The Enemies: An Enemies to Lovers Romantic Comedy Short Story

By Melinda Wilson

A Romantic Comedy Short Story.

Scarlett and Henry are the heads of the Marketing and Production Departments at C&C Apparels, Miami. They have constantly been butting heads since they joined the company four years ago. When it is announced that the position of president will be vacated soon, they are at each other's throats for the promotion.

 

To fix a delay in the launch of an upcoming clothing line, Scarlett and Henry are forced to drive to a factory located in Georgia. A heated argument, a car crash, and a sprained ankle later find themselves stuck in a remote rural area.

 

Will Scarlett and Henry be able to survive the night?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ocean Light Publishing
• Release date: Dec 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201843038

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The Enemies

An Enemies to Lovers Romantic Comedy short story

Melinda Wilson

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and organizations are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, live or dead, businesses, events, locales, or organizations is entirely coincidental.

Text copyright © 2021 by Ocean Light Publishing

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Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 1

Bright and early Monday morning, Scarlett walks into the glass building of C&C Apparels, coffee in hand, and on her way to her office. Sarah, her receptionist, stops her.

Hey, just a heads up. Bob called an emergency meeting in five minutes.

Awesome. Thanks, Sarah.

She walks into her office to take off her black jacket, mentally preparing herself for this meeting, then heads toward the conference room, turning the heads of many men. Scarlett is a slim woman with long blonde hair and big green eyes. She is always dressed to impress, wearing fitted jackets and tops and tight jeans that accentuate her curves and breasts. She knows she has assets and uses them to her advantage. She radiates confidence, and she knows it.

Scarlett composes herself before walking into the conference room. She takes her usual chair near the head of the table; being the head of the Marketing Department means she sits close to Bob.

Bob walks in with a grim expression on his face. It isn’t like him to call emergency meetings, and she wonders just how bad it could be.

Good morning, Scarlett. Hope you had a good weekend, Bob says.

Before she can answer, in strolls Henry, head of the Production Department, his loud presence immediately taking over the room. He wears a perfectly tailored charcoal-gray suit that hugs every muscle in just the right way. He is handsome, tall, with chestnut-brown hair and just a hint of a five o’clock shadow gracing his chiseled face. Henry always walks around like he’s God’s gift to women, and Scarlett can’t stand it.

Good morning, Bob, Scarlett finally says.

Henry scowls as he sees that Scarlett is already in the room.

"Hello, Henry. Late as usual,