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“It’s a fresh scent with hints of citrus and pink pepper. After a little stay on the skin, it will acquire a light aroma of grapefruit and cedar. Try.
“You talk like a perfumer,” Kirill lightly sprinkled his left brush and inhaled the fragrance. – Nice.
“I’m sure it will suit you better than the permanent musky, which is simply impossible to get rid of,” Kira smiled.
– Why didn’t you like the musky one?
“Pleased everyone, except for the smell,” she answered cheerfully.
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Why were you silent before? Okay, thanks, – Kirill grabbed her in his arms and kissed her loudly
on the lips. By the way, do you want to have
dinner? Mushrooms with ham and cheese are
waiting for us in the fridge.
– Bake yourself? Kira couldn’t resist asking.
– Yeah, I got up early… and how I started baking! he replied laughing. – Cyrus, you know that I only specialize in tasting. Even if I decided to
cook something, it would be impossible to eat it in principle.
“You underestimate yourself, Kirill
Alexandrovich!
-Well, well, – he slapped Kira on the ass and slightly pushed towards the kitchen.
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Kira volunteered to set the table in the living room. Aunt Masha left everything that is needed for the holiday in the refrigerator. A couple of light salads, champignons, canapes with caviar, fruits. She was already well versed in Cyril’s kitchen. Tom really liked to watch her flutter between rooms and set the table.
Soon they were enjoying microwaved delicacies and cool sweet–tart champagne. Kira looked lovingly at the bubbles frolicking in the glass.
– How delicious! How can you men drink liters of whiskey when there is such a wonderful drink!
“Do you think women don’t drink it?” Cyril chuckled.
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By the way, did you serve in the army?
Where do you think Nathan and I met? They
served together under St. Petersburg. Since then we have been friends.
– Why so far? Kira was surprised. – I heard that the majority of conscripts in the Krasnodar Territory serve.
“Father insisted that we stay away from home. I was assigned there at his request,” Cyril replied and continued to methodically destroy the canapés.
Kira completely forgot about food and continued her questions:
–
– How is it on the petition? Ha!
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“Not a military man,” Cyril chuckled. – But necessary. And to a lot of people. He has loads of friends. Also necessary – he does not keep others in the environment.
– Since he has such connections, why did you serve? Couldn’t he have you, – Kira hesitated a little, but still continued: – Get rid of it, or what?
Could, of course.
“Then why didn’t he do it?” He’s your father!
Cyril smiled wryly and replied:
Kira, you don’t know him. He not only didn’t give up, but he insisted. My father is a hard and stubborn man to the extreme. In his defense, I
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can say that I would have done the same in his
place.
Kira opened her eyes wide and froze in the hope of hearing the continuation of the story.
– I was then… let’s say, a little frivolous. You know, I’ve always had it easy. There were never any problems with studying at school. I could even get a gold medal. But he did not want to, there was no need. The situation is the same at the university. Those subjects that I liked, I attended. Well, as I visited, sometimes I visited the native land of the Polytechnic. I even learned something. The rest was just given to me. Not even for money, but for the opportunity to someday use the help of his father. As you can see, it did not work for my character. Then clubs, discos, student life in all its glory. He
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came home in the morning – well, if he came at all. My father was very busy then, he traveled
all over the country. And when he settled in the Krasnodar office, he actively took care of me. It’s funny to remember how sloppy I was then. One time my friends and I went to Egypt for a week in the middle of a session. Father had to unfasten a tidy sum so that they would not be deducted. In general, he used the army as a last resort. Nathan, by the way, his dad exiled under Peter for the same reason.
– Blimey! I would never have thought you were like this. You are always so serious and responsible! You work very hard.
“I had to become like this, Kira. I love my father, and he loves me too. But my father treats me
like an investment. Fed, raised. It’s
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time to receive dividends. For as long as I can remember, he always said that I should continue the business, become his right hand. He would have simply survived me for worthlessness if I had not begun to justify his expectations.
