The Distance Between Us

Chapter Twelve

Ayla's Pov

What was Aspen trying to say to me when she told me that if I ever need to talk she is there for me and not to trust any other woman here at the company? Also why did she give me that concerned look when I mentioned Seth's name? Can this day get anymore complicated? Why can't anyone be straightforward with their subtle meanings. They act like I'm naive and do not pick up on them. I looked at the time, lunch was almost over. I started to clean up everything and gather everything. I walked out of my office and started heading towards Mr. Martinez's office. I approached his door and knocked. There was no word from him. I knocked again and nothing. I grabbed my phone and called him. Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. Voicemail. Still no answer. I hung up the phone and messaged him maybe he's on another call.

Ayla: Mr. Martinez are you in your office? Lunch is over. The next meeting is in an hour.

After I sent the message I knocked again and no answer. I looked at my phone and still no reply either. I called Aspen to see if he was even here maybe he left and didn't tell me. "Hello Ayla."

"Hello Aspen. Hey did Mr. Martinez leave. I'm knocking on his office door and there is no answer. I also called and sent a text message and no answer either."

"No he didn't leave. Mr. Martinez probably took a nap in his personal room he has in his office. Go on ahead and go check. If he's asleep wake him up. It's weird he didn't tell you about it, the other assistant would be like his alarm when Mr. Martinez would take naps during his lunch break."

"Oh I didn't know he has a personal room here. Okay thank you Aspen for letting me know "

"Ya no problem Ayla. If he isn't in there let me know so we can search for him. Bye."

"Bye Aspen."

I hung up the phone and proceeded to enter Keiran's office. That is what that other door might be the one to his personal bedroom. I head to the left of his office to the door. I knocked and said. "Mr. Martinez are you in there? Hello? I'm coming in Mr. Martinez." Keiran didn't reply. I slowly turned the doorknob and opened the door.

There was Keiran laying on his back comfortably on a king sized bed with silk bedding. He was sleeping peacefully. I approached him and he didn't even stir one bit. I stood on the right side of the bed where he was laying at. I feel bad that I have to wake him up. I sat on the right side of the bed next to him, admiring his sleeping face.

He looks so handsome. I watched his steady breathing, every slow inhale and exhale. His eyes are fluttering underneath his eyelids. His mouth partially open. His lips, his pink full kissable lips. They were like calling out to me to be kissed. I was mesmerized by them. I want to feel his lips against mine again, to see if it feels the same as before. Without even thinking I slowly lean my head close to his. My face inches away from his. I could feel his breath on my lips. I closed my eyes leaning in to kiss him. When I suddenly felt a hand on the side of my cheek. I immediately opened my eyes again and saw a pair of green beautiful eyes staring into my eyes.

Keiran's Pov

You know the sudden feeling you get when someone's presence is near you when you are sleeping or laying down with your eyes closed. I suddenly felt that as someone was hovering over me while I was sleeping. I suddenly opened up my eyes not reacting right away due to the grogginess of my slumber. I saw Ayla and right in my face inches away with her eyes closed. Is she going to kiss me? Am I still asleep and this is a dream? I reached my hand out and placed it on her cheek to feel if this is real or a dream.

The minute I placed my hand on her cheek, I felt the warmth of her skin, and she suddenly opened her eyes, those beautiful honey hazel eyes that put me in a spell. So I am not dreaming. Her eyes widened as we were staring at each other. I started rubbing my thumb against her cheekbone then I moved my thumb over the bottom of her lip. Ayla wasn't pulling away from me.

I kept staring into her eyes and asked, "Ayla what's going on?" I didn't know what to ask her. The words just came out because I don't know what she's doing or wanting from me. I can't just lean in and kiss her because I will lose all control. What if her intentions were not to kiss me and they were something else? Without consent I can't just kiss her.

Ayla suddenly pulled away and stood up off the bed. I immediately sat up in bed and turned towards her still sitting on the bed. I reached out for her hand and pulled her towards me. I wrapped my arms around her bringing her into my embrace. I then placed my face into her stomach, I could feel that she tensed up. She wasn't saying anything or moving. I moved my head upward to look at her, she was looking down at me with a flushed face.

"Ayla what do you need from me? Whatever you want I'll give it to you. You just need to tell me." I said to her basically pleading for her to tell me to kiss her. She still wasn't saying anything and it was driving me crazy. I stood up from the bed still holding on to her, she wasn't looking away from me she was following me with her eyes. As I stood up I am now looking down at her, I removed one of my arms to place my thumb on her lips again. I leaned forward and placed my forehead against hers so we are eye leveled again. We are staring at each other intensely building up so much desired intention. I started rubbing her lips with my thumb and asked,

"Do you want me to kiss you Ayla? Is that what you want from me? If it is I'll do it right here, right now. Just say the word."

Ayla closed her eyes and in a nervous but eagerly voice she stammered out, "Y..Yes. Yes please."

Right when she said yes I grabbed the sides of her head and brought her closer to me. I closed my eyes and started leaning in right when I felt a small touch of her lips, Someone knocked at the door. Ayla abruptly pulled away from me and grabbed her things from the bed. She stood a foot away from me and turned towards me with a terrified look. She was like trying to ask me telepathically 'what do we do?' Like if we were children that just got caught doing something bad.

I couldn't move I stood there stunned. We almost kissed! Whoever interrupted us will be sorry for even knocking. "Come in!" I yelled out to find out who had interrupted us.

My advisor, Carlos, came in talking without even looking up at us he was too engrossed on his phone, "Mr. Martinez the meeting we have in an hour has been cancelled. I messaged you and your assistant but neither of you has replied yet. Looks like we are finished with all meetings for the day."

Carlos finally looked up and saw Ayla and I just standing in our spots looking suspiciously at him. He looked at us with a smirk,

"Oh! I'm sorry. Did I interrupt something between you two." he said pointing his finger back and forth between Ayla and I. Ayla and I looked at each other and then back at Carlos and we both simultaneously said, "No!" Said Ayla. "Yes!" I said. We then changed what we said right away. I said, "No!" and she said, "Yes!" I looked at her, who was beet red, and then back at Carlos who had this big smile on his face, "Geez you two relax. I was just joking, don't have to get all weird about it haha." I gave him this stern look which made his smile fall. Ayla suddenly said going towards the door, "Well I better get going to work on the end of day reports and finish up the proposals so we can go over them." She ran out of the room like there was a fire. I need to find some time to talk to her about what happened just now. We almost kissed and she didn't stick around to talk about it.

"Well this got awkward real fast." Said Carlos. I'm going to murder him.