9. Impressions

ROMAN

"What's the board meeting really about?" I asked Enzo and he shrugged.

"Brown wants to make some changes to the place and curriculum I guess." He said and I nodded.

I wasn't exactly in the mood to come here ad waste my time at stupid meetings like these but then I remembered that she would be there, so I forced myself to take a shower and get changed after my workout.

I was wearing one of my best black suits and had dressed up rather nicely, earning a few questioning looks from Gabriel and Enzo when they came over to pick me up.

I obviously didn't tell them about a certain blue eyed brunette running around in my head, and shook my thoughts away as I got in my favorite black car, the one I raced in with Heather the other day.

Heather.

She definitely surprised me when she came out of the car. And then I saw her tackling her brother so easily and jumping over tables and through frames like a trained person would.

She did mention she was trained because of some past experiences. I wonder what happened.

I shook my thoughts away when I heard the rumbling of cars and looked over and saw an entourage of cars heading towards the college.

"Is that Elias?" Enzo asked me and I looked closely at the entourage with them. A car of guards in the front, behind it a sleek black sports car and an Audi behind it. At the back another jeep of guards followed close.

I hummed in response looking at all the security. I knew he was an important person, and also an important member of the board here.

Suddenly the car at the front increased its speed a bit and so did the other cars and I furrowed my eyebrows but then heard the screeching of tires, and saw two cars surround the sleek black sports car, trapping it from all sides.

"Who's in that car?" I asked Enzo, dread settling in me and he made a few calls.

"Heather." He said suddenly and I frowned.

Why are they following her?

Suddenly the jeep in front sped up, giving the sports car enough space to slip through the gap.

What is she doing?

The two black cars started following her immediately as she suddenly turned and entered the college gates with an incredible speed, the cars right behind her.

Before I could comprehend what was going on, the car approaching us started honking furiously and blinking its headlights and just as it came close enough, both Enzo and I jumped back as it whizzed past us, almost running us over.

I swore loudly and looked at the retreating cars furiously, earning glances from the students around the campus.

The car in front drifted smoothly across the roundabout, its tires screeching and its engine roared as it accelerated and sped off and out of the college, speeding with each second as the cars followed behind.

The other three cars suddenly halted to a stop in front of us and a very worried looking Alexander came out, shouting at his guards and running his hands through his hair, giving out orders. He made a few calls before he came up to us.

"Do you have connection to the cameras on the highway?" He asked me frantically and I looked over at Enzo and gave him a nod, who started pressing a few buttons on his iPad before handing it to Alexander who grabbed it quickly and connected it to the cameras.

And there it was, the sleek black sports car speeding off on the highway with the two cars following her.

"Who's in that car?" I asked Alexander who released a shaky breath.

"Heather." He said and I frowned.

Why are they following her?

"Who's following her?" I asked again but he shook his head.

"I don't know but I swear I'll fucking kill them if they touch a single hair on her head." He said furiously.

We looked at the screen again and saw her car dodging different cars and trucks on the road, skillfully moving around them.

She surprised me once again.

The cars following her couldn't keep up and she dodged one swiftly, making it crash into a tree.

"Yes! Kick his ass Heath." Alexander said proudly as she swerved right and left, speeding faster and drifting at a turn perfectly.

Wow.

She left the other car quite behind, and the cameras switched, and she was now on another road, heading towards the college.

As if one cue, we heard the roaring of an engine from a distance and her car soon came into view as Alexander handed the iPad back to Enzo.

She entered the college gates once again and perfectly pulled up between the black jeep and her brother's car, where her car was supposed to be. Her tires made a screeching sound when she parked because of the car's speed.

As soon as the car stopped, bodyguards surrounded her car and everyone waited with bated breath for her to come out, nobody making a single move.

A few moments later, her door opened and she stepped out, smirking at her brother as she shut the door and walked over to us, swinging her keys around her finger in the air.

I looked her over and realized she was wearing an all black outfit, reveling some skin that made me want to touch it to see how soft it would feel under my rough fingers.

The thought sent a rush of heat straight to my groin and I shifted in my position to adjust to the tightening in my pants.

She was beyond beautiful, her ocean blue eyes took people's breath away and when she smiled.. Fuck.. It was addictive.

