Chapter 4

Chris’s pov

I woke up in the morning and she was gone. There was a note on the pillow. 

Hey baby. I have to go. Sorry about that. I'll see you soon. 

I let out a sigh and crumpled the note. I felt a little guilty that I was happy she wasn't here this morning because that would have meant I explained where I was going to her. 

I checked my phone. I had twenty minutes to get ready. I rushed off to the bathroom forgetting my train of thoughts. 

I stood in front of my wardrobe wondering what to wear. Should I go casual? Or like a full on suit. I mean I was working in this guy's house. Was that casual?

I decided to go for a suit. If it needs less I'll just take off the jacket. It was better than being unprepared. I wore a simple black suit jacket with a blue striped dress shirt and black pants. I ran my hands through my hair to tame it and try to arrange it. 

My phone buzzed as a text entered it. I looked over to see a text from Tim telling me he was here to pick me up. I cursed, put on my shoes and picked up my saddle bag. 

I walked out, locked the door to my apartment and entered the elevator. I got to the car to see Tim standing outside waiting for me. 

He opened the door for me. 

“No man, you don't have to do that” I tried to protest. 

“I'm just following orders sir so please get in”, he continued to hold the waiting for me to go in before closing it. It was so embarrassing. I mean people on my street know me man. I can't be seen as a rich prick when I'm just some normal dude. 

The drive to Dante's place or my new workplace was silent. I was too nervous to care. I needed to impress my new boss. I needed to impress my new mentor. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I'd do my best to utilize it. 

As Tim drove up the driveway, I saw Kerion standing at the door waiting for me. I swear to God these people were good at their jobs. Everyone here was so good. I mean Tim did his job so well. 

He led me inside down the hallway to the office. 

What if I didn't measure up? What if I fuck this up. I mean Dante is a billionaire. He has access to the best people in the world. I'm good at what I do but I'm not the best. 

I began to panic a little but I hid it. Pinching myself so it didn't show. I walked into the office to see Dante sitting at his desk staring at the door. At me. 

He caught my gaze and held it. Somehow calming me down. He didn't know I was panicking but somehow just him staring at me calmed me down. 

“Hello Christopher, you look extra ravishing today” he complimented and I felt a huge blush forming. 

Why was he complimenting me? 

I was probably reading a lot into it. Rich people were always eccentric so that's probably it. 

He walked up to me giving me a once over. He then leaned in. My breath hitched but he reached for my neck. Shocked, I looked down to see him arranging my collar. 

“Had to fix this” he stepped away, leaving me in a state of shock. 

“You should go through that door. That's your office, you share with Alvin, he should be here any moment” he checked his watch and got back to his desk. 

I stumbled awkwardly to the door and walked into the connecting room. It was arranged like a regular office. With two desks, office chairs, a water dispenser, two mini fridges and a huge lounge couch. It looked good. 

As I continued to look around, the door opened and Alvin walked in 

“Hello there young chap, you're early. That's a good sign for an accountant that wants to work with Mr Abyss. I like that” he patted my shoulder and then went to a desk. 

“That's your side and your desk. There's a laptop on there. It's set-up and is your work laptop. Everything you need is right there. The fridge close to your side is yours. We share a water dispenser, That's about everything. You should be fine” he pointed out 

I looked and noticed there was a laptop on my own desk. I walked to my side of the office and sat on my desk. 

I opened the laptop. It had been customized with all the newest accounting software. It was perfect. 

I tried to get a feel of the place and th3 laptop. 

“Son, I'll be handing over payroll to you today. I've seen your work and the best way for you to learn is hands on, so you'll be in charge of going through the payroll and ensuring everything's fine in that direction” 

Alvin stated and I just stared in shock. Yes, I've handled payroll while working for my dad during breaks but it was nothing as huge as this. What if I fuck up. 

As if seeing my face Alvin smiled “There's nothing to worry about son. It's pretty simple, plus you have me if you have questions. I'll be inspecting your work”

This didn't do much to calm my nerves but I decided not to worry too much about it. 

He emailed me some files with staff names on the payroll and how much they were getting paid. 

He had a lot of staff. I couldn't really work on the payroll of the whole staff personally but in the email my duties were stated.

I was to make sure everyone had been paid properly and that there wasn't any embezzling of staff salaries. 

I spent the rest of my time looking through the spreadsheets and tallying up. I didn't look up until my stomach began to protest in hunger. 

I hadn't had anything today and it was beginning to get to me. It was already 2:30pm.

Alvin was in Dante's office talking to him. So I went to my mini fridge to see what was inside. 

