I smiled back and walked beside Christian. We entered his cabin. I sat on the sofa and began to play games on my phone to pass time and he began to work. As he was working, he called me,
"Sophie.."
"Yes?" I said not looking up from my game.
"You know.. your friend Candice.. Call her for dinner." He said. I stopped and looked at him.
"Why?" He smirked and replied,
"I have also called Tyler for dinner." My mouth gaped upon hearing it.
"I am not calling her, you know how much they hate each other."
"That's why I said it, it will be fun to watch them."
"You're... unbelievable, devil." I sneered.
"I take that as a compliment." He winked, and once again my heart skipped a beat by his action. I quickly turned my head away and muttered an 'okay.' I then text Candice to have a dinner to which she refused but in the end she agreed.
Then Henley came to call Christian for a meeting again nervously, why?
He stood up and walked to me and smiled,
"I'll be back." he turned but I held his cuff, he turned and I pecked his cheek, "Good Luck." I smiled. He looked at me for a second and gulped, I can clearly see he is holding his urge to pull me into a kiss. He kept looking at me and then Henley cleared her throat dragging Christian out from his thoughts.
"Thanks." he smiled and left.
After he left, I somehow managed to pass my time. I leaned on the wall and looked around.
The sensation of his touch is still tingling my bones, giving me great rapture. An intense happiness. Last night is the most everlasting night of my life. I feel so blessed to have him in my life. The feeling of his touch, the sound of his whisper sweet nothing, an aesthetically pleasing moment. Every abomination was removed from me as if it never existed in the first place replaced by something exquisite.
Such divine and in-depth emotions, they are embedded deeply into every inch of me. The supreme feeling of being loved.
I hugged my sides and smiled widely.
..I'll liberate you Christian, just like you liberate me..
I closed my eyes and his words suddenly came to my mind,
'I may have removed the feeling but I still haven't removed the terror'
Terror.. A shiver went down my spine. My hands began to quiver. Is the terror really removed from my heart? Can I even spend a day without him? But I cannot cling onto him forever. I looked around and found myself alone. I bit my lips and walked out of his cabin. I went to the lobby and leaned somewhere on the wall. People passing by either passed me a smile or greeted me with such respect. Maybe he's right, maybe the apprehensions are not fully removed but I am sure one day, they will.
After roaming around for a while, I thought that Christian might be back, so I went back to his cabin, I opened the door and my breath hitched when I heard him shouting,
"When I told you that I can handle it myself then why the hell did you agree for collaboration!?" His anger is something terrifying, even if it is not directed towards me.
"I am sorry, Sir but you're out of reach. I tried-"
"That doesn't give you the authority to do something without my permission!"
"But Sir, Mr Houston can be proved beneficial for us."
"Explain?"
"Not professionally but personally, He is indirectly related to Ma'am Merlin, we can use that 'indirect' relation to turn her career in."
"She is a fashion designer, how are you supposed to do it?" Before she could continue further, I knocked, Christian turned his head to me, I passed him a faint smile.
"We will talk about it later, Richard. You may leave." he said, she nodded and turned to leave but he called her again,
"And don't forget, you will be penalized 'professionally' for going against me." She scratch her neck and smiled nervously,
"yea.. I know." He sighed.
"You're dismissed." and she left passing me a smile. I closed the door behind me and leaned on the wall.
"Christian.. I told you.. I'll be fine at home, I am not alone, I have all the helpers there. My presence is a burden here." I said, tensed. He didn't reply, he took off his coat and loosen his tie. He opened a few buttons of his shirt and rolled up his sleeves making him look more Godly than before. I was held captive by his beauty. He seemed so flawless.
He then turned his head to me and said in a deep authoritative tone,
"Come here." My heart skipped a beat hearing his voice. My feet glued to the floor, my voice stuck in my throat. When I didn't react he turned his whole body to me and spoke up again,
"Are you coming or should I come?" he said, raising an eyebrow. I look at him and his eyes glisten with something dark and sinister in them leaving me benumb, I know he can never hurt me but this in his eyes is something else which is making my heart to be feeble. I lowered my gaze and mustered some courage to walk towards him. I stood beside him looking down.
He motioned to his chair and said,
"Go and sit there." I didn't get it so complied and sat there without saying anything, I felt slightly uncomfortable. He walked closer and put his hands on the armrest of the chair as he leaned in dangerously close.
I looked at his unfathomable gaze that scanned each reflex with such intensity that it made my heart leap out of my chest.
He then began to say in a vehement tone,
"If the word 'burden' came upon your lips ever again, I will tie you right here and never let you leave my sight, understood?" I nodded frantically because knowing him, I know he can actually do it. His one hand then move to my neck as he pulled my face close to him and my lips brush against his lips,
"You can never be a burden. You are the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to me. You are the calmness of my heart and calmness can never be a burden. Whenever I look at you my heart fills with content, A smile crept upon my lips. So please, don't think about yourself like this." he spoke these words with such meaning that it made me feel bad to talk like that. I lowered my gaze. He removed his hands and pulled away and leaned on the desk,
"One more thing, stop getting scared by me. You know it I can never hurt you in any way. It made my heart clench to see you like this." he said monotonously. I bit my lips and held his hands and began to say,
"I know you can never think to hurt me let alone to do it. I am sorry. I won't do it again."