I am not answerable to you!

No matter what, don't blame your FATE. Because its you who is in ACTION. ~ K mrudu

Gloria

I just couldn't believe this man!! Now I was certainly sure he had some problem with his eyesight. I mean who in their sane mind would turn down those designs?? I made those out of nowhere in literally a week for crying out loud! But all he had to show was how HE had better ideas than me! He even had the guts to suggest changes to those authentic designs!! Arrgh!! I was pacing out in my room, thinking about the conference held previously in the afternoon.

"Hey babe, what have gotten you so hyped up huh?" Melanie chimed after locking the door behind her. It was already 7 o'clock and I still had not changed from my work attire. "Did the Handsome Devil give you a hard time Sweety??"

Her eyes were dancing with that mischievous glint again. How dare she tease me?? It was all her fault. If she wouldn't have tricked me... How many times had I reapeated that to myself? I was sounding almost crazy.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Take deep breaths." She started laughing looking at my bewildered face. Who could I blame though? My hair was a mess, my dress was all crumpled and to top it off, it started to rain after we went for lunch at the new restaurant. None of us had our car keys with us so we all ended up being soaked from head to toe.

"Ohh back off Mel. Everything was going smooth untill I met Mr. I am always right." I retorted back rolling my eyes at the end. "Calm down babe. Why did you get worked up that much? What had that asshat done now?" Melanie got a hold of my shoulders making me sit.

"That scum bag said... that my designs were just.... okay to his eyes." I answered not looking at her face. She looked at me and motioned me to go on. So I did, "He even showed the courtesy to suggest some minor corrections to the designs for the foyer and some of the suites."

Melanie looked at me in disbelief. It was like seeing a mirror, as she was mirroring my exact emotions on her face. "But Glo, those were some Designs you made in really short time!! Atleast you deserved a Better grade for that kind of work."

"But it wasn't enough for him Mel! He asked me to see him. Now I will have to bear with him till this project ends." I told her my gut feelings. It was nice to have her at least, as Mom and Dad couldn't be there everytime.

Melanie hugged me and comforted me. Later we had dinner and I started to think about how to get rid of that nasty look on his face. If he wanted to work with me, he better keep his ego to himself.

The following morning, I left for office earlier than an hour. When I arrived at the building, Lisa wasn't even there at her usual spot. Lucky girl got to Car Pool with Jordan. As I suspected something was indeed going on between those two. They tried to hide everything perfectly, but it wasn't unseen.

The way Jordan looked at Lisa, and how she responded to every word of his. They were just match made in heaven and might need one of them to express their feelings. Oh God! Why was it so complicated? Why can't people just share their feelings?

The thoughts about relationships were storming inside my brain when I heard hushing voices coming from the stairs. Somebody was whisper talking and instantly I heard the mention of Amy and Aiden.

"I don't want to listen to your bullshit Brie. First Amara and now.. You were supposed to get both Aiden and that Amara kid. Boss had made it clear, anyone who fails this, will be punished very bad." The male voice, it sounded somewhat similar to my ears. "Trust me Dan, I was working good untill that bitch came in the picture. He was and is going to be mine. I promised you already. What else do you need which will make you trust me?" The girl, who's name was Brie pleaded the guy. "This is going to be your last chance Brie. If you fail this time then I will have to contact Boss. And you know how he gets when he is annoyed."

The girl agreed to whatever the male voice told her. I wondered, who was their boss?? Did this Brie girl work here? At The Knight's?? If so then how could no one suspect anything about them? I wanted to see their faces and more to listen to what they were saying but, unfortunately I got startled with a voice.

"What do you think you are doing standing here like that Ms. Blossom?" Goddammit!! I was so close to discover who those voices belonged to. This man always had to interrupt me. I looked down at my body. I rested one hand on the wall for support and the other on my knee to balance my weight. It made my butt come out. It looked like I was bent over purposely to give a show! Yup, totally awkward for me but eye candy for the Men population here!!

