Adam left the office in good spirits. He had completed a couple of comic strips and handed them to the lady who was managing his department. He was glad he never got to see Marla again. She can stay in her office for all he cared. The building had a good vibe to it overall. The people were nice and the pay was good. He had to start somewhere. In a couple of days, the publishing house will let him know that if he had the job or not. Then he had to arrange a place to live here and tidy up the mess back home too. He might just do the photography thing as a side hobby because photography was his passion.<br/><br/>But that was for later. Right now, as he left the building, he went straight to a stationary store to buy pencils and colours and sheets. He just hoped Jolie had a canvas board or something large for him to draw on. They could improvise. He didn't mind.<br/><br/>He went to his hotel and practiced his drawing on a rough book. Different sketches and different shapes. He did this for hours, letting his creative juices flow. He was a little bit nervous because he hadn't drawn a woman in a long time.<br/><br/>The next day was much busier. He didn't get to see Jolie a lot. Only a glimpse at lunch. He completed a lot of strips today, thanks to his practice last night. It was showing its colours. The manager was pretty impressed by his work today. She announced that Marla said his position is permanent here. Marla really did say that? It was hard to believe. He was happy nonetheless as he signed his permanent contract as a comic sketcher in this publishing house. It was also the weekend so a champagne could not hurt him.<br/><br/>He wanted to speak to Jolie but he never saw her. Their date…meeting was on so he went to his hotel, had something to eat, showered, took a casual shirt trousers out. Nothing too formal.<br/><br/>He left the hotel at 6 pm, and purchased a bottle of champagne then drove to the instructions Jolie gave him. He pressed the door bell, holding the cold champagne in his hand and a small bag over his shoulder. He put his best smile on.<br/><br/>“I got the permanent job so I bought the champagne. I hope you don't mind,” was what he was going to say once she opened the door. He was ready for this.