The Couple

Chapter 12: Met the hunk

Celia

I think it was a bad idea, going on shopping with Mary and J one day before joining my new job. I was

so tired I didn’t want to wake up early in the morning and go to the office to report.

Now, I can understand why mom was always tired after work and never had time to play with me. A

part of me always blamed her work and her for not being there for me when other’s moms were there

at the events or important days.

She was always busy in winning cases and moving ahead in her career. No doubt she is a high profile

lawyer who earns as much as a judge now.

I blamed dad too for not always being busy in his restaurant, not there for me when mom wasn’t. I

sometimes wished they weren’t too successful in their life. So, they could be free to be with me.

Mary really had to drag me out of my beloved bed this morning and sent me to bathe. My feet were

sore from Sunday’s shopping and going around the town in 4 inches heels, more than usual. Remind

me to never wear more than 3 inches. I grunted remembering the pain.

Well, Cooperstown is not as small a town as I thought it was. It might have less population or more

friendly people but it isn’t lack of anything. It is just a mini version of NYC but people here are more

warm and happily smiling.

I hope soon I will be settled here in no time while I live a less busy life than my parents and happily.

Jeanne was literally towing me everywhere in town to show me places. She was so excited for me to

meet her brother Christian but he was off to someplace for urgent work again.

He is becoming a suspense for me now. Now, even I am eager to meet him. :D

I met Harris, my new boss, this afternoon after touring the whole office with Jane. He is sweet and kind.

I was afraid how ruthless he would be as I heard that the bosses are not easy and no gentle. Beware

some are even not good person.

I am happy, he is a gentle person and knows how to treat other person even if they are your

subordinate. But it was weird how I caught him staring at me two times. I can just wish he is not that

psycho types who stalks the girl in private and be sweet to her in public.

It was a tiring day, Harris told me that tomorrow we have a meeting with Dante Constructions at

breakfast to discuss an important project which I will be a part of. I wonder how much he trusts me to

include me in that project.

Even Jeanne said the project is so important to their company as well that their best architects are

working on this project and will keep it as their high priority.

I have to prove Harris right and prove myself too.

I heard Christian is back early morning but missed him again, I hope I will meet during my week’s stay

at his house and will thank him for letting me stay and their hospitality before I leave as he might not be

the elder of the family but he is the bread earner.

I will have the keys to my apartment by the end of this week by then only I can move there and stop

being a burden over J’s family. They might not have a problem with me staying here but its not good to

overstay. Everyone is too sweet here.

This reminds me of Mary’s extra sweet behavior to me from yesterday, it was like she was trying to

please me. Maybe its just me overthinking or maybe its just her and small town things.

Even when Jeanne wanted me to see the lake here, Mary refused and said it might be good if I will visit

it some other time. Anyway since we all were tired by then and especially Mary, her being pregnant

tired her easily so we returned to the house.

Jeanne’s brother is definitely too busy as he didn’t even show up for dinner. This time Ethan was

missing too. After dinner, we went to our rooms or other work.

I went to my room and started drawing a few sketches, nothing in particular but just to keep me busy

and wandering over random things like George, that hot hunk or Jeanne’s brother Christian who is still

missing for me.

I went to sleep early, so I can wake up early tomorrow without letting Mary worry about me and reach

the diner for breakfast on time or before others. I fell asleep as early as my head fell on the pillow.

I am ready for the meeting in my work clothes, Ethan dropped me to diner as I didn’t know the ways yet

here. Mary and Ethan insisted on letting Ethan drop me this time. But soon I will explore more alone to

get along with this town and make more friends.

I felt embarrassed as I saw Harris with the other two architects of our company already there. We

moved inside as soon as I arrived. We moved to the table where already three men were seated with

their backs to us.

I am too nervous with this meeting for a new and important project, I have worked internships at other

places during my college but never been to a meeting before.

And there I saw him, the hunk. Fuck, he is here. What is doing here, is he stalking me?

Harris introduced them as Christian, Mason and Zach. He is Christian Dante, CEO and owner of Dante

Construction Company. He is Jeanne’s brother whom I lusted over and dreamed of.

