Strictly Business | Stephen Strange x F!Reader

Chapter 2 : Suspicious

The next few days have been hectic. You were now walking to a nearby cafe for a meeting and consequently see Strange

"Hello, we meet again" You greet

"Y/n, wasn't expecting to see you here" Stephen looks at the briefcase you were carrying "A meeting?" He asks "Yep"

"In a cafe?"

"I know, but they wanted it to be more casual" You shrug "I must be off now, have fun with your coffee doc" You wink and enter the cafe in a hurry.

~~~

"No, I don't want you to do that. I want you to move the meeting by four" You say into your phone "He's definitely going to be pissed" Vernon chuckles

"Who cares what he thinks? He's the one making the deal, so he's on my turf" You roll your eyes

"Y/n?"

Your eyes now turn to Stephen once again "Stephen? Huh, I'm starting to think that these aren't coincidences anymore" You look at him as he begins to walk beside

"Maybe I just randomly find you doing business on this specific street" He shrugs

"Most likely, because my company building is right there" You point to the very tall building

"It's lovely, I have a penthouse there, but it's too high. Not really wanting to fall to my death"

"Ma'am? Who are you talking to?"

Your eyes widen "Oh shit, Vernon. Sorry, go back to work. I'll be fine" You hang up the phone and laugh nervously "PA?"

"Of course, only the best"

You check your watch and sigh "I have to go now, I have many warehouses to inspect" You smile at him "Hope to see more of you doc"

~~~

You knew it was coming, a problem. You were walking through the streets of New York, looking for a place to eat as it was your break but found out there was a situation in one of the warehouses "What is it now?" You sigh as you pick up the phone "Ma'am, this is Celeste. There's a problem with the tech" You run a hand through your face. You turn to an alleyway hiding "Can't you get someone else to deal with it?"

"All our other techs are busy, I tried to get Jack on it but I haven't been able contact him for some reason"

You open your other phone to get Jack "Fine, The Grim Reaper Protocol can be put on pause. Keep it that way" You let out in a frustrating tone.

"The Grim Reaper Protocol?" Stephen whispers in confusion "I'll get to you in the next few weeks. Makes sure all our techs are in when I visit, I swear to God if there's even one of them missing I will fire them" You hang up before leaving the alleyway not noticing Strange, following you shortly

~~~

"Vernon, can you visit one of the warehouses? Something's wrong with one of the factories" You hand him a file and he opens it "Yep, I'm on it. Also, there's some security footage you might want to check up on" Vernon stands up, fixing his dress shirt, unbuttoning one of the buttons

"Ooh, do you like someone in the warehouse?" You raise a brow teasingly

"Just one of the technicians, no big deal" Your eyes widen "Don't tell me its Jack" You groan as you see a pink tint dust Vernon's cheek "Unbelievable!" You remark watching him laugh "In my defense, he's very attractive"

"Oh yes, who wouldn't fall in love with that prick" You retort, rolling your eyes "Have fun having eye sex with the guy!" You walk into your office.

~~~

You watch the footage over, and over, and over again. Stephen was there, eavesdropping. Very rude if you do say so yourself.

You waste no time tracking him down "Strange" You call him as he stops in his tracks "Whatever you heard, is completely confidential. I don't want a word coming out of that mouth of yours you understand?" You pull him into a dark alleyway "Or what?" He challenges "Or I'll wipe you clean off the face of the Earth" You threaten, leaving him in the alleyway.

~~~

"Are you sure he won't say anything?" Vernon watches the live security footage put up on your screen "I'm certain, besides it won't be our problem anymore as all crisis around the protocol have been fixed" Your eyes darted to Stephen on your screen, he was pacing. Thinking.

"What if he does tell someone?" Vernon asks in worry "What a shame. I liked him" You smirk.

You walk out your office "I'm putting you in charge for a while. I need to take a small break. Don't worry, you'll get a raise" You wave Vernon goodbye.

~~~

You stare out to the lights of New York, sighing "You know, it's sad seeing you so alone" Prue nudges you, handing you a cup of water, you raise a brow "I know that you haven't drank water in the past few hours. I don't want you to die of dehydration" She comments as you take the glass "There's been a problem at the office. For some reason, someone thinks something bad is going on. I'm getting annoyed just by dealing with it" You shrug

"What you need is a boyfriend" You laugh at Prue's remark

"Me? A boyfriend? Sweetie, I'm a CEO, it's the last thing I need" You lean back on your beanbag "You have a cool place by the way" She points her beer bottle inside your apartment

"You rummaged through my fridge didn't you?"

"Of course! You have the best things in there"

"Did you taste the cake?" You look at her

"Yeah... It was kind of bad" She gives you a look of disgust

You chuckle "Well, it is expired" You look away holding back your laugh

"What!?" She exclaims "I hope that teaches you a lesson" You chuckle

"You fed me expired food!"

"Correction. You fed yourself expired food"