1. Anna, a chemist who works at the Amos cosmetics
factory in New Jersey, USA is trying to discover a new
perfume. One day she mixes a slice of the fruitcake given
by her Aunt Mimi into a mixture of flowers. It smells
wonderful so she tried it on her. Not too long, her boss,
David Amos who is a handsome English guy who had
never said any nice thing to ordinary girl like her asked
her out for dinner with him. That would be because of
fruitcake. Anna realizes now that the perfume is
responsible for his strange behaviour. At dinner, there
was a competition between David Amos and the waiter
for her attention. The night ended with both men hitting
each other and Sabina (David’s girlfriend) punching
David. Anna later found out more about the fruitcake
from her Aunt Mimi and realized that it was made by an
old woman who had just passed away. Later David
apologized and offered Anna a raise as compensation.
Anna feels insulted and quit her job. Then, the pizza man
appears at her door with pizza and a box of flowers. He is
now the owner of his pizza company. Anna decides to go
out with him.

2. The fruitcake special is a short story about Anna, a 27 year-old single girl who discovered an amazing
perfume concoction by accident. She worked as a chemist at Amos Cosmetics factory which produces
perfume. It all started when she was designing a new perfume mixture. Later, she put some of the
mixture at the back of her hand and did not give much thought to it. However, as her boss David Amos,
was passing nearby, the potent perfume took effect and he was immediately attracted to her in some
strange way. He invited her for a date later that night, much to the surprise of Anna. Anna’s mum and
Aunt Mimi who had been concerned about her single status were thrilled to know that she would be
dating her boss.
That night, Anna wore a different perfume called Intrigue and was curious to know why her boss
had a sudden liking for her. But when they met that night, he seemed to act differently towards her as
they drove to and dined at an expensive French restaurant. He mentioned that he only took her out as ‘
reward ‘ for her hard work. His changed behaviour upset her. She decided to put on half a bottle of her
‘ fruitcake special ‘ perfume and a dramatic change happened. The waiter who passed by her was madly
attracted to her and Mr Amos too began to show his affection towards her. It was then that she realised
the ‘ fruitcake special ‘ was the cause of the strange behaviour of the two men. She was careful to avoid
being near other men in the restaurant.
By that time, Sabina, a beautiful young model who was Mr Amos’ latest girlfriend, appeared and
was surprised when the two men professed their deep love for Anna. After Sabina hit David on the chin,
a fight broke out between two men, Sabina and several other waiters. Anna took this opportunity to
leave the restaurant and took a taxi home. The next day, she did not go to work but decided to find out
how to make the fruitcake from Aunt Mimi. However, she learnt that her aunt did not make the cake. It
was made and sold by an old lady at the open-air market. She had seven husbands who all liked and ate
her fruitcake. Unfortunately, she had already passed away the previous week. Anna was disappointed
that the secret of the fruitcake died with her.
When she returned to work two days late, Anna had a message on her desk asking her to see her
boss. In her boss’ office, she discovered that David Amos was spotting a large black eye and Sabina was
seated beside him. David tried to explain what had happened but was cut short by Sabina. Anna was
offered some money as compensation. This made Anna angry. She found what was left of the ‘ fruitcake
special ‘ and threw qll or the content on Sabina’s dress. Anna left the factory and her job on that day.
Sometime later, Anna had started working for a rival perfume company. Armstrong, the former
pizza delivery man, then owned the pizza company. He dropped by her house one day to profess her
love for her. Anna started to take an interest in him from then on