Never let go

21 : Are you scared of me?

~ Rosella ~

"Hmm now that you broke a rule, you should be punished." I almost choke on my food and looked at him with wide eyes.

I already am compensating for my previous acts and now he wants to punish me more, why is my life so freakin miserable.

I tried not to look scared and asked " And what would that be. "

There was a moment of silence before Lucas spoke " You will not make dinner today. "

It took a few seconds for my brain to process what he actually said. "What? "

He finally looked up at me and smiled "To celebrate my mom's full recovery she wants to invite some friends over for dinner and she also insisted to bring you with me, so if you don't mind me asking would you like to come?"

"Sure I would love to but does that mean you won't punish me?" I was kinda confused but relieved at the same time.

"No, I'm not gonna punish for such a small thing so relax. " He said calmly but suddenly he had a glint of mischief in his eyes, he leaned in a little closer to me and said in a low voice. " Unless you want me to do it, I won't mind giving you one. " He had a smirk playing on his lips.

I don't know if it was his words or the way he said it but it made my cheeks go red.

~ time skip ~

The entire day passed by like usual, I was hoping not see Andrew today as I didn't know how to face him after what I did. But today my luck was on my side and I didn't see him the entire day.

I reach home at five so I have an hour to get ready. I went in Emma's room and she was already getting ready for the dinner. Apparently she was invited too.

"Isn't it too early?" I asked her while I made my self comfortable on her bed.

"Actually Aiden wants to take me to some special place he hasn't told me yet and we'll join you guys after that." She said with a smile on her face.

"Have I ever told you that you guys are THE cutest couple ever. " This made her blush.
Aiden arrived shortly after then and both of them left in his car.

So after wrecking my entire closet I decided on a blush pink satin dress that reached a few inches above my knees. I kept my makeup minimal and natural and after I was done it was almost six.

The doorbell rang and I opened it to find a handsome man wearing black shirt and dress pants standing in front of me who also happens to be my boss.

Though Lucas looks absolutely handsome in his usual suits but when he's dressed casually he looks so much more attractive. Gosh that's totally inappropriate to have thoughts like that for my boss.

I felt his gase upon me as if he was taking in my look. And it did made me a little self conscious but I guss I'm not looking that bad either.

"Just a minute I need to put on my shoes." I quickly wore my heels and picked up my purse and a flower bouquet that I got for Mrs. Jones. I stepped out of the house closing the door behind me.

Lucas opened the passenger side door for me and when I was seated, he sat in the driver's side.
"You can keep that in the backseat. " He said referring to the flowers. I obliged and picked up the bouquet from my lap and kept it in the back seat when I was done I sat back waiting for Lucas to start the car.

I looked at him as why he is not starting the car but then he leaned towards me and pulled out the seatbelt and brought it across my body and fastened it for me.

When he was done clasping the belt he said in a low voice. "Ready for your punishment?" My cheeks instantly felt hot from embarrassment.

"Stop teasing me I already said sorry for overreacting in the morning." I said in my defense. He's been in a playful mood today, he even teased me a few time at work.

Finally he turned on the engine and started driving. I thought that he would leave the topic but then he said "So tell me Rose why did you think I would get mad at you?" He asked suddenly.

"I did not inform you that I won't be there yesterday night so I thought that you would be mad as I broke my promise." There was a moment of silence before he spoke.

"Are you scared of me?" I was caught off guard for a second. I wasn't expecting that question, because I myself don't know the answer to it.

" I did not say t-that. " I looked out of the window as I was stuttering. He has this effect on me that always makes me so nervous around him.

Suddenly he stopped the car at the side of the road and he held my hand so that i was looking at him.

There was silence in the car and he was looking deep in my eyes as if looking at my soul. "Tell me Rose are you scared of me? " He asked again and I did not know how to answer that.

"I-i" I tried to form words but it was difficult and he leaned closer to me and held my face.

"Do I make you nervous?" His was gently stroking my cheeks with his thumb. "Tell me Rose. " My heart was beating so fast that I'm afraid he could listen to my heartbeat.

"Do you feel intimidated when I am close to you?" His grip went a little firm on my wrist. He leaned even closer to me and whispered in my ear "tell me Rose. "

"I-i am not scared of you I just feel nervous sometimes. " I managed to say and averted my eyes from him. But he held my chin so that I look at him.

"And why is that? Did I ever do something that made you feel that way?" I could see concern in his eyes and it melt my heart.

"No you didn't." I breath out I was feeling a little comfortable as now when I think about it he actually never did anything to hurt me thought sometimes he act like a complete d*ck but he does respects me.

"It's just that I heard a lot of stuff about you earlier, that you wer know to be arrogant, controlling and all those things that make you look mean. B-but I don't believe in rumours and when I met you in person I thought that you wer nothing like those things that people describe you as." I took a little pause

"But to be honest I did find you intimidating when I first saw you but not in a bad way, you have a strong personality." He had a weird emotion in his eyes as if he was taken aback after hearing what I said.

"If that's the case then we don't have anything to worry. I like that you don't judge by what others say and check things by yourself. " He gave me a pat on my head and turned the engine back on.

Seriously is that it? I thought he would say something. Is he not affected by what others think and say about him?
Or maybe he doesn't care what other people think about him as those things don't matter and he can't change their opinions.

Wow this man sitting right beside me has so much to learn from.

We wer driving in silence but it was not feeling awkward at all. I was looking out the window most of the time and the sun had set completely making it dark outside. "Are we there yet? " I asked.

"Almost." He said, but suddenly there was a bright flash from the left side and a car came right towards us and Lucas immediately turned the stearing wheel to move away from the approaching car but he couldn't do much and then all I felt was a big jolt.

Everything happened so fast that I couldn't contemplate what happened. My movements felt slowed, I looked at lucas and his head was laying on the airbag that opened up from the stearing wheel. He was looking in my direction and he was trying hard to keep his eyes open. "Lucas" I tried to call him but my voice came out in a whisper.

"Rose y-you okay?" He tried to speak but it was hard for him. He held my hand and before he could say anything his eyes closed and he was unconscious. I tightened my grip on him and tried to wake him up but my head felt heavy and darkness overpowered me.

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