The minute Bryce was out of sight, Hera ushered the older woman into her apartment. When Mariam was settled in, she shut the door and proceeded to join her where she had sat down on the couch. "You seem to be in a good mood!" Mariam spoke up the minute Hera wasfortably seated on the couch.


    Hera blushed at the woman''s outburst. She was struggling to hide her shyness and excitement.


    "I am in a good mood ma''am." She replied gleefully. Thrilled that she would finally be going out today. "Bryce is taking me to watch a basketball game this evening."


    The older woman smiled at her innocence. She looked like a child that was just offered candy and to think that her boss was the one giving her that candy doesn''t sit well with her.


    "Did you attend mass?" Mariam asked,pletely changing the topic of their discussion. Hera became serious at that question.


    She nodded vehemently "I did ma''am. I was also able to talk to the sisters at the convent. They invited us for a Thanksgiving service scheduled in three weeks time." "Us?" Mariam repeated,pletely appalled


    "Yes. Me and Bryce. Although I still don''t think that he''ll be able toe though, he isn''t a fan of church and God." She whispered sadly.


    "Then why was he here? Did he join you?"


    Hera shook her head "No he didn''t. He actually came quite early. I thought he came to pick up King but he stayed back and waited for me till I was done with service"


    The more she spoke, the more Mariam thought that she was beginning to loose her hearing. Her boss, Bryce, spoke to the sister''s at the Convent? Could it be that he was slowly starting to open up to Hera? Was he falling in love with her? And why would he wait for her to finish mass if he didn''t feel something for her?


    Everything that Hera had just told her felt too good to be true. Her boss does not wait for women. He loathes her specie for personal reasons and the only reason why he tolerates them was when he wants to enjoy a very good time with them. Other than that, he doesn''t necessarily get close to them out of his own free will.


    "Did he say that he was going to attend? The Thanksgiving service I mean?"


    Hera shrugged visibly "He did say that he was going to think about it so hising is a bit under probability. I''m not certain for now."


    "Hera" Mariam took the hands of the little woman in hers "I want you to be careful. Promise me that you will. I''m starting to get worried about your close rtionship with the boss."


    Hera''s face had gone stiff as she looked back at the woman who wore a serious face like a second skin. Hera had already gotten a clue to why the old woman was saying those things to her.


    Her boss is...well, he wasn''t a bad man but he does bad things and the older woman is just concerned about that fact. But Hera consoled herself with the fact that he won''t do anything to hurt her. He always listens to her and he had never forced her to do anything that she didn''t want to do.


    More importantly, they are friends aren''t they? She just can''t just stop talking to him and if she tried to avoid him, he might notice and get upset so she won''t do it. He might be different from her but It still doesn''t change the fact that he wasn''t a bad person. "Hera" Mariam patted her hands slightly and she jolted back from her quick reverie.


    "You zoned out on me."


    "I''m sorry Mariam. I didn''t mean to." She apologized in a small voice.


    "I know but please promise me Hera, that you will keep the boss at arms length. Promise me that you will be extremely careful with him. He might not be a bad person at heart but he is too dangerous for you my dear and I''m scared that you might get hurt." Hera gently squeezed the woman''s hands in hers "I promise Ma''am. Bryce and I are just friends but I will be careful."


    "Thank you." She voiced out which was followed by a huge breath release.


    "Did you have breakfast already? I cooked." Hera eximed In an excited voice.


    "No I haven''t. I had been busy with the mansion all morning."


    Hera''s hands flew to cover her open mouth "Oh dear, I didn''te for cleaning today. I''m so sorry Ma''am. Hope it wasn''t too much trouble?"


    "It wasn''t my dear. Everything is already well taken care of. You don''t need to bother about anything."


    Hera engulfed the woman into a tight embrace "Thank you so much Mariam. You''re the best."


    "Oh please."


    "I''ll get you a te. I''m pretty sure that you must be famished at this point."


    Hera rushed into her kitchen to grab a te for Mariam as well.


    "Why do you always cook on Sundays?" Mariam asked when Hera resurfaced with a tray containing her meal and a ss of water.


    "I don''t know." She responded casually "It kinda reminds me of home. We always cook on Sundays."


    Mariam smiled at her "That''s very good my dear and I''m not surprised if you were in charge of cooking cause you make very delicious meals."


    "I was taught by the best. Bryce said the same thing too." She blurted out and Mariam gave her a knowing look. She hade to realize that Hera couldn''t stay a second without mentioning his face. Does she like him too?


    She''s a very innocent person so she might not know even if she is. She might be confused because all these feelings might be strange for her.


    Oh dear lord!


    "Hera" Mariam called out all of a sudden and Hera darted her eyes towards her.


    "Yes ma''am." She replied while her hands were ying with the cute embroidery on her dress.


    "Do you like Bryce?" She asked all of a sudden.


    Hera froze at that question. She doesn''t know how to respond to that. Why would Mariam ask her such question all of a sudden. "What do you mean?"


    "I''m asking if you like Bryce." She repeated while she waited patiently for her answer.