Lead the Way by K.L. Prince Page B

you anymore.”
                  “Okay.”
                  Eva continues on with her story, becoming more engrossed in it with each word that she types.  She is just getting to an exciting part when there is another knock on the door.  “Come in,” she calls.
                  “Sorry again,” Gabriel says, coming into the office, holding three different bottles in his hands.  “There are so many different cleaners.  I wasn’t sure which one to use.  I was wondering if you have a preference or one that you can’t stand.”
                  Eva turns around in her chair to look at the bottles.  “Um, I honestly can’t answer that.  You might want to call Rosa and ask her.  Personally, I could care less which one you use, just as long as the floor is clean.”
                  “Okay, I’ll call my Aunt.  She’ll definitely have the answer.  I probably should have done that in the first place.”
                  “No worries.  It’s your first day.  I’m sure that you’ll figure things out.”
                  “Let’s hope so.  I don’t want to keep bothering you.”
                  “No.  Probably not.”
                  After Gabriel leaves, Eva rolls her eyes and a giggle escapes her lips.  She turns back to her computer screen.  She is about to begin typing, when there is another knock at the door.  “Yes Gabriel,” she says. 
                  “I tried calling my Aunt, but she’s not answering.  Since she’s not answering, I decided that I should probably wait and mop later.  If that is okay with you?”
                  “Of course, it’s fine.  You don’t have to ask me.  I don’t care in what order you do things, just as long as they get done by the end of the day.”
                  “Oh, okay.  Gotcha.”
                  “Hey, since you’re not going to mop, you could do some errands for me,” Eva suggests as a means to get him out of her hair. 
    She doesn’t want any more interruptions.  Gabriel being out of the apartment will ensure that.  She shows Gabriel where the packages are and gives him a piece of paper with the different addresses where she wants the packages to be sent.  She gives him another list of other errands she would like him to do and enough money to do everything. 
                  She expects that it will take him a couple of hours to get everything done.  By the time that he gets back it should be lunchtime.  She is anxious to see how he makes grill cheese.  She’s pretty sure that he’ll have no problem cooking her up a perfect grill cheese, but she still wants to give him the test.
    When he is gone, she breaths a sigh of relief, but she can’t stop smiling.  It feels good to be in her apartment alone.  She thinks about Gabriel and all of his questions.  She is surprised that she didn’t find him annoying, but she found the whole thing comical. 
    Under different circumstances, she probably would have been irritated.  She takes her writing time very serious and absolutely hates interruptions, but when Gabriel was bothering her, she found it kind of cute.  Maybe this is going to work out after all , she thinks and returns to her office.   
     
     
     
    * * * * *
                 
     
                 
                  Gabriel has just finished at the post office and is sitting in his car going over Eva’s errand list.  He’s planning out the logistics when his cell phone rings.  It’s Rosa. 
    “Hi, Auntie,” he says, happy to hear from her.  He wants to tell her about his day with Eva so far, and see how she thinks things are going, because he doesn’t have a clue.
                  “Hi, Gabriel.  How are things going over there at Eva’s?”
                  “I think that everything is going