A RAY OF LIFE

10.

"who was that.. " he said and started moving towards the window. I was hell freaked inside, that bastard ghost was not leaving me alone but when I saw Derek moving forward it I got even more thrilled and held his hand.

"Derek...leave it be...don't go...please.." he looked back at me and my scared to death face. His brows curled again in confusion and bewilderment. He put his hand on my face I shut my eyes tightly. The fear of loosing was overwhelming me.

"Don't be scared... nothing's gonna happen to you or anyone...let me just check so that he won't do any harm to you...relax.." the moment he said that I clutched his hand on cheeks and shot my eyes open.

"Noo...no you won't go. We will leave the room for the party right now...please Derek...I beg you leave it be" tears streamed down my eyes for which I cussed myself inwardly. That wasn't supposed to happen but then again, nothing happening now was supposed to happen anyway.

"Alright fine...I'm won't go...ohkay" he said and  held me closer to his chest and put his chin above my head and sort of inhaled in my hair. I clutched his tuxedo collar tightly while still holding his hand on my cheeks. I couldn't say he was attracted to me or was liking me based on that moment but what I could completely assure was that I needed this man however he would agree to be with me. I wasn't falling for him but fonding so much. It was one of those moments in someone's arms when I didn't even a slightest felt the need of forwarding the bond or naming it or making it official or just bugger it off. I wanted every damn thing exact as it was right then.

We pulled apart, he held my hand and we left for his place. It was a silent ride and I let it be silent. He didn't ask me anything about what happened minutes before meanwhile I was thrilled from inside and hoping that perhaps Lucifer or Angela must be watching this and must have gotten rid of the man because he clearly said he would harm Derek too which I couldn't afford at any cost.

We reached his place after what like fifteen minutes or something. It was a big house, of course, Derek was a rich guy. I saw no car parked in the lawn or any noise coming from inside, I wondered whether people even came or not. Suddenly I found him standing outside opening the door for me. I climbed off the car.

"They haven't arrived yet?" I asked him while he was taking his coat out from the backseat.

"Huh..? No they haven't yet, you are first" he said closing the door and locking the car. Putting keys inside his pocket and handling me the Navy blue coat, he was looking amazingly handsome in that fitted grey waistcoat.  He held my hand and escorted me to his home and all I kept doing was drooling on him secretly.

He had a big luxurious end to end clean house. Everything was perfectly clean and maintained. I gulped as I thought what he must be thinking of me when he came into my apartment....or... CRAPartment.

"So basically I brought you here before so that you could help me out in organising. I suck at these" he said taking the coat from my hand and throwing it on a couch. I clasped my hand thinking how to organise because I myself never did that.

"Well...let's start with food shall we" I asked moving a little and he said "right on it" and went to his kitchen.

An hour later

Gradually the house filled with people from my office, half of them were unknown to me and quarter of them were seemingly strange because they looked totally different from how they used to look in the office. I chatted with Cristina and some more of our friends. They kept talking about of one of them's finance and upcoming wedding and flowers and cakes...it just made me sick. I jumped off to see where Derek was and found him talking to someone in a corner, I decided not to hover on him.