Stunned

                                        Rosalie pov

 If I had seen an Acromantula , I wouldn't be as dazed as seeing Mr white guy in a different color, not just the usual color a guy like him could yank out of a closet with a sharp grin and a big ol ' I will just go with this' kinda look. 

     He  was actually seated, hands and  legs crossed on a drafting chair, dressed in a  a blue T-shirt!, batting my eyelashes hurriedly at the odd body seated calmly before me, he looked back at me, with a bumped eyebrow. 

     “ take a seat rose” pulling me out of dilemma I locate the nearest seat, my feet had imitated a jello in seconds, beside me sat jose, who shared a similar dazed looked,popping my eyes wide open at him, he responded with a shrugged shoulder equally frightened by the new change.

   But if I may ask why the change though?

     " Now shall we begin '' 

     How can i just act like nothing just happened looking back at asher, he gave nothing away, like he hadn't just muted everyone on the table, but acted so well to be oblivious about it, the meeting starts with series of questions picking my interest,

 " recently  getting a child attention requires a famous adult, not just a child"

   " how, you have children ?" 

" no, but been around a lot to know what makes them pest around for something they really want"

  "Well, asher, why don't we go with her idea, seems like she got something new" 

  Asher looks at me, with a calmer look, nothing i had seen in a while, and for weird reason my body response with a breath of relieve as i subconsciously passed a smile, 

 " ok, we would do just that"

    The meeting comes to an end, then it comes to my realization,it's either now or never, looking back at jose, he had a wide grin on his face now, as he bid the clients farewell  , now we were down to three members.

   “ The worker will soon be here, do you want me to drive you home?” he said, asher bluntly refused his offer, making my heart skip. Looking back at Jose, he passed a shy smile before standing up, his hands squeezing my shoulder.

   What's that supposed to mean, “ hope I see you later rose” he said before leaving. What does he mean by that? Why does he hope he would see me? , looking back at him, he walked out of the office without  looking back.

Jose!

       “ hey rose”  asher said , his voice deeper than usual, ‘ uhm hey  hi”, I said after occasional gulps, 

  He cocked  his head to the side as his eyes pierced through my little mask of calmness " what kept you so long , i had sent a message earlier, and i was so sure you saw it” he said, with a calm smirk, i haven't seen him smile, he never does,

   Why is he excited.

   “ uhm, i was hungry’’ 

  "Hungry?, seriously,furrows his brow into an  arch, like he was trying to process what i had just said, not withstanding the urge to hide his disgust “ it's still early, i could get you something to eat” he said, he wants to feed me before, he sucks my blood,  

    “ don't worry, i would be fine" I replied as I expelled my breath in a quick whose , picking up his phone, he dialed  a couple digits," well we would be expecting some food, to fuel us for the day” he said, then smiles at me, for weird reasons his smile frightened the hell, out of me.

Please stop it…

   “ uhm , what am i going to do for you” i said looking around frantically around, for nothing in particular, but then my eyes falls on the open pathway in the glass cube of an office  the door is open, how fast can i be , out of here, “ well, how about we access the worker today, getting to know how dedicated they have been while I was away ”

  “ ok, any other thing?” i asked, tapping anxiously on my tablet, his eyes trail down my drumming hands, “ well that's a noticeable  habit, why do you that alot” he said this time, he was drumming as well,but on a slow and systematic pace, like he was counting his movement as the seconds passes by. 

     “ uhm, old habit” i said, looking back at his calm fingers, “ well, old habits you say, “ 

  He stands up, his hands held each other behind him as he paced around, not saying a word, he stares at me then halts for a moment, making my heart skip, “ old habit rose?” Maybe he's reading my mind again, I feel penetrated  already.

  There is no other time to say this rose, just say it , thousands of people out there need your  blood more, looking outside the see through walls , the sun is almost up, looking back at him, he was staring just at the line of sight , with an obvious grimace, he hates the view.

   Its almost dawn, , the sun is about to rise ,

 “ i don't think you have an old habit rose” 

 “ what, why, what?” 

   Short of words, as i try to control my heart beat, “ yes, you are anxious, why?, you don't act that way with everyone, so what really scares you” he said walking towards me till we were just a feet apart, “ do i scare you rose?”  

  His fingers hold my chin up to look at him, his eyes not leaving mine as his thumb caresses the side of my chin, his closeness makes my body heat up in a way that leaves my feet trembling.

      Yes, yes you fuckin do, you shake the jelly in my brain,  you being totally different send chill down my body, your world revolving around one color makes me feel lost anytime i ask why?, your insane facial features makes me wonder, why haven't I seen such perfection in like forever, and then the way you tone your voice when you are this close  only makes it worse.

  His eye brow knotted in a frown as I squinted In a furtive manner  "no you don't scare me” i said, moving backwards, so i could breath, you can do this rose, looking directly at him, “ i want to tell you something” i said bracing up to confront my demons like i had been practicing before i came here this morning. 

   “ Well before you say anything further, would you like to have dinner tonight, just the both of us? If you don't mind, maybe we could get to know each other" his hands scratching the back of his head as his dilated eyes darted around the room.

  Damn I want to say no so badly, I want to end all this now, but…

  “ uhm ok?” I replied, .

   “ now thats perfect”

    "you had wanted to say something earlier”

Replying immediately 

    " no longer relevant” I whispered.

   It's going to be a long month