18 17 Love

Nesryn wanted to hide herself when she remembered everything that happened when she was drunk, she kept her distance from her boss and would just join him whenever he has a meeting or an appointment.

Other than that, she prefers to stay away from the man due to the embarrassment that coursed through her.

Nesryn typed some documents on her computer when Azriel suddenly came up to her, being a stuttering mess, she thought of a ridiculous excuse to avoid him.

"I need to go to the…..to the bathroom, I have my...my period! yes , my period" she quickly left him alone, not listening to what he wanted to say.

Because of her excuse, Azriel sat in his office for two hours searching the internet the best way to help her when she's on her period and he came up with food, especially chocolates, some medicine, heating pad, tea and spare pads.

He bought everything at a nearby convenience store without her knowing.

He got back at around lunch time and confidently walked up to her, handing her the full plastic bag. She looked at him weirdly and peered at the plastic to see tons and tons of chocolates, she returned her gaze to him in confusion.

"You said you were on your period, I searched the internet and this is what popped up. Tell me whenever you're hurting and we'll go home immediately" he said, before turning around and walking back to his office.

Nesryn watched him from the window and a soft smile graced her features.

She was just joking when she said she got her period but for him to take it this far truly meant something for her. "We'll go home huh" she whispered to herself, repeating what she said.

Her eyes went wide when she realized what she said.

When did his mansion become her home? How did she find that place and call it home.

Azriel watched from his desk as she shook her head and placed the plastic bag down and continued working, with a wide smile on his face. He didn't join her for lunch since he found out that women on their periods are moody and he didn't want to be the one to cause her emotions to run wild.

The two went home together, with Azriel driving. She was about to get off the car when Azriel halted her and immediately ran out and opened the door for her. Nesryn sent him a confused smile but thanked him anyway.

He escorted her inside the house where they had dinner.

Azriel asked the maid in advance to let the chef know to cook something that could help Nesryn on her period and he received fruits. After dinner they retired to their rooms.

Jokes on Nesryn though, she didn't realize that it was really the first day of her cycle today. Luckily, it didn't stain her skirt at the office or else she would die from double the embarrassment.

Nesryn went to bed all curled up into a ball with a heating pad on her to reduce the pain running throughout her body, she tried to get enough sleep but she kept tossing and turning, to try and find a comfortable position.

She was able to sleep at around 1 am and woke up at around 7 am, an hour later than usual.

She immediately took a shower and got dressed, putting on a light makeup in the process. She left her room to come face to face with Azriel, she let out a shriek in shock and leaned over to the wall for support, she glared at her boss as she tried to calm herself down.

He rubbed his nape and said his apologies "You were not at the dining hall earlier so I was wondering where you were" Nesryn gave him an apologetic smile and they walked back to the dining hall.

Azriel did his best not to step on any 'landmines' around her.

The two went to the office and did their usual job. Nesryn can't help but notice the amount of stares she's been getting the entire day.

Apparently one employee noticed the two come to the office together without the driver and Azriel was the one driving, which was the first for everyone.

All employees know how much Azriel doesn't like driving due to his past -which few knows- but all of a sudden they find out that he's the one driving for his secretary.

Despite raising a ruckus in the office, Azriel paid no mind to it and just continued doing necessary paperwork. Nesryn on the other hand, was getting irritated because of the whispers she's been hearing when people didn't know she was nearby or was listening in.

Before she could explode though, Azriel already noticed her unusual behavior such as clenching her fist till it turned white, letting out deep breaths or closing her eyes for a minute.

Because of this, he decided to call it a day and took her back home. He managed to arrange a comfortable atmosphere for her.

He called in earlier and told the butler to let the maids go for the day, he figured that Nesryn wouldn't want facing people today, he had the ice cream and other sweets ready at the theater with a couple of warm blankets and dozens upon dozens of pillows.

The butler opened Nesryn's door and they went inside, Azriel let her go back to her room for now, while he fixed everything to make her comfortable in the house.

He changed his clothes to his usual sweatpants and tee, grabbed a couple of books from the library and knocked at her bedroom door.

He smiled when the door opened "Come, I have a surprise for you" he said, tilting his head to the side, pointing to the direction. She raised her eyebrow in question but eventually followed him. Azriel led her to the theater that was already dimmed.

"I noticed you can't seem to focus at work today, so I thought it might be because of your period so I had this prepared for you" he said while looking down, the maids outdid themselves.

Azriel was expecting for the blankets and pillows to be sprawled out on the floor and the armchairs removed but they actually made a fort, inside the theaters.

Azriel was shocked when Nesryn squealed in delight and jumped in the fort and into the pillows on the floor. He looked at her and just smiled

"I am sorry if I am too loud, I have never experienced this all of my life" she said, rolling around the floor. His eyebrows furrowed hearing her words.

"Why not?"

"My father was suffering from a medical condition when I was little, we were forbidden to play and cause ruckus in the house and I can't really go outside to play so I never experienced building forts"

"Tell me everything you want to do and let's do it today'

"No it's fine boss, this is more than enough for me"

"Nesryn, please call me Azriel"

"Bu-"

"No buts, I care about you Nesryn and I want you to be happy"

"What a good boss you are"

"Boss again? Azriel, nesryn call me Azriel"

"Won't do, that would be unprofessional of me"

"We aren't in the office"

"But you're still my employer"

"And so? I don't care if you call me Azriel"

Azriel didn't want to agitate her further so he dropped the topic and just let her pick the movie, while he scooped ice cream in two bowls. He sat down, a few feet away from her and the two just watched the movie in silence.

The first movie they watched was an action-packed one and it got Nesryn's attention the whole movie. The movie was good but Azriel's eyes weren't on the screen but at the beautiful woman beside him.

He watched as her eyes went wide when interesting scenes would come up and watched how it went misty when one of the character's died.

The fascination in her eyes and her focus captivated him further, not realizing how he held his breath when he saw her.

They managed to watch 2 movies until Nesryn fell asleep inside the fort, Azriel brought another blanket and covered her then sat back down to finish the movie. When the credits rolled in, he turned off the screen and laid down near her, he immediately went to dreamland as soon as his head hit the pillow.

A few hours later the door of the room opened revealing the butler of the house, he walked over and a soft smile appeared on his 59-year old face. He lowered the air conditioner's temperature, covered his master with a blanket and left the room silently.

They were able to sleep late till the next day, luckily it's a Saturday, meaning no work for the two. Azriel would sometimes go to the company to get something but he doesn't stay too long. Nesryn was the first to wake up at around 10 and she immediately looked around and tried to remember what she did the previous night.

When the memory returned, she sat up and stretched, noticing her boss still sleeping peacefully near her. She silently and slowly scooted over and leaned in, taking in his handsome face.

She hesitantly raised her hand and traced his face with her pointer finger, careful not to wake her boss up.

"You're still so handsome like the day I saw you" she whispered to the sleeping man and pulled back. She let out a loud shriek when she was suddenly pulled into a hard chest and arms wrapped around her waist.

Nesryn looked up and saw her boss with his eyes still closed. She let out a sigh of relief, realizing he's still asleep.

She tried to pry his arms away and get up but the arms wrapped around her was much stronger than she was. So in the end, Nesryn gave up and laid on his chest, closing her eyes.

Unbeknownst to her, Azriel was awake the whole time since she moved near him and has heard whatever she whispered.

{Read the author's note..thank you lovelies...Mwahhh!}