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lunch. There were a lot of thoughts running through my head. My mind could use the break to try and sort all of them out.

    Chapter 5
    I stood in front of the mirrors and stared at my reflection from every possible angle. It wasn’t very often I looked at myself this way. Usually after a shower in the morning, I had a towel around myself while I applied my makeup. I turned around and held my arms out to the side.
    “ What about this one?” I said. “How does this one look?”
    My best friend scrunched her face then started shaking her head.
    “What?” I exclaimed. “What’s wrong with it?”
    “ It’s just not… you.”
    “ What does that mean? Does it make me look fat? Am I showing too much?”
    “ No. It’s just… It’s not you, Alice.”
    “ Fine.”
    I let out a half-frustrated sigh as my friend snickered at me. I headed back into the dressing room to peel off the latest swimsuit she had given a thumbs down to.
    “Just relax,” she shouted out to me. “You managed to get the day off from work. You have plenty of time. You might as well use it. By the way, how did you get the day off?”
    “ I already told you. It’s a business trip. I told them that I needed to get something to wear. Besides, I’m expected to be doing work at home. I can get things done outside of the office.”
    I tied the next bikini-top around my back then pulled the bottoms up over me. I straightened the outfit out then stepped back out to model it for my friend.
    I managed to get the day off because I needed to shop. Rafael actually insisted I take some time to myself. He suggested I get something nice, with his underlying intentions to buy something specifically for him subtle but still obvious. I dragged my friend Danica into a shop to pick-out bathing suits for my business trip to Hawaii. If anybody knew anything about skimpy outfits and exposing skin, it was my curly-haired friend.
    “ This is some kind of job,” Danica said to me. “A business trip you’re going to have to endure on the beaches of Maui. It must be terrible for you.”
    “ I’m not going to be spending the entire time on the beach. I’m there to work. My boss specifically reminded me several times that this trip was important.”
    “ Your boss, hmm?”
    I turned away from the mirrors and Danica raised an eyebrow at me with a sly grin on her face. She knew that there was someone. She knew that something was going on. I had already spoken to her about it. But I didn’t tell her that he was a billionaire, let alone my boss.
    “ Yes, my boss,” I said. “This is a business trip. It just so happens that every rich executive picked a place where the sun is shining.”
    “ And it gives you the perfect opportunity to flaunt everything you’ve got. Who’s going with you on this trip?”
    “ Just my boss and a few of my coworkers, that’s all.”
    “ That’s all, huh? Any of them special?”
    I shook my head at my friend then rolled my eyes in an attempt to mask my obviously blushing face. I turned back to the mirrors behind me and could hear her giggling.
    “I’m sure that this guy, whoever he is, will appreciate what you’re doing for him,” she said to me. “That’s why I want to make sure that you pick the right outfit.”
    “ And is this the right outfit?”
    It was a muted sky blue bikini with a floral print. It didn ’t leave much to the imagination but I didn’t mind.
    “ That’s nice,” she said. “Throw it on the pile.”
    “ It’s kind of uncomfortable. It feels like my tits are floating in this thing.”
    “ Well, just get a smaller size then. It’ll make them look bigger and it’s a better fit.”
    “ Right. Remind me again how small my breasts are.”
    “ They’re not that small,” she laughed. “Besides, nobody is going to be paying attention to that. I’m sure they’ll be more offended by your lack of a tan. When is the last time you actually got any sun?”
    It was obvious that I spent most of my time in