The poor girl felt just terrible. She was melting away in her trembling and tears, wholly wrecked in her anxiety. When Andrea appeared up in the spot she had been, all she could do was stand to the side and stare away from people, shaken to the core and scared to see what anyone's faces looked like if they were looking at her. Kaileigh was so mortified and felt like she blew it. This chance that was bestowed upon her would be taken from her after just starting. All she could do was keep her eyes fixed on the floor while listening to Andrea's interactions that were less listening and more screaming at herself inside her head. Much to her extremely needed relief, Andrea's voice pulled her eyes up enough to silence her internally enough to be focusing on the new instruction being given. It was a lot for her to grasp at the moment and all she could really think about was hoping she could lift these boxes easily enough. There was so much instruction, and something she barely caught about not locking something.<br/><br/>After being pulled in for a hug which she found comfort in and held back onto her in it, her body began to calm some as she tried to take her advice and believe in herself. With a nod, she reluctantly left those safe arms and began slowly walking away towards the door as pointed out all the while muttering clearly to herself not even thinking about other people being able to hear her. "Okay... I can do this... I just have to go through a kitchen door- wait no, that's not right... lock backroom when done, make sure inside backroom when locking it... Okay... boxes... then coffee-" Nearly running into a customer, she froze for a moment in falling silent then exhaled again and finished her muttering with a thought safely in her head as she stood looking at different doors.<i>"I can make coffee.. but what am I a servant with this manual labor and secretary work..."</i>Her scoff beneath her breath punctuated her thought as she looked around and saw no one near her anyway then shrugged as she realized the door for staff only was the one she was looking for then tiptoed her way in.<br/><br/>Moving with anxiety and trying to stop questioning herself, questioning if Andrea made a mistake in hiring her and even questioning her own very existence, she finally found her way around things, looking at all the backstocked items and boxes as she pushed further and came to the loading dock. With a nod and an exhale that was her trying to pump herself up while shaking around some, she went and slightly lifted each box, searching out the heavier ones to get them over with first. The delicate girl was not the strongest to say the least, but she wasn't a total weakling incapable of being useful either. After some struggle, she made short work of the first three then came back and faced out and away from the store while hovering over the boxes then sighed as she talked to herself some as well as gradually began exerting on picking up the next box. "I want to do good... I want to be good... Andrea is great, and I... think I owe her everything now... or at least getting this bo-" A serious male voice called out in the interruption of her work from behind her with a loud, "HEY!"<br/><br/>She had the box hoisted up pretty high but had not yet turned to move it inside. It startled her which not only made her squeal a frightened yelp but also made the box slip from her hands. The result being a box falling on top of another with enough gravity pushing it down to damage both boxes with the focus being on the crushed and caved in one beneath the now resting box atop it. "Noooooo! Goddamnit!!!" Laughter was all she heard behind her as she froze in immediately recognizing the ridiculous laugh of her boyfriend. "STEVEN!!! What the fuck?!? Look what you made me do..." All she could do was slide back to her knees while staring at the boxes as the one below was gradually still being compressed more by the weight difference. Before she knew it, his hands were upon her shoulders as well as petting her hair. "Oh relax, Kalmah. I'll take care of it then even move the other boxes for you, sweet dainty princess of mine." As she blinked slowly through a few more anxious tears, it quickly dawned on her what "take care of it" meant, yet she was frozen and helpless to do a thing about it as he threw both boxes into the dumpster then came back and forced her by the chin to look up at him as he softly kissed her.