When Duty Becomes Desire

CHAPTER 5

Mia.

I smiled to myself as I remembered how sweet my boyfriend was yesterday. Yes, I now have a boyfriend. How surreal is that?

Due to the way my career has been fueling my decisions ever since I finished my higher education, I haven't had the time nor the strength to put into nurturing a relationship. Which means I have been single since I left school about 2 years ago.

But now, not only do I have a boyfriend but this said boyfriend is very considerate, hot, loving and he spoils me regularly. I now blush every single day.

And the best part is that we're together most times of the day but he never lets our attraction to each other affect work.

Speaking about work, I got a promotion yesterday from Secretary to the Manager of our Human Relations Department. Damon is now the secretary and although I'm really happy; no, scratch that, I'm really ecstatic, I feel a little sad that we won't be seeing each other as often as I'd like.

“Oh my god, I can't believe I'm leaving this place. I'm going to miss working here and I'm going to miss you,” I said to him yesterday as I was clearing my desk.

Sighing deeply, he came up behind where I stood and wrapped his arms around my waist. Placing his chin on my shoulder, he kissed me lightly.

“This is a great achievement for you and although I'm going to miss you too, I can always come to see you and we can always grab lunch together. And I promise as your boyfriend that I'm going to drive you daily to and from work.”

I turned around in his arms and hugged him tight. I even shed a few tears on his shirt before the moving was complete. Right now, I was on the floor below the CEO’s floor while Damon was on the top floor.

He kept true to his words and was in my office more than three times yesterday. “Just dropping by,” he would say as he popped his head in my door.

Not like I was complaining but I had just gotten in. I was not really settled yet and his constant presence was like a reminder of what could have been.

After work yesterday, he drove me home and entered my apartment. We spent the rest of the day celebrating my promotion with champagne.

“I'm so proud of you babe,” he pecked me on the cheek as we were saying goodbye. I had to order an Uber for him when he was leaving because I didn't trust him driving his car back with the amount of champagne he drank.

I was currently waiting for him by his car that was parked in front of my building. He was supposed to take an Uber to my place this morning and drive both of us to work in his car. I had texted him early this morning to ask about how we were going to transport ourselves to work.

I brought out my phone to text him but just as I was typing the message, I saw him getting down from an Uber.

“Hey princess,” he greeted and gave me a quick kiss on the lips.

“Hey babe. How are you feeling now?” I asked.

“I'm good.” He started the car and we drove in silence. Two minutes into the drive, I felt his hand on my hops searching for mine. I interlocked my finger with his and he glanced at me briefly with a goofy smile on his face, before returning his attention back to the road.

I think I'm in love with him. It was definitely more than just attraction for me at this point. The thought should have frightened me but it actually filled me with peace.

Getting to the office, I immediately dived into work and familiarized myself with my schedule. Before lunch at noon, a package was delivered to my office. They were flowers and my favorite chocolate and also lunch for me with a handmade card also delivered.

The delivery man told me, “Please sign here, ma'am. This package was sent to you by Mr Damon."

"Mr Damon what?" I asked, staring at the package.

Though my Boyfriend and my Boss had the same name which was pretty much interchangeable at some point, I could only differentiate them with their surnames.

"Mr Damon Knight." The delivery man paused as he gazed at the top floor. His smile fading as he kept his eyes on Damon's office.

I immediately signed and blushed as I began sorting through the package. I couldn't believe that my Boss had actually thought of me and sent me a congratulatory gift based on the promotion he gave to me.

I was so shocked as I went through the bottle of wine, the chocolate which happened to be my favorite, the packaged lunch and the flowers. He must have gone through a lot of consideration and research for him to know what exactly I liked.

I was just about to share the good news with my best friend Claire, and my boyfriend Damon when I noticed the handmade card on the flowers.

The card looked pretty much expensive, I'd rate it a 7 star, due to the explicit material used in manufacturing. It had a Knight seal on it which indicated it was from the CEO, he had really been looking up to me ever since Damon Travis walked in.

"Hello Princess." Damon walked in, beads of sweat could be seen on his face. He was breathing hard like he had run a marathon and was coming to a c****x.

"I was just about to call you. See what the CEO got for me as congratulations." I showed him the package, leaving the card on the table.

"You deserve it princess and you know it." He leaned forward, planting a kiss on my forehead.

"I will leave you to enjoy your gift package." He ran his hands slowly through my hair, kissing my forehead once more before leaving.

I motioned towards my desk, prepared to read the handmade card the CEO had written for me. My eyes widened when I couldn't find the letter on the table any more. I searched the floors but it was gone.

No one could have taken it unless…