Chapter Five - Laura

Biting my lower lip softly, I stare unwaveringly at the office door, my heart beating faster at each second. I am scared of facing my boss today. I wouldn't be in this predicament if only I had kept my emotions together yesterday.

I groan in frustration. What do I do when he comes in? I whisper to myself

It's funny the confidence I felt before leaving home all disappeared the moment I set my eyes on the company's building. I had given Anne's advice a thorough thinking all night and it felt like a good plan until this moment. I thought it could save my relationship with Nana and my job but how do I present something of such to my boss?

How do I tell him to date me for a month before the marriage so I can get to know him before I get entangled with him for life?

My heart thumps wildly in my chest at the thought

How can I date my boss? Is that even possible?

Is it the fact that the idea sounds outrageous or is it the fact that we will be together under the same roof? Will we do stuff couples do?

I gasp as heat rushes to my face and my thumping heart goes wild in my chest

Suddenly the door creaks open and Zion steps in. My eyes widen in shock and I stand up immediately. He stared at me for some seconds before making his way to his office. I quickly look away and bow nervously in greeting "Good morning, Mr. Ace"

He nods "Follow me" he commands before pushing the door open to his office. My heart thumps wildly and I put my hand on my chest, taking in a deep breath to calm myself before stepping into his office.

I close the door behind me and step further into the office. My eyes scan him from top to bottom as he pulls off his suit making his muscles rip under his white shirt. He looks incredibly dashing I thought to myself as I watched him take his seat.

However, I furrow my eyebrow when I notice him wincing as he rubs his forehead. My body involuntary moves a little bit, my mouth parting to ask if he's fine but he looks up, his eyes run down my body from my head to toe then back to my face. I notice he does that every time and I secretly like the way his eye shows a sign of approval every time he does that

"Sit" he croaks. I whisper a thank you before moving around the chair to sit. I adjust my skirt, sit upright, and look up to see he is still massaging his forehead. He did that for a while before meeting my gaze.

He sighs and drops his hand from his forward before leaning back in his chair "I gave Nana's wish about us getting married a lot of thought.

Huh! No apology first. I scoffed but my heartbeat changed its rate when he said his next sentence

"I've concluded." He paused, his eyes accessing me as my heart thumped wildly in my chest and I began to breathe heavily in anticipation of what his conclusion would be. I don't know what I wish to hear right now. He seems to notice my nervousness because he sighs "Let's give it a try"

I went completely blank for a second as my eyes widened "Huh". However, he just stared at me blankly without saying a word. I quickly composed myself and said the first thing that came into my mind "Why?"

He glared at me and I squirmed into my chair in embarrassment "Are you in or not, I don't need you interrogating me. Isn't that the reason you refused my deal yesterday?" He replies harshly

I bit my lips and bowed my head in embarrassment and nervousness as yesterday's event ran through my mind "I'm sorry sir" I said barely audibly

He sighs "I do not want this too but I need to for my grandma, please" he whispers. For a brief moment, his stoic facade wavers, and a brief flicker of vulnerability passes over his features.

Something tugs at my heart as I stare at him in surprise. My heart softens and my curiosity to uncover what is behind the wall he built around himself suddenly became stronger.

"So" my eyes snap up to meet his and travel to his raised eyebrows. Huh, nice eyebrows!

"Can.. can" I stammer but he cuts me off

"We won't be getting married immediately anyways. I have a business to attend to and I will be traveling for that soon so we have like two to three months to get to know each other". He leans forward a little bit to turn on his desktop

I look up at him in surprise as a small smile makes its way to my lips. Wow, this is exactly what I've been hoping to say and it came to me in a platter of gold.

He cock his head to the side, his piercing blue eyes staring at me with his eyebrows raised and I quickly suck in my lower lip to hide my smile, avoiding his eyes.

After what felt like a minute, he sits upright. Through my peripheral vision, I notice he lifts his left hand to stare at his expensive wristwatch. He drops his hand and looks at me "You may leave"

My brow furrows in confusion and my eyes snap up to meet his again

Are we done? Just like that? Does that mean we're dating already? My heart beats faster at the realization and I open my mouth to speak but he cuts me off for the second time today

"Nana wishes to see you," he said, turning to pick up a file.

"Oh," I stand up on my feet and turn around to leave his office. Wondering why Nana didn't call or text me instead. I glance back at him to see him already engrossed in the file. With a sigh of frustration, I twist the door handle, pull it open, and step out

Just great!