Veronica felt high above the clouds. She couldn't stop smiling from the very moment she woke up the next day to now with her typing away her work all she could do was just smile. She often caught herself making a typo error when she thought about him she would keep accidentally writing his name which would then make her snap out of it.
She couldn't let this go on any further, the distraction was already happening and for the life of her she was trying to prevent everything. 2 more weeks left just 2 more it sounded so easy but with a man like Ahmad Tate, nothing was easy.
Just like he said more flowers did come to her at work. At first, she swooned and adored the tulips but then her boss came out and made her remember the exact reason she didn't want to do this. It was bad that he was already corrupting her mind but what made it worse was the fact that he was the CEO and used to be her ex-boss. She hadn't slept with him but if people were to even find out a tiny smidge they would make every assumption unafraid to call her a slut.
When it was her lunch break she and Imani decided to go to a cafe. Imani has been excited to hear everything she was truly impatient she wanted to know everything and was trying to get them to rush over to the cafe. Once they arrived and were seated Imani didn't even bother picking up the menu she immediately said.
"Spill, tell me everything. You think I haven't been seeing you smile all morning what happened." She grinned at her friend showcasing her teeth acting jittery she really was excited.
"Calm down, how are you so hyper we haven't even had anything to eat or drink." She laughed at her friend.
" Well, he took me to the theme park and Imani it was great it was like something out of a movie. We held each other's hands went on all the scary rides and took some fun pictures and then he won me a big bear it was so cute then I won him one but he had to help me." She grinned showing her the video of him and the one someone made of them.
"Wow, Ronnie." Her friend looked at her with amazement.
"What."
"What? Do you hear yourself? Matter of fact do you see yourself you are practically shining and smiling and doing everything? You sound like a teenage girl and for once you are acting different this is good. Even the flowers he sent again made you smile." Imani said. She was happy for her friend the glee in her eyes was spreading all over.
"Yeah, the flowers..." Veronica's smile slowly wilted
"What's wrong Ronnie?" She was concerned about how quick her emotions changed.
"What am I doing Imani? I can't see him again. I want to see him again but I just can't. He has been on my mind all day. I want to speak to him and forget all my responsibilities." She stressed rubbing her face.
"What's so wrong about that?" Imani was confused on what her friend was trying to say.
"Everything, everything is wrong. I have a job to do and he is becoming more and more of a distraction every time and as much as I'm enjoying his company I'm not willing to risk my job over it." Imani could only nod she thought Veronica was being stubborn but you could honestly see in her friend's eyes the confusion and joy all in one. She didn't know whether to call her friend a workaholic she doesn't think that was the right term. She could see that her friend just wanted to be rewarded.
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3 missed calls and 5 unanswered messages from Ahmad. Is what she stared at as she looked at the notifications on her phone.
It's been 2 days after the date and Veronica decided she wasn't going to push this any further. She needed to get back on task and shut him out. The only problem is that it was doing nothing more but making it worse. He still sent her flowers, 2 in fact one of them said talk to me and she almost called him up immediately.
Overall with her Job, Veronica was making progress. Mr Ross was constantly praising her but only Infront of the client. She was selling her pitches giving great ideas on top of great ideas and she felt proud of herself.
As she was placing the files on one side for her boss. She jumped up at the sound of files slammed on her desk. She looked up to see Felix fixing his glasses with a smug on his face.
"Boss says to highlight the important influencing names on these files and submit them to Hr."
Veronica raised an eyebrow " I'm about to check out of my shift but isn't that your job why is he asking me to do it."
"Well, he said you should do it and he is out for the day so unless you want to call him up and explain why you don't want to do your work and maybe face the consequences I suggest you do it." He gave a fake smile before walking off.
Veronica grabbed her stress ball and just imagined it was his head. She hasn't had to handle Felix so the fact that he came up to her thinking he was in control of her was a no-go.
Standing up from her desk. She grabbed the files from her desk and went straight up to him. She slammed the files right back on his desk.
"In case you didn't hear me the first time. I said my shift is over and this is your job. Remember I'm your colleague, not your assistant and you are not my boss. This is your job so unless You want to tell our boss why this isn't done and risk getting fired I suggest you get started. She pushed the files from his desk making the files spill on his table.
She collected her things and made her way to the elevator. It was past 8 her shift ended at 8. She exited the building making her way home. It was lightly raining but it got worse as she continued walking which later on became heavier rain. Veronica enjoyed hearing the rain and seeing it but right now was not the time her mood was damp and her hair was getting wet and she still had to make her way to the bus stop.
