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attend. That’s the only agenda for tomorrow. After that, I suppose you’ll have the rest of the day to yourselves.”
I nodded along with my fellow interns. The music in the ballroom started to play and people began to empty onto the once barren dance floor. Cheryl leapt out of her chair and held her hand out to Rafael.
“Come on,” she said. “Dance with me.”
Rafael didn ’t waste any time in responding. They were quickly out on the floor. She put her arms around his shoulders and just like that, the two of them were dancing to the relaxing rhythm of the song.
“ How about you, Alice?” Wesley suddenly said to me.
“ What?” I said, unable to take my eyes off of Rafael and Cheryl.
“ Do you want to dance, Alice? What do you say?”
I finally turned my attention to him. I would have obliged Wesley in any other situation but I didn ’t feel like it at the moment.
“ I’m sorry,” I said as I searched for an excuse. “I actually think I’m just going to head back to my room now.”
“ What? But it’s still early.”
“ I know. I… I’ve got a headache. I think it was something I ate. That and the jet lag.”
“ Oh, okay. Yeah, you should probably get some rest then.”
I excused myself from the table and said good night to everybody. I told Harold it was a pleasure meeting him once again and he joked that I didn ’t have to lie to him. I let out a half-hearted chuckle before making my way out of the ballroom. Before I left, I turned around and watched Rafael dance with Cheryl one last time. He was smiling as he looked down into her eyes. His gaze was locked upon hers. I was waiting for him to look up at me before I left but he didn’t. There was no point in waiting any longer, so I turned around and headed to my room.
Chapter 9
I slept better than I thought I would. Even though I had a lot of things running through my head, the comforts of my hotel room were enough to distract me. I had a gorgeous view of the beach and the weather was so nice that I could sleep with my window open. Sleeping wasn’t the problem though.
As I sat in on one of the workshops, it was just like Rafael had promised. I listened to the presentation from a man who owned a large and successful financial business. I didn ’t take notes and there wasn’t an exam at the end but it was like being in school all over again. The only difference was that this was mandatory. It was at this time that I finally let my thoughts begin to wander.
I couldn ’t get the image of Rafael dancing with Cheryl out of my head. I had seen him dance with other women before but this was different. There was more than just a friendly rapport between them. They had a past. That much was obvious. And no matter what I did, the feelings I wasn’t sure I had for Rafael were enough to make me feel uncomfortable at the thought that something might be happening between the two of them. I didn’t know what to do and I didn’t know what to think. I was left looking for answers at a time when I had to pay attention.
The workshops couldn ’t come to an end soon enough. I was grateful that I didn’t have to endure it alone, as Wesley and Travis were there to learn more about successful business and marketing along with me. The presentations we witnessed lasted so long that we only had time for a few breaks to get something to eat. By the time everything was finally over, the sun had gone down and it was another night in Maui.
“ I’m glad that’s over,” Wesley sighed. “Now we can finally have some fun.”
“ Fun?” I asked.
“ Yeah. There’s nothing else on the agenda. At least, not for tonight. I know that there are some other presentations Mr. Barnett wants us to attend but I think we’ve got the whole night to ourselves.”
“ I do believe that is all Mr. Barnett asked of us for today,” Travis pointed out.
“ That was worse than sitting around in the office,” I muttered.
The three of us laughed. They shared my
I nodded along with my fellow interns. The music in the ballroom started to play and people began to empty onto the once barren dance floor. Cheryl leapt out of her chair and held her hand out to Rafael.
“Come on,” she said. “Dance with me.”
Rafael didn ’t waste any time in responding. They were quickly out on the floor. She put her arms around his shoulders and just like that, the two of them were dancing to the relaxing rhythm of the song.
“ How about you, Alice?” Wesley suddenly said to me.
“ What?” I said, unable to take my eyes off of Rafael and Cheryl.
“ Do you want to dance, Alice? What do you say?”
I finally turned my attention to him. I would have obliged Wesley in any other situation but I didn ’t feel like it at the moment.
“ I’m sorry,” I said as I searched for an excuse. “I actually think I’m just going to head back to my room now.”
“ What? But it’s still early.”
“ I know. I… I’ve got a headache. I think it was something I ate. That and the jet lag.”
“ Oh, okay. Yeah, you should probably get some rest then.”
I excused myself from the table and said good night to everybody. I told Harold it was a pleasure meeting him once again and he joked that I didn ’t have to lie to him. I let out a half-hearted chuckle before making my way out of the ballroom. Before I left, I turned around and watched Rafael dance with Cheryl one last time. He was smiling as he looked down into her eyes. His gaze was locked upon hers. I was waiting for him to look up at me before I left but he didn’t. There was no point in waiting any longer, so I turned around and headed to my room.
Chapter 9
I slept better than I thought I would. Even though I had a lot of things running through my head, the comforts of my hotel room were enough to distract me. I had a gorgeous view of the beach and the weather was so nice that I could sleep with my window open. Sleeping wasn’t the problem though.
As I sat in on one of the workshops, it was just like Rafael had promised. I listened to the presentation from a man who owned a large and successful financial business. I didn ’t take notes and there wasn’t an exam at the end but it was like being in school all over again. The only difference was that this was mandatory. It was at this time that I finally let my thoughts begin to wander.
I couldn ’t get the image of Rafael dancing with Cheryl out of my head. I had seen him dance with other women before but this was different. There was more than just a friendly rapport between them. They had a past. That much was obvious. And no matter what I did, the feelings I wasn’t sure I had for Rafael were enough to make me feel uncomfortable at the thought that something might be happening between the two of them. I didn’t know what to do and I didn’t know what to think. I was left looking for answers at a time when I had to pay attention.
The workshops couldn ’t come to an end soon enough. I was grateful that I didn’t have to endure it alone, as Wesley and Travis were there to learn more about successful business and marketing along with me. The presentations we witnessed lasted so long that we only had time for a few breaks to get something to eat. By the time everything was finally over, the sun had gone down and it was another night in Maui.
“ I’m glad that’s over,” Wesley sighed. “Now we can finally have some fun.”
“ Fun?” I asked.
“ Yeah. There’s nothing else on the agenda. At least, not for tonight. I know that there are some other presentations Mr. Barnett wants us to attend but I think we’ve got the whole night to ourselves.”
“ I do believe that is all Mr. Barnett asked of us for today,” Travis pointed out.
“ That was worse than sitting around in the office,” I muttered.
The three of us laughed. They shared my
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