Now and Forever novel Chapter 24

I groaned as a knock on the door woke me up from my slumber.

I stumbled over my feet as I got to the door, still really sleepy.

"Yes?" I asked with my eyes half open, I bet my hair looked like a birds nest right now.

"Umm, good morning ma'am."

A little bit of sleep left me and I could open my eyes fully.

In front of me was a girl that looked around Sophia's age with blonde locks that fell down her shoulders in waves. Her eyes were a beautiful blue, they almost reminded me of the ocean.

"Good morning..."

"It's Rebecca ma'am"

"Good morning Rebecca, and please, call me Amelia, ma'am makes me feel old." I smiled at the end of my sentence.

She giggled and regained her composure once again.

"Ok ma- Amelia, I just wanted to say that when sir left earlier on this morning, he gave me these car keys and told me to tell you that you have to be at the office by ten thirty o'clock." She said as she handed me a pair of remote keys.

"Thank you?" I said as I took the keys from her hands.

"You're welcome Amelia." She then turned and walked away down the hall.

I closed the door and walked back to the bed then checked the time on the bedside table and it read eight am, what time did he even go to work?

I don't even remember him coming to bed last time because I dozed off while he was still doing work but without his laptop since he left it downstairs and don't remember hearing him wake up to get ready for work.

I walked into the bathroom and had a long hot shower.

I got out and wrapped a towel around my body and walked out of the bathroom and into the closet.

I oiled my body and used deodorant then went and got out what clothes I was wearing.

I picked out a white long sleeved shirt that was lacy just above the chest area and paired it with a grey skirt that reached an inch above my knees and wore nude heels to go with the outfit.

For makeup, I used lipgloss and mascara and just let my hair down, not bothering to style it.

I picked up my black handbag and put in the essentials then walked out of the closet, only to notice that the bed had been made.

I picked up the car keys from the bedside table, stealing a glance at the time.

"Huh, ten past nine. Good job Amelia!" I said as I went out of the room.

I walked down the stairs and as I was about to press the elevator button someone cleared their throat from behind me.

I turned around and signed in relief to find Audrey standing there, still in her pajamas.

"Morning Audrey."

"Morning, where are you going?"

"I'm going to meet Alexander at the office, why? Do you need anything?"

"When will you be back?"

"At around lunchtime, and again, do you need anything?"

"No, have a good day." And with that, she turned around and walked back up the stairs.

"Ok?" I turned around again and just as I was about to press the button, someone else interrupted me.

"Ma- Amelia?"

"Yes?" And again, I turned around and saw Rebecca.

"Aren't you going to eat anything before you go?"

"No, I'm fine." Her face fell down and I felt really bad.

"I mean, do you have anything in mind?" Her face went from meh to yeah! in exactly 0.2 seconds and I smiled.

"I made coffee and-"

"Coffee will be fine." I cut her off because I didn't have any time to waste.

"Okay! I'll be right back." She then dashed to the direction of the kitchen.

A few minutes later, she came back with my coffee packaged.

"Thank you Rebecca."

"You're welcome m- Amelia, have a good day."

"Thanks!" And with that, I dashed out of the house and into the elevator before any more distractions.

"Where are you where are you whe-" I stopped mid sentence when the sound of a car unlocking caught my attention.

A black Mercedes Benz Formatic caught my attention as the car that I just unlocked.

"Woah." I said as I touched the car lightly thinking it would just disappear into thin air.

The windows were heavily tinted, maybe for the sake of paparazzi? This car looked new and when I opened the door, my theories were proved right.

The smell of a new car wafted into my nostrils and I just wanted to breath that air over and over again.

I climbed into the car and closed the door. The seats were leather and really comfortable.

I put in the the key and pressed the 'ON' button and the black beauty came to life.

I drove out of the garage and onto the main road. Driving this car made me think that there weren't even any potholes on the road!

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I arrived at Knight Industries in the next fifty minutes and it was 10:23 because of the traffic of New York City.

I parked in the basement and locked the car then made my way to the elevators.

Ding!

I entered the elevator and pressed the the button for the top floor.

A few minutes later, the elevator doors opened and I huffed out in annoyance when I saw who was sitting at the desk.

I walked past her without a word and thought I had made it before she saw me.