Chapter 5 Five

• Adam Wilson
• I woke up from someone kissing me on my temple. I opened my eyes to see Charlene.
• Oh no!
• "Good morning baby."
• I looked at the clock on the side table and saw that is was 9:30am.
• "Charlene! Why didn't you wake me up?"
• "You looked so peaceful sleeping, I didn't want to disturb you. Plus, I had enough time to stare at that handsome face of yours." She tried to sound sexy but that only made me cringe.
• Her hand reached out to cup my face but I quickly stopped her. I stood up from the bed and began to put on my clothes.
• "Where are you going?" She asked "Work! Where else?!" I shouted.
• "But-"
• "Charlene! I don't have time for this! I'm already late to work because of you!"
• "You don't have time for what exactly?" She asked, slightly confused.
• I didn't even know why I was angry at her. She was just so annoying for no particular reason.
• "I don't know why you're treating me like this. First you call me up for us to get back together, now you're acting strange."
• "Wait, did you think that I called you to get back together?" I asked incredulously.
• "Of course! Don't tell me that this was just a booty call?"
• "Ahhh, yes. That's precisely what it was." I said.
• I was happy that she'd managed to interpret it perfectly without me having to explain it.
• "You bastard." She spat before she started to pack up her things.
• "Hey, at least last night was fun right?" I tried to lighten up the mood a bit, even though I knew I had been an asshole to her.
• "Don't you ever call me in your life again!" She barked before she left my bedroom and slammed the door.
• Wow, it was always so easy getting rid of her. I don't know what possessed me to call her up in the first place. Probably because I was seriously horny and the only person I wanted was out of bounds. Charlene was the only immediate solution.
• On reflection, she hadn't actually solved my problem because I am still not satiated. Sex with her was not as spectacular as it used to be... because now she was the wrong woman.
• I even recalled myself once looking at her eyes as I fucked her but imagining another beautiful pair of eyes which belonged to Sophia. The fact that I was having sex with one woman and thinking about another made me so angry that I sped up the pace angrily making Charlene scream. She had no idea that it was Sophia who was in my mind.
• How pathetic of me.
• *********
• Sophia Parker "Miss Parker, I need you to come into my office right now."
• With that I wasted no time jumping up and walking over to his office.
• What's up with him?
• After all, he was late to work today. Not just 20 minutes late, but 3 hours! Very unlike him.
• Today I toned it down a lot and wore just a simple red dress. I also wore a black blazer over it so I don't get too cold. When I got into the office I saw Mr Wilson wearing his jacket like he was about to leave.
• "Miss Parker, I have issues to attend to outside the office but I also need some emails replied to as well. Every email that has keywords like 'contract', 'megacorp', and 'conglomerate' in its subject, reply by sending an attachment of the Megacorp contract."
• "Okay sir."
• "Also, Alice is off sick today so I need you to take my calls. Only redirect to me if it's necessary."
• With that he left, leaving me in his huge office alone. I sat down on his chair and the first thing I noticed was the lingering scent of his cologne. He smelled so masculine, I wonder what it would be like to hug him and drown in his strong scent.
• I quickly recovered from my daydream, which I immediately banned myself from having, and began to actually work. In the course of replying his emails, his phone rang and I answered.
• "Wilson & Co, I'm sorry but Mr Wilson is not available right now. This is his personal assistant, how can I help?" I said politely "Who is this?" The person barked nastily.
• "Um... Like I said, I'm his personal assistant."
• "Oh, I hope he's not screwing you too."
• "Excuse me!"
• "Tell him that Charlene called and I want to make things work between us, he should call me as soon as possible. Okay?"
• "Err, okay."
• Suddenly the line went dead.
• Wow. I had assumed Mr Wilson was semi-single because he hadn't asked me to deliver flowers or book diner reservations in almost two months. I felt so dumb right now. Of course he wasn't single! Of course he had a girlfriend! Even if he didn't, he had people that he was seeing, especially the person who called him on Monday.
• I still don't stand a chance. I never will. Tears began to fall from my eyes as all the hopes I had had began to crumble again. This happens every time I see him with someone new.
• I need to get over this stupid infatuation I have. He is my boss and it's wrong for him to ever get involved with me in the first place . I shouldn't even care!