It was fully stocked. There were sandwiches and snacks bars and soda.

 I mean this wasn't bad, plus I was really hungry. I needed to sort out my feeding situation. 

I took out a ham sandwich and a can of coca cola. This wouldn't do though. I ate like a starving child whenever I was hungry. 

I wolfed down the sandwich and the soda and still felt hungry. My mum used to say it was because I was a growing child but now I am grown and still eating like a starving child. 

I heard a knock on the door and Dante walked it with a huge brown paper bag. 

He stopped with the bag in hand, stared at me and inhaled. He didn't move and I began to feel so self conscious. 

Did I smell? I showered so there was no way. Did I look awful? I mean I showered and he told me I looked good before. 

Omg is my cloth torn? 

He stopped staring at me immediately and smiled. 

“Hey Christopher, I brought lunch”  he raised the paper bag at me and I preened immediately. 

As if understanding the assignment. The smell of the food hit me immediately and my stomach rumbled happily. 

I could smell delicious fries. My mouth began to water. 

“Let's have lunch together” he walked to the couch in the office motioning to me. 

I didn't need to be asked twice. I rushed to the meal as he placed the to-go bag on the table in front of the couch and sat down. 

I sat beside him as he opened the bag and he pulled out take away boxes of fried chicken, french fries, two huge burgers, and pop tarts. 

I grinned as my mouth watered. He motioned at my share of the food. I didn't need to be told twice before I began to wolf down on my fries. 

“You seem really hungry” he smiled and I nodded between mouthfuls of sauce coated chicken. 

“Yeah I've always been a huge eater. I love food” I continued to munch as I opened up the burger wrapper and bit into it. 

“Oh godddd” I groaned. This was the best burger I'd ever had. No burger could beat it. It was juicy, perfect heaven. 

I felt him stiffen beside me.

Omg omg why the hell did I groan. He must think I'm weird. I mean who groans while eating. Ahhhhh I'm so cringe. 

I tried not to show my embarrassment and wolfed down the remaining of my food. I finished up but was still hungry. 

Yes, yes I know I'm a glutton. I told you I ate a lot especially when I was hungry. I tried to hide that I was still hungry but he moved his barely touched portion to me. 

“I'm not that hungry. I had a full breakfast” he said and I felt embarrassed. 

“No I'm not really hungry” I lied to cover up my shame. 

“Don't lie to my Christopher, I'm out hungry and if you don't eat it. It's just going to go to waste” he scolded me, while still explaining. 

I nodded. I mean I can't let all this delicious oily goodness go to waste. 

“Thanks” I said before digging into the fries and chicken tenders he'd gotten for himself. 

My glasses kept falling from my nose bridge and I reached to adjust it instinctively but he moved quicker, helping me remove it, and keep it on the table. 

I paused as he ran his hand through the sides of my hair. 

“The glasses left a dent” was the only explanation he gave and it made sense so I let him help me arrange my hair. When he was done he let me continue to eat. 

I finished wolfing all of his food. I picked up the pop tart while he stood and walked to the fridge. I turned to see what he was up to and he took a bottle of water from the fridge and brought it back, he opened it and handed it to me sitting down. 

I gulped on the water and then took a bite of the pop tart. Omgggg it was delicious. It had strawberries in it. I needed to know where he got them from because the filling was deliciously sweet. 

I finished it up and turned to see him smiling at me. 

You've got something on your face” he said and I felt so embarrassed. 

First of all I eat like a pig on my first day, then I spill food all over myself like a child. 

What if this was a test? I had failed. Omg what if he was testing to know how much self control I had. I mean he needed to know if I was greedy and would try to steal from him. I had failed the test. 

No wonder Alvin wasn't here. I had failed the test on my first day of work. 

He leaned into me cutting my train of thoughts short and he cleaned the side of my mouth with his thumb. 

I sat there stiffened and shocked. As his face was so close to mine. He moved away like nothing was wrong and wiped his thumb with a napkin. 

“Well, lunch was fun. I've got to go. Goodbye Christopher.” He stood up walking to the door leaving me staring like a dumb child. 

“If you need anything, ask Kerion. I'm going out for a meeting and you'll probably not see me when you're done for the day” 

He opened the door, stepped out and then turned to me. 

“And Christopher! I love watching you eat, you don't need to be embarrassed” he closed the door and I stared at the door like a damn fool. 

I needed to get over myself. What was wrong with me? 

I'm probably intimidated by his wealth. That was it! He was so wealthy and powerful, I felt intimidated. 

I knew that wasn't it but come on. That's a more comfortable reason.