Half Full

Nine.

"Sam" Ced called out, but before he could catch up to me, the elevator closed.

I sighed, and let go of whatever was holding, my tears just kept dropped.

'What are you doing sam? Stop being such a baby. What were you expecting? HE changed, he is not who he used to be back then'

All these thoughts ran in my head as I got into my car, in the driveway.

'He was playing with you, he is soon getting married to HER, that is the reality, the sooner you accept it the better'.

Thoughts just kept going, until I was about to knock a person, standing right infront of my car, Ced.

"Get out of the way Ced", I said, still in my car, tightly holding the steeringwheel, trying all my hardest to control my anger.

"Get out of the car", he said calmly, hands in his pocket, probably not planning to move.

I stayed put. 'Not this time', I said to myself.

On noticing that I was not going to, he opened the driver's door and told me to push over and started the car.

The silence was loud, so I put the window down for fresh air, and just looked outside. I didn't bother asking where we were going, because the route was familiar. We were going back to the house.

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"What did that excuse of a brother say to you back at the office?" asked Ced as we reached the mini mansion. He turned his full body to face me.

"Do you always play with the women you work with?" I asked shifting my head to him.

He looked surprised by the question. Then he laughed.
"That's what that jerk said? He cannot help the fact that all the women he tends to fancy are drown to me. He fancied Cassie, but I have this rule that no coworkers should date in my company. Nate was working in the company as well, Father's wish. But when Father found out about Nate and Cassie's little love affair, he fired both them. Nate thought I had told Father about their affair, since I had seen them on a work night in a not so pleasant activity.

I could not have done such a thing to my young brother, because I knew he really liked her. But he could not believe me, no matter how hard I told him, because he later found out that, that little devil was using him to get to me, which Katherine did not find pleasant so she told on them to Father".

You were overreacting, sam" he added.

"Are you engaged to Katherine?"

"It's...it's complicated Sam, but I'll explain." Trying to reach out to me.

"It cannot be that complicated, it's either a yes or a no."

"Ye...yes I was. But I did that because father was on my case to marry her.
Our fathers had made a promise to have us married."

Sam look," he gestured to the house.
"No one knows about this house apart from you, I built it for us, because I was ready to get you back to me, no matter where you were. Then I heard you are an interior designer which was even perfect, because you would design it whichever way you saw fit, for us. I am not trying to force you into anything. It will be your own choice, I am a very patient man." He said that smirking. So I rolled my eyes.

"Huh, after all I said, I get an eye roll?" He asked then held his chest in a dramatic way, "I am hurt."

God save me from this man please, I thought.

"I broke off my engagement with Katherine the day after seeing you, but I guess she has not told anyone about it, I have not had the time to tell my father and brother as well, because I have been occupied with work, the house but mostly with you.
I can not stop thinking about you Sam, heck, I cannot control myself when I am around you, I..."

"Ced stop." I cut him off.

"No, let me finish, Sam. I know you do not feel the same way, and I get that, just don't quit work please. I will be as professional as I can, but I want to see you everyday, near me.

I looked at him and then turned my head away.

"Can you please take me back to my house," this conversation needs to stop.

"First promise me, that you will come to work, starting from tomorrow," he said with his husky voice I can not resist.

"Yes I will, please take me home now"

"As you wish, love," with that he started the car, with his signature smirk on his handsome face.