When my alarm clock rang on that Saturday morning I was already out of bed. No drinking, no hanging out with friends for me the night before. I went to bed early. After reading the third reminder message the secretary had sent me. He really took his job serious. He really wanted me to be on that trip. So did I.
So after waking up I had some breakfast, then I went into the bathroom and then I got dressed. In some of the fancy looking new clothes I bought with the credit card that was given to me in one of the stores the secretary later recommended to me. Once my morning routine was over, it was close to pick up time. So I grabbed my stuff, went downstairs and waited for a few minutes.
Then a big black car stopped in front of me. The driver got out, told me that he would take care of my luggage and opened the backdoor of the car for me. I climbed into the open door and there she was. My girlfriend, my mistress and back then still my CEO.