I prepared myself as the guests began to arrive one by one. Locus stood up and greeted everyone till one of them hugged him and continues to talk. They appear to be quite close.
Once I noticed how his friend was glancing at me, I moved over to join Locus.
"Locus, it's been such a long time," the visitor remarked. Locus grinned after looking at him and nodding his head.
When he whispered to Locus loud enough for me to hear "who is this lovely girl?" he remained glaring at me, and my heart skipped a beat. he didn't wait for Locus to answer him.
"Alex," he said as he extended his hands for me to shake it.
I was surprised I looked over to Locus whose eyes were filled with anger while looking down as he clenched his hand.
"Amelia '' I said as I shook his hand.
Alex looked at me just before he went to take a seat beside Locus. I placed my hand on his clenched hand to relax them.
He looked back at me. I let out a sigh when I saw him calm down. I didn't find any reason why he would react like that.
As they all sat down, Charlotte came from the corner, asking, "Is everything okay?" Have you completed your preparations? She spoke to me in soothing voices.
I smiled as I stared at her and murmured back that I got everything, and she went and closed the door while I was glancing directly at her. I didn't notice that Locus had been looking at me with a small grin on his face.
I returned his grin, and he cleared his throat before starting to speak. I couldn't comprehend much of what he was saying, so I scribbled down what he was saying.
As I took notes, it became clear that they intended to tear poor people's, which they could only afford in that small area, so that they can build homes for the wealthy, perhaps leaving them homeless on the roads.
As I took notes, it became clear that they intended to demolish poor people's homes, which they could only afford in that tiny region, in order to build homes for the affluent, perhaps leaving them homeless on the streets.
I couldn't stop myself from looking through my notes to see what would happen to the unfortunate folks.The room was deafeningly quiet as everyone flipped through Charlotte's interaction folder.
"Do you have any idea what you're doing?" I said Through the quietness of the room.
Everyone was perplexed as they searched for the source of the voice. Locus gave me a quick glance, grabbed my wrist, and set me down again. But I got back up.
"What are you doing"? He hissed
"You're going to destroy poor people's homes; aren't you consider what would happen to them? What kind of heart do you have, that you're going to destroy without thinking about the women and children or even the men?"
I can feel Locus' anger start to build up. He stood up and moved closer to me, tightening his grip on my wrist. When I growled in pain, he immediately released it.
Through the darkroom, I could feel everyone's gaze on us. One of the visitors broke the silence between us as we kept looking at each other.
"Locus, what's going on?" and of course it was Alex.
Locus didn't acknowledge him since he kept glaring at me. He sat back down and continued his interaction. He glanced at me and added, "I didn't have a chance to complete what I was saying just before my assistant interrupted." I remained standing while glaring at him.
"Just as I said, we're going to demolish the buildings and rebuild them for the wealthy, while those who live there will be prevented from having a more settled home to live like the rest of us."
I covered my face while he spoke these remarks because I was embarrassed. What did I do, I'm so dumb, who am I to speak my viewpoint and now I'm 100 percent sure I'm fired.
I sat back down and glanced through my notes. My tears fell on my notepad before I noticed I was sobbing.
When the meeting was over, everyone except Alex, as far as I could tell, planned to have lunch together.
He gripped my wrist in his and led me to his office. Charlotte jumped up from her chair, anxiously glancing at me, and I looked over at her. With a shake of my head, I muttered, "I screwed up." As we entered his office, he slammed the door shut and slammed me against the door, tears started building in my eyes.
"What the fuck did you just do there?"
"I'm sorry, I had no clue what I was doing." I began, but he interrupted me.
When I don't give you permission to speak, don't," he says, placing both hands on either side of my head.
I stared at him "I'm sorry" I said in a whisper as my tears drifted down my cheeks. Locus stared at me as he placed his lips on mine as kissed me passionately, when he broke the kiss, he moved to my neck, sending vibrations down my body, and he kissed my neck. He suddenly went closer to my ears and said.
"if you were mine...." he paused, kissing my collarbone then he went back to my ears "I would have punished you by not making you able to walk," he said, whispering in my ears. My heart skipped a beat as my eyes went wider.
He looked at me and smirked as he was about to go in for another kiss when there was a knock on the door. I wasn't able to move. I tried to step aside and I came back to myself when I heard Alex's voice.
When he spotted me standing behind Locus, he came in without Locus asking him to come in. He came closer to me and stood in front of me. "Your speech was amazing" he commented as he giggled.
