30 May I have this dance, My Lady?

Azriel was the first one to wake up between the two of them the next day. He put on a shirt and made his way to the gym for a quick run on the treadmill before his secretary woke up. He started his run, turning on the tv for music.

It took half an hour for Nesryn to wake up, she groggily stood up and went to her bag, getting a small bottle inside, uncapping it before swallowing the small pill with water. She stretched her body, to get her joints moving back in action.

A small wince made itself to her face when she pulled a muscle, she looked down on her left leg to see a small part of it bruised. Her forehead creased but decided not to pay it any mind.

She quickly hopped in the shower and took a long bath.

The company party is scheduled at 6pm, the company rented a whole beach resort for their party much to the delight of the owner.

She and Azriel didn't have anything much to do than put the gifts they brought into individual smaller paper bags that the store gave them as a freebie for Christmas.

After spending an entire 45 minutes in the bath, she got out and died herself up before going to her closet and rummaging through the amount of sweatpants and sweatshirts she owned or some that Azriel bought for her during the course of her stay in the mansion.

Nesryn doesn't like to admit it but the mansion is quickly becoming her home more than her apartment was. She feels safe in the mansion, with the guards, the maid and especially with Azriel.

A faint blush showed itself on Nesryn's cheeks and she quickly thought of disgusting things to remove the red coloring. After dressing herself in a pastel blue sweatshirt and gray sweatpants, she put on her slippers and made her way out of the room in search of her boss.

She asked the maids and made her way to the gym, she leaned by the door with her arms crossed across her chest and just stared at the man from behind with a smile on her face.

It took Azriel a whole 5 minutes to realize he was no longer alone in the room.

Thankfully, the machine was off when he noticed Nesryn by the door, he closed his eyes and clutched his chest and sat down on the treadmill. Not saying anything when he heard her laugh.

He just shook his head with a smile on his face before taking a deep breath and calming himself down.

"That's payback" she simply said when she walked close enough to him, he playfully growled at her and tackled her to the ground, making sure he was the one under so she won't get hurt.

Before she could process what was happening, Azril quickly flipped them over and started tickling her from her sides.

Her loud charming laugh rang loudly in the quiet room making Azriel pause in his actions, a huge smile replaced the smirk before he leaned over and brushed his lip on her forehead, before standing up.

Nesryn stared at him but didn't utter a single word. The blush she tried her best to remove now back and even more flushed than earlier.

Azriel let out a light chuckle before helping her up to her feet slowly, so she won't get dizzy.

With the kiss brushed to the side, the two made their way to the dining area, the maids served them a simple Japanese -style breakfast that includes, Eggs with Furikake, Grilled Fish, White Rice, Miso soup and Vegetable salad on the side.

Despite not being a fan of seafood, Nesryn enjoyed their breakfast, cutting the fish in half before putting the other half on Azriel's plate, he just shook his head with a small smile on his face.

He gave her his own share of soup, not really wanting soup on his breakfast.

The two chatted for a little bit while eating, they mostly talked about what would happen later that night at the company party.

Employees would be staying overnight at the resort, their rooms big enough to fit 5-6 people but for those who wanted to sleep on a tent by the beach, the company bought more than enough tents for everyone.

After breakfast, both Azriel and Nesryn went to the mansion's family room, where the maids left the Christmas presents they bought.

Azriel sat down on the floor and started writing his Christmas greeting whilst Nesryn rolled the shirts and put it in the small Christmas paper bag.

No words were uttered between the two, the only thing breaking the silence were the music that filled the room. Chopin's Nocturne Op.9 No.2 playing softly in the background.

Azriel tried his best to keep his messages consistent while Nesryn planned out everything, checking names of the checklist once they were done.

The maids brought them lunch in the room, consisting of cream pasta, herbed steak with red wine sauce, bowl of steamed veggies and caramel pudding for dessert. Nesryn squealed in delight upon seeing her favorite food.

Azriel sent her a fond look as he ate his lunch.

The maids took the used dishes and let the two get back to their packing. The tandem both finished packing the last of the gifts at around 3:30 pm

"Please wait for me at your room to pack your clothes, I'll just hand these over to the maids to put in the van��� Nesryn said, standing up from the floor.

Azriel nodded and went on ahead back to his room. Nesryn called for a few maids and had the van -they were taking to the resort- ready.

After making sure every gift was placed in the car safely she went back inside and straight to Azriel's room.

She knocked on the door and heard a quiet 'come in' . She opened the door to see her boss sprawled out on his bed, face first on his pillow. A chuckle got out of her lips before she could stop it.

Nesryn made her way to his closet and stood in front of a huge cabinet, filled with almost all of the luggage he uses whenever he goes out of the country.

After choosing a simple navy blue one, she started packing his clothes for him. Azriel joined her five minutes later, he was in charge of putting every clothes she handed him into the luggage.

A sigh escaped his lips, seeing the amount of clothes she's packing for him.

"Nesryn~"

"No"

"Bu-"

"Remember the last time you went to the beach Sir? You got wasted and threw up all over your clothes and you didn't bring any change of clothes. This is a company party and I would doubt something's wrong if you didn't sip an alcohol or two"

Azriel's hazel eyes stared at his secretary's back, his lips formed into a childish pout. The two continued packing his clothes, Nesryn arranging everything that Azriel put in the luggage.

