Hey Angels :)

So, Harry turned 4 this year and I am not crying at all !

I hope you like this chapter...I tried !

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The meeting started in a comparatively calm and professional way and half way through the meeting Niall and Liam joined us too for discussing graphics and such which made me feel little relieved. Liam sat on the other side of Harry while, like me, Niall stood at his side with his notepad and also started recording the meeting in his phone subtly but failing at that because he met my eyes and gave me a sheepish smile. Why didn't I think of recording ? That Blonde head works quite well ! I think my brain cells got destroyed the moment Mr. Curly Styles set foot in my life....more like I walked in this publication house. I have to get back all my neurons and if it demands me avoiding someone who don't deserve my attention then so be it. Huh !

"Good Afternoon Gentlemen, I am Liam Payne and this is my intern Niall. Nice to meet you all and We see Graphics department"

" Hello Liam, nice to meet you " Aiden greeted Liam and then turned to face Niall and gave him his signature creepy smile " And my dear, may I say the pleasure is all mine. Oh, and I really liked your name sweetie"

WTH ???? The nerve of this creep to flirt with both of us so openly. I don't understand how this type of men can be so crude and unaffectionate towards someone at the same time. I immediately disliked him after this and may I say I wanted to punch him on his face and give him a big black eye but being me the thought itself gave me chills...so better avoid violence and hold hands with ignorance. My judgement got support from Liam as he glared daggers at Aiden and almost growled at him.

" Mr. Aiden, we here follow professionalism at best so can we return to the meeting quickly "

" Of course . I apologise if liking someone uh I mean a name and letting them know that was unprofessional to you but I must say you and Harry are so much alike. Not into sharing things , eh? But you can't deny the fact that you have staff resembling eye candy who tempts the people to do... "

" Do not insult our boys or it will have consequences which won't be anything near candy Mr. Grimshaw. I must remind we want to close this deal without any mishaps, yes ? "

Liam lost it so bad that he was literally gritting his teeth while saying or rather threatening Aiden. But the creep still had his smile intact as if this was normal pretence for him and he was certainly enjoying all this. Somewhere I feel that he has some ulterior motive to provoke Harry and Liam but why they would use me and Niall is just out of my league ! I feel as if they are looking for some slipups because Nick-Dick had his eyes trained on Harry as if gawking and Mitch was having calculating look in his. I wonder what they are up to...if this is really a professional meeting or some sinister lying beneath all this politics and provoking.

" Oh dear...your boys ?! Sounds...territorial but anyways jokes apart. I have proposition for you. Say we exchange our interns for one month and they can have look at the work and inform us all about it perfectly while we can just gawk...I mean look at them..of course their work, I must clear..After all I don't want berserk hounds after me..hahahaha "

Aiden started laughing delightfully as if he was quite proud of his own disgusting jokes while rest of us were just staring at the impossible man.

" The answer is NO. We will not swap anything so...if without that you want this deal..we are in or else I wish you a very nice day ahead. "

Harry's tone had finality that nobody dared to contrast and just like that the tension in the room soared with deafening silence.

I am getting a real bad headache and my tummy is craving for food now as I haven't had eaten yesterday's dinner, today's breafast or lunch. Niall too looked flushed and embarrased due to all this and was chewing the pencil end in his mouth which Aiden noticed and smirked at. I don't know what is his problem and why he keeps om saying vague things and most importantly why do Liam and Harry behaves so extremely ??

Luckily after that the meeting continued without any drama until the end when Nick decided to acknowledge Harry when they were taking their leave. We were standing in the hallway of conference room where all were exchanging pleasantries when Nick grabbed Harry by his arm and proceeded to take him in a secluded corner. I was trying not to eavesdrop but some tid bits were heard to me.

" Harry , sweetheart are you up for drinks tonight at my place. Its been so long we had our little talk. Just you and me so..."

I felt so devastated hearing that that with heavy heart I walked away as I didn't want to hear Harry making plans with Nick and doing.....unspeakable things with him possibly tonight. I felt like crying because I just want to escape these feelings. I looked for Niall but I didn't see him. Maybe he went with Liam to carry on with their work and judging by the looks, Liam wanted to escape from the Grimshaws and hide Niall somewhere in a shoe case because you know Niall is tiny ! 

After few minutes Harry and Nick returned where harry had a blank face while Nick was smirking at me and I immediately knew what was Harry's answer to their little getaway.

As I was leaving the hallway I felt a strong hand grab my forearm which halted me abruptly almost making me fall over but the pair of arms steadied me to stand with their support. My heart was hammering loudly because of the sudden moment and my almost fall. I felt my eyes widen when I saw who held me. Aiden. I didn't know what to do but the first thing I did was slipped out of his grip and put some distance between us.

" Do you need anything , Mr. Grimshaw ? "

" Yes...I want to get to know you and Niall better "

What the fuck is his problem ???
I really wanted to get this through his head and engraved in his mind that we are not interested to wed a creep like him who maybe fucks everything that walks. Ew !

" Sorry but NO can do Mr. Grimshaw. I would like to politely decline this honor as I don't think we can look at ourselves anywhere near such as great personality as yours"

" Oh dear, such a clean speech ! You mesmerise me even more after this...I always get what I want and this time it will be no different "

He moved closer to me while saying that and I tried to maintain as much distance between us as possible while leaning away from him.

" Change is evident in nature may I have permission to remind you that Sir ? "

" Sir ?!! I wonder what that blonde will call me once I charm him my way..Niall..such a tempting name he owns !"

That was the last strike I needed before I burst because I cannot stand and listen to his bullshit about me and Niall...How dare he suggest such crude things at both of us and at the same time at that.

