Misery Is Sweet

Chapter 6 Standing Guard

Kristoff's POV

I turn around from her door feeling pretty good about that interaction.. it wasn't as smooth as I was hoping it would be, but either way, I got a date.. or hang out with her at least and that's more than I thought would happen so I'll be happy with what I got.

I walk away to head back to the boss's room I took a while helping her out so I'm not sure if I will hear anything in response to that. I get to the elevator pretty quickly taking it all the way up and as it opens I take the same old route back to his office feeling dreary this time around because I know there is no way I'm going to see her in there.

When normally every day I just get the anticipation in my heart, hoping for a surprise visit from my boss's daughter.. which doesn't happen every day, but lots of times I got to see her... But now I just have to deal with a whole bunch of assholes barking orders back and forth with no relief from her beautiful smile and melodic sound to ease the pain.

I wasn't lying when I said she is the reason I smile most days, because in there without her natural light, it doesn't seem worth it. It makes me want to leave this place and start over somewhere else.. but now with her being just a couple of doors down from me, I don't want to go anywhere.

Maybe I could go somewhere and take her with me.. that's a lot to ask for something that hasn't even started.. she will probably tell me no long before I have a chance to ask that... But a guy can hope. I walk to the door opening it just to see the guys pacing back and forth.

"What took you so long?!" Craig yells at me as I state with more anger than I anticipated laced through my words out of protectiveness for her. "Well if you guys wouldn't have bruised up her face, treating her like no woman needs to be treated, especially family, and making her bleed then I wouldn't have had to get her ice and help her extra."

Craig huffs crossing his arms across his chest not arguing one bit as Mr.Santana asks. "What do you mean by 'you guys'?" I look confused as I explain. "Um.. both of you hit her on the same cheek and the same side, so by the time we got to her room her lip was bleeding and her cheek swollen."

Mr.Santana looks caught off guard as if he might feel bad thinking about this fact, as he sends a glare over to his son but doesn't say anything else.. just nods at me and says softly, "Thanks for escorting her, Christopher."

I nod but it annoys the hell out of me that he never gets my name right... I have been working for him for so many years and never once has he said my name right... it's not complicated so I can't understand why he can't figure it out... Maybe he just doesn't care to figure it out... Meika is the one that always corrects him every day and yet here we are with him getting it wrong once again but this time there is no one to correct him.

"What room did you end up putting her in anyways? I was hoping for the alleyway out back, but anywhere that's not up here is good enough for me." Craig asks about her but that's none of his business I don't care if he is kind of my boss now. I don't like how he treats her and I'm not helping him hurt her. I bet if he figured out where she was staying he would pay her a visit and I don't want that, plus she doesn't deserve that.

"I don't know... can't remember what number it was." I reply pretty quickly as he stalks right up to me saying in my face with a malice tone. "Of course, you don't remember... I bet you'll remember when you want to go talk to my little sister, spending all of your time with her just to harass her... Don't think for one second I haven't seen the way you look at her." He is so close that I can feel the spit coming from his mouth hitting my chin.

"Well, I'm sure she would rather me harass her than you.." I spat back making him mad as his eyes squinted at me to respond but his father is the one to jump in this time. "Craig calm the f*ck down.. it doesn't matter what she does because she has nothing to do with us anymore, well besides being a maid so stop making a scene.. be an adult and man up when it comes to anything you don't like. Besides, I don't see you taking on Christopher any time soon, with how much bigger he is than you. So shut up before he makes you."

I can't help but smirk at Craig, radiating with the confidence that his father has in me making Craig madder. He huffs out walking away from me as I take my normal spot by the door just listening to them spat back and forth trying to figure out how they are going to replace Meika. They don't have anyone to promote and no one has applied.. so until they can hire someone they would have to step up to the plate and believe me they won't be able to do the job she did.

I just smirk to myself loving hearing this and believe me I'm telling her about this tomorrow.. she would love to hear this.

But wait... I didn't figure out a time with her to hang out and I don't have her number... I just have to hope that I see her or hear from her tomorrow or I'm going to have to go on by her room and harass her but I don't know when she likes to smoke or what she will be doing tomorrow.

I find my mind trailing off to her as I smile to myself thinking about her gorgeous eyes, that perfect smile, and her gorgeous voluptuous curves. Her personality is what tops off the perfect specimen that is Meika. I bite my lip dazing off before I feel my phone vibrating in my pocket. The guys are distracted with their debate that has nothing to do with me, so I slip my phone out of my pocket to see what that was.

