|12| job interviews and kisses

The only thing better

Then seeing your smile

Is being able to kiss you.

~unknown

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The smile on Henry's face when I picked him up for the interview will be engraved in my mind for eternity, the sheer happiness across his face when we started to walk to the building made me feel bad about all the morning that I didn't want to go to work...

"Someone gave me 3 dollars so I was able to buy some deodorant" his excitement makes me stop in my tracks and look over at him with shock

My heart just continues to hurt the more I learn about this man, I make a note to make sure to purchase some hygiene products for him along with some snacks and more water, the pure joy he has for being able to buy deodorant hurts me more then I thought it would

I don't even blink an eye when I put my deodorant on every morning and Henry is overjoyed being able to buy it,

Maybe I should consider having him stay at my place for a while...I only have one bed but I could sleep on my couch and I guess that's much better than nothing,

Heading inside the building I see a few people still here but most are already packing up to head home for the day, I see a woman eyeing Henry with a dirty stare at his clothing and overgrown hair, I genuinely wish I was like Aaron right now so I could have the confidence and power to scream at an employee for looking at Henry the wrong way,

knocking on Aaron's door twice I hear the usual 'come in'

"Why do you knock twice?" Henry asks as I open the door

"I just started doing it one day and he and I got used to it, plus that way he knows it me at the door" I shrug

"That makes sense" he nods

As we enter a smile immediately makes its way on my face seeing Aaron, I did see him today yet it feels like it's been weeks for some strange reason,

"Hello Mr. Huxley" I open the door wider for Henry as I talk

"Hello Vanessa, hello Henry, please sit down," he says pointing to the two chairs in front of his desk that I can tell he put there specifically for this and I internally kiss the man for his effort

When Henry and I sit down, Aaron starts talking immediately.

"Okay so first I need to know what you used to work as before you were let off, we can go from there," Aaron says looking at henry after putting some paperwork away in a drawer

"I used to work in construction, doing a little bit of everything" henry smiles sadly as if recalling the memory

Aaron nods while he thinks "okay well I know a lot of construction companies I use when I do builds, I would gladly help you get interviews for, but for now, you can help Zara on the rooftop project building whatever it is she needs help with" Aaron says pulling a pen out

He starts writing something on the piece of paper and hands it over to a teary-eyed, shocking henry

"That would be your starting pay for the rooftop project," Aaron says

I take a peek and see it says 15k, I immediately smile

'That's a lot of money for one project" henry whispers

"Not necessarily...but I first need to see how you do at the job before giving you a better pay" Aaron shrugs

"That would be the beginning payment, you would also be paid at the end of the project double of that payment, it all depends" Aaron nods crossing his arms over his chest as he leans back in his chair

I all of a sudden feel like I need to give Aaron and henry the privacy during this interview, I mean shoot this has nothing to do with me

I slowly get up "I'm gonna go get us some coffees before the cafe closes, I will be back" I smile getting up

Aaron nods and henry whispers an okay clearly in shock from the job offer

Walking to the coffee shop I get us all some coffees and walk a little faster since it's getting pretty dark outside, when I walk back inside about ten minutes later I see Henry hugging Aaron and him reluctantly hugging him back, I decide to wait outside the door like a little creep as I watch the sweet moment, gosh I wanna just kiss the man for the kindness he's given Henry,

After I hear Henry whisper a 'thank you' about fifteen times I decide to slowly walk inside, I set the coffees down on the table, "Is everything good?"

