- Chapter 7
On the last day of work, Liz got in early to clean up her work area. The client had loved their project and even offered to hire them both directly to work for their company. Both Liz and Ricardo turned them down.
Liz really wanted to return home. She missed Harrison and even the city of New York. There was just something wonderful about that city and Liz wanted to go home.
Ricardo decided to sleep in and came into work a little later than Liz to clean up his area. Liz found him and Bella having sex on his newly cleaned off desk when she returned from bringing some recycling down to the print room.
Bella was bent over the desk with her skirt hiked up to her waist and laying face down on the desk. Ricardo was behind her thrusting hard inside her. Bella looked up as Liz walked in the room.
“Really guys?” Liz screamed as she covered her eyes and went back down the hallway to the lobby.
Bella and Ricardo had been hanging out a lot over the last few weeks and Liz knew there was no way she could talk either of them out of it. The fact that they had been dating each other for several weeks though was pretty impressive for both of them. Ricardo and Bella didn’t like relationships so Liz had thought for sure that they would have gotten sick of each other by now. But apparently they were not.
A good twenty minutes later Bella came down the hallway and grabbed Liz.
“Did you want back in your office?” Bella said with a flushed face and messed up hair.
“Oh, I can’t even look at you. Just go back to the hotel until we get done.” Liz jokingly covered her eyes as she went back to her office.
“Seriously Ricardo, you can’t do that at work,” Liz said as she got back to her office.
“Oh come on. It’s our last day. Our project is done. The client loved it. Relax a little bit Liz.”
“I know. I’m sorry. I’m just really nervous about going home.”
“Nervous? Why?”
“You know Harrison and his sexy assistant. I’m just afraid to deal with that whole situation.”
“He still has her?”
“Yep. But at least she's nice to me when I call now.”
“Why nervous though?”
“Because I really need to talk to him and tell him I don’t want him having her as his assistant. I know it’s childish, but I can’t stop thinking about him cheating on me with her.”
“I definitely think you should tell him how you feel. But don’t give him an ultimatum or anything like that. And don’t talk about it now. Wait until you get home so you can see how things are going.”
“Yeah. I think I’ll feel better when I’m at home. Just being so far away is difficult.”
“Well let’s get our butts back home then,” Ricardo said as he grabbed their box of personal belongings.
The pair said their goodbyes and headed back to the hotel to get Bella. They had a late night flight and within twenty-four hours they would all be back home and tucked into their own beds. Or Bella might be tucked into Ricardo’s bed instead of her own.
As the three finally boarded their flight home, Liz realized she would be the odd person out for this flight. Bella and Ricardo were cuddling and whispering to each other. Then making out so much that Liz finally just put her headphones in and tried to get some sleep.
Liz wasn’t able to get any good sleep. She tried her best, but she kept thinking about Harrison and Sarah. The closer the plane got to New York, the more anxious Liz got about seeing Harrison again. She hated that she kept thinking about him cheating.
Really if there was anyone who almost cheated it was Liz. She was the one who had woken up in the hotel room with Ricardo. Although they didn’t actually have sex, Liz was sure Harrison would not have been happy about that situation.
After about an hour of making out, Bella and Ricardo both fell deep asleep. They seemed so happy and carefree. Neither of them seemed to have a worry at all. Liz wished she could feel like that. Just happy and carefree like they were.
As Bella woke up Liz and her discussed what their schedules looked like for the coming weeks.
“You look so stressed Liz, are you alright?”
Liz couldn’t take it any longer. She had to tell Bella about her worry about Harrison and his assistant Sarah.
“I can’t stop worrying that your Dad is having an affair with Sarah,” Liz said as she started to cry.
“Oh, Liz. No, he would never do that to you. Anyway, I think Sarah is a lesbian.” Bella said with a laugh.
Liz couldn’t help but laugh. She had never thought Sarah was a lesbian, but it was a nice thought. A hot lesbian assistant would be fine with Liz. At least she wouldn’t have to worry about her stealing Harrison.
“A lesbian? No, she is not.” Liz couldn’t help but continue laughing.
“I think she is. I get that lesbian hot girl vibe. You’ve got nothing to worry about.”
Liz didn’t know what it was about the way Bella said that, but she believed her. Liz believed that Bella knew her father well enough to know that he wouldn’t have an affair. Liz felt a sense of relief. Bella obviously knew her father very well and if Bella didn’t think she had anything to worry about maybe Liz needed to try and calm down.
“I’ll try to get over it.”
“I suspect you’ll get over it as soon as you see him. I know he’s missed you a lot. When I called him the other day, he just wanted to talk about you.”
“Thanks, Bella. I really hope things aren’t what I think they are.”
“Let’s just relax and watch a movie until we get there. There is nothing for you to worry about.”
The girls sat back and watched a movie on Bella’s Ipad. Liz still hoped for some sleep, but it never came. Instead, she did enjoy the latest comedy movie and a good laugh with Bella.
As the plane came in for a landing, Liz looked out the window at the New York skyline. She was finally home. She couldn’t wait to see Harrison. As worried as she was about him having an affair with his assistant, she tried not to think about that. Because every time she saw him on Skype that thought went away instantly. She hoped seeing him in person would be the same way.