You and Me

Chapter 43

A month and a half later:

This month started amazing and now it has been exhausting and draining. The girls moved back out thank god because I just wanted to be alone with Ivan sometimes. We checked out some houses and found one that we really like so we are planning on maybe buying that one but we want to see a few more options just in case. The doctor took me off the pills and I've been feeling so much better and emotionally stable. The scar is not that visible unless you were looking in between my breasts focused. I've started to get back into my old routine. Wake up, workout, and work. Me and Ivan were in a good place for a while but lately we've been arguing about small things. I don't know why but it's started to take a toll on me.  My family and his seem to get along, especially our siblings.

Today I have lots of meetings. I knew that my first couple of weeks back I was going to have lots of work. Jasmine has been so helpful she sometimes comes here to continue work. Sometimes we work so late she has to sleep over. I found out that she doesn't have family here and that she just recently got out of a relationship so having her around makes me feel happy that she isn't alone all the time. Me and her have become good friends after we noticed our families have the same background.

I walked downstairs ready to leave for the company. Ivan was already waiting for me. James took us to the company and me and Ivan separated to our offices. I've been on phone calls all morning and in a couple of minutes there's a meeting with Ivan, Liam, Tony, Ale, Violet, and obviously me so I'm just getting the papers I need to bring ready.

"Hey" I said walking into the meeting room I was the last one to come in again. "Sorry I was on a phone call" I said sitting down between Ivan and Violet. "All good, beautiful" Liam said and I could see Ivan being fueled by anger. Lately Liam has been flirting with me in an obvious way. Ivan has called him out on it but lately it seems like Liam likes to get a rise out of him. "Please stop," I said looking at Liam sighing and closing my eyes. "I'm really busy and I just want to get over with this meeting with no problems" I said and we began the meeting.

After a while we discussed some things and the meeting was over. We all got up ready to leave. "Charlotte, can I speak with you?" Ivan said in a cold tone. I know he's still mad because Liam wouldn't stop staring at me. Everyone left and I waited there. "Why can't you just fucking stop working with Liam?" he said in an angered tone. Wait hold up how the fuck is this my problem?

"What?" I said in a confused and angry tone. He better not start pinning this on me because I swear I'm sick of his little fights. "You let him flirt with you and don't fucking say shit!" he said raising his voice at me. "Ivan... I literally told him to stop as soon as the meeting started." I said trying to stay calm. "You know maybe if you weren't so kind and nice to him maybe he would stop" he said in a mocking way. "How is this my fault? Ivan listen you're tired I get it I am too but don't pin this on me please" I said rolling my eyes and picking my stuff ready to leave. "Yeah just ignore this conversation of course because you know I'm right!" he shouted and slammed his hand on the table causing me to flinch. "Ivan calmed down, you're starting to scare me" I said in a calm voice. He has never reacted this way we've had our fights but he's never gotten aggressive.

"Someone told me you had lunch with him yesterday, were you just flirting with him the whole time lately it seems like that's all you know how to do?" he said approaching me and even though I know he is nothing like Jackson I'm starting to feel intimidated by him. "Ivan i-it was a lunch meeting about t-the project and no I wasn't e-e-even flirting" I said, stuttering on some words. He looked like he was blinded by rage and jealousy and without noticing he pushed the chair to me causing me to trip on my heel and hit my hip on the corner of the table. I gasped and grunted at the feeling. Yup that's gonna leave a bruise.