Aileen's POV*
I reached for his shirt and unbuttoned it gently, whilst I was applying the ointment on his chest, He couldn't look me in the eyes he just faced down, pouted his lips and kept tapping his fingers impatiently on his lap. Then I paused from what I was doing and lifted his face by his chin "Anthony, don't be such a baby. I don't bite" I said with a warm smile then I sighed sharply "Trust me you're not the only one wishing you weren't here right now", I added with a brief eye roll then I fetched another portion of the ointment and wanted to apply it on him but he forcefully collected it from me, seems like I made him angry I thought "I can do it myself" he said with furrowed brows. I couldn't understand why he changed suddenly so I asked "Sorry, did I hurt you?".
"No, that's enough, thank you thank you" he retorted as he dressed himself then he called on his driver "Bob, can you take her back now".
"Yes sir, sure" Bob retorted.
"Ms Smith, let's go" he added. Then I stood up "You're the one making this look weird," I said almost in a whisper then I left.
*The next morning, I went to the office looking nice as usual but something was off about my boss Anthony. I saw him and Dean outside his office, he was holding an empty cup. "Maybe he wants to grab some coffee as usual" I thought as I dropped my bag on my seat and walked to where they were standing. "Good morning" I greeted them with a warm smile as usual but only Dean replied to my greetings "morning Aileen," Dean said then I turned to reach for the cup in Mr Price's hand "I can get you some coffee," I said but Mr Price wouldn't hand it over to me, he shot me a disgusting stare as though, I've committed some sort of crime then he left afterwards without uttering a word.
"Aileen, what did you do" Dean asked, his jaw slightly slackened.
I blinked rapidly "I don't know maybe he's just embarrassed from being so drunk last night" I retorted with furrowed brows.
"I will have a look" Dean said then he went after Mr Price.
*Anthony's POV*
Later that evening, I was replying to some floods of emails in my system but I got distracted by a call from Donovan I picked up and his voice came through.
"Mr. Price, your divorce papers are ready. You won't be paying her any alimony since you have not lived together" he said.
"Yeah, contact this woman tomorrow and let her know I'll give her $10 million if she initiates the divorce" I added before hanging up.
I dropped my phone to concentrate on the mail but I heard a knock on the door "Come in", I ordered with my eyes still fixed on the screen then someone walked in, I lifted my eyes and saw that it was Aileen. She walked in with her arms filled with flat office files "Mr Price, do you need anything from me before I go?" she asked as she dropped the files on my desk but this time, she didn't smile at all she just kept a straight face.
"No, you can go" " I said but suddenly, the entire lights went off and a thick darkness crept into my office "Whoa whoa whoa! oh my gosh, oh my gosh I cried out loudly with my eyes tightly closed. "Mr Price, are you okay?" I felt Aileen's soft hands rubbing through my hair. "Mr Price, hey what's wrong?" her soft calm voice came through again.
"I'm... I'm fine, I'm good" I retorted, still trembling with my eyes closed. "It's just that I can't... I can't handle darkness" I added.
"Hey, hey, come here, come here, come here," she said calmly, rubbing my chest with her magical hand and that helped to calm me down a bit.
She pulled me to a warm hug "Hey, I'm here. It's me" she said, gently patting my back.
Then she pulled gently from the hug and fixed her eyes on mine "Are you okay, Mr. Price?" she asked with so much concern and nativity in her eyes.
"I thought I'd told you to stop calling me that," I said.
She drew her brows together, her gaze downwards "I thought I... I... I..." she stammered. "Are you still mad at me?" she asked, almost in a whisper as she channelled her gaze back to me.
Then all of a sudden, the lights came on "uh.." I rubbed my eyes "Uh, I'm fine, am good" I said. "I think you should go home and take some rest. It's late already, and besides, tomorrow is another day for work" I added but seems like she didn't care about going home late "Are you sure you're okay now?" she asked again and I nodded my head indicating positivity. "Sure" I replied then she turned and left my office. Her elegant heels clicked loudly on the floor till I could no longer hear it.
"Why do I freak when ever she's close to me? and why does my heart beat so fast?" I thought, narrowing my eyes slowly as I sat down to face my screen.
*Aileen's POV*
My mind raced with series of thoughts as i left his office "why do i care so much about him? And why do i feel as if our relationship is more than just 'boss and assistant?". I flagged down a cab and it took me home.
As soon as i got home, Stella opened the door for me but she won't let me enter the house in peace "Hi Aileen, how was work today?, your boss, did he make any move, did he say anyt..." she kept asking floods of questions with a smile of curiosity on her lips but i interrupted her "you're so nosy Stella, at least let me rest a bit" i said with a dramatic eye roll as i flung myself to relax on the sofa.
"Ah!, Stella, i had a long day i'll give you every details later okay", i said, then i stood up and went inside to freshen up.