<br/><br/>"See! Problem solved." The look on Kaileigh's face was the dumbfounded look of a jaw that couldn't go back up and force her mouth closed as she was still frozen and staggered. Over the course of him moving boxes inside where he saw where she had placed the others, she slowly got words to come out. "You... just... tossed... boxes... .... Into the dumpster..? NO!!!" Now he bounced with a startle as she sprung up and turned to walk with him while staring him down as he finished with the boxes. "No! Problem NOT solved, you..." He shot a glance out of one eye to her then stopped and stood fully facing her in finishing as she continued. "You don't even know what's good and what's messed up in those boxes! I don't even know why you are here or how you got here?!? I just.. I can't... you.." Steven grabbed her hand and shushed her to then get her to sit against the wall. "You weren't answering your phone. Where else would you be, Kalmah..? I like coming here, but you... you practically live here. Also I got in here a little while ago then happened to notice you heading towards the back and simply followed you back here. Thought I would spook ya, and yo... I got your cute ass really fucking good, babe."<br/><br/>Slinging free from his hand as he ended with the reminder of that fresh "trauma," she then swatted rapidly at him as he laughed and her tone went sour to annoyed. "Jerk... I don't know what I'm going to do now or say... so... thanks! Fuck! Why do you have to be a prick and dot hat to me!?!" His chuckles only infuriate her more. "Oh, come on. You like the thrill of being scared. I've taken you to plenty of Halloween shit to know this.. besides... you are cute when you're freaked out." The eye roll she had was only followed up by a violent scoff saying this was not the time to try to be mister charmer. "You're such an ass..." Steven got close to her again as she continued pushing at him. "What are you doing anyway..? Do you work here now? I mean... it is fitting if that's what is going down." All she did now was nod as all this upsetting her made her forget about the door while she tried to walk away from her boyfriend and head into the kitchen.<br/><br/>"Really..? You are that mad at me..? You are going to ignore me now..?" Her silence would be enough of an answer for the tall, well built masculine figure leaning carelessly on the fridge as she was prepping the machine and put a pod in then got it working. "Kalmah... come onnnn! Becka is worried about you. She texted me, and you know she only ever does that as a last resort." Still facing away, she finally spoke to him. "Do you even care..?" His features shrunk as he exhales an annoyed sound quietly. "OF COURSE I CARE... You know I do." Walking to get an empty mug and ensure it is clean, she then turns back and finally looks at him again as she places it to be filled. "You have a weird way of showing sometimes. This job is huge for me... I can't properly explain to anyone on what this job means to me." Steven's face went sideways with his charismatic features always able to worm him out of anything. "You know I think the world of you. I love you.. and I truly care. Do you hear me, Kalmah?" A smile finally tugs on her face once more as she nods gradually. "I love you too and just need your support in this." They embrace in a hugging kiss that lingers some as he strokes her chin.<br/><br/>"Kalmah... come stay the night with me... you deserve a night to let go of everything and liberate yourself. You know I can make you feel amazing... This waiting has to stop. We love each other! Come on... you won't regret it." She found herself speechless as she struggled to get words out. "I promise I won't ever bug you at work again. Hey! I'll wear a condom too if the idea of your first time is scary without one." Something in his grin told her that statement should be trustworthy but feels like a cliche teen movie moment as she shook her head finally then pecked the stunned boy on his cheek. "We'll talk later. I have to get this coffee to, Auntie Andie... my boss." Adding the boss part made her say it with a giddy glee lightening her up again as she moved her way past the boyfriend whose gaze she could almost feel stuck on her in his own silenced and frozen state.<br/><br/>Her mind had too much swimming around in the maelstrom of it now as she stumbled her way back, being careful of the coffee, then held out the mug with a forced smile after waiting for there to be a break in transactions with no approaching customers in sight. "Here ya go, Andrea." Hopefully all the calamity of everything transpiring with and around her blended in on her face and didn't reveal all the troubles that her anxious mind couldn't quite focus on enough to know how to handle or even begin to explain for some things as her eyes darted toward the entrance to see Steven trudging his way out and staring her down until exiting. The weight of her voice was pain now as her mind knew one thing needed to be discussed with her smile dropping. "A-a-a... Andrea... I.. I-I-I-I... think I need to.. talk to you about some... a thing... about a thing." Now she had to face the fork of taking a fall and covering for her boyfriend or speaking the truth and perhaps getting him in trouble. This was no easy choice to make for her.