SOULMATES

THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION. ANY RESEMBLANCE OF THIS TO PERSONS, LIVING OR DEAD IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL. THERE IS SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT IN THIS STORY. PG 18. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF EDITING IT. I feel there are certain things that need to be added to make some things clearer. Thank you for all your love and support. Have you ever felt a love so strong that it consumes you? A love that makes you happy even when you are sad. A love where you crave someone so much that without that person you feel like life has been sucked out of you. A love which makes you see light even when you are in darkness. It consumes you to the extent that you cannot even imagine a life without that someone. It feels like my heart will burst open just thinking about him. He was the only light to my darkness. He was what kept me going after loosing all hope. He said I was his strength and he proved it by crushing my heart to pieces and walking all over it without a second glance. Today is my boss's retirement party and I was responsible for arranging it. My boss, Dr Arden is a very polite man. He is in his 70's but he could easily pass as someone in their 50's. He thinks of me as more of a family than an assistant. He knows what this job means to me and that I really need it He has reassured me that I won't be losing my job and that he will arrange a job for me. I haven't worked long for him. It's only been six months but I like this man and I think I might miss him a little after his retirement. I have checked the venue arrangements and I have spoken with the catering company. The set up is like one of those elite parties where man dress up in suits and women in elegant dresses. There is a champagne fountain set up. All tables are set up with name cards on them. Black, gold and white coloured flowers are set on each table. It looks more like a romantic wedding party but everyone know how much dr Arden likes such things. Everything is as he wanted it to be. On my way to my apartment, my phone starts ringing. Glancing down at it I see Dr Arden's name flashing in the screen. "Hello Dr Arden. How are you?" I ask him as a way of greeting "I am very well my dear. How many tunes do I have to tell you to call me Thomas or you can call me Tom because that's what every Thomas is called these days. You make me feel like I am in my 70's", his voice ever so warm and I know he has a wide smile on his face. I laugh a little at his attempt to joke. "That's maybe because you are in your 70's, Dr Ar...I mean Thomas." "Now now young lady, you don't ever joke about a man's age." I hear him laugh. "Anyways you have to be at the venue by 5:30. I only trust you with everything relating to this party." "Everything is ready but I will be there at 5:30. Don't worry. Relax. It's your retirement party." I hear him laugh and then he hangs up. After reaching home, I hop into the shower. Wrapping a towel around me, I start curling my hair. I put on a black sleeveless dress that I have chosen and look in the mirror. The dress reaches my knees. It hugs my curves but is not too revealing which is good for my taste. I put on makeup and check my reflection and when I am happy with it, I leave for the party. Reaching at the venue before everyone else gives me some time to look at the arrangements. Soon everyone starts coming in. I recognise a lot of Dr Arden's patients and greet them. Dr Arden introduces me to a couple of his friends. After dinner is served, I see Dr Arden approaching me. I see he has brought someone with him and before I can register who it is, dr Arden introduced me to Tyler. "Hey Emma, I want you to meet Tyler. He is the neurologist that will be replacing me and as promised to you, you won't be loosing your job. He is one of the finest doctors that I have seen and you will love working for him." "Tyler this is my assistant I was telling you about. With her at your service you will not be worried about any paperwork at the office. She is too good at what she does. She even organised this party." Tyler is the last person I expected to see here. He is the nightmare from my past which I don't want to have in my present. He does look different but I can see the fire brewing behind those brown eyes. I don't want to create a scene over here so I just tell him it's nice to meet you and excuse myself. I can feel his eyes from across the room and I can't breathe so I just go outside to get some air. The cool crisp air makes me feel a bit better. I feel him behind me before he even says anything "So is this one of your other games to get to me or what!" His angry voice just makes me snap "My games? I didn't even know you were coming here or else I would've never set foot here. You are still the same obnoxious man so full of yourself." "So you are saying you didn't know I was replacing Thomas. As if I am going to believe that