Mummy, Daddy is on his knees

Alexa’s heart skipped a beat as Hardin leaned down to her, one of his fingers grazed her cheeks slowly building a toe curling sensation in her body..

She felt her knees weaken by that little touch of his and before she knew it, she fell on her back to the bed after he pushed her forehead with his index finger..

“So lazy.. you couldn’t even keep up” Hardin scorned moving away from her..

Wasn’t it enough that she had to sleep in his room while he slept in the living room last night?

Embarassment splashed over her face, she tapped her forehead with a sigh..

His scent still lingered around the room even if he was gone, they came to an agreement last night that he’d give up his room to her but not his bathroom..

As crazy as it might sound, Alexa still agreed to it, she couldn’t deny that one part in her silly mind loved what she saw this morning..

Her phone’s ringtone pulled her out of her naughty thoughts..

She brought the phone over her face and sat up as soon as she saw who it was, even though Damien banned her from reaching out to the Sterling’s for a whole year, he didn’t ban the Brown’s from reaching her..

“Rihanna.. it’s a good thing you called, I was about to do the same” Her voice lacked the usual cheerfulness she used to have whenever she was on the phone with her..

Rihanna wasn’t a fool not to notice the emotionless voice from Alexa, she leaned against the corridor of Damien’s office, he hadn’t arrived yet, so as Olivia..

Which meant that they were together wherever they were at the moment..

“Let’s meet… three o’clock sharp at the park, same spot we usually hang out”

“Okay I’ll meet you there”

***

Aldrin laughed out dryly walking to Anita, he collected the boxes that she was holding..

“Nothing much…”

Anita shrugged following behind Aldrin who was going into the room..

As soon as they were in, he placed the boxes next to the ones he was gifted..

“So where is it?” Anita inquired looking around for any sign of a gift box, she couldn’t wait to see his gift..

She took in a deep breath trying to calm her excited nerves, it was obvious from the way she was smiling that she was truly elated..

“Just give me a hint.. does it move around? or can it be worn? tell me” She urged..

Aldrin didn’t know how to react to this, he couldn’t bear to ruin her smile just because he forgot what today was about..

Why on earth did it slip his mind? it was clear, he was either going to the morgue or hopefully admitted into a hospital..

“Well… Becky has it, why don’t you go down for breakfast, I’ll join you shortly with your gift”

Anita beamed at his words “Alright.. freshen up and join us soon okay?”

He forced a stiff nod at her as she left the room, he paced around thinking of what gift to give her, she already had so much what else does she want?.

The door clicked open which made his heart skip a beat, thankfully, it was just Becky..

“Great! you’re here.. have you thought of a gift for her?” He asked with so much glee in his eyes since she was a lady, maybe, just maybe she could tell what her fellow lady also wants..

“Umm.. she’s your wife not mine.. but anyways since you didn’t get anything for her, aunt has a lot of jewelries some of which she hadn’t worn yet while others has been forgotten… why don’t you just give one of it back to her?”

Aldrin was awed by the solution she just created, it was true that Anita owned a lot of jewelries..

He made his way to the closet where her jewelry safe was kept..

He punched in her secret password which wasn’t much of a secret, he opened it with ease, Becky moved next to him scrummaging through the glittering and dazzling ornaments..

“Woah! that’s definitely a lot of them”

“Right?”

She picked out a small royal blue box and opened it..

“Wow.. I bet she hasn’t worn this yet.. this is perfect”

***

Olivia stretched on her seat, she took a glance at her phone screen, it was almost lunchtime, her tummy made a grumbling noise which she took as a cue that she had overwork herself..

Since Damien was at a meeting, she was assigned by him to take care of all his pending works till he was done..

Her phone rang out, Bianca’s name flashed on her screen..

With a little doubt in mind, she placed the phone against her ear..

“Hi..”

Bianca cleared her throat at the other end moving away from her mum and Nathan’s PDA, Gosh they were acting like teenagers in love..