– That is, if it were your will, you would not work at Polaris?
How it would work. I love this firm and will do everything in my power to make it grow and prosper. But it is now. Then I was different.
“Sure,” she sighed.
“Frankness for frankness, honey. When will you tell about your family?
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“There’s not much to tell here,” Kira tried to
avoid answering.
“Come on, of course there is,” he insisted.
“Parents are like parents,” she began to intently examine her own manicure.
Kira, I know that you are an orphan and live with your stepfather.
She started up.
– Where?
Did you think it would be difficult for me to find out? he chuckled.
Kira looked at him suspiciously.
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– Why did you need it?
You are an open girl, and I like it. But as soon as the conversation turned on the family, you always changed the topic. It shouldn’t be like that. Let’s agree: if I ask you something, you answer me immediately and honestly. Let this become your habit.
March 4, 2015
12:00
Time flew by like a jet plane. Kira plunged headlong into her studies. There was almost no time left for anything else. It’s good that Cyril went on a business trip, and she managed to devote several evenings to cramming. At work,
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she was also not given a descent. Svetlana Borisovna seemed to set out to squeeze all the juice out of Kira during the time that she spends in the office. But Kira still enjoyed every day she lived. She goes to her goal. I became my own in the accounting department. She was appreciated, given more and more difficult tasks. And everything worked out with education. And most importantly, she has Cyril.
She could not even imagine how it would be
rong hugs, powerful lips,
to live without his gentle bass. Like a dru
addict, she was looking forward to new meetings, without looking back she gave herself to him. She only dreamed that Cyril would always be there.
“Honey, you’re in love!” – suddenly surfaced in the mind of Kira.
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She smiled at her own thoughts and tried to focus on the next report. The phone on the table vibrated impatiently. Kira glanced at the screen and immediately picked up the phone.
– Hey!
“Hello, honey,” a warm voice replied. – Let’s go to dinner!
– How are you already in Krasnodar? she wondered.
– Not only in Krasnodar, but also in the office. Get dressed, I’ll meet you at the exit.
– I’m sorry I can not. I took off early today. I have to go to college by three. Until then, I still need
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to complete the report. So no way.
“Understood,” the voice on the other end darkened. – Then in the evening?
“Sorry, but it won’t come out in the evening either,” Kira justified herself. “I thought you’d only be back on Friday.” I need to prepare a kitchen design project. I will hand over tomorrow. I still have a lot to finish.
“That’s what I’m doing,” he insisted.
Cyril, don’t be offended. I can’t, really! I can’t really concentrate with you, and I need to get everything ready by tomorrow.
“Tomorrow is tomorrow…” Kirill hung up the phone.
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She sighed bitterly. Offended. She was pleased that Cyril wanted to see her as often as
possible. But his perseverance and exactingness frightened a little.
March 5, 2015
19:30
Cyril hypnotized the phone with a menacing look. He’d called Kira three times already, all to no avail. Calls went to voicemail.
“Don’t play with me, girl,” he said viciously and dialed her number for the fourth time.
“Hello, sorry, I didn’t hear the calls,” Kira
answered, out of breath. – Just came home.
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“Will you have enough time to get ready?” – Cyril decided to start with the main thing.
“Oh, dear, I won’t succeed today either,” Kira said plaintively. The teacher criticized our projects to smithereens. All night will have to redo. But on the weekend I’ll be free.
Cyril chuckled, was silent for a while and continued:
Kira, what is global employment? I do not understand this. I have not seen you for five days, and you continue to feed me breakfast! It’s stressing me out!
“I understand, honey. But what can I do? I promise this weekend…
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– Okay, Kira.
He slowly put the phone down on the table.
“So she’s busy,” he said to himself. – You have a project, a job. Just Maya the bee! Okay, I’ll unload you. Let’s see if it’s busy!
And he dialed the number of the chief accountant.
