As it should be

Nicola's povI'm totally freaking out . I'm going to be meeting him again . It's been so long since I've seen him …except for that fact that he's on almost every billboard there is in this town I'm so not ready for this. I'm not even sure I can face him ,I'm afraid of what might happen but at the moment I don't have a choice. I already promised dad that I'm doing to attend this meeting on his behalf and I know there's no backing out now so I might as well just do it cause what's that harm right?So why the hell am I still standing in the bathroom inside my office with my back to the door? I'm pretty sure that Carol must be pissed right now . Dispitw the fact that she's my secretary and she's getting paid to work for me she doesn't take my shit at all ,I know she's probably talking right now even when she knows very well that I can't hear anything she's saying through the bathroom door (that's basically why this is my favorite place in this entire building cause I can drown out every

Nicola's pov " Ahh William""Mr Gerald"I keep staring out the window of my dad's office. It has the most magnificent view ever , he says it's one of the reasons he choose this office in the first place . It's easy to loose oneself in it's view. Something about it is just very comfortingThe rush of vehicles on the road,the hustle and bustle of the streets filled with people during the day and then the view of thr sky and mountains that seem so near even though they're so far away . It makes it possible to believe nothing is actually out of ones reach"Baby girl are you listening?"I hear daddy say and it snaps me out if my trance and I turn around and smile at him ."Sorry dad I got carried away."He smiles at me ….I love it when he smiles "I was just telling William that I won't be around for the duration of our contract so you'll have to work with him on this."It's only then that I allowed myself to look in his direction . He has his eyes fixed on me the entire time with an expr

William's pov I've been both dreading and anticipating this day . It's Monday and Nicola is supposed to start working on the project here with me today and she's late …on a Monday morning she's late to work. It's fifteen minutes past 9 and she's not here . Does she think she's in her father's office? Does she think she can just do whatever she wants here ? It's not going to be that simple cause here things are done as per my rules I pick up my phone and dial her number . We had to exchange numbers because of this project.It begins to ring and she picks up on the third ring …she probably doesn't know in the one calling"Where are you ? You should've been here fifteen minutes ago."There's a pause after that and then I hear her say ."I'm walking down the hall in the direction of your office . And don't forget that I don't exactly live here …I'd have been here much earlier if I lived close to the office.""I'm waiting for you in my office…hasten up."...and then I cut the call .There

William's pov"Put that stupid cigarettes away William""Mom language. Josh can hear you"My younger sister Amber says as she tries to calm her wailing son."And stop yelling l at him, he's not a child mom . Will you've been distracted since we got here what's the problem?""I'm fine Amber it's nothing to worry about"I say putting on a smile that I know is not convincing at all . She looks at me and I understand exactly what that look says "How was work today Willy".My mom asks . I take a long drag from my cigarette then toss it onto the ashtray before I turn to answer my mom."It was fine . Just another stressful day "."I heard Mr Gerald's daughter started working for you today"."She's not working for me mom , she's working with me . She lives just opposite "."Word has it that you punished her today ".I'm sure she intended that to be a question but I'm in no mood for this conversation so I'll just ignore it ."I think you guys should leave . It's getting late and I need to res

William's povI swear on all things holy I don't know why I just walked to that door .The moment my mom and sister left my room I wanted nothing more than to have a shower and hit my study… I have work to do so why am I offering her dinner?Nothing good will come out of this, it's bound to end badly I'm sure of it and yet here I am sitting at a table in the restaurant waiting for her to come down and have dinner with me.Maybe it's because I'm so sure she won't come.Oh fuck I spoke too soon cause now here she is , walking graceful across the room .She hasn't spotted me yet but it won't take too long before she does .She's utterly stunning Why did I think she won't be here I was so sure I was done with her for the day yet here I am and in the same way I was so sure she won't come down but here she is .She has spotted me and is walking in my direction now .I stand up and move behind the seat and pull it out for her. The mere feeling of doing this very mundane task that I do for