My way back to You

The Encounter

Hailey's POV

It's another busy day at work for Hailey. Quite typical for a magazine company she works for. A photoshoot has been going on at one of the biggest hotels in New York and she's been running around all day! Being the editor's PA can be so exhausting. Just like how Andy hustles in The Devil wears Prada movie which is one of her favourite.

She been waiting for an elevator for a while now when her phone starts ringing. She took a deep breath before answering. And when one elevator door opens she hurriedly gets in.

"Miss I..." she heard the other man inside the elevator say but he cuts him off right away and said,"Lobby please.Thank you" and started listening to the person on the line which is her boss who fires questions right away.

"How's the shoot going?" she asked sternly.

"I was just there awhile ago. I'm on my way to meet you now. They already started with the shoot. Everything's going well so far. Alice demanded for the male model to be replaced" I answered.

"That b***h! I knew she would cause trouble! Of all the models out there why does it have to be her?!" she shouts.

"Well apparently she has tons of followers on social media. And the client wants her to endorse the product, what can we do?" I said closing her eyes. My head is starting to ache now.

"Who's the replacement?" she asked.

"Brad Thompson" I replied shortly.

"Why do we have to change the male model to begin with?" her voice sounded really annoyed.

"Well, they had a thing..." searching for the right words I stopped. I don't want to sound inappropriate when there are other people around listening to our conversation.

"When you say "a thing", you mean they were f*****g behind stage. I wonder why they turned sour. Maybe he lacks in the eating department or she sucks pretty bad." she replied with a hint of intrigue in her voice

"Ally!" I shrieked! Feeling her cheeks getting red. She looked around the elevator and saw them looking at her.

"Ehem"

I heard someone made a sound so I abruptly ended the call. Feeling extremely embarrassed and not knowing what exactly to do I slowly turn around to apologise.

But one man caught my attention. He had a serious look in his face. He looks enigmatic and I feel like I'm being caught in a trance. Then suddenly the door opens.

"Aren't you getting off? his voice sound irritated.

I felt like a bucket full of ice washed over me and I was back to reality. "Ahh yes, sorry."was all that I can say before walking away quickly. Begging for the ground to open up and swallow me alive!

Seth's POV

Today isn't such a good day. Workers in one of the malls I own were out on the streets protesting. Whoever causes this mess will be dealt with accordingly. I was in a hurry together with James my assistant when the elevator halts. A woman gets in right away, her phones ringing. I looked at James impatiently. "Good Lord can't I have a moment of silence"I thought.

He looks at me apologetically and started to say,"Miss I..." but he was cut off right away.

"Lobby please. Thank you." she said without looking. She took a deep breathe before answering her phone.

He then looks back at me again and I just raised one finger to silence him. I started observing the woman in front of me. She looks and sounds tired. It isn't exactly in my nature to be kind when I'm having a bad day. I am ruthless most of the time but I just let her pass. Just because we're both having a bad day.

I was trying to keep my mind free but I can hear her conversation. It's not like I'm invading anyone's privacy when the information was being given to me for free.

I can see her reflection through the door. And based on the way she talks I know that she's the passive type. She has blonde hair, wears eyeglasses, a black t-shirt, a pair of jeans and sneakers. And surprisingly, she's barely had anything on her face. She's cute I'd give her that.

I looked away but she suddenly shriek making me look at her reflection again. And I saw her face turn red. She looked shocked at something she had heard.

James couldn't helped making a sound and that made her to immediately end the call. And I can't help but smile. She looks like she doesn't know what to do.

Before she can even turn around I was back to my normal expression. She looks at James first apologetically and then to me. And she just kept on staring at me. Those gorgeous big green eyes looking at me as if she was seeing right through my soul.

The door opened but she didn't move. "Aren't you getting off?" I asked irritated. I know I sounded like a jerk but I didn't care for she made me feel uneasy.

She then responded and quickly moves out without looking back.

"You scared that one right away." James quipped.

"I didn't even have to try."I responded and he just laughed it off.

We reached the parking area and get on my Bugatti Centodieci.

"It's going to be a long day." I said before putting on my sunglasses and driving away.