• I wiped my stupid tears and looked at the time. It was almost 5pm and Mr Wilson was yet to return.
• I tidied up his desk and turned off the lights. I also packed up my things from my office. I went to the elevator and pressed the button. After waiting patiently, the door opened and I got in.
• There was someone else in the elevator, I usually saw him around the office and in meetings but we'd never really spoke to each other. I believe he led the accounting department.
• "Hey." he spoke to me for the first time.
• "Hi." I smiled at him.
• "I'm Sean Edmund, nice to meet you." He rose his hand and I shook it.
• "Nice to meet you too I'm-"
• "Sophia Parker, I know. You're Adam's personal assistant."
• I laughed a little at his forwardness. He was quite handsome but not like Mr Wilson. Sean was blonde but they both had blue eyes.
• "Are you okay? Your eyes look a little puffy. Were you just... crying?" He asked.
• "Oh... No I wasn't, I haven't slept in days that's all." I smiled weakly.
• "You should get some sleep. How are you getting home?"
• "Uh, I'm getting a taxi."
• "Mind if I give you a ride?"
• "Not at all."
• The elevator ride came to a stop and we made our way to his car. He opened the passenger door for me like a gentleman would. And I must say, he had a really nice car. I gave him my address and we started moving.
• "So how long have you worked for Adam?" He asked.
• "Its been almost 2 years now."
• "Oh really? I joined the company about 9 months ago."
• "I know. I remember you. I helped Mr Wilson with shortlisting résumés for the Head of Accounting and Finance role. When I saw yours, it was pretty good I must say. I opted for you to get the job."
• "Thank you." He laughed and smiled.
• "You're welcome."
• Although I don't remember him getting interviewed which was strange...
• "So what's it like working with him?"
• Torture.
• "Umm... It's okay I guess. He can be very snappy at times but he's a really good boss. He's very fair and thoughtful. Definitely the best person I've ever worked with."
• "Is he now? How many jobs have you had at so far?"
• "Three. This is my third. What about you?"
• "Seven."
• "Oh, well... you didn't put all seven on your resume."
• "No I didn't." He said. "And that was by choice. There was always something up with the women that I worked with."
• "What do you mean?" I asked curiously.
• "I've had three female bosses and they all wanted to sleep with me. When I refused I got fired. Two places, I was fired because the women threw themselves at me and uh, we got caught. I had nothing to do with it but they lied and being the man, it seamed fair to fire me instead. No one believed my side of the story."
• "What! That must be terrible! What about your sixth role?" I asked curiously.
• "The sixth place was my boss' daughter"
• "Oh... How old was she?" I asked, feeling heavily distraught from his revelation.
• "She was nineteen. I had only met her a few times before she showed up at my office one day. Let's just say she made a sudden advance towards me and her dad caught us in a compromising position."
• "Wow. You've been through a lot. But honestly, who would blame those women? You are good looking." I said and he laughed a little, looking out my window. I followed his gaze and saw that we had reached my home.
• "Thanks for the ride, I really appreciate it. It was also nice getting to know you a little bit." I said.
• "Same here, Sophia. I guess I'll see you around at the office?"
• "Sure. Have a good night."
• "Goodnight."
• I got out and when I had gotten into my apartment, that's when he drove off.
• Sean was a very nice guy and also very good looking too. I don't blame those women for throwing themselves at him. But that's more than enough reason for me to stay away from him. I can't be with someone who constantly has women prying over them. Even if he doesn't want to, they'll make him cheat.
• My phone rang and when I looked at the caller ID, it was Mr Wilson. As usual, my heat skipped a beat.
• "Hello?" I answered.
• "Miss Parker, I'm sorry I couldn't make it back to the office on time. I assume you have left?" He asked. There was a lot of background noise where he was. I could just about hear him.
• "Yes, I have."
• "Good. Did you do everything I asked you to do?"
• "Yes, sir. The emails were sent." I confirmed.
• "Did I get any phone calls?"
• "Actually, there was one."
• "From who?"
• From your flavour of the moment!
• "A woman named Charlene. She said-" I started but he cut me off instantly.
• "I don't want to know what she said. Is that all?" He said angrily.
• "That's all."
• "Okay. Good night."
• "Good-" beep The line got disconnected before I could wish him a nice evening.
• Wow. Talk about being snappy.