It's almost two months now since Manik and I have begun another relationship of us. Not really much has changed from then. The only thing that changed was the comfort zone between Manik and me. We’ve grown more comfortable with each other though we still only see each other as partners with benefits but we both admitted to each other that we weren't with anyone else in bed other than he with me and me with him. It wasn't because we would have felt guilty. Because that was something we had decided at the very beginning that we won’t have anything personal. The only rule was no strings attached. We simply enjoyed each other’s presence and liked our new developed relationship which was not only of a boss and secretary or partners with benefits, it’s more of a pure friendship. I admire the bond which we’ve developed. We kept our very good friendship a secret to everyone else as per my wish because I didn’t want anyone to gossip about us. Moreover, me living with Manik in his house was al

It’s noon now. I slowly opened my eyes and looked around the room. The surroundings seem unfamiliar to me. It wasn’t my room from EJ Mansion. Then it stuck in my mind. We were actually in one of Mr. Johnson’s penthouses. He has been extremely busy and working day and night to increase the share price. Being his personal assistant, I had to work as well along with him. Apparently, we’re staying here in his penthouse because he had an urgent meeting last night which ended really late. To add to that, it was snowing too. So, he decided to land up here as it was nearly impossible to drive to his mansion at that hour in that odd weather. I had to accompany him here as well.When we got in here, everything was already arranged as per his instruction to the caretaker and I was certainly not surprised by this. He directly retired to his room asking the caretaker to show me another room. I was again not surprised by this act because for the past few days, he was all into himself. Once this th

As soon as I went inside, I had to cover my ears because of the loud volume. It was just too loud. That’s why I hated attending parties and going to the clubs. I just don’t like this noise. “Are you fine?”I heard Manik’s whisper once again behind me. It was not a whisper for real. “The music is just too loud.”He looked back and nodded, understanding my discomfort. He was about to walk away when I stopped him holding his hand. He turned to look at me in surprise. Certainly he didn’t expect me to hold his hand when there were so many people around.“Where are you going ?” I spoke as loud as I could after freeing his hand with the hope that only he would hear me and no one else. It wouldn’t look good otherwise. After all, I don’t have the right to question my boss this way, “I’ll be right back.” He passed me an assuring look, then he just walked away.I saw him disappearing in the crowd. I don’t understand what happens to him suddenly or what he thinks. After a few minutes of sta

Nandini was mumbling curses to herself as she stepped into the office premises. She got late today. But she couldn’t be blamed for it. Everyday she came to the office with Manik but he didn’t wait for her today. Instead, he left earlier than usual. So, Nandini had to book a cab for herself and as expected she couldn’t reach on time. She was worried about Manik’s reaction as she was well aware of his punctuality. He hated people being late. “Shit! I’m 10 minutes late already. Manik is going to fire me today for sure. If not, then I’m sure, he’ll dump the full week's work on me in a single day.” Nandini mumbled to herself. She stepped into the elevator which leads to the top floor of the office building. Only she and Manik had the permission to use this elevator. Nandini sighed as she walked out of the elevator and went to the pantry directly to prepare coffee for her boss. She made the black coffee for him and had a pastry in that meanwhile. She couldn’t stop herself seeing the mout

Last night I was in a dilemma about what was going on with Manik. He is someone I can never predict. He always ends up doing something that is beyond my expectation. The sudden change in him wasn't normal. He seems different from what I always knew. I want to know what he is thinking or what he is up to but I am not allowed to question. In these months, I noticed one thing that's he loved his work more than anything. I have seen him working even on weekends and holidays. That's why him wanting to take a vacation wondered me. Moreover, I was not even aware of it at all. He asked me not to schedule any meeting for the next week. He told me that he had something important lined up but he never mentioned about this vacation.Everything seemed to be normal this morning. We had our breakfast together like usual and even came to the office together yet he didn’t mention anything about last night. We discussed his today’s schedule and work, nothing else. His behavior was something I could ne