Nathan and her mum were currently smoking the kitchen with whatever they were cooking..

“I wanted to talk to you before you left with Damien.. but I guess we can do that over the phone..”

Olivia straightened up on her seat to listen to whatever it was that Bianca had to say to her, she had a feeling that she was about to receive an earful from Bianca..

“Okay.. I’m currently free now”

“It’s about you and Damien, your mum told me about the fake engagement thingy”

Olivia released a deep sigh, her mum wasn’t so good at keeping secrets.

She pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration knowing where this conversation was headed..

“Great! and I’m sure Mrs Sterling knows too”

“Forget all that… there’s still a possibility for Rihanna to get entangled with Damien once more, she’s been quiet recently and I can feel it that this is just the calm before the storm”

Her words struck the right places in Olivia’s mind, Rihanna’s sudden appearance as a cleaner in the company was alarming..

Wasn’t she scared of tainting her family’s reputation this way?

And Damien wasn’t helping matters either, he had refused to tell her the reason, what if this was the only way for them to meet and ignite their spark once more?..

She got rid of the thoughts immediately, with the little she had known of Damien, he wasn’t one who goes back on his words..

“Are you there?”

“Yeah.. I was just thinking, Rihanna is here at his company as a cleaner, doesn’t that sound weird?”

Bianca’s brows drew together, a cleaner? that was really weird and suspicious too..

“What?.. listen Olivia, you shouldn’t let such a good man like him slip away from your grip.. he has always been yours from the beginning.. just let things flow, give him a chance”

The main door to Damien’s office opened as he strode into the office with Bella following behind him who held few takeout bags..

She dropped them on Damien’s desk and stood aside waiting for him to finish his phone call..

“Umm Bianca.. I’ll speak to you once I get home.. alright? Damien just came in… bye”

“Yeah bye” the call went dead..

Damien placed his phone on the desk taking off his suit jacket revealing his crisp white shirt and black necktie, he draped it over his chair and took a seat afterwards..

“I think that’s all for now.. you may leave”

Bella gave a nod and turned away, she took a glance at Olivia who did the same too..

For a second, she had hoped that the takeouts were meant for her and Damien, they had a presentation to talk about and she had suggested that they talk about it over lunch..This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

Olivia rolled her eyes at the other end, she had a feeling that Bella had a crush on Damien, maybe that was why the latter disliked her so much..

She closed her laptop with a sigh of relief, since Damien was here, then she could leave to go grab lunch..

She stood up from her seat and made her way out of her space..

“Umm.. boss-

“Damien” Damien corrected meeting her eyes..

He thought that keeping things professional between them in the office could create a small distance..

“I need ten minutes to go to the cafeteria-

“Join me for lunch”

Olivia’s lips parted slightly, the lunch was meant for the both of them? now she understood Bella’s look..

“You don’t have to bother about that.. i’m-

“It’s no worries.. I made my research and ordered what you like.. we would have gone out for a proper lunch but I really don’t want strange men appearing out of nowhere to ruin our alone time”

Olivia gave up trying to protest, she offered a small smile and walked to the long couch in his office..

She took a sit on it and soon he joined her, giving no space between them..

“Relax I’m not gonna bite you” he assured..

Bianca’s words came back at her, no doubt, he was doing everything to please her and for her to see the good in him..

“Can I say something?” She asked which made him a bit worried on the inside..

“Yeah sure”

Olivia scooted a little away from him to stare at his face..

“Umm.. I know we started at the wrong foot.. you disliked me and so did I.. but at this point I’m willing to let that all slide, that’s if you want”

Damien’s brows furrowed at what she meant to say, was she indirectly chasing him away from her..

“What do you mean?”

“My mum knows about the fake engagement and so does Bianca.. I’m also very sure your mum might know about this too, but that aside.. you gave us two weeks before you can come clean about our relationship to the public right?”

“Yeah” he replied in a haste, he didn’t know why he felt her next words might really end things between them..

“Let’s start over, from the scratch.. what do you say?”