BEARER OF ACE

GABRIEL

An hour before the agreed time of Lucy's arrival, I am laying steadily and calmly at the comfort of my extended room inside my executive office. I was done with my lunch, and had it earlier than I was supposed to. I was simply waiting for Emma's announcement that my next appointment, which was with Lucy, had finally arrived. 

I will deal with her in a very business-like manner, with no emotions or strings attached. Unlike our previous meeting where her unexpected and sudden news got the best of me, which made me crumbled and unsteadily jumbled with confusion and anxiety, this time it would be way too different.