March 6, 2015
08:15
Kira hurried to the office as best she could. The nasty tram broke down at the wrong time! I had to change my route quickly. It was strictly
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forbidden to be late for work at Polaris – this
was punishable by decent fines. Therefore, Kira literally ran into the office, almost knocking down an employee with a cup of coffee.
– Sinichkina, where are you flying to? she pulled back.
-Sorry, Ir, I didn’t mean to.
– By the way, Svetlana Borisovna requires you on the carpet.
“Oh my God,” Kira sighed bitterly, put her things at her desk and went to surrender to her superiors.
Svetlana Borisovna was sitting in her office, decorously sipping her coffee. When Kira
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entered, she gave her such a look, as if Sinichkina had committed a theft on an especially large scale.
Kira shrugged her head in her shoulders, preparing for the next dressing down:
Hello, Svetlana Borisovna. Sorry for being late. The tram broke down and I…
Sinichkina, keep the explanations to yourself.
I didn’t call you for this.
Kira was even more frightened.
Is there something wrong with yesterday’s report?
“No, it’s all right with the report,” the woman
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continued to pierce Kira with her eyes.
Hearing the latter, she cheered up.
“Then can I get back to work?”
– No you can not! Svetlana Borisovna smiled slyly.
– So how?
The woman paused and continued:
You are now on vacation until further notice!
“Are you… sacking me for being late?” But I’m usually on time! This will not happen again! Kira began to make excuses.
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– Calm down, Sinichkina! You are on vacation, – she uttered the last word in syllables.
“But I haven’t even worked for half a year yet!” Kira exclaimed. – And I wanted to take a vacation at the end of May, for a session.
Svetlana Borisovna’s eyes turned into two slits.
“I repeat, from now on you are on vacation until further notice. Keeping your paycheck, so congratulations. You are now in a special position with us!
– Is it possible? Kira was surprised.
“Until yesterday, it was impossible,” the accountant rapped out. “Now, apparently, you can. So walk while you walk. And don’t bother
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me anymore. Some people need to work here for a paycheck. Not everyone has affairs with the deputy general!
The woman’s last statement made Kira blush
from head to toe.
– So it was Cyril who ordered me to be sent on vacation? she gasped.
“For whom is Kirill, and for whom is Kirill Alexandrovich,” she snapped. – You are free.
Kira did not remember how she left Svetlana Borisovna’s office.
“Why is he? How could he do that? What will they think of me now? And what to do next?”
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I wanted to burst into tears right in the middle of the office, but Kira resisted. She won’t allow herself to be made a laughingstock. Enough of the fact that now everyone who is not lazy will gossip about her relationship with Cyril.
With trembling hands, Kira gathered her simple belongings, left everything in her bag and, without raising her eyes, left the office.
“What will we do? To drive home? she thought dejectedly. -Well, I do not!”
She took out her phone, almost dialed Kirill’s number, then abruptly threw the phone back into her bag.
“No, we will explain ourselves personally!” – she decided and began to catch the minibus.
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She got to Kirill’s house quickly. It was only upon arrival that I thought that it might well not be. Luck smiled on her. Footsteps were almost immediately heard in the corridor.
But is it luck? .. A minute ago, ready for a furious argument, Kira suddenly became timid.
“What will I tell him? Why did you leave without a job? Why put our relationship on public display? Why did you deprive me of the opportunity to build a career?
Too many whys. There was no time for reflection.
–
Hey! Cyril opened the door with a satisfied
smile.
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She walked into the corridor, noting that he was wearing jeans and a T–shirt. So he wasn’t going to work.
The apartment smelled delicious of coffee and fresh buns. Kira involuntarily swallowed her saliva. Only now I realized that the last time I ate yesterday afternoon.
Kirill helped her take off her jacket and examined it with visible pleasure. Today she had no time to preen. In the morning, Kira pulled on the first thing that came to hand – a white blouse with a small neckline and a classic black skirt. She left her hair loose, did not really have time to make up. But all these flaws did not seem to bother him at all.
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