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Juliet felt a piercing gaze on her body a few minutes after she had walked into her workplace the following week, and she knew exactly who it was, lana... she knew lana would be expecting feedback about her discovery, but juliet didn't want to talk about it... "Did you find out about Michelle Graham?" Lana asked juliet in a low voice a while later, not being able to keep her curiousity to herself... Johnny raised his eyes from his computer and stared back and forth between both women... he was right. something was up...he had asked lana when they both were in the breakroom earlier that morning, but she had brushed him off once again and asked him to mind his business... Juliet was aware that she couldn't avoid lana forever... she knew exactly how nosy lana was... She couldn't afford to let her know she knew Alex... "No, I think it was all a misunderstanding," Juliet lied, but lana didn't look like she bought the lie. She simply nodded and didn't ask anymore questions, thankfully... Juliet was glad that the conversation ended faster than she had thought... "What are the both of you whispering about?" Johnny asked, and lana glared at him before she continued her work... she looked a bit mad, but juliet didn't feel guilty... It was her business, not lana's... When it was lunch time, juliet saw it as her opportunity to leave work... she closed her laptop and placed it in her bag. "Aren't you going to have lunch with us?" Johnny asked even though juliet was expecting lana to ask... it was always lana who asked... she glanced at her coworker, who was acting like she was completely engrossed in work... Then, at the part timers who were trying their best to fit in and not be nosy... but two couldn't help but be... "I have a prior engagement, I promise we will have lunch next time... see you next week, " Juliet said to Johnny. She waved at the part timers who waved back as her as she walked away but not without glancing at lana and their eyes met... lana immediately looked away... Yeah, she was mad... and she was pretty bad at hiding it too... Juliet wasn't the only person who noticed lana was mad... Johnny didz the part timers did also... if she joined them for lunch it would only end up ruining the entire mood... thankfully Alex was waiting for her at her house so they could have lunch together "You are so immature," Johnny said to Lana after juliet left and wasn't within earshot... Lana closed her laptop and stood up abruptly... she opened her mouth to say something but closed it... she wanted to tell Johnny about her discovery, but she didn't want to be seen as a blabber mouth... "What should we get for lunch?" Johnny turned his attention to the part times who were watching the whole drama... It was hard getting used to new people at the office when it had been just three of them for more than a month, but their workload had been relieved and lana seemed to have the time to be mad now... _____________________ _____________________ Juliet walked across the road, a smile on her face... she stopped at the bus stop where she took a bus that led to her house and a smile immediately appeared on her face when she saw a familiar figure sitting there and waiting for her... her heart immediately warmed up.... "Hey," Alex said and stretched out his hand to her... Juliet took his hand. her smile even more beautiful now... "I thought you said you would wait for me at my house," She said to him, and Alex shook his head... "I couldn't wait that long to see you," Alex said, and juliet chuckled... thankfully, there wasn't anyone close by that could listen in on their conversation that would have made her embarrassed, but she doubted Alex would be... he didn't seem to care about what other thought... "Shall we?" He stood up and intertwined terribly fingers... Alex brought her fingers to his lips and planted soft kisses as they walked away from the bus stop, and juliet couldn't control the burst on happiness within her... she was all smiles... "Stop what if someone see us," She said in a low voice when he did it again... "I don't care..." Alex answered... "I could kiss you here right now, but I don't want you to freak out," He added, and juleit slapped his hand playfully... They arrived at where his car was, and juliet immediately noticed that it was another car and not the one she had last seen... hoe many cars did he have exactly... she wouldn't even have noticed this before, to tell her oblivious she was... she would have simply only noticed him. but now that she knew his true identity, she noticed every single thing about him and became more curious each time... "I could have picked you up in front of your workplace... you shouldn't have to walk under the hot sun to the bus stop, " Alex said when they were in his car... that was one of the reasons he had driven down to the bus stop. She took a bus from work... because he knew when she got down from the bus stop close to her house, she would have to walk... "No, you can't ever come there!" Juliet said firmly, she looked dead serious about it... she couldn't risk anyone recognising him, especially lana... juliet knew lana would recognise Alex at first glance... "My coworker lana asked me about you today, I had to lie to her and now she is mad and thinks I'm hiding things from her... I can't risk her recognising you or anyone else" she tried to explain to Alex so he wouldn't get the wrong Idea... Alex didn't like this one bit, but he respected her wished... he didn't want things to get uncomfortable for her at work because of him...