Cuffs and Cabinates

(Chapter 5)

I was happy and butterflies rushed in my stomach. He kissed me on the head rubbing my back. With the same hand he pulled my leg and placed it on his. His hand went back to my waist as I held his collor lightly.

It had been time, since anyone held me with love, kissed me on my head and reminded me that I am loved. I felt amazing.
"Good night." He whispered. Rubbing my back.
"Good night." I kissed him on the chin.
I didn't know what i was doing or how I kissed his chin or why I did so, but in that moment I felt loved.
He massaged my thigh and waist till I fell asleep.

I woke up happy the next day as i stretched my arms looking for Andrew but he wasn't on the bed. I got up and had forgotten about pain in my leg but as soon as i stepped on the floor I started limping. I limped to the kitchen where he was cooking.
"What are you doing?" I get to him some how.
"Good morning." He held me up by the waist and kissed me on the cheek.
"Good morning." I smile.
"Your best friend left some notes for me on how to cook and what to cook and what to do, how to clean." He smiles holding up a paper.
I look at the eggs. "Aaha!"
"Yes." He picks me up. "You need to rest."
"Take me to the couch Mr." I say.
"Yes Ma'am." He places me gracefully on the couch. "I'll check on the scrambled eggs." He walks away.
"Hm." I nod and pick my phone to check for any messages as i notice a text from James.
'I'll call you, afternoon!'
'Fine' I reply.

"Eggs and bread ma'am." Andrew places the tray on the centre table.
"Smells good." I say and he places his hand on his chest.
"Don't you have to go to the office?" I ask.
"Yes but I'm the boss, I can go whenever I want." He smiles. "It's a benefit."
"But I'm a worker I have a specific time for work, sir." I stuff some scrambled eggs between 2 slices of bread making a sandwich and give it to him and then I make one for myself.
"Yes but you are an assistant, so you have to be with the person you assist." He smiles. "I'll tell you how to do so."
"How sir."
"By listening to me. Stayibg home and taking time for your pain to get better." He smiles.
"Would you have said this to any other person of your staff?" I smile and he widens his eyes he clearly was speechless. "I'll like a bath."
"Well then. Let me help you get to the bathroom."
"I'll try to get there on my own." I smile and walk to my room.

After I take a bath. I put on my shirt and pants as i walk out Andrew stares at me.
"Someone's going somewhere." He sees me limping.
"Yes to the office. I put on my watch and set my hair.
"I'll come along. But we'll make a stop at my house before the office I need to freshen up." He puts on his coat and carries his shoes in his hand while we walk down stairs to his car.

I sit with him on the back seat.
"You look Good." He says.
"Thank you." I hug him and set his messy hair, I could tell by the way he closed his eyes and smiled that he liked it.
"You can do that after I take a shower." He pulls me closer.
"OH look who is getting naughtier." I rub his belly, abs to be accurate.

We reach his house, bungalow.
"This is huge and now I'm feeling so stupid about letting you sleep on the ground." I say.
"Well i slept with you most of the time." He holds my hand and we walk in. My pain was now better and bearable and the shoes made it easier for me to walk.

