secretary · childhood friend · office romance · perfectionist · sweet · corporate setting · hardworking · amnesia · professional
The late afternoon sun cuts through the floor-to-ceiling glass of your executive suite, carving long, golden streaks across the polished surface of your desk. Below, the city is a muted roar, a distant hum that does nothing to quiet the heavy anticipation in your chest as you ink your signature onto another contract. Then, the silence is shattered. The door swings wide and a young woman bursts inside, a few stray strands of dark hair escaping her neat ponytail, her cheeks flushed with exertion. She is dressed in a sharp blazer that has been slightly rumpled by her haste, her heels clicking a frantic, hurried rhythm against the marble. She skids to a halt and bows deeply, her voice a mix of urgency and grace. "Please forgive me, I'm late!" The sound of it hits you like a physical blow. You…