Carol pulled into the driveway and shut off the car. "Ok I'm not gonna be very long in here, are you coming or waiting in the car?" she asked her daughter sitting in the passenger seat next to her.
"I'll come" Sophie answered, as she unclicked her safety belt then turned to open the car door.
"Ok, but no messing about and no cursing" Carol said, also unclicking her safety belt and exiting the car.
The two walked up the drive towards a large expensive looking house. Carol pressed the car security button on her keyring as they approached the front door, then tapped the door bell a couple of times.
"Remember this is my work colleague Sophie, so don't go showing up or embarrassing me in there, ok?" Carol said sternly.
"Yeah mom, I already know, I got it the first time, ok?" Sophie replied petulantly.
Sophie may well have been eighteen, but that didn't make the slightest difference to how Carol talked to her. Their dynamic had always been the same regardless of her age and would likely remain that way for years to come.
"Yes, and I know you well enough by now Sophie..." Carol stopped halfway through what she was about to say, as a figure at the other side of the door approached and unlocked the door to greet them.
It was a Man that appeared to be in his early fifties, about five foot eight inches tall, give or take an inch, short cut hazel hair with notes of grey, blue eyes, clean shaven and dressed in trousers with matching socks and a clean pressed shirt.
"Carol" he said, opening the door fully and greeting her with a smile. "Good morning and come on in."
"Thank you" Carol replied as she stepped inside the house and waited by the door.
Sophie followed her mom inside, flashing a smile at the man as she walked by.
"Good morning to you too" he said, getting a good look at Sophie as she breezed past him, then turned to close the door behind them and lock it.
He estimated Sophie to be about eighteen or nineteen years' old, an inch or two shorter than himself but she was wearing heels with a considerable platform to them, light blonde hair in a ponytail, blue eyes, slim petite figure with a moderate sized perky chest. She was wearing powder pink gym leggings with platform heels and a figure hugging, white short sleeved tee-shirt.
"This is my daughter, Sophie." Carol said, "I'm dropping her off at a friend's house but I'm running late so we had to come here first, I hope you don't mind?"
"No not at all Carol, think nothing of it" he said before turning his attention to Sophie "It's nice to meet you Sophie, I'm Frank."
"Nice to meet you too" Sophie smiled.
Frank smiled back at her briefly then headed towards the kitchen "I knew you'd be pushed for time this morning Carol, so I've got those files out for you. Come on through when you're ready and take a look."
"Excellent, I appreciate that" Carol said as she followed him through.
Sophie walked behind her mom as they made their way through the long hallway and into the brightly lit kitchen.
Frank was stood at the kitchen counter as they walked in, "Files are over there next to my laptop, Carol. Help yourself to whatever you need and can I fix you a drink or anything?"
Carol scanned around the kitchen until she spotted the laptop, then started to make her way over to it "I see them, and nothing for me thank you Frank" she said.
"Anything I can get for you Sophie?" Frank asked.
"Latte?" Sophie asked him.
"Sure, I have Latte if you'd like one?" Frank replied.
"That would be great, thank you" Sophie smiled.
Frank went to the other side of the counter and grabbed a latte capsule to slot into the coffee machine. It was like a small cup or capsule that you put into the machine, then it did the rest for you.
Carol looked back at Sophie, scowling as she mouthed something inaudible to her. She knew full well Sophie had only done it to frustrate her.
Sophie quickly smiled at her mom to fully rub it in before Carol shook her head and went back to looking through the files.
"Done" Frank said as he secured the capsule in the coffee machine and pressed the power button. "Should only take a couple of minutes, Sophie."
"Thank you" Sophie said, as she stood next to the kitchen door.
"You're welcome to come in if you like Sophie, there's stools at the counter or chairs at the table, whichever you prefer" Frank said.
"Thanks" Sophie said again, as she briefly contemplated the counter or the table. Then headed towards the table, as it looked the most comfortable and took a seat close to Frank.
It was a large kitchen, Franks laptop and files were located to the far end of it, directly opposite the door they came in, where there was a second door that led to a smaller hall and staircase. The counter with stools was directly in the middle and the table Sophie was sitting at, was to the right side of the first door, placed just in-front of a set of marble countertops. Where the coffee machine was and where Frank was standing.
"You just come from the gym, Sophie?" Frank asked due to her attire.
Sophie looked up at him from the table "Yeah, I went to the early session this morning, it was a lot busier than the one I usually go to in the afternoon."
"Sure, I go myself and the morning is always the busiest time, everyone getting a rushed workout in before they head to work for the day." Frank said as he admired her physique, then stopped when he reached her platform heels, "However I'm hoping you didn't wear those during your workout Sophie."
Sophie looked down at her platforms, then turned her heel to the side and laughed, "Nooo, I'd fall flat on my face if I tried working out in these. I have some normal sneakers that I use just for the gym, and these are my regular heels."
"Those are your regular heel's" Frank said with surprise "Well, then I can't even begin to imagine what your irregular heel's look like."
