I walk up marble stairs, a man at the entrance smiles at me, he looks well together. He has a white cloth on his hand and is directing people inside so I'm assuming he must be a butler. I walk closer and see a name tag that reads "Alfred".

"Might I say, you look ravishing dear." The man says kindly.

I give him a small appreciative smile as I hear footsteps behind me.

"I was lucky I found parking. Parking lots aren't even this full" Colin says as he places his arm on my lower back.

We had an argument last night, luckily it's blown over and we're back to normal. Unfortunately it's become a daily ritual, us having a disagreement or fight over something stupid. We recently moved to this area because I got an incredible job offer that I couldn't miss. Colin being the man that he is, chose to come with me. I never forced him to make such a rash decision yet I always feel like it's my fault he's unhappy in this place.

He's been looking for jobs for the past month and it's been driving him crazy, he doesn't like staying home while I'm off getting prepared for the year to come. But after searching and searching he found a job and they hired him. When It came to light that he'd be working at this architectural company called "Y/L/N Arch" I was shocked.

Not only shocked, I was proud. My boyfriend working at the second best stock market in America...well first now that I think about it. I'm just happy that he's finally getting comfortable in this place and found a job he actually enjoys.

"Ready?" Colin says pulling his arm out for me to link with.

I take a deep breath "Yeah" I say as I link my arm with his.

Colin nods at Alfred and he opens the door for us to enter.

"Thank You" I say walking inside.

"Not a problem dear" he says, redirecting his view to incoming guests.

As I walk in I'm taken aback. This is something out of a movie. People laughing, chatting, and giving what i suppose are fake smiles. I mean this is a business party after all, everyone in here are competitors.

"Scar?" Colin says. I clearly got lost in the moment because there's a man right next to him looking at me, teasingly. It reminds me of someone.

I shake my head and clear my throat. "Sorry, I got a little distracted." I say.

Colin smiles at me. "This is my boss, Y/F/N"

The man reaches his hand out. "A pleasure, Mr Jost talks a lot about you." He says.

I shake his hand and look at Colin, he's nervous I can see it in his face. I mean why wouldn't he be this is his first job related party...and it's my first time meeting his boss.

"Oh really?" I say, diverting my gaze back to the man.

"Yes, of course. How you managed to get a job as a head professor at Brown University." he says happily.

"Jobs like that aren't handed to just anyone, you're very special, I'm assuming." The man says in a teasing manner.

I smile "Thank You, and congratulations to your company."

He throws his hands up dismissively. "This is only the beginning dear, with Mr Jost by my side, great things to come." He nudges Colin playfully.

Im happy for him. His boss seems to actually like him, which not everyone can admit.

"How's your daughter?" Colin asks the man.

"Oh, that's right. She should be around here somewhere, I'd love for the two of you to meet." the man says while looking in crowds of people.

I look at Colin confusingly as to why he's asking the man for his daughter. I'm not jealous I'm just... concerned.

"Y/f/n talks about his daughter all the time at work and he tells me how he'd love for us to meet since she works there from time to time." Colin reassures me.

The man looks at us and smiles. "I think what your boyfriend meant to say is how I bore him with bucketloads of stories of my daughter. He's a good listener, you got a good one." He says while laughing and Colin joins him.

I look at Colin and smile. Sure he listens to his boss, but when it comes to us, he suddenly doesn't give a damn. No, Scarlett don't think about that, you just made up over an argument no need to start another.

The man gives up his search and sighs. "If I find her I'll make sure you guys have a proper introduction." The man says smiling at me and Colin.

"There's a food bar around the corner to your left and a bar bar to your right, please help yourselves." He says grabbing my hand and shaking it.

"Thank you for the hospitality sir" I say kindly.

He smiles at me and looks at Colin.

"May i speak to your soon to be husband?" The man asks.

My eyes go wide and I shoot Colin a terrified look. My heart is beating out of my chest right now. Oh my god. "Soon to be husband"??

The man's laughter takes me out of my thoughts.

"I'm just messing with you dear, I love doing that." He says while laughing.

I let out a breathe I didn't know I was holding and I could see Colin too was scared. I smile and make my way toward the bar. That was...interesting.

What the hell is she doing here? does she work for my father? does she run a company? I can't stop thinking of all the possible reasons this woman is here tonight. Maybe she's stalking me? no y/n don't let your ego get to you. Dammit I wish I could read minds.

"Hellooo?" Elizabeth says waving at my face.

"Sorry it's just.. you froze" she says while the corner of her lips curve slightly upwards.

"Sorry, I had a lot on my mind" I say slightly embarrassed.

"I can help you with that" she says smiling at me.

Wow this girl is either really bold or I'm reading this all wrong.

I stutter "What do you mean by that?"

"I'm a Cater... I can give you alcohol, it helps." she smiles.

I smile and look down. God I'm such an idiot hopefully she doesn't notice my embarrassment. Pull yourself together y/n.

I look up and offer a sly smile. "Scotch"

"Coming right up" she says.

She leaves, leaving me alone with my thoughts.

"There you are!" a familiar voice says.

"I've been looking for you everywhere" my father says grabbing my shoulder.

"Dad, who is that lady out there? Does she work for you?" I say pointing at Scarlett at the bar. I know who she is, I just want to know what business she has doing here.

He laughs. "Unfortunately not. Her boyfriend is my assistant, the one I told you about." He says.

Boyfriend? Who was he talking to me about? umm what's his name Austin? no Calvin?

"Y/n, this is Colin"

Yes that's his name...wait what.

