I made my way to the office feeling, my stomach flip-flopping with nerves. When I arrived, Alex was already waiting in the lobby looking devastatingly handsome in his immaculately-tailored tuxedo. He turned as I approached and his jaw went slightly slack as he took my appearance. For a long moment, he simply stared at me.
"Hi," I said trying to break the awkward silence.
He snapped back to his usual serious self clearing his throat to regain composure. "You are late," he said sharply, looking at his expensive watch. "I was starting to think you wouldn't show up. This isn't some fairytale ball, you know."
I'm sorry," I apologized quickly. "Traffic was worse than I expected. It won't happen again."
"Let's get out of here. I don't want to be late for the actual event." He said t
