Frebuary is at the door and that means Valentine's day is also coming up, which is a great day for bussiness and my newest thought for a bussiness is perfect for this lovely season. Although we have to work pretty hard to get things done by the 14th.

My idea cooperated around two big artists, that would work together on their project and I would rapidly and almost magically come up with an idea for the marketing and Valentine's collection.

Mr.Boris and Andre were the big artists. I come up with the idea a few months ago and told them they quickly agreed on the colaboration and started to work on it. Right now, they were showing me their final piece, or should I say the final look. They had planned to make a genderless outfit, pants and a t-shirt matching a purse and a waist bag with the same design. A colorful and hearty design.

I was now on a conference call with both and they were showing me their work of art.

"I really like the texture over here see..." Mrs. Boris said while showing me the inside of the pants that Andre had made.

"This is absolutely ravishing" I said proudly

"You need to come by and see for yourself "Andre smiled

"Yeah but first I need to talk with the big boss ..." I told them with fearful

"Oh honey you  haven't talked with him yet?" Mrs.Boris asked understanding my dilemma

"Well the thing is I handed him all the details about it but he hasn't signet it yet so we don't have permission to carry forward with this. I bet he just archived the document or hasn't read it yet"

"Should you get it done like as fast as you can?" Andre questioned

"Yea... I made several requests for his approval but never came back with the signature. I guess I will have to deal with this personally"

"Well he is your husband how hard can it be?" Andre giggle

"It's harder than you think"

"Oh don't overthink it honey, you can deal with him better than anyone" Mrs. Boris affirmed "Get that signature so you can come by and see the masterpiece for your eyes" she smiled through the other side of the screen

"I will, Mrs. Boris " I smiled gently at her encouraging words

"Now go get your man to sign our work" Andre ordered "See you soon"

"Bye honey" Mrs.Boris waved her head. After our goodbyes the call ended and I got myself ready to face Blaze.

Our relationship was back to the usual, him open up to me was amazingly important and made us, I guess, feel comfortable around each other.

We are in our usual selves, that fierce and hateful dynamic we have. Oh and the teasing, teasing each other has been always a part of our relationship, of this weird relationship.

For some reason that I still don't know about but will find out is why the hell Blaze hasn't signed my new collection proposal. We can't proceed without his consent since he his the boss. I find it weird... why didn't he accept my proposal it's a great deal.

I need to find out why.

I got up grabbing the folder with all the ideas of this project and left my office.

"Hey boss. Where are you going?" Jen asked while I closed the office door

"Heading upstairs" I told her

"Really? That's great because I received this now and I just need your signature and your husband's" she said handing me a paper with a blue pen "I signed the paper while quickly reading it

"They want to make statistics about the selling products with since I am here compared with other year's?" I asked offended

"Yup. But don't worry... I have a friend at the Statistics department and he said from the data he has now you have a pretty big chance of winning" she commented with a smile making me relieved

"That's good but still worrying... Who made this?" I questioned while looking around at the paper

"It's anonymous... I think a group of people put it on the suggestion box and now they had to actually made it..." she said not really pleased

"Do you think someone is against me here?"

"Taking that homophobic guy that your husband handled very well must I add, I think just the previous Executive Marketing Director and his small 3 people crew..."

"You think Bill is against us?" I asked while looking at the Marketing Manager Office

"If you think about it you simply barged in and took him off his job..." she said making my chest hurt, guilt was filling me in

"Don't do that" I begged

"I am not blaming you... I mean you got me a job but it's the truth" she said shrugging her shoulders... And she was right I took those people their jobs but I was afflicted, it was the only way to save my sanity and my 50 employees' work... If we put it in a better light I didn't took their jobs I just...downgraded them...oh my this sounds awfully.

I shook my head trying to forget about this while walking to the elevator.

"Hi boss" Miles greeted me with a smile

"Hey Miles do you have anything for me?"

