Chapter 5

William's pov 

I've been both dreading and anticipating this day . It's Monday and Nicola is supposed to start working on the project here with me today and she's late …on a Monday morning she's late to work. It's fifteen minutes past 9 and she's not here . Does she think she's in her father's office? Does she think she can just do whatever she wants here ? It's not going to be that simple cause here things are done as per my rules 

I pick up my phone and dial her number . We had to exchange numbers because of this project.

It begins to ring and she picks up on the third ring …she probably doesn't know in the one calling

"Where are you ? You should've been here fifteen minutes ago."

There's a pause after that and then I hear her say .

"I'm walking down the hall in the direction of your office . And don't forget that I don't exactly live here …I'd have been here much earlier if I lived close to the office."

"I'm waiting for you in my office…hasten up."...and then I cut the call .

There's a knock on the door and Sarah comes in 

"Mr Hawthorne,miss Reynold is here."

"Let her in."

She comes in …shee wearing a black and white striped straight trouser that hugs her curves very nicely with a white small shirt with a low neck that shows off a little too much cleavage. She has her hair up in a tight pony tail and she had on a very nice pair of heels. It's obvious those shoes cost a lot

Funny how I took all that in just in a single glance…not my fault because she's a stunning sight to behold 

"Good morning" 

Her voice makes me snap out of my trance and my eyes move from their spot on her thighs up to her face where I find her staring back at me just as intently.

I stand up and walk towards her backing her against the office door

"Why are you late? Do you realize this isn't daddy's office where you can do whatever you want?

I move in a little closer till there's barely any space between us

"Do you realize that while you're here we'll be playing by my rules? And that there's a punishment for every offense

She moves in an attempt to move away from me but it only causes our bodies to rub against each other…a thread of desire runs through me. She looks up at me and asks 

"What sort of punishment?"

"Your punishment depends on your offence . They won't be administered immediately because you haven't been informed about the rules yet …but we'll start by remedying this situation of you coming late so that you won't have any excuses to come late to work and when you do you'll be punished accordingly."... I reply 

" How are we going to do that?"

I notice the change in her voice as I move in a little closer to her 

"You'll move into the apartment next to mine. You don't have to worry about paying for it…I own the building. See it as an employees package."

I see something flare up in her eyes 

"How much does it cost? I'll pay for it myself… I don't want to be your charity case." She says 

" You don't have to …after all the money you're going to be spending on the house is unplanned expense on Mr Gerald so why bother with that . Having money doesn't mean you should spend it carelessly 

I can see she's pissed but she can't do anything about it cause she's already agreed to all the terms and conditions in the contract

" I don't know where the apartment is"

" That's not a problem"...I say as i move away from her towards my table.

We both let out breathes we've both didn't know we were holding.

"You'll go home wi…" 

The door opens and Jeremy walks in

"Oh miss Reynold how are you? 

He says smiling at Nicola then he looks at me and says 

" What's up man?" 

I ignore him and walk around my desk and seat back in my chair . Then I call Sarah and tell her to take Nicola to her office .

The office right across from mine.

When Nicola leaves I plead with Jeremy to leave my office cause I need time to process.