"Hector"

"Martinez, that's enough for today." It was after seven o'clock on Friday night when Melissa decided to let me go.

"What? You're letting me go early again today?" I asked, smiling at her.

"If you want, I'll leave you a task to do, but I'm leaving. It's been a tiring week; you're a lot of work."

"No, no tasks, please. I'm tired too. But I'd like to thank you."

"Oh, really?" Melissa leaned back in her chair with a cat-that-caught-a-mouse smile.

"Yeah. I might regret saying this, but I'll