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Did someone die?

Well, I don't know about anyone who did then why does Kourt have such an expression on her face that she just saw someone die in front of her.  

She's in a shock, my inner voice said.

'a shock of---'

Of you going to lunch with Mr. Aaron, my inner voice said with surety.

Don't tell me!

'Well, Kourt, even though I don't like your place but right now I'll be glad to come here and switch our places.'

I really didn't want to waste my lunch time with this person.

Seriously! That's the last thing I wanted to do.

The door of the elevator opened and Mr. Only Rude swiftly stepped in. He turned facing towards me and waited for me to get in but I was busy looking at Kourt.

The elevator door started closing automatically, but Mr. Aaron quickly moved forward and put his hand on one side, making it stop.

"Are you coming?" he asked with a frown.

'Where are you going with him?' Kourt mouthed.

'To Hell.' I mouthed back and stepped in the elevator.

He pressed for the ground floor and this time I didn't try to press the button, actually anything.

God forbid! I'm never going to move my body in the elevator, especially when he's inside with me.

After what happened last time in the elevator, oh please, I don't even want to be in an elevator anymore.

"Actually you know what the burger joint I was talking about, you're not gonna like it." I said trying my best to convince him not to go.

"Why?" he said, his eyes on his phone.

"You know it's not fancy." I said shaking my head. "It's not for people like you."

"Do humans go there?"

"Yes!" I said confusedly.  

"Am I a human?"

"Yes!" I replied getting more confused.

"So I can go!"

Oh, Dear Lord!

After that there was silence.

Elevators! Yes! Why didn't I think before? Now I can ask him about what he meant today in the elevator when I got out from it.

It's probably the right time.  

I looked at him and he was on his phone swiping through some pages. 

Before I could ask him, the elevator door opened and few men stepped in.

Mr. Aaron moved at the back of the elevator and leaned with the wall of the elevator.

I moved back too and now the men were in front of us.

"Mr. Aaron, I wanted to ask you something." I whispered.

"What?" he frowned. "Why are you whispering?"

"Are you kidding me?" I whispered once again. "If you're not blind you should know that there are people around us, Mister." 

"What?" his expression was same.

Ugh!

"I wanted to ask you about what you meant in the elevator." I didn't whisper this time and to my surprise the men in front of us weren't interested in what I have to say.

"What?" he said a little angrily this time and switching off this phone he put it inside his pants and looked at me. "Now speak what's so important."    

"I asked you what you meant today in the elevator." I said a little miffed this time.

"What?" he said once again.

I gritted my teeth with anger. What's up with him and his whats.

"I meant about what in the elevator do you need to know." he explained himself sensing my anger.

"When you said that I'm perfect for---" I waited for him to complete.

"You are perfect for--- what?" he said waiting for me to complete.

Ugh! I really wanted to hit him right now.

Well, there's no advantage in that because you know what will happen, my inner voice huffed.

He's a pain in the ass and surprisingly strong. I thought all these muscles were just for show off, but these muscles actually have power because believe me my punch have worked on strongest ones.

The door of the elevator opened and we reached the ground floor. 

I think he's in no mood of telling me about what he meant in the elevator and you know what Mr. Only Rude I don't even care. I'm okay not knowing what I'm perfect for. 

Well, you're not okay, honey, my inner voice scoffed.

'Shut up!'. I was so wishing that my inner voice turns on her 'bitch mode' back the time she was drooling at Mr. Aaron's hotness, and I guess she just did and now I'm regretting.   

"What were you asking me in the elevator?" he said moving to the exit door and I followed him. 

"So considerate of you asking. I think I should take a moment and thank you." I said with a sarcastic tone. "Thank you so much, Mr. Aaron."

"Only call me, Sir!" he said rather sternly.

God! What's up with him? He doesn't like someone pointing at him and he doesn't like to be called by his real name.

Guess he wants his mama to name him something else.

But I like his name. I love the way it rolls around my tongue, my inner voice murmured.

'Girl! Are you okay?'  

He stopped at the exit door and I was so busy with my inner voice that I didn't realize and I collided with this back.

So embarrassing!

He looked back at me. "Mam, if you don't remember, you are going to take me to this burger joint of yours, not me. So lead the way."

He's right. Silly me!

He gestures towards the door and I nodded.

He started moving with me.

"I was thinking people will be watching us and there will be a lot of female eyes on us, well you. But surprisingly no one is bothering. Well, I guess world's getting a bit more sensible." Did I just said it out loud? Well, I guess I did.

"So indirectly you want to say that I'm not good enough to be looked at." he muttered under his breath. 

"Well, I can say this about me too." I looked up at him with courage.

He looked away.

We kept walking on the footpath.

It's quite weird walking with such a long person, actually embarrassing, I really whish I was a bit longer.   

I'm going to have lunch with my boss. Why is it all so weird? I mean I had a lot of bosses--- well, two, but none of them were as crazy as he was.

"What were you so eager to know back in the elevator?" he asked breaking the silence.

"Today when I came in. We went up in the same elevator." I started. "When I stopped at my department---"

"Which is not your department anymore." he interrupted.

"I know that." I glared at him. "As I was saying when I reached at my ex-department, you said something and couldn't complete yourself because the elevator closed. You said that I was perfect for. What did you mean by that?"

He looked at me with questing eyes, "Did I say that?"

I nodded looking at him.

He focused and then his face lightened up, "Yeah, I did say that. I was about to tell you about my decision of selecting you as my PA."

I stopped moving and so did he.

"So you meant that I was perfect for being your PA." I turned and crossed my arms.

"Actually I meant that You were perfect for the rank of my PA." 

"Same thing!" I yelled.

He raised his brows, "What did you expect I meant by that?"

"Nothing!" I replied.

I wasted so much of my precious time and it was nothing at all. Silly me!

He is crazy!

"So you're going to tell me where is this burger place, because I'm starving." He said patting on his belly.

Okay who does that in public.

Told you he was crazy. But what he did was really cute. 

"Go find the damn burger joint yourself." I said turning the other way. "and my fifteen minutes are already over. Thank you, Sir, for destroying my break."

I started walking.

"Wait!" he said making me stop. "Who said you have a fifteen minutes break?" 

I turned back, "Wow! That means extra time for break?"

"Yeah." he said.

"Cool, but not so cool because I am still going to get bored." I exclaimed moving up to him.

We again started moving.

"Well, how can I make it exciting for you?" he questioned himself looking in front of him.

Duh! By not coming with me.

"I can do the weird punching and kicking in the air like you did, if you want me to." he said mocking me.

My cheeks flushed.

He smirked at my reaction.

Smirking Jerk!

I don't think he's ever going to stop mentioning about that. I hate the glass walls of my new office. No privacy!

"Okay, I have another way." he said with a long pause and tucking his hands in his pants pockets, he said, "How about this, I'll tell you anything you'd like to know about me."

"Really?" I gaped at him. 

"As far as the questions are not personal." he added a warning.

I nodded.

"Where is this place?" he said eyeing his surroundings and exclaimed, "I'm starving!"

"Just right here." I pointed my finger.

Now I'll ask him everything I'd like to know.

I guess this lunch with him might not be such a bad idea.

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N e x t :
9th Chapter.

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D e s i g n e r | fatimaa-⤴

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