"Apart from your mother request of going shopping with you tomorrow... No" he said seeing his agenda

"Wonderful... I am going upstairs " I announced clicking on the button

"Miss your man already ?" he teased

"So much... You have no idea" I said in irony while entering the elevator. I just want Blaze to sign this goddamn paper so I can finish this project and finally make it come true.

"Good morning Mrs.Maxwell" Lisa greeted me with a smile "how are you?"

"I'm great Lisa, thanks... You?"

"Wonderful"

"Good" I said walking away as fast as I could I hadn't enough patience to deal with Lisa now

"Mrs.Maxwell, may I help you?" Connor asked me once I was in front of Blaze's office

"Actually..." I paused thinking "No... You can't"

I walked to the door while being stopped in the way by a strict Connor "Miss. You may not enter."

"Why?" I questioned with a raised eyebrow

"You need to knock first" he said making me laugh

"I am not knocking Connor"

"Miss" he implied with his indicator finger in the air and his eyes half closed "Mr.Maxwell likes proper rules and especially courtesy. I just ask you Mrs.Maxwell to be polite and announce your arrival from now on. Mr.Maxwell does not admit this lack of respect and education. "

I frowned my eyebrows at Connor's behavior, it felt like he was waiting the whole day for me to come up here so he could give his constructive speech.

"Connor... I am not knocking..."

"But miss I imply that you-"

"Connor- " I stopped his speech "if you say another word I will tell Jennifer to never speak to you again"

"Bu-" he tried to say

"Are we understood?" I questioned, he gave a small sad nod and I entered Blaze's office

I closed the door behind me and walked to his desk "Did you just blackmailed my assistant?" he questioned looking down at his papers.

"Maybe " I shrugged my shoulders and grabbed the candy bowl and sat on the black chair in front of his desk "Your assistant wants me to have some manners..."

"Ah I see... He is fighting with the inevitable"

"Should I tell him you do lack of manners too?"

"No" he questioned taking off his glasses and finally glancing at me "That would ruin my image"

"What a pity" I commented while placing the folder over the desk

"What's this?" he questioned

"Well this... Is a request for marketing statistics evaluation... Which you can do later. Now this" I said while waving the folder in my hand "this is important

"And what is that?"

"My proposal for a new collection"

"Oh that" he recalled while his hands roamed around the papers on his desk

"That?" I lifted my eyebrow in suspicion "So you know about it"

"I am the boss... I know everything" He commented with a fake smile

"So why haven't you signed it up?"

"I am not certain about it"

" you are not what?" I throw off an ironic laugh while he looked at me "...you're serious"

"I am"

"How can you be? This is a great proposal. I am making a brand new special collection with a famous artist and a brand new popular artist too...how can this be uncertain for you?"

"Your budget is large" he said taking some paper out of my folder

"I tried to cut everything I needed"

"Do you need to go so big on a simple marketing strategy? You can cut a lot of stuff" he said putting on his glasses while scanning through my papers

"No... you're missing the essence of it. It's valentine day. We need to go big on this."

"I am not a fan of this price for a small product like this" he said making me burn inside of anger

"Small? This is huge we are talking about Valentine's Day, people buy a lot on this day! It's a special day and you need something special to sell... This collaboration will compensate that budget"

"You know what sells more on Valentine's day? Chocolate, Flowers and Lingerie... Not a bag and a matching outfit" he said eyeing me

"For your information inside the pretty heart shaped bag there's chocolate, candy and gums."

"Not enough"

"Fine what do you propose?" I questioned

"Me? Anything... I am not proceeding with this project"

"You are because wanting it or not it's actually a big collab... So what do you propose"

"Fine...for marketing it... I like your idea making this postcard... It's cute and it's the 4th most-selling item at Valentine's day. Secondly the outfit...rip it up and make a lingerie" he said smirking

"You want me to sell a lingerie with a bag?" I questioned

"Make a robe... I don't know but some heart designed outfit won't sell in this day"

"Arghhh" I exclaimed frustrated of how right he was "what do I do now?" I questioned laying my head back in the spinning chair

"Work something out..."

