Miss Secretary takes charge

Chapter 62

Recap

Henry paused the meeting and asked,
"Why are you up?"
"I can't sleep there, the.. the noise from the garden..." her brain buffered.
Henry chuckled,
"Come to me" he extended his hand and she took it. He patted a pillow next to him, Julie complied like a little baby.

    Henry smiled at her and connected his wireless mono in ear device with mic for the meeting so Julie can sleep peacefully.
"Why do you have a meeting in the midnight?" Julie whispered looking up at him from the pillow, trying to keep her eyes open.
"It's still evening in the US" he clarified.
With an "Oh" she quietly fell asleep. Sometime later, Julie squirmed lightly and mumbled "No.."
Henry paused the meeting again and observed her.
"No, don't" she said in a sad tone.
He gently caressed her hair sensing her nightmare. As they were discussing about her unpleasant memories of quitting her job at the dinner, she must have got the dreams.

"Don't want to go, please" she tightly hugged his waist.
He stroked her cheeks softly and kissed her forehead.
"Shh.. that's okay My love"

     He peppered her with feather light kisses on her face.

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     Henry adjusted his camera angle to focus only his face as Julie was cuddling and lying on his lap. He wrapped up the meeting soon and was admiring the sight in front of him, an unbothered gorgeously sleeping girl who is taking his breath away without making any effort. After sometime, he carefully took her hands off of him and put a pillow under her head for support. He stretched his limbs, looking at her sleeping form. As he did not want to disturb her, he covered her with a blanket, leaving her on the couch and he went to sleep on the bed.

     Early in the morning, both of them were woken up by the chirping sound from the garden. Henry opened his eyes to an angry and a pouting Julie. It was funny yet adorable. He got up and wished her
"'Morning, Angry Bird"
Henry' messy hair and morning voice sent a thrill down her spine. She shook off her thoughts and asked him,
"Why am I sleeping on the couch?" she asked in confusion.
He slowly walked towards her, pecked her at the corner of her pouting lips and graced her ear lobe sensually and murmured,
"Because... you did not obey Daddy last night"
he smiled and left to the washroom. He turned back to see her beet red face.
He refreshed and found Julie still red,
"You have officially become Scarlet Rozana" he laughed. She covered her face, but he pulled down the blanket, revealing her pretty morning face.
Julie got up swiftly and rushed out to escape his teasing.

     She was served tea in the picturesque garden by Ms Rosalia, who takes care of this property. The slow morning, closer to the nature with her most favourite person, sipping hot cup of tea makes Julie feel gifted for enjoying these real luxuries in life.

    Sometime later, Henry came to the garden, breathing heavily with sweat dripping all over his face. He sprawled on the sofa, relaxing himself.
"Running?"
He nodded and said,
"It feels good to start the day with workout, today we would go hiking on Mount Etna, one of the active volcanoes in Europe. You would like the stunning views, Lava caves and it's great history, then to an exotic vineyard estate and winery. You can taste the finest wines organically made and see the entire wine making process. Put on heavy jacket and trainers.
"Yes, sir!!"she did a salute and ran off.

     The trekking off the tourist trails away from crowd on the path of old Lava flows was really a breathtaking scenery. The views of coastline, discovering the iconic Mount Etna, the creator which was active in recent years were definitely worth admiring. As it was not the first time for Henry, he let Julie walk close by the guide, to listen to the amazing facts and history. He only focused on their path especially the steps she takes and gave the walking poles to her as the trial was little rugged. The locals were selling delicious sandwiches, Julie hesitated to try as she doesn't know Henry's preferences in eating in small diner.