Unrecognized II: Asher

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He walked into the room but as he came closer his expression changed from 'Oh I'm so cool' to 'Why isn't she surprised', I somehow managed to hold my laughter in. I acted like I met him for the first time, well I shouldn't mix my personal and professional life together, also the guy saw a, well, different side of me yesterday, and I am not confident enough to give up this image of mine. Let's see how it goes, I asked him to sit on the couch and sat on the opposite side of him, he sure is confused, processing why am I like this, he must be wondering if I am the one he met yesterday. I pressed the button in front of me which connected me to the cafeteria, while the person on the other side was on hold I asked 'Mr. Steve', 'Would you like to have some coffee?'
he said 'sure' so quietly it couldn't have been heard if it wasn't pin-drop silence in this room.
'Send two cups of coffee in my room along with some side dishes, make it special please, thank you.' saying that I leaned back on the couch and crossed my legs first then my arms. I appreciated the silence mixed with his confusion for a moment and only had opened my mouth to talk when he interrupted me, 'Are you sure you don't remember me?' he nearly jumped off the couch, but he didn't and leaned forward towards me, I didn't change my expression a bit. He stood up, put his hands on his waist and started walking back and forth in the one-foot distance right in front of me. I followed his movement. Before stopping and leaning against me by putting his hand on the table. I just noticed he did have a great fashion sense, the way he matches stuff is elegant but very materialistic at the same time. 
'I think I questioned you.' maintaining my smile, I leaned in myself too by uncrossing my hand and legs and placing my hands on the couch.
'I am not sure what you're talking bout.'
'Of course, you know, there is no chance you don't remember unless you were high last night, which you absolutely weren't ,so why?????' he said so desparetely it was almost cute.
'How are you so sure whatever you're talking bout is me?'
'It was you I am 1000% sure. It was you with that beautiful smile, though tomorrow's smile was much more realistic and today's one is just fake, with those same eyes that lack warmth, with that angelic face and the same tone of speech. it wassss you. it has to be you.' How he pointed me out as fake really hurt me. I am not sure if all this time I was really this way, this is easy to read or if it is just this guy. I didn't let my frustration show up on my face and calmly smiled, as his face became more and more flustered, he looked cute this way. As I lifted my hands up I said, 
'good thing I am not doing business with a dumbhead like I always do.' and with that I pushed him backward, he fell on the sofa and bounced lightly as he looked at me more surprised, maintaining eye contact with him I went over to his side and sat on the table, right in front of him, spread my legs a bit as his legs rested between mine as I leaned much forward and locked his his legs between mine without touching them with mine, I rested my elbow on my thigh and put that hand's palm on my face as I looked at him with a straight face, giving him time to process what I just said. After just a few seconds he again jumped with excitement but with his legs 'stuck' between mine, he only leaned forward leaving a few inches gap between our faces but not caring about it he said, 'So everything from tomorrow night was planned. You knew I was gonna meet you today. And you did all this just for what? Fun? You don't seem like the type to do that.'
I liked this guy a lil bit so I spoke honestly, 'I only learned about this meeting after I left the convenience store. During some research on the 'client' this morning I came across your picture and that's why I was mentally prepared for this conversation. And also, I requested my assistant to give us two the space we need.' the guy was slow so I gave him the space he needed by releasing his legs a bit more and smiling, genuinely this time as I rested my hands behind me. I am usually not the type to do this kinda stuff, normally if this one-in-a-million situation happened, I would have ignored the situation I am leading now somehow to a professional ending. But this seemed different, this is different. I liked this guy, he is cute, like I liked spending time with him, I like looking at him. I was pissed off yesterday maybe cause I didn't how he dives in my eyes like no one else, but now I was enjoying it, how he shared his warm gazes with me. I didn't mind it at all and I can't explain this sudden change of my heart either. I have never enjoyed someone's company this much before, well I have someone else whose company i enjoy beside him. I am smiling so genuinely it shocks me, but just staring at him makes me happy. His styled hair which is now kinda ruffled, his cute eyes and confused face as he stared deep into my eyes.

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