Trip

The day of the trip finally came…

"I will miss you" Freya whined hugging her sister.

"yes, when you have time between the shopping and parties" Dahlia replied hugging her back.

"no seriously. I will miss you" Freya spoke seriously. She was used to her sister going on business trips but she always missed her sister. She just forget her loneliness in parties and shopping.

Dahlia touched her sister's face gently, looking at her with a tender gaze that she only showed her baby sister.

"take care" Freya nodded.

"you too. Take care of yourself" Dahlia smiled and hugged her sister, rubbing her head gently.

"I think I have to go now," Dahlia said. "take care" Freya nodded and Dahlia finally left. Emmett was waiting for Dahlia to take her to the airport. Her luggage were already in the car.

Without much preamble, Dahlia climbed in the car and Emmett drove her away. When they reached the airport, Eder was already there waiting for her with Patricia, their secretary, had secured a private jet for them.

"you seem in better shape" Eder said as she walked over to him.

"I am in better shape" she replied. Then they walked together to the plane without saying anything anymore.

After a short while, Eder, Dahlia, Matt, and Emmett embarked on the plane.

Dahlia sat across Eder and they were discussing business strategies to achieve their goals for the company's benefit. Even with their personal tension, they had a common goal to uphold the company so they had to be on a common accord before meeting their potential collaborators.

Emmett, and Matt sat in a separated booth of the plane, letting the bosses discuss.

The atmosphere in the plane was light and cool. Eder made no attempt to seduce or tease her. Once they had seen to every point they needed to see, they went back to being quiet, both focusing on their personal thoughts. They would occasionally glance at each other but no one said anything to the other.

A few hours later, they all landed and they were escorted to their luxurious hotel. The presidential suits were already reserved weeks ago for them. They just had to install and make themselves at ease. Which they did. Dahlia's and Eder's room doors were facing each other.

When the evening came, the bosses got ready for the event they had to attend tonight.

Eder dressed up elegantly. He wore an expensive elegant black suit with a white chemise under and no tie. He pulled his hair back sexily and now looked at his best.

When he was done, he went down to the lobby and found Matt waiting there.

"you look like you are going to break some hearts" Matt commented playfully.

"I need to look decent near my goddess" he replied adjusting his collar.

"well, you are not the only one with this idea" Matt said dreamily looking away from his friend.

"no? Who else?"

"your goddess" Matt replied. Eder looked up to see why his friend was speaking like this, but he found Matt looking up past him. Eder followed his line of sight and when his eyes settle on its target, his whole being froze. His jaw dropped and his eyes widened slightly. He felt like he was floating watching her descend the stairs so gracefully.

She wore a long black evening dress with golden embroideries on the waist and short sleeves. The dress was body fitting highlighting her every curves. The back of the dress was opened baring her flawless back. Her make up was light and subtle, enhancing her natural beauty. She had one golden earring on her visible ear. Her whitish-blond hair was parted on the side and pulled over to the other side, covering a bit of her pretty face.

Dahlia walked down the stairs of the hotel gracefully, attracting all the attention of the people present. The entire lobby went suddenly quiet as every one had their eyes on the goddess walking down the stairs. She walked down the stairs ignoring the many looks on her and stopped when she was only two steps away from the dumbstruck Eder.

"didn't your mother tell you that staring is rude?" Dahlia asked, calling him out of his shocked state. Eder blinked back to reality, and breathe finally.

"Sorry" he shook his head slightly "you are gorgeous" he complimented and saw small pinkish colors appear on her cheeks. Her lips pressed together slightly showing her effort to refrain a smile.

"you are not bad yourself" she complimented back. Eder's lips lifted in the corner, he was pleased with her comment. No. He was on cloud nine.

He then offered his arm for her to take so they could leave. Dahlia didn't protest, she just held his arm and they walked out of the hotel. Eder walked proudly in the midst of the men giving him jealous glares.

Their car was already waiting for them outside. Eder, took Dahlia carefully to the passenger seat. He opened the door for her and closed it once she was seated. As soon as the door was closed, a smile spread on Dahlia's lips but it quickly disappeared when he climbed in. she reminded herself to stay focused. They were here for business. Eder then drove them quietly.

Soon, they reached the event place. It was a big luxurious hotel and it was the owner hosting the gala. They were reporters at the entry, ready to take a shot of every one that comes in. Eder glanced at Dahlia. He knew she wasn't a fan of pictures.

"if you don't want to, we can use another way in" he asked her.

"no, don't worry. It's not the first time. They won't have a single photo of me tomorrow anyway" she replied.

"why don't you let your pictures go around, I mean not even one?" he have been curious about it.

"I don't like being watched" she replied simply. 'mostly not by humans' she added in her mind.

Eder didn't ask anything further. He climbed down the car, already attacked by the flashes and cameras of the reporters. He walked around the car unfazed by all their shots. Then he opened the passenger door and helped his goddess out. He extended his hand to her and helped her out of the car. The reporters didn't waste a single minute, they just snapped whatever they saw greedily. Eder walked in the midst of the reporters with Dahlia at his arms. The sound of camera shots and murmurs stopped as they walked by. All the reporters stood smitten and watched the couple pass.

"do you always have this effect on men?" Eder asked when they were out of the reporters view.

"mostly" Dahlia replied simply. They were escorted to the Gala hall.