s**t" he spits "You don't have to believe anything and if I knew you were replacing him I would've given a resignation long before he retired. Oh wait I can still do that so I don't have to see your face anymore" I turn away from him and start walking towards the parking lot. I don't care about telling Dr Arden about leaving. I will text him some excuse. I just take a couple of steps away from him and I feel a hand at my elbow. It feels like my skin is burning under his touch and it makes me see red. "How dare you touch me! I said I have nothing to do with you. I didn't know you were replacing him. I don't care if I have a job or no but I will resign from this one so I don't have to ever face you again! You remind me of the ugly things in my past and I don't want to relive them. Just go away!" I turn away and start running towards my car before my tears started. The first thing that I do as soon as I am home is to open my laptop and shoot an email to the agency through which I got this job that I want to resign. After changing into my Sleepwear, I lay on my bed and wonder if tomorrow will be less horrifying. I never thought I would see Tyler after 5 years. Sleep doesn't come easy because everything comes running back to me. The look on his face told me he still thought he was the victim. The next morning I wake up at 7 and get ready to go for a run. Since I don't have to go to work today, I will binge watch something on Netflix. The sun is out but it's still chilly. That's how mornings mostly are in Melbourne. Over here we crave for summer. Even though it's still early, I see a lot of people doing yoga and found their morning walk. There are birds chirping and it's so peaceful. I love this time of the day where you can breathe in fresh air without any noise surrounding you and with nature around you at it's finest. When I get back from my run I check my email and see that I have received a reply from the agency and they have said that I won't be able to resign from the job for the next 3 months because apparently I have to give them 3 months to find a replacement for me according to the contract that I signed with them or if I have to leave then I need to pay them $3000 for breaching the contract with them. That's like two Months rent for me. What the hell! Can this day get more worse than yesterday! Checking the time; it's 8:30 and I still have 30 minutes to get to the clinic before Tyler comes in. I also have to make an excuse to leave early because I will be applying for assistant jobs at different places. There are a few shops nearby and diners who are hiring. I take a shower and decide on a maroon skirt with a white top to wear. The skirt flows down to my ankles and gives a care-free vibe and the white top is not so tight. That's my favourite combination and somehow I feel like if I wear that to work I will be able to face the asshole that's my boss now. I reach the clinic before Tyler and start doing my work. I am just about to finish answering a call when Tyler walks in. He is not so bad on the eyes. I think to myself. I can make out his lean and toned body from the dress shirt that he is wearing. It's fits him perfectly. His sleeves are rolled up and he has his jacket over his shoulder. He smirks at me and greets me. It's 11 am when Tyler calls me in and asks for a cup of coffee. When I bring that to him, he looks at me and says, "can I talk to you for a second?" "Yes doctor", I reply to him in a professional way. "Look Emma, I am sorry for how I behaved last night. I saw you and I couldn't control myself and now that we will be working together, don't you think we should at least be civil around each other." "Tyler you don't have to act like you can be civil around me. I never in my worst nightmares saw you appearing out of nowhere. I would say it's best if you do your work and I do mine and not get into each other's way. I am just here for 3 more months and then I will be out of your hair." Just then the bell rings indicating someone is at the reception and I excuse myself. The whole day goes by very quickly. Through out the day I have been thinking about everything that has happened. Tyler was not so bad today but what he had done to me, I can't forget it. At 4 pm, I knock at Tyler's clinic door. He asks me to come in and I tell him that if it's ok then I have to leave a bit early today. He doesn't object. He goes back to checking papers that were spread on his table. He seems engrossed in work which is good because we won't have to talk much. After leaving work, I walk around the area looking for places to apply for a job. All in all I applied to around 7 places. 4 of them being restaurants. Hopefully I should at least hear back from one of them. I really need to leave my current job. I liked Tyler once, no wait scratch that I loved him once and I don't want to feel anything for him now. He broke my heart once and I can't let him do that again. Being near him confuses my head more than anything.