"Everything's great we just finished the interview, I'm going to have someone drive henry, while I drive you home" Aaron nods looking at me

I'm a little confused as to why someone would drive henry if it's like a 5-minute walk from where his tent is, but I decided to not question it

I hug Henry "did the interview go great?" I whisper to him

"Amazing, I will be able to start helping you with the project next week," he says crying with pure joy

"that's amazing" I only embrace him tighter at his tears of joy

I hug him once more before a driver comes and gets henry

looking over at Aaron who's sat at his chair with a stupid cute grin covering his perfect face I smile at him

He curves his pointer finger in silently telling me to 'come here' so I close the door before walking over to him

He grabs my hands and pulls me so I'm straddling him, that's the second time this has happened and I can't say I'm complaining

I immediately hugged him tightly with my arms wrapped around his neck while his arms pull me closer by my waist

"Thank you, Aaron, I think you just made his entire year...scratch that life probably," I say slightly muffled by my face in his neck

"No problem sweetheart" he speaks as he strokes my hair in a calming manor

"You're my favorite person you know that?" I say voice breaking from an overwhelming amount of emotion as I look at him

I feel him cupping my cheeks and a smile forms on his face to which I want to run my fingers over

"And you're my favorite person my sunshine" he smiles warmly at me

"And you're my favorite...my moon" I laugh "that sounds cute with the sunshine nickname, get it sun and moon"

"I get it" he laughs slightly shaking his head, I can see the smile lurking on his face which only makes me grin wider

"Oh and it's even cuter since you said I remind you of the sun and I said you remind me of the moon" I grin

"Don't you dare call me cute" he says tickling my side

I gasp at his touch and then start laughing "okay-o-Kay...not cute" I say through laughs

"Exactly" he raises a brow with a smirk

I smile up at him tilting my head to one side wanting to ask about Henry and the whole weird driver thing

"Why did you send a driver for Henry if it's a 5-minute walk to his tent," I ask confusion coating my voice

He shrugs with a little smirk on his face as he runs his fingers over the buttons on my blouse

"You're not saying something" I frown watching his suspicious facial expression

He sighs "I know you, if I tell you you're going to start crying or some shit and I don't wanna upset you," he says running his fingers over my pout

"Well now I need to know, I won't cry," I say shaking my head

He smiles tilting his head "you will"

"Is it something sad?" I immediately start worrying that something is wrong with henry

"Oh my gosh is he being driven to the hospital? is there something wrong with Henry?" I start overthinking

I hear Aaron sigh and grab my chin so I'm looking up at him

"He's more than okay, my driver is taking him to his new apartment," he says calmly stroking my chin

I immediately freeze and my mind starts turning "you got him an apartment?" I whisper in disbelief

"Well why not if I have more than enough money to make sure he's not living in the streets and has new clothing and everything he needs there, when he starts the construction job he will be able to pay rent himself, I already called the company and they said they would gladly interview him after the rooftop project is done" he shrugs as if this ginormous gesture he did for Henry wasn't a big deal

As if he just bought him a cup of coffee.

I think he might just be the best person I've ever met in my life...

I don't think, AT ALL

one second I'm too stunned to speak by his kindness

Next second I cup his cheeks and kiss him

I'm kissing Aaron

I'm kissing my boss

Shit I'm gonna get fired

The minute I pull apart realizing it is so wrong for a boss and assistant to kiss he pulls his lips back to mine to deepen the kiss

While he's kissing me all thoughts of this being wrong disappear, it's like his lips belong on mine

The kiss is warm, gentle, and filled with no rush

He groans into the kiss and it's at that sound that I realize what the hell we're doing and I slowly pull apart breathing heavily

And then I immediately start overthinking

Can I get fired for kissing him?

"Shit I shouldn't have done that" I drop my head on his chest breathing hard as my mind spins

"You're my boss, oh no I'm going to get fired for this, I have to go...thank you for everything you did with henry"

I scramble to get off his lap and try getting away but fail miserably when Aaron pulls me back

why the hell is he so damn strong?

