Taming Mr. CEO

“Thank you, Sir,” I thanked again for the third time. He just simply nodded before unlocking the door for me. However, my heart skip a beat when he leaned closer to me and all I can do was close my eyes tightly as I held my breath. And then after a couple of seconds, I heard a click come from the door. When I already knew that Logan was no longer close to me, I opened my eyes again. But the dude, I am still holding my breath and it gives me heartaches.

“You seem so nervous when I am around, Alice.” I darted on him and then bit my inside lip. I heard him chuckle while his chin settled on his left hand. I even saw him simply biting his lips.

The way he do that was so simple but goodness gracious. Why do I find him seductively handsome Adonis in that simple way? Arg, erase!

“By the way, get out already. I have another place to go,” he ordered which dragged me back to reality.

I refrain from rolling and slipping a curse as I jumped out from his car. And as soon as I jumped off, he instantly started the wheel and maneuvered away. I watched his car until it was nowhere to be seen before I finally decided to come inside while pouting.

As I opened the door, I heard a cough coming from the couch where Helena is. Her eyes settled on the opened television but it looks like her focus wasn’t really there. She turned her eyes on me, there was no emotion on it at first but later on, it was replaced by curiosity.

“Where have you been?” she asked, suspiciously.

I placed my bag on the couch and started to remove my heels and shove them to the shoe racks. “At the office, obviously.” I leaned my back, stretching my limbs as well as my legs.

“Uhuh, is that so, Alice?” she asked again.

I frown. “Where else do you expect?”

“Come on, you got to tell me something, Alice. I am not blind here.”

“Who says you are? What is it all about and by the way, where is Aisle?” I asked her before heading towards the kitchen to grab some food to eat. J opened the refrigerator and saw a cup of soup there which I heated on a microwave.

I heard footsteps from my back which came from Helena. “I saw you,” she announced making me turn my face on her.

My brow twitched. “You saw me where? At the office–”

“Outside!” she hardly cut my words. “I saw you Alice Del Angelo outside and guess what? Aside from seeing you outside, I also saw you coming out from a luxurious car? BMW huh?”

I let out a sigh before turning my back on her. I thought there is something important she is talking about. I didn’t know that she was just curious about Ligan sending me home. I took the seat in front of her and started eating but Helena is too persistent to know who send me home.

I put down my spoon and take a bite of my bread. “He’s nothing, Helena,” I replied.

“He is? You mean, a guy send you home this late night?”

“Can you minimize your voice? Nothing is shocking on a man sending me home, duh. Besides, it was Logan, my boss who send me home–”

“Geez! Logan Ivanov! You mean Aisle’s drop-dead gorgeous father?!”

I winced. “Yeah, the drop-dead gorgeous father of my child,” I mimicked the way she said those words and started eating again. But Helena being Helena didn’t give me a peaceful time to eat my late dinner. Instead, she keeps on asking what is currently going on between me and Logan.

Of course, nothing is going on us. If there is, maybe earlier this day, he seems a different person. And yeah, he is kinda nice this day. But it was just because I gave him a favor that really… literally benefited him and his ego.

Passed eleven in the evening when Helena let me take asleep so when I woke up the next morning, heavy black bags under my eyes are too visible. I needed to put on heavy makeup just to cover it and be presentable in the office. All thanks to my best friend, goodness gracious.

***

“Good morning, Alice!” Betty greeted me as soon as I saw her early in the pantry room.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

I smiled and greeted her back and then turned to the coffee maker and prepared two cups. Yeap, two. For me and Logan.

Uhuh, Logan. Since when I used to call him by his name?

“You’re early today. I bet our boss gives you heavy-loaded tasks on your table that is why?” Betty devoured the cake in her mouth and my stomach growls upon seeing her mocha cake so I decided to grab a fork and pick mine on the refrigerator.

“That’s not the reason, I just want to come early. You know our boss, he wants us to be early than him. I shouldn’t be late or else, we will see another volcanic eruption.” Betty and I both laughed in the pantry room as we spend our free time before we headed back on our work.

When I came inside the office, Logan wasn’t still there so I decided to clean his office even though it wasn’t really a mess. I just have the urge to do so since I woke up this morning thinking about being nice to him starting today. Also, this is my way of thanking him for sending me last night.

Eight in the morning when I glanced at my wristwatch and yet, there were no Logan showed so I felt a bit confused why. Usually, seven in the morning is his arrival but what happened now? I already finished cleaning his office yet he’s not still here.

