"Alright my princess, are you done eating breakfast?" asked Dom as he looked at Joy and he smiled as they were eating breakfast together.
"Yes daddy I am" said Joy as she smiled.
"Alright my princess, let's get you to school, so you are not late" said Dom as he smiled as he drank his tea.
"Okay daddy" said Joy as she giggled and she climbed down the dining chair as she walked to her father.
"Ready??" asked Dom.
"Yes daddy" said Joy as she smiled and Dom stood up and held her hand as they walked out of the dining room and they were on their way to the front door.
"My baby, don't forget your schoolbag and lunch" came Natasha's voice as she came from the direction of the kitchen and she smiled as she held Joy's pink handbag in her hand.
"Daddy we almost left without my schoolbag" said Joy as she looked at her father and she giggled.
"Oh my princess, we did, where is my mind??" asked Dom as he shook his head and he sighed, he was really absent minded today.
"Thank you mommy" said Joy as she let go of her father's hand and she ran to Natasha.
"You are welcome my baby" said Natasha as she smiled and she gave Joy her handbag as she looked and Dom and she shook her head at him, how could he forget Joy's schoolbag.
"Won't you give me a kiss??" asked Natasha as she smiled and she bent down.
"Goodbye Mommy" said Joy as she giggled and she gave her mother a kiss on the cheek.
"Goodbye my baby, have a good day at school" said Natasha as she smiled and she gave Joy a kiss on the cheek.
"Okay Mommy, I will" said Joy as she laughed and she ran to her father as he smiled at her, and they walked out the front door.
"Madam, shall I prepare breakfast for you?" asked Alfred as he walked to where Natasha was standing.
"Ahh, well no Alfred, no need, I am not hungry" said Natasha as she looked at Alfred.
"Alright then Madam" said Alfred as he smiled.
"Yes, so I will go upstairs now, I am going out, I should be back by lunchtime" said Natasha.
"Alright Madam, do you have any specific preferences for lunch today?" asked Alfred.
"No Alfred, I have none, you can go along with the chart" said Natasha.
"Alright Madam" said Alfred as he smiled.
"I will see you later Alfred" said Natasha as she smiled.
"See you Madam" said Alfred as he smiled and Natasha walked up the stairs.
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"Alright" said Natasha as she walked out the front door, she wore jeans and a white print t-shirt.
"*Sigh*, Alright Nat, calm down, nothing will go wrong today, nothing" said Natasha as she sighed as she assured herself before she opened the door of her car, and she got in and started the car as she drove away.
…
"Knock, Knock, I hope that I am not interrupting anything" said Natasha as she smiled as she knocked on the door of Chloe's office.
"Oh Natasha, of course come in, come in, you are the boss after all" said Chloe as her eyes lit up and she laughed as she saw Natasha.
"Haha" said Natasha as she laughed as she sat down across Chloe's desk with a smile.
"Good Morning Chloe" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Good Morning Natasha, how are you?" asked Chloe as she smiled.
"I am good Chloe, thank you very much, and how are you?" asked Natasha as she smiled.
"Well I am good too, and I hope the matter with that crazy driver yesterday was cleared up" said Chloe as she smiled.
"Well the matter is almost cleared, I am going to the police station after this" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Oh well alright then, let me be quick so you can go ahead" said Chloe as she smiled.
"Okay Chloe, so where were we last time we spoke?" asked Natasha as she smiled.
"Ahh, well we were talking about expanding, and this time planting wheat" said Chloe as she smiled.
"Ahh yes I remember that" said Natasha as she nodded her head.
"Yes, and after we spoke about that I started thinking" said Chloe.
"Alright" said Natasha as she nodded her head.
"What if we started out own store??" asked Chloe.
"I mean like our one store, where we sell our fresh produce directly to the consumers, and not just to other chain stores or suppliers" said Chloe.
"Oh… well that is a good Idea Chloe, a very good idea" said Natasha.
"However I do not think that we have the sort of resources for that right now" said Natasha.
"Renting a building, or buying a land is very expensive at this time" said Natasha.
"Yes that's the thing, I was doing some research and the business has an unused land in a very good area" said Chloe as she smiled.
"Oh is that so??" asked Natasha.
"Yes" said Chloe as she nodded her head.
"Alright then, you seem to have looked at everything" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Oh I have" said Chloe as she smiled.
"So which location do you have in mind?" asked Natasha as she smiled.
"Lexington, that is where the business's unused land is located" said Chloe as she smiled.
"Oh… I don't really think that Lexington is good area for what we want to go into" said Natasha.
"Oh but why??" asked Chloe.
"Well Lexington is a very high class area, the stores around there sell very expensive items, they say it's an area for the rich, which is it Chloe, it is the most extravagant area in the city" said Natasha as she explained.
