The Beginning of Something New

James thought that it was better to say his feelings rather than create further misunderstandings. If last night, he hadn't gone back after stopping her, he would have regretted it the entire time…

So, James thought to express his feelings as a better option.

"What do you mean?" Mirae asked with a quizzical expression on her face.

James ran his hand through his hair. He felt his entire body go numb with the thoughts running inside his mind. "I…" James took a deep breath before starting. "I don't think that I'm the only one who has feelings, Mirae."

Not able to understand a single word of James, Mirae again looked at James in a puzzled manner. "What?"

"You are the only person I like, Mirae! No, the only person whom I love!"

When Mirae heard the words coming out of James' mouth, she opened her eyes and mouth wide in astonishment. Thinking that James was joking, Mirae burst out laughing and turned to look out of the window.

But before she could do that, she felt James holding her face by his hand and kissing her lips. Feeling his lips over hers, Mirae again opened her eyes wide.

"Will you be my girlfriend, Miss Eun Mirae?" As Mirae took a deep breath after breaking from the kiss, she was again unbelievably shocked to hear James' proposal all of a sudden.

With the close proximity between them, Mirae felt her heart going *Thump-Thump*

She looked into his green eyes and immediately nodded. "I will be your girlfriend." As if she was just waiting for this moment, Mirae quickly gave a response and placed a sweet kiss on his cheek.

****

Upon reaching home, Mirae stood in front of the bathroom mirror and touched the necklace which was hanging on her neck. A smile came on her face as she realized that this necklace was the start of her relationship with James.

She laughed when she thought that James liked someone else but instead it turned out to be her. Mirae danced with joy and came out of the bathroom after changing into her nightwear.

She removed the necklace and safely kept it inside its box and rested on her bed.

While lying down, she took her phone in her hand to message James instead she received a call from him. Mirae's heart began going *Thump-Thump* and she picked up the call with blush covering her cheeks.

"Did you reach home?" Mirae asked after picking up. It was because she didn't hear anything from the other end of the line.

Just like Mirae, James was also very much excited and flushed to talk with her. He actually wanted to bring Mirae to his home but he thought that if he was to do so, he would do something to her for which she would be offended.

Of course! They were just in the start of their relationship and things had to be taken slow and not fast. He couldn't behave like an hungry beast and engulf her just after she became his girlfriend.

Hugging his pillow, he nodded. Realizing that Mirae wouldn't see that he had nodded, he quickly gave a reply.

And for a seconds the call became silent. None of them spoke or it was rather that they had nothing to speak. While Mirae tried to keep her blush under control, James thought of something to speak about.

"Would you…" And maybe the thoughts of her joining to his office came in his mind and he asked with a stammer. "You join the company from tomorrow?"

As this question was a different question, Mirae calmed herself. She could no longer feel herself blushing and she asked with an inquisitive look on her face.

"Join the company? Which company?" Amidst this feeling type of chaos which was running inside her mind, Eun Mirae had completely forgotten about the offer which James had given to her.

"The offer for joining my company?!"

When Mirae heard James, she groaned. "Ahh! Yes! I completely forgot about it, Mr. James…"

"Just James. Please don't use any formalities towards me. I'm your boyfriend now. Call me something which you would like to call or just James." James interjected Mirae.

Before being in a relationship, if Mirae was to call James as Mr. James, he was okay with it. Even if she called him casually also, he was fine with it. But now that they were in a relationship, he wanted her to stop calling him Mr. James. Just James was fine or she could call him whatever she would love to use for her boyfriend.

"Umm… okay, Mr. James… No! James… James!" Calling James just James was going to be a little harder for Mirae. She was used to calling him Mr. James. Nevertheless, calling him just James without any formality was also fun.

Mirae gave a smile and replied "I will join the company tomorrow. But… I need an interview. You can't just take me in like that, James! Take me in just like those regular employees through a process!" Don't know what Mirae was saying but she just kept on saying what was in her mind.

"Agreed, Mirae!"

James just waited impatiently for Mirae to come to his company. He was so glad of having Mirae as his girlfriend that he wanted to show the entire world whom he had fell in love with and who that person was.

****

After a casual interview, Mirae had started working in his company. In the morning, she worked in James' company pretending as if James was just her senior and at night, she spent countless hours talking with him, through phone or through night outs together.

One such time in the morning when it had been two months since Mirae joined and had become familiar with her team members and also the directions in the huge building; Mirae was called up by James to the terrace.

Her co-workers were great and she was allowed to take some break so, she came to the terrace but frowned when she didn't see the person who called her, here. Standing by the railing, she observed the people walking down on the streets. The streets were crowded as usual, just that, the wind which used to be calm was too rough today.

Maybe winter was going to start and Mirae could feel that when her body began to shiver due to the sudden increase in wind. Wearing a pencil skirt and a thin buttoned top, ofcourse, she could feel the wind passing through her body.

However, just as she was about to turn around and leave, she felt someone hugging her from behind.

"Ahh!!! What are you doing?" Mirae turned around and saw James who was hugging her by her waist and giving a sly fox like grin.

"Isn't it obvious? I'm hugging my girlfriend." James had worn a long overcoat today and it was loose enough to fit another person inside. He wrapped his coat around Mirae and pulled her close. "You look pretty today." He whispered in her ear making her shiver.

"What are you…" Mirae stopped her sentence midway when she felt James lips on hers. A gush of heat followed through her body and she tiptoed to give him a proper kiss. She opened her mouth and allowed James inside exploring her mouth. Mirae rested her hand on his chest and James kissed her. They made kissed until they were interrupted by someone yelling.

"Sir James? What brings you here?"