Lydia took a taxi to the restaurant as usual, she was wearing a black short, a white T-shirt and a black coat with her white snickers, she entered the restaurant and  shivered out of fear when she saw Drey and Bella staring at her with pity.

"Bob said to tell you to come straight to his office" Drey said calmly and rubbed her shoulder.

"Don't worry it's prolly nothing" Bella said, Lydia knew she was trying to help relieve her nerves, but it wasn't helping at that moment, the look Drey and Bella gave just terrified her the more. If she loses her job that means Ryan Lucas wasn't joking when he threatened her and worse she might not find any other job, that would make her introvert life more dreadful than it already is.

As she walked to his office, she prayed silently and hoped it wasn't what she was thinking.

She knocked on the door and heard a harsh "come in" from the inside. Lydia opened the door slowly and walked into the office, her head fixed to the ground.

"Sit down woman" Bob said anger reflecting in his voice, she pushed the chair and sat down avoiding eye contact, she connected both her knees and stared down at the seam of her coat hitching the sleeve of her right arm feeling dreary about her situation.

"Do you.... Jesus! Do you even know who you are messing with?" He asked and became silent, Lydia thought that he expected a reply so she wanted to speak.

"I..." But he cut her off immediately.

"You definitely don't know, how could you know?.... he is the Ryan Lucas, everyone thinks his father is the billionaire but he is, the mystery there is he is the billionaire, he is going to sue this restaurant if you don't do as he says and it's not only affecting you but  the rest of us, do you understand what I'm saying?!" Bob yelled as he stood up from his chair and started pacing around. Bob could really be described as short but to Lydia, his height is very confusing, sometimes he looks short to her and sometimes he doesn't. He was wearing a white shirt with blue stripes and a black jeans with matching black and white sneakers.

"I really...." Lydia tried to speak again but it seemed he didn't want to hear what she had to say has he held out his hand.

"Lydia my darling, I definitely don't want to loose my job and your friends doesn't too, so it's better you accept any proposal he might have given to you, please tell me you will, please Lydia" he begged sweating nervously as he stroke the bristles on his chin and placed both hands on his waist, it clasped the shirt on his body revealing the stomach it seems he was hiding.

"I..." Lydia said now speechless.

"Just...just say yes!" He yelled desperately.

"Yes... Yes" Lydia said as she shook her head approving.

"Thank you...thank you!"

                                        ~..........~

Lydia stared at the number as she stood in the restroom, Bob gave it to her and told her she must call him before the day break.

She clicked the dial begrudgingly and the phone started ringing, Lydia got nervous and bit her lips, wondering if what she was about to do was right, she didn't care about the money but the handsome devil thinks she needed it, she wanted more than what she had but she didn't imagine she would get it in this way.

Lydia deep down was scared of what Ryan Lucas might really what from her, the fact that he has been stalking her for a whole month terrifies her.  Why her? There are a whole lot of girls like her?.

She didn't imagine her life with a billionaire and also no intimacy in her relationship, she had always fantasized about her love life and it was nothing like this. Being an orphan and struggling through out her life she had decided to be an introvert, she was scared of the world and the people in it and Ryan tells her she's brave , she wondered why.

Lydia once loved but then she was never loved back, she has a theory that she was just meant to be alone.

"Do you have something to say to me?" She heard an husky voice say, she jolted awake from her thoughts and realized he had picked the call five seconds ago.

"Uhm...yes.... I.... I...." she stuttered.

"I'm in a business meeting Miss Lydia" he said to her firmly. 'he's so creepy, how did he know it was me?' Lydia thought

"Yes I accept your terms." Lydia said as fast has she could.

Ryan chuckled "My terms huh?, I will pick you up in an hour"

"What?!...." She wanted to tell him they won't be closed by then but he hanged up already.

"Oh my God, I'm in deep trouble" she said rubbing her face. "It's wrong, it isn''t supposed to happen this way, not this way" she continued.

"Hey, are you okay?" Bella said and Lydia got startled, she didn't know she was already in. Bella was always giving away the flashy looks, Lydia wasn't surprised at her new pink hair color.

"I'm not fine Bella, I don't know what to do!" She said surrendering as she pushed out her lower lip, Bella moved closer to her with a bemused expression, she spread out her arms and Lydia leaned in like a cute baby.

"This is one of the tough ones?" Bella asked and Lydia only inclined as she hugged her and Bella hugged her back, sighing.

"What perfume do you use?" Lydia mumbled as her nose and mouth was now buried in Bella's shirt.

"Hmm?" Bella asked

"What perfume do you use?" Lydia said again, louder this time, she felt a little bit relieved with the hug and hope it stayed that way for a while.

"It's not a perfume Lydia, its a cologne" Bella said chuckling.

"Oh" Lydia replied.