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Our weekend was too short. We were back in New York Sunday night and I felt like we just left. I knew I should go to my apartment after spending all weekend with Tony, but I really didn’t want to. I wanted to sleep in his bed with him, feeling him next to me. Sometimes he snored but it didn’t bother me. Just knowing he was there was enough to keep my nightmares away.
The limo driver drove me to my apartment and Tony helped me carry my bags into my living room. When everything was settled he looked at me.
“Thank you for coming with me,” he said. “I had a really good time.”
“Me too,” I said.
He kissed my forehead. “I’ll see you later.”
“Okay,” I said quietly.
Tony stared at me. “What is it, baby?”
“Sleep with me.”
“You want me to stay?”
I nodded.
“Then I’ll stay.”
“I’m sorry,” I said. “I don’t mean to be clingy. You don’t have to stay.”
He smiled. “No, it’s okay. I wanted the same thing but I didn’t want to scare you off.”
“We’re so cute.”
“I’ll tell Jack to take myself to my apartment.”
“Okay.”
He left and returned a few minutes later. We were both tired from the long flight so we fell into bed and went to sleep immediately. I had to work in the morning and I wanted to call in sick. But I was already in hot water so I knew I couldn’t do a single thing wrong.
When I went to work the next morning, I saw Orlando.
“How was the weekend?” he asked. “Lots of sex?”
“I can barely sit down.”
“Man, I wish I had that problem.”
I smiled. “I’m sad it’s over.”
“I would be too.”
“We dropped the L word.”
He clapped. “That’s fabulous.”
“I’m very happy.”
“Now we just need to get you engaged.”
I laughed. “That’s too soon.”
“You wouldn’t say no.”
“Probably not.”
“And isn’t he a billionaire? Quit your job and eat Bon-Bons all day.”
“I’m not with him for his money.”
“That doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of it.”
“That isn’t my style,” I said.
“So, are we on for dinner tonight?” Orlando asked.
“Yep. Sushi.”
“Stewart is excited.”
“I hope you two can keep your hands to yourselves.”
“We can, but you don’t want to see that either.”
I laughed. “You’re horrible, Orlando.”
Theresa knocked on my door. “Pia wants to see you, Cassie.”
“Uh, thanks,” I said.
She glared at me. “Now.”
I stood up. “I’m coming.”
Orlando’s eyes widened. “Keep it cool,” he whispered.
I followed Theresa down the hallway, my heart beating in my chest. I had never been called to Pia’s office before, and since I had been struggling at work, I knew this conversation wouldn’t be a good one.
When I reached her office, I waited outside until Theresa chauffeured me inside. She closed the door behind her and I took a seat in front of the desk.
Pia ignored me for about five minutes. She typed on her computer and checked the papers on her desk. I wasn’t sure if I should say something. She knew I was there. There was no way she didn’t see me.
“You wanted to speak to me, ma’am?” I asked.
She glared at me through her glasses. “Now you know how it feels to have your time wasted.”
I knew this was going to be bad.
She continued to stare me down. “I’ve been very displeased with your performance. I have thousands of applicants for your job every day, but yet, I’m paying you to make utter rubbish for this magazine. It’s a disgrace to this company and your colleagues.”
I kept a straight face even though I felt like breaking down on the inside. There was nothing wrong with my work. I wasn’t even sure what Pia wanted me to create. I really wished I had another job so I could just storm out and tell her to go to hell.
“Have you nothing to say?”
No, not really. “I’ll do better next time.”
“You’ll do better? And what does that mean?”
“I won’t let you down,” I said calmly.
“Why do I have a hard time believing anything you say?”
If she weren’t my boss, I’d punch her in the face. I seriously wanted to key her Mercedes in the parking garage. If there weren’t any cameras, I’d probably get away with it. I didn’t respond to her comment because I didn’t have anything constructive to say. It sounded rhetorical anyway.
“Consider this your final warning. If your work is less than perfect, you’ll be looking for another job. And believe me, I’ll be bad mouthing you all over town. You won’t find anything.”
I kept my anger under control. “Anything else, ma’am?”
“Get out of my office.”
