It was the Perfect afternoon except for June of course ,she was trying to wrap her head around what just happened in the space of an hour ,one minute she was at work as an ordinary secretary and now she's her boss's girlfriend ,She was dating the CEO of Donovan enterprises.
The multitude had soon turned to nothing ,Donovan enterprises was empty .Preparing to leave the office ,her eyes caught on a figure standing by the corner ,watching her . "Are you ready to leave ?" Noah asked . The confused look on her face earned her a faint smile from Noah ."you realize that this is going to be the routine from now on ,right ?" Noah asked . "I…I can go home by myself sir ,I'll pick a cab on the way " . Replied June .
"And if you do ,how do you want everyone to look at the CEO of Donovan enterprises,they'll say she's dating the boss but she has to take a cab home ,that's not very fair on me now is it June ?"
"Well maybe you should have thought about it before bringing up an impromptu relationship to your secretary whose used taking cabs"
" Is that sarcasm ?" He asked with a smile .
"June Montgomery,the secretary that never speaks up is being sarcastic ".
"I didn't mean it like that sir "
"I'm just teasing " he said .
"Hurry up I'm waiting "
"You don't have to sir"
"June ?" he called out with his eyes fixated on the direction he was walking towards, hers. "It's Noah "
"W…what ?" She said with a low tone as if something was caught in her throat.
"I'm your boyfriend now June ,which means you'll have to start calling me by my name ,Noah ,and maybe at work if you want to keep it professional…." He was suddenly caught off by June.
"I'll keep it professional " she said .
He sat on her desk and kept his hands folded ,his attention never leaving her .
"I'm done "
"Okay ,come on " he said as his hands searched for hers . June pulled her hands away from his grip .
"What're you doing ?"
"Haven't you had a boyfriend before June?"
"I h…have " she said ,her voice Shaky ,
"Then what's the problem with holding hands ?"
"Everyone will stare sir "
It wasn't too long after they made their way down the elevator that he held her hands again ,earning him a silent gasp from her .
"That's what I want ,for people to stare ,It's not going to look convincing unless they do " his voice very low ,very calm ,his eyes darting at hers like they were piercing into her soul .
The moment the two walked into the car ,a voice was heard from afar calling out to Noah .
His attention drifted to where the voice was coming from and of course it was Penelope .
She quickly made her way towards him .
"Sir I was waiting for you " she said with a hint of desperation in her voice.
"What is it ?"Noah asked
"Well my car just broke down and …." Before she could complete her sentence Noah had caught her off . "Get a cab " he said with so much nonchalance.
"Sir ?" She said with her eyes wide like they were about to pop out of their sockets .
"I said get a cab Penelope ,I can't drop you off today ,I have to take June home "
Penelope stood there trying to remember where she had heard the name before and it came to her like someone had rung a bell ."June ?"
"Yes Penelope ,June " he said ,his attention drifted somewhere else ,suddenly the road was very interesting.
"The secretary?"
"She's my girlfriend Penelope,and you will do well to respect her ,now if you'll excuse me I have to take her home " he said taking out his wallet from his car. Penelope had caught sight of June from the passenger's seat and she looked at her with nothing but disdain and June could feel the weight of it .
"Here " he said taking her attention from June to what was in her boss's hands.
"Take a cab and be careful "
Before she could say anything ,he had entered his car and started the engine ,leaving Penelope standing there .
The car felt smaller than it should have.
He drove with one hand, the other resting lazily on the steering wheel, but his eyes those dangerous, unreadable eyes flickered towards her more than once.
June kept her gaze fixed outside, pretending the silence wasn't burning her alive. "You're quiet," he murmured.
She swallowed. "I'm just… observing."
A slow smirk curved his lips.
"We'll have to get to my house first "
"What ?!" She looked at him .
"It's for our contract June relax "
"Contract ?"she said .
"Yes June , you'll tell me your do's and don'ts and I'll state mine" . He said before his gaze quickly fell on her . She raised an eye brow "Like rules ?"she asked .
"Exactly"
"Why're you sweating ,the Air conditioning is on"
"I'm not sweating " she murmured.
Causing Noah to smile again "you're clearly sweating "
"If it's about my house ,don't worry you'll get used to it soon ,I just need this to work for a while and after the time where we feel is comfortable for both of us ,we can break up ".
"This is insane " she murmured.
Noah's gaze fell on her again and he his lips carved Into a smile.
June's eyes widened as she stepped into his house as if the outside wasn't enough to wow her .His house was just as beautiful on the inside as it was on the outside ,his house was the kind of house that made her tiny apartment feel like a shoebox. Walls of glass, floors that gleamed, artwork that looked like it cost more than her car .Her brain tried to process it all, but it was impossible.
"This way," he said, his voice low and steady, guiding her toward a massive desk in the corner of the room. He pulled out a chair for her and handed her a blank sheet of paper. "For the agreements," he added, leaning casually against the edge of the desk.
He pushed the paper toward her. "You get to write the rules you want me to follow. I'll write mine."
June hesitated. She wasn't the kind of girl who flirted openly, or played games, or let people touch her freely. But something about him, and the way he made even a formality feel intimate, made her willing to try. Carefully, she wrote a single line: No sex.
He glanced at her paper with one eyebrow raised "is that all ?" He asked and she nodded . Everything else…" His smirk deepened. "I want random kisses at work. I want you to be touchy. I want it to look believable."
"Sir ?" She coughed .
"Do you need water ?"
"Sir I c…I can't "
"You're going to have to June ,my mother already likes you ,and after all this is done You'll get your pay .You could get it right now if you wanted".
The thought of her kissing him and doing all he asked made June's stomach flutter ,a mixture of nerves and something she couldn't quite explain.
"Oh and we need to visit each other ,let's not forget to add that and random dates "
"Dates ?" Yes June, "any problem ?"
"You said no sex, and that's fine. But I'm allowed to touch you ,right ?"
"S..sir "
"Stay with me June ,what relationship is believable without these things,you said you've been in one before you know how it works " he said never loosing contact with her blue eyes .
"I already gave you full permission over my body ,do I have consent over yours June ?"
As those words fell out of his lips the world suddenly became slow for June .Giving a man she had no feelings for full consent over her body was something she never thought she'd do .
"You have to trust me " he said as he palms held her laps ,it was the first time such contact was made. She was staring into his brown eyes ,into her boss's brown eyes and in it ,she melted .
"Yes " suddenly the words fell out of her mouth .
And he broke the eye contact.
What had just happened ,she felt like she was drugged by just looking at him .
He leaned back, studying her as if weighing the air between them. "Done," he said finally, tapping his pen against the desk. "We have an agreement."
She nodded, her heart still racing. It wasn't the kind of agreement she was used to, but maybe, just maybe, it could work.