1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,280 It's almost lunchtime and I'm hungry as fuck. 2 00:00:03,280 --> 00:00:07,120 I hadn't had breakfast and now I'm on the edge of eating my desk. 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:12,400 My boyfriend is supposed to be bringing me lunch, but I just got a text from him stating that he 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:17,040 won't be able to deliver and if we can do a rain check because he's in a meeting. 5 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:21,760 I didn't want to put off anything because I'm hungry and he always does this. 6 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,600 He never eats when he's supposed to and then complains about having gas. 7 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:30,960 When it hits 12 o'clock, I tell my boss I'll be out for lunch and head out of the office. 8 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:34,800 If he can't bring me lunch, then I'll carry it to him. 9 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:40,960 I know it sounds cheesy and you're thinking if I do spontaneous visits to my boyfriend's workplace, 10 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,040 I may find something I'm not looking for. 11 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,840 But that's the thing, I'm looking to find exactly what I'm looking for. 12 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:53,920 There's a long line at my favorite cafe, so I take a few more blocks down the street. 13 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:59,600 I get to a restaurant and it's fairly busy, but when I arrive at the counter to place my order, 14 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:01,440 they are out of chicken. 15 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,080 10 minutes, the lady says. 16 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:05,520 Are you willing to wait? 17 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:11,200 I nod. It doesn't make a difference at this point because if I leave for another cafe or 18 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,160 restaurant, I may have to join a line again and wait. 19 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:15,840 Yeah, sure. 20 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,960 She takes my cash and hands me the receipt. 21 00:01:18,960 --> 00:01:20,960 My stomach growls. 22 00:01:20,960 --> 00:01:24,240 10 minutes has turned into 15. 23 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,000 I'm annoyed, but I wait. 24 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:28,240 Good food comes at a cost. 25 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:34,240 Besides, Brian is probably still in a meeting and I hope to deliver the lunch to him instead 26 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,080 of handing it over to his secretary. 27 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,360 Plus, I don't like his secretary. 28 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:42,960 I get a vibe that's not positive and I know my vibes. 29 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,880 The last time I delivered food for Brian, he didn't get it. 30 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:51,200 Apparently, she had left it on the desk and her arm knocked it over. 31 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:55,840 Like, what the fuck were you doing for your arm to knock over a box of food? 32 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,480 I hate bitches with an agenda. 33 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,840 The bell dings and the girl calls my number. 34 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:06,560 I grab my order and head out, summoning the first taxi I see. 35 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,200 Greenwich Corporation, please. 36 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:10,880 I tell the driver. 37 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:14,160 I get to the building and it's like clockwork. 38 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:19,760 People are bustling about, minding their business, and their fancy shoes are clapping 39 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:21,120 against the marble flooring. 40 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,320 The guy at the front desk sees me and smiles. 41 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:29,280 He knows me very well and doesn't miss a beat when he hands me the visitor card. 42 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,200 He glances at his watch. 43 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,080 Mr. Chance should just be getting out of a meeting. 44 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:35,920 Thanks, Yosef. 45 00:02:35,920 --> 00:02:39,920 I head for the elevator and press the numbers 1 and 7. 46 00:02:39,920 --> 00:02:41,920 My boyfriend is a top guy. 47 00:02:41,920 --> 00:02:44,720 He manages the Books for Greenwich Corporation. 48 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,720 He's the chief financial officer. 49 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:53,120 I exit the elevator and immediately my mood goes downhill when I see Brian with his secretary. 50 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:58,720 I may be overreacting, but I just hate that buck-teethed bitch. 51 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:04,720 Brian is hovering over her desk, smiling and laughing with her, and she is smiling too. 52 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:08,720 But when I clear my throat, Brian faces me with surprise. 53 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:12,320 Wow, uh, Erika, what are you doing here? 54 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,720 Just wanted to surprise you with lunch. 55 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,720 Is something wrong? 56 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:18,720 Nuh, nothing. 57 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:23,520 He leans in with a kiss on my cheek and takes the bags from me. 58 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:28,720 Tricia, his secretary, leans back in her chair and rolls her eyes. 59 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,720 Are you staying to have lunch with me? 60 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:34,720 It sounds more like an unhappy statement than a genuine question. 61 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:42,720 I have precisely 15 minutes before my lunch ends, but after a few moments with that bitch, I think I'll stay. 62 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,720 Yeah, sure. I've got time. 63 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:52,720 I follow Brian to his office, but not before shooting a glare at Tricia. She huffs. 64 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:56,720 Brian closes the door after me and sets our lunch on the table. 65 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:58,720 How was the meeting? 66 00:03:58,720 --> 00:03:59,720 I ask. 67 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,720 Frustrating, I work with corporate monkeys. 68 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,720 Well, on the bright side, it's over, right? 69 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:12,720 Brian moves behind me and hugs me from the back, wrapping his arms around my waist. 70 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:16,720 I'm wearing a red pencil skirt and a white ruffled sleeveless blouse. 71 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,720 He sets his chin in the crook of my shoulder and inhales me. 72 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,720 You smell good. Wonderful. 73 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,720 Brian and I don't live together, and that's on my part. 74 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:31,720 I prefer my own place, and that's so he doesn't get comfortable being with me. 75 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:36,720 If he really wants us to live together, then we should get married. But that's another topic. 76 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,720 Thanks, I say. 77 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,720 And you smell...new. 78 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:46,720 Brian proceeds to kiss me on my neck, turning me to face him. 79 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,720 Is that in a good way or a bad way? 80 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,720 Then he kisses me on the forehead. 81 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,720 Brian, I say softly. 82 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:59,720 We need to eat. I'm deathly hungry, and I might just eat you. 83 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:01,720 He chuckles. 