6 chapter five

Dressed in my short white v- cut flowery flare dress, which made me looked professional decent and hint of sexy altogether.

Bringing out my black heels from my box , which was a perfect match to the dress.

With no time to apply make up on my face, I left my apartment hurriedly as I ran to take the next bus to the headquarters of the Bennett's enterprise.

I was exactly five minutes late when I arrived, I went straight to his office to deliver the coffee I got on my way to the office.

Getting to his office, he was already there as he sat magnificently on his office chair, raising his head from whatever he was doing on his laptop when he noticed me come in.

"Miss Lucy, you are late" he simply stated as he goes back to whatever he was doing before.

"Your coffee sir," I said as I drop the coffee on his table.

Without raising his head he pointed at the small coffee table at the side of his large office directing me to keep the coffee.

Confused on what to do next or whether I had an office or not, I stood there like a confused person.

Noticing I was not moving he asked, his head not rising from his desk.

"Aren't you going to find something to do?"

"Sorry to bother you but I don't know what to do." I answered politely, trying to be as curt as possible and not notice how sexy he looked sitting leisurely on his chair and sipping on his coffee slowly.

I couldn't shake off the feeling that something was wrong. I wasn't  supposed to be employed at all.

"Meet Clara, she is the COO, she is by the right end of this floor she will brief you on what to do." He simply stated before going back to what he was doing, all professional and  not shouting or looking twice at me like yesterday didn't happen.

He did not seem like he was angry about yesterday event but it did not seem like he was smiling either.

After a little direction from Co- employees I finally got to Clara's office, a blonde sophisticated woman with high taste, if I was guess her age she looked as though she is in her late thirty at least, from head to toe she reeked off money, she passed me smile as I walked towards her. Good morning ma'am I said as I walked towards her office.

Ordering me to sit on a chair she asks if I was the new P.A.

"Yes ma'am" I replied.

Briefing me on the my job, she calls on her PA to give me a tour of the floor and direct me to my office.

My office is behind the CEO's office.

My office was smaller than his but it was comfortable for a PA, there was a door that connects the room to the back stairs.

My eyes flickers to meet Nate still busy with his pile of work.

I wanted to speak to him, to ask him why he gave me the job or at least get to know him.

After he was done and about to leave,

I decided to take this as my chance to ask him.

But instead, he tells me that I would be traveling with him to New York to close a business deal with an important client and I was to prepare since it was the next day.

Well at least I was entering my first private jet.

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After a long stressful day at work, I decided to call Jessica to check up on and maybe tell her of my new job, maybe not entirely everything but maybe the PA part and I texted Anthony that I got the job as he has bugged my phone all day for updates.

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Next day.

It is Thursday, and we are supposed to travel to new York today, using Nate's private plane.

Nate sat just right in front of me, which made quite hard to be comfortable, not when he kept staring at me unabashed which undeniably for some reasons made me blush.

I tried focussing my attention to the fashion magazine I was holding but his unflinching deep grey stares would not going to let me.

"Why are you staring?" I asked flushed.

"I enjoy staring at you," he blunted out which made me blush harder.

He is messing with you L, I reminded myself.

Maybe I could use this opportunity to ask him the question that has been bugging me since I got this job.

" Why did you employ me after everything."

He raised brow at me, a sly smile playing on his really sensual lips.

"Well if you mean you leaving the way you did last time, I forgive you."

He grazed his hands through his dark midnight hair and a few locks fell across his face, making him look extra sexy.

" You were angry, understandable, but never to be repeated." He said.

"And why I employed you," he paused and raised his brows to look at me.

"You were honest, and I like honest people, dishonesty is a deal breaker for me and we'll you have not disappointed me yet." He added and I thought, if only he knows the deception am practising.

Either way, I answered. "Thank you," As I turned back to my magazine.

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From the airport, a driver took us to a five star hotel where we were to spend a night.

Getting to the hotel, we met the receptionist a sharply dressed Burnett lady.

After saying his name and asking for the two rooms he had reserved days ago.

The hotel had checked only to discover the room was only reserved for one, as they had thought we were couples.

Asking for another room for me to stay the night but all the rooms were already booked.

"It's not a problem with you both sharing a room, is it?" The receptionist asked.

He raised his brows. " Is all that your have to say for your hotel's incompetency?" Nate was angry.