As soon as we walk in a lady wearing a white floral gown walks to us.
"Where were you all night, darling." She asks Andrew.
"Mom i texted you." He smiles. "This is Crosair. Crosair this is my mom Alicia."
"You are beautiful, crosair." She smiles.
"Not more than you." I smile.
"Mom I'll have to steal her from you. We have 15 minutes before we leave."
"Well then, have a nice day." She shakes my hand.
"You too Ma'am." I smile.
"Call me Alicia." She smiles.
"OKAY." I say while Andrew gentally drags me up the stairs to his room.
The room was cream coloured with golden hints here and there.
"Look around. Till I get fresh." He let's me around. "Break a few things if you want."
"I'll try my best to prevent that." I say looking at all the expensive things.
I walk to a glass door cupboard with a lot of awards and trophies. A few pictures of baby Andrew that makes me giggle. On was him smiling grabbing his medal. His teeth were showing. I looked around to the book shelves with a lot of books based on buisness and non fiction but just one very old book 'Charlie and the chocolate factory' I pick out the book and flip through the pages finding a few old pictures of him with another boy. I place the book back in and look at the bed with white sheets and white blanket. I sat on the bed looking around.
"Still looking around?" He asks while he steps out with a white towel wrapped on the lower half of his body.
"Ma- Maybe!" I turn around and hear him walk to me.
He grabbed me rubbing his wer hair against my neck sending chills down my body. I held his hand and turned around.
"Sit down." He says and I follow. He walks to the wardrobe in frount of me picking out a blue shirt.
"White would look better." I say looking away.
"White!" He says picking out a white shirt.
He wears a black pant and sits besides me. Looking at me.
"What?" I widen my eyes and he rolls his eyes.
"Hair." He looks at me.
"Right." I chuckle and stand in front of him.
"They are wet. Where is the towel?" I ask him as he points at the table.
I wipe them and set them as he jerks them, messy again.
"Uh Andrew come on." I say and set them again holding his face so he doesn't shake them again.
"You could have used the hair dryer." He laughs.
"You could have opened you mouth before." I burrow my eyebrow.
"Why would I have? I liked it." He gets up.
" Why is this?" I point at the open buttons buttons.
"You can button them for me." He smiles.
"Right." I button it when i look at his neck I notice a scratch. "What is this?" I turn his face to the right.
"Last night." He smiles rubbing his neck. "You nails."
'I see he has a habit of rubbing things' I quote to myself.
"Oh I'm so sorry." I stand on my heel to look closer ignoring the pain in my leg.
"Well!" He breaths slow. "I can smell you perfume."
"Yes you can my neck is near your face." I put my hand on the waist. "Well it's time to go to the office, Mr. Andrew!" I say and pick my purse heading down stairs.
"Wait I'm coming." He says while I stand near the stairs and look at him pick his coat. "Miss Crosair, I'd like a kiss and a scheduled routine for regular visits with you." He jokes while we head down as I laugh at him.
"Not a joke, assistant. I also need the kiss right now." He says as he holds my waist kisses my forehead and walks to the car while I look at him thinking about nothing. "Come on." He says.
I never saw this side of him.
We reach the office..
In frount of the whole staff he kisses ne but I did not have the courage to kiss him back. So I did nothing.
Everything was well until I sat at the cafeteria.
Eating a donut. From the group sitting behind a blonde man commented. The first time I couldn't hear it. But the second time when I got up to leave he said. "She is dating him for money, broke bitch." Someone added. "Yes i mean she's poor."
The lines hurt me. I was to work only 30 mins more and then I could leave. So I decide spend the 30 mins without having to see Andrew. I apply to other jobs near by. I hadn't have to come back until the day after so if i get selected that would be great.

I lay on my bed as soon as i reach home. I check my messages with 30 messages from Andrew and 2 from the multiple jobs I had applied to.
There were 53 missed calls and 3 voice messages.
I was too weak to open them and after the comments I just couldn't I took a bath, cooked some fried rice and ate it in complete silence.
I finally opened the voice messages.
"Hey, Where are you? You.. you left without informing of even talking you aren't replying to any of my calls or messages is everything OKAY?"
He sounded busy and not worried or even caring.
"You know I'm here for you. I love you. I'll come over at 6. Please just respond."
This one did sound caring.
"Hey please just pick up I'm losing my mind. I'll over in and 2 hours."
And that's when I went straight up to Jaden's mom's room. Got keys and and made my self home at his studio like house with wooden flooring and bean bags. Not my vibe but would do and from the window I watched Andrew walk into the building and up to my flat I heard the footsteps.
"Crosair open the door." He banged on my door. "Please if you are in there open the door." He sniffs and I realise he was crying.
"I don't know what hurt you so bad that you left me on read and aren't answering any of my calls." And this time it felt like he had given up his hope.

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Thank you for reading.
Tan