AIMEE
"It was nice meeting you, Mr. Harmon." Mr. Hyde said and shook his hand. The meeting finished and I let out a breath. Finally.
Thankfully everything went well.
The only thing that bothered me was how some of the women were checking out Mr. Hyde. Of course they would, he was a handsome man. I mean, I didn't have a right to be mad but couldn't help it. A sense of jealousy was forming in my chest.
It's not your place to be jealous Aimee.
"As well, Mr. Hyde." Mr. Harmon smiled and extended his hand to me. We shook hands and said goodbye. Brett showed us out of the boardroom.
He was not lifting his head and I kind of felt bad for the way Mr. Hyde reacted earlier.
We got out of the building and went to his car. "And finally is done." He sighed and started the car. "Yes, now we only have the meeting on Friday." I fixed my skirt and put on the seatbelt.
I was exhausted. We traveled for five hours and then went to the meeting immediately. I was hungry, tired, and sleepy. My feet were killing me since I was not used to wearing heels. I only wore them occasionally. All I wanted to do was lay and just relax.
The drive was silent and peaceful. I loved the way the trees decorated the side of the road. The sky was murky and cloudy. I was living my Twilight fantasy. What else could I ask for? I made a promise to myself, that I was going to make Mr. Hyde watch Twilight with me. The weather and the atmosphere were perfect for it.
Also, we didn't have anything else to do.
"Are you hungry?" His voice brought me back from my daydreaming.
"Yes actually." More like starving. I haven't eaten anything properly since breakfast. We did buy some food on the way here, but I was too nervous to eat.
"I'll cook something. I told Mrs. Alyssa to buy some ingredients. She's the lady who takes care of the house." He cooks as well? Is there anything he can't do?
I mean I was hungry, so I was not going to complain about who cooks.
We continued with our ride and after fifteen minutes we arrived. The sun was setting since it was already past 6 pm.
I went to my room and took a shower and dressed in sweatpants and a hoodie. I dried my hair as best as I could. My hair was thick so I was never able to completely dry it.
I got out of the room and went to the main space. Mr. Hyde was in the kitchen cooking. His hair was damp and he was dressed in a white t-shirt and grey sweatpants.
My mouth shaped an "O" and I just stared at him like a creep. He effortlessly moved around the kitchen, his arm muscles flexing each time he moved. He noticed me standing and he smiled at me. Literally smiled. "I already started. It will be ready in half an hour."
Say something, Aimee, you look stupid.
My subconsciousness said. And I just realized I was gaping at him. "Okay... do you maybe need help with something, Mr. Hyde?" I started walking towards him.
There was a smirk plastered on his beautiful face. "Yeah, but first. Call me by my name, you don't have to be so formal all the time. And yes you can help." he pointed at the potatoes. "You can cut those."
"Sure..." I looked at him.
"Just Leo." He flipped the steak on the pan.
"Sure, Leo." His name left my lips for the first time in all three years. I know his name is Leonardo but it was weird for me to say his name out loud. He was my boss after all.
He already has cut some potatoes and they were cut in perfect shapes. They looked like waffle fries. I didn't know how to cut them like that. I'm going to look so stupid saying that I don't know how to do it.
"Umm... how did you cut them like this?" My voice came out as a whisper. My brows furrowed. I turned around to look at him.
He placed the tool he was holding on the counter and came to me. More correctly behind me.
Oh my God.
He was directly behind me but not touching me. I could feel his body's warmth. His hot breath was fanning the side of my neck and I was going to lose my mind. This was too much. His body is so close to me. His cologne was filling my lungs and intoxicating my brain.
He placed his hands on mine and slowly showed me how to cut the potatoes. I was lucky I didn't cut my fingers.
"Just like this." He whispered in my ear. My hands moved with his. Somehow I was able to do it.
"Atta girl" My face turned hot. I shouldn't be liking this as much as I did. He moved away and I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.
How could I act normally after what he did? How was I going to look in his face?
With shaky hands, I finished with the potatoes and started with the salad. After we did everything, we took the food with us to the living room and placed them on the small table.
We ate in comfortable silence. Okay, maybe not really comfortable because I was freaking out. I avoided his eyes as much as possible. I knew that I was going to become red if I look into his eyes.
The food was amazing and I couldn't contain but compliment him. "This is delicious," I said and pointed at the plate in front of me.
The tip of his ears turned red and he gave me a boyish smile. Was he blushing? Why did that look cute?
It was getting too quiet between us and I took the courage to ask him a question, just to break the silence. I was getting more comfortable around him. I was not anxious to talk to him as much as I was before.
"Who gave you the name Leonardo?"
"My grandpa's name is Leonardo. I was named after him." I hummed.
"I was actually named after my grandma as well. But my parents gave me the middle name Zaria because it means sunrise, dawn. It comes from Slavic languages, Zora. My dad proposed to my mom by the beach when the sun was rising. They went camping for a week and they were outside by the beach, watching the sun rise when he proposed." I smiled remembering how excited they got every time they were telling me about their love story. They would get up from their seats and show me how my dad got on his knee and proposed.
I loved my parents and I missed the close relationship we had when I was younger.
"Do you have a middle name?" I took a bite of the potatoes. They tasted good.
"Adonis." That was a hot middle name.
"My mom was obsessed with Greek Mythology. She still is." I've only met Leo's mom once. She seemed like a nice lady but maybe with a bit of a cold personality.
"We both have middle names inspired by a mythology. Zorya is also a goddess of Dawn, which where the name is also inspired. My mom always told me the story." I smiled at him. We had something in common.
"Do you have siblings?" I don't know where this confidence is coming from to ask him all of these questions.
"I have a brother and sister. They are older than me." Wait what? I didn't know that.
"They don't live here. I actually haven't seen them in a while." There was a sad look on his face. I always wanted to have siblings. My mom had a difficult pregnancy and a lot of difficulties while giving birth to me, so she and Dad decided that they were not going to risk and have another child.
I was not mad at them for making that decision but I wish I had younger siblings.
We talked for a while. About our families about our childhood experiences, school, college, work,...
I've got to learn that Leo didn't have a close relationship with his family. When he finished college, he started working in his father's company and eventually took over. He never talked about his romantic relationships. I guess he didn't want to mention that.
"It's getting late. I should probably go to bed." I was tired and my eyes were closing on their own.
"Yeah, I'm also tired." We carried the plates to the dishwasher.
We made our way to our rooms and before I got to the door Leo grabbed my hand and spun me around.
His eyes settled on mine. He gave me a smile and brought his face closer to mine. He slowly placed his lips on my forehead and gave me a kiss. I closed my eyes and relaxed.
"Good night, Zaria." He whispered against my skin.
"Good night, Leo." We stayed like that for a couple of moments and then I opened the door to my room and went inside.
I giggled and jumped on the bed.
All of this felt like a dream. A dream that I didn't want to wake up from.
I got ready for bed and laid under the covers. With a smile on my face, I closed my eyes and darkness started to cloud my vision.
A cute little chapterâºï¸ Hope you like it!!
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