Hearing that, Phoenix froze. She looked over at his face intently as if searching for something. She stiffened when Jade said something.
" Why are you staring at me like that?"
" How did you see that? I wasn't looking at you. Haha." She laughed awkwardly.
" I can feel your stare on my face. I can hazily make out your face a bit so there is no way you can deny that, and friends can stare at each other right? just that I can't see you clearly?"
" Oh, so is that how it is. I thought you totally couldn't see me at all. So could you tell me if am tall or short?"
He laughed hearing her childish question. " I don't know but I can make out that you aren't tall and with the way you talk I can make out that you are quite short."
" Ouch!! That is a blow to my pride you know. Actually I have had people call me vertically challenged so you can say that instead of saying am short as used to that. I prefer down to earth but I can jump much higher than some of the tall girls so am advantaged too."
They laughed as she said that. Who could address themselves as being vertically challenged and describe themselves like that.
Time seemed to pass by quickly as the two chatted.
"It's done, tell me do you feel better or did I do a bad job?" She asked as she massaged her fingers before standing in front of him.
" It's better as compared to before so am sure after I rest I will be fine. I guess I don't have to be formal with you anymore so can I call you 'Phoenix' outside of work?"
Hearing him calling her name with his beautiful voice, she felt shivers all around her body. She held her blushing ears as she eyed him. Though he couldn't see her clearly she still felt as he was looking at her.
" That's pretty fine. So how about we celebrate the beginning of our friendship? We could go out for dinner if you want my dear friend."
" Am not dear friend, but Jade. Call me Jade from now on." He stated
" Jade, Jade it is. Wonderful piece of Jade. You know I have been meaning to ask you. Your muscles are well toned and hard, were you a body guard, or maybe an assassin or a body builder? Haha am joking.", she poked his shoulder.
He held his breath as she did that.
_ ' this girl. How can she be touchy to any man'_
" I don't enjoy killing so I wasn't an assassin and I don't like lifting heavy machinery so am also not a bodybuilder either. Actually I was in the military."
" Jade the soldier, wow. I love that but soldiers do lift heavy things right?." Laughing around she teased him.
" You are kind of a silly soul, aren't you?" He chuckled as he heard her movement by his side. She squatted beside him as she drew the outline of his arm. Every now and then she would giggle.
" Am a man Phoenix." Jade said this out of the blue making her halt her actions.
Not understanding what he meant, she looked up at his face as her face contoured. " Uh! oh that, I know and am a woman?". She said as she continued on drawing.
Not withstanding the pressure and torture, Jade snapped at her, "stop what you are doing for God's sake Phoenix. Don't you know it's dangerous to do that to a man?, I am a normal man with my own needs and doing that isn't helping" he grabbed her hand to make her stop.
Her eyes opened wide as she comprehended what he meant seconds ago. She eyed his Adam's apple which was rolling repeatedly. Eventhough, she was new to all this, she knew she had ignited the fire within him. She had to escape.
" Well, I need to go." She stood up quickly to leave but he still held her hand in his.
" You promised me dinner and now you want to run away. Don't you think you're being irresponsible after promising me." He chided her. " I won't eat you up so you don't have to be scared. Now, may you help me call the butler."
She wanted to cry hearing that.
"I wasn't thinking of running away, just needed to use the washroom. Now can you let go of my hand, I need to call the butler over too." She was embarrassed after her plan to escape failed.
Jade let go of her hand and immediately he felt as if he lost his pillar of strength. He clenched his hand into a first as if he didn't want to let the warmth escape.
Phoenix went out of the fragrance filled room as she looked for butler Green. She asked one of the maids for his whereabouts as she made her way downstairs. One may think she was the hostess if they didn't know better because of her carefree attitude.
Finding Butler Green in the garden, she called out his name approaching him. After some talk, they left for the house together as they made a bee line for the bedroom.
'knock knock'
After knocking, they both entered. Jade was still in the same position and place as she left him.
" I need you to make dinner preparations for two. She will tell you her preferences." Ordered Jade as he informed the butler.
" Noted, young Master. Miss, may you follow me."
_' has the young Master taken a fancy to the therapist. That's impossible, they met only twice and they don't know each other so how is that possible. But wait .... What if it's true, then does that mean our young Master is ready to open up again? Thumbs up to Miss Jay'_ the butler lit up fireworks in his mind.
Phoenix who was behind the butler never ever thought that the man would take her words of a celebration seriously. She just wanted to joke around.