Late Christmas Shopping

A melodic laugh rang loudly in the silent room, Azriel's intense glare was still directed to the two unwelcome guests "How could you say something like that to your mother Azriel" the woman said, slowly walking down the stairs.

Azriel kept his mouth shut and led Nesryn away from the woman. "Get the two of them out of this house" guards immediately came in and led the two outside "You?! How can you do this to your mother?!" the woman screeched, trying to pry the guards away.

Nesryn stopped at the middle of the stairs, a hand made its way at the lower back, she turned her gaze to her boss, who had his eyes focused in front of them "Don't make me say it twice" his deep voice filled with anger, sent shivers in Nesyn's spine.

"Azriel, don't treat your mother like this" Maximile's strict voice resonated in the quiet area. Azriel turned to Nesryn and flashed her a half smile "go to your room" he softly said. Nesryn opened her mouth to protest when Azriel just shook his head.

"Help Ms. Nesryn to her room" Azriel said, glancing at a maid's direction. Nesryn removed Azriel's hand from her back and smiled at the maid.

"No need, I can go there by myself." with a bow, she left her boss's side and continued on her way to her room.

Nesryn let out a sigh as she closed the bedroom door behind her, not after hearing Azriel's raised voice. She tried her best not to flinch upon hearing the loud yelling outside of her room.

She stripped off of all her clothes before distracting herself in the shower with a warm bath.

Nesryn didn't know for how long she stayed in the bath but her wrinkled fingers said that she stayed long enough, she left the bathtub and dried herself, before putting on a bathrobe then leaving the bathroom.

A loud shriek left her mouth when she saw Azriel sitting on a chair in her room, back straight and legs crossed in front of him.

She was able to lean at a wall before her legs gave up on her. Azriel was immediately by her side.

"Are you okay? Did I end up scaring you again? I am really sorry Nesryn" tears flowed down from her eyes as she clutched her chest tight.

"Deep breaths" he said, drawing small circles at her back. It only took her a few minutes to calm herself down but Azriel kept rubbing his hand at her back. She slowly stood up, with him helping her.

Nesryn bowed her head and quickly excused herself, immediately running to her closet for a change of clothes.

Azriel waited patiently for Nesryn to come back by playing with her notepad on her desk. The closet door opened revealing Nesryn in a gray oversized sweatshirt and matching sweatpants with her hair up in a messy bun.

"I am sorry for scaring you again Nesryn" Azriel slowly said once she came into the room. Nesryn was able to convince him that everything was fine.

The two spent the night talking about various things but Nesryn kept it business related.

Azriel kept changing the topic asking what she wanted for dinner, her tummy rumbled at that exact moment. With a smile, Azriel led her to the dining hall and the maids immediately served a Greek cuisine.

The maid placed a bowl filled with Greek Salad in front of the two. They said their thanks and started eating.

After the salad, the maids took the bowl and served them Avgolemono or Egg-drop soup. "Be careful,it's still hot," Azriel warned, staring at Nesryn with a soft smile present on his handsome face.

He pushed his long hair behind him so it won't dip in the soup.

Nesryn flashed him a smile, before grabbing her soup spoon and slowly blowing the still steaming soup before sipping it slowly.

After making sure, Nesryn liked the food, he started eating his own.

It only took them 13 minutes to finish the medium sized bowl. The maids came in once again and took the bowl, replacing it with a huge plate filled with white rice and a few sticks of Lamb on Skewers or what the Greeks call Arni Souvlakia with a few lemon wedges on the side.

The two enjoyed a silent dinner with only the cutleries making noises. Both Nesryn and Azriel thanked the maids after they served Greek's Frouta Ke Yaourti or their version of a fruit salad.

After the satisfying dinner, the two returned to their usual routine of boss and secretary inside Azriel's office. He was sitting behind his huge mahogany desk, playing around his black leather swivel chair while Nesryn sat in front of him, completely focused on the document she was reading.

Azriel placed both his arms on the desk before putting his chin over it, staring at Nesryn''s focused face. He didn't know how long he was staring, his sense of time completely forgotten after looking at her beautiful face.

"Beautiful" he whispered to himself but Nesryn heard him, she pretended not to know and kept his focus on the document in front of her.

