Chapter 21

Tracy woke up feeling so weak, she stretched her arm and yawned.

She opened one sleepy eye wondering why had her alarm didn't wake her up, she was sure It didn't rang. She had gotten used to being awoke by her alarm. She stretched her leg and almost screamed out, something was on her legs; her lap.

No, it isn't something but someone; she could feel the exchange of gases that permeate through one's nose and the soft snores. Someone was sleeping on her lap!.

She sat up rubbing her sleepy eyes wanting to be sure of her assumption as she stared at the sleeping figure before her.

"Master Cole?" She gasped.

What was he doing in her room? She thought as her eyes Scan through the room, then it dawned on her that it wasn't her room but his.

What then was she doing in his room. She thought again, For all she knew she couldn't remember going to his room. How then did she get here. she pondered.

"Oh!" She recalled having slept in that cold room he had ordered for her to be Locked in. How she ended up there was what she couldn't decipher. Had he given it a second thought and order for her release. She continued as she carefully rolled away placing his head gently on his bed.

Feeling too weak, she slumped back right on the bed.

"Rest!" She heard his masculine deep voice coming out as huskily as ever sending Cold shiver down her spine.

"You need enough rest to recover fully" he continued.

"I thought you were asleep. I'm sorry if I had woken you up" she apologized fidgeting with her hands.

"How are you feeling" he asked ignoring her apology.

"I'm fine.... I just feel a little weak" she explained.

"That's because you haven't fully recovered" he said sitting up straight, he suddenly winced in pain and grunted, his shoulder hurt as hell that was from how he had slept. He didn't realize when he had slept in such position.

"I'm sorry for the discomfort" she apologized seeing how he winced realizing he had actually slept that way all through the night.

"It's okay, dear"

"You really should stop this habit of apologizing at every slightest thing, I find it amusing, you know" Cole said grinning.

"And beside I should be the one apologizing" he added. The smile on his face disappeared and was replaced by guilt.

Tracy furrowed her brows confused not knowing what he meant.

"You must see me as a jerk or perhaps hate me but please do forgive me. I know how much of a jerk I've been to you, how rude I've treated you. I must have hurt you so bad, no one deserves to be treated the way I'd you. You know that night I didn't realize we actually made love, I had drank to stupor cause I was scared of loosing you to........" His voice cracked down.

Tracy was dumfounded, she didn't know what to say,she gawped her mouth open and shut them back swallowing hardly.

"Am sorry also for accusing you falsely, I've actually made my research and I've confirmed that you weren't the one that had fixed the CCTV. Please do find it in your heart to forgive me" he apologized locking his gaze with hers. He couldn't remember apologizing to someone but he did to her. Funny enough, he didn't even realize when he started apologizing but a part of him felt partially relieved for what he did.

" Oh! The camera. Was that why he had actually locked her up? And there she was thinking he had actually found out about her little secret. Tracy didn't feel worthy of the apology, this was a side of him she hadn't seen, what had happened to her sister's murderer? The guy she's been planning how to get revenge, the guy she've been carrying her revenge scheme on. What had happened to him? Is he still the same man? She sighed many thoughts still running crazily in her brain.

Still locked in his gaze, she leaned up closely not knowing where the courage had come from and brush her lips against his tentatively kissing him with all pent up pleasure.

Cole groaned lightly, she wasn't an experience kisser.he observed. He wanted a real kiss not the sort of teasing she was doing. His tongue found hers and he overtook the kiss, kissing her real hard and quick. He pulled back suddenly not wanting to take the kiss to the next stage. But, she went too soft on himas he rlips followed his not wanting him to break the kiss yet.

His mouth found hers again and j continued the kiss, leaving no corner of her mouth unexplored, staked and claimed. He kissed her this time long and hard. When he suddenly pulled back they were both gasping for air.

Embarrassed by her previous act, Tracy bent her head down preventing him from seeing her pink coloured cheeks.

"You're one hell of a woman" Cole chuckle seeing how shy she was.

"Would you go out on a date with me?" He suddenly blurted out. See it as a threat for treating you wrongly.

Tracy was short of words, his request had captured her unaware. She didn't know what to say. She was flabbergasted that he was really asking her to go on a date with him.

After a brief moment of silence, she nodded her head affirmatively, blinking her eyes twice to avoid his gaze.

"Thank you" Cole appreciated.

"You're taking the day off, you need to get better" Cole stated.

"Who will make Breakfast....?"

"Brenda will" he announced.

The day went off like a breeze with Cole making sure she drank the soup again. He had called his doctor to examine her to see if she was alright. After the doctor had checked he vital sign he affirmed she was fine that she just needed to rest.

Tracy was gobsmacked she couldn't believe that this was her rude grumpy boss that's acting all caring now. What had changed? She wondered.

While Cole couldn't stop being nice to her, he felt the old him that had been buried for the past years being awaken and Tracy also wouldn't stop being suprised over it. He knew he had been a jerk that's what life had turned him into. He just couldn't wait for everything to be put to an end and living a normal happy life with Alicia gone.

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Tbc......

So next chapter it's about their date......

Stay tuned.