“ It was okay” I lied. She hummed ”The way he was looking at you..” I scolded her before she could even complete her sentence. I didn't want to feed myself with more Andrew this and Andrew that. I want to disappear, like magic and swoosh. I took a deep sigh, the knots in my stomach are not letting me relax. “I am tired, I am sleeping. I have to go tomorrow to his office. For some paperwork.” I announced. “Oh you are going to have s*x on his desk.” She said in a sing-song voice. “What? Are you out of your mind?” She was laughing “You very well know that you are not taking care of company. Your passion is locked in behind those doors which you have stopped visiting. Let him take over and you concentrate on your passion. How’s that?” It’s been a year, my hands are itching to touch the palette and brush and smell of paints. “I don’t know Tia. He has given me out. But i do not want to abandon the company. I think so. I have no interest in those Board of Directors meeting, stakeholders meetings. But this is my life now.” I was almost whispering. I don't even want to fully admit it to myself, but Tia knows me. “You do not have to do it. You told Charlie about this and he was happy you were pursuing your dreams. Andrew would understand too. This arrangement does not change anything Eve.” I sighed. I have resigned everything to fate. I want to run away from here, from all this. Dad seriously where are you? I hummed and bid goodnight to her. I tried to sleep but I could still feel his breath on my neck and his hands on my back. I touched my lips, he tasted like sweet coffee and caramel and lust. His tongue colliding with my tongue and dancing in union. Ughh I turned and buried my face in the pillow. I have to see him again, merely in a few hours. I could not even look at that handsome face and not drool. It is getting impossible to accomplish a single task in this merger. Tia is right, I never planned on joining the company. Then, why now? I will take a seat on the Board of Directors and happily pursue what I want. What do I want? I pondered over this question for quite some time, but the answer is always the same. Painting and travel, some more travel and some more painting, sketching, colors, dipping my hands in the paint, the smell of paint, it’s a euphoric feeling for me. But I just cannot leave everything to Andrew, can I? This was a question I really didn't have an answer for. Do I really want to be just on the Board of Directors and not involved in the company? My thoughts didn’t let me sleep. But my train of thoughts were interrupted by a small ping in my mobile.
“Slept?”
I do not have to think that it’s from Andrew. What is he doing this time? Why is he up? He also got affected by the closeness and um.. Kisses and making out and ughh..
Should I reply?
“I know you are also thinking about me.”
I could not help but smile. Focus Mia. He is your business partner. But another part of the non-functional brain was saying that he is steamingly hot and quite edible. His eyes and his delicious lips are haunting me. I want to squeeze him and umm… okay don't think further and try to sleep Eve. Thinking.. I drifted to sleep.
I woke up to a crashing sound near my bedside table. "Why?? " I do not have to open my eyes to know it's Tia.
"Wake up sleeping beauty.. Do you want me to kiss you or shall I call someone else to wake you?? " I threw cushion towards her while sitting up on bed. She dodged it. " What is this for, sleeping beauty?? " She exclaimed in a serious mocking tone. I showed her middle finger. " Sweety show this to him and he will take your virginity on his desk. " I charged towards her, tackled her but instead she got on top of me and started tickling me. I was laughing and trying to pull her down when we heard a knock and looked towards the door. Andrew was standing in a crisp black suit looking breathtakingly handsome. He cleared his throat again and Tia got off me. I am embarrassed would be an understatement and then Tia opened her big mouth " You saved her or else I would have taken her virginity today. " He looked amused with too much information. I am in shades of red, I can feel heat dissipating from my cheeks and ears and every pore of my being. He looked at me with mischievous eyes and declared “No one is robbing you today. Go get ready we have a stakeholder meeting and then a lunch meeting with some investors.” I nodded my head and he left the room. I excused myself and entered the bathroom. Cleaned myself,took a quick shower and wrapped myself in a fluffy towel. On my bed, Tia already kept my clothes. I frowned looking at a pantsuit. I was mumbling about how much I hate a pantsuit. Suddenly the door opened and I bent down to pick up the pantsuit and threw on Tia. I assumed it’s Tia, but I was wrong. Andrew was holding my dress and scanned me from head to toe. I was stunned. I opened my mouth to say something but nothing came to my mind to ease off this situation. I stuttered “S..Sorry”. “But I am not” Andrew worded on my lips and crashed his lips on mine.