office, and he hadn’t gotten to know her yet. He also knew that she wasn’t very comfortable around him. She felt her shoulders stiffen when he told her who he was during the caterpillar game; and when they won, he knew she was holding back.
He knew he was at fault. He hasn’t been very friendly to her since she started. It was a bit out of character of him, but he couldn’t help it then.
“Hey Ben, Alex said you’re close to making a deal with Jeremy Stephens,” Kayla said, jerking him out of his thoughts. It was only the three of them in the table. Henry and Diane joined Miranda’s family.
“Oh, yeah,” Ben said, picking on the slab of ribs he had on his plate. “All he wanted was a control on the screenplay. There’s no problem there.” Jeremy Stephens was an author of a bestselling book about the life of a man who ended up being a suicide bomber in Washington when he was twenty-one years old. It was the book he and Alex were turning into a movie.
“That’s really exciting,” Kayla said.
“Ben and I are finally going to be movie producers,” Alex said proudly.
Ben nodded. It took a few years until Alex’s career took off. Ben and Alex have reached the point where they can pick the movies Alex would star in, and now they were already going to start producing movies themselves. Alex has also voiced out that in the future he would want to try directing too.
“So what else is in your bucket list, Ben?” Kayla asked.
Ben shrugged. The foundation has always been a shared dream of his and Alex’s. Producing quality films was another, and it was already beginning. He hasn’t realty thought if there was anything else he wanted to do.
“I think I’m pretty okay for now,” he said. “Every new project of the foundation or every movie Alex and I could produce is already a dream.”
He looked at Kayla and she was looking at him with a thoughtful smile. They have become good friends since she and Alex started dating. Ben knew she’s been curious about a lot of stuff about him. He has slightly opened up to her, and she was smart enough to piece together the bits he’s shared. Kayla never pushed to get more than what he was ready to offer. He was thankful for that.
“Food’s pretty good,” Kayla said, changing the subject herself. She must have sensed she couldn’t get any more insights from him.
“As long as I get my meat, I’m a happy man,” Alex declared.
“Should I be offended?” Kayla kidded, feigning hurt.
“Oh, honey, without you I won’t just be unhappy; I’ll be lifeless,” Alex replied dramatically, leaning over to kiss her forehead.
“And that’s my signal,” Ben said, standing up, good-naturedly. “I should leave you two lovebirds and go mingle.” Alex, Ben and Henry always tried to socialize with their employees as much as they could.
Kayla laughed self-consciously and Alex laughed arrogantly.
That bastard is so in love, Ben thought laughingly as he took his plate and looked around. Then his eyes settled on Liz. She was seated with Sarah and Dana’s family. There was still room in their table and it was his chance to show her she was welcomed in the office.
He walked over.
“Can I join you guys?”
They all looked up and Ben peeked at Liz to see her look up timidly.
“Of course!” Dana replied. She scooted over to make space for him. He took the seat, ending up being across Liz.
“So we totally killed that caterpillar game, thanks to Adam,” Ben said.
“Yes our little hero!” Dana said proudly, kissing Adam soundly on the cheek. Adam grinned.
“You and Will thought of pretty good games, Sarah,” Ben praised.
“Thanks, Ben,” Sarah replied. She was beaming.
“What do we have for the afternoon?” he asked.
“It’s a secret!” Sarah said jokingly.
He laughed, turning to Liz. “Enjoying your first family day with RHS?”
Liz nodded, then smiled shyly. “I’m really enjoying it.”
“That’s good,” he said,
He knew he was at fault. He hasn’t been very friendly to her since she started. It was a bit out of character of him, but he couldn’t help it then.
“Hey Ben, Alex said you’re close to making a deal with Jeremy Stephens,” Kayla said, jerking him out of his thoughts. It was only the three of them in the table. Henry and Diane joined Miranda’s family.
“Oh, yeah,” Ben said, picking on the slab of ribs he had on his plate. “All he wanted was a control on the screenplay. There’s no problem there.” Jeremy Stephens was an author of a bestselling book about the life of a man who ended up being a suicide bomber in Washington when he was twenty-one years old. It was the book he and Alex were turning into a movie.
“That’s really exciting,” Kayla said.
“Ben and I are finally going to be movie producers,” Alex said proudly.
Ben nodded. It took a few years until Alex’s career took off. Ben and Alex have reached the point where they can pick the movies Alex would star in, and now they were already going to start producing movies themselves. Alex has also voiced out that in the future he would want to try directing too.
“So what else is in your bucket list, Ben?” Kayla asked.
Ben shrugged. The foundation has always been a shared dream of his and Alex’s. Producing quality films was another, and it was already beginning. He hasn’t realty thought if there was anything else he wanted to do.
“I think I’m pretty okay for now,” he said. “Every new project of the foundation or every movie Alex and I could produce is already a dream.”
He looked at Kayla and she was looking at him with a thoughtful smile. They have become good friends since she and Alex started dating. Ben knew she’s been curious about a lot of stuff about him. He has slightly opened up to her, and she was smart enough to piece together the bits he’s shared. Kayla never pushed to get more than what he was ready to offer. He was thankful for that.
“Food’s pretty good,” Kayla said, changing the subject herself. She must have sensed she couldn’t get any more insights from him.
“As long as I get my meat, I’m a happy man,” Alex declared.
“Should I be offended?” Kayla kidded, feigning hurt.
“Oh, honey, without you I won’t just be unhappy; I’ll be lifeless,” Alex replied dramatically, leaning over to kiss her forehead.
“And that’s my signal,” Ben said, standing up, good-naturedly. “I should leave you two lovebirds and go mingle.” Alex, Ben and Henry always tried to socialize with their employees as much as they could.
Kayla laughed self-consciously and Alex laughed arrogantly.
That bastard is so in love, Ben thought laughingly as he took his plate and looked around. Then his eyes settled on Liz. She was seated with Sarah and Dana’s family. There was still room in their table and it was his chance to show her she was welcomed in the office.
He walked over.
“Can I join you guys?”
They all looked up and Ben peeked at Liz to see her look up timidly.
“Of course!” Dana replied. She scooted over to make space for him. He took the seat, ending up being across Liz.
“So we totally killed that caterpillar game, thanks to Adam,” Ben said.
“Yes our little hero!” Dana said proudly, kissing Adam soundly on the cheek. Adam grinned.
“You and Will thought of pretty good games, Sarah,” Ben praised.
“Thanks, Ben,” Sarah replied. She was beaming.
“What do we have for the afternoon?” he asked.
“It’s a secret!” Sarah said jokingly.
He laughed, turning to Liz. “Enjoying your first family day with RHS?”
Liz nodded, then smiled shyly. “I’m really enjoying it.”
“That’s good,” he said,
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