When she finally got there she saw her bus but it looked like it was departing she tapped on the glass for the driver to let her in only for the driver to drive off. She waved her middle finger pissed off at the behaviour. Now she was really upset she saw the sign for the next bus which said 20 minutes at this point she decided to pray to GOD to let her get through this as she was beginning to get tired.
As she was on her phone she felt lights on her. She looked in their direction of where it was coming from. It was a black Rolls Royce, she watched as the car door opened revealing a man in a black suit she only saw his backside but she already knew who it was. He went to the passenger and opened the door looking at her intensely.
"Get in the car, Veronica." He said leaving no hint of playfulness questions.
Normally she would have challenged him but she didn't have the energy and it looked like neither of them were in the mood.
She went in the car and let him shut the door before taking off driving. No words were said yet it wasn't their normal comfortable silence. It was awkward.
"Now correct me if I'm wrong," He started from the tone of his voice he was either angry or frustrated.
"You tell me how much you enjoyed our date. I remember how much you smiled and just seemed happy. You even kissed me first, so please explain to me how a great date could lead to you ignoring my phone calls and messages Miss Calhoun." He said looking at her with an irritated look at his last sentence.
She flinched slightly they had gone back to formalities but she shouldn't be upset as she was the reason it was even happening. She didn't know how to explain it to him. On one hand, she enjoyed spending time with him on the other hand he was a distraction there was no win-win.
Letting a sigh she decided he had a right to know why she has been acting this way. She hadn't even realised they had arrived at her house. That was quick. She watched as he took off his seatbelt and looked at her waiting for her explanation.
"You've become a distraction for me..." she said looking at him she watched his eyebrows furrow at her confession. " I don't know you are always on my mind. I smile at the thought of the flowers he always sends me which seems to make my heart burst. Seeing you touching you and hearing your voice always does something to me. I even accidentally write you in my presentations and have to quickly erase your name before I make a mistake and send it. She lightly chuckled.
"I say it's a distraction because I've been working so hard for an upcoming promotion I'm tryna kiss ass and be the best employee I can be. I don't want to be any bodies assistant anymore I want to be me and not have to worry about impressing this person or making someone upset, I love my job and I'm not willing to risk it over something I'm not even sure will last. She said rubbing her head she felt good letting him know but she was also scared of his reaction maybe he would end it or worse both their feelings would be hurt.
She felt him cup her face as she looked into his eyes and he looked into hers. Letting out a sigh he said.
"I'm sorry, I remember how stressed you were when I worked there I also remember you snapping at me when you thought I had something to do with it." They both laughed at the memory as she shook her head embarrassed of the event and how stupid her reasoning was.
"I was just confused on how quickly you went ghost on I must admit I was angry I felt played." He took a sigh "I like you a lot Veronica, I find you interesting to me. You have this fire about you and all I wanna do is see more of it you run through my mind every day and sometimes I wonder why. It's ok to be scared we can take it slow or I could even distance myself from you and see how it goes." He said looking at her while stroking her face.
She grabbed his hands clasping them together leaning her head against them. "I don't want you to distance yourself from me nor do I even want you to apologize I'm the one who has been pushed you away and made you question yourself. All I can ask is you be patient with me, not only am I scared of my job I'm also scared of you." She said looking into his eyes she felt vulnerable again but she didn't care. " Remember how I told you about my past relationships." He nodded his head remembering how upset she was that day. He hated how much she cried he didn't like seeing her upset he just wanted to be the only thing to make her happy.
" Well another reason I'm scared is because I'm not sure why you even want me. There are so many pretty girls and you want to talk to me, I'm scared of falling for your ways only for you to hurt me or just to get a quick nut. I know you aren't that type of guy but I'm just scared and confused about everything." She said letting a lone tear fall down her face. She hated how easily it was to talk to him she wanted to run but she couldn't she just wanted his comfort.
Ahmad wiped the tear from her face and pulled her into a hug he held her so tightly he didn't want to let her go. "I can't say any words only prove myself to you. I don't want you to ever question why I'm interested in you." He held her face making her look at him. " I find you extremely beautiful I want to make you smile hear you laugh and come out of your shell. I know you have doubts and I just want to take them away and throw them so far that it could never reach you. I want you to know I'm serious about being with you and no I'm not here for the quick nut. However, hearing you moan my name or even beg for me would be a plus." He smirked looking down at her.
Veronica looked into his eyes seeing his sincerity. Fuck it she said in her head if she was going to take this chance then she wanted to go all the way with it and have no regrets.
" I'm in. I want to put my all into this and not look back with any regrets." She mumbled looking at him.
She watched as his eyes went dark before he pulled her into a steamy kiss making her eyes widen but she kiss him back with just the same amount even adding more by biting his lips.