My Ex is My New Boss

Part 12

The huge room was full of guests and no one seemed to notice Andres and me, standing in front of each other, in disturbing proximity.

"Don't touch me and don't stand so close to me, someone might see us and get the wrong impression!!" I hissed.

He sent me a penetrating look.
"Other people's opinions used to be less important to you..maybe you'll tell me sometime what caused this change .."

Even though I frowned at him, his closeness and all-too-familiar scent, made me involuntarily shiver.

'Stop it, you fool! You have spent the last five years getting over him and recovering from the heartbreak he caused you,
And you succeeded in it, thank God!
Enough with this stupidity!'
I immediately scolded myself.
He does not deserve anything else.

It was done so fast, I didn't even grasped it, as Andres got even closer to me, until his lips almost touched my ear. 

"Even though you're even more beautiful when you're angry, try to relax..I will not do anything you don't want me to.."

His low voice sent a shiver down my spine.

Then he stepped back.

"After you, princess, your boss and the others are by the pool.
You know the way.."

I gave him my most menacing look, hearing the affectionate nickname he used to call me, but he did not seem to mind, he just smirked, and his expression made me think of a lion, amused by a mouse's futile attempts to escape.

I turned my back to Andres and started walking towards the back garden area, without checking if he was following me or not.

I definitely remembered the place well, I spent quite a bit of time there, five years ago.

The De Leon family mansion was as impressive as I remembered, and of course, tastefully decorated with the same refined elegance, as always.
Although the building was quite old, everything was well designed, and made of the most refined and exquisite materials. The beautiful garden was no exception.

Guests dressed in formal evening attire, filled the spectacular paved floor space and walked around the beautiful pool.
A considerable amount of waiters carrying delicious-looking food trays, as well as sparkling champagne glasses, wandered among them.

The quartet of string players, made up of young women dressed in white, delighted the guests with their music, amidst huge white flower arrangements, and definitely added to the luxurious atmosphere.
Even the weather contributed, by being particularly pleasant.

I kept walking until I spotted my boss and his wife. Several other people from our company stood next to them, creating a small group that happily chatted, while trying to politely devour tiny caviar sandwiches.

Miguel immediately leapt towards me, with a scolding expression on his face.

"Here you are, Dani! I thought you were right behind us, but you managed to get lost as soon as I turned my back.. Has your head become dizzy from all the hot guys around, that you managed to forget us so quickly?"

Then his eyes began to twinkle in understanding, when he saw who appeared right after me.

Andres stood next to us, raising an amused eyebrow.

Miguel greeted him immediately, with a slight, uncharacteristic blush on his face.

"Hello everyone, I'm very glad you made it. Thank you for coming, I hope you enjoy the evening" said Andres and then approached Pedro and his wife, to greet them personally.