The Distance Between Us

Chapter Three

Ayla's Pov

I finally arrived at my job. I am about 20 minutes early. I am just sitting in my car waiting for the time to get a little closer. As I'm sitting there staring off. I hear my phone ping with a notification. I grab my phone and open a message from Seth.

Seth: Hey beautiful future wife. I hope you have a great wonderful first day. Love you.

Me: Hey you! Thank you I hope everything goes smoothly and well for me. Love you too. Are you still coming over to my place after work?

Seth: Yes my wife I'll be over around 7:30 P.M. Can't wait to love on you from now till forever. See you later.

Me: Okay see you later bye.

As I send the last message to Seth I can't help but feel guilty for feeling annoyed by him calling me, wife already. We haven't even discussed when we officially will be married. I will let him know my thoughts on it tonight when he comes over. I hope he will compromise with me on not getting married anytime soon. I checked the time it was 6:50 A.M. I need to start heading in so I can be there by 7. I need to receive Mr. Martinez's schedule and the to-do list for the day.

I walked out of the elevator on the 15th floor and went straight to Aspen, Mr. Martinez's secretary. "Hello Ms. Sanchez, welcome to your solo first day. Here is the schedule and the to-do list. I highlighted some important meetings and tasks that are the top priority for today to help you out." As I grabbed the papers I said, "Thank you so much Aspen. You are a life saver. It might take me a few days to learn how to prioritize things but this will help me figure things out." "You're welcome Ms. Sanchez. See you around." Aspen said as I started walking away to my office which is right next to Mr. Martinez's office. I walked in and it was a big decent office, the walls are made of white marble, red mahogany flooring, bright saucer lights, a dark oak L-shaped desk, the bookcase wall behind the desk, filing cabinets on the opposite side by the door, the dark brown leathered couches with a round glass table by the huge window that is showing the beautiful view of Seattle. I still can't believe this is my own personal office.

I went to sit at my desk to review the schedule and to-do list so I can summarize the things that need to be done once Mr. Martinez arrives. He should be arriving here at 7:30 A.M. I checked the time and it was 7:08 A.M. I had time to get myself organized and ready. I grabbed the tablet that was on my desk and started typing in the agenda for the day. By the time I finished Aspen called me to let me know Mr. Martinez was here and heading to his office. I quickly stood up grabbed my phone, the tablet, and papers he needed to sign. I went to the door and before opening it, I took a deep breath and tried shaking off my nerves.

I walked out of my office and closed the door behind me. I waited in the hallway and as I saw a figure turning the corner towards our offices. I started to greet him but suddenly stopped mid sentence, "Good morning Mr. Martinez I am your new assistant, Ayla San..." Right there in front of me stood Keiran Martinez!