forbidden but Imprudent Love

Looking After

 Melissa's POV:

As I was hoping I was not able to sleep at the night I was excited to work .. especially the part where I know I will be working with Rebekah I don't know why but I was attracted towards her she seems beautiful to me I want her to make me happy I want to relay on her and don't know why but I have a crush on her just in one day she has a great impact on me .. I am like a person who don't give a f**k about my looks and appearance but today I dress properly and tie my hairs in a pony tail and apply makeup on my face I want her to be attracted towards me before leaving my room I give my self a final look and observe myself in the mirror and scan myself for any flows but when satisfied walk towards the road I took a cab towards office because I don't want to ruin my appearance I usually travel in the bus but today is not usual. I was being more and more excited as time is passing.

Rebekah's POV:

I don't know why but I like to see Melissa smiling after a long time I feel some responsibility towards someone after my last Love affair I never felt attractive towards anyone It take me too much time to trust her but when I fully trusted her and be open towards her she left me and then I realize she never loved me she loved my authority and my power but never me and after her i once again shut myself away from the world ...But yesterday when I saw Melissa it hit me again as if something wants to drag me to her I don't want to feel attraction again but her sparkling eyes and smile even her nervousness and also her concern making me crazy for her and I can't push my feelings away... then the event with Lora scared me and I again tried to control what I was feeling but her smiles are failing my any efforts... at some point I thought maybe she was attracted towards me too but many of the life events teach me to not to put your hopes too high it only causes pain ....... but still I want her to be with me .. to smile just for me ... to feel protective and possessive of me.... and I can't stop my self to get attracted towards her.. and I felt that she was attracted towards me too or I was just imagining .... but the sparkles in her eyes and excitement on her face give me hint ... When I told her that she will be assisting in designing Jack's wedding dress she seemed nervous but as soon as she knows she will be assisting me she smiled and excitement was written all over her face this is the first time in years I want to take a step ahead but before that I want to make sure I am not just day dreaming or imagining things.. as I also wanted to make sure the tension between me is not only s****l attraction .because after the last event I had some hook up's but they all were just s****l nothing other then that I never felt attracted towards anyone like I am feeling towards her ... I am habitual of not sleeping well at nights because nightmares of past events haunts me at nights but yesterday was something different I didn't manage to get a sound sleep but it was not because of nightmares anymore It was the excitement for meeting her and working with her again I am in a good mood today and I want to be like this I always be in good mood when I was with my friends but today is something special and I was looking forward to spent a good time with her but deep down I was scared of getting rejected or deceived also me and happiness we don't get along well so I was also afraid of being drown to my sadness again ... but today I bury all my fairs away and just wanted to give myself a chance once again in life....

Melissa's POV:

