Tainted Lies

6

What in the world is Enzo Dario doing saving my life?! How did this even happen? The last time I checked, I just finished watching GOT and was heading back home. Oh s**t, the girls! How am I supposed to explain all this to them right now? The only guy they said I should avoid is the guy who decides to be my knight in shining armor. How am I supposed to explain this to anyone? And what’s with the assistance? What does that even mean? Did they promote him while I was gone? He wasn’t even running for a higher position? How didn't this part come up in the dark stories that were spread at work about him?

"Miss Black?" I hear a voice say from across the room causing me to leave my thoughts and turn toward the door, looking at the lady that stood there.

"Hi," I say a bit confused. She didn’t look like a nurse, and she looked too familiar.

"I'm Pheobe, Mr. Dario’s assistant. He said I should get you two lunches" she said with a smile.

Still caught up in the stare, I don't know what was keeping me from answering, I guess it's the fact that Enzo’s assistant looks like Kendal Kardashian in an office attire. She still looked so familiar; I just couldn’t wrap my head around it.

"Oh yeah, Pheobe. Sorry. Come sit" I say trying to be as welcoming as I could be. Utter failure I must say.

"Thanks..." she says walking to the seat close to the bed, that Enzo had sat on.

"...how are you doing today Miss Black?" she asked dropping the bag she was holding on the table close to her.

"Please, call me Oly," I say with a little smile. The Miss Black thing is just not it.

"Oh, I’m sorry my…Oly" she said returning the smile.

"Well I've been good, just woke up a while back, Enzo just left to see the doctor, so he’ll be back soon," I say fast, hoping she got all that. With the chuckle I hear, I bet she did.

"Good thing you're awake, he’s been worried sick. You two must be close" she said with a very familiar smile. The ‘you-know-what-I-mean smile’.

"Close? Not really. Up until today, we weren't friends" I say, trying not to think of Enzo and I being close, like close…close.

"At least you’re friends now. That's a start, isn't it?" she said with an assuring smile. I guess she was right, at least we're friends now and that’s something.

"Guess so" I replied with an ‘I don't care’ shrug. PS: I do care.

We continued talking, she said she had been to the firm a lot of times, so I’m guessing that’s why she looked familiar, but there was more I couldn’t just place my finger on it. She was nice, maybe too nice, not like I hate it, but making new friends was a little creepy.

"So tell me, how long have you known Enzo?" I asked, before realizing how needy or defensive I just sounded.

"Well erm, three years, I guess. Been his assistant all through" she said with no emotion to it… I like it!

"You two must be close," I say with a 70% fake smile. Again! Before realizing how girly I sounded. What is wrong with me?

"Nope, he’s just my boss, not my friend. There's a difference" she said with a nice smile.

I can't even get a smile as perfect as that for a selfie I've practiced for, but it was like breathing for her, it honestly looked like breathing seemed even harder.