Chapter twelve
Ella's POV
It's been a week since I last heard from Alex. I went to the library expecting to find him there. I had even gone earlier but he was nowhere to be found. Calling him on his cellphone was futile, it always went to voicemail.
I woke up feeling ready and energetic to go to work. Maybe it was because i was about to see my name as the editor for Xander Flynn's new book. I wore my brown chiffon shirt and a black pant trousers.
" Emma?" Claire called out immediately she saw me.
" Yes Claire bear, Good morning." I said before pouring out a cup of coffee for myself.
" You look extra happy this morning."
" I'm always happy to go to work." I said with a shrug as I sipped out of my coffee.
" Well I really do need to know the secret, someone called your phone."
" I'll return their calls at a later date."
" It was Alex." She said in a bored tone. My head snapped to her before I rushed over to my phone.
I tried dialing his number before his call came in . I swiped the answer button and placed it over my ear.
" Hi" I said nervously.
" Come outside" I heard his deep rich voice from the other side of the phone. I peeped outside the window and truly he was right there in fleash.
I hanged up and bolted to the door. When I reached the door I stopped.
" How do I look?" I asked Claire.
" You look good." She answered indifferently. I unlocked the door and walked slowly towards him.
" Hey beautiful." He said with a smile which made me blush but I managed to suppress it feigning anger.
" Why do you look upset beautiful."
" I called you so many times and you didn't return any of my calls neither did you show up in the library."
" I just had a really busy week both at school and at my business."
" Business?" I asked suprised.
" Yes, it's a family business actually"
" And are you the chief executive officer?"
" No, that would be my dad, I'm in charge of the financial department."
" That's great."
" How are your bruises?"
" They're healing."
" Next time don't disappear on me again."
" Sure, I won't."
" So I got this for you." He said stretching over a bouquet looking thingy. I took it from him carefully looking at it. It was not the usual bouquet. It was a bouquet of books, I let out a small happy scream.
" Thank you so much." I said admiring it.
" Since you like Xander Flynn's books I figured out you would love this ones too. They are really good. "
" No problem, I would definitely give them a try."
" You are ready to leave for work already?"
" Yea."
" I'll drop you off, come on."
I went back into the house to get my hand bag and my other belongings.
" Don't tell me you're following that guy?" Claire asked.
" Claire he apologised and asked nicely."
" He disappears for a week and out of the blues he shows up with a bouquet of what you like, you're already falling into his arms?"
" It's actually what I love Claire." I said with a stern voice picking up my bag and walking away.
I got into the passenger seat of Alex's sedan.
" You took long." Alex said as I put on my seatbelt.
" Yea, was just trying to settle some stuff down with her."
" It seems she doesn't like me much." Alex said abruptly as she drove.
" Well she doesn't really know you well so you can't really blame her. She's simply looking out for her big sister."
" That's nice of her." The rest of the ride was quiet and not an awkward silence but a comfortable silence. Finally we were at Xing publishing house. I alighted from the car.
" Thank you for dropping me off." I said with a smile.
" You're welcome beautiful, I'll see you at the library by four o'clock pm." He said in a strict tone.
" Sure" I said before walking towards the front door leading to the receptionist.
When I got to my office, I saw a printed copy of the Xander's new book which I edited on my desk. I ran my fingers on the book cover. I opened the book cover and what I saw sent chills down my spine.
To my obsession.
" Who kept this here?" I asked Sarah.
" It was already there when I came to work." She said with a shrug. There was definitely someone stalking me and I have to find out who it is.
I threw the book into the dustbin not wanting to be in possession of any property of the stalker.
" Why would you do that?" A familiar voice said behind me. I turned around to see who it was and my gaze fell on Jason.
" Jason? What are you doing here?"
" I just came to apologize."
" That exactly what you've been doing for a week now."
" And I don't intend on stopping until you accept my apology and forgive me."
" If I accept your apology would you stay far away from my office and the library?"
" I can't make any promises right now."
" I forgive you Jason." I said collecting the rose from him and the small gift box he brought too.
" Thank you for forgiving me."
" It's alright."
" Can I take you out for dinner tomorrow night?"
" I would be working, Jason go home." I said before turning around back into my office.
The articles I was supposed to review for the day were already on my desk.
' ok Em, let's get to work' I said to myself. My phone which was on my desk vibrated, I ignored it. It was Claire calling to apologise. It vibrated again and I looked at my phone screen. It was a text message from a private number.
" We need to talk."