"I feel famished" Zara complains holding on to her flat tummy.
"Let's go have lunch then, my treat!"David proposed.
Zara seems to be thinking about something and she stares at him with a frown,
David raise a brow, "or you don't want to?" he asked
Zara waves," I don't mind getting free food" she jokes, "was thinking how good God has been to me to the extent of sending you my way so I can save more" she stood up from her seat, straighten her dress
David chuckles at how fun she can be, "I don't mind spending on you either" he said leading the way, opening the door for her as the gentleman he is
Zara walks past him elegantly, like a princess, but more like a CEO boss.
In the restaurant, Zara orders a burger, while David orders ketchup.
The duo ate and chatted with each other, it was indeed a great start for them.
David is a simple and nice guy, social and fun to be with. But right now, he is becoming even nicer than he usually was.
He talks a little more than before and is more than gentle to Zara. The sight of her laughingstock's face was all he could see.
He could feel his head dazzling in excitement, asking him for more, more of her. There has never been a girl who caught his interest as much as Zara has, "just what is she made of?" he thought, eyes stayed glued to her.
"Did you hear me?"Zara asked, jolting the man from his trance, Zara frowned, "were you daydreaming?"
David smiles," daydreaming is the right word, wish it was more than that" he mutters under his breath
"Sorry?"Zara asked, a little confused about what he was saying.
"Not at all" David quickly denied, there was no need in bringing up unnecessary topics.
"Why did you stop? Continue laughing, I was getting drawn in by your beautiful echoes" David urges, smiling.
"Really?"Zara asked giving him the are-you-serious look
David chuckles brushing away her mad look," kidding" he said in a defeated tone
"Better be" she laughs, biting on her burgers.
"So you mean to say you and Boss Nathan are like brothers?"Zara asked with a mouth full of food.
David didn't hear a word," what?" he drink his water, waiting for her to get done with the food in her mouth
Zara moaned, closing her eyes, "this is good, so good" She commented, licking her finger.
David could only smile, knowing she is enjoying her food
"I was saying, does that means you and Boss Nathan are like brothers now?"Zara said, her white sclera shining so bright with the light reflecting on her face
"Correct" David affirms.
"Wow, that's cool" Zara exclaims and bites a mouth full of food again, closing her eyes, savouring the delicious taste," it's so good, delicious!" She said again for the nth time
"you've said that" David gives her a look that says say-something-else.
Zara ignores him and continues ranting, "I know right! But I can't help" she bites again
"Try it, I promise you will love it" She pushes forward, making him bite on the side she hasn't touched.
"delicious right?"she asked watching his face closely, there was no way he was going to say no
"Not bad!"David pulls her leg, trying to see what she will do.
Zara's expecting face drops at his rating, "seriously? Am I the only one enjoying the burger?" she asked which puppy dog eyes.
David saw himself giving in but he was quick to look away before he could fall completely," yes!" he said with a nod. Deep down, he was dying of laughter.
Zara looks down at her burgers, "fine then, I don't mind enjoying it alone" she beams happily and continues eating
David who thought he could make her sad was now confused, she is indeed complicated. He thought she was saddened by his rating Hoping she stops eating the food but too bad for him, she was in no way giving in
"You are so boring" he grumbles, faking a sad face.
"For a burger, I can be anything," Zara said and bite at it again, making a yummy sound.
On the other hand, Nathan sits in a room with different men of calibre. He sits in the centre like the king before his men in the council.
Compared to how a king should be, he looks bored staring at the men talking with his right hand supporting his head.
Nothing seems to interest him, so much as he wants to leave, he can't help but stay knowing it's the only way to get the old fox to stop pestering him around.
He glances at his wristwatch and sighs heavily. It's past two and he's still seated on the same site since morning listening to them blabbing over and over again.
This has always been how his days go, and he had no problem with it until Zara showed up, and caught his interest, making him fantasize about her in every single way possible
Talking about Zara, the day is almost coming to an end, and he hasn't set his eyes on her. His beauty is in his favourite colour.
How was he supposed to cope now? How is he going to see her when these old foxes decided to hold six hours of meeting straight With a break?
This got him even more irritated, knowing they are after his joy and happiness. He frowns staring at the faces of each one of them in the room,
"Patient Nathan, don't get worked up over nothing," he said to himself and closed his eyes to get a grip on himself.
Just when he was about to cut the meeting short, a grey-haired man beats him to it.
"Let's call this a day, I think the most pressing matters have been discussed," he said.
Everyone in the room agrees, nodding in understanding.
"Mr Slater, thank you for having us and giving us your time and ear…we appreciate it," the grey-haired man said.
"I will make sure I look into the problems you've laid and solve them. for the time being, We will get to discuss the project at hand" Nathan didn't bother responding to the gay hair man.
"Meeting is dissolved" with that, Nathan left for his office. He releases his tie, removes his suit, and unbuckles his sleeve, allowing air to caress his chest.
He picks up the phone and dials a number, with just a ring, the call is answered."Get Jahzara Vale to my office" he commands.
"Sorry to say, Sir, she's long gone…it's past closing time"the person on the other side informs.
He glanced at his watch and indeed, it was past time. He places down the phone, grabs his suit, and walks out of the office.
Zara arrived home and quickly got her work done. She's been feeling a type and she can't tell what is wrong.
Since she went to work today, she hasn't gotten the chance to meet Nathan and that alone makes her feel like she's missed something.
"Common now Zara, you can't possibly be wanting to see your boss all the time, he's not your friend and neither is he your boyfriend" she murmurs to herself, her eyes growing wide at the realization of what she just pouted out of her mouth
"Boyfriend!" she repeats, " no way" she taps on her face and stares at her reflection in the mirror, taking in a deep breath.
With one last glance, she walks out of the bath, climbs on the bed, and, lies down facing the ceiling.
Her phone buzzed beside her, and she was quick to reach out for it and answer even before she could process things.