SEALED DEAL
Hell be damned if Maria didn't slap this man in front of her. So it was a bright Monday morning and she had taken the necessary documents to Reid's office so they could finalise the deal and sign some papers. She had woken up in a good mood today, finally deciding to look on the bright side and get over her problem with Reid. She would still get him back of course, but not now, her time would come.
She was dressed in a sleeveless burgundy top and black palazzo leather pants that brought out her hips more than she liked but Athina encouraged her that she looked "breathtakingly sexy" and she believed her hundred percent. Athina would not let her step out if the house looking anything short of perfectioni. However, as she arrived at the twenty storey building that had 'Martakis' printed boldly in front of it, her jaw dropped. Reid owned this place?
Maria got into the elevator to go to the last floor and a man dressed smartly in a black suit stepped in after her. She almost rolled her eyes. His nose was crooked and his brown hair looked shaggy and unkempt. On top of that, he kept eyeing her lustfully and didn't make any move to even hide the fact that he was getting turned on by a girl in leather pants. Hell be damned if she didn't slap this man real soon.
Her fists were balled beside her, and her cheeks red with embarrassment. He licked his lips rather disdainfully and shifted closer to her. Maria looked back at him with a snarl.
"One step closer and you'll regret it" her voice was clipped and her look was threatening. She was not joking about anything she said.
"A fiesty one I see. So what? You're a virgin or something? Just give me your number so we could get a hotel this nights. Don't be a wussy" he replied with a sly smile. Even his voice grated her ear drums in an unpleasant way. Why would Reid have such an employee?
Her eyes flicked to the floor count to see they were almost at the 21st floor. Just as the elevator came to a halt, she turned around and slapped the employee for being so rude to her. While he was still in his moment of shock, she walked out of the elevator and took a sharp right turn.
Her victory smile withered when she remembered she didn't know where the hell she was going. How was she sure his office was this way and not the other way? The place was quiet and every few feet, there was a mahogany door that probably led to another person's office. There were no labels on the doors and nobody was even outside their office.
She decided to knock on a random door and ask for directions to Reid's office. Just as she was about to knock on the door in front of her, the door behind her opened and she turned around to see one of the most gorgeous men she had ever laid eyes on. Literally.
His black hair was neatly set and the oil made it glisten in a beautiful way. His shoulders were broad and his legs were slightly bower but he had some muscle on him. His head was bent and his eyebrows furrowed as he stared down at a document he held in his hands, probably confused about what he was seeing. She cleared her throat once and his gaze shot up to look at her. Forest green eyes met her gaze with curiosity.
Maria gulped inaudibly as she admired him. There was no way God would be so I fair to the rest of the male population.
"Hi? You need directions?" His deep accented voice questioned and she nodded eagerly, momentarily broken from her reverie of admiration.
"Where?"
"Oh- oh Good day. I'm looking for Reid's office, he didn't give me the directions, he just said to come to the last floor" Maria sighed slightly annoyed at Reid.
"Reid as in Mr Martakis?" The handsome guy asked.
"Oh, yes I mean Mr Martakis or whatever. That's probably what you all know him as" She waved her left hand non challantly.
"Are you the lady that is to sign a deal concerning a restaurant with him? " He asked, this time closing the office door behind him and politely motioning for her to follow him.
"Yes, yes I am" Maria affirmed. She cringed at how nervous she was around this man. "And who might you be?"
"I'm his lawyer, here to finalise the deal. Where is your lawyer if I may ask?"
"She isn't here presently but I will put her on a zoom call so she can speak with Reid. She will be virtually present while I sign the deal" Maria explained.
"I guess that's convenient. My name is Kyros and you must be Maria"
"Nice to meet you Kyros" Maria stretched our great hand to him and he took it in a gentle grab.
"The pleasure is mine" His eyes met hers and his smile warmed her heart "You look really pretty by the way. Thought I should let you know"
Maria blushed and looked to the floor shyly " Thank you, you look great too" She held her tongue from saying anything along the lines of sexy and alluring. He withdrew his arm and so did she but they both entered Reid's office with the slight hint of a blush on their faces.
Reid's analysed her slowly, he started from her shoes and then up, lingering on her hips and after that on her boobs before finally reaching her face. His eyes looked bored as usual but he cocked his head to the side when he noticed the faint blush in her cheeks. His eyes shifted to Kyros and back to her then he repeated the action twice.
"So are you going to stand there looking like an overgrown carrot or will you get on with it?" Reid's voice was harsh as usual and Maria tutted.
"Oh please Reid. You could at least act polite for once in your life. Why didn't didn't give me the directions to your office?" Maria walked over to his desk and dropped the documents on this table with a slap while maintaining eye contact. She stated him down from where she stood and his silver grey eyes glazed over.
He ignored her and reached for the documents, taking time to read through them one after the other.
"Your assets are quite costly but very modern. This would do." Reid nodded to himself as he flipped the pages and his eyes briskly read through.
"Of course they are. Have you been to my restaurant?" Maria huffed proudly.
"It's our restaurant now" Reid winked at her, a coy smile playing on his lips. Maria gritted her teeth.
"We'll be making an official announcement about the Martakis having a part ownership of the business. This is sure to boost sales by a hundred percent. That will be our first move. After that, we add a few new dishes and put them for sale at subsidised prices so people can try them out. Also, how would you like to relocate your business to somewhere around here?".
"What! We didn't discuss this!" Maria exclaimed.
"I want to be close to my business. If your manager could do that much damage while you were in charge I don't think I can leave you in charge again with my money at stake. I want to monitor everything and currently the business its too far from me so a relocation is necessary.".
"No, that's not fair" Maria refused to budge.
"Life isn't fair. Relax it's not a huge change, it's still within the same country. Besides you can stay at Athina's for a while longer. There are more prospective customers here. I've thought about it.
There are almost no eateries around and establishing one here with bring large sales. Think of all the big business men I could introduce to our business. We would be the centre of everything mouthwatering in this city." Reid explained with a glint in his eyes. Distinctly, Maria noted that he was right and he was much better than her in running a business. His ideas so far were excellent.
She reluctantly nodded and they began discussing promotional ideas while Kyros and Maria's lawyer were discussing the terms of the business.
In an hour they were done, the deal was signed and plans to begin everything the next day had been put in motion. Reid seemed a little too excited if she was being honest. She still didn't understand why a rich man like him would want to own a restaurant. His company probably gave him more than enough million dollars but it was not in her place to ask. She would ask Athina.
On her way put if the building, Kyros ran to meet her. She grabbed her arm and pukkexger to a halt gently. She had been so absorbed in her thoughts that she forgot about him.
"Hey, you good?" He asked still trying to catch his breath.
"Yeah" She smiled slightly although she was worried about how everything will pan out eventually.
"Want to grab coffee sometime?" He asked adorably his dimpled smile bright and inviting.
"Of course!" She chirped and they exchanged numbers.
All in all, she was happy. Today was a good start.