~Zuri~

A week later.

Ayah has been acting very strange lately. After our photoshoot the other day, she's been gifting me small trinkets here and there. She even gave me a gold necklace yesterday. Not that I'm complaining, but she just comes over to where I am, gives me a small pink box, and then goes away. Strange right? Even now, she just barged into my office, gave me a latte and a blueberry bagel then left. Is this how people hit on each other or am I tweaking?   

"So, what's up with you and Ayah lately, does she owe you something?" Avvie my assistant asks. I didn't even notice she was next to me

"No, not particularly. I'm pretty sure she's doing it 'cause she wants to" I reply hoping she'll drop the topic. not because I'm uncomfortable but cause Avvie is a logical person, She's gonna start stating facts about how inappropriate it'll look and all that stuff. Which would be correct and something I should definitely consider but that's for another day.

 "Okay, well, Jenny just called and told me to clear your schedule for the day and that she is coming right now to see you" Just as she finishes her sentence, Jenny enters with two to-go cups and a brown bag. She eyes the cup on my desk and frowns, before she starts talking I tell Avvie bye and to close the door behind her.

Jenny sets the cups and bag on the table and sits on my chair" You should've told me you already have a fucking bagel, I spent an hour queueing just to get you one" she says as she folds her hand in front of her. I scoff at that statement. Jenny has never in her life done anything for herself let alone another person, even if it's me.

"First of all I didn't get it myself, Ayah gifted it to me, and second of all, do you expect me to believe that you went in line for a bagel for me, do I look that dumb to you" I sit down in the chair opposite hers.

"Okay, fine I paid my brother to do that but it might as well be me and why is Ayah gifting you bagels and coffee?"

"Well," I clear my throat, taking a sip of my coffee. Knowing Jenny, she might not take this well or she might not give a shit. It's never 100% with her." She might be hitting on me"

She leans back on her chair, crosses her hands, and stares at me, welp guess we're going with the latter." so it's true?" she shrugs and takes a sip of my coffee. That's not what I was expecting at all. "Marcus called me a week ago asking a lot of strange questions about a person but stating that that person's identity was classified. At first, I didn't think anything of it but now looking back that was you he was talking about. Also with that conclusion, I presume you know the dangers of getting hit on by your employee? not that I'm against it, it's just that I don't want you to go through criticism from the public." 

I sometimes think Jenny never realizes just how much of a firstborn daughter she is, like right now, all she is thinking about is how I'll fair if this comes out as harassment." To be quite honest I don't wanna think that  far cause as much as I might have the same feelings as Ayah I don't know if we're gonna be a thing"

Jenny smirks "Looks like you have a lot to think about and I know just the place to do that. Dad was supposed to look over the beach shoot that's happening this weekend for the summer collection launch but pops booked a last-minute trip to the Maldives that same weekend so it's being handed over to you," She reaches over the desk, picks up her bag and hands a big brown envelope to me ' here, it contains all the details"

I take it but decide to open it later  "Why didn't they give it to you?" I ask. Jenny loves beach shoots cause she gets to both work and stare at half-naked people all day.

" I would love to take it off your hands but I'm supposed to be in Paris this weekend" She huffs and leans back on the chair.

"Is it me or have you been flying a lot lately?"

"I have, it cause Dad wants to retire early and he wants to make sure I know all his and ~Zalya's~ associates before he does"

 Damn, wouldn't wanna be her right now but then again in a way I am. Her phone rings and she stands up. "Speak of the devil, I should get going" She leaves before I can even say goodbye. Silence fills the room with her departure. I spend a few minutes just relishing it before I take the envelope and see what my weekend will entail.