Chapter Two| With Him.

I woke up tangled in some silk sheets but still in my dress. I sat up on the bed and looked around the enormous room taking in every single detail in there, there wasn't much to take in seeing the room was empty. All it had was a king-sized bed and a desk in the far corner of the room. 

There wasn't much light coming in seeing that the drapes were dark but I couldn't help wondering who's room I was in?

I get off the bed and walk aimlessly around the room, opening the closet I saw it was empty and I closed it with a soft sigh. I got out of the room and walked down the hallway calling out for somebody. 

"Hello?" I called out again ignoring the slight headache I had, it's funny how I couldn't remember anything from last night except for arriving at the party with my dad and sort of parting ways from him to go drink juice, after that everything else just goes dark.

"You're awake," a deep voice said behind me and I slowly turned around bringing my eyes to look up at his.

"Mr Daniels?" I asked a bit shocked to find myself in his house, I was standing in his hallway. My mouth hung open as I looked at him. He was wearing his glasses that did little with complimenting his eyes but I guess that would work for a while, his cigarette pipe was hanging off the side of his pink full lips. My eyes trailed down to his torso where his black grey pants hanged low from his hips giving me a clear view of his v-line and his defined body.

"JJ," he corrected. "Come, let's go eat."

Just like the little puppy I was, I followed but stopped looking down at what I was wearing. 

"May I please freshen up before I eat?" I asked in a small voice and he looked back at me taking me in from the feet up to my head, something about his stare made me feel things I didn't quite understand, not that I was complaining, I loved it.

"The room you were resting in has an en-suite," he cleared his throat and turned around leaving me alone in the hallway. Finally deciding to stop being an idiot, I walked back to the room I was 'resting' in that I didn't know how the hell I got there in the first place.

I ended up taking a shower so that I could be much more awake than I currently was and to look presentable in front of Mr- I mean JJ. Once I exited the bathroom, I found a hoodie and grey pyjama pants on the bed I was sleeping on, it seemed like I would drown in them. I got dressed and as predicted, they were huge on my body. 

I quickly joined him or should I say tried to join him wherever it was that he went but I got lost in his massive house. 

"It's this way Lia," he whispered in my ear and I felt shivers run down my back and my soft skin swell up with goosebumps, he put his hand on my waist and lead me to the area where we would eat, the moment we entered the dining room my mouth couldn't help but gape at the amount of food that was on that table.

"Are you having guests?" I asked looking up at him and he shook his head smiling. "This is way too much food," I whispered as I eyed the food.

"Take it as a four-year apology," he said pulling the chair out for me and I sat down thanking him.

"Well then, consider yourself half forgiven," I smiled as he sat down in front of me.

"What else am I supposed to do to be fully forgiven?" he asked putting his hand on his heart and I bit my lip tapping my chin in thought.

"I'll let you know," I answered him before digging into my food. 

"I can't help but wonder what it is."

"I'd like a job."

"No," he said without batting his eye and I frowned.

"Why not?"

"Because I said so," he shrugged and I huffed.

"But I will interview just like everyone else and wait for a call, all I'm asking for is for you to somehow squeeze my name in any of the interview lists," I begged and he looked at me dead in the face without any emotion or sign showing that I was at least getting through to him.

"I already said no Lia."

"Please JJ," I whined and he shook his head, I tried batting my eyes for him but he still wouldn't budge just a bit for me. 

"Your father would go crazy and you know that."

"But I don't want to work for him," I mumbled playing around with my food.

"Did you say something?" 

"No." 

He looked at me for a while before resuming with his work, I could only wonder how much he was holding himself from saying what I think he wanted to say because he always said it every time. He hated it when I mumbled my words or sometimes didn't say exactly what I was feeling, but there was no way around it because I was feeling a lot.

"Lia."

"Yes?"

"Do you know what happened last night?"

"I can only remember coming to the party with dad, however from there on everything seems dark," I answered honestly shrugging a shoulder and he sighed nodding his head. "Why?"

"Your juice was spiked, do you think you know who might've done that to your drink?"

I felt my heart stop for a minute as I registered what he just said, my drink was spiked? What in the world? I felt a wave of emotions rush over me but I was able to control them, I had only one person in mind who could've been a possible suspect.

"I think it's Howard," I said and he rose his eyebrow waiting for me to continue. "He is the only one who that's been trying to bed me ever since we met, and he's always talking about me not getting drunk because he doesn't want to be the one to 'take care' of me but it would be a 'pleasure' too."

"Okay then," he got up with his phone and walked away from me talking into his phone and I was left looking at the spot he was sitting at before. I ended up gathering our plates and taking them into the kitchen so that I could wash them, but as soon as my hand touched the water I heard a small squeal and somebody closed the water.

"I'll wash them," the girl said and I smiled at her shaking my head.

"No, it's okay. I don't mind," I said opening the water once more and she closed it.

"Please no, Mr Daniels wouldn't appreciate you- I mean his guests washing their own dishes. So please, leave all this to me," she said with a timid smile and I was about to decline but JJ called me.

"Well, I guess we can continue this conversation later," I said waving at her and she smiled going back to my dishes. I joined JJ in his lounge and sat down at the far end of the couch crossing my arms on my lap, why the hell did he make me so nervous! "Yes?"

"Why are you sitting so far away from me?" he asked with a smile but he was still looking down at his phone.

"No reason," I squeaked out and he looked up at me chuckling before scooting over to me. 

"So tell me about your past four years," he said locking his phone and putting it faced down next to him. His body faced me as he gave me all of his attention, I felt under pressure with the way his eyes looked at me as if he was trying to figure out my past for years with just his eyes. 

Not wanting to waste any more time with him, I told him everything that has happened. From finishing high school to starting off with University and obviously studying a subject under the business world and to how my dad has been raving about me taking over his business one day. 

"What about what you want?" he asked me and I shrugged resting my legs on his lap, I was feeling much more comfortable since we began talking and it felt like how it used to be like between us before he left.

"I don't know what I want, but, if I'm ever given an opportunity I will gladly become a housewife and raise my many children," I said smiling, I know it's not ideal for me to want that kind of future but it's always appealed to me, I've always wanted to feel needed and wanted and loved, and I think kids would do that.

"Is it because of your mot-"

"I don't want to talk about it anymore," I interrupted him and I saw him clench his jaw, oh that was also another thing he didn't like at all, but I don't like talking about her. "Let's talk about you instead!"

"What would you like to know?"

I grabbed the remote from the table and held it close to my mouth pretending to be a presenter. "Good afternoon, Mr Daniels, how are you feeling?" I spoke into my 'mic' and pushed it next to his mouth waiting for his response, he was smiling while shaking his head but he went along with the interview, he held my hand and brought the mic closer to his lips.

"I'm doing quite well, what about you Lia?" he answered looking straight into my eyes and I wasn't able to look away.

"I feel uhm- okay. So what the viewers at home would like to know is how you were able to rise to the top shelves as one of the sexiest, richest yet the most successful man in just four years?" I asked smiling and his smirk grew bigger.

"Sexiest?" he repeated and I sighed.

"Just answer the question JJ."

"Whatever happened to Mr Daniels?"

"Why are you avoiding the question?" I asked amused and he frowned.

"Who told you to ask this question? Was it your dad? Did you guys plan last night with you getting your drink 'spiked' because it was obvious that I would be the one to take care of you? You planned all of this didn't you?"

"What are you talking about?" I asked confused by his accusations and he only shook his head.

"A driver will be waiting for you outside," he walked away with his phone and I heard him slam his door closed.

What the hell just happened?