chapter 2

James's surprise at Amelia's news and her bursting into tears . He had never seen her cry since working for him even when he knew he had always been hard on her . she was always practical under pressure and composed at all times . He remembered when he yelled at her , she just apologize and acted like nothing happened.

He had always not liked when women cried because he feels too soft and lose control. His father was harsh on his mother and she always watched her hiding away and crying . He had hated seeing her that way . His dad had left them and migrated to Canada with another woman .

James mother cassandra had cried and didnt stop longing for him till she had an heart attack which costed her life. She had loved him with everything she had .He had vowed never to be vulnerable for love and lose himself in the process.

"Try forgetting about the past and leave in the process , your PA needs you right now. ,' he thought .

He had been patting her head for too long , and he knew she was already emotional . He gathered her into his arms .

"Easy now, easy , ' he said gently stroking her back

He expected her to stop crying , but she sobbed harder , she was trembling , her hands pressed against his shoulder

He wasnt so used to revealing of excess emotion , and he wasn't a touchy guy he only touched or was in close proximity when he wanted to make love to a woman.

''Oh , Sorry .'

Amelia's head turned at the sound of Paulina's startled apology . paulina was 46 ,never married and also had the hot for the boss , the expression on her face suggested that she just distrupted something intimate. James needed to clear the air before rumors start flying about him and his PA .

"Amelia is upset , ' he said .she broke up with her boyfriend

"Oh ! Paulina's lack of compassion, showed she wasnt interested about the problem amd wanted more explanation .

James was surprised by the choice of men , she dated especially one like Antony . she was a very attractive person , with a banging body and she was intelligent while Antony was just ordinary in looks and self centered person.

Having a conversation with him , always ended about him which was disgusting. He was interested more about his job , paycheck and himself.

Perhaps that was what went wrong . Maybe he had been too busy and ended up neglecting his girlfriend. James knew if he had the chance to date Amelia he would spend most of his time worshipping her body and always putting a smile on her face , and would be happy having her in his arm ,because she had always been a knock out and the kind of vibrant beauty that turn male head in the street .

Amelia knew she was been consoled but she couldnt control her thought of going otherwise.

He was so sexy , staying far to close for comfort his strong arms wrapped around her . Her nostril flared appreciatively .The dark sensual scent of his spicy cologne overlying warm earthly male plunged into her senses into over drive . Striving not to look at him until she had gotten her stupid brain back on track..

Having her in his arms reminded him of what a good figure she had , and thinking of how he would explore it. The dulled throb of awakening desire at his groin inspired him with a stab of incredulity, he had always been in control of how his body reacted.

James decided to bring an end to hugging Amelia . Stepping back from the embrace , he walked back into his office to bring a pack of tissue that was kept on his desk and held them out towards her.

''Dry your tears ,' he ordered

she did as she was told , and blew her running nose in the process.

''Im taking Amelia out for fresh air and coffee . And we wont be coming back for a while ,' he relayed to paulina .''Let us know , if something urgent comes up.

''Yes ,sir,' paulina replied

''I would like to use the bathroom , before i go out,' Amelia requested .

"Okay , that will do , James said . I would meet you at the car .

Grabbing her purse , she hurried into the ladies' room room luckily it was empty .She groaned at the image look back at her , flushed cheeks ,puffy red eyes and a smudged mascara.

She splashed cold water on her face ,grabbed a paper towel , dabbed at her face , after which she re applied her lipstick and mascara. Brushing her hair which feel on her shoulders . She was happy she wasnt wearing more makeup she would have ended up looking hideous not like she looked any better.

She knew , james would be waiting for her and patience wasnt one of the virtues he possessed . kindness and compassion was unlimited.

Not that she expected in to hug her she was more surprised by the hug which made her cry harder . She wasnt the type to be so emotional .

It wasnt every day that your dream for the future or what you wanted was shattered she thought. Maybe if she had cried once since the break up she wouldn't have embarrassed herself. She hadn't even told Sophia knowing what would be her friends reaction .

Sophia never liked Antony to begin with. she started worrying that telling James the news might make her lose her job.

With a final glance at her reflection , knowing she looked better than when she first walked in . Amelia hurried out and at strode into the corridor that would bring her to the lift downstairs and into the parking lot . James was already waiting for her and his expression looked worried , trying to find out if she had her emotion under control .

She gave him a reassuring smile , which he didn't return .

''Much better ? he asked

''Yes . But you dont have to do this , despite needing the break . We could order and have could at the office,'she told him .

"Absolutely not , the office will be fine without Us .

They drove for 15 minutes , getting all the air she needed before stopping in front of a cafe

''So when did all this happened ? he asked ushering her towards the empty seat .

"We had a fight a month ago , but before that he had not been sleeping home and we have been having irreconcilable differences but the break up was last weekend ,' she told him.

"Why didnt you tell me about it ? he went on .Did you think you could get back together ? And i even yelled at you yesterday without knowing what you're going through.

"No , i knew we couldnt be together anymore . Antony hasnt tried to change my mind nor have i done it either . After our last argument i knew , it was over between Us.

''The argument must have been so heated .'

It was really .'' She smiled ruefully .

His eyes were on her . "Want to tell me more about it' ?

She looked up into his eyes , then shook her head ." I dont think so .'

He went straight to order and joined the queue , Amelia found it odd watching him queue to get food , thinking he didn't do that often . But she recalled he hadn't always been this rich and successful .

When she had gone for her personal interview , she had looked him up and found out only about his dating and business achievement were all there but the paparazzi didnt have access about his family .

He had not always been rich but he was a genius with high IQ and with determination and hard work he was able to achieve all he has.

Amelia rolled her eyes and wasnt surprised when James reached the front queue . The young blonde beamed at his as she was taking his order and was flirting with him . Amelia found her self irritated , hating the thought that James might have found her catchy and a new toy to play with. She sounded jealous which was ludicrous . why would she be , how come ? she pondered.

Amelia frowned , Worrying that James hugging her earlier might have unlocked feelings she locked very deeply and successfully. Amelia couldnt deny that she liked the feel of his strong arms wrapped around her . And how he was trying to make her feel good by bringing out fo coffee.