but was cut off by my dad walking through the door.

"Oh, um...Josef, I didn't know you were in here."

He turned and smiled at my dad. "I was just looking for you."

I sighed. "I'm gonna go get an Aleve."

I headed to the door; I could feel Josef's eyes on me as I left.