Next day arrived with a new kind of obstacle for Sophia; she was already feeling knackered because of the man directly or indirectly paying visits in the forepart of her and making her brain being tenanted by his cerebrations and obviously, not in a good
way.
She tried to reason out the director and talk round him to communicate in further particularize part of deal with him on her behalf but he repudiated her and abele all in return he blabbered to make her understand that she should not act half-witted and latch on to the opportunity tightly in her clutches.
Nothing made sense to her of how to make everyone understand what vibes he was giving her and she had strong swallow of premonition, didn't want to get enmeshed with that keep on gawking at a girl like have seen them for the first time psycho.
The other day she even thought of talking things out and keeping her insecurities in front of Lisa but because of her busy schedule with classes and getting to know about her father's business, she didn't paid Sophia a visit.
Sophia did gave a call to Lisa but, when got to know about her ongoing snowed under schedule, she didn't wanted to disturb her or else Lisa would have came running, ready to have war against that man without any strong base, just based on Sophia's presumptions.
After she was done with her morning duty period, she kick started with her next shift in the cafe.
Engrossed in decoration of bouquet and visit of some customers, she didn't realized when the time ran past. Smiling she gave a bouquet full of roses to an old man who was buying it for his wife.
Smiling she was watching him making his way through exit, when she spotted a familiar tall figure standing out of the egress, staring at her with his intense silver eyes.
Their eyes locked for seconds but in an instant, she noticed him smiling at her and the fierce gaze he gave seconds ago were slowly submerged by the unknown look which she was no more able to read but at least they were not intense now.
Few hours ago:
Darkness approached and embedded the sky so. Noah sitting behind his desk was moiling for hours continuously, with his glasses on, sleeves folded laying bare his strong arms and his coat hanging behind him in the chair post.
Suddenly his cabin's door shot open and Leo accompanied with Dexter entered the cabin and Noah closed his cold gray eyes in pure annoyance followed by his loud roar "When will you ask for my permission before entering my space?"
And Leo replied calmly "Stop shouting and what's with your behavior? Dexter told me about your insane act you conducted yesterday."
Noah shifted his hawk like stare to Dexter, who gulping started to stare at a globe laying over table as if that's the most interesting thing ever in the world.
"Stop throwing glares at him, look at me, do you love this girl Sophia?"
Leo asked in an authoritative tone, being eldest and most mature among them all, he always try to manage and guide Noah and Dexter to right path, although that's another story where Noah never listens to him alternatively does what he always wished for.
Hearing Leo's question Noah's finger stopped typing on it's own and he blankly stared at the laptop's screen. No doubt he was tiered of same question again and again thrown to him by his friends, but a mere thought of being in love with Sophia caused a strong storm to burst in his heart.
Leo questioned him again "Noah I asked you something? Do you love her?"
And again Noah remained completely quiet and his ruminate started to run wild, 'he loves her? Okay she is pretty, her manner of carrying herself is different, and everything is perfect but love?'
His mind was busy with all threads when he again heard Leo saying "According to me, if you do, you should ask her out and not hover over her like a ghost, she might get afraid of-"
"I don't love her." Cutting Leo in between, Noah's voice echoed around the room.
He turned his sharp gaze from computer's screen to give the hardest glare possible to Leo and giving a cunning chuckle he again opened his thin lips to say "Although I won't deny for the interminable lust I have for her."
And subsequently his new enticement came again in his mind who was lingering over his mind for the whole day but somehow he was trying to put leashes over his desire and be a bit productive, but this time around he was not able to do so and wrapping up he got up off his seat wearing his coat he combed his messy hairs using fingers.
"Where are you going?" asked Dexter this time who along with Leo was standing there, witnessing his every action of promptly getting up and making himself presentable enough.
"To see my little enchantress. Any problem?"
Leo held his arm to cease his long strides and said "Don't be like this, end results won't just harm her but also you."
"Keep your wise words for an idiot like Dexter."
Hearing Noah's words, Dexter's mouth opened ajar and frowning he gave a hard glare to him when Leo spoke again.
"Fine, you may go but first answer me. If you don't love her why have you not even touched a single chick since you saw her?"
And this made Noah at lost of words, he wordlessly glanced at Leo and suddenly giving him a smirk he gave him his answer " 'Cause now only Sophia can wipe out the beast in me, only after having her I can think straight to bring back the old me."
And saying so strided out of the cabin leaving Leo and Dexter contemplating his disappearing stature when Dexter spoke to break the silence caused by him "Look, I told you, he is madly loves her. Not ready to receive favorably."
"Worst, for Sophia. He is obsessed with her." Leo answered still watching the closed door.
Present:
Standing outside the shop, Noah kept on feasting his eyes on Sophia, who was chatting to an old man, most probably who he guessed to be one of the customers and preparing a bouquet full of roses, with a constant alluring smile stuck to her face.
A smile that she never intended for him, but being of sadist essence he liked it so, she being afraid of him, fright clearly visible on her hazel eyes whenever they met his gray one's, when he didn't even showed his last to the worst phase.
He saw her, her beautiful without makeup innocent face, was wearing flared powder blue colored dress and her curly locks braided to one side.
