I'd almost lost her just now over this bullshit advice. I can’t take it anymore. I snatch my phone off the receiver and press two for my brother. As soon as he picks up he starts chuckling.
“Still going through it, huh?”
“You don't know that half of it. She tried to quit just now!” I slump in my seat.
“Damn. I don't know what I'd do if Nia tried that. I know I'd go crazy.”
“Exactly! I am going crazy. I don't know how much longer I can do this. I need her.” I tell him peeping outside to see if she’s still at her desk. She is! Thank God!
“If it’s that tough then stop being a bully and ask her out already! If you don’t overcome this fear you’ll end up losing her for good. She obviously isn’t like the other women who respond to aggression. No, she seems like the type that wants to be spoiled. She wants you to treat her like you do in secret as her admirer. Learn to control your demon and be honest with her, I’m sure she’ll warm up to you if you explain to her that you’re just a shy asshole who worships the ground she walks on. She’s a romantic. Tug at those heart strings a little, be nice for a change and shit you might end up marrying her. Show her how comfortable life with you can be and I guarantee you bro she’ll never want to leave.”
“That sounds like a dream come true.”
“Just picture it your obsession laying right next you every night AND you work with her too! She'll never leave your sight. All that love for her and you’re sitting there wasting it treating her like shit. Come on bro for a billionaire you sure are stupid.” I sit up at my desk and hang up on Landen. He’s right! Angel is a romantic and if I just stop being a child and reveal my true feelings, she’ll love me. I slam my hand down on the desk in conviction. I will be honest! Shaking I stand up and walk to my office door. I clear my throat and make the first move in securing my wife.
“Angel may I see you in my office.” She turns to me surprised. “Please.” She says nothing, gets up from her desk and struts into my office. When she passes, I have to reel myself in to stop from pulling her into my arms. Once inside, I shut the door for us to have some privacy and round on her feeling self-conscious. The first thing I do is take in her full figure. My eyes greedily take in her form and I clear my throat, so I don’t let out the strangled groan I’m holding in. Why was she shining?
“Please have a seat Angel. What I have to say may be hard for you to hear” She remains still. Instead of allowing my stunned state to get the best of me, I walk over to the chair and pull it out for her. When she takes it a seat, I feel my heart start thumping in my chest.
“Mr. Sto-”
“Channing please.” She cut her eyes to me and put her hands in her lap.
“C-Channing if this has anything to do with what happened earlier, I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking and I was just upset because all of my interviews canceled on me. Please don't fire me yet. I really need this job right now and-” unable to hold back at any longer I pull the chair and sit down, placing her on my lap. Ignoring her gasp of shock, I rub my head on her arm, wanting her scent on me. She smells so good.
“My Angel I just stopped you from walking out on me. What makes you think I'm about fire you?”
“Uhm…” I stop rubbing my head on her arm and look up at her.
“You think I'm that mean that I'd keep you here just to fire you in front of the office?” She made a face that proved she did, and it broke my heart.
“Well, you aren’t the nicest person I know. Sorry.”
“No apology necessary babylove. I’m the one who she be apologizing; I called you in here to do just that.” She scrunched up her face and wrinkled her nose at my use of a pet name. Too soon? “For over three years I have been a jerk to you and I'm sorry for that. To be honest the only reason I've been so mean to you is because of my attraction to you.”
“WHAT?” Before I lose my nerve, I tell her exactly how I’m feeling.
“I've been highly attracted to you from the moment you walked through the door for your interview. I didn't know how to say it to you because I’m shy and you… uhm I just really like you. So, I'm asking you now if you'd forgive me for my past behavior and honor me with a date?”
“Excuse me?”
“What part is confusing you?” I grab her hand kissing it. She pulls it from my hand and wipe the kiss off.
“Honestly…everything. You expect me to believe for three years you, the big bad CEO, Channing Stohurst was shy to approach me and tell me about a lil’ crush?”
“Yes.”
“Bullshit.”
“Well I assure you it’s the truth. I can understand why you don’t believe me but please give me a chance to prove it to you. Come over for dinner tonight at my place, I'll cook for you.” She looked ready to reject my invitation. “Please, say yes. I only suggest my house because I really want to show you have much you mean to me.” She opened her mouth, looking ready to decline but I hush her with a kiss. When I pull away, I stare her in the eyes. “I only want it to be at my house because I don’t want to share you.” There it was! Her eyes showed a flicker of emotion.
“I don't know. It's-”
“Give me a chance. Please” I interrupt. There's no way in hell I am going to let her reject me. Her eyes flare like they do when she's upset with me.
“And if I don't want to, which I don't, are you going to be a jerk and try to fire me?” God, I loved her.
“Let’s just calm down. I understand I've been difficult but I’m trying to remedy that. Can't you just give me chance to fix things? I really want to show you the inside of my heart.” Well not the full real side of me. I'll give her a twenty percent and see how that works. That’s the perfect amount of obsession. She looks conflicted and bites the inside of her cheek.
“I don't know Mr. Stohurst this doesn't sound lik-”
“You will be at my house at seven o'clock tonight. End of discussion.” I tell her with a hard face.
“I'm not-” Standing I lift her face to mine. Looking her those beautiful brown eyes, I kiss her tenderly. Just a twenty percent kiss. I run my tongue over those deliciously plump lips. Still famished I dip it into her mouth taking what I’ve wanted since this weekend, another taste of her.
Silently, she nods after I pull away and I can't help but bring my lips to hers again. More! I place her hands on her ass and jerk her, deepening the kiss. I want her! I rub my hands up and down on her ass ready to take what’s mine, but I remember I myself and dial it back down.
“Seven tonight, be there.” I say as I reluctantly pull away. She eyes me with wonder, suspicion and want but before she could voice any of that I get a call and she hurries back to her desk as I answer.
I watch her intently for thinking of her being in our home and it made my throat go dry. She's coming finally home. For the rest of the day I’m unable to concentrate as I watch her from my office window. My Angel doesn't know it yet, but once she steps foot in our home it's the only one she'll know. She'll sleep with me every night from then on. She’ll love me and only me until we have children.