I stood up and left. When I walked into my office, I shut the door and let the tears fall. I knew it was stupid to cry but I couldn’t help it. The situation was totally unfair. I didn’t do anything wrong. I knew my work was good. My models loved my gowns. Pia was the one who didn’t understand fashion.
Orlando opened the door. “Oh my god. What happened?” He closed the door and came to me.
I told him everything.
He patted my back. “I’m so sorry, girl.”
“I fucking hate her.”
“You aren’t the only one.”
I wiped my tears away and controlled my breathing. “Are my gowns ugly, Orlando? Be honest.”
“They are beautiful. I’m not just saying that.”
“Then I don’t understand.”
Orlando shrugged. “I don’t know. No one knows what she’s looking for. I heard rumors that the management is lighting a fire under her ass to be the number one magazine in the country. Perhaps she’s taking it out on everyone.”
“Perhaps?” I said sarcastically.
“It’ll be alright.”
“No it won’t,” I said. “I need to start looking for another job now. It doesn’t matter what I make. She won’t like it. I bet tomorrow she’ll have a bunch of candidates interviewing for my position.”
“Worse case scenario, she fires you,” Orlando said. “You’ll find something else.”
“She told me she would make sure I didn’t get a job anywhere else.”
“Wow,” he said. “Pia is out for blood.”
“Fucking bitch.”
“Hey, we’ll figure it out. I’ll help you.”
“Thank you, Orlando.”
“I got your back, girl,” he said. “Should we cancel dinner?”
“No,” I said quickly. “I need a few laughs. Otherwise I’ll go crazy.”
“Okay. I need to get back to work.”
“Okay.” I stared out the window after he left, feeling my mind go blank. The first thing I wanted to do was call Tony and spill my heart out, but I didn’t want to drown him in my work problems. And I didn’t want him to do me any favors. Knowing him, he would offer.
After work, I got ready but told Tony not to come over for a few hours. I wanted him to, but I was still too upset to be around him. I would be nothing but a downer. I drank some wine and watched TV, trying to clear my head. When he finally came to my place, I felt a little better.
“Wow,” he said when he walked inside, staring at me. “If your friends weren’t gay, I’d be a little worried.”
I was wearing a dress that made my breasts look perky. I tried to show off around Tony as much as possible. He always told me I looked nice and I liked hearing the compliments from him. “You look nice too.”
“Nice?” he asked. “I give you wow, and I get nice?”
I laughed. “You look very fuckable.”
“Ooh. I like that.”
I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him for a long time, letting my stress wash away. He held me but said nothing. His strong arms made me feel better immediately. Everything was easier when I was with him. Nothing was complicated. I loved him with my whole heart and I knew he loved me in return. As long as we had that, we didn’t need anything else.
He pulled away and kissed me on the forehead. “We should go.”
“Yeah,” I said.

Hasil (Bahasa Indonesia) 1:

Akhir pekan kami adalah terlalu pendek. Kami kembali di New York Minggu malam dan aku merasa seperti kami baru saja meninggalkan. Aku tahu aku harus pergi ke apartemen saya setelah menghabiskan sepanjang akhir pekan dengan Tony, tapi aku benar-benar tidak mau. Aku ingin tidur di tempat tidur dengan dia, merasa dia di samping saya. Kadang-kadang dia mendengkur, tapi itu tidak mengganggu saya. Hanya tahu dia ada di sana sudah cukup untuk menjaga saya nightmares away.Sopir limusin mengantarku ke apartemen saya dan Tony membantu saya membawa tas saya ke ruang tamu. Ketika segala sesuatu diselesaikan memandangku."Terima kasih untuk datang dengan saya," katanya. "Aku punya waktu yang