84 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,720 I may not mind that, but alright, kitten, let's eat. 85 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:08,720 He gives me another big kiss on the cheek and heads back to the desk. 86 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:12,720 He unpacks our lunch and spreads it out on his table. 87 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:17,720 I'm two minutes deep into my chicken panini when he gets a phone call from Trisha. 88 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,720 He ends the call abruptly and stands. 89 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,720 Just a second, babe, I gotta go deal with something. 90 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:29,720 I continue eating my panini until I'm finished, and Brian still hasn't returned. 91 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,720 I walk outside and Trisha is not by her desk. 92 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:37,720 I gather my belongings and leave, finding a taxi back to the office. 93 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:41,720 I'm seated at my desk when Lance peeks over my cubicle. 94 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,720 Hey, Erica, so are you gonna take me up on that offer? 95 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,720 Lance is like my work husband. 96 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:52,720 He buys me stuff, treats me nice, and always takes care of me at the office. 97 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:57,720 He smells good and even has a body built like a guy in the army. 98 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,720 He looks more like a cop than a corporate worker. 99 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:05,720 He always asks me out, and I tell him no every time because I'm with Brian. 100 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,720 But today? 101 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:13,720 Today, after smelling Trisha's musty ass perfume while passing her desk on my way out 102 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:17,720 and smelling something like it on Brian for the last two weeks, 103 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,720 I am reconsidering that date with Lance. 104 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:22,720 Yes, I say. 105 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:28,720 Lance's eyes brighten, and he's so stunned that when he moves to join me in my cubicle, 106 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:30,720 he stubs his foot on the edge. 107 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:31,720 Shit. 108 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:33,720 He curses. I laugh. 109 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:35,720 Are you okay? 110 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:37,720 I am now. 111 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:39,720 He taps on the top of the cubicle. 112 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,720 I'm sorry, but did I hear right? 113 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:42,720 Yes. 114 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:45,720 So, we can have dinner? 115 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:47,720 I nod. 116 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,720 Lance has always been the playful kind of guy. 117 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:54,720 He's cute when he needs to be and serious when it's time for work. 118 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:59,720 For the five years I've been at this firm, he has always asked me out. 119 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:05,720 I didn't think of giving him a chance because, one, I always had boyfriends, 120 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,720 and two, we worked together. 121 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,720 Lance is a director and works five floors above me, 122 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:15,720 but he finds the time to come check in and see how I'm going. 123 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:17,720 What about Brian? 124 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:19,720 I shrug one shoulder. 125 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,720 Am I going to be in the middle of something? 126 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:24,720 Maybe. 127 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,720 Lance fingers the short beard on his chin, then says, 128 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,720 If this means that I can have a shot with you and turn this into something else, 129 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:34,720 then I'm all for it. 130 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:35,720 I smile. 131 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:37,720 Is this tonight good? 132 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:38,720 Yes. 133 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:39,720 He grins. 134 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:40,720 Great. 135 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:44,720 He tucks his hands into his pockets, looking like the gears are turning in his head. 136 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:49,720 Knowing Lance, he's probably trying to figure out how he's going to plan our dinner tonight. 137 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:54,720 He'll probably want to do something elaborate to impress me. 138 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,720 Eight o'clock, I'll pick you up, send me your address. 139 00:07:57,720 --> 00:07:58,720 Sure. 140 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:03,720 He walks off and then realizes he's going in the wrong direction. 141 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,720 See how you've got me excited and confused, girl. 142 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:07,720 I laugh. 143 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,720 See you later, Lance. 144 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:15,720 I get home and two hours later, my bed is filled with tons of clothes. 145 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,720 I have nothing to wear. 146 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:19,720 Nothing seemed right. 147 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,720 And I don't want to be underdressed for a fancy restaurant. 148 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:26,720 I'm about to shoot Lance a message to get an idea of where we're going 149 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,720 when Brian's name flashes on my screen. 150 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:33,720 I send it to voicemail and send my message to Lance. 151 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:39,720 I head for the shower and return to my room only to find six missed calls from Brian. 152 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,720 After today, he only saw it fit to call me now. 153 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:49,720 At 7.15, I get dressed in a purple skater dress and add some jewelry to compliment it. 154 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:51,720 Brian calls again and I answer, 155 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:53,720 Yes? 156 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:55,720 I say, bored. 157 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:58,720 Why haven't you been answering my calls? 158 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:00,720 I was busy. 159 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:02,720 More busy than talking to me? 160 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,720 Well, you were more busy today than to eat. 161 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,720 So I guess we're on the same page. 162 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,720 Come on, Erica, don't be like that. 163 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:14,720 My phone buzzes with a text from Lance saying that he's outside. 164 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:18,720 I've got to go. I'm going out. We'll talk tomorrow. 165 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:19,720 On a Tuesday night? 166 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:21,720 He asks. 167 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:23,720 Yes. Goodbye, Brian. 168 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,720 I hang up mid-conversation and head downstairs. 169 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:31,720 When I open the door, Brian is standing in front of it, looking pissed. 170 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:32,720 Why are you here? 171 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:34,720 I say annoyed. 172 00:09:34,720 --> 00:10:03,720 Where the hell are you going, Erica?