"And that is what we can use to our advantage" said Chloe as she smiled.
"Let me explain" she said.
"Please do" said Natasha as she waited patiently for Chloe to explain.
"Like you said, Lexington is a very expensive area, which we can use to our advantage, we already have a land there, which means that we would not have to pay rent once we build the store, and our products would be far more cheaper than those of other stores in that area, seeing as we produce our own products" said Chloe.
"Which is a good thing because, if we do go along with this, our products would be by far the cheapest in that area, which would draw customers in because we have organically grown crops, that are easy to purchase at an affordable price" said Chloe.
"Wow… I see" said Natasha as she was surprised, Chloe had really thought of everything, and she had a very good point, they would have an advantage.
"Yes" said Chloe as she smiled.
"This is a very good idea" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Please tell me Chloe, why didn't you go to business School?? You obviously have a passion for business, and you have very good ideas" said Natasha as she smiled, she was truly convinced that Chloe was a born business woman.
"Haha" said Chloe as she laughed.
"Well the thing is that after I finished High School, my parents did not have enough money for me to go to university, so I dropped my dreams of furthering my studies" said Chloe as she smiled.
"Oh… I am so sorry" said Natasha.
"Oh don't be Natasha, things happen, and what can we do??" asked Chloe as she laughed.
"I ended up working in a coffee shop to help my parents out with my other siblings" said Chloe as she smiled.
"Oh I didn't know that you were a barista" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Oh I was, and I was very good at it too" said Chloe.
"Oh I will take your word for it" said Natasha as she laughed.
"Well how about I make you a coffee, so you can test my skills?" asked Chloe as she laughed.
"Well I truly appreciate your offer, but I don't drink coffee" said Natasha as she laughed.
"Although, I do have a friend who does, so alright, I will ask him to judge your skills" said Natasha as she laughed.
"Alright then" said Chloe as she laughed.
"So how long did you work as a barista?" asked Natasha.
"Well for a long time actually…" said Chloe.
"It was in my 5th year of working in the same coffee shop that I met Neil" said Chloe as she smiled.
"The main reason we met was that I made his coffee exactly the way he liked it, no milk, no sugar, only pure ground coffee" said Chloe as she laughed.
"Oh my" said Natasha as she laughed.
"I know right, that was my same reaction, I always thought that whoever liked such a coffee was a hard man" said Chloe as she laughed.
"But then I got to meet Neil, and he was the kindest, most sweetest man I ever met, so far from his coffee order" said Chloe as she laughed.
"Aww" said Natasha as she smiled, the way Chloe talked about Neil was so cute.
"We first started talking, and then we dated, and then we finally married" said Chloe as she smiled.
"When we first got married, I told him that he should let me continue working at the coffee shop, because that was what I knew how best to do" said Chloe.
"But he refused, he said that now that we were married, I did not need to work at all, and that he would take care of me" said Chloe as she smiled.
"So I stopped insisting, and then we had Ethan, and things were not as good as they were before, money started being a problem, and he accused me of just being a money waster" said Chloe as she smiled sadly.
"That really hurt me… it did" said Chloe.
"And I remembered that I never wanted to stop working, but he insisted that I do, and when I did, he put the blame on me" said Chloe.
"But now that is all in the past, because I have you, you very good friend, and you gave me a wonderful job, and you trust me so much, that I don't want to ever let you down" said Chloe as she looked at Natasha and she smiled.
"Oh Chloe, I am glad to have you as my friend as well" said Natasha as she smiled.
"But you know, you are never too old to learn, you can go back to school and get a business degree" said Natasha as she smiled.
"*Sigh*, I have thought about that Natasha, and I just don't think I have the time to go back to school, from taking care of things at home, to Ethan, and to my work here, I just don't think that I can" said Chloe as she sighed.
"But, there are many online courses you can do, and I am sure that they let you do things on your own pace" said Natasha as she smiled.
"And it would be good for you, since you are now earning your own money" said Natasha as she smiled.
"You know what Natasha, you are right, I will look into it" said Chloe as she smiled.
"That's the spirit" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Thank you" said Chloe as she smiled.
"Anytime" said Natasha as she smiled.
"So for now, I would need an estimate of the cost of building a store, as well as hiring new employees, and we can take it from there" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Alright, I should have that all ready by Friday, and I will send It to you by email" said Chloe as she smiled.
"I look forward to that" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Well before you go, let me quickly make you that coffee for your friend" said Chloe as she stood up.
"Ooh alright, you can make it here??" asked Natasha in surprise.
"Of course I can, there is a coffee maker in the staff room" said Chloe as she laughed.
"Alright then" said Natasha as she stood up and she laughed as she followed after Chloe.