8. Working from "His" home

One Sunday, Liam asked Lara to go to his place as he needed help in finishing the presentation for one of their latest projects. She agreed as it was for official purposes.

She wore a simple knee length skit and a casual shirt. He was cheerful when he saw her. Both of them started working immediately.

He occasionally stole glances at her. She was working with a serious expression, not even lifting her eyes from the screen.

Suddenly the bell rang, he knew who it was. He had even called Miles for help but deliberately asked him to come late so that he could spend some time alone with her.

" Could you answer the door?", he asked.

She nodded and went towards the door thinking,' Typical CEO behaviour. Can't answer his own door'.

When she opened the door, she stared in surprise at Miles. Both of them had not expected to see each other there.

" Good morning Mr. Miles", she said. He replied with a surprised tone while coming in," Morning Lara. Fancy seeing you here."

" Boss asked me to come as he said that he wanted some assistance in preparing the presentation", she said in a calm tone.

He nodded and walked in to see a table filled with documents and two laptops. He saw an empty chair and sat down. She also sat and continued working.

" What help do you need from me bro?", he asked after a while. He was immediately given a set of instructions then he also started working.

He noticed that Liam was gazing at her in between and that she wasn't even looking away from the computer screen.

He was staring at her and thinking,' Hmm. What has happened to bro? Till today he never let anyone from office step inside his house let alone a girl and today I am seeing him work with his manager at home. This is getting very interesting.'

Having sensed his stare she looked at him and asked," Sir do you want some coffee or tea?" Both were surprised. She used this as an excuse to avert their attention from her.

" Coffee will be great", Miles said." Sure sir. Boss would you like some too ?",she asked. He nodded. Then she stood up and went to the kitchen.

Liam glared at Miles. This surprised him. What he saw next stunned him.

He saw Liam stare at her while she was making coffee. He cleared his throat to get his attention. He immediately turned and grunted looking at his cheeky smile," I just wanted to make sure that she doesn't burn down the house."

He grinned widely and thought,' Ooh la la . Someone seems to be falling in love. I should tell this to aunt.' He had promised Emily that he would report to her regarding things happening in Liam' life.

While making coffee, she was thinking hard to find a reason behind them both staring at her. She felt awkward and especially when Liam was staring at her continuously.

She tried to find an excuse and coffee was the first thing that came to her mind so she blurted it out and went to make. She was exceptionally good at cooking and so had made wonderful coffee.

When they tasted the coffee they were surprised. It was exceptionally good and had a rich flavour just like one from a 5-star hotel. They looked at her with surprise." Is it good?", she asked.

Both nodded and continued drinking. She was satisfied and then sat and continued to work. They weren't sure if they felt the coffee tasted good because of the person who cooked or her skills.

Since the three of them worked together the work got over fast. Liam ordered some light snacks in between and all of them enjoyed.

Both of them chatted for a while and asked her to join but she refused politely and continued to work. They noticed that she wasn't interested in what they were talking and was working. Soon they also joined her and finished the presentation.

" Then I'll take my leave now. Have a great day ahead", she said and left. He felt a big urge to stop her and ask her to stay but decided not to do it as he saw that she was getting uncomfortable being in between them .

This was the first time he saw a woman feeling uncomfortable staying with the most eligible bachelors, other women would only try to stay for as long as they can.