“The alarm clock might didn’t woke him up,” I mumbled and decided to go back to my table and start my work.

Ten, when I suddenly yawn as I am fighting my sleepiness due to the lack of sleep. I was about to stand up to grab some snacks when the door open giving me the man I had been waiting for for hours. But his looks that remind my looks earlier this morning didn’t escape my eyes. Even though he didn’t throw a single glance at me, I can clearly see how eye bags ruined his tantalizing eyes. And his hair that I prefer to see tied up in half gives me an idea that there is something that happened to him.

“Good morning, Sir.” I greeted him as I followed him to his office. He didn’t turn his face on me but still ordered me to give him a brewed coffee that he always asks.

I instantly get him what he asked and added some snacks to his tray. When I came back to his office, I thought he will going to throw this bread but he didn’t so I breathe in relief and smiled inside.

“Still need anything, Sir?” I asked cheerfully which is really unusual of me. No doubt why Logan lifted his eyes on me and then frowned at the same time. He even scan me from head to toe which sent the strange feeling that became usual to me since the day I worked for him.

“You may go now,” he flatly answered.

I restrained myself from pouting instead, my lips slipped a smile. “When you need anything, Sir, just call me.” I walked towards the doorway and let out the pout I am hiding from him.

When I reached my table, I tried to focus back on my work and convince myself that my sudden disappointment is only because I am trying to be nice to him. Nothing more, nothing less. But as I go deep in my work, my unbelievable thoughts about Logan dive deep as well to the point that it hinders me to finish my work early at the end.

Due to frustration on myself, I stopped for a while and give myself a hard slap-hoping that it will wake me up. But it didn’t. It only hurt me and when the pain finally subsided, my brain dived back on my thoughts about Logan.

“My God, Alice! For f*cking sake, can you please focus?! Damn focus, Alice!” I whispered to myself while gritting my teeth at the same time.

***

“Alice!” a loud voice boomed the whole pantry and because of that voice as well, the tray I was holding fell from my hand. The cup of coffee settled on that broke into pieces as the coffee and the cookies splattered on the floor. But that is not the reason why should I panic, it was the voice and the owner of it that made me shake in panic.

“S–Sir…” I trailed, biting my lower lip. I simply look around and saw the other employees locking their eyes on me and the boss, our ruthless boss who didn’t change.

Logan strode closer to me and to my shocked, I instantly winced as I felt his harsh hand on my elbow. Gripping tight on it as if I am a robot to him that doesn’t feel anything.

“I told you to bring my coffee in five minutes yet you took ten minutes in preparing a simple cup of coffee? My time is so precious to be ruined by a kind of people like you, understand?” He freed my elbow and left me like there is nothing happened.

As soon as he left, I hurriedly picked up the broken glass and cursed when a piece of sharp glass cut my index finger accidentally. Pain instantly eat me but it is not from the wound, but from what Logan did.

Six days ago. Six days of trying to be nice to him and six days of thinking that he would be nice as well but he didn’t. I don’t know if being nice to him is enough so he could treat-not just me as well as the other employees- in a nice way as well. But, still, it wasn’t. I have tried, every day I tried to be nice to him. I always wear a smile even though I get harsh words from him. I always obliged his order with a smile and didn’t demand for giving me too many works on my table. I didn’t demand even he hurt me… I didn’t demand it because I just wanted to have a good relationship with him. Just like what I promise to Aisle…

“Sir… coffee.” With a bit of shaking hands, I put his coffee on his table. He didn’t say any words but I heard him sigh before I started to walk back to my table.

And just when I was about to step outside, he called me.

“Yes, Sir?” I asked.

I waited for him to speak but he didn’t, instead, he just walked in my direction and I got surprised on the next thing he did. He hold my hand and examine my wounded fingers. His eyes settled on there for a few seconds before he slowly dragged me towards the leather couch and guided me to sit. I gulped when turned to the cabinet and get something from there. When he faced me again, I saw a small medical kit he was holding in his right hand.

“Give me your hand,” he ordered but I was stiffened, I can’t move because of his sudden mood. “Alice, give me your hand,” he repeated.

I slowly moved my hand, but Logan seems losing his patience so he pulled my hand towards him. As soon as he pulled my hand, my body came together causing me to get closer to him. It made me gulp two consecutive times as my heart started to pound hard against my chest. Our eyes are connected and it sends thousands of voltage on me. I don’t know how to react, I don’t know what to do. Right at that moment, everything for me is a blurred vision and Logan was the only one who was crystal clear in my eyes.

“I’m sorry…”