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promotion. She peeped around her cubicle. Her supervisor’s door stood open. She had a few things to say to her and hoped she could maintain her professional composure while doing so.
    Caitlyn knocked on the outside door. “Diane, do you mind if I talk to you for a minute?”
    Diane placed her jacket on her coat rack. “No, come right on in.”
    She closed the door and waited for Diane to sit. “I heard the promotion went through and I appreciate you submitting my name for the position.”
    “You’re welcome. You work hard and I believe hard work should be rewarded.”
    “I am concerned about one thing.”
    “Is it the money? I got you as much as I could for the position.”
    She shook her head. “No. It’s the fact that everyone in the department knew I had a meeting with Blake. I mean with Mr. Banks.”
    “To be honest, I didn’t think it was a big deal. People were looking for you to congratulate you, so I just told a few people you would be out for the rest of the evening.”
    “That’s fine.” Caitlyn stood up.
    “Is there something you’re not telling me?” Diane asked.
    “No. Everything is fine.”
    Diane opened her mouth to say something, but didn’t. Caitlyn exited her office and returned to her desk. The new arrangement of flowers made her smile.  She hoped no one else had found the card. She knew they were from Blake but she wasn’t prepared to share that bit of information with anyone yet.
    “I wished someone would send me flowers once a week,” one of her co-workers said, as they passed by admiring her beautiful tulips arrangement.
    “I enjoyed playing hooky with you yesterday. Let’s meet for dinner.” Signed “J”
    She found his card and dialed the cell phone number on it. She got his voice mail. “Thanks for the flowers. I’m busy tonight, but I am available tomorrow night.”
    “Ask him if he has a brother,” Tasha said, sneaking up behind her. “Girl, these are beautiful.”
    “Aren’t they?”
    “He’s romantic too.”
    “Shhh. Lower your voice.”
    “Girl, these folks don’t know who I’m talking about.”
    “I don’t need them all in my business either.”
    “Tell your man to stop sending you flowers then.”
    Caitlyn put her headphones up to Tasha's ear so she could hear Jill Scott sing “Hate on Me.” She sang some of the lyrics.
    Tasha , turned her mp3 player off, and handed it back to her. “Come on. I’m hungry.”
    Caitlyn and Tasha ate lunch in the building’s cafeteria. They spent the time gossiping about what was going on in their department.  Caitlyn put a magazine up in front of her. “Don’t turn around. Blake’s in here.”
    Tasha pulled the magazine down. “He’s coming this way so you might as well put it down.”
    She started putting the used wrappers from the food on her tray. Blake stood by the table before she could make her escape. “Hi, Ladies. Do you mind if I join you?”
    Tasha responded, “Have a seat.”
    Caitlyn looked up. Tasha grinned from ear to ear. “Hi,” she said, barely above a whisper.
    Tasha cleared her throat. “I need to make a call. Chat with you later Cat. Bye Mr. Banks.”
    “Call me Blake.”
    Caitlyn wanted to pop Tasha for leaving her alone with Blake. “I’m leaving too.”
    He reached out for Caitlyn’s hand. “Stay a few. I wanted to talk to you.”
    Caitlyn looked around to see if anyone noticed his gesture. Her paranoid behavior would get the best of her if she didn’t watch it.  She glanced at her watch. “I have a conference call in twenty minutes.”
    “I’m counting down the hours until our date tomorrow night.”
    Caitlyn blushed. She wasn’t supposed to feel these types of emotions; falling in love with Blake made her giddy.  If only they would have met under different circumstances. “Blake. You don’t have to do this. It’s just us. We know it’s all pretend.”
    “We’re in this for a year, so we might as well make the best of it.”
    “True, but let’s not go