The Touch of Sapphire

Chapter 15

A month later.

Ashley strolled into Kaiba Corp, quickly pushing away people from the elevator. She was an hour early, but she wanted to see Seto before her shift. It may be stepping out of his comfort zone, but Ashley wanted to make an appropriate gesture, just to show she appreciated everything he's done for her thus far. She wanted to do something nice for him. Not overly dramatic, but a simple gesture.

Ashley had finally become acquainted in her new apartment, and Seto didn't spare any expense towards it. He always said he didn't want her money, and he certainly didn't need it, so the girl had to find different ways to show appreciation.

The elevator came to the tippy top of the Building and Ashley waltzed into the waiting room. She walked right past the scowling secretary and pulled out a card that she found on her counter this morning. It was a Kaiba Corp I.D. card, granting her access to her significant other's office whenever she wanted. She had a coffee thermos in hand, along with a little container that had three chocolate chip pancakes in it.

The blonde took a peep inside, seeing her boyfriend stare at his computer screen, not even acknowledging her presence. Taking a deep breath, Ashley decided to move further in. "Good morning Seto." "Hnn.." Seto was too engrossed in his work to pay her any mind.

As the brunette worked, Ashley sat on a chair next to him, placing the coffee thermos next to his right hand. "Your shift doesn't start until 8." He didn't look at her as he spoke but took a glance as to what his girlfriend had in her hands.

"I thought that I'd bring you some breakfast." Mokuba said Seto almost always skipped breakfast. Ashley popped open the round container, the smell of the chocolate goodness taking over Seto's office. "I'm not hungry." "I'm not taking no for an answer Seto."

He let out a frustrated sigh. "Whatever." When he didn't touch the food, Ashley decided to feed him. When she pressed the fork near his lips, The CEO shot the girl a deadly glare, but seemingly ate what he was being fed. Besides Seto's facial expressions, there was little to none communication exchanged between the two. Ashley fed him, Seto ate awhile doing his work.

Sooner or later, the fork stopped coming to his mouth, and Seto looked away from his laptop curiously. Ashley was eating the last pancake. She seriously wanted to burst out laughing when she saw his angry expression. "That's for taking my food last night." "Get out."

Ashley giggled as she stood up, taking the container with her. She kneeled down and gave Seto a kiss on the lips before grabbing her work bag and started to make her way to his door. Before she can leave, Seto called her name. Ashley quickly turned to face him.

"You came with Leon right?" Ashley nodded. "I'll be taking you home tonight. We've got a meeting with a few business partners. Your dress and heels are back at your apartment with Annessa. You'll get dressed quickly and we'll head out." He noted that Ashley didn't look particularly happy about that. He couldn't give a shit though.

"Well what if I wanted to stay home and cuddle? You can't just make plans and tell me at the last minute!" "You made a deal with me, and I don't cuddle." Kaiba said that word like it was some sort of nasty disease. Ashley knew this to be quite the opposite but she didn't press it.

"Fine but I'm not gonna be nice, and I'm gonna make you miserable. You know I would!" Her stomach churned in disgust when she thought about sitting there in a meeting. She was absolutely certain that Duke was going to be there. This made the young woman feel so uneasy because this man sent an assassin to kill her. She can't face him, she was terrified. Ashley marched back to his desk, slamming her hands on it, giving a glare that usually made even Joey shiver. She certainly didn't know why she decided to stand her ground with Seto now, but it was better than never. However, Seto bit his lip, holding back laughter. It made Ashley sick. The blonde kept her glare when he raised her chin to look at him directly in his icy blue eyes.