Wrong
Ella
I look at the men standing in the living room, and They stare back at me, smirking. " Am I missing something, gentlemen?" Alexander looks at Nikolas, who hands me a bag. The bag is full of professional-style clothes, " Thank you, but I could have bought my clothes." If I didn't know better, I would think they were hiding something from me, but I could be wrong.
Alexander has been friendly to me lately, almost too friendly. But, on the other hand, his brother has been cold and distant, almost like it is a calculated move on his part. As a result, the only thing I am currently focused on is work and trying to stay off people's radar. Nikolas left the apartment after a while with a look on his face that I couldn't read; he had been like that for weeks. I don't have time for dating because work will get hectic soon because of a special deal Nikolas has up his sleeve; this deal was worth more than 1.5 Million dollars, and I, unfortunately, have to handle all the business notes and keep records of every detail going on with this transaction and man, it was giving me a headache, and I mean a severe headache.
After a while, Alexander left, but when I opened my, there was a stack of work papers with a note that said due Monday bright and early. I know I seem like a workaholic already, but I love doing work at home and just taking it to my boss tomorrow. It helps me think, and I can't help but feel overwhelmed by this deal he is trying to do with this company. It wants to do a complete company takeover and buy it from the company's CEO, and from what I am told about the company, the boss is a serious piece of work.
Something felt off about this deal, though; I did some digging and found out why. The man who I was running from was now the company's CEO. I have to face him if he is in any of the meetings. I feel myself starting to panic, and I hide in my bathroom and turn on the shower hoping the steam will help me calm down. Something in me was utterly freaking out from the news that I would have to face the one man that I had been terrified of for more than a year after I started running from him.
When I finally calmed down, I started getting ready for bed, thinking that sleep would overcome me instantly and I could forget about my past and fall into the land of dreams. In another world where I wasn't running from my past and trying to find someone to love me, my search would've brought me to Arizona anyway. Something about this place makes me feel at home. When I finally get into my bed and lay under the covers waiting for sleep to take me, I hear a knock at my door.
I got out of bed with a huff because who knocked at my door at what I thought was nine at night? I had no idea who this person could be. I open the door to see a drunken Nikolas. I honestly have no idea what could bring him to my apartment.
Nikolas
I went to the bar in my apartment building, sitting in a chair surrounded by beautiful women, but I couldn't get this one woman out of my mind. I ordered a glass of whiskey; I had drank three glasses already, just trying to forget about her. I couldn't understand how she got under my skin already, I hadn't seen her work yet, but I dropped her off at her apartment earlier because I wanted to give her a head start on work before Monday.
I have always been a bit of a hard ass on my staff, but something about Ella was driving me crazy; I just wanted to get her out of my head. I kissed one of the girls with me, but the kiss didn't feel right. I kept imagining Ella while I was kissing this random woman. I want her; I drank three more glasses of whiskey. The rest is a blur. I knocked on a door, thinking it was Alexander's door, but it was hers. Ella looked so beautiful, but I couldn't help but kiss her. I kissed her hungrily because I craved her more than I ever craved any woman in the history of me dating anyone.
When she pulls away because of shock, I assume. So I took off from her door and went to my penthouse; I ran straight to my couch, laid down, and thought of how I had done the most stupid thing I could ever do in the history of stupidity. I started to overthink everything about hiring Ella, and kissing her was not supposed to happen. So I had to pretend like it never happened. I had to do that because we both needed to focus on the deal.
I can't lose this deal because I was about to make a considerable profit and put Ella's old boss under a rock; I know who Ella is, and I think she will be able to be herself again after the deal. So I have to hide everything until after the deal, and then I wreak havoc on his life and destroy him in everything. I can't understand where these feelings came from or how I would handle dealing with them after everything: the deal, revenge, and trying to convince her to give me a chance.
Even after kissing her as I did, I can't get her out of my head; why am I losing my mind over a woman who doesn't want me? I mean, I don't think she wants me. I have always been hard to love and keep everyone at a distance; hell, I keep Alexander at a distance. I have to keep my mind clear for this deal for Ella. I have to clear my head; I head to the gym to run on the treadmill. I run back to the penthouse, go to my room, and lay in my bed until sleep finally overcomes me.