The next morning we woke up, packed, and quickly rushed back to New York.

When we had landed I asked Mr. Reid to give me the day off and to my surprise, he agreed and his reason for agreeing could be one of the best reasons in the world.

Flashback

"Sir, would you mind giving me the day off today? I really am in no mood to work no matter how short the flight is"

"Yes, you can go ahead, I won't be at the office today anyway, my mother wants to see me"

Again...

What a mommas boy!

"Yes, thank you, sir"

End of flashback

And here I am, standing in front of my apartment building,

Mr. Reid had dropped me off and just left to go see his mother.

I walked up to my front door unlocking the door, it was 8 AM on a Monday and I had a feeling Kate would be at work so I didn't bother announcing my arrival.

I look around my apartment and I freeze when my eyes reach the living room.

"Hey," she says with a sad smile, her nose red and there are dark circles around her eyes.

I walk closer to see Kate moping in the living room with a tub of ice cream.

I walked to her and just silently put my arms around her.

"What's wrong?" I asked softly.

"Noth-"

"Before you say nothing, it doesn't make sense for you to just be crying and moping around like a lost puppy" I interrupt.

She scoffs.

"It's not like I'm doing it on purpose"

"Do you need me to kick his ass?"

She laughed and said

"Don't worry you don't need to kick anyone's ass, he was just a jerk anyway, a very handsome and sweet son of a b*tch" And she sobs, best friend to the rescue.

"Novio he was anything but sweet, you deserve so much more, believe me, if I were a man I would go out with you and locked you up from this world, no one needs to see my beautiful girl"

"I pity your future lover"

She smiled.

"And why is that?"

That's the smile I wanted to see.

"Because you're going to be so damn possessive and not to mention jealous!"

I raised an eyebrow.

"Please, me? Jealous?"

"You seriously got jealous over a girl being my biology partner back in high school"

"I don't get jealous, that was not jealousy, that was me being suspicious of sabotage, and me being possessive is none of your business"

"She admits it"

At least her mood is better.

"But I'll be honest, I really did love Ryan, he really was the guy for me, either he was pretending or by coincidence, we had a lot in common"

"Have you ever heard of the words 'let him go f*ck himself'?"

"Yeah..."

"Then that's the attitude you need to support, you get me?"

"I do, I just need time to get over it, We've been dating for almost two years, I've never had a relationship last that long and he was probably two-timing me behind my back for the most part"

"Forget it already and hear me out, I'll spend the whole day sitting here and helping with anything you need but first go shower, you smell"

"Only you have the guts to say that to my face"

"Of course, that's why we're sisters, sweetheart"

She laughed and made her way to the bathroom and I started cleaning our apartment.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

I was making breakfast when she walked out looking fresh and not like a hobo and Kate never looks like a hobo.

"You look better" I smiled

"Of course my Hermana is here" she smiled.

"Here's breakfast"

"I'm sorry for letting you cook, especially since you just got back from Chicago, I was being inconsiderate"

"It's fine, that's what I'm here for, especially after a breakup, I'm here to make you feel like a queen"

"I seriously don't know what I'd do in my life without you"

"You'd probably die"

I quickly wrapped breakfast up, we both laughed eating and I talked about meeting my brother in Chicago, her reaction was...

Let's just say her reaction was not what I expected.

"So you met the brother I never got to meet and you tell me now?! I feel betrayed"

I laughed.

"I agree it was unexpected, but nothing has changed on his end, other than being a handsome rich restauranteur, he's still as sweet as he used to be"

"At least you got to see if he's okay or not, did you tell your mom?"

"No, and the guilt is eating me away like a snake"

"You'll have to tell her at some point"

"No I definitely have a plan figured out, I just need to put it in action"

We got into a steady silence and she smiled looking at me.

"What?" I said smiling back.

"Nothing, I just missed you, it may have been three days but they were getting pretty lonely"

"Oh cariño" I got off the stool and engulfed her in a tight hug.

She started crying on my shoulder and the guilt I felt for leaving her to deal with her insecurities began making me feel sad too.

I quickly pushed away the sadness knowing my friend doesn't need pity in her life.

So I held her face in my hands and squished her cheeks, she gave me a ready confused look and said

"Wha' yo' doi'?"

I translated her squished gibberish into 'what're you doing?'

"I'm trying to clean your face"

I said as I let go.

"By choking me?" She raised a brow.

"No, by squishing you"

"Well you didn't fail," she said laughing.

"Now that you probably had the healthiest meal in days, let's watch a marathon of whatever you want"

"I'd like that" she smiled.

And that was how our day was spent and wasted, by us eating junk food and ogling any handsome or cute guy we saw.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Waking up to your alarm after sleeping at 12 AM is not the best feeling in the world, it's the worst.

Of course, I have to go to work, lucky me!

Note the sarcasm!

