LIES

chapter 7

Drive to work was so long owing to the heavy traffic. I took a short way but I am still late by 10 mins.

I park my car in the driveway, get out and run towards the building. By the time I reach my desk I am slightly out of breath.
I immediately sit down and start working on the presentation. I could have done it in the morning but I was so distracted obsessing over my date with Liam that I couldn't think of anything other than that

Liam walks out of his cabin toward my desk
"Are you done with the presentation?"

I look up and nod "Almost"

"Okay," he says with a smile

"Okay"

He looks at me and I notice we are the only people here. I think this is lunch hour I was so busy with the ppt to have lunch

"Last night you agreed.....to go out on a.....on a ..... date with me ..today? He looks so worried and shy

"Yeah"

"So I was wondering...... that...we can go.....now?"

"Now? Like right now?"

"Yeah if you don't mind of course.... it's okay if you...don't want to I was just....."
It's an odd thing to see him off balance like this he is usually so calm and collected

"Yeah we can go now," I say reassuringly to bring him out of his misery. I switch off my laptop, grab my purse and get up

In the driveway when he unlocks his car I move to get in the passenger seat but before I can he moves toward me such that his body is hovering over mine and we stand there breathing heavily his eyes stare into mine and my skin heats instantly before we are interrupted by a horn. He moves back and opens the car door for me still staring at me and I get in

"So where are we going?" He looks at me with a smirk and then says

"You will see"
he starts driving and turns on the music and to my surprise post Malone's voice boom loudly from the speakers

I look at him shocked "what?" He asks with his eyebrows raised

"I never thought you are a type of person who likes grunge hip hop kind of music"

He laughs "so what type of person do you think I am?"

"Um...first tell me where are we going?"

"You will find out...back to my question?"

"Then I will answer you after I find out," I tell him with a smirk of my own

"I want to show you something"

"Oh come on tell me, Liam"

"I didn't know that you are so stubborn"

"You don't know many things about me" I smile at him
"I myself don't know" I mumble

"You don't know that you are an amazing person?" He grins glancing at me and I giggle

"That I know"

"Do you mind if I change this song?"

"Oh no of course not go ahead I will like to listen to your favourite songs"

"I don't have any favourite it mostly depends on my mood," I tell him I love every sort of song it should just match with my mood. I play "Imagination" by connecting my cellphone with his car's Bluetooth

We both listen to Shawn Mendes voice in the silence and I start humming along with the lines

"I love this song but I can't tell what does it say about your mood this song is happy and sad at the same time" he shrugs

"This song is dreamy and I feel......" I look at him and say "cheerful" he smiles widely

"That's great to hear," he says and the car suddenly stops

"Finally" I unfasten the belt and get out

"Wow" I am amazed when the tallest skyscraper of the city comes into my view

"Let's go we have reservations at rooftop"

"What?" I blurt and he grabs my hand and moves forward but I still stand firm unable to move

"What happened? Rhea"

"This place will be so expensive Liam I can't..."

"No, it's not"

Who he is kidding my dad can sell his house but still will not be able to afford a dinner at this place

"You don't have anything to worry about Rhea" and then it hits me
what am I doing? going on an expensive ass date with my boss what was I thinking? we can never be anything else other than friends and I will be ruining that by going out with him

"Just come on" he grabs my hand again and start walking forward with my hand in his hand

When we walk past the elegant interior of the hotel a man wearing a red coat with a file in his hand walks toward us and I gaze around me with my mouth on the floor come to think of it I have never been in a 5-star hotel. My family was not so rich my dad worked his ass off to provide me with quality education and other basic necessities

"We have a reservation at rooftop" Liam informs the man and he glances at me with a smile I smile back at him

"Yes sir this way" we take 3rd elevator and the man who I think is the manager press the button for 35th floor

I look around nervously outside the three glass-fronted elevators as it pushes upward. I look at Liam and he winks looking back at me I was too nervous to smile back at him so I look ahead and the door opens.