"It's fine" I said almost immediately. "I can find another hotel to go to." I finished not wanting to inconvenient him.

"You don't have a choice" he said

" or do you plan on sleeping on the road, cause most hotels close by are already booked up." he simply said as he and collected the key to the room, we were both directed to the fifth floor where our hotel room was located.

I dreaded having to lie in the same bed with Nate, not because It was so bad sharing a bed with him but because just the thought of it feels too good, his smiles, those unsettling grins that never fails to keep me on edge.

Getting to the room, he wandered around the room looking at the wood panels and the beautiful fire place, the hotel was built on old architectural design, Nate looked as though it was normal, of course it was for filthy rich fellows like him but for me, I was totally astonished, The room was so huge it could fit in four king sized beds, the huge glass windows gave a perfect view of the sea, and beautifully built bathroom accompanied with a beautiful jacuzzi is one of the most beautiful things i have seen in a long time. The reason it was unique.

As I watched Nate dropped his bags and loosened his tie, he unbuttoned a few buttons on his shirt  and rolled up his sleeve and was lying with his hands behind his head.

I contemplated on how I was going to get the documents I was asked to get, I was going to sneak and search all documents in his office when he is away, maybe even sneak into his house to find any documents connecting to the drug cartel, she had to get it fast and to get back to my life.

Dropping our luggage, I decided to take a good advantage of the hot tub by taking a bath while he was lying adamantly on the bed.

After taking a hot bath I stood just inside the door, her eyes frantically around the room in an effort not to look at him.

I decided that we should talk on how we plan on sharing the bed.

"I could sleep on the floor," I offered, considering he was the one paying for the hotel room the least I could do was give him his space.

"As much as I would enjoy lying in the bed alone, I would not want to be the devil by allowing you lie on the hard cold floor.

How about we share the bed, it's a king size bed. You didn't need to worry," he said as he noticed how nervous I became when he suggested us sharing a bed.

" They will be pillow in the middle of the bed." He smiled, very faintly.

"Thanks," I  simply replied before I got dressed in the closet and  limped into the bed, but just almost immediately my stomach started groaning loudly due to lack of food in it.

With a lazy smile, he offered to order for food for us, I immediately accepted, I was too hungry to reject, and as my mother says when life offers you something you take it, no questions asked.

When the order came, I hurriedly took the food.

"You know the food is for us both," he teased as he could see how I was looking at the food.

Bringing the two large plates of sushi close as we both sat next to each other on the bed and ate.

I could feel Nate's piercing  gaze on me making me flush. So I asked again.

"Why do you keep looking at me?"

"You are beautiful," he said and those few words turned my face from subtle pink to bold red and had me on her toes, I can't remember when last someone called me beautiful, I  couldn't even remember when last I felt beautiful, not when I was always working never having time for myself.

"Thanks," I replied blushing.

"So what brought you to London?" He asked smiling.

"How do you know am not from here," I fired back.

"Well for starters, you didn't know who I was the first time we met, everyone around here knows who I am."

He said grinning.

"Well you are so full of yourself ain't you. What makes you think everyone around here knows you?" I teasingly asked and smiled.

"For starters, I am Nathaniel Bennett, I control the biggest company in London, I am in every magazine you know and well," he smiled. "I am popular for my refinement and charms" He added, and gives off his disconcerting half smile.

Then, he turned to me, " So, Miss Luciana, I know very little about you aside what was in your credentials. Tell me about yourself," he said.

I considered lying to him about myself but I decided against it, I wasn't a very good liar, but that doesn't mean I couldn't twist the truth a bit.

"I was born in Louisiana," I began.

" But me, my brother and my mom left Louisiana to live in Alabama after my dad died.

And then, my mom got sick with cancer and  I had to leave school to take care of her before she died.

My brother got a scholarship in India where he is schooling right now, so  I decided to move here to start a new life."

By the time I was done, I was completely overwhelmed that I didn't know when tears began leaving my eyes.

Then, he surprised me by dragging me into a warm hug.

Hugging me tightly as I hugged him back, I felt so safe and at peace in his arms.

After a long hull hug, I left his arms after he coughed and announced that he wanted to take his bath and by the time he finished taking his bath, I was already fast asleep.

I felt him tuck the blanket around me as I slept.