Kathryn has found herself in a toxic relationship with a man who has manipulated her to believe that his controlling behavior is out of love for her. When he finally crosses the line she decides to leave him, which makes Jake spiral. He quickly goes...
"I can see how tired you are of this, and I can't blame you, but I also can't stay knowing what its doing to you" my eyes began to fill with tears, it seems like all I do lately is cry; I love him, I really do, enough to realize that I'm hurting him
"Katie don't talk like that" he took my hand in his
"But you're-"
"Yes babe, I am tired of him. Not you, you're the one thing that makes this all worth it" he reached over and wiped my tears away
"but-"
"No, don't say anything else. I'm not going anywhere" he gripped my chin with his thumb and pointer finger, turning my head to look at him "I promise, now lets get home"
"That sounds great! See you tomorrow" I tried my best to not yell into the phone, but once I hung up I couldn't help but squeal
"What did she say?" I opened my eyes to see Michael smiling at me from the couch
"I'm meeting her tomorrow at lunch" Olivia Holt gave me a call as we were walking up to the apartment, in order for her to not think I'm crazy I held in all of my unbelievable excitement
"That's awesome babe, I can drive you over"
"Okay" I smiled "I need to pick out my outfit!" I quickly gave him a kiss before running into the bedroom to decide what I would wear tomorrow
The sunlight bounced off of the walls but I had already been partially awake before it hit my eyes. I could hardly sleep, I continued to play all possible scenarios in my head and try to plan my responses although that's nearly impossible
I've only been wishing for an opportunity like this since I was in high school, and even then I expected it to be much different. I tried my best to rest as much as I could but the excitement kept me up.
I slid out of bed and walked into the bathroom, I decided last night to shower this morning so that I could be as fresh as possible; sounds weird I know. Once done with my shower I stepped out and dried myself off, I slipped into a pair of panties and bra before deciding to blow dry my hair. I had planned on curling it so once it was dry I started the process of doing so, luckily it doesn't take me too long to do it anymore since I go for a wavy curl versus spiral curls.
After finishing up I put on some light makeup and walked out into the kitchen to make some breakfast for us before we left. I made some eggs, sausage and hash browns from the potatoes I had shredded last night. Michael likes to eat while he drives so I made him a breakfast burrito, I just threw everything in a bowl for myself to eat while I got dressed.
I turned on the coffee maker so that we would have some coffee before we left, before heading into the bedroom to get dressed; by this point Michael was in the bathroom starting his routine so I went into the closet and grabbed the clothing that I had set apart last night
My goal with my outfit was to look professional, but also fashionable; like I'm trying to make a good impression, but also casual, like its an every day thing for me; I want to look welcoming, but also like I know what I'm doing. However overall I want to look like a boss, like this is where I belong and I'm not taking no for an answer; and I think I did a good job at portraying that through my clothes
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I mean you can't go wrong with black, let alone, a black suit...right?
The morning went by horribly slow, however I think it was just from me being excited to meet with Olivia Holt that time just had to be endless. When it finally came time, Michael walked up to my desk to let me know he was ready and we headed off. It helps that he already knew where to go.
He walked inside with me and stood next to me as I told the receptionist that I was here to meet with Olivia Holt. The butterflies in my stomach were getting more intense by the second, and when I saw her walk out of her office they got so bad I swore I was going to poop myself.
"Michael, Kathryn, so good to see you both" she spoke as walked up to us in their small waiting area
"Likewise, I'm very excited to be able to speak with you" I blurted while engulfing her in the hug she initiated
"I am too, why don't we get to it" she smiled at us both
"No rush, I'll wait for you here" Michael brushed his hand on my back before taking a seat once more
I followed Mrs. Holt to her office, repeating 'Left, Right, Left, Right', in my head in fear that I would trip over myself and look like a fool in front of her.
"So Kathryn, I really enjoyed the gown you made for the ball. Do you have anything else you're working on?"
"Yes, I have one other dress that I finished. Otherwise I have some drawings of clothing I want to start making soon. All of the pictures are in my portfolio which I brought for you to view" I handed my portfolio over to her, hoping it didn't have any sweat droplets on it from my sweaty palms
As I watched her flip through my small portfolio, since most of my previous work was either burned, shredded, or thrown away, I felt the room getting hotter. Just knowing that she's looking through my art is enough to send me to the moon.
"I'm very impressed" she spoke while staring at one of my drawings, and all of a sudden it got even hotter in here
"I would really enjoy working with you" she continued "How do you feel about joining me and helping me open the new store?"
this is it.
This is the moment I have been dreaming of my entire life, to have an opportunity like this doing what makes me happy. Something I've been so terrified to go after up until recently.
"Misses Holt, that would be an honor" I literally had to hold back the tears, I don't know how but my dream is finally becoming a reality
"You can call me Olivia" she smiled "and its an honor to have someone with your talent working with me. I always try to have someone in every city I have a store in to not only help me come up with new collections but manage the store as well"
"That sounds amazing"
"There is one thing however"
"anything" I responded, quite literally anything she says I would do. She could tell me that I need to dress up as a clown every day and I would still do it
"The store I'm opening is in Houston, so if you accept, I would need you to relocate"