She doesn't want to admit it but having his attention on him made her feel funny, like something was fluttering in her stomach.

She brushed it off as the night's cold air, messing up her senses. It took a complete hour before his stares got to her nerves, shutting the last folder she was working on, she placed the pen down and sent a look at Azriel's direction.

His serious face instantly turned into loving, a soft smile appearing on his face as he raised an eyebrow at her direction. Asking her without uttering a single word "I am done for the day Azriel" her melodic voice reached Azriel ears.

He nodded and stood up, taking off his reading glasses and placing atop of the files he signed for the night. Nesryn also stood up, stretching her stiff body for sitting straight for a whole 2 and a half hours.

Azriel and Nesryn both walked back to the west wing of the mansion where their bedroom was located, he walked her back to her room without much words between the two.

Nesryn bowed her head and said her good night to her boss before entering her room and closing it behind her.

Azriel walked back to his room and immediately went to bed, a peaceful smile plastered on his face. He took the hair tie of his hair, combing it before laying down on the pillow, letting his mind pull him to dreamland.

The week passed by without much problem and the company would be holding its Annual Christmas Party. Nesryn was running around everywhere, making sure everything will be perfect for the party.

Azriel insisted that he leave the job to Attendant Yun but she protested and took it to herself to be part of the planning team.

Thus, here we have Nesryn, her long hair tied in a high ponytail, running at the halls of the company.

Only stopping for a few seconds to catch her breath, after visiting certain departments, she returned to Azriel's side with 7 folders in her arms. She placed them down in front of him "For signature" she simply said, as she watched her boss.

He put on his reading glasses and took the first folder.Nesryn left after making him a cup of tea, finally able to return to her own desk, for the first time that day. After stretching her neck and fingers, she started her leftover work from yesterday.

After finishing the folders, Azriel shut his computer off and took the folders with him and left his office. Nesryn immediately stood up and greeted her boss. "Send this documents, it's been signed"

Nesryn took the folders from him, placing it on the side. Azriel stood there in front of her desk, without saying other words. Nesryn raised an eyebrow at him, he just shook his head with a smile and stayed there.

"Go back to work" he simply said, she kept her eyes on him, but slowly sat back down on her seat. Azriel stayed standing while Nesryn returned to her job as ordered.

Many employees got the shock of their lives, some letting go of the document they were supposed to give Nesry, as they saw their boss standing in front of Nesryn's desk.

Azriel gestured for them to continue on and they gave Nesryn the documents with shaking and head bowed.

They said their goodbye's after saying their daily report, Nesryn flashed them a grateful smile and sent them off to finish their day.

After reading through all the reports of each department, she wrote her full and detailed report, before printing it out and handing it to Azriel.

Azriel gladly took it before signing it immediately with no hesitation. The look Nesryn sent him was enough to squeeze a laugh out of him.

Some peeked in the two of them, curious about what happened that made their stoic handsome boss laugh.

Nesyn kept sending her boss weird looks as if asking if he had gone mental but her boss did not stop and continued on laughing with no apparent reason.

She patiently waited till her boss calmed down, forcing herself to peel off her eyes from him and focus on some of the documents the other employees left behind.

It took Azriel a complete 5 minutes to calm himself down from laughing too hard. He focused on watching Nesryn do her job like how he usually would, using his office's glass panes to stare at her.

Azriel doesn't want to admit it but focusing on her or even simply looking at her, relaxes his mind instantly.

Azriel watched as Nesryn stood up and stretched her back and neck before looking at him "I am done with my job for the day and some for yesterday" she quietly informed the man. Azriel nodded and tilted his head to the direction of his office.

Nesryn looked at him in confusion before finally understanding what he ment. The two went inside the office, he grabbed the remote and made the clear glass panes milky white, he dimmed the lights.

He grabbed her hand and led her behind his desk, forcing her to sit down on his swivel chair. Nesryn was about to speak out her protest when a finger softly touched her lip, she looked at her boss to see him gesturing for her to shut up.

Not wanting to disobey her boss, she did as she was told. She tried her best not to cower when he felt his hand touch the back of her neck, she was ticklish, especially on that part.

