The Mysterious Women Series:Blackmail
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Chapter 9
The cruise was meant for pleasure and he wanted to surprise his best friends with a trip to the Caribbean. But since they insisted so he had to tag along with them. He couldn't sleep properly those days, everyday he dreamt of Sara. It seemed that they were about to get married he stood in the altar waiting for her. She slowly walked towards him wearing a white gown and holding a bouquet. He completed his vows, but usually when it was her turn to say "I do", she would run away from, he could not stop her even if he wanted. This proved to be quite disturbing for now he almost avoided her whenever possible. One of the worst nightmares he ever had after his parents' death. When he discussed this with Laney and Lucie they joked about it; they thought he was being too much of love sick. So they cut their trip short and returned home. The reason that she was his secretary left him with him with no choice but to talk to her whenever they needed his approval in any of the designs. He felt a pang of guilt in his chest but this was the best possible way for both of them to get over with the game of infatuation.
"What are you planning to wear on his birthday?"Mary asked Tania. "I thought of a black lacy dress with a few silver stones embedded on it". Sara was preoccupied with thoughts regarding Zack, Why did he suddenly disappear and then after arrival for over a week he hasn’t been talking to me properly. What's going on with this guy? "Sara here you are" Tania stopped her "Could you please tell us Mr. Robenstein's favorite color". She was startled by her coworker's sudden query about Zack’s favorite color, if they keep on bunking like this I’ll have to ask Zack about transferring them to the cover design section, coming back to the question "actually I don’t know, but you could check the tabloids", "We checked everywhere, but he never mentioned anywhere about it", Mary said. "She was getting irritated now, she knew they would wear any sort of dress just to impress him, he would like you both in a two piece red bikini, was what she wanted to say, instead she replied "I think he has no such color as favorite."You mean we wear anything he'll like it". Between gritted teeth she replied "yes sweetheart he'll love it". She had to calm her nerves now and the only person who could help her was Michelle, "Well I think I should get back to work now", she said. "Oh we should get back as well see you soon and thanks for your help", said Tania. She immediately went to Michelle's cubicle where her friend was busy with overloaded files on her desk. Michelle looked at her with green eyes and smiled "What is it that brings you here?" "Just a little stressed", Sara replied. Michelle's smile now turned to a mischievous one "stressed as to preparing for Zack's birthday party?" this was not something she was prepared for "when is his birthday?" Now it was her friend's turn to be confused" the next Tuesday" .This explains everything, her thoughts too loud for someone else to hear "explains what", her friend got even more confused. She told her friend about her encounter with Mary and Tiana and how excited they were about their dress. Michelle laughed out loud" I'm sure Zack must have never noticed these bimbos otherwise he would have them fired already. Then suddenly her mood changed and she became thoughtful "If it's not the party then why are you so tensed?" Sara knew how to handle this without letting the cat out of the bag "Oh Zack has just told me to supervise the cover design area", the other woman looked stunned "you know about the new magazine that the company is about to launch next month", Michelle nodded her head. "Well he told me to be the lead editor for the covers". Now her friend seemed relaxed" It really is a stressful job", she said "but if you need any help while preparing for the celebrations, count on me", and Sara smiled "I will always need you."