He even looks hotter in this grey pant suit which hugs his body too tightly and shows his muscles

perfectly. I wonder how his muscled arms and chest would look without these clothes. How would they

feel against me, under my hands. He is clean shaved now which makes him even more sexy if he can

be.

I thought I saw his eyes shining with a golden shade, before I could acknowledge or get sure of it, his Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

eyes got their black color back. This explains why I compared those eyes with Jeanne’s at the party.

I found myself staring at him all this time until Harris shook me out of my thoughts. I greeted everyone

and kept my gaze at the table or at my food all the time until he spoke.

“Don’t you think Harris, it is too early and indecisive to let her be a part of this important project. She is

a newbie.”

How incapable he thinks of me and I, a fool lusted over him. Damn me.

I dreamt of him in my bed, naked and hot with him at my mercy under me and me jumping his bones up

and down until we both comes hard and then again and again. When he stood me up at the party and

left me without informing me after staring hard at me all night. And this is what I got.

I might not be breathtaking who can make any boy go mad for her but witnessing all the attention in

high school and college, I know I am beautiful enough with a few boys lined up for me as well. No, I

don’t need a man’s approval to certify my beauty but you know what I mean.

“I might be a newbie, but I am sure Harris must have seen some capability in me to trust me with this

important project and thankful to him for this. I hope you will praise me too later.” I couldn’t help but

blurted out before Harris or anyone else could say anything.

I wonder what he thinks of me, not that I care.

Harris gave me a stern look with a nod telling me to stay shut. For the rest of breakfast, I kept my

mouth shut just listening to the ongoing conversation, and ate my sandwich and coffee while looking at

the table.

I might not be looking anywhere but I could feel his eyes constantly over me. I was thinking what he

wanted from me now when I heard the screeching voice of Harris’ chair. I think breakfast is over.

I left with my colleagues in their car and let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding. After returning to

office, Harris held a meeting and we were told about how we will work.

I will be working along with Harris and my each sketch will be approved by him before anyone sees it,

since I challenged Christian Dante without knowing my work will be carefully observed. As Harris took

the matter into his hands, I think now its matter of his company’s reputation as well.

I am shifted to the cubicle closest to Harris’ office so he can keep a tab on me and observe my work

easily. While Tyler is given the job to keep interacting with Dante company to avoid the conflicts.

I am finally back to Jeanne’s house, I don’t know if I can or want to see Christian/Chris now. I took a

shower and went down to have dinner with Dante’s. As I entered the kitchen J grabbed my hand and

took me to the dining table where all male were already seated.

Robert and Selena don't live here anymore, they left this house a while ago and went to live at a place

towards the forest not too far. After taking care of everyone for this long, they want to spend the rest of

their time with each other.

I instantly looked to Chris, no I don’t know him yet to call him by that name, so its Christian now. He

looked directly at me as Jeanne introduced us. I wonder if he knew me that I am Jeanne’s friend at the

party or all this time while I was in the dark. Or he was in the dark too till now.

None of us said anything about the party and our first meeting. I ate the meal in silence while he talked

to everyone about everything.

He is so weird. At the party he was that flirty, sexy guy who can make girl’s panties wet with just a look.

He was that hot guy who seemed more like a usual guy who just wants a one night stand, although he

stood me up.

And at breakfast today he was that man who is hard to please, demands respect and makes others

bow to him. He has this furious look on his face all the time that was making even Harris nervous who

was no less to him. And here now, with his family he is all that sweet and loving man who would do

anything for his family even it includes becoming a clown. This man can make any girl fall in love with

him easily.

And their heart too. I sneered.

As I was about to leave for my room, Jeanne stopped me to play cards with them, I didn’t know that this

man with a fierce look could play cards just to make her sister happy.

We played 5 rounds, Christian won the first two while Ethan managed to win third. For the rest of two

we let J win otherwise she wouldn’t have let us to leave. So, this man can handle defeat, I doubt it if he

can until his loved ones are against him.

This whole time as soon as I met Christian’s eyes, one of us will drag our eyes to look somewhere else.

It was awkward. We shouldn’t have met before. This can’t happen while I live at his house till this

weekend.

We need to talk in private urgently. I wish I could talk to him with telepathy.