Silver's Weakness

Chapter 4: The Break- In

After leaving Terry's car, I can't help but think about his words. Good girl.

He knows about my little crush I just know it.

And I don't know what to do about it.

I get to my apartment door and take out my keys to unlock it when i noticed the door was slightly ajar. I pushed it open.

I gasped as my eyes widened in horror. My apartment looks as if a hurricane came through. My lamps are on the floor shattered along with my plants, my couch practically ripped apart and all of my windows broken.

Someone was here and they were obviously looking for money or something of value.

"What in the fuck!?" i screamed so hard my throat burned and i lost my shit.

I shut the door behind me and locked it.

I began hyperventilating and then took out my phone. My hands were shaking, and my phone fell out of my hands

"Hey Siri call Terry", I can't do anything right now.

I feel out of control, and all I want to see is a familiar face.

The phone automatically calls Terry, ringing 3 times until he picks up.

"Hey y/n, missed your boss already?" Not the fucking time Terry!

I burst out sobbing, "T-Terry, I-I-," I couldn't get the words out.

"Whoa whoa, y/n what's wrong?", switching his flirtatious tone to seriously concerned.

I took a deep breath and exhaled to get myself together.

"I-I was r-robbed, Terry. They smashed my lamps; my plants and they destroyed my furniture. Everything is destroyed," the sobbing came back.

He was taking audibly deeps breaths; I could tell he was fuming.

"I am so sorry that happened y/n. I'm coming back to your apartment just in case they come back. Hold on Y/n", I hear his car revving over the phone.

"Thank you, Terry. I'll see you then"

It's 5 minutes and I see his car pull up to the parking.

I dry the tears from my eyes with a tissue, so I don't seem so, broken, I guess. Especially in front of Terry.

I hear a knocking, so I unlock the door.

I open the door and come face to well, chest, with Terry.

"Hi Terry," I give an inaudible whisper.

He leans against the door frame and sighs, "Step out the way y/n let me,"

I step out of the way and open the door.

He steps into my apartment and takes a look around.

The damage seems to look worse now that someone else is assessing the damage.

He takes a heavy long breathe and shakes his head vigorously, his wavy hair moving along with him. The smashed plants in one corner of my apartment catch his eye, so he crouches down to see if he can salvage it.

But to no avail, because it falls apart in his hands

He stands back up and walks towards me. His face says it all. He gives me a half-sided smile to reassure me but really, he is beyond angry. He approaches me and bends down to give me a long hug and I fall apart in his arms.

"Why did this h-happen to me Terry?" I left mascara tears on the chest area of his white suit. I hope he has good dry-cleaning people.

After a few minutes of this he breaks the silence and pulls away to look at me, "Y/n we have to call the police. Maybe they could check the security cameras to see if they caught the face or faces of whoever did this."

He puts his finger under my chin and lifts my chin to look at him in the eyes

"Okay?"

I shakily respond, "okay."

After we called the police, they came and told us that there was a serial burglar in the area. And it's not safe for me to stay in my apartment until they catch him.

This night could not have ended any shittier. Now I'm being chased out of my home, great.

When the cops left, Terry was still here to make sure i was okay.

Both of us sitting on my battered couch, when Terry Spoke up, "What if you stayed in my guest room? I have many rooms and it would be beneficial for work." (Uh huh work Terry? ;)

I hesitated, "oh no Terry I really don't want to impose, I can find a hotel for the mean while."

"Nope. I refuse to let my hardworking assistant," he nudges me, "to stay in a shitty, overcharging hotel. Please let me help you, you already work hard as is y/n."

He gives me puppy eyes, and I can't resist.

I sigh. I would save a lot of money and i would have Terry all to myself. Hehe.

"Fine, I will stay in your guest room."

He stood up from the couch abruptly and clapped his hands, "Perfect, I'll wait for you to finish packing your things in the car."

Am I really staying in my boss's house? The boss i am severely crushing on. I guess so.

-Time skip-

I finished packing and Terry drove us to his house. Although, I've already been here before, it still leaves me in awe.

And it looks even better at night.

He parks it in the driveway and turns off the engine. We haven't spoken since getting in. I'm still trying to process all that's happened today and he knows that.

I open the door to step out the car and shut it behind me. I begin to walk out with my two packed bags when Terry gestures for me to give them to him, "I got these , ill put them in the guest room for you."

I nod .

I walk towards the door and knock. I feel Terry's presence behind me. "You know this IS my house, right? I've got the keys?" He says sarcastically.

He takes out his keys and unlocks the door. we enter the house and i notice that it smells so good, almost as if it was expecting me.

He disappears for a second to put my bags in the guest room .

I inhale deeply, "Terry, it smells so good in here? What's this scent?"

He chuckles and yells from the room, " Oh its Lavender sandalwood, its meant to calm the senses,"

I quirk my eyebrow at him, "Oh really? And where'd you learn that from?"

He comes back to the living room and sits on the couch.

He smirks, "From my shaman. I went to India and stayed for a year and a half learning from him. But I'll tell you more about that another time. In the meanwhile, you get settled in your room okay?"

I gave him a tired smile "Yeah, have a goodnight Terry."

He waves me off, "Go rest, y/n you've had a long night."

I went to the guest room and closed the door.

It's a large room. One queen sized bed with two bedside tables . (Any style of your choosing)

I laid on the bed and automatically went to sleep.

A/n: hey guys, I hope this satisfied your Terry Silver obsession! Things will rev up in the upcoming chapters!
Happy thanksgiving!🍁