"I don't see why it matters if I'm your boss or not," he says gripping my chin

"I could get fired if someone finds out" I whisper scared someone will overhear us talking even though everyone most likely already left

"Sweetheart I'm the boss of the whole company I make the rules and I say its fine, I won't be firing you trust me" he speaks while his eyes drop down to my most likely swollen lips and then back to my eyes

I feel like all we do for a while is stare into each other's eyes until I sigh dropping my head on his chest

"Do you regret doing it?" He asks lifting my head by cupping one side of my jaw with his hand

"Well...no," I say quietly cheeks burning with embarrassment

He smirks

I groan and drop my head on his shoulder, to which he laughs at

"Glad you find my embarrassment amusing" I groan

"So very amusing" he whispers in my ear sending a wave of shivers all over my body

He can tell I shivered by the sound of his vibrating chest caused by laughter

"God I can't believe I kissed you...I mean it's not like I didn't want to but I never make the first move! Who the hell am I" I mumble to myself but since it's so quiet in the building Aaron can hear my endless ramblings to which he chuckles at

"Are you like uncomfortable by my insanity? I mean I know it's only natural to kiss someone back and you may want to fire me now or go to HR and have me removed from New York City" I stress

"I'm not reporting anything and we didn't do anything wrong, and you're not leaving New York," he says sternly

"Did I seriously kiss you? Or is this a dream and a man dressed in a cupcake costume is gonna pop out of the wall and start dancing while the walls shrink, then I'll wake up confused but still thinking about a kiss that never happened" I talk as I think this is probably the most logical explanation...that this is just a dream

"You are something else" Aaron laughs as he continues stroking my hair

"No but seriously everything seems too good to be true! First, you get a job for Henry...then you tell me you bought him an apartment, and not only that I also randomly grow some balls and kiss the boss that I think is super hot and have ignored my attraction for, and now I'm rambling and spilling feelings you shouldn't know especially if you find this whole thing weird and want to forget it ever happened" I sigh nodding to myself at my absolute craziness

"Yeah we can pretend it never happened and we will go on about our days as usual with no hot kisses or me growing random bursts of confidence where I do and say things I don't normally do" I mumble continuing to nod to myself

Suddenly my face is being lifted and Aaron's lips are on mine in a hot heated kiss, his fingers thread through my hair as he pushes me closer to him, and my hands instinctively go to his jaw pulling his lips as close as I can,

I make a whimper type noise when he pulls away whispering against my lips "there's no way in hell we're forgetting that kiss...and if you think I'm going to be able to look at you without thinking of our kiss you are mistaken"

"Okay...So what now?" I whisper breathing heavily against his lips as I inch away slightly

"Not sure we can do whatever we want I guess" he watches me closely as he runs his finger over my features softly

"Do you like me?" I question

He stays quiet for a moment and I almost repeat the question thinking he didn't hear me until he responds "how can I not?"

I watch his face closely trying to detect any lying like he usually does to me, but all I see is a man who looks thoroughly kissed with a soft relaxed expression...with maybe a hint of nervousness?

"You're not lying?" I nod speaking quietly watching him tilt his head watching me as if I'm a painting in a museum, like I'm the most priced possession that is in a room of millions of people

"How do you not see how completely extraordinary you are? It's impossible to not like you, you think I didn't try for 2 years? Why else do you think I was a complete dick to you and kept my damn distance?" he shrugs looking stressed and vulnerable

"Wait you liked me for 2 years" I whisper in even more disbelief, I feel my eyes widen as I sit up straighter on Aaron's lap

This man is absolutely nothing like how I thought he was...nor is he the cruel man everyone makes him out to be

"Pretty much" he shrugs like this information isn't a big deal whatsoever, but I can hear the slight bit of nerves in his voice and the slow swallowing as he fiddles with my hair

I'm stunned...absolutely dumbstruck as I look at this man's vulnerability and kindness he's showing me

"Why didn't you do anything? I liked you too" I frown realizing how much time we spent not aware of each other's feelings and attraction for each other

He chuckles with a Sad sigh following it "because you could have anyone you want with how sweet and likable you are, why would you choose an awful, rude boss who no one can stand being in a room with" he says

"You're not awful" I whisper slightly upset at how he's putting himself down

"See, you're too sweet for an asshole like me" he sighs running his finger over my lips

"Well I don't think you're that much of an asshole...at least not to me, and I like you a lot the way you are," I say with a small smile as I lean into him instinctively

