HIS HOPE

Chapter 14

ERIC'S POV:

Here I am sitting in a meeting and cursing myself. I wanted my Hope to come with me but she already had some work to do which was also given by me.
I don't know why I did that, I gave her some work in the morning related to a very important project because it will be good for her career but now she is doing that instead of coming with me so I am definitely regretting giving her that work.

It's past lunch I knew she would forget to have lunch so I already sent her lunch with the usual guy. But my patience is running thin now why can't they just finish this meeting already I want to go back.

I need to talk to her, she has been running away from me from past two days. Yeah it has been two days since the beautiful incident when she took care of me. After that she asked me next day about how I was and once she got an satisfactory reply she has been avoiding me.

Not in the bad way like she doesn't want to see me or something like that I can see that she is just nervous. I never got to talk to her about the date. Whenever I'll bring it up she will change the subject with so much ease that I started getting scared of her that she has this much control over me. I mean no one can change the subject I want to talk about and there she does it without any problem.

I want to take her on a date as soon as possible so I can't play this sweet little game of being nervous and avoiding each other right now. I have already been playing by her rules for 2 days.
So I have made my mind I will have my date today.

I heard a throat clearing and I looked in the direction of the noise. Miss Clay was looking at me, I raised my eyebrows at her I mean what is she expecting, me trying to understand her??? Speak up woman I have somewhere to me.
"The meeting is over sir" she said in a small voice lowering her gaze. Good.

I looked over to the other people's present in the meeting everyone is looking at me expecting something I guess? But my mind is too occupied to meet their expectations so I said
" Finalize the deal and meet me at the office with the documents". Saying so I left for my office.

HOPE'S POV:

I just am not sure about what I want. And i have my doubts about him too. But I don't how much longer I'll be able to resist this pull I feel towards him. What happened that day I wanted it to be a one time thing or do I ?? I don't know. I mean I took care of him and I felt so close to him but is it right ??

I am not sure about anything right now so I am just avoiding him like a pro, changing subjects and all to avoid talking about the date. THE DATE yeah that one. I am just so confused I haven't even told grace about what happened. She'll freak out and plan our honeymoon already.

He tried to talk to me many times but I didn't gave him the chance to mention the date. I know I want to go but everything is happening so fast.

  Just then my phone dinged indicating a text message has dropped. I unlocked my phone and read the message

"I'll pick you up at 7 pm today. Wear something comfortable"

It said and it is from an unknown number.

I am confused so i replied with a

"???????"

A reply came within 10 seconds

"Drop the file in my office if you are done with the work"

Then it dawned on me Mr Shaw but how did he get my number?

My dumb ass ofcourse he has my number he has every employee's number😒.

So about the work it isn't complete yet. What I do ? Reply with haven't done it yet sir ??
Oh right I known.

"I'll leave it there when I am finished" I wrote.

Huh smart me😎.

"Sure"

He replied.

After that I focused on the work.

I finished the work within one hour and went to his office to give him the files.

I knocked and heard a come in. I went inside and my plan was to keep my eyes on the table, place the file there and then leave without looking at him.

But when I placed the file, he said while pointing towards his bookshelf "Miss Simons can you please bring the file at the left corner of that row to me".

To avoid looking at him I went to pick up whatever file I understood he was talking about, he will tell me if I am picking up the wrong one, I thought. I picked up the file and moved back but i collided with something or say someone and I knew who it is. My breath hitched and I tried to control my heartbeat that was running wild because of the contact my back had with his chest.

"Runner away again hm?" He whispered in my ears. That made me realise that I haven't moved since I collided with him so I moved away from him and turned to face him.

"And why would I do that, sir??" I asked raising my eyebrows at him and looking directly in his eyes. Mesmerized I have always been mesmerized looking in his eyes. They are always so intense filled with so many emotions but one clearly visible right now is amusement.

"Oh no no Miss Simons why would you do that. It was my misunderstanding I mean why will you run away from me when we are going on a date tonight"
He said as his lips twitched to form that disgustingly sexy smirk of his. And that's when I remembered why he messaged me today it slipped my mind when he mentioned work which wasn't done yet so my whole attention went to the undone work. And my face paled as I realised he was just making sure I won't run away from today's date.

But even with the realisation I still couldn't accept my defeat so I started       " I..... Uh I.." before I could find something appropriate to say he interrupted me.

"You aren't trying to run away Miss Simons are you?? I mean I know I am intimidating but I never expected this from you" he said with arrogance laced in his voice.

Which ticked me off and before I could stop myself I said " if you are implying that I am scared of you than you are wrong Mr Shaw and if this date can prove it then pick me up at the said time" and then turned on my heels and left with heavy determined footsteps.

As soon as reached my office I cursed myself that son of a fox got me urggh.
I knew what he was doing I just couldn't help but play right into his hands.

Ever since that incident in the office every employee that is coming out of that office is praising him today. I mean no offense everyone respects him but he is still a tyrant so it's new to everyone.

I was still looking outside my office and trying to understand what the employees were talking about, when Miss Clay entered the office and said "Mr Shaw is in an incredible mood today, do you know what might be the reason?"

I shook my head "umm no idk, but is it really that strange for him to be in a good mood?" I asked.

"Oh you don't know he has never been in a good mood since forever. Unless his family is around you can never put Mr Shaw and good mood in a single sentence. He is soft only for his family, how much we don't know but he behaves more normal when his family is around but today he is in the best mood he has ever been" she said and sat on her chair.

So what's the reason of his good mood today it couldn't possibly be our date right? No it couldn't be it's just a date one single date.

But deep down I felt like our date may have contributed in his good mood and I felt proud and giddy. Proud because I could make him happy. Thinking about making him happy brought a smile to my face maybe everything that's happening isn't that bad.

I am going to ask him directly today if he feels the same pull maybe we can try, this date is going to decide what we will behave as, after today.

I am not going to waste my emotions if he is just playing around.

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