17 16 You're not my Azriel

The two went home together, Nesryn still deep in her thoughts. Azriel looked at her in concern as he stopped when the light changed red. "Nesryn, talk to me, what's bothering you?" he voiced out.

She didn't hear him at first so he had to tap her hand, she quickly turned her head to his direction "What was that? I am sorry" Azriel let out a small giggle making her confused and to stare at him weirdly.

"I said, we need to talk about what's bothering you and you don't need to apologize"

"Oh, that. It's nothing really, just wondering about something"

"Do you want to tell me? Maybe I can help?"

"No, it's fine, don't worry about me"

"I will always worry about you Nesryn"

"Why?"

"Why? Cause I care about you and your well-being"

"Why though, i am just your secretary, your employee"

You're more than that Nesryn and you know that"

"More than what? It's true, I am just your secretary"

"You're more than that..." 'you're mine' the thought crossed his mind but thankfully he didn't slip. The light turned green and he drove home and he immediately went to his study. Azriel walked around, thinking what came over him.

Where did his sudden possessiveness towards Nesryn come from?

Nesryn laid down on her bed as she stared at the ceiling of her room. What was happening to her? She let out a cough that led to more rough ones. The secretary reached for a tissue on the nightstand to cover her mouth, as she continued to cough.

She covered her mouth with three tissues and sighed when she saw a small spot of blood in the tissue. She wrapped it in another tissue and threw it away. Nesryn drank water and something from her bag.

She hopped in the shower and took a bath, noticing her feet purple with bruises. A sad smile appeared on her face as she rubbed her feet. A peaceful hum filled the bathroom as she scrubbed her skin lightly, still deep in thought.

A light bulb lit up on top of her head as she quickly ran out of the bathroom and immediately dried herself and put on a plain pastel colored dress. She put her hair in a bun and went downstairs into the kitchen.

Nesryn dismissed the chefs and maid from the kitchen and told them she'll be the one preparing for her boss's birthday as a gift. She took out different ingredients from the fridge and some spices from the pantry.

After making sure every ingredient is available she started her preparations. It took her about 30 minutes to fully finish her dish, she placed it in a bowl and placed it on the dining table with the rest of the food she cooked.

The maids came with the cake already lit up, Nesryn texted her boss to meet her at the dining hall and she waited by the door, cake on hand.

The door opened revealing Azriel in his normal wear, Nesryn walked closer to him and with a smile on her face, greeted him. "Happy Birthday" the corner of his lips moved up and Nesryn giggled at her boss's cuteness.

Nesryn started singing the happy birthday song for him and at the end of the song, he blew out the candles after wishing something.

She placed the cake back down to the table as she pulled out his chair for him, he thanked her and sat down, she sat by him with a large smile on her face. Azriel looked at her, reached in and took whatever she cooked and placed some on his plate.

"I couldn't think of something you don't already have and came up with nothing so instead, I cooked dinner for you. Happy Birthday Boss!" she excitedly said.

"Thank you very much Nesryn, this means so much for me, but you got one thing wrong though, there is still something that I don't have" he slyly said

Nesryn looked at him in confusion "your heart" he whispered to himself, she leaned in "What was that boss, I didn't catch that"

Azriel lightly pushed her away and told her that it was nothing, the two enjoyed a pleasant dinner.

After enjoying that Nesryn happily prepared, the two headed out to the garden and sat down on the ledge of the pool, soaking their feet in it. She was a little hesitant at first because of her feet condition but decided that it was too dark for Azriel to see.

She was fast enough to dip it in while he popped the wine bottle, pouring a decent amount on two glasses. Nesryn accepted the offered glass with a silent thank you They talked about little things, from their favorite numbers to their most recent relationship.

He didn't need to say anything, in her drunken stupor she was able to recite all girlfriends that he had from the first of January to his most recent one in the first week of September.

Shocked by this revelation, Azriel also found out that she's the very cute type of drunk.

Saying whatever nonsense that came in her mind, Azriel kept his best in listening to everything she was babbling about, a soft smile gracing his adonis face.

Nesryn swung her feet in the water, making a splash everywhere.

He didn't stop her and just let her do whatever she pleases, besides she mostly kicked away from them so there's only a few droplets of water hitting him. Nesryn suddenly turned to him, startling him because he was staring at her.

