~Levi~

For weeks now, I had been avoided. Not in the way most would think, but it was clearly avoidance. The truth was, I had an amazing time with (Y/N), my intention was to make her mine and mine alone. It was clear she had dealt with men before and knew the game quite well, you fuck once and you assume that's all they'd want afterward.

Even though the game was quite clear, it wasn't my intent. I wanted her and it wasn't just for her body or the way she was in bed. I wanted her on a different level, I just wanted her. But after arriving at my house for the first time, she had been verbally avoiding me- she still talks just not as much as she did her first day- or at the bar. I may seem desperate but only because she was making so much harder for me to open up to her.

She was curt, detached focused on one thing. Money. Of course, it was her main priority to work, she needed to make a living in this town with prices of homes going up it wasn't easy for her and her roommate living on their own here. And I wanted to give her so much more, I wanted her to have it all. Never before had I fallen for a woman I was intimate with if anything I wanted nothing to do with them afterward. But (Y/N)... she was different. So cliche.

Currently, in my office, I had been eyeballing the clock ready to ask (Y/N) to lunch. At first, I tried doing paperwork but it only made time seem much slower, but now staring at the clock watching the second-hand pass over each second until it reached the twelve and started over a new minute. It was torture waiting here like this. Thanks to this whole avoidance with her, I had time to reflect over the words I had used when we first reunited. I had sickened myself moments after (Y/N) left, I cursed myself for being a brainless idiot and I knew better than to say such private things to a lady who was working under me. And the backlash I got from (Y/N) was what I deserved.

With a sigh, I stand up from my chair. Fuck this, we'll eat lunch half-an-hour early. "Come on," I say snapping my fingers.

From the corner of my eye, I watched her look up from the stack of papers I had given her and look at me in slight confusion. Heading out into the hallway, I hear her heels click against the titles. She clears her throat to grab my attention. "Sir... where are we going?" she asks quietly.

I tilt my head back and look at her. "Lunch, we'll be eating a little earlier today so we can be traffic," I say. Traffic would already be bad due to being located downtown, but it was the best excuse I had. She nods once and goes back to looking at the floor. Looking back forward I let out a soft sigh as we make our way through the building.

~(Y/N)~

For weeks now, I had been avoiding Levi- well sorta. I still talked to him but only softly and shortly. Since I left his home on the second day of work, I had been making it clear all I wanted was professionalism. And that the sex we had was in the past. Since then he had been sending me gift baskets filled with red roses and apology cards. If I was any other girl I would accept them, but I didn't like the fact he was trying to buy my forgiveness.

Sure he could throw his money around to get someone to do whatever he wanted but, I wasn't like that, although I kept his grand apology baskets, he wouldn't be receiving an 'I-forgive-yous' anytime soon. At the moment we walked through the main room of the sixteenth floor with all the cubicle. We walked past the receptionist who reminded Levi what he had scheduled, it was a few meetings later today and one phone call.

But things felt tenser for me when we stepped onto the elevator and it was just us. This meant Levi could do as much as he wanted now that no one was looking. I stood there watching the floors count down slowly, it was silent and no awkward elevator music could drown out my thoughts as I had hoped.

What I didn't like about Levi was the fact that he thought he could just claim me after one night of drunken sex. Granted it was pretty amazing, I just wasn't the type to give my body to just whoever even if he was paying me. I could tell the silence was getting to Levi, I'd catch him staring at me for long periods of time like he was planning out how he'd throw me on his desk and have his way with me- or confront me on my coldness. But I had every right to be cold, I didn't want to have that kind of relationship with my boss where my career would be on the line if I didn't sleep with him.

As the doors opened to the lobby, he and I both stepped out, his steps were quick as he headed for the front door, I did my best to keep up. When we reached his car he and I got into the back seat where we sat on opposite sides. He slid over to the driver's side while I remained on the passenger's. I just wanted lunch to be over with at this point.

As the driver pulled away from the curb, I kept my eyes to the window looking out at the passing buildings. When I had noticed we were leaving town, I turn and looked at Levi in confusion. Where exactly is lunch going to be? It couldn't be at his place, it was in the opposite direction.

~Time Skip~

When we reached the small restaurant Levi and I both walked up to it and decided to get a seat outside since it was a nice day. I didn't mind, I simply followed and sat across from him like I usually did at lunch. Soon enough the waiter came and took our orders. Sitting there in silence, I decided to grab the glass of water and sip at it. Levi's eyes were glued on me once again like back at the office. It made me feel uneasy, his eyes scanned over my body.

We waited in silence for about fifteen minutes until our food arrived. "Thank you," I say to the waiter before he walks off. Taking the napkin cloth off the table I place it in my lap and begin eating. "I would like to apologize." he blurts. Resting my fork on the plate I look up at him with a full mouth.

"I'm sorry... my behavior was childish. I shouldn't have said such things to you to make you uncomfortable." he says.

I didn't say anything, I just continued eating. "Really? You're still going with the silent treatment? What more must I do? Get you out of town for a while? Give you a vacation? What?" he asks now sounding agitated.

I drop my fork and fold my hands in front of me. "You don't need to do anything Levi," I say calmly.

"Then why won't you forgive me? It's been almost three weeks," he says.

I roll my eyes I turn my head to the side. "Because if I do.... I fear you'll go back to doing what you did on the first day.... Now I get." I stop and point at both of us. "We were intimate, but I don't want to jeopardize my career."

"Hold the fuck on! What could possibly jeopardize your career?" he snaps.

I sat there looking down at my plate. Has he not been in this position before? "Many things could- employees could find out and I would be harassed for it, you know I would... or if I don't sleep with you it could cause problems-

Levi stood up from his seat and glared at me. "I am not the kind of person who would manipulate someone... but if you're so worried then I suggest you find another job..." he says then begins to walk off, he stops just at the edge of the sidewalk and turns back. "You know... the only reason why I wanted your forgiveness was so we could get past this.... Because believe it or not I actually care about you." he says.

His eyes, filled with her stared back at me one last time before hearing him say. "With you... it was never about the sex." With that, he got back into the car and left me there at the restaurant. To reflect on what I said to him, to make me regret saying the things I said.

I turn forward and go back to finish my food. Afterward, I paid for both meals and went home decided that my day at work was done. Believe it or not, I actually care about you. The words replayed in my head over and over, surely I did regret it. 

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Damn big dummy move. Anyway, Ima uploads the next two parts tomorrow along with a new chapter to 'A Song For You' on my AO3 and Quotev (I really need to get back on the daily grind). Anyway, have a goodnight bbies!