Ava’s POV A week and a few days had passed with Peter finally leaving, and as expected, Rosalie was acting a bit weird around me. It wasn't as if I blamed her for it, I just wished she'd be happy for him because honestly, what happened to him was something to be really happy for.What used to be Peter's office was now mine, and while it came with all the comforts of working in my own space, it came with James winking or kissing my forehead each time he used the door that connected both offices. Gratefully, he wasn't a huge fan of PDA as I wasn't and that helped to conceal what was going on between us until it became official. That's if it'd ever be official.“Hey,” I greeted Rosalie carefully as I walked into her office. “Are you alright?”“I just miss him, Ava,” she surprisingly sighed, which I wouldn't lie, I never believed she'd even look at me when I walked into her office. “We meet on some evenings, but you know, having him close all the time once and having to deal with our sch
Ava's POV The moment those words left my mouth, I became very responsible for a wild side of James I didn't believe I'd ever see. At first, he took us to his room all without breaking the kiss. I took off his tie completely white he started to undo my zip.“James,” I moaned as the tip of his fingers trailed down the centre of my back. After pulling the fabric of my shoulder so that my cleavage was now fully exposed to him, he threw me to the bed. That was the only time he had parted his lips from mine so I took the opportunity to breathe. Breathe as though I'd never be given the chance to breathe again. “Ava,” he whispered as he undid the remaining buttons of his shirt. I so badly wanted to do it myself, but since letting him do it gave me the time to admire his body and the wetness of it, I sucked my index finger slowly while keeping the gaze between us firm before answering.“Yes, James.”I was crawling up to him now with no sense of shame or guilt. Jeez, it sounded so terrible, b
Ava's POV I couldn't look anywhere but my palms. As much as I'd love to pick the details of his shirt as I always did, and his new hairstyle, the one he had on on the day of the promotion, and all other things that made him look so divine, I couldn't. His eyes were all over me as if he didn't mind what I'd think of him, more like, he didn't care what I'd think of him. With that, I pretty much knew that I'd explode if my gaze met his now.“Where are we going?” I cleared my throat.“To grab your favourite cup of mojitos, then I could show you my place,” he leaned closer towards me before swallowing a lump in his throat. “That's… if you want, though.”“Of course, I'd love to,” I replied immediately, watching the uncertainties in his eyes fade instantly. “And thanks for the mojito,” I blushed, rubbing my stomach as I'd really need one at the moment.He was too excited that it kinda embarrassed him to keep his gaze glued to mine, so he turned to face the window which kinda reflected him b
Ava's POV It doesn't matter what Rosalie saw or what she believed. I made sure not to give in to her conclusions, especially when she could be very wrong about it. The tension from earlier had slowly vanished just as it usually did any time I was with her, I was laughing at her jokes and hoping that the break would linger a little bit.I barely spoke with Peter when I got back to the office again. I couldn't imagine what it must be like for him especially if Rosalie was correct about his feelings for her. Well, I just hoped that wherever he was going wouldn't stop them from seeing each other.“I'll let you know when I'm done and you can come over,” I assured Rosalie who was starting to nag me about not showing up.”I'll freshen up quickly and that way, you can also meet mum,” I tried a different bargain this time.“I'll say you and Mrs Cordelia are really cool now,” she blushed. “You calm her mum now,” she pointed out as though it was something entirely new.“She has done a lot for me
Ava's POV I waited patiently for Peter to come out so I could ask him about his meeting with James. I wouldn't usually do it, but I couldn't help the way his tone turned sharper when I spoke about Peter. I just couldn't get the tension off of me.“Hey,” he called out carefully, when I hadn't realised that he was back.“Hey,” I shot him a quick smile and a bit of a relaxing sigh. “How did it go?” I asked while trying my best not to sound nosy as I did.“Great,” he flashed me one of his very confident grins except that I saw through it this time. Something was off. “He just wanted to know about your performance and he seemed pretty impressed by it,” he assured me.“And that's the reason you look troubled?” I pulled a chair out for him to sit. “Come on, what's wrong?”“I think I have a lot to talk to Rosalie about,” he sighed.Just then, I recalled how excited she was to tell me about her and Peter when we resumed, but we never got the chance to discuss it. Damn! I felt so horrible beca
James’s POVFor the past week of watching Peter and Ava in the same office, there was no better conviction that this was a bad idea. I couldn't possibly yell at him because he couldn't keep his hands to himself, and there was no way I planned on sending him out when things with Ava… I didn't know what exactly it was. She's fine one minute and the next is history.“Mind telling me how your work experience has been?” I raised a brow while watching every angle of her body.“It's been great,” her voice beamed with satisfaction and excitement when she spoke. I couldn't help but wonder if it was because she worked with Peter or I had decided to make the workspace a bit convenient for her by taking a break. “Peter has been very helpful, and kind,” her brows furrowed from excitement as she spoke again. “He's been nothing but gentle, and he—”“That's good to hear, Ava,” I cut in, fighting the urge to roll my eyes. “Learn as much as you can because he might be leaving soon.”“Wait. What?” Her m