"OMG! Bella! I got it!" The high pitched voice of Alice Cullen came blaring through the speakerphone. Surely, Bella knew better than to take Alice's calls in that way, but Bella was in a hurry. She had to deliver the monthly graphs and somehow she dropped the flash memory containing them under her desk.
She lifted her head instinctively, bumping against the desk.
"Ouch!"
"Hey! Bella? Are you there? It's just that I'm so happy. You can't see me, but I'm jumping and twirling around my studio."
By now, Bella managed to cradle the receiver between her ear and her shoulder.
"The joys of being your boss. So what happened that has you so excited, Ali?"
"Remember that internship at Grushenka's headquarters? Well, I got it! I'm going to Milan, I'm going to Milan..." Alice began to sing
Bella smiled. Grushenka WAS the best designer according to Alice, and she didn't get the recognition she deserved. Again Alice's words. So when Alice, who already worked as a costume designer for a small TV sitcom, heard Grushenka was opening the doors of her studio for new interns, she went crazy sending her best designs. And it seemed like her hard work paid off.
"I'm going three months to Milan to work at her atelier. Could you imagine it? I can almost dream that beauty we will create together."
"That's great Alice. I'm so happy for you."
"And now I'm so busy. I have many, many things to settle. I have to deliver a few documents before two and find my passport of course. Then I have to pack, or maybe I won't. Imagine all the new clothes I can buy! Perhaps packing a few necessities, panties, socks, pajamas, my toothbrush..."
Bella let Alice talk for a while. As much as she loved her best friend, she tended to get absorbed, and Bella needed to find that memory before noon.
Suddenly, Bella found it.
"Yes!"
"Are you still with me? Oh, Bella. I may need a little favor. You know that now that I won't be around for our exercise session..."
Bella was so happy to find the elusive flash memory that she agreed without really paying attention.
"Sure."
"Ok. Then it's settled. I'll tell Mr. Stone that you'll be coming early in the morning so he'll let you in the building. Anyway, I'm going to get the other two copies of my keys so you'll get in easily. Don't worry, Irina doesn't need as much as food and water, and her litter box changed. Felix is more complicated, he needs to walk around and to leave the kitchen closed because that nasty boy can climb over the counter and always makes a mess..."
"What?" That was the moment when Bella realized she agreed blindly to help Alice with the pets.
"I'm sure you won't have any problem. I'll leave the gym door closed but you know how to open the door, just don't let Irina or Felix inside because it's dangerous for them. Well, I'll leave you. I still have to call Mom, and I'll text Emmett to tell him you'll be in charge of Felix so expect an email from him. I swear he babies that crazy dog to the point of ridicule! Bye, hun. Love you."
Bella still had the receiver two minutes after Alice hung up.
Hi! This is going to be a short story, I'll be posting short chapters weekly. The idea of this story came from an old Cosmopolitan article about the weirdest place/person to have sex. Mind you, I found one answer so funny and awkward, that I have to make it a fic.
If by any chance, you were reading my other stories, let me assure you I didn't abandon any of them. I just found a great job that took all my time. I'm finally managing to have some free time and came back to what became my 'life-saving hobby'. Between work and trying to edit my older stories, I've been busy, but I promise you, all will be finished and may be edited to look better. I gave me a year to get everything right, and that may sound like a lot of time, but believe me, I'm swamped with work so making a bit of time for writing and find the 'mood' to write is quite difficult sometimes.
Anyway, I hope you'll find this story fun and if you want to leave a comment, I'll be so happy to read it. See you next week :)