"You!" she yelled, touching his chest with her pointer finger, he raised a brow at her in question. "Who are you?" she asked as he sweat-dropped

"My name is Azriel"

"Azriel huh? I have a boss named Azriel too and did you know I liked him?" She was a drunken mess but he was able to decipher whatever she was saying. His brows furrowed from her confession.

Nesryn pulled away from him and leaned back, using her arms for support.

"Liked him? Past tense? Do you not like him anymore?" he was curious for her answer, this was the first time he heard of this, he didn't know that she liked him.

"He's a playboy, I don't want that. My heart will get broken and I am scared of that" she placed her arms around her when she said the word 'heart' as if she's protecting herself.

His eyes softened at her words, he reached out to her, tucking a stray hair behind her ear "I would never hurt you Nesryn" he whispered to her, she turned her head to him and glared

"you're not my Azriel, you don't know him" she said before, jumping in the pool, head first.

Shocked, he sat frozen for a whole minute before jumping in and swimming to her direction. He wrapped his arms around her and kept her afloat.

Once sure she's breathing fine, he tried to clear her hair away from her face and watched as she coughed from the water.

He swam them to the stairs and carried her out of the pool, he called for a maid and ordered her to get some towels and her room prepared.

They immediately worked, 2 maids delivered the towels to him, he wrapped it around her to keep her warm from the chilly night.

After drying off all the water he could dry, he carried her inside after wearing a robe on the two of them, he gave her to three maids to bathe her and warm her down as he went back to his room to take his own shower.

15 minutes later, he returned to her room dressed in warm clothes, to see her sprawled on bed, already dressed. He took a towel from her bathroom and softly lifted her head on his lap and continued to dry it.

Nesryn grumbled and just turned on her side, grabbing a pillow and hugging it.

Azriel let out a giggle at her actions and continued doing the task at hand. He let her hair just dangle on his lap, to let it air dry.

He leaned back on her headboard and just ran his hand on her hair, earning a muffled sigh of content from her.

This continued on for an hour, he eventually started getting sleepy, he slowly stood up from the bed and was about to leave when a hand grabbed his wrist, he looked back and was met with her hazel eyes.

"Don't leave me….Azriel" she whispered the name.

Azriel decided to do what he was told and sat up beside her. She immediately clung to his warm body and fell asleep. He ran his hands on her hair again and let it lull him to sleep.

Azriel was the first to wake up at around 6 am and decided that it was better to just stay in today. With the amount of wine Nesryn and he drank last night it was sure that she'll have a hangover. He was fine though.

He attempted to stand up but was immediately pulled back to bed by her, hugging him close to her. Azriel resigned to his fate and just let sleep consume him further, one good thing about it though, he has her in his arms.

The next time they woke up, Nesryn was the first, followed by Azriel a few seconds later, after feeling her move. He stretched on the bed while Nesryn looked around confused, she let out a shriek when they met eyes.

She immediately regretted her decision when she suffered a severe headache from it.

Azriel stood up and left the room, shutting the door behind him. Nesryn was confused but her head was throbbing. She tried to remember what happened last night but everything was too blurry for her.

She felt a looming sensation come over as she immediately stood up and ran to her room, puking her guts out, the alcohol immediately coming out from her stomach, she gagged too hard, that it basically hurt her throat and added pain to her throbbing head.

When she last gagged, a small amount of blood left her mouth. She immediately rinsed off her mouth and just let the water flow, removing the stinky smell of alcohol from the bathroom.

Nesryn hopped in the shower to try and reduce her headache with a warm shower.

After showering, she returned to bed just in time Azriel came in with a tray on his hands. He put down the tray beside her and gave her the bowl that contained hangover soup

"Finish it" he instructed and she was too weak to retort and just did as she was told.

He handed her a glass of water and an Advil "Thank you sir" she silently whispered azriel just brushed it off and started cleaning up after her. She has taken care of him for 2 years now, going 3 on the last day of September.

It was now his time to take care of her.

"Rest up, you'll need it. I won't be going to the office today so rest easy" she nodded at his words and just tucked herself to bed, not bothering to protest.

Azriel left her alone and went to the kitchen to drop off the tray and back to his study where he continued working.