picnic in the park (70)

The next morning Ben headed to Puissance Entreprise to meet the man he would be working with.

When he got to the front desk the girl asked, "Who are you here is see?"

"I'm her to meet Mr. Josh Gillman please." He told the receptionist.

She called up then asked him to have a seat.

Josh headed down. He was not looking forward to this next week.

As he entered the first floor he looked over and seen a tall 5 foot 9 inch man. He had light brown hair and a manly face. As he got closer he stuck out his hand and said, "I'm Josh Gillman."

Ben took his hand as he stood up. "I'm Benjamin Beauté but call me Ben, it's nice to meet you."

Josh looked into his brown eyes with flakes of gold. Josh felt electricity move threw him. Ben's smile melted the icy heart he tried all his life to have. Is voice made him feel as if he had know him for years.

Josh lead him to a conference room set up for the audit and explained what Zane wanted done.

As they worked Josh kept stealing glanced at Ben. 'Why do I have to fall for another handsome face I have no chance with.' he thought to himself.

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Bella had classes again today but during lunch she received a call.

"Lunch?" Zane asked.

"Yah, I missed you yesterday." Bella said.

"Meet me in the park. I have three box lunches." he said.

"Three?" she said walking out of the building.

"Yah one is for Fred. He better be with you." Zane said.

The bodyguard was always with her. She hated it but understood why Zane wanted them near.

It took just a few minutes to find the park table Zane was sitting at. Fred took his lunch and walked over to a bench that was near by.

"Sorry about last night. I stayed at the Penthouse." Zane said.

"Would it be better to live there for awhile?" Bella asked.

"Would you be willing?"

"It would be easier for my classes and if I have a chose I would rather have you next to me each night. I did not sleep well last night without you." Bella said eating her lunch.

"Then move there tonight. I'll let the guard know." Zane said.

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Bella walked into the penthouse as Fred carried in her luggage. She thanked him and put her things away.

It only took her a few hours to finish her homework then she made herself some dinner.

She knew that Zane would be late so after a quick shower she started a new story.

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There were once a man and a woman who had long in in vain wished for a child. At length the woman hoped that God was about to grant her desire.

These people had a little window at the back of their house from which a splendid garden could be seen, which was full of the most beautiful flowers and herbs.

It was, however, surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared to go into it because it belonged to an enchantress, who had great power and was dreaded by all the world.

One day the woman was standing by this window and looking down into the garden, when she saw a bed which was planted with the most beautiful rampion (rapunzel), and it looked so fresh and green that she longed for it, and had the greatest desire to eat some.

This desire increased every day, and as she knew that she could not get any of it, she quite pined away, and looked pale and miserable.

Then her husband was alarmed, and asked, "What ails you, dear wife?"

"Ah," she replied, "if I can't get some of the rampion which is in the garden behind our house, to eat, I shall die."

The man, who loved her, thought, "Sooner than let your wife die, bring her some of the rampion yourself, let it cost you what it will."

In the twilight of evening, he clambered down over the wall into the garden of the enchantress, hastily clutched a handful of rampion, and took it to his wife.

She at once made herself a salad of it, and ate it with much relish. She, however, liked it so much, so very much, that the next day she longed for it three times as much as before.

If he was to have any rest, her husband must once more descend into the garden. In the gloom of evening, therefore, he let himself down again; but when he had clambered down the wall he was terribly afraid, for he saw the enchantress standing before him.

"How can you dare," said she with angry look, "to descend into my garden and steal my rampion like a thief? You shall suffer for it!"

"Ah," answered he, "let mercy take the place of justice. I only made up my mind to do it out of necessity. My wife saw your rampion from the window, and felt such a longing for it that she would have died if she had not got some to eat."

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Zane was late getting home but found a note saying his dinner was in the over.

He ate what Bella had made. He did not realize he was hungrier then he thought he was. He then jummped into a shower and let the hot water wash away the ache in his body from sitting for so long reading all the paper he went through.

As he entered the room the moon light hit the face of his beauty. He crawled into bed and snuggle up to his beauty.

This was heaven to him. He fell asleep with love in his heart.

Bella woke up and smiled. She like having Zane home. She snuggled closer and feel back into a deep sleep.