Cecilia Hated the idea of following Liam's order to go shopping, as if I were incapable of making my own decisions about my own clothes. However, he was right about my lack of options for a weekend at the beach. Marta and I had put together a fairly diverse wardrobe, but the forecast for an event like this was not among our considerations. Reluctantly, I decided to heed Liam's suggestion and take the rest of the afternoon off to do what was necessary. "I need your help, Marta," I said in a pleading tone. "Could you come with me?" I tried my best to look desperate, but Marta raised an important question: we couldn't leave without notifying Liam. "I'll do that right away, don't worry." I went to the door of our "boss's" office and knocked before entering. Once inside, I noticed that Li

