Chapter 243: Pain
"Yes, please, I would really appreciate that." With that, she walked out of the office, alerting him to her departure with a soft click. He threw his head back and dragged a deep breath.
This is so not me.
He thought to himself, a ruefulness filling his being as he tried so hard not to imagine endless possibilities. He had promised himself that he would only give in to his pleasures with her just once. But he’d gone ahead and indulged his mind and soul, and now, he can’t see himself being without her for even a moment.
He locked his gaze with his phone, briefly contemplating the idea of calling her up. But then, he was no weakling, and he wouldn’t let a one night rendezvous with an employee ruin his level headedness.
He opened his eyes, studying the patterns of the drop ceiling, and then he straightened on his seat, reaching toward his personal computer to attempt some sort of work.
I can do this.
He thought to himself as he replayed a form of mind programming mantra to get his head out of the clouds and into work mode. He promised he would get over her once he had a night’s stand with her, and that’s what he’s going to do.
Just when he reached his hands onto the keyboard, there was a knock at the door. "Come in," he said, not paying much heed to whomever it was at the other side.
Having heard his go ahead to come in, Stella pushed the door open and walked in, meeting him bent over his laptop, hardly aware of her presence in the room. Slowly, she closed the door, hoping not to rouse him from his deep concentration. But as soon as the door clicked, his attention was triggered, causing him to look up at her.