It's a message, from a number I don't have saved on my phone. I glance at it quickly reading:

Hey sorry if it's late for you.. but I just wanted to say thank you again because I realized I forgot to give you my number.. so here it is.. oh this is Meika by the way.

I smile to myself, her ears must have been ringing with me thinking about her as she sends this. So I quickly reply back.

No, I'm still working actually, so not late for me at all but you deserve some rest beautiful... you should be sleeping after everything you have been through today... But I do appreciate you sending me a message I was just thinking about you and how I had no way to contact you besides harassing you in your room.

I send that message feeling pretty good about it as I slip it right back into my pocket just for it to vibrate once again, getting my heart beating just as fast as the vibrations. I look at the guys and everyone of course is still busy. I pull it back out quickly opening it as I look down to read the message.

Oh yeah, I'm sorry that was stupid... I forgot my issues interrupted your shift.. but I appreciate you helping me all the same... I hope my brother and father don't harass you too much for taking so long.

She says this, avoiding my comment about how she should be resting but still nice to know that she is thinking about me... it's sweet but she needs to think of herself.

Craig did harass me a little bit but that's because I wouldn't tell him what room you were staying in.. but seriously you better get some sleep.. put yourself first for once and let me know whenever you want to hang out tomorrow because anytime is good for me. ok, beautiful?

I wait for a second hiding my phone in my hand as I act as if I'm not doing anything just standing guard as usual.

I observe Craig talk with his father but I'm not listening to a word they are saying just thinking of her. He flips around glaring at me, as his father says something in hushed tones to him. He rolls his eyes looking away from me again. He has always hated me but now that I have said something back to him about how he acts, it has somehow gotten under his skin apparently.

I feel my phone vibrating making me grin as he looks back at me again but this time with suspicion. So I hold my ground acting as if I'm doing my normal thing... no matter how badly I want to see what she said. He keeps looking back at me before he turns his back completely to me. So I take this opportunity to look at her response.

Thanks for not telling him that... I appreciate it... But.. You're probably right... it's hard to get out of that same mindset since it has been ingrained in my brain for so long... I will get some rest and I hope you do the same... I would hate to bother you in the morning at all so maybe afternoon or night for you once you've gotten some sleep yourself.

I smile at that. I like seeing that she cares about me as well.. but what she doesn't know is that I wouldn't get a wink of sleep if that meant spending time with her.

I will get rest either way.. you tell me when you want to hang out and believe me I'm there... I wouldn't miss it.. sweet dreams beautiful.

I try to say as nicely as possible while trying to not sound pushy or desperate for her interaction by any means.

I have had other women interested in me that I have considered but there was always one thing or another that I didn't like.. but the time I have had with Meika, which has been few and far between all the big meetings and interactions, have stayed with me the entire day... hence why I can't stop thinking about us talking tonight... I was nervous as hell but the look in her eyes as she stared up at me heated something inside of me that I haven't felt with anyone else and for me, I don't think I should ignore that because of the simple fact that I have never felt that before. It makes me hope and pray that she is feeling the same way but who's to say since we have never actually hung out just the two of us before. So I guess there is only one way to find out and that's by just spending time with her.

I slip my phone back into my pocket and standing guard until whatever my boss says to his son that pisses him off. He is shaking his head and storming up to the door that I'm standing by.

"Open up the f*cking door... you act like you've never done this before!" He spats in my face as I reach out twisting the knob and letting the door swing open on its own with no response to him because he is just trying to make me mad. I won't let him provoke me.

He huffs while mumbling something under his breath probably about me.. but I could care less. Mr.Santana walks right up to me right after he leaves before saying. "Just ignore him.. and you guys can have the rest of the night off... I'm going to have an early one too... it's been a long day." the way he says this almost sounds sad. Maybe he just has a lot on his mind or maybe he feels bad about all this Meika treatment.. but either way, it doesn't change anything that has already happened... I nod and so does Clide as we turn, shutting the door behind us to leave him alone in his room.

"Well, douchebag had it out for you huh?" Clide asks me as I plainly state. "He has always hated me, it's nothing new." He nods with me not arguing as we take the elevator all the way down.

"Well get some sleep.. if you want to get dinner before our shift tomorrow hit me up." He says as I quickly respond. "I'll let you know either way.. get some sleep," I say watching him turn and go down a different hallway of rooms. I walk down mine as I find my eyes lingering on her door just wishing she would come out of it but at the same time not... She needs to be resting no matter how badly I want to see her. I let out a deep breath unlocking my door and getting in my room to try to get some sleep.