Chapter 2 - New Dry Cleaner

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"Need to get a new dry cleaner."

"Your uhh... ex was in there and I blabbed."

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"You have four meetings this morning, then a lunch with a temp agency-"

"Decline the lunch, HR can manage that." Ayumi cut off her best friend, who was also her secretary, as they walked out of the building they lived in.

"This afternoon is scheduled to approve projects for the Osaka plant."

"That's fine." The two stopped and smiled at Toji as he held the backdoor of the black sedan open for them. "Good morning Toji."

"Morning Miss Ieiri, and Miss Kato." After ensuring the two were safely in the backseat, Toji headed for the driver's seat, taking in his surroundings during the few steps. "Did you two eat?"

"Breakfast is catered this morning, feel free to grab something, Toji." Ren slowly turned to Ayumi, who was already looking to her with a raised brow. "Surprise." She shrugged her shoulders and smiled.

"You didn't have to do that."

"Tsk." Ren rolled her eyes as the car started to move. "I will always find an excuse to eat anything besides the cafeteria food. Which..." Ren's happy grin turned into a small smile as she fluttered her eyelashes at her best friend. "You could do something about now."

"Is the food really that bad downstairs?"

"You would know if you ate, Miss." Ayumi's brown eyes met Toji's green ones in the rearview mirror. Ayumi had a sense of shock course through her as she stared into his assertive gaze. When he looked back to the road, she felt as if she could breathe again.

"Thank you Toji!" Ren agreed, bringing Ayumi back to reality. "Oh! Drop me off at the dry cleaners here please. So sorry I forgot to mention that." Toji obliged and pulled to the side of the road. "I'll walk the rest of the way, don't wait for me."

"We'll be waiting, you're not walking by yourself." Ayumi rose her brow at her bodyguard as he made eye contact with her once more though the rearview. "As long as you're okay with that, Miss."

"Fine, be back in five." Ren slammed the car door shut and ran across the road to complete her task.
"You know when I don't eat?" The eye contact didn't stop and the longer they held it, the more Ayumi realized her palms were sweaty.

"Isn't it my job to take in my surroundings?" Ayumi gulped.

"I suppose so."

"Will you eat this morning?"

"I likely won't have the time. That's why I have this." She lifted the protein shake in her hand, showing it off to him.

"Very well." His eyes broke from hers as Ren ran back across the room. Toji was quick to get out and open the door for her once more, taking the dry cleaning from her in the process and putting it up front with him.

"Okay." Ren sighed, "Need to get a new dry cleaner." Ayumi tilted her head as Ren wrote the task in her notebook as Toji drove off once more. "Your uhh... ex was in there and I blabbed." Ayumi sighed, not wanting to know what her best friend said.


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A/N

I knowww it's a short chapter. Some will be like this but it's worth it. I promiseeeeeeeee.

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