My Angels and Demons

6. The grey man

Nora POV

Samael was waiting outside the showroom for us, Once we reached, all of us entered together, “This place looks expensive.” He complimented but didn’t look surprise, either he is not into money or he must be got used to it.

The showroom manager Greta recognised me “what a pleasure do I owe for the queen herself to have a visit”.

Greta is one of the employee who had been trained under my supervision, “Stop mocking me in front of my guest Greta, this is Samael, my friend, he is need of a shirt, please make sure he finds the best one and find it fast.” I said her, most likely ordered her ‘I am bossy at my work’.

Greta received Samael and helped him with the shirt of his choices, Meanwhile I was searching for something that might look best on him.

“what are you doing.!?” Kori asked. “Am searching for a good shirt!” I replied

“ yeah I can see that, but that’s what You asked Greta to do?”

“so.., if two of us work together, the work get completed fast” I replied not even looking at him but focusing on my search.

Kori came to my focus “Have you forgotten, we have a meeting and now we are super late, Mr. Adams have already gave eight missed calls.”

Oh shoot!! I forgot about it.

“Just text him that we are facing an issue on the way to work, we will reach soon as soon as it is resolved” Kori nodded to it and did as I said,.

Shortly we got the call from our caring boss, Kori showed me his phone screen. “you better answer that and do not mention about the accident, if he asked for me, say that am in no position to answer the call, go and answer it outside the showroom, manage it” I rushed him to go out.

Its getting late I better make this fast, so I sped my search, then I found it “the grey man”, it’s the shirt I designed for summer collection, actually it’s ‘LN’ design, the shirt cloth is made of mixed material which can be white in one direction of light and shifts to different shades of grey till it reach black when it’s not associated with light. I think this will be a good piece on him, so I went to find Samael, along with the shirt.

And I saw him, the scene before me was intense. he is trying out each shirt provided to him by which his bare upper body is exposed.

He didn’t feel a ounce shy to be topless, personally I don’t feel he has anything to be embarrassed about, this man is a freaking Greek god, his abs, and every cuts on his body explains he workout regularly, every women here on the showroom is practically ogling over his body, by the look on Greta face I can tell she even started to imagine having babies with him.

Samael was changing as if no one is around him or he cares about the surrounding, he is just exposing himself with all pride and glory. This man here questioned the purpose of dressing rooms.

“OH.MY.GOD” Kori shouted grasping all our attentions.. “Is he even real!?” he whispered near my ear. “Trust me I have been asking the same question from the moment I saw him” I whispered back.

I reached Samael, he had a shirt over him but all its button were unbuttoned “anything you like!?” I asked him trying to focus on the shirts and not him.

“Honestly it all feels the same for me, am bit confused here” he replied feeling more like bored.

“Here, try this.!” I handed him the grey man.

He looked on to the shirt and his magnetic eyes got wider “It’s an ‘LN’ design” he got surprised “and it’s a recent collection too ‘the grey man’” he seems to be happy.

“you know the designer!?” I asked him enthusiastically because he recognised my work, well I mean ‘LN’ work.

“Not personally, but I have been a fan of ‘his’ work” he said.

“His!? How do you know its he or she ‘LN’ is a hidden personality, no one knows about the gender, so what made you think that it’s an ‘he’.” I questioned him, little irritated with his chauvinism.

He gave me a small laugh “Don’t get irritated or think that am a chauvinist here, it’s just I respect that person dearly and as you said ‘LN’ gender is hasn’t be know yet, so I imagine ‘LN’ as man of my respect” he reasoned it, and it seemed fine to me, besides it was me who chose not to reveal my identity so it won’t be fair if someone mistake me to be man.

Samael tired the shirt. It fitted him perfectly and the colour varied from white , grey and black in his every moment. He looked great.

“ So do you like it ?”I asked him

He gave me a broad smile “I love it ,it is so ‘me’ in different way, thank you so much” I smiled at him and asked Greta to put the cost of the shirt in my card. All the way through billing process, Greta persistently questions me about Samael, for which I myself doesn’t know anything, she even asked for contact details, so just to shut her mouth I told her not to try hard because he is already taken. She just pouts and quit to talk about him. Finally!!

After billing Kori went to get my car, “Thanks again for this wonderful gift, I will cherish this (he pointed the shirt he is wearing) and this moment too”.

“It’s the least I could do for you ,after the damages I have caused to you and your bike, you don’t have to be so thankful about it, I wish the circumstance were different for us to meet” I told him in all honesty.

“I wouldn’t have changed a thing on about what happened today, not everyday you get to have an angel rushing towards you to help you and then gift you.” he replied , Suddenly I felt like a teenager, who waits for her crush to look into her way and now not just her crush looks her way but wave his hand saying ‘hi’ to her. His words made me to look up to face him and I couldn’t help but blurt out “you have the most beautiful eyes, I have seen”. He just chuckled and came closer to me “ Do I now!? It’s funny because I was thinking the same about you!” saying that he inches further closer, now I can clearly look into his eyes and those icy blue strokes, his eyes didn't leave mine as well, we were mesmerized into each other eyes for sometime, until Kori interrupted us with a car honk, coming out of our stare contest, we smiled at each other and I blushed like a tomato ‘damn it, not again' suddenly he pushed back my hair strand away and caressed my cheek with his finger “See you next time princess” saying that he reached for my hand and kissed the back of it.

“your chariot awaits!” he said bringing me out of the shock, of what just happened and like a small kid I just nodded and entered inside the car, badly failing to hide my emotions. Kori waved his hand for which Samael responded. He waited till we took off, I saw him in the rear-view mirror, he gave me his bright smile and winked at me, and again I blushed. seriously, something is wrong with me.

Kori tried to say something and I know what he is gonna say so, I beat him and before he could open his mouth and I ordered him “not a word.” for which he gave me a sly smile and slightly shaking his, not able to hide his amusement he said “yes! Ma’am!.”