Nesryn gripped the arms of the chair tightly, so as to not let out a laugh.

Azriel continued his actions, an attempt was being made, he tried massaging the stiff back of his secretary. Granted, he has never done this before, ever in his life.

He remembered where Nesryn would put her hands when she massaged him and copied exactly down to the force he exerted.

Nesryn unconsciously let out a low moan, closing her eyes and relaxing on Azriel touches. When the sweet sound reached his ear, he went completely stiff for a moment before slapping himself awake and continued massaging his secretary.

The office was silent for a whole 30 minutes, the only sound breaking it was Nesryn's low moans as Azriel put pressure at a spot on her back. He finished with helping her to stretch her body.

A sigh of relief, left Nesryn's lips, she turned around and flashed her boss with her million-dollar smile.

For Azriel, that was enough compensation, just to see her happy and relaxed was more than enough for him.

The two finished up their work for the day and let the employees go home early for them to get ready for the company's party the very next day.

Before going back to the mansion though the boss and secretary tandem went to the mall first.

Azriel insisted that he buy something for his employees as a sign of gratitude for their service throughout the year.

That was one of the things Nesryn liked about Azriel, no matter how much the world portrayed him as a heartless playboy, few know about the true him.

The true man behind the mask he forced the public to believe.

The red sports car stopped at it's parking space, Azriel got out of the car and ran to the other side to open the door for his secretary. With a smile as thanks, he locked the car and the two made their way inside the mall.

The two received some looks from passersby but decided to ignore it and just spent the free time they had in the mall, even though it was for Azriel entirely.

Both strolled in a clothing shop, Azriel instructed some of the staff to recommend clothes to him that were perfect for gifts.

They left the first shop with 3 full bags of rolled up t-shirts. He handed the bag to his bodyguards that accompanied the two of them for their late Christmas shopping.

The two entered the second shop, Nesryn watched in amusement as the store staff followed her and her boss around, taking whatever Azriel deemed as fine.

Their next store was for perfume, Nesryn excused herself from her boss, to find a perfume she loved.

After having a bunch of tests and her nose now numb from the amount of fragrances she smelled, she returned to Azriel's side with a huge, beaming smile etched on her face.

Azriel chuckled at her and took the box of perfume from her hand, she opened her mouth to protest and demand to give the box back to her but he just stared at her and handed the cashier the perfume.

The woman scanned everything they bought and he payed for i with his black card.

Before going to the next shop, Azriel brought her to a restaurant and they had an early dinner with the guards. After filling their hungry stomach, they continued on their way.

Azriel spotted an arcade and a dangerous glint made its way in his eyes.

With a little provocation, the boss and secretary found themselves in the middle of a competition in the shooting game they were playing. This time though, Azriel let Nesryn win and was satisfied with the joy that washed her face.

Her eyes lit up and her smile turned into laughter, the light twinkling in her eyes was more than enough for Azriel to know that he made the right choice of letting her win.

The two continued playing for an hour before going back to their shopping.

Their last shop for the day was at a jewelry store, Azriel said that he'll buy 3 sets of jewelry for a game he's planning for their company party. Nesryn stood beside him in silence as she let her eyes wander around.

A light gleam caught her attention from her peripheral and she was immediately pulled to the magnificent pair of ring and earrings. Nesryn looked at it with love in her eyes as the precious stone glimmered from the light in the shop.

It made it look like the galaxy in Nesryn's opinion, she looked at the price hoping to bring the jewelry home with her but her smile turned upside down when she saw a couple of zeroes in the price tag.

She left the jewelry with sad, longing eyes and returned to Azriel's side.

Unbeknownst to her, Azriel wasn't really there to buy anything, he just wanted to see if Nesryn wanted something, he immediately noticed the look she gave at the jewelry and nodded at the staff.

The woman bowed her head and went to the glass casing where the jewelry was placed.

Nesryn tried her best to avoid looking at the jewelry again, after purchasing it discreetly, the two left the shop and walked back to the car. The shopping bags were placed in the guards car, while a small bag stayed with Azriel.

The drive back to the mansion was filled with silence, the maids helped the guards in bringing the shopping bags inside under Azriel's order. The two retired to their own bedroom, took a shower and went to bed early.