CHAPTER THREE

He says sternly and I bow down my head in embarrassment.

"That's not your decision to make Klaus" Craig opposes.

"Yes it is, she's my employee" Klaus insists in a bossy tone.

"Dude, you're not her dad. Besides you should go and get all protective over Daisy and leave Emerald alone"

"The name is Hazel!" Klaus corrects in angry tone. Honestly, Craig is a pain in the ass.

"Oh please just drop it" he says rolling his eyes. He's obviously the younger and lousy brother.

"Hazel this is Craig Arthur, my younger brother, he's the Director of Heritage Affairs" He introduces and I'm totally wowed. So he's the CEO and his brother is the Director, their mother must be very proud of them.

"Nice one there" is all I can say.

"We're going out so you take the rest of the day off"

I yelp internally in joy. CSI Cyber, here I come!

"Thank you sir." I say trying very hard to hide my excitement. I just can't wait to go home already.

"Emerald" The stubborn brother calls again " Here's my card, call me when you're less busy so we could talk more". He hands his card to me and I reluctantly take. This is just so awkward and the way Mr Arthur is scowling at him just makes matters worst but Craig looks so relaxed. I'm sure he never listens to his elder brother. Mr Arthur must have a hard time trying to discipline him. Poor Mr Arthur.

"Alright then"

"Good bye Senorita" He blows me kisses as they exit the office and Mr Arthur is still scowling at him. These two brothers are something else.

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It's Saturday night and I'm at my favourite snack drinking. Red wine to be precise. Wendy went to spend the weekend at Blake's house so I'm home alone. It's been a while since I had some leisure time all thanks to Mr Arthur's all night working schedule. I'm not complaining though, my salary is really fat and is worth every effort I put in my work.

Also, it's been a while since I got laid so I'm not leaving this snack without a  one night stand. It's true that I don't like men but I like sex, so once in a while I get laid and that's where my relationship with men ends. The moment those guys took away my virginity, they also took away my dignity and now I have none left. If you want to lebel me a whore, feel free. I'm not gonna defend myself. All I know is that all men are self righteous dogs and there's no way I'm getting into a relationship with any. Hell will have to break loose for that to happen.

As I sip my wine, I watch the most hilarious drama unfold before me. A man takes off his wedding ring, shoves it in his trousser pockets and walks to me. He has no idea I just witnessed what he did. Told you right?, all men are self righteous dogs.

"Hello Beautiful" He greets with a smile which makes him look like he's constipated and I'm tempted to just roll my eyes and look away but I don't.

"Hello" I greet back with a snister smile.

"Can I buy you a drink?"

"That won't make you tall , handsome and unmarried" I say bluntly and he looks at me totally confused.

Puh-lease!

Pretense has an ugly color on you Mister!.

"Excuse me?"

" I saw what you just did before walking up to me"

" What did I do?" He asks daringly. Seriously, a woman chose to spend the rest of her with this kind of disappointment of a man?, Wow!. I'm impressed. Note the sarcasm.

"Why don't you just retrieve the ring from your left trouser pocket, put in on then go back home to your wife and make more babies" I advice and he shamefully gets up from his seat and leaves the snack. I hope he goes straight home.

"That was smart" someone compliments from behind and when I turn to look, I'm more than shocked to see my boss standing gracefully behind me, looking as hot and handsome as always with his Million dollar smile plastered on his perfectly sculptured face.

"Mr Arthur !" I call in suprise

"I'm I tall and handsome enough to buy you a drink?"

Seriously?, You're overated.

I don't say it out loud though.

"There's a third condition"

"Trust me I'm unmarried"

"You're qualified"

"Lucky me"

He takes a seat by my side and orders for more wine. I secretly admire him as he engages in a short conversation with the bartender as he serves the wine. His simplicity is something I still can't comprehend, his personality is amazing and if I ever get to meet his mother, I'll congratulate her for raising a fine and responsible gentleman. That was a job well done.

" Cheers"

"Cheers" We toast our glasses and start drinking.

"So do u come here often?" Mr Arthur asks.

"Almost every weekend"

"Oh, wow"

"Yeah, and u?"

"This is actually my first time here"

" So you're the indoors type?"

"Sort of.." he says shrugging

" So what brings you here today?"

" I have an unwanted guest, I had to leave before I loose my mind."

"And you chose to come to a snack?"

"Yeah, I'd rather listen to music than Daisy's unending screams, it just wears me out totally"

"Sorry about that"

" Nah, forget it, it's not important" he says carelessly as he sips more wine from his glass.

"Tell me more about yourself"

"What do you want to know about me?" I ask smiling

"Anything like ... who you live with?, if u have any siblings you know, stuff like that"

"Why don't you just ask the questions and I reply?"

"Sounds cool. So who do you live with?"