I remained silent as I looked from Alex to Locus then back to my hands.
"Amelia wasn't it? Alex asked me now he already remembered my name which I don't get why he's asked again.
"Yes," I answered, looking at him with raised eyebrows.
"would you like to join us for lunch break I know Locus wouldn't mind," he said as he winked at me
"oh I" I mumbled
I looked over at Locus as he was looking at me "she's busy she got work to do." Locus replied
"Oh come on, it's almost 12 PM and she must be hungry too." Alex grained at me. "Okay then if she doesn't come now the I could wait for her break then me and her could go for lunch break"
I looked away from him as I rolled my eyes. "Okay well it's up to her to leave and we will be right behind you" Alex nodded his head "looking forward to having lunch with you," he said before leaving.
"I let you come just because I don't want him alone with you. I don't trust him" he said as he walked out immediately. I was lost about what he said as I was still processing what was happening. First I fucked up at the meeting then Locus kissing me and talking dirty to me? I asked myself. Then I ran out to catch up with Locus.
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*Lucas's Pov*
I noticed that Alex hasn't stopped starring at Amelia since we sat down, and every time I looked at Amelia, she was staring right at me. She dropped her gaze down her food as soon as I looked at her.
While I was eating, I noticed Alex discussing with Amelia. I turned my attention back to them and glared aggressively at them, but I had to keep myself from expressing my jealousy, especially to Amelia.
" you look stunning in this dress" Alex compliment.
"Thanks" I replied back.
We decided to get up since it has been an hour, and as we said our goodbyes, Amelia got inside my car and I drove back to the company.
I asked Amelia to have a word with her, as she nodded and walked behind me toward my office. I went in first as I stood by the window looking outside as I slowly tried to calm down my anger.
When Amelia was behind me I turned toward Amelia and I saw how she flinched.
"You like him huh?" suddenly I asked what was wrong with me now she will notice that I was jealous.
"Wait what.... no" she replied and I felt relieved then I turned my back to her.
"you can leave in an hour," I said as I walked back to my desk.
"Why I still have time and it's 1:15 PM?" I howled
"you don't seem to be okay," I ask.
"What, no I'm fine why wouldn't I be okay?" he scoffed.
"Stop arguing back" I yelled.
"Okay fine," she said, giving up.
I asked her to work on the meeting and to print me each of the folders that have been signed by each member and bring it to me, when she finishes she can leave.
Amelia nodded her head then left the room.
*Amelia pov*
What was the problem with him? I refuse to believe he's upset because of what happened between me and Alex It wasn't my fault that Alex kept talking to me.
As I started working on the meeting papers, I scribbled down everything they agreed on at the meeting and had to write it down on docs, then print out everything and give it to Locus to read. And each member sign files.
It was 2:15 p.m. once I finished, so I headed to Locus' office with the paperwork I had just printed. I knocked but got no response; there was no way he might have left without me seeing him or at very least notifying me that he was leaving.
Then I decided to go in. He was sitting in his chair as his head was laying back as his eyes were closed, is he sleeping? I asked myself. I stopped in my spot as I began admiring him, I stared at his face, his sharp jaw, his hair, his bordered chest.
I jumped when I heard him speak.
"Are you gonna keep staring?" Locus asked.
" I um" I begin "I finished the papers," I said not knowing what else to say after he caught me staring while he pretended to be asleep.
"I thought you left when I knocked and you didn't answer."
"I wanted to rest," he said as he got up and started walking toward me.
What the hell is wrong with him? Why does he keep walking toward me like that?
"You finished?" he asked.
No, I just came to see you because I missed you, I said to myself as I rolled my eyes at him.
"Did I just see you roll your eyes at me?"
Shit, what did I just do, "What...what no I just um I just."
"You what Amelia," he said as he grabbed my waist and slammed me against his hard body sending fire through my body.
I didn't know what to say as he kept coming closer to me. His lips were inches from mine. I could feel his warm breath on my lips.
"I... I" I spoke with a shaky voice.
Locus Stared at me without saying anything for a couple of seconds as he backed away, he then took the papers from me and went back to his seat.
"You can leave, that's all for today I'm leaving soon too."
I went running out from his office and I grabbed my staff and said goodbye to Charlotte before I left.
As I was walking I had no idea where to go just then I received a message from Emily.
Hey Amelia,
Look as I told you I'll be back tonight one time I left my spare keys at my friend house so in the morning I asked her to dropped it to you.
So she left it under the matt okay love.
I love you see you soon.
Thank God finally I can go home.