Chapter Six

I rolled my eyes suddenly remembering that I still have the number that texted me the previous day. I dialed the assistant number and luckily he picked up on the second ring. 

"Hey, this is Maya Davis, am supposed to have lunch with Mr. Alex Smith, but the front desk won't let me come up."

"Hi Miss Davis, am so sorry about that, I will take care of it immediately." 

"Thank you," the moment I hang up, the front desk phone rang. 

She picked up the phone and she listened for a whole minute without saying anything before mumbling, "Yes am sorry about my mistake, I will send her right up." 

She hung up and looked at me apologetically, "I 'm so sorry for the misunderstanding, you just look different from the woman he..." she immediately covered her mouth from saying whatever she wanted to say.

I decided to finish her sentence for her, "Different from the women who usually come to meet Alex Smith you mean?" 

She nodded and said professionally. "You can go up to the fifty-third floor." 

"Okay, thank you" 

I got out of the elevator and walked towards Alex's office, I greeted the secretary before walking in. 

She stood up hastily and said, "Mr. Smith is busy at the moment, you can wait for him.." 

Before she could finish that sentence I interrupted her, "I will just wait for him in his office, thank you."  I pulled open the double open doors and walked in. 

I stared at the scene in front of me, a woman in a well-fitted red dress bending over the desk. I couldn't see anything besides her blonde head, her round butt, and her slim legs. Her torso was somehow hidden from where I was standing. 

What the hell was going on here, he asked me to come to have lunch with him, and this is what happened? I loudly cleared my throat and closed the door behind me.

The lady in red straightened and turned around to look at me. She was beautiful with long blonde hair and a curvaceous body. She had pretty facial features and lips that were too plump to be neutral. I still couldn't see him, he was hidden behind her, until I walked forward slightly to one side.

He didn't look up from his work, he just said impassively, "You can take a seat on the sofa while I finish looking over these documents."

I sat down on the nearest couch feeling hurt by the way Alex was ignoring me. The blonde woman took advantage of the situation and walked around the desk to stand next to Alex's chair. She wrapped one arm around his shoulders as she bent down to show her cleavage and said in the most seductive voice I have ever heard. "It's almost lunchtime, why don't we go grab some food."

I felt some kind of way as I watched the beautiful couple in front of me. I forced myself to look away and across the other wall where an enormous shelf stood filled with colorful binders.

" No, I will eat later. I still have a lot of work to get done."Alex answered the blonde still with the same inexpressive manner except his tone seemed much colder.

Miss I can't take a hint continued to gaze at his profile as she reached out and covered his hand with one of hers and said seductively," All work and no play makes Alex a dull man."

How could someone use the lamest line ever and still make it sound so sexy? I mentally threw daggers at her, even though he wasn't responding to her, I still couldn't help but feel sick inside.

"I said am busy," He said calmly but one could tell he was annoyed.

Miss Botox's lips straightened up and glared at me angrily before she stormed out of the room.

"Am sorry I showed up earlier, I guess my premature arrival ruined your...." I waved my hand, "whatever this was with that lady." I did my best not to sound indifferent even though I resented him for making me look stupid.

He swiftly made a few scratches here and there with the pen he was holding in his hand before setting it down. He finally looked up and said pleadingly, "I don't mind that you came early." his lips curved into a smile, and shit this man was handsome, "this way I will have more time with you before I leave."

"Leave?" I asked with confusion. "What are you talking about?"

"I will tell you over lunch." He got up and walked toward me with the confident gait that I was starting to love so much.

He took me to a restaurant nearby, and I felt self-conscious as I looked down at my outfit. "Maybe we should go to another restaurant where I won't be kicked out for looking like am homeless."

He chuckled and my stomach did a sommer Sault, I don't think I will ever get used to this sound, it was music to my ears and joy to my heart. "Don't worry about it," he reassured.

The host took us to our table, after he ordered a three-course meal with a specific type of wine, I immediately asked him, "So what was it that you wanted to tell me?"

I was literally at the edge of my seat eagerly anticipating his answer.

"I will be flying out tonight for an important business deal, I won't be back till Friday night." He said nonchalantly and without further explanations or clarifications about where he was flying out specifically to.

I was extremely disappointed, I was starting to get used to him, so him being gone for a couple of days was too hard for me. "Where exactly are you flying out to?" I asked dispiritedly.

His smirk appeared on his face, "Are you feeling bad about me leaving?"

"No," I say with a straight face, "and you haven't answered my question."

"I am flying to Shanghai," he turned back to sounding unconcerned, the teasing in his eyes gone. 

"Isn't that where your mom was from? What kind of business are you doing there?" I remember my mom telling me that his mother was born and raised in Shanghai and then moved to the states when she married Mr. Smith. She came from a very wealthy family. 

"I will tell you when I get back," His face is dead serious. I have never seen this side of him except that one time at the gala when I was eighteen years old. Why was he so cold and distant all of a sudden? I didn't know how to deal with Alex. 

"What's with all the secrecy?" I asked feeling my patience running thin, "All you have been doing is telling me you will tell me later, when exactly is later?" 

Before he could answer, our food came out. Usually, I would dig right in, but today I didn't have much of an appetite. As I pushed my food around, I couldn't help but wonder what e was doing in Shanghai. 

" Is the food not to your liking?"  he asked a little concerned." I can get you something else?"

" No, it's not that, the food is perfect," I took a small bite, insidious"Then what's the matter?" his eyebrows creased slightly, "Are you not hungry?" 

I kept my head down for a moment before I finally snapped, "what is it that you're not telling me? I feel like you are holding something back and it's driving me crazy." I felt my eyes stung and blinked rapidly to control my emotions, the last thing I wanted was to cry in front of him and most importantly in public. 

He stretched his hand across the table and gently tried to hold my free hand." I promise I will tell you everything when the time is right, I just can't tell you right now." he squeezed my hand. 

"You can't or you won't?" I ask softly 

"Both," his one word is filled with so much sincerity that I decide to leave it alone, and let him tell me when he was ready. There was so much about him, his life that I still didn't know and it was killing me.