I reached at the office on time but front desk was empty so Mia is not returned yet ... I was worried for her and her daughter and prays that she will get well soon but beside this I was hoping that today will be an amazing day for me ... when I went to my cubical I saw some of my colleague are already there all of them are my seniors I greet them all but many of them were not looking happy and didn't greet me back I was confused... .. Then Clair marched to my desk she was not looking happy and she gave me two files and told me to go through them and mark all the possible mistakes and changes that should be make it was a lot of work to do in one day but she seems determined to make me do it... her behavior was changed since I was assign to work with Rebekah .... I just tell her I try... but she ordered me to do it at any cost... so I started to work ... and didn't get the chance to go through the work that is being done on the current article after three and half hours working on the file I got exhausted and decide to freshen up and have a drink as it is also the time for lunch so I decided to take a break ..... then I started to remember of my lunch with Rebekah yesterday which also remind me of Mia's words that how Rebekah often forget and skip breaks and lunches when under stress of work and as I already know she has a packed schedule today so she might forget or skip her lunch that make me feel bad and I decide to go and ask if she needs anything but I was a little scared then the feeling of her being stressed and how she constantly use caffeine for releasing her work stress and hunger make me bold enough to ask her for food and beside asking I check my self in mirror freshen up my face and then prepared a try with a glass of fresh mango shake and Apple juice with a full plate of sandwiches leaving the cookies as she mentioned she don't like sweets and move towards her office as I was becoming closer and closer to the office I was becoming more and more nervous then after few seconds I was standing before her office door try not to run away thinking to myself that this can be a bad decision but also telling myself I am doing a good job taking care of someone looking after love once is a good job ...Love once .... hhahhahaah .... I mock myself but then gathering all my strength I knock her door gently.... and wait for any kind of movement or permission or her to open the door ... praying that this will not turn bad ... then I hear a "come in" and my nervousness came back again .... almost throwing everything on the try ....... but i consume myself ..and with shaking hand I twisted the door knob open it and enter in the office ... she was drawn in some papers wearing her usual glasses and dressed in a olive green pent and white fitted button shirt she was looking fit and amazing I forgot the reason of me being here when I saw her, she seemed busy , not looking up she asked "yes Clair what do you need?".... I replied a little hesitant "I....I.... " before i could say anymore her face turned towards me in a reflex..and she asks " What are you doing here ?...." I got more nervous and start cursing myself to take this decision... "I came here... to ... I remember Mia told me..." I was stuttering and she was waiting for my answer then she said "Relax Melissa I just want to know what are you doing here It's not like a life and death situation why are you hesitant ....?" I curse my self once again and then breathed a little then start again "I came here to give you your lunch "....she seems confuse and said "I didn't ask for I just ask Clair to just bring me my regular coffee....... Lunch instead of coffee??? is Mia back ..?? " she asked me confused then I sigh gathered my courage and replied "I remembered Mia told me that you skip and forget your lunch when you working and as I was told You have a pretty busy schedule today so I thought you may forgot to eat ... and I decide to ..." I was cut in mid sentence "So you thought to stuff me???? and feed me hmm???" she seems furious to me... I was internally dying of fear but try to maintain my dignity " I um.. I am sorry I was just concerned ..." she cut me again "and why is that ..?" she seems more angrier and I felt more and more nervousness took over me and I was scared as hell my vision was blurring because of the tears forming in my eyes but I tried not to cry and instead I tried to be reasoned so I replied " It's just ...." my voice was shaking but before I manage any excuse I heard a chuckle from her direction and she said " I am so so sorry ..." I was confuse why is she saying sorry and why is she laughing " I was just trying to scare you a little but look at you you are practically shaking .... Girl... I am not a man or women eater so stop being afraid of me I was just messing with you.... " her laughter was so good that my nervousness fly but I was still scared of her but relieved now to know that she is not angry "what did you bring ....??".. she asked standing up and moving from her chair ...... "Sandwiches and juices ...." I said voice still shaking a little ..then she asked "did I scared you that much you are still shivering ??" ...I tried to steady my voice " yeah I thought this is my last day .. No my last hour at the work for the foolish thing I have done..." she smiled and moved towards me " Thanks .. for bringing food I literally starving but don't want to leave paper work but since you bring it in ...I can't stop myself from eating so ... Thanks ...And so sorry for scaring you some times I like to behave like a child .. and I am best at scaring hell out of people so don't mind and ..more importantly don't tell anybody about this ...people here just know the Rude Rebekah" she took the try out of my hands and settle on the couch while putting try on the table before her " No need to apologize.. It's kind a fun.... and you don't act childish around anyone here then why me.... ??" I questioned but she sop moving for a minute then ignoring my question she said "do you have your lunch " ...I replied .."not yet " she offered "then join me" ,......I replied "it's okay I'll... " she spoke in middle "I am not asking you it's an order".. then she look in my eyes and further told " also I don't like to eat alone ... so come sit and beside you bring too much food.... and also take it as my way of saying Thank you for looking after me and apology of how i scared you so accept it or follow the order but you have to eat here .." she said not giving me much of a choice " okay.... " I sit on the other side of the couch leaving empty space between us then she pushed sandwich's plate and Apple juice towards me .."no need for the drink...." I said .. handing the drink back to her "then have the Shake" she than push the shake towards me " No I wont be able to eat anything if I drink shake or juice ... " she look in my eyes .."You have a very little appetite you have to drink the juice and eat the sandwiches and that's an order no but no ifs no No's " she ordered and further says to me " and I am assigning a duty to you from today you will bring lunch for me and will eat with me" ...I was shocked for a moment but then her eyes met mine the concern in her eyes stops my protest and it was like a heart desire I was happy inside that I will see her every day... and than we eat in complete silence .... than she stand up and tell me to finish my meal ... while she went to a connected room .... after a few minutes she come to the office again ... "how is the work on article going on?" she asked ...i replied " I didn't get a chance to see the progress today.." she was a little surprised and then asked "and why is that" ...i replied " I was assigned for some design checks that I have to complete today so ..."Design check that take some time but not that hectic job to took you forever" ... she looks little disappointed and I hate that so i instantly replied "It was 2 files 40 designs in total"... now a shock expression filled her face " 40 designs ....??? for one day ??? .... Seriously ..who assigned you this work ???...." She asked " Clair" i replied then she said to me "after finishing your lunch show me those files..." I nod while sipping last sip of my drink and feeling full I never eat this much in my whole life She make me eat 2 sandwiches and a whole glass of apple juice ... I stand up ... to leave ... and ask for her permission to leave and she said " Leave the plates and glasses here peon will take care of them and bring me your files..." and When I was about to leave the office she told me .."and Melissa .." I turned towards her "You look beautiful today the dress and ponytail suits you....." my heart was jumping with joy because of this comment" I bowed a little and leave the office returning after some minutes with the files .."how much have you done " she asked me " To design 19 and these are the faults i find " handed her the notebook on which I was writing pointers on she read them with concerned than moved to design 20 and try to read the design ... " these are the practice designs we don't need to study them.." she said I didn't understand what she was talking but then she picks up the inter comm and dialed a code her tone was changed she said on phone " Clair need you in my office quick" ... she is angry I can sens this then she look towards me trying to calm down but instead she tell me "You can go Melissa and inquire about the progress on the main article and i need a report till 5:00 pm on every possible work ... can you do it " ..I nod and say "okay" then when I was about to leave the office and open the door Clair enters  she was holding the coffee cup...and was terrified looks like she had forgotten about the coffee Rebekah had asked to her ... but as soon as she saw me coming out of my office..she gets shocked but then I hear Rebekah call her .. she immediately went to her and I moved to my work..