Enchanted

Melano’s eyes went wide open, and her entire body locked up right there in the doorway. She stood frozen, completely confused.

She was here to prove herself as the sharp, reliable lawyer for a massive development project funded by foreign investors. Now, she was staring at one of the main founders, the exact same handsome guy whose luxury BMW she had badly smashed just this morning.

A wave of panic hit her. She felt small, dismantled, and suddenly very scared. Melano looked at Alistair like a child who had just broken something expensive and was waiting to get yelled at. Her heart raced as she prepared herself for a cold, angry, or reproaching reaction from the powerful businessman. But she received the exact opposite.

Alistair was staring back with the same wide-eyed, surprised face, but he didn't look angry at all. Instead, he looked incredibly happy. He was completely amazed, utterly bewitched by her glaring beauty all over again. He simply could not believe his eyes. Seeing her walk into his boardroom struck him like lightning for the second time today.

The heavy silence stretched between them for a few intense seconds. Breaking his own trance, Alistair managed to slowly push himself up from his chair. He couldn't form a single word, his voice completely trapped in his throat. Instead, he just looked directly into her eyes and gave her a polite, light bow, his face glowing with pure wonder.

“So, ladies and gentlemen, please meet Miss Melano, one of the most talented civil lawyers in Georgia, and not only. She is experienced in civil disputes, mediation, and even practices international legal issues. I have invited her to attend our board meeting and provide consultation about the development project that the government has created problems with.”  Spoke up another director, an old Dutch man Mr. Meyer.

Melano greeted everyone politely, forcing her voice to remain steady, and sat down at her designated place at the round table. Her hands were slightly shaking as she arranged her files, still feeling the weight of Alistair's gaze.

Alistair heard none of the director's words. The introduction, the project details, the government issues, it all turned into background static. He just kept staring at her, completely captivated by how seamlessly she transitioned from the chaotic street into this high-powered environment.

The meeting started, and the room filled with the sounds of opening folders and corporate presentations. Yet, the only reality for Alistair was the woman sitting across from him…This dark haired, dark eyed and extremely charming young lady, who was exchanging sharp glances with him, without even smiling at him, as if she was seeing him for the first time. But it was intriguing and exciting for Alistair. He managed to whisper to David, his friend and security chief who was in his car when the accident happened, and was now sitting next to him:

“This is her, right?”

Nodding his head happily with a big smile on his face, David reached out to his laptop, not to look like an only idiot smiling during official meeting.

By the way, David was Alistair's right hand in business affairs and not only, he also was familiar with his love affairs and relationships, followed and supported him everywhere. David knew his adventures and secrets, his taste in food, drink, entertainment and women...

Alistair had never experienced love as such, at least that's what he said to himself, he didn't believe in love and attraction, but only in passion and one-time, unanswered relationships. He had never been loyal to a woman for more than a year in his life, and that was exactly how he looked at Melano now. But at first unconsciously, his mind was following the voice of carnal passions.

"Somebody up there really likes me," he thought to himself and nothing has ever made him as happy as he was when Melano opened up her tasty lips and started talking.

She was talking very official business, mentioned legal issues, ways out of the company's problem with construction permission and so on.

Alistair was looking forward to completion of the meeting, so that he could talk to her again. Meanwhile he drank three cups of strong coffee.

Readers, I really don't know if anything like this has ever happened to you, but honestly, the feeling Alistair was experiencing at the moment was the peak of contentment. But his astonishment was groundless, his hope for making out with Melano was reckless, he was destined to experience bitter heartbreak very soon.