This is a sweet romance short story (word count 4,690)

From the moment Helen set eyes on her boss, Ben, she knew they were destined to end up together. The only problem was that getting Ben's attention proved to be an extremely difficult task to accomplish. His entire focus seemed to be fixed on his work, with socialising not a priority in his life.

Then, an invitation arrives for a charity ball, and to Helen's surprise, Ben announces that they should attend together. She wonders if this could be just the opportunity she has been waiting for, to bring them closer.

But Helen's hopes seem to be in vain with the charity ball a disaster from beginning to end, and Helen eventually pushed into an outburst. This makes her start to question her feelings about Ben in the first place, and whether all her hard work in getting his attention and affection were ever worth her efforts!