When she first interrupted me by laughing during my speech, I wasn't angry even though I don't tolerate people interrupting me. B

ut something about her laugh drew me in and when my eyes met her blue ones in that crowd, I couldn't look away.

When she looked away, I didn't pull my gaze from her. Instead, I followed her movements as she moved through the crowd gracefully and laughed with her friends.

And when she put that girl, Olivia, in her place I was impressed by her.

The way she had organized everything so perfectly impressed me and I'm not easy to satisfy.

Although when Alexander walked through those doors and she jumped in his arms, something inside me made me clench my fists when he kissed her forehead affectionately and she kissed his cheek.

I pushed these thoughts away and made sure she sat next to me, and smirked at Alexander's angry expression when she agreed.

Whenever our legs would brush against each other, I would feel a spark in my body and when she looked at me that way and pointed to her lips, all I wanted to do was put my lips on her soft, plump ones.

She even wiped the sauce from my face so slowly I thought she did it on purpose until her gaze flicked to mine briefly and we both froze in the moment, staring into each other's eyes, it was like there was no one else there.

Although I didn't miss Alexander's attempt at pulling us apart when he put his glass on the table forcefully. And if things couldn't get any more interesting, she fell on top of me when someone pushed her.

Her soft body colliding with mine made me feel things I wasn't supposed to but before I could hold her closer she quickly got off from me and I didn't miss the blush coating her cheeks and then her angry gaze when she chased that guy and knocked him over with a frisbee.

A fucking frisbee.

Enzo being the asshole he was, obviously realized my little attraction to Heather, and has been annoying and teasing me ever since. I would have put a bullet through his head if he wasn't a good friend of mine.

Fucking asshole.

And then I offered her that stupid project just so I could see her more. I literally just renovated my house a few months ago but I told her to do it anyway.

A part of me wants to keep her around, like an instinct to keep her with me and make sure she's safe, because I know for a fact that something bad happened to her in the past making her brother overprotective.

The other part of me is curious how good she is at what she does best. Brown obviously had great things to say about his star student, let's see if she lives up to my expectations.

Although I have no doubt she will.

"Holy hell that was hot." Enzo said suddenly and I couldn't agree more. She gave him a smile and hugged her brother tightly who scanned her for any injuries.

"Those idiots couldn't even drive properly. I told you street racing was good." She said smirking, making Alexander chuckle.

"One of them crashed into a tree when I dodged them and the other got stuck in traffic." She added and I looked over t her, studying her features intently. There was no doubt she was beautiful. Extremely.

I clenched my jaw when I remembered that guy who took her number yesterday. They were supposed to have coffee and I saw him touch her. That was the last straw for me and I had to practically peel his arm off of her.

"You did street racing?" Enzo asked her and she nodded, her gaze coming to me.

"Roman." She acknowledged me and I simply nodded, not bothering to say more.

"Heather." I replied while we stared looked at each other for a few moments, the tension practically visible.

"Sorry for almost running you over." She said and out of the corner of my eye, I saw Alexander trying to stifle a laugh as his face formed a grin and I myself smirked when I remembered the scene.

I bet he'd love to run me over.

"It's alright." I said, making her smile at me and again we just looked at each other, but we were brought back to reality by her brother who pulled her away.

She went to her friends who hugged her, and then the guy from yesterday, Dean, I'm guessing came and shook hands with her brother before they walked off inside the building.

She didn't look back, just continued talking to that Dean guy as they walked away.

"Roman, meeting." Enzo said pointing to his watch and I nodded, following him inside the building and directly towards the boardroom. I took my seat and Enzo sat beside me.

Gabriel was already there and a few moments later Alexander also came in, talking to someone on his phone quite furiously.

I wonder what he thought when his sister told him I wanted to hire her to redecorate my house. Did he tell her no? Most probably.

He is one of the few people who know who I really am. That is, being the Don of the Italian Mafia.

I doubt he agreed straightaway because I know for a fact he isn't dumb enough to send his sister into a lion's den just like that.

Whatever she must have said to him must be compelling enough to make him agree because if there's one thing I know, Alexander Elias is very possessive and stubborn. Not to mention over protective.

The meeting started soon but I didn't really pay attention to it, just a firm nod where necessary, my thoughts occupied by a certain blue eyed beauty and my plans to crash her day.

I smirked to myself at the thought and reclined in my seat, waiting very patiently for the meeting to end.

This is going to be fun.