Chapter 29: Shampoo

Dell arrived the bank just in time for her meeting with Raphael and Bianca. William, was joining them, and two of Raphael's investors.

"Good morning, gentlemen. Bianca," Dell greeted them as she entered the meeting room.

"Dell!" Raph greeted her. "Thanks for arranging this meeting."

"Not at all! We'd like to get this test started as soon as possible."

Just as they were about to start, her phone vibrated. Dell peeked at the screen. It was Sean. Strange. He never called her.

"Is something wrong, Dell?" William asked.

"I need to get this. Excuse me a minute." Thinking it might be an emergency, she decided to excuse herself and answer it. Anyway, it was still five minutes before their scheduled meeting.

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"You ran out of shampoo," came Sean's voice. "Where do you keep your stash?"

Dell was a little taken aback. He called her for this? "Why are you taking a bath in my apartment? Your place is next door."

"I want to take a bath at my girlfriend's place."

"Why?"

"Hey, you have your fantasies, I have mine. Now, where's the shampoo? I have to leave for a VTR in ten minutes."

"And what exactly are those fantasies?"

"You sure you want to know?"

She rolled her eyes but answered, "It's in the cabinet above the sink."

"Thanks! Oh, and I helped myself to the breakfast you made. It was wonderful. Of course, your good morning kiss was already enough to make my day. But that, plus the breakfast, perfect! You'd make a great wife."

She snorted.

"The correct answer is, 'Thank you, darling.'"

"Did you really just call me to ask about my shampoo and talk about breakfast?"

"No, actually. There's one more thing I wanted to say."

"And that would be?"

"All the best with your meeting, honey!"

It was even more inconsequential than she thought. But somehow, it so warmed her heart that she felt like letting any comment pass this time. "Thanks..." She hesitated, then added, "And good luck with your VTR."

"Aww, thank you! That makes my day. Well, then, I'll sign off now so you can work."

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Dell retured to the conference room with a smile on her face. Everybody looked at her inquiringly.

"What?" She asked, taking her seat at the conference table.

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