On the day of the picnic, I was strangely nervous to see Ivan. So far, I only saw him in the office, which felt like my safety net from him. Maybe I will keep my distance from him there, so things stay professional.
My phone buzzed. I sighed as I saw who was texting me. It was from Mark. He had been trying to apologize to me over texts, and I am not having it. I am not the type of person who forgives easily. Mark can go kiss my vanilla ass.
"Miss Young, I am glad you made it," Ivan looked at me and smirked. We were all gathered by the lake, eating and mingling under the big gazebo. Ivan was wearing a pair of white shorts
"Ivan! Why are you following me?" I demanded irritably."I am not following you, Ariel. This is a public place. I just figured I'd come up here and enjoy the view," he said and stared at me intensely.I let out a nervous laugh. "Then why are you staring at me? The view is that way," I said and pointed at the mountains."I wasn't talking about that view. I am looking at what I came here to look at," he smirked.&
"Well, it's a gorgeous house," I remarked. "But Why are we here?""So you can dry off. Don't want you to catch a cold," he smiled.I looked around the giant Lakehouse. It wasn't as big as his actual house, but it wasn't small either. Just how much money does this man make? If I were a gold digger, I would take advantage of his crush on me, but his wealth made him arrogant, and I didn't like it one bit.He opened the hall closet and handed me a
"After today, we are not doing this again. This is the last time for real!" I said."Sure," Ivan said without missing a beat, but I caught his sarcasm. "I am dead serious," I insisted."Yes ma'am," he smirked. Ugh, I don't think he was trying to take me seriously at all. I need to get out of here right now!
"Ivan, you can't just bring me to your house and tell me I have to stay with you," I shook my head."I am not asking you to live with me. I am simply saying that I should take care of you since it is my fault for making you work hard when you are sick," he said.In a normal circumstance, I'd think he was the perfect gentleman and an amazing boss. But since I know he is after my booty, this seems like he is trying to take advantage of me being sick and trying to be close to me with an excuse to take care of me.
After a month or so, I found some flowers sitting on my desk. They were a beautiful bouquet of Roses.Oh? Is the boss breaking his promise and trying to woo me again? I thought to myself.Please, can we talk? I want to see you at least once.Love, MarkUgh...not this again. I should've known it was him. Ivan liked Lilies, not Roses. Mark has been call
"Shut up! Both of you!" I cried out. "I'm not some type of object you can claim. What is the matter with you? I am leaving," I said and tried to storm away, but Ivan grabbed my wrist."I apologize for showing up like this, but I can't stand by and watch you reconcile with a nobody like him," Ivan said and pointed at Mark. "He doesn't deserve you one bit!""Who are you calling a nobody, you asshole?" Mark stepped forward."You are a no-good che
In the next few days, I couldn't focus on work. I was freaking out.Pregnant! PREGNANT? Why me, why? This is a complete nightmare. Goodbye, independent woman, goodbye freedom. How am I going to take care of a baby and pursue my career all by myself? I suppose I could call my mom and ask for her help, but she'd want me to move back to Kentucky. And there was no way I'm going to do that.And then there's Ivan...I will have to give him the news too since he is the father. How is he going to handle it? Will h
I stood up abruptly. This is probably some type of joke. He is just trying to mess with me for denying his advances. "WHAT! That's not funny. This is a serious matter!" I exclaimed. "I'm not joking, Miss Young, or should I call you Mrs. Adams from now on?" Ivan smirked."Look, I decided to keep the baby, but I don't want to marry you! I meant we could coparent to help the kid grow up, and that's about it," I cried.