"Well... We can place the lingerie in the bag..., we can also sell the lingerie and the bag as two separate items and give chocolate for the purchase" I said unsure

"Sounds goods... Sounds like something that would sell...make another document and proposed budget of it so I can sign it" he claimed while getting back to his work again.

I rolled my eyes at his unbotheredness and sent a message to Andre from my phone...

'Do you think you can make a lingerie instead?'

'Lingerie? Not a bad idea, uh I actually love it... It would be a challenge but the thing is I have no problem whatsoever making a sexy underwear for men... But for a woman, I would need a model asap and a man to rate it"

'It's just a lingerie, it's a underwear but with laces and more holes'

'Yeah and it needs to be sexy on a woman which is not really my department'

'How can I help?'

'Bring me a man and a feminine model'

'I can bring Miles'

'😑'

'Fine... Let me think'

I sighed frustrated looking at the messages on my phone, Blaze had just made everything more complicated than ever. How the hell will I find a man and a model...

"You know you can leave right?" Blaze questioned catching my attention "or do you plan to keep me company ?" he asked with a small smirk on his lips

"I rather not thanks"

"Right... You have a lingerie marketing to do... Good luck " he smiled while looking down at his papers

Then... It occurred to me "you're a man..."

"Yeah... I am..." he said unsure of my words with a doubtful expression on his face

"And you like women ... right?" I asked with a hint of doubt making his face turn into a sterness expression, as if offend for my question

"Yes, I do like women... "

"Women in a lingerie?" I asked again making him a bit angry

"Where are you trying to go with this conversation?"

"I need a man who finds women in a lingerie sexy and attractive... In a way as if you like what I see you know as if you...would..."

"...are you serious?"

"In all sincerity I am asking you for your sexual orientation" I said with a serious face on. This question is actually very pertinent since I always wondered if him and Connor had something at any point of their lives... Because they are so... You know...attached

"No... I am very much a heterosexual" he said looking at me "Do you want me to prove it to you?" he asked while his eyebrow lifted and his eyes penetrated to my soul. I gulped at the weird sensation running through my body with the simple look of his eyes and how serious he was talking. A part of me was curious on how was he going to prove it to me, but I had to be rational and shook off these thoughts and sensations off my body and mind.

"Then you're perfect... We need to go" I said standing up and grabbing my folder

"We?" he asked, letting go the question I didn't answer

"Yes. You said a lingerie would sell right?" I questioned watching him nod "then we are making a lingerie but we need someone to evaluate... Who better than the boss himself..."

"I have things to do... Work to do"

"This is work" I gave an ironic smile "When Andre has his work done we are going to see women in lingerie"

"Aren't you just too thrilled about this?"

"How aren't you? I thought you were into women... In lingerie"

" and I am" he said in a defiant tone "but work is important"

"Maybe your workosexual... " I said to myself

"I simply like to work on work hours instead of going out for luxury"

"I am not taking you to a strip club. We are going to see lingerie options for the Valentine's collection. It's work not luxury"

"So I am basically helping you on your own project... The one I didn't signedand helped you and now I am helping you again... Eleonora I am not that solidary" he commented with an amused face on.

I took a deep breath of how irritating this man could be, closed my eyes and looked at his grey eyes.

"Blaze I am giving you a one shot opportunity to see a women in a lingerie and work at the same time for free. So knock it up " I said while walking to his desk "get your ass up that chair, and stop being fucking annoying and start to be a fucking man"  I threatened with my hands on his desk inclinated towards his sitting self.

His posture changed as my demanding position and tone appeared but with no fear or sign of frustration on his face only amusement, he got up from the chair and placed both his hands in front of mine on top of the desk.

His face inches away from mine.We weren't touching each other but it was like I could almost feel him.

"Don't play around with fire, you might get burned" he said in a dark tone that I had never heard before making me shiver inside. His eyes intensely looking at mine. It was almost like I couldn't breate or talk... I was paralyzed.

"Tell me when to go, I will be there. Now leave my office, before I do something I regret" he said slowly going away from my front andstring down in his chair . I was suddenly cold but I could finally catch my breath with some difficulty I left that odd office.