Love's Fortune

ace, she sensed a shadow fall across her desk as she looked up to see a man standing over her ,his mere focus was on the wor

say anything to me but please Joe forgive me, I know I've wronged my daughter, but that wouldn't change the fact that I'm still her mother, I want to meet her and apologize to her for not being there for her when she needed me the most," she said as tears welled up h er face, her mascara ran down her cheeks smearing her makeup, "Tracy please leave," he said angrily although in a hushed tone, "Joe please..." She pleaded, moving close to him with calculated emotions, "Tracy don't push me, please or I'll be forced to call security" he said angrily. "What else do you want me to do Joe? How would you deprive a child from seeing her mother?" She said breathing hard, "Security... security..." He called, a man with a formal uniform walked inside, "The next time you let her in here you know the consequences. Take her out now" he said angrily, "Madam... please" the security guard said as she walked out sluggishly. August wondered why the woman who walked in a few minutes ago happily had tears on her face, "does that mean they were having a misunderstanding and she came to make things right?" She wondered and concluded Mr. Robert was a cold individual for not forgiving his wife. August decided to mind her business as she faced her work. ********* A cold chill ran down her spine when she felt someone tapping her from behind and noticing it was just the cleaner she sighed in relief, "sorry ma I never meant to scare you, I only wanted to let you know that I'm going and I would sign" she said, she was 5'6 ft tall, fair in complexion, she was almost the same height with August although she was a bit taller. "Oh, please have it" August said as she handed the file over to her, noticing the pen wasn't working she stared at her, "You can have mine" August said smiling handing her pen over to her, "Thanks ma" she said, "I'm Augusta Brooks" she said Introducing herself with a handshake, the lady was a bit surprised, she was so humble to the core, "I'm Alex" she said smiling as they shook hands, "I never knew the time Is fast gone" August said as she arranged her bag, "let me drop you off" August offered, "Sure thank you, Alex replied smiling, August started th