He was busy in giving her amorous look when the old man exited the shop and following him, her gaze fell over Noah.
He locked his gaze with that of Sophia's and after seconds he enshrouded his stare full of lust deep inside and hide every bit that was clear visible to her in his gunmetal eyes.
Unquestionably, he wants her to know what ever desires and concupiscence full of sins he has for her, but only when the time comes and now is not that right time. For now he needs to take careful sedate steps towards her like a predator towards his dupe, to lure her in.
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'It's going to be so much fun darling!'
He thought and gave his sweetest smile to her, which most probably he kept hidden from the world for this vary day.
Getting in, he spoke to Sophia in a deep thick voice "Hi Sophia! How are you?"
Sophia kept on looking at him, with innocence and dismay of him written all over her face. The way he rolled her name out of his tongue in honey dripping from it, felt different to her, like never before. After silence of two or three seconds she spoke "Hello sir! I am fine, thank you. Anything you want to order?"
"So our sculptor full of dexterity here, don't want to go with formalities. Being professional? I like it." Noah said so with a straight face.
This made Sophia ashamed of her act. He is being nice to her, asking about her well being and even she got promoted to higher post because he placed an order in her name yet she is being this rude to him. She stood there in complete silence, tightly pressing her lips together.
Out of blue she heard Noah laughing and gave voice to "I am joking don't be so serious."
Sophia tried her best to give him a smile, but it turned out to be weird, forced one.
Taking note of her stressed condition he spoke again "Don't be so tensed, act naturally.
I would love it when one day you will give me your honest gracious smile."
And twang. Arrow shot in the bull's eye. This made Sophia turn her eyes to him in a haze, not a lot but yes, this was the his very first step where she looked at him in daze, relaxing a bit and finally not able to see his intentions in his eyes.
It's not like this is the first time when any man has shown interest in Sophia or was flirting with her but it was for the first time when her heart fluttered hearing someone's direct approach, although she is afraid of him but never thought that she will hold him in her attention, felt like to swim in his hypnotizing smile that goes completely with his handsome features and figure.
Hearing his voice she came out of her daze and thought how she can have such thoughts.
"I was just passing by, so I thought of paying you a visit." After a pause he spoke again
"I did anything wrong?"
"No it's alright." She spoke in her softest voice "Please get seated."
With that Noah's tall figure spread over the chair present in the room. Crossing his leg
he sat there.
"So how's the progress?" Noah asked Sophia.
"Progress regarding?" Sophia asked him with confusion written on her face.
"With sculpture?" Noah asked again.
"Oh! I am sorry. I am done with the sketching part from all dimensions. And almost started with the craving part, but since it's subtractive type, this is going to take time-" Sophia kept on blabbering about her progress and Noah sat their supporting his face in his long fingers, dazed in her words, this might be the first time when he was listening someone with this keen interest. Listening to her he noticed how her eyes shone when talking about sculpting. And he drowned in thoughts full of her.
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But suddenly she noticed she is the only one who's speaking nonstop and he was sitting there, quietly listening to her with a fixed look at her, and this made her cheek warm and red. Clearing her throat, which made him to come out of trance. Bringing his mind back to the present, he spoke "Why did you worked as part timer at the gallery?"
"Because I don't have an appropriate degree."
"Why so?"
Sophia's hazel eyes met with his' and she replied after debating whether to tell him or
not for sometimes but she did replied him not finding any reason to hide it "Because my parents died two years ago and my father had a huge debt when he passed away. So I had to sell everything and was left with no money so I dropped out of college."
Although he was very well aware about everything, but felt something different listening it from her mouth, a different emotion, more than possessiveness he felt pity towards her to see all these incident at very young age all by herself.
Coming out of those undefined emotions, he got from his seat and spoke smiling "I will take my leave now. Thank you for your time."
Sophia gave him a half awkward smile and he turned to walk out but again turned
back to face her and spoke "I forgot I want to order a bouquet."
Looking at the direction of clock she spoke "Sure sir."
It was ten minutes from the time when her shift ends.
"A bouquet of Acanthus and Calla Lilly, to be done by day after tomorrow. Is it
possible?"
Thinking for whom he is asking her to prepare she replied "Sure sir."
As if reading her mind he spoke again "Do you know what Acanthus and Calla Lilly
flowers mean?"
Looking for a moment at his direction she replied in a soft slow voice. "Yes sir. Acanthus means artifact and Calla Lilly means beauty."
"Perfect. And please drop with sir. Call me Noah. See you soon."
Saying so Noah's tall muscular silhouette walked out of the shop and Sophia saw his disappearing figure not knowing what he meant by that.
When time came she locked the door and went to inform the manager of her retiring
home. And again when she walked in direction of her apartment she felt as if being followed.
In a hurried pace she entered her building and almost had a small run to her apartment door and when in, she felt relived.
She thought who it might be to again tail her like a ghost in thin air. 'Is it Mr. Noah but again today his behavior was totally different? He didn't seem like someone to follow
them hiding. Her intuitions might be wrong about him and it is someone else who is following her.' She thought.
On the other hand Noah was standing near her building staring at it with his silvery eyes full of lust, obsession and possessiveness just for a single being, Sophia.