Quickly changing the subject I ask her. “ anyway, what time do you have to go to work? Or are you off today?” She considers my answer clearly not happy at my passiveness, but doesn’t push me she knows i’m right.
Aria works as a P.A. to a huge company, that is owned by the Roman’s, they basically own the entire city plus they pay her so well . Aria accepted the job despite it possibly have dealing in illegal businesses, and she needs the money to pay off her student loans for going to Law school, shes got beauty and brains like legally blonde.
Luckily she has never seen anything shady at work , and her boss is the Brother in-law to Damien Roman 28 the eldest of 4 siblings of Maria and Nicholas Roman , its rumored they have mafia ties and are Vampires although it has never been confirmed.
The power couple Nicholas and Maria Roman that owns all of California between the two of them. “ I go to work in an hr Gerald said he had a personal emergency this morning to not come in until 10 am this morning “ she replied wiggling her eyebrows at me . “ so he’s having an affair with the receptionist.” She says laughing while trying to get me on board with her crazy theories while i’m shaking my head at her. “ that’s such a cliché.” I say laughing while hugging her thankful for her in my life, she just made that encounter with the officer better.
My gothic cat coo coo clock begins to meow pulling us from this hug fest its 9:30 am “s**t! Its that late already? I got to get going, see you later love.” Aria says as she leaves for work. “ I’ll text you babe !” I call after her retreating frame.
I drink my coffee, and head back to the studio, to finish the sketch of the dragon curving up a mans back soaring through the clouds, this is going to be a huge back piece, its pretty rare for my shop to get such a big piece, it’s usually only 6-10 inches at the most . “ I wonderful who will come and get this piece.” I murmur to myself totally immersed in my sketch, with the blue flame in my mind from the dream.
I start to drift into my mind’s eye into my inner peace as I continue to sketch the art it comes to life under my hands. I lost track of time and before I know it its four thirty pm . “ wow!” I stand back admiring my work, I have never finished a piece in one day. I decided to text Aria , “hey is the master in? ;) Want to get off early and get drinks.”
The master is our code name for Damen Roman but he’s a total workaholic, and ruthless in the court room he’s known as The Beast he would commonly command Gerald to draw up a contract with insane demands, a last minute change to some major client and Gerald forces aria to do it for him , always keeping her busy way past five pm.