They were spending 3 days and 2 nights at the resort for the party and also team building so Nesryn made sure her boss had enough clothes to wear.

After packing Azriel's clothes, she went back to her own room and packed hers as well. The maids called them for snacks before they went to the resort.

A driver and 4 guards accompanied them to the 4 hours trip to the beach resort.

Azriel slept throughout the ride in the comfy, plush seat whilst Nesryn was typing some reports on her laptop -that she brought with her- bored out of her mind.

No voices could be heard inside the van, the music playing on the radio was the only thing keeping the van lively.

Nesryn eventually fell asleep as well during the drive. Azriel was the first to wake up between the two, he took the laptop from the portable desk in front of Nesryn and read through it before saving the file and shutting the laptop off.

He took a blanket and put it on Nesryn, telling the driver to lower the AC. With a satisfied smile on his face, he told the driver to put on the divider between the front and back before pulling out his phone and took Nesryn's picture.

He scrolled through the pictures, picking one and putting it as his wallpaper. His phone buzzed and he immediately answered the call from his grandmother.

"Hi grandma, is something wrong?"

"No, I am just checking on you and making sure you don't take other girls"

"Hai, but honestly, grandma I haven't taken girls for a month now"

"Hmm, that's surprising, is something the matter? Are you sick?"

"I am not sick grandma and honestly, I just don't like other women anymore"

"You are sick!"

"No, no I am fine...I just found someone that...."

His words trailed off as he returned his gaze to the sleeping figure next to him. He was so focused on the sleeping beauty beside him that he didn't even hear his grandmother calling him out.

Asteria smiled at the other line, a knowing smile on her face. She called for her assistant, she put the call on mute "call the flower shop and send a bouquet of fresh red roses to Azriel's secretary" her assistant immediately bowed his head and left the room.

She unmuted the call and yelled her grandson's name, startling him out of his reverie. "What was that grandma?"

"I said where are you?"

"Oh, Nesryn and I are in the van heading towards the beach resort for the company Christmas Party"

"Oh, that's happening this week?"

"Yeah, oh and grandma"

"What brat?"

"I won't be going home for Christmas"

With those words said, Azriel hung up the call. He pocketed his phone and just stared outside the window.

An hour later, as the sun disappeared from the horizon and the twinkling stars painted the dark night sky, the van came to a halt. The divider lowered and the driver's voice rang loudly in the silent van.

"We're here sir"

Azriel grunted as a sign of acknowledgement before shaking Nesryn awake. Her sapphire colored eyes met Azriel's hazel eyes, her hands curled into a fist before rubbing her eyes.

A few stretches later, Azriel was the first one out of the car.

He looked around noticing few of his employees already present. Some bowed their heads in greeting while some -mostly females- gathered around them, he flashed them a smile before putting on his sunglasses.

Azriel turned around and helped Nesryn out of the van, shocking some of them. Azriel pulled out an umbrella from the van and opened it, shading the two of them from the sun.

His guards immediately took their luggage and they went inside the resort.

Some followed them inside, a guard took the umbrella and Nesryn separated herself from her boss to talk to the receptionist.

She received two key cards from the woman and returned to Azriel's side, handing him a key card.

She took her luggage from the guard, before walking away after bowing to Azriel. He followed after her and so did the guards.

Employees let out a huge sigh of relief, their boss's gaze more than enough to send shivers to their spine but the sweet smile plastered on his face took their breath away, even the men.

Nesryn and Azriel reached their rooms and she bid her boss adieu for the time being she swiped her key card and entered the room, closing the door behind her.

The first things she did was inspect the room for any camera or microphone, a tip given to her by Azriel from the first time they travelled out of the country.

After making sure the room was not bugged, she unpacked her clothes and hung them on the closet before going out of her room with a bag, containing the company iPad, her company phone and personal phone, and her lilac-colored wallet.

She went to the other door, knocking on it. She waited for a few seconds before Azriel opened the door and let her in.

Nesryn looked around and helped her boss unpack his things and help him set up his laptop on the desk.

After that, they both went back to the reception area and into the event hall they would be using, to see it filled with the employees, chatting and mingling.

Azriel led Nesryn to the side to avoid bumping to anyone before making their way to an empty table in front.

"It's time" Nesryn informed her boss and Azriel nodded, standing up and walking up into the stage

"Can I have everybody's attention" he called out, the once noisy room turned silent in a matter of seconds.

"Thank you everyone for coming to our annual company christmas party, I hope everybody enjoys whatever event the planning team came up with"

A few claps resonated around the huge hall, Azriel flashed them a smile before raising his hand.

"Let the party begin!" and at the exact moment the loud music boomed startling some before a few yells started the party on the dance floor in the middle of the room.

Azriel came down from the stage and returned to Nesryn's side "How was it?" he eagerly asked, eyes wide. Nesryn let out a giggle and simply nodded her head.

The wild party went on for 30 minutes before the DJ suddenly changed the party song into a sweet, slow dance. The MC reached out for the mic "May we request our company CEO to lead the first slow dance of the night?"

Azriel stood up and offered his hand, earning looks, both from his secretary and employees near them "May I have this dance, my lady?"