sangat baik.""Saya juga," kataku.Ia mencium dahiku. "Saya akan bertemu nanti.""Oke," kataku dengan tenang.Tony menatapku. "Apa itu, bayi?""Tidur dengan saya.""Anda ingin saya untuk tetap?"Aku mengangguk."Kemudian aku akan tetap.""Saya minta maaf," kataku. "Saya tidak bermaksud untuk menjadi lengket. Anda tidak harus tinggal."Dia tersenyum. "Tidak, tidak apa-apa. Saya ingin hal yang sama tapi aku tidak ingin menakut-nakuti Anda.""We 're so cute.""Saya akan memberitahu Jack untuk mengambil sendiri ke apartemen saya.""Oke."Dia meninggalkan dan kembali beberapa menit kemudian. Kami berdua lelah dari penerbangan panjang jadi kita jatuh ke tempat tidur dan pergi tidur segera. Aku harus bekerja di pagi hari dan aku ingin untuk panggilan dalam sakit. Tapi aku sudah dalam air panas jadi aku tahu aku tidak bisa melakukan salah satu hal.Ketika saya pergi ke bekerja keesokan harinya, aku melihat Orlando."Bagaimana itu akhir pekan?" tanyanya. "Banyak seks?""Saya dapat hampir tidak duduk.""Man, saya berharap saya punya masalah itu."Aku tersenyum. "Saya sedih sudah selesai.""Aku akan menjadi terlalu.""Kami turun L word."Dia bertepuk tangan. "Itu luar biasa.""Saya sangat senang.""Sekarang kita hanya perlu untuk mendapatkan Anda terlibat."Aku tertawa. "Itu adalah terlalu cepat.""Anda tidak akan mengatakan tidak.""Mungkin tidak.""Dan bukan seorang miliarder? Keluar dari pekerjaan Anda dan makan Bon-Bons sepanjang hari.""Saya tidak dengan dia untuk uang.""Itu tidak berarti Anda tidak dapat mengambil keuntungan dari itu.""Itu bukan gaya saya," kataku."Jadi, apakah kami di untuk makan malam?" Orlando bertanya."Yap. Sushi.""Stewart bersemangat.""Saya berharap kalian berdua bisa tangan Anda tetap untuk diri sendiri.""Kita bisa, tetapi Anda tidak ingin untuk melihat yang baik."Aku tertawa. "Kau mengerikan, Orlando."Theresa mengetuk pintu. "Pia ingin melihat Anda, Cassie.""Eh, terima kasih," kataku.Ia memelototiku. "Sekarang."Saya berdiri. "Aku datang."Orlando's mata melebar. "Tetap tenang," ia berbisik.Saya mengikuti Theresa menyusuri lorong, hatiku mengalahkan dalam dadaku. Aku tidak pernah menelepon kantor Pia sebelum, dan karena saya telah berjuang di tempat kerja, aku tahu percakapan ini tidak akan bagus.Ketika saya mencapai kantornya, aku menunggu di luar sampai Theresa sopir saya di dalam. Dia menutup pintu di belakangnya dan aku mengambil tempat duduk di depan meja.Pia diabaikan saya selama sekitar lima menit. Dia mengetik di komputer dan diperiksa dalam karya-karya di mejanya. Saya tidak yakin jika saya harus mengatakan sesuatu. Dia tahu aku ada di sana. Ada tidak ada cara yang dia tidak melihat saya."Anda ingin berbicara dengan saya, Mbak?" Saya bertanya.Ia memelototiku melalui kacamatanya. "Sekarang Anda tahu bagaimana rasanya memiliki waktu Anda yang terbuang."Aku tahu ini akan menjadi buruk.Dia terus menatap saya ke bawah. "Aku sudah sangat senang dengan kinerja Anda. Aku punya ribuan pelamar untuk pekerjaan Anda setiap hari, tetapi belum, saya membayar Anda untuk membuat mengucapkan itu sampah untuk majalah ini. Ini adalah aib bagi perusahaan ini dan kolega Anda."Aku terus wajah lurus meskipun aku merasa seperti memecah di dalam. Tidak ada yang salah dengan pekerjaan saya. Aku bahkan tidak yakin apa Pia ingin saya untuk membuat. Aku benar-benar berharap aku punya pekerjaan lain jadi aku hanya bisa badai keluar dan memberitahu dia untuk pergi ke neraka."Apakah Anda tidak mengatakan?"Tidak, tidak benar-benar. "Aku akan melakukan lebih baik kali berikutnya.""Anda akan melakukan lebih baik? Dan apa artinya?""Aku tidak akan membiarkan Anda," kataku dengan tenang."Mengapa saya memiliki waktu yang sulit percaya apa pun yang Anda katakan?"Jika dia tidak bos saya, aku akan memukul