"What kind of awful man would get a random man an apartment?" I whisper running my fingers down his jaw

He shrugs "I wouldn't have ever even noticed henry if it wasn't for you, I did it cus it's important to you, plus I didn't even do much"

"Firstly I didn't ask you to get him a place, that was all you and your idea, secondly you are very kind without even realizing it, I think you let people's cruel comments and calling you rude things get too much into your head because you're possibly the kindest man I have ever encountered" I whisper running my fingers gently over his facial features to relax his face that's knit in emotion and stress

"you're possibly the most amazing, thoughtful, beautiful woman I have ever met, only you could make a man feel good about himself when everyone else puts him down...only you have the power to bring light into the darkest areas where no one else can reach" he whispers pulling me closer

My eyes cloud with tears as I listen to him

"Do you have any idea how difficult it was to watch your kindness be ignored in the office? How you would bring desserts for someone's birthday only for it to not be touched because all the women are on air diets...or how no matter how rude a person is to you, you never let that beautiful smile fall off your face" I feel his head shake as he speaks

"I hated that I couldn't ignore you when you would enter a room...yet I continued to find myself drawn to you like light it to the darkness, no matter how hard I tried hiding, you always found your way through the tightest little areas in the darkest parts in my life, and all without realizing just how much power you have over me"

"You are definitely going to be the most special person I ever meet in my life...the person who leaves the biggest impact" he smiles softly

"Will you go on a date with me?" He asks tilting his head to the side as he smiles

I hide my grin by pulling my bottom lip in between my teeth, feeling nothing but happiness at this moment

"Yes, but can we make the date, not fancy, kind of like what we were going to do tomorrow?" I whisper

He smiles and my heart warms each time I see it

Jesus...I think this man has shown me more emotions in a week than he has in two years,

"Whatever you want," he says and by the tone of voice and expression on his face I can tell he's dead serious

"So we can get sandwiches?" I ask

He nods his head

"And take lots of cute pictures together?" I smile

He nods once more

"Even cheesy ones?" I grin

"Even the cheesy ones" he nods with a slight smirk

I smile watching his beautiful face

"And what about getting matching frog stuffed animals to build a bear?" I tilt my head grinning like an idiot

"Yes" he nods smiling slightly

"And what about walking around New York at night with hot coffee holding hands like a cheesy couple in a movie" I bite my lip withholding another smile

"Whatever you want, I told you" he shrugs

"is that what you wanna do tomorrow?" He asks tilting his head with an eyebrow raised

I nod

"well then that's what we will do," he says

I hug him tightly smiling into his neck as excitement bursts throughout my body

"Where exactly is Henry's apartment?" I ask, looking at him

He just smiles tilting his head

"Next to yours" he mutters

My jaw is absolutely on the floor at this point

"He's my neighbor?!!" I say with wide eyes

"Yeah" he shrugs once again acting like the things he's telling me to have no importance to them

"But I had a neighbor" I frown

"I may have had them move to a different apartment" He shrugs with a smirk

"You're freaking amazing, I call bullshit on the cruel man shit," I say cupping his cheeks

He just laughs "what happened to no cussing"

"I said I rarely cuss...but this is a moment where I need to express my emotions with a cuss word" I grin

he smirks pulling his lips to mine, I smile into the kiss

I pull apart "thank you Aaron" I whisper against his lips

"You're welcome, now let's get you home, we have a long day tomorrow" he watches me stand up with a look I can't decipher

I watch him grab his stuff and we walk out hand in hand as I try composing myself with what just happened

------notes-----

Like why the hell did they kiss in chapter 12😭🧍🏼‍♀️I wanted some angst and shit and now my dumbass ruined it for myself,

They moving hella fast, I wasn't planning for them to kiss for at least another 10 chapters but this just happened I was like writing on autopilot🤸‍♀️

Hope this was a good chapter...I hate it but I needed to write something quickly so I could get something up for you guys, I'll try rewriting it better another time😭

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