"My best friend, Wendy"

"Wow , since when?"

" Since we graduated from college"

"Ok, so where are your parents?"

At the mention of the word parents, I feel a sharp pain in my chest. I don't like being asked about my parents.

"My mum is dead and my father is in prison" I say trying very hard to hide the pain in my voice.

"I'm really sorry about that Hazel"

"It's fine Mr Arthur"

Trust me it's not.

"Do you have any siblings?"

"No, I'm an only child"

"Wow, lucky you"

"Enough about me, let's talk about you"

"Bring it on" he says confidently.

"Where are your parents?"

" My father is no more, I have just my mum who's now in Paris doing God knows what" He explains and I chuckle

"Your mother is a superwoman"

"Why do you say so?" He asks surprised.

"Because she was able to raise a responsible gentleman like you"

He smiles heartily and I admire the way his cute prominent dimples make his smile charming. I can stare at his face all day long without batting an eye lid. He's so handsome that it hurts 😩.

"Now I'm blushing"

"You can't be serious" I say laughing.

"Don't ever compliment me like that again Hazel, I hate to embarrass myself like this"

"Poor you"

He laughs hard and look at him in awe, it actually feels good to see him laugh this hard, he's such a nice guy.

"Thanks a lot Hazel, you made my night an amazing one"

"You're welcome Sir"

"Hazel let's make an agreement"

"What agreement?"

"Call me Klaus when ever we're out of the office, it's a humble request"

He begs and I chuckle, can man be this sweet?.

"Alright then, Klaus"

"You calling me Klaus makes me feel ten years younger"

We both burst into laughter . I still can't believe I'm having such a great time with my boss, it feels really strange but refreshing. When we stop laughing, he suddenly looks at me and smiles, displaying his perfect white teeth.

"Did I ever tell you how beautiful you are?"

Okay, this is weird.

"Nnoo"

"Hazel you're always beautiful in anything you wear, whenever you show up at work I have this unusual peace of mind and I always look forward to working with you everyday"

He tucks a few strands of hair behind my ear and smiles.

Again.

"You've succeeded in capturing my mind  Hazel and there's nothing I want more than to know you better".

With that , he kisses me and unconsciously I kiss him back. Our lips move in the same rythme savouring and exploring each other and damn!, a kiss has never been this passionate.

"What was that?" I ask once we break the kiss.

"A kiss Hazel, something I've always wanted to do ever since you stepped into my office as my PA"

Yeah, yeah the same old line guys use when trying to get into a girls pants.

"Wanna go somewhere private?" I as naughtily.

"I own this building, I can make available a suit for us in no time"

"That'll be perfect"

" Just hold on a sec." He takes out his phone and makes a  phone call and then turns to me." It's all done, come with me". I follow him out of the snack to God knows where. I told you I wasn't gonna leave this snack without getting laid right?. Yeah😉.

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                Klaus' POV

I'm awoken by my ringtone and I sigh in frustration when I see Daisy's name on the caller ID. I quickly swipe the ignore icon and lay back on the bed. That's when I realize that Hazel is no where to be found, I check around for her belongings but they are all gone. Damn, she's smart. Memories of last night flood my mind and I smile foolishly. It was the best night ever and I won't call what we did sex, we made love to each other. I've never felt this kind of connection with any girl before. With Daisy, I always just wanted  to fullfil my sexual desire but with Hazel it was more than that. It was passionate and ...Geez!, It wasn't just sex!. I'm going to make Hazel mine no matter what . She seems to be a very tough girl but that doesn't discourage me. I'm going to win her over. I pick up my cell phone and dial her number. She answers on the third ring.

"Good morning Klaus"

The sound of her voice causes blood to sing in my veins, I'm falling hard for this girl.

"Good morning Hazel, why did you leave so early?"

"To avoid awkward moments"

"What awkward moments?"

"Waking up on my boss's bed to find him staring at me"

"I find it sexy, not awkward" I say with a naughty smirk.

"Oh please Klaus, we should forget about what happened"

"I don't want to, it was the best night ever"

"I gotta go now, see you at work tomorrow"

"Take care of yourself"

"You too, good bye"

The line goes dead. She's indeed the hard to get type but I'm not discouraged.

Baby steps.

My phone rings again and when I check the caller ID, it's my mother, I quickly answer the call.

"Hello mum"

"Klaus, how are you doing son?" She asks concerned

" I'm doing okay and you?"

"I'm fine son, I just landed and right now I'm heading home, I need you and your brother to come over. I want to spend time with both of you."

"Alright mum, I'll come along with him"

"Don't take long"

"We won't"

"I love you honey"

" I love you too mum, take care"

I hang up and grudgingly get down from the bed. I need to get ready and go over to Craig's house so we could go over to mum's place together. If we go late, she's gonna hang me.