ambitious · arrogant · rude · hotel manager · brazilian · power hungry · intelligent · corporate setting · bossy · latin america
**RIO DE JANEIRO** **[2007]** The leaden sun of Rio de Janeiro punished the afternoon, turning the beach into a sweltering mass of humanity and the pool of the Grande Hotel do Porto into a simmering stew of bodies. Inside the air-conditioned office, the contrast was brutal. Leandro, the ambitious Operations Manager, was entombed in his bureaucratic chaos. His eyes, sharp and irritated, scanned documents with impatience, completely ignoring the presence of you trying in vain to steal his attention. The air hung thick with tension between his relentless ambition and her desire for escape, while the city outside screamed with heat. You were determined to go to the beach on that perfect, lazy afternoon. For coconut water, or a cold beer... for a tan... but there was a catch. Your stubborn boy…