UNEDITED.

"Almost done..almost..done.." I stated to myself between my yawn before looking at the time. It was after nine pm and I was the only one here besides Amelia. She stayed in her office for the rest of the day, telling me to forward her calls and reschedule her meetings.

I haven't heard anything from her since.

José left around seven after buying me some Chinese food which I appreciated. He said it's my reward for standing up for the 'wicked bitch of the west' which made me laugh.

I packed up the rest of the papers that were sprawled on my desk after sending the last of my emails for the night. I wanted nothing more than to be in my bed cuddled up with a glass of wine.

I felt a warm, gentle hand land on my shoulder and I jumped slightly, causing Amelia to chuckle from behind me.

"Almost done?" She asked as she continued to caress my shoulder. I nodded, swallowing nervously as I shut my desk drawer and locked it. Her hands traveled to the nape of my neck, her long acrylic nails running through my hair causing my eyes to flutter slightly at the warm contact.

"Finished. All the emails have been sent through like you asked. You'll be receiving some calls tomorrow morning from the Hunter office. They have some contracts they want you to sign."

"Thank you. Good work, today." She breathed. I slowly turned around, her hand still on my shoulder as I looked up at her. She had a small smile on her face, her eyes slightly puffy indicating that she was crying.

"Feeling better?" I asked. She nodded and swallowed hard as I licked my lips.

"Have a goodnight, Casey." She whispered gently as she slowly moved her hand from my body, her finger tips lingering on my arm slightly before turning around and walking toward the elevator, disappearing through the double doors and leaving me smiling at the ground.

She finally said my name.

"So you almost killed her?! Jesus Christ!" Kaya exclaimed as she passed me the spliff. I nodded, taking a swing from my wine bottle. I pulled from the spliff and inhaled, feeling the familiar high take over me.

"And her girlfriend is BLACK?! AND FRENCH?!"

"Her ex, Kaya. Her ex."

"And you popped her shoulder out of the socket?! If she isn't in love with you now then she's a lost cause."

I giggled at my best friends enthusiasm and shook my head. She always knew how to make me laugh when I felt down. I didn't tell her about the intimate contact we had before Amelia left the office.

I wasn't quite sure what it was, either.

"We just have to see how tomorrow goes. I'm just grateful I still have a job."

"Duh! She likes you! She's just trying to hide it. I'm convinced. I'll pull some cards-"

"Please don't. I don't want to know. You know that's not my focus right now."

"When is it ever? You're still a virgin for Gods sake! Have some fun, get loose. Invite her for a night out. I want to meet the famous Amelia White too!" Kaya exclaimed causing me to roll my eyes.

"No. That's inappropriate. Besides, I'm sure she won't come anyway."

"Invite her to your birthday party! It's in two weeks, that's more than enough time to get acquainted."

"Why are you pushing this so hard?!" I asked. She smirked and folded her hands on her lap that was covered by her hello kitty pajamas.

"Is there something that I need to know?"

"I may or may not have pulled a card or two about you guys-"

"What the fuck, Kaya! I told you no!" I hissed. She shrugged as she smirked before pulling from the spliff and handing it to me.

"Well..I didn't say nothing." She shrugged. I rolled my eyes and pushed her off my bed.

"Goodnight, Kaya."

"Where's Ms. White?" I asked José after looking in her office. It was after ten and she still wasn't here. I was unsure of what my task was for the day and didn't want her to walk in on me doing nothing.

"She's running behind today. She said to sit in her ten o'clock until she gets here."

"What?! Me?! I have no fùcking clue-"

"She trusts you enough to sit in her meeting so

I'm sure you're more than capable. Just ask them to present the manuscript and to break down the plot of the story. Use your judgement on whether or not it's something she's interested in."

I groaned and ran a hand down my face before grabbing my notepad and walking down to the conference room. Every single face turned to look at me and I swallowed hard before smiling.

"Good morning. Let's get started, shall we?" I asked nervously as I sat in Amelia's chair. The meeting started, the author of the story 'Rosalie' presenting her prompt to the room.

The book was about a woman in her mid thirties that went out one night and met another woman who carried a mysterious aura. At first I thought it was basic, but then she went deeper and explained that the woman she met was a notorious serial killer who intended to kill the main character, but instead fell in love with her. She became messy with her killing sprees and eventually got caught, the main character helping her escape to start a new life with each other.

I was invested and I knew Amelia would be too.

"I think we have a deal." I grinned, watching as the young author teared up and nodded, signing the million dollar contract deal.

"Expect to hear from Ms. White herself has well as the executives for your screenwriting deal. Congratulations, Ms. Luna." I breathed. The young author nodded, but her eyes widened as she looked behind me, swallowing hard.

"Well, isn't it my new star? Welcome to the Snow company." Amelia breathed as she stood behind my chair, placing both her hands on my shoulders and rubbing softly. I felt my body react and I swallowed hard, before smiling at the young woman who gaped at Amelia as if she was a goddess.

"Casey, why don't you show the young woman to my office and we can finish discussing this, hm? I listened in. I loved the prompt, and the small piece of the manuscript you emailed to me was extremely intriguing." Amelia breathed. I looked up at her and saw she was staring down at me with a soft grin on her face that made me melt inside.

Oh fuck..am I gaining a crush on this lady?