" Hey girl, how was work?" Kimberley asks while she stirs the pot of mac & cheese.

"Ugh.... it was ... something" Cheyenne says while taking off her 4 inch heels "Girl these shoes are killer. And not in a good way"

"I know right, last week they squeezed the the life out of my pinky toe"

Cheyenne looks up narrowing her eyes. "When did you wear my shoes?". Kim stops stirring the pot when she realizes her hiccup.

"Ugh, what shoes? I didn't wear your shoes pfft. I would never do that" Kim says waving her hand as if the thought of it was repulsive. Cheyenne rolls her eyes at her " Whatever. What's for dinner?" 

Cheyenne takes a seat at the dining table next to the kitchen. The open floor plan gives her a view of Kim in the Kitchen as well as the TV in the living room. I wonder what's on right now. I sure could go for a rerun of Friends. She thinks as she undoes the first 2 buttons of her caramel silk blouse. I wish I could have gone to the gym though, I hate when things interrupt my gym days. 

" Macaroni and cheese with some fried  chicken breast and steamed vegetables. And it will be done in 5 minutes."

"You know, that's why I love you. You just know the way to ma heart!" Cheyenne replies placing a hand on her chest. She then picks up the remote to switch to Tbs to see if Friends is on . 

" Yea yea, the props of living with a chef I guess, or an aspiring chef."

"You're a great one.  Didn't move in with you just for your company you know. You say its just mac and cheese but I know you put some crap in there to make it all weird and delicious."

" You got it!" Kim replies scooping the macaroni and cheese onto a plate " Why'd you get home this late though? It's almost 9."

" I know, I know. Work assignment so I stayed at the office a little later. I got it done though."

" Okay. Good but how was work itself?" Kim inquires as she carries their plates to the table then spins around to get a bottle of wine and two mugs.

"It was interesting." Cheyenne mumbles as she starts to poke at her food.

" OH interesting eh, good thing I have a bottle of cheap supermarket wine to help us relax."

" Thanks. I needed it" Cheyenne says gratefully as Kim filled her mug. They spent the next half hour enjoying the meal Kimberley prepared and mulling over the happenings of the day. Kim went to her job as an understudy chef at Roscoe's Yard. She had a bad day. She dropped two plates of food, burnt her thumb and spilled sauce on the one guy she liked at work. Cheyenne told her about the fact that she isn't really hired until 6 months down the line, and Kim replied with a curse saying that Mills Architecture is stupid. It was obvious the wine was working a little too quickly on her. Cheyenne was careful not to mention anything about Michael yet. She wasn't sure what had happened, or what possessed her to do what she did.

Later in the night Cheyenne sits on the sofa watching an episode of Friends. On the episode Rachel is telling Joey that her boss wants to buy her baby. Cheyenne laughs Rachel is my favourite. Cheyenne had showered and changed into her comfortable clothes, a tank top and shorts while Kim is in the shower. She sits going through her date book, trying to figure out a new schedule for work and gym, and her dance class. If they are going to throw assignments on you for one night, I should make some time for them. Ugh. They have really messed up my schedule! Cheyenne is a planner. Everything has to be planned out and organized in advance before being done. Everything is always  in order. Which is why she doesn't understand what happened with Michael. She just saw him looking  sexy in his suit and she couldn't resist. This defies all logic she thought. And i'm a logical person. No man has ever had the effect he has on her. Maybe it's his shy reserved persona that brought it out of her. It was so cute when he came into the office and tried to say hi. But I should be careful though. New job I wouldn't wanna mess it up over some guy. A cute guy. Cheyenne starts to smile at the thought of seeing Michael again tomorrow.

" Figure out your schedule yet?" Kim asks as she walks out the bathroom in her towel and interrupting Cheyenne's thoughts.

" Uh no. I probably will just go with the flow, work first though"

"What?! What?! Cheyenne! Are you ok?" Kim exaggerates running over to Cheyenne and touching her forehead.

