Made For You

Chapter Three

(Ruby)

Ruby emerged from the closet and glanced at Andy who was fixing his tie.

"You look ravishing." She smiled and walked to him. "So ravishing I'm scared other women will try to flirt with you." She held his tie softly and tiptoed to plant a kiss on his lips.

Andy grabbed her waist and kissed her so deeply she couldn't catch her breath when he released her.

"And that dress looks too hot for an office. Change it." He said as he gave her a stern look.

"Cmon, Andy. You're always judging my clothes, what's good and what's not. What's wrong with this too?" She said, getting annoyed.

"It's too skimpy." He said.

Ruby glanced at the dress. What was skimpy about it? It was just about three inches above her knee. She looked at him and arched an eyebrow.

"Wear something else. I don't want any guy to look at you with ogling eyes. " He held her shoulder, and gestured her to enter the closet with his chin.

Staring at him for a while, she said, "Why don't you get me something appropriate to wear then?"

Andy smiled, "That'd be a pleasure." He walked into the closet.

Ruby sighed and sat on the bed. She rolled her eyes as she waited for him to get her a dress.
 
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(Ruby)

Walking to her office, Ruby greeted her colleagues. Looked like everyone was talking about their new managing director. She noticed. Shrugging, she held her door knob and entered her office.

She'd missed work. She smiled as she looked around her office. It was spotless, just as she liked it.

She hanged her bag and walked behind the desk to sit in the swivel chair. Flipping through some files, she wore her glasses and drummed her fingers on the desk. She had to send them to the managing director. She thought, before he'd ask for them himself.

She didn't like to be called upon when she knew she had to do something. Especially when it came to her job.

A soft knock came by the door.

"Enter." She said without looking up.

"Your coffee, Ms. R.. Rousseau."

She heard Liz's soft voice as she struggled to pronounce her surname. Ruby looked up and smiled at her. "Leave it on the desk." She said.

Liz nodded with a smile as she placed the mug on the desk.

Taking it to take a sip, Ruby watched her leave the office.
It was warm and less sugar. Just as she as liked it. She smiled and gathered the files. Ready to leave for 'Mr. Handsome's' office.

Laura met Ruby in front of the office of their new managing director. She smiled and with a cup of coffee, she walked to her.

"You're here." She said.

Ruby looked at her, "Well, yeah. Just handing some files to him, I'm sure he'll need them."

Laura nodded.

Ruby glanced at the cup of coffee in Laura's hand. Her friend didn't like coffee. Furrowing her brows, she asked, "You're drinking coffee now?"

"No, silly. It's for our boss. He asked me to get him." Laura winked at her.

Lifting an eyebrow, Ruby looked at Laura, "You're willing to be at his beck and call if that will earn you a kiss?" She asked.

"Not just a kiss, you know." She winked again. "Let's get inside. He might hear us from here." She whispered.

Ruby shook her head as Laura knocked on the door. Her friend was unbelievable. She thought.

They entered when they heard a reply.

"Here's your coffee, sir." Laura said as she placed it on the desk.

'Sir' was busy scribbling down something. He just nodded. Not looking up at them.

Ruby stared at him, wondering what kept him so busy.

"And this Ruby-Claire Rousseau. The head of our visual team." Laura added.

At the mention of that, he raised his head to look at them. His eyes narrowed as he looked at Ruby steadily.

Ruby's heart fluttered. He was so handsome his looks got her smitten. So, this was Mr. Handsome everyone was crazy about? She gulped and beat herself for not been able to take her eyes off him.

"Ruby, this is Mr. Damien Owusu. Our new managing director." The enthusiasm in her voice was noticeable.

Damien Owusu? Ruby thought. That name sounded very familiar.

"Oh, the lady that has been absent from work." He said.

She could bet she saw a flicker of amusement in his eyes. "I took a three day off." She told him. "I didn't absent myself."

"Yes, she's been working so hard so dad had to grant her some rest." Laura said with a smile.

"These are the files from the visual team. I'm sure you might need them." Ruby handed him the files.

"Thank you." He smiled with a nod.

Mesmerized, Ruby held her breath. Why was he so damn good-looking? She wondered and not wanting to embarrass herself, she said, "Excuse me."

He nodded and watched. He noticed Laura was reluctant to leave. Ruby pulled her by the arm as they left his office.

He smiled again and flipped through the files Ruby had handed him. 

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Ruby wanted to block her ears as Laura and the others talked about Damien at recess.

Their fuss was beginning to annoy her. She knew he was handsome but she didn't want to admit he had that kind of effect on her like they claimed he had on them.

The talks were getting too much for her.

"Can't we talk about other things, please? It's beginning to get boring here." She told them.

They quietly looked at her for while, yet continued to fuss again.

"Is he dating?"One asked.

"That woman must be very lucky waking up each morning to see such radiance." Another replied.

"I can lose myself just staring at him, all day." Another remark.

Irritated, she got up and went back into her office. She was tired of them, they made her head ache. She plopped down in the swivel chair and closed her eyes.

At least she would get a peace of mind in her office. She thought.