DAVION."You look very happy today." Karla said with a wide grin as she approached me. I had just stepped into the building and judging from the bag in one hand and the Starbucks on the other, I could tell that she was just coming to work as well."I'm always happy." I retorted."Yeah but not this happy. You look like you just won the lottery." She mused and took a sip from the cup as we both made our way towards the elevator."Well I don't need to win a lottery before I can be this happy and don't be a hater Karla. I've never known you to be one before." I smiled at her and she crunched her face. The elevator door opens and we stepped in. She punched the buttons to our floor and I sighed as we started our way up."I'm not a hater." She primped. "I'm just so shocked to see you smiling like this. You're not the type to smile and even if you did, it was always for the wrong reasons. You know, like hades. Come to think of it, I think you're the hades of our generation."I arched a brow
DAVION."I don't understand what you're trying to say." I answered her question while I tried my very best to avert my gaze and focus on the task at hand so that she doesn't catch on to anything."I mean, I remember falling asleep in your car but then I woke up in my bedroom and I don't know how I got there.""I carried you there." I responded casually. My hands holding the pen firmly as though I wanted to squeeze the life out of it. Damn!"You carried me there?" She questioned. "Hope it wasn't too much trouble and I hope that I didn't do something stupid." She cried out feeling embarrassed.I laughed. No honey, I would never consider what you did as stupid. It was beautiful and quite charming at the same time. She looked so cute being shy and I could stare at her all day and not get tired of doing so. Why couldn't she just read between the signs that I wanted her. Why wouldn't she just let me in? Why was she constantly trying to fight this? To fight us?"Why do you want to know if y
OLIVIA."Are you being serious right now?" Mike asked as we made our way to the cafeteria to get lunch. I had just told him about everything that had happened yesterday about mom waking up but I excluded the fact that Davion had actually drove me home afterwards.Mike was a friend that I had made at the office. He was the only one who had taken the bold step to talk to me despite all the news flying around. He had also driven me back home before and we always spent our free hours together.He was a sweet soul and I liked the fact that he never judged me. He always made sure that I was never bullied and tries his utmost best to take care of me. He treated me like his little sister and I did the same as well. I saw him as my confidant and the brother I never had. And although he was a very nice person, we had only known each other for a couple of weeks and I didn't think it was nice to go through all the details so I left it like that."Of course I am serious." I chriped happily, takin
OLIVIA.My mind played back to what Mike had said and I couldn't help but wonder if he was actually saying the truth. I mean he does have a point. I've been trying so hard to shield myself from the world because of what had happened between me and Clinton and to top it off, Davion was my boss so I couldn't imagine myself in a relationship with him. I can't do it.Or am I trying to run away because of what had happened between us before? I know that he was a good man that had constantly proven himself to me but I still can't get over it. I'm scared that this could all be another Clinton disaster waiting to unfold and for the life in me, I wasn't ready for it. Not one bit at all."What if you're just exaggerating." I blurted out. "What if the problem is not just me like you presumed. What if it ran deeper than that?""I don't know what you're talking about Olivia but I do know that whatever the cause of the problem, you know deeply that the boss isn't the one shielding himself from you
OLIVIA."Where exactly are we going to?" I asked Davion as we both made our way outside the company. He didn't give me proper details. He only told me to get ready for a meeting and I'm a bit skeptical. What if it's a big meeting and I go there looking like trash to further embarrass myself.Not to mention that everyone in his company knew who I was so it'll be a reckless mistake to go there looking like trash or even worse than that. The hell!"A meeting." He replied. "I thought I stressed it enough on the cellphone when I called you earlier.""No you didn't. You just asked me to get ready and that was it. You never gave me the proper details and I don't know if it's a company meeting like last time, a party meeting or something different. I'm just being a blind puppy going out with you right now.""Isn't that what you've always wanted?" He retorted and I arched my brows at me. What the hell does he mean by what I've always wanted? In fact, what the fuck is wrong with him today?"I
OLIVIA.We got inside the party and I am marveled at everything before my very eyes. This is the first time I've experienced a party looking like this. Whoever threw this went all out and that's for sure. Damn!How did all of this happen?The party was a mix of people from different race and ethnicity all gathered in one place. I was confused. Were hey trying to end world peace or something. Not to mention that each and everyone here were potential businessmen and woman with their team of workers. Maybe they were here to expand bridges and build new connections. It was wholesome to see. Never in my wildest dreams have I been In attendance of something so grand.I always wondered how long Davion's wealth was but now, I'm not so sure anymore."Stay close to me and don't wander off." He warned me. "I don't want to go through the stress of finding you through this thick and heavy crowd."I nodded in agreement. It's not like I could say anything more. I was still upset and although it nev
OLIVIA.Two hours.That's how long we've been standing here. I had taken a walk and a seat occasionally but Davion was still too busy with the other guests to notice or even pay attention to me. My feet were hurting and I could barely walk in these heels anymore. I was tired and everything seemed to somehow exhaust me.The party was a fun one but I wasn't feeling it anyone. I looked way out of league. Everyone looked good while I looked like a wet puppy that had just been picked from the pond and put on a display to find a home. I wasn't cut out to be here and to make matters worse, Davion wasn't even talking to me. He wasn't even paying me the slightest bit of attention.I just couldn't wait to go back home to a hot cup of water and a water massage in a bathtub to flex my muscles that had gone stiff. I always thought that a secretary's job was easy but that was until I started working for Davion. Everything about him seemed to operate on a high level of stress that I just couldn't u
OLIVIA."Chris?" I called out feeling surprised. He was the last person that I expected to see here? What in the effing world was he doing here In the restroom of all places? Did he follow me? Or was he trying to stalk me because he doesn't make any sense that he was here of all places."What do you want? And why are you holding me so tightly?" I was forced to ask but my question was only an avenue for him to continue because he only held on tighter. The hell!"Listen Olivia" He began. "You see, I like you a lot and I like you very much. I would do anything to make sure that you like me too but first" He traced his fingers along the jawline of my lips. "How about we go to a place more private so that we can discuss."His words left me speechless and I forcefully jerked my hands away from him. "Have you gone nuts? How dare you try to do something so despicable? And here I was thinking that you were a lot more mature due to the way you presented yourself. I guess that I almost forgot t