I look up and meet the eyes of so called Colin. He's smiling at me and reaching out his hand.

I give him a fake smile and grip his hand tightly which causes him to flinch.

"So you're my fathers former assistant?" I say sternly.

He smiles awkwardly. "No, I'm his assistant."

I smile back "Not for long" I say bitterly.

"Y/n! Where are your manners?" My father says shocked at my behavior.

Shit. He's right why did I let my emotions get the best of me.

"Im joking! of course" I say happily even though I damn well know i wasn't.

"Colin, my father chose you for a reason, glad to have you on the team bud." I say with a tone of sarcasm.

My father shakes his head in disbelief. Colin notices and he seems calm, why is he calm?

"y/f/n it's alright, I remember when I was a kid. I would have these outburst's of emotion because I was lonely but now I have a beautiful girlfriend." He says smiling at me.

Right as I'm about to reply someone grabs my hand and pulls me away.

"It was nice meeting you Calvin!" I say jokingly as I'm being dragged away.

"It's Colin!" He says, unaware that I purposely called him the wrong name. What an idiot.

"Whatever" I say.

Im shoved in a room, is this the Cater staff room?

"You need to control yourself" Elizabeth says seemingly annoyed.

I look down at her hand and see a glass of scotch. "Thank You" I say reaching over to it and she jerks it out of my reach.

"Okay that's kind of annoying" I say.

"You could've made a fool out of yourself, all because you're jealous your dad hired an assistant? He won't replace you y/n" she says sternly.

I scoff. "He could replace me for all I care" I say looking away from her.

Moments of silence pass, it's not awkward silence. It's just silent.

I feel her nudge my shoulder with something. I look down and see the scotch glass. I gently take it from her, I nod in appreciation.

"What was that about then?" She asks softly.

I suppress a small laugh. "It was stupid, honestly. He even seems like a nice guy, I can see why my dad likes him" I say.

I look at her and for the first time. I focus on every detail about her. The way she looks genuinely concerned and how her eyebrows furrow together when's she's confused. How her eyes slightly sparkle.

"I can see why he chose you" i say putting a strand of her fallen hair behind her ear gently.

She tenses up a little but offers me a small smile.

I clear my throat "Thanks for the scotch." I say placing my hand on the doorknob.

"I'll make sure my father gives you a nice check" I say jokingly causing her to laugh.

"See you around?" She asks nervously. It's cute.

"Most definitely" I say leaving her in the staff room.

I walk out and see my father and Colin sitting, talking to other businesses heads. I take a deep breathe and head over to the bar.

"Hey Stealer" Someone says while taking a seat next to me.

I ignore them and keep my eyes fixed to my glass of champagne.

"First you steal my jacket, now you're giving me the silent treatment, what a turn of events" the person says sarcastically.

What jacket? I look up and see a familiar face smiling at me. Holy shit. This is not happening to me right now. Why is she here? I quickly compose myself so she doesn't notice her effect on me.

"Are you stalking me?" I say in a loud whisper.

She laughs and looks around. She leans in closer to me. "Why are we whispering? no one's around."

I look around and see that it's just us outside, the barista isn't even here anymore.

I clear my throat. "You didn't answer my question which makes me wonder, am I right?"

She smirks "It seems like you're the one stalking me Scarlett."

The way she says my name makes me feel things I shouldn't feel, I just met the girl how does she have this effect on me?

"I assure you, I am not stalking you. What are you doing here?" I ask demandingly.

She takes a sip of her drink and redirects her gaze to me. "Just visiting" she replies.

I furrow my brows. "I'm going to need some more context y/n" I say.

"You see, my fathers company just became the number one stock market in America, so I thought I'd drop by and celebrate with him" she says teasingly.

As if this night couldn't get any worse. There's no way. She's bluffing. She has to be.

"By the way your boyfriend's a delight" she says sarcastically.

Oh god, she met Colin?

"Im still trying to wrap my head around, how someone like you, likes someone like him" she says rudely.

I scoff. "You're unbelievable." I say angrily.

I get up to leave but she grabs my wrist.

"Look I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude" she says softly.

I look at her eyes and I glance at her forehead. It looks healed. I did a pretty good job. I sigh and sit back down.

"Whats so bad about Colin?" I ask.

"What's so good about him?" She asks looking at me.

I look down. I remember when we were younger I could've answered that question in a heartbeat. Now, I'm not so sure. I mean I know I still love him. I just don't know why.

"Hey" she says softly while grabbing my hand.

"Look, I don't know the guy, hell I don't even like the guy, but I know that you make him happy, you make him feel...not lonely. If that makes sense." She says looking carefully into my eyes.

"Why?" I ask.

She furrows her brows in confusion.

"Why don't you like him?" I ask again.

"Honey, let's go home!" Colin shouts from inside pulling me out of y/n's trance.

I quickly let go of her hand so he doesn't notice and get suspicious. Not that anything was going on anyways.

"I'll find a way to return your jacket" I smile.

Y/n smiles and gives me a reassuring nod.

I find my way back to Colin inside.

"Ready?" He asks putting his hand on my lower back and kissing my cheek.

"Yes" I say.

"Bye y/n!" Colin shouts.

I look over my shoulder and see y/n roll her eyes. I mentally laugh at her response.

"See you later Calvin!" She says. She looks down and smiles at herself, oh she definitely enjoys making fun of him and did that purposely but Colin doesn't seem to get the hint.

I wish our night wasn't cut short. At least I have an excuse to see her again. Her jacket.