= POV Chris =
Just as Amber had predicted, Heather started to pull away and stop talking to her. While I was at work, Amber gave me regular updates about how Sarah and Heather were thick as thieves, planning out this singles night. They even had Ruby on board, suggesting places and getting contacts so that they could organize it in town, away from the prying eyes of those at the cafe, just in case things didn't work out.
Amber used a good part of her break time to snoop around the office when Heather and Sarah were out for meetings or finished their shift to gather data on the location and timing of the event, as well as what the guest list would look like.
After work, I would head to Amber's place with protein shakes and boiled chicken breasts. We would sit in her loft space, doom-scrolling the social media of the people who had signed up for the event and making fun of them.
We identified one or two people as potentially Heather or Sarah's type. We would spend a little time digging up whatever information we could get on them, pretending to be college or childhood friends using sock accounts, and semi-threatening them with doxing if they decided to attend the event.
It wasn't the most orthodox method, but we managed to ensure that those attending were either average or below average: well-looking and well-educated. We couldn't risk having an outliner outshine us and steal the show.
A week away from the event, I found Amber and me at her apartment again, practicing smoking while semi-threatening two new people who had signed up over the weekend over social media.
"So I was thinking you should quit your job," Amber said, leaning back and stretching just after sending a particularly scorching threat to one of the partygoers.
" Why? Things are going well for me at the hotel," I said, bemused.
"Exactly. It's going to really hurt, and that is what Sarah's selling point will be. There is nothing like a little dependency to get a savior complex going. You don't have to quit; just take two weeks off. I bet you haven't taken leave the entire time you've been working, so you should have a month or two to redeem. During that time, just act like you've completely given up. As a workaholic, your natural frustration will come across as genuine and might even score you some brownie points if she feels she is now the one in control, taking care of you and your financial needs," Amber explained.
"Yeah, but I'm rich; even if I stopped working, it doesn't matter; I work because I want to," I explained, frowning.
"Exactly, so quitting or losing your job comes across as losing a part of yourself! You have to practice being sorrowful and pitiful as well. No more confidence, only sad cat energy. These will get her in the palm of your hand, hook, line, and sinker," Amber snickered.
"Again, that sounds…clever," I said as I swiped my phone to access my contacts and rang Rose.
I rolled my eyes, but I called Mr Leetod to see if I could take leave. Surprisingly, I was granted up to three months, so I settled for one and hung up the phone.
"Sarah… isn't gonna know what hit her," I said, staring at the phone. "This plan is insane," I say, looking at Amber.
"Well, an insane plan works for an insane woman," Amber grinned, popping off the bottle cap of the beer bottle and taking a swing at it.
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