Unexpected Love

Squealed with joy

Viktor Anderson

It's Friday today, The whole week, The whole freaking week went by, and she avoided me successful. My coffee was always there at its place, but the person offering it With bright smile and energetic 'good morning' was not to be seen anywhere. She had moved her computer and desk outside my office, so I never saw her. All communications were done through mail, all file exchange were done through office boy. What was going in her head, god knows.

She was successful in riling me up. I was getting anxious day by day. Frustration and irritation were making home in my brain. I was restless. I wanted to see her face, her smile, her stupid expressions, her…. everything.

This is it.

I picked up the intercom and dailed her extension.

"Hello" came her small reply

"Ms. Davis. In my office now." I said in a command. Let's see how you will avoid me now.

"Huh?...y..yes S.. Sir."

She came in with a notepad and pencil. She stood just by the door, making me even more angry. I clenched my jaws. She can't even be in the same room with me?

I went forward and leaned on the desk with a file in my hand.

"This file has too many mistakes. Please rectify them." Well, it had non. I said holding out the file for her to take. She hesitated a bit and walked slowly towards me, taking each step with force. Her eyes focused on the carpet.

As she took hold of the file, I pulled it hard, making her fumble towards me and land on my chest. I grabbed both her arms and brought her even close to me, our fronts flushed together with no space in between. Her eyes held shock. She was unable to believe what just happened.

"Are you avoiding me, Jia?" I asked, looking deep in her eyes.

She shook her head negatively. The file in her hand covered half of her face.

"Are you scared of this ugly face." I asked again, my voice barely in a whisper.

She again shook her head rigorously

"Oh yes, you are disgusted with my ugly heart, isn't it? As you said that day."

She shook her head and closed her eyes, when she opened them, they were gleaming with tears. She was hurt.

"It's not because of your heart... but my stupid heart that keeps fluttering when you are near and keeps coming up these dangerous thought which I am not able to control and tells me to do things which I cannot do and..and all these makes my breathing difficult,  they make me weak in my knees and.." She rambled, wanting to say it all at once. If I was shocked listening to her confession, I didn't show it on my face.

"What is your heart telling you, Ms. Davis?" I whispered in her ears.

"Like it's... it's telling me to touch you and kiss you and...." Her eyes went wider, and she slapped both her hands on her mouth, making that file fall on the carpet. I snaked one of my arm around her waist and pulled her hands away from her mouth gently.

"You know what Ms Jia Davis? My heart tells me exactly the same thing." I said, while my eyes never leaving those dark brown orbs twinkling with amazement. I leaned over her face. Our nose brushing, but before I could claim those pink wet lips, there was a knock at the door.

"What the Fcuk!" I am never the one to swear, but the situation was such. Jia pushed herself from my hold and bend down to pick up the file. I went towards my desk, when Rashid entered inside.

"Heyyyy...um guys" he said with a frown on his face

"What are you doing here, Rashid?"

"Dr. Rashid, Sir, may I leave...umm.. I will do the corrections and will mail you by tomorrow." Jia said.

"Ok" I replied sitting on my chair

"Hey Jia, Sunday we are having a house-warming party. Sofi asked me to invite you personally. She will call you to give all the details." Rashid invited Jia standing near my chair with his arm on the back rest.

"Sure, thanks for the invitation." She rushed out.

"Did you..." I glared at him, "I mean did you scold the poor girl. She was as red as tomato" he kept looking at the door from where Jia went.

"You didn't answer me, why are you here?"

"Oh come on love, aren't you happy seeing me here? Anyway I came here to invite you for the party blah blah blah. You heard what I said to Jia."

"I am not coming"

He took a deep breath and huffed.
"Suit yourself. Jia is coming and so are my doctors friends...what do you say, should I set her up with one of them?" He walked out of the door. Bloody Bastard.

I called Arthur, the office boy in my office.

"Yes Sir?"

"Shift Ms. Davis's desk back to its original place"

"Yes Sir."

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Jia Davis

OMG!  OMG OH. MY. GOD.
What happened in his office? Did it really happened? I flashed cold water on my face. I rushed to the washroom from Mr. Anderson's office, my face was burning, my ears were tingling. Did he really say what he said? Lately, I have been losing the difference between dream and reality.

I was so close to him, right in his arms. My whole body was engulfed in his embrace.

"EEEEERRAAAASYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAASSS"

I squealed with joy and hugged myself.
He likes me too. I was on cloud 9. What would have happened if Dr. Rashid had not interrupted

"EEEEEEE." OK Jia stop behaving like a kid.

I straightened my clothes and went towards my desk with a permanent smile on my face. I reached there to see Arthur moving my desk with help of few other guys.

"Hey, what are you doing?" I asked him.

"Sir, asked to move back your desk to its original place." He replied.

"Ohh!" I sucked my lower lips to stop smiling like a fool.