Brighter Than The Sun (DISCONTINUED)

chapter 5

Monday morning arrived way too quickly for me. The weekend had passed in a blur of anxiety and regret.

The kiss, the one I impulsively planted on Sebastian, my BOSS played over and over in my head.

I can't believe I let my emotions get the best of me and now I'm dreading going to work, I got up nonetheless and quickly got ready.

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As I entered the office, I hoped to slip in unnoticed, but every step toward the office felt heavy, as if the entire building was holding its breath, waiting for the fallout. My coworkers greeted me with their usual morning smiles, oblivious to the battle going on inside my head.

I knew I couldn’t avoid Sebastian forever. We worked in the same open office space after all, and it was only a matter of time. I tried to bury myself in the tasks, keeping my head down, avoiding eye contact, and hoping that he would be too busy to pay me any mind.

But fate had other plans.

The hours dragged on, and as the day came to an end, I was packing up my things when I felt a presence behind me. I turned around slowly, heart pounding, to find Sebastian standing there, his expression unreadable.

"Antonio," he said, his voice smooth and calm. "A word before you leave?"

My throat tightened. I nodded, unable to trust my voice, and followed Sebastian into a nearby conference room. The door clicked shut behind him, and I was shaking with nerves.

He didn’t sit down. Instead, he leaned casually against the table, his gaze never leaving mines. There was a silence between us, thick with unspoken words, until he finally broke it.

"I’ve been thinking about what happened on Saturday," he began, his tone measured. My breath caught in my throat. "And I think we should talk about it."

My mind was racing. Was this the part where I was going to be reprimanded? Fired? I couldn’t bring myself to look at him, so I stared at the floor, waiting for the worst.

But then his voice softened. "I’ve also been thinking that maybe it wasn’t a mistake."

My head snapped up, eyes wide with surprise. Was I hearing this correctly?

"I’d like to take you out," he continued, a hint of a smile playing on his lips. "This Saturday. Just the two of us."

For a moment, I couldn’t process the words. He wanted to take me out on a date, the tension that had been building up inside me all day suddenly released, leaving me stunned. I had been expecting a reprimand, not an invitation.

"Are you serious?" I finally managed to ask, my voice barely above a whisper.

He nodded. "Completely. I want to see where this could go."

My heart raced for an entirely different reason now. The fear, the doubt they all started to melt away, replaced by a mix of excitement and nervous anticipation. I found myself nodding before I could overthink it.

"Okay," I said, a smile tugging at the corners of my mouth. "I’d like that."

He smile widened. "Great. I’ll pick you up at eight."

With that, the tension in the room dissipated, and for the first time since Saturday, I felt a weight lift off my shoulders. As we left the conference room together, I couldn’t help but think that maybe, just maybe, this was the start of something he’d been hoping for all along.

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Hello lovelies I hope you'll enjoy this chapter I hope it makes sense to you as well feel free to correct any mistake and also laugh at me lol classes will be starting back soon so I don't know how often I'll update.

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