I cleared my throat and gathered myself together; I cursed myself mentally for wearing a short baby blue blouse today. It rode up and my little back was on display. Oh God! Out of all people why him??

I was about to reason with him, but as usual got cut off. "Why the hell were you standing here like that at this time anyway? Were you trying to seduce me? Did it have any connection with the previous meeting? Is this about the designs? Answer me Miss Blossom."

He held my gaze with serious emotions. Oh My! How could this man always succeed in accusing me? I just gaped at him in disbelief. Couldn't he get it inside his thick skull that I was not interested in him? With a reluctant sigh I took a step forward. I stared at his Icy Gray orbs and stated,

"I am not answerable to you Mr. Knight. What I do and don't in my free time should be none of your business." His eyes changed from sparkling Gray to Dark Gray. No doubt he was getting furious. His nostrils flared a little and his breathing became fast.

I thought I won over him after telling him off and now I will be able to find the mysterious couple, but he held my hand and dragged me to the elevator. "What the hell. Hey, Aiden?? Leave my hand!" I screamed at him, but he won't budge. I tried to escape from his grip, but his fingers were boring into my flesh so firmly.

"Did you have to be so harsh?" I spat at him, hoping he would stop coming near me any further. To my surprise it stopped him abruptly. Taking a good look at me he just chuckled tucking his hands inside his trouser pockets.

"Tell me one thing Miss Blossom," His voice was intimidating, "What were you doing exactly standing at the elevator downstairs??" His brows were furrowed. I cleared my throat which drastically went dry because of staring at him for so long. I hadn't been in a closed space with him, at least not since high school. I kind of always had this repulsive attraction with him. He tilted his head to other side waiting for my answer.

I took a deep breath, massaging my sore arm I replied, "Before you rudely interrupted me," This made one of his eyebrow pop up. What? Did I hit a nerve there Mr. Angry Pants? Perv. Shaking my head in my mind I continued, "I heard two people discussing about some plan. Something was wrong with those two. But what caught my attention was the mention of your and Amara's name." The last line made him alarmed and he came even closer to me than before. Holding both my shoulders, this time a bit gently, he asked me with tremendous concern, "Why didn't you tell me this before?"

His eyes were blazing with anger now. I swear if I were Ice cream, I would have melted right that instance. He shook my shoulders to take me out of my frightened state and asked me again, "Tell me Ava, what were they planning on to?? How many people were there? Did you see anyone?? Are they still here??"

I froze. He called me by that name. He was the only one who used to call me by my Middle name. It was strange to hear it roll from his tongue after so many years. The way he said it somehow made stir something unknown in the pit of my stomach. The temperature inside the elevator became suddenly hot.

I tried to stop myself from staring at him too long, I tried to ignore the feeling but I couldn't help it. He seemed too attractive in that moment with the close proximity. It made my cheeks feel flushed a little. I bet my cheeks must be pink because his grip on my shoulders loosened a bit and he released me looking anywhere but my face. Keeping distance between us, he cleared his throat and adjusted his tie again. I did the same with my black skirt and white blouse which was by the way was in a bad shape because of somebody was being a jerk!

"Will you help me tag those people Ava?" He asked me in a civilized manner this time. The doorbell dinged indicating our arrival at the top floor. I looked at him and his expressions told me that he was being serious now. I always admired when he became protective of Amara. I wondered if she was his daughter. Not that it was my business but out of curiosity sometime I might ask him and he might answer the same way he did right now. Aiden likes Amy so much that he would do anything to keep her safe. I guess I wanted the same thing since the day I first saw her. That little munchkin grew on me since Day one I guess.

My eyes softened after seeing the sincerity his eyes reflected. "Yes, I will help you find them." I nodded my head in agreement wishing that I just haven't made the deal with the devil.

To be continued>>>>>>>>>>

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