dia di wajah. Aku serius ingin kunci nya Mercedes di garasi parkir. Jika tidak ada kamera apapun, saya akan mungkin pergi dengan itu. Saya tidak menanggapi komentar karena saya tidak punya sesuatu yang konstruktif untuk dikatakan. Kedengarannya retoris pula."Pertimbangkan ini peringatan terakhir Anda. Jika Anda bekerja kurang sempurna, Anda akan mencari pekerjaan lain. Dan percayalah, aku akan buruk mengucapkan Anda seluruh kota. Anda tidak akan menemukan apa-apa."Aku terus kemarahan saya di bawah kontrol. "Apa pun, Mbak?""Keluar dari kantor saya."Aku berdiri dan meninggalkan. Ketika aku masuk ke kantor saya, saya menutup pintu dan membiarkan air mata jatuh. Aku tahu itu adalah bodoh untuk menangis, tapi aku tidak bisa menahannya. Situasi ini benar-benar tidak adil. Aku tidak melakukan sesuatu yang salah. Saya tahu saya bekerja baik. Model saya mencintai gaun saya. Pia adalah orang yang tidak memahami fesyen.Orlando membuka pintu. "Oh Tuhan. Apa yang terjadi?" Dia menutup pintu dan datang kepada saya.Saya katakan kepadanya segala sesuatu.Ia menepuk punggung saya. "Saya sangat menyesal, gadis.""Aku sialan membencinya.""Anda tidak satu-satunya."Aku menyeka air mata saya pergi dan dikendalikan pernapasan saya. "Apakah saya gaun jelek, Orlando? Bersikaplah jujur.""Mereka indah. Saya tidak hanya mengatakan bahwa.""Kalau aku tidak mengerti."Orlando mengangkat bahu. "Saya tidak tahu. Tidak ada yang tahu apa yang ia sedang mencari. Aku mendengar desas-desus bahwa manajemen adalah penerangan api di bawah pantat untuk menjadi nomor satu majalah di negara. Mungkin dia mengambil itu pada semua orang.""Mungkin?" Kataku sinis."Itu akan baik-baik saja.""Tidak itu tidak akan," kataku. "Perlu mulai mencari pekerjaan lain sekarang. Tidak peduli apa yang saya buat. Dia tidak akan menyukainya. Aku yakin besok dia akan memiliki sekelompok calon wawancara untuk posisi saya."“Worse case scenario, she fires you,” Orlando said. “You’ll find something else.”“She told me she would make sure I didn’t get a job anywhere else.”“Wow,” he said. “Pia is out for blood.”“Fucking bitch.”“Hey, we’ll figure it out. I’ll help you.”“Thank you, Orlando.”“I got your back, girl,” he said. “Should we cancel dinner?”“No,” I said quickly. “I need a few laughs. Otherwise I’ll go crazy.”“Okay. I need to get back to work.”“Okay.” I stared out the window after he left, feeling my mind go blank. The first thing I wanted to do was call Tony and spill my heart out, but I didn’t want to drown him in my work problems. And I didn’t want him to do me any favors. Knowing him, he would offer.After work, I got ready but told Tony not to come over for a few hours. I wanted him to, but I was still too upset to be around him. I would be nothing but a downer. I drank some wine and watched TV, trying to clear my head. When he finally came to my place, I felt a little better.“Wow,” he said when he walked inside, staring at me. “If your friends weren’t gay, I’d be a little worried.”I was wearing a dress that made my breasts look perky. I tried to show off around Tony as much as possible. He always told me I looked nice and I liked hearing the compliments from him. “You look nice too.”“Nice?” he asked. “I give you wow, and I get nice?”I laughed. “You look very fuckable.”
“Ooh. I like that.”
I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him for a long time, letting my stress wash away. He held me but said nothing. His strong arms made me feel better immediately. Everything was easier when I was with him. Nothing was complicated. I loved him with my whole heart and I knew he loved me in return. As long as we had that, we didn’t need anything else.
He pulled away and kissed me on the forehead. “We should go.”
“Yeah,” I said.