I looked at the ceiling and I figured the laziness is getting to me, the past few days without work have been nice and all but...

It just made me lazy.

I swung my legs over the bed and went to the bathroom.

I got out and got dressed in the usual work clothes.

I went to the kitchen looking for Kate, to see her wide awake and looking really focused on making breakfast.

"Are those eggs really that interesting?"

"It's keeping my mind off things"

"That's good, distractions are good"

"Distractions don't last forever," she said sadly, turning around and holding the yummy omelet in her hands.

"That's what you think, almost anything can be a distraction, don't worry, I'll figure something out, something that will not distract you but make you forget"

"I'm all up for ideas cariño"

"I've got your back"

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Good morning Mr. Reid"

"Ms. Downs, today you have a lot of work to do, so get your notebook ready"

Where is the man that I ran around the kitchen spraying whipped cream on yesterday?

Just one 'good morning' or 'hello' but no I have to care about work the second I place his freaking coffee down!

"Yes Mr. Reid"

"So first I need you to fax these, then reply to Mr. Lang's email, I have a project that I need to see, and after replying send the email to me so I can add extra detail, did you get all that?"

"Yes, is there any more?"

"Yes, did you expect only that much?"

"No, sir" I replied dryly.

"Do you remember I said that I'm organizing a party and we'll talk more in detail when we get back to New York, that's your job for the next week the party is on Friday night"

"Friday?! That's three days away!"

"Then you better get started," he said in a dismissive voice, proving to me that this man has no heart.

"Yes, Mr. Reid"

I walked out of his office and back to my own, getting ready for one week of hell.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

After doing the easy stuff like faxing and replying to Mr. Lang, whom I have no idea who he is.

Now ladies and gentlemen I will be starting on the never-ending party planning!

Hooray!

I walked to Mr. Reid's office with a big notebook this time because I don't think this will be short.

I knocked on his door and entered.

"Mr. Reid I'd like to talk about the details for the party because I'm unaware of who you want to invite and who you want to avoid"

"Are you mocking me

Ms. Downs?"

"What? No"

"What exactly do you want then?"

"I want to know your preferences, sir"

"How?"

"I mean what theme of colors do you want? What appetizers? Venue? I can't choose something from my own preferences if you don't agree with it"

He gave me a bored look and said

"Do you think that's my problem, Ms. Downs? I gave you the task and you complete it, if you think you are incapable of completing what I'm asking for, you can simply quit"

As if!

"No sir, expect something nice this Friday"

"I'll keep my expectations low, just in case Ms. Downs"

I'll make you eat those words!

"Yes sir"

I walked out and I had the feeling I wanted to punch something or better yet, someone.

I went back to my office and started planning this event.

And mark my words Mr. Reid, it'll look so good, it'll make your jaw drop!

I took a deep breath and started jotting down the requirements and what I need to prioritize.

The first I need to do is start looking up the best venue in

New York.

I found a hotel that was called Enigma Hotel, it looked luscious and most importantly expensive.

Since Mr. Reid left the planning to me, I'm sure he won't mind me spending a little bit of his money.

And by a little bit I mean a lot, this is going to be the biggest party in New York!

I know I could probably just hire an event planner but that's like cheating on my part, I want to show Mr. Reid I'm not just some dumb assistant.

I'll make him regret what he called me at that dinner, not everyone that is working for him is falling at his feet.

I shook my head and decided to leave the victory speech until after I'm done with this party.

I quickly called them and asked to book the venue for Friday and the second I said Mr. Derick Reid, they agreed.

How convenient.

As I was thinking of the theme for the party, I got an email from Mr. Reid showing me the obnoxiously long guest list, at least he had the brain to do that.

So I started sending out invites to all these people.

How many friends- I mean partners does this guy have? Because I don't think he has many friends, I did see Issac's name in there at some point, so maybe they're friends?

As I was nearing the end there was a notice.

P.S you are allowed to bring a plus one, Ms. Downs.

How kind of him to let me bring a friend.

I rolled my eyes and got back to work, I only have three days, if one thing is less than perfect, I'm definitely fired.

After I finished the invites I went back to the themes, this is exciting!

I ended up picking a royal blue theme accommodated by a beautiful purple.

The next thing on my list is appetizers, yum.

I looked at the hotel again and saw that they'll provide you with the appetizers themselves, all you have to do is place your order.

This is one classy venue, so I went for the standard waiters serving champagne, a buffet table with cakes and small dishes, I don't think dinner is needed.

The tables, chairs, mic, and music are also pre-provided so again that's a few more things off my list.

Before I can say I wrapped everything up, I ended up getting backups for almost anything.

Worst case scenario, someone ends up buying the hotel, I just hope that doesn't happen!

I looked at the clock to see I still had more time and I'm done with work.

But before I could even get off my chair, Mr. Reid emailed me even more work.

I spoke too damn soon!

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