" Please don't make regret my polite etiquette towards you because I warn you...Do not say inappropriate things to me or Niall for that instance. Am I clear Mr. Grimshaw "

I was breathing heavily by the time I completed saying that and I swear I had fire in my eyes because this was the first time I had spoken to someone so rudely. Papa had taught me to not let anybody with such manners get close to me and if it takes punching them then so be it and I was following his advise which I am so proud, nervous and confused about. How this meeting took such an abrupt turn like this ?! Its good Niall isn't here or he would have started fight and created havoc.

Aiden gave me one last look, gone was the creepy smile of his, and started to walk away but I saw a movement from the corner of my eyes and caught a very unreadable green orbs looking at me and Aiden with calculating look which almost screamed betrayal maybe....but I can't be sure about it as it changed to its indifferent shade immediately. Aiden said something to Harry before leaving while Harry glared at him and walked away with loud footsteps which echoed in the empty hall leaving me alone with my thoughts.

The day continued without any events and I got a little free time in between which I spend by reading stories of supernatural beings. At the time of leaving I as usual went to submit my drafts to Harry in his cabin and was greeted with the sight of Greek God himself standing near one of his windows facing away from me while the rays of setting sun and the blue and pink sky casted shadows on his silhouette making him look like a painting come alive from some masterpiece defining beauty and the last rays of sun chasing after it to atleast get a touch of its essence.

" Mr. H , I have completed for today . These are the drafts that you asked me to do. So can I take my leave now ? "

He turned to me and gazed in my blues with his mesmerising and intriguing forest green orbs making me want to melt in puddle by its intensity. He walked towards me slowly and flawlessly making me spellbound at my place and said

" Louis, Nick asked me out today and I can't decide if I should go or not. What do you think I should do ? "

I wanted to scream NO but I can't for obvious reasons and why was he asking me this. I had tried so hard to control my thoughts from drifting in that direction and now he wants me to focus on that and possibly make a decision for him as if he didn't already agree. I tried to compose myself and tried to give him a neutral answer which don't make me fall in suspiscions.

" I-I think um, I mean Mr. H how can I make a decision for you in that context. Its uh a little personal ? "

And I stuttered. Well done. Huge Aplause for me !!!

He took one step closer to me with determination in his stance

" I want to know your opinion Lou. I want to know if that is alright with you "

It was not at all alright for me. I wanted him to refuse to go, wanted to hold him and keep him for myself but I knew that will never happen and these feelings will go away soon if I tried harder so I decided to be brave and just let my mind take over avoiding the screams of my heart.

" I think you should do what is right for you and what makes you happy and how would I know what you want "

He again took a step towards me at the same time I took a step backward but he didn't stop there. He continued walking gracefully like a cat towards me with a mission and I backwards till suddenly my back hit the wall and I was encaged in between the wall and his body never once breaking our eye contact which had bewitched me since the first time they fell on my dull blues compared to his vibrant green. He put his hands on the wall on either side of me and leaned down enough to look directly in my eyes which I didn't allow as I was too busy staring at the floor. My heart was beating so loud which can be heard in my own ears , my hands were trembling from this close proximity and my mind and heart went haywire due to the onslaught of emotions which always stirred inside me with an intensity of storm just by uttering my name with a bit of demanding and gentle caress. He lifted my chin with his thumb and forefinger very softly as if I was made of porcelain and was afraid to let me break but strong enough to make me look at him. He was the paradox of strong and vulnerable, rough and soft, rose and thorns at the same time with utter perfection in his every mannerisms.

" Don't you know what I want Lou ?? Will you be happy if I go on a date with Nick ? Tell me Louis, will it be alright to you ? Won't you feel something ?? I want the truth "

I was lost with what to do. On one hand I wanted to scream at him for making me feel this things , making my walls crumble and asking me this question while on other I wanted to avoid him, make this feelings go away because I know he won't marry me ever and I cannot imagine myself with him while marrying some other guy but at this point I feel like I won't be able to move on from him. I wanted him to hold me and push him away at the same time. I wanted him as mine and erase him from my heart...all at once. He always kept confusing me and jumbling my thoughts making my life a tragically beautiful mess.

At last I decided to focus on my career and do what my mind was telling me which was to just let him go and think logically. I feigned confidence when internally my heart was bleeding and my soul was clawing its disappointment out with every word I uttered.

" No Mr. H, why would it bother me ? I mean I would be happy if you get to spend some good time with um N-Nick or anyone you possibly like. That's what a good employee wishes for his Boss. "

The emotions and softness in his eyes replaced by blank face as soon as he heard my words and immediately took a step back leaving me cold and lonely

" Very well Mr. Tomlinson, you are a good employee you proved that. This was a test as I wanted to know what you think of your BOSS and company because I already agreed to go on a date with him. I think he is a good lad and handsome too. "

He started to turn away from me but suddenly stopped and added the words which pierced my heart right away

" Oh yes, tomorrow I will be arriving late for obvious reasons as I would be spending night at Nick's possibly, so you can work on your own drafts for semester till I arrive. Have a good night as I know I will "

After saying those words which devastated all my hopes, he left the office and went home to possibly spend his night with Nick while I crashed on the floor, hugging my knees and crying out alone with my thoughts and hurtful feelings with one question bugging me every single millisecond

What did I do ?????  

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So, thoughts ???

Poor Lou ! I know I am a bit cruel towards him but I really want their love to grow slowly and not just an abrupt rise so please bear with me...I have several plans for this story in future..so I cannot make Larry together just this fast.

I hope you all like this story..It will make me really happy to know what you think about it...

Updated on : 4/02/18

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