" Kim your towel!!" Cheyenne shouts between her fit of giggles. Kim's towel had slipped down to her waist when she ran over to Cheyenne, exposing her voluptuous bosom.

" What it's nothing you have ever seen before" Kim says shrugging and standing in her superwoman pose with her hands on her hips.

" Oh my word put 'em away! My eyes!" Cheyenne says shielding her eyes from the view

" Girl you know you are just jealous!" Kim pulls up her towel and secures it under her arm.

" Hell no! I gots mi mangoes right here gyal!" Cheyenne retorts in a Jamaican accent pulling her blouse back to accentuate her full C-cups.

Kim bows over in laughter." What the hell!" Cheyenne doubles over in laughter as well and they both are dying of laughter on the sofa. 

" Ah gosh. Wow! I have something to tell you. " Cheyenne says after the laughter dies down.

" What's that?" Kim asks sitting up from the fetus position she found her herself in.

" Remember the guy from the bar Friday night? The one I said was gonna talk to me before you ruined it."

" Yea yea, the shy looking one that was paid to talk to you?" Kim rolls her eyes.

" Well first of all he wasn't paid..."

" Wait you saw him again?"

" Um yes, he is one of the other architects that are vying for the position."

"Wait, what?" Kim gapes. 

" Yes I know. What a coincidence right? I was shocked too, but he's really sweet though and he didn't take the money"

" Mmhmm I bet he didn't. Did he recognize you?"

" Yes! He did and there's one more thing, and I don't want you to overreact and say ' Cheyenne what were you thinking?'" Cheyenne says mocking Kim.

Kim narrows her eyes at her best friend. " What is it?"

" After lunch, we were talking, we went up in the elevator, just he and I and when the elevator door closed, and I.... I...." she hesitated. She takes a deep breath. " I couldn't help myself, he just looked so yummy. I kissed him! And I know its bad. Very bad. I won't do it again!" She blurted out in one breath then covering her face with one of the green cushions that matched the sofas.

Kim was left gaping once more. 

" Right well, Good night!" Cheyenne said running to her room before Kim could say anything.

" Cheyenne we are not done!" she could hear Kim shout on the other side of her locked bedroom door.

"We are not done! You hear me Cheyenne Marie Forbes!"

>>>

The next day Cheyenne finds herself excited about going to work. Kim had left a half an hour before she has to so that gave her some time to herself. She stayed in her room while Kim made breakfast, not wanting to talk about the kiss yet. When Kim left, she was able to burst out of her quietness and started playing Work by Rihanna and Drake. She found herself singing and dancing along while she took out her pre-prepared outfit for the day. She laid them out on the bed. The black blouse and black pants with black pumps looked dull. Too dull for how she felt. Why am I so excited? Gosh. She decided to do something she hasn't done in a long while. Change her outfit at the last minute! She took out a mustard yellow skirt that showed off the bottom she has been working on, and paired it with a blue frill top  and a similar shade of blue pumps. Colour blocking eh Cheyenne? Kim would be so proud. 

She walks into the office swaying her hips, saying a pleasant morning to everyone she walks by. Then she sees him, standing by the coffee machine, filling his cup. She starts to walk up to him as he looks up at her. Their eyes meet and Michael quickly turns on his heels and walks in the opposite direction. The motion stops her dead in her tracks. What was that about? What did I do? She then notices that people were staring at her as she stood blocking the pathway. She reasserts herself and begins to walk toward their office with less pep than before. She finds him sitting at his desk nose deep in a document. Must be his report. 

Ahem. "Good morning Jamaal. Michael". She says as she takes her seat across from him. 

"Good morning gorgeous. Wow! Did you get all dressed up for me?" Jamaal says eyeing her form fitting skirt.

Mikey looks up at her and their eyes meet yet again. Only this time he was guarded. She hoped he would say something. Anything. 

Ahem. "Ms. Forbes". 

Rejected. 

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