Burning Addiction

Chapter 3: Little by little

Grace

My eyes widened when his warm arms wrapped around me and told me I could stay in his apartment. His gentle voice calms me down but deep down I am still heartbroken.

"You can stay." he paused and gave me a faint smile.

I've never meet a person that care for me this much, probably because I was being a crybaby. His arms are still around me keeping me warm. His touch was soft and he had a sweet scent on his body.

"I'm okay now, Carl." I said as I try to remove his arm.

I heard a small growl and it was from Carl. I look up at him and I almost laugh. He didn't say a word. So I asked him " Do you want me to cook something? " He nodded quickly. He looks like a little boy when he do that. I realized I had a smirk on my face so I quickly turned around and head to his kitchen.

I should cook him pasta since he's really hungry. The kitchen was just behind the living room, I can literally see him from behind. He was sitting on the couch watching news. Ugh, that was boring. I boiled the pasta and start cooking. When I finished cooking the dish, Carl stands up and leave the couch as he walked in his bedroom.

Carl

The dishes she made smells so good, I thought to myself. I can feel that I'm drooling out. I quickly change my clothes and head outside. Grace was facing her back to me. I wondered why I found her attractive.

" Carl, dinner is ready." She say with a big smile on. I really hope she's feeling alright. Gosh, her sister was so messed up even she dragged Grace into the situations.

I nodded and sit beside Grace. Dammit I need to open a topic to cheer her up. " So, what do you do for living?' I asked.

" Hmm, I'm freshly graduated student. " she replied.

" Freshly graduated? Wow.. how old are you then? " my curiosity about her begin to grow.

" I'm 21 and currently graduated with Business Marketing certificate" she coughed.

My eyes widen and I asked again as I take a bite of the meatball. " Did you find a job yet, perhaps your dream job?"

She looked at me. " No, I have a dream job but I don't think so i can accomplish that. "

I realized my company is trying to find an employee who's capable of doing and typing for my upcoming paperwork. I realized I can offer Grace this job, why do I have that feeling of wanting her to stay and be with me all the time? I looked at her and I offer her the job.

"Would you like to work at my company, Grace?"

She looks confused and at the same time she was surprised. " What? I mean... You have your own company?

Grace

Carl had his own company? I cannot believe that. " Yes, I'm a CEO of International Marketing in Spencer's Company."

My jaw just dropped and landed on the floor. " How old are you then?"

" 25, I sounds old aren't I?" I heard him giggling when he ask me that.

" No, I thought your a freshly graduated student too but right now, I wasn't sure of it anymore."

" Well, I'm going to offer you this opportunity to work at my company. I don't need the answer now, just think about it will you." he gave me a smile, placed his fork on the plate.

His fingers are so beautiful, it doesn't have any wrinkles. I turn my gaze at him and he caught me looking at him again. I have no idea how many times he caught me. I feel a little skip in my heart and I felt my cheeks are burning like fire on me, my eyes can't stop looking at him, every parts of him. Hair, lips, eyes, hands, the outfit he wears, the way the talks, the he looked at me. Am I falling in love with Carl?