Final: The Billionaire's Desire

Stacy’s POV

        It is the winter evening when I am getting ready to leave from office to home. Zaroon intercom me and asked me to wait for him. He wanted to take me on date and also wanted to talk.

      I thanked God that he asked me for this because I wanted to confess my feelings to him now. I really wanted to tell him that he means the world to me. But due to time mis-management and he being workaholic, never let me have my alone time with him. It is happening since the last time I have asked him for some more time. I knew he was avoiding me because he never wanted to hurt me by asking the same question again and again. So he did it his own way by maintaining the distance from me. And from the day he had started doing that, I felt dragged towards him even more. I wanted to tell him now that I loved him more than anything on the earth but he is not giving me my fair chance now. I wanted to hold him in my arms, staring & diving in his deep eyes and tell him that he is the one whom I have been waiting for and that is why it never happened with anyone else. So finally today is the day.

In the evening after office……

“Hey baby,” I said softly, my heart thundering against my chest. “You are with me, aren’t you?” his eyes darkened imperceptibly as they studied me.

“Where have you been?” I asked, just like he had asked me the first time he confessed his feelings. I leaned closer to him so that my lip almost touched his ear. I felt him shiver. “I’ve been looking for you my whole life,” I whispered, just like he had whispered to me a long time ago.

It was his turn to answer. I held my breath. Whatever reply he would say now would determine if he had forgiven me or not. If he still wanted me or not.

A small smile flitted on his lips as he whispered, “I have been waiting for you.”

I felt like crying.

“Zaroon…”

His palms cupped my face, his thumbs brushing away my tears, “Shall we go?” he murmured, his eyes filled with an emotion so intense and sincere it filled my throat with longing.

“Yes”, I answered.

We were at the beach. It was deserted, like it had been waiting for us all day. Like it has been waiting for this moment. I glanced at Zaroon. His eyes were closed. The breeze blew a lock of his bronze hair on his forehead, and I wanted to brush it back so badly.

“I miss you, Zaroon.” There was no response from him. His eyes kept closed, but I knew he heard me because his chest lifted up slightly longer than his normal even breathing. I took a deep breath, gathering courage, “I met you and you made me feel that no one else ever did. No one else stayed long enough to even try,” I felt a tear fall on my cheek, “until you.”

He held my face, “Rose!” I held my breath, waiting for him to continue. “From the moment I saw you, you have captured me. My body, mind and soul. You have taken everything from me.”

“Zaroon.”

“If I’m to choose my cage,” he said, his voice thick with emotions, “I’d choose you. I am a prisoner sentenced with a lifetime of loving you.” He cupped my face in his hands as his eyes, so sincere, looked into mine. “I love you.” He whispered.

I felt something clicked into place. Like the missing piece in a puzzle finally found its place. “I love you, Zaroon.” I whispered back before he claimed my lips and kissed me under the moon light.

Zaroon’s POV

        We stayed up till late night. I held her in my arms and that was all I needed right now. That was all I needed for long, long time. I missed her so much that it felt like there was a big gaping hole inside of my chest. When she wrapped her arms around me, she filled it up so quickly, so completely, it almost felt like it wasn’t there before.

        We left our shoes in the trunk of my car as we walked along the shore. My jacket was wrapped around her. I pulled her close to me as we walked, with my arms around her shoulders, hers on my waist. When she looked up at me, my heart thudded against my chest loudly.

God, how I missed her.

“Don’t,” she said, her voice a little embarrassed.

“Don’t What?”

“Don’t stare at me.”

I grinned. “I can’t help it.”

She looked down at her feet, tucked her hair behind her ear as she blushed.

My blushing rose. I dipped my head down to kiss her lips. So soft, so warm. Her hands rested on my chest as I felt her sigh. I smiled against her lips. I was too hungry for her, too starved for her taste, her smell, her touch……

AND FINALLY WE ARE TOGETHER BECAUSE WE WERE DESTINED TO BE SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING……AND PROMISED EACH OTHER THAT

“We will love each other until the last breath leaves our bodies.”

Chapter 10: The Billionaire's Desire

Stacy’s POV

        We had our afternoon meal and I had my scheduled medicine. “you doesn’t want to talk about it, but I know you are still thinking about my proposal and you know it that overthinking will lead you to bad health again.”, he said this and my eyes widened in surprise.

“Really?” I asked.

He nodded, smiling, “Rose?”

I looked at him curiously. “What?”

“Just cutting your surname a bit shorter. It’s Roseway but you are a ROSE to me now on”, he confirmed.

        I had no idea how he could make me blush so easily. He really loved catching me off guard. I bit my lip. It was dangerous to be alone with him, especially in a small space. “Let’s walk around a bit.” I walked ahead of him, almost running, but he easily caught up. “Are you nervous?”

“Of course not.” I stole a glance at him. He was looking down, smiling. “I want to go somewhere safe”, I didn’t know why that came out of my mouth. May be because my heart didn’t feel safe.

“Safe,” he repeated, his eyes narrowing. “Is anyone bothering you?”

I shook my head. I forgot how observant he was. He reached for my hand, his thumb absently making circles on my palm. I shivered at the contact. “Will you tell me if anyone starts bothering you? I’ll protect you.”

        My throat felt thick so I just nodded. No one had told me that before. Not the way he did. Like he mean it.

“In the press conference, I think I will not disclose about my feelings for you until you agree and feel the same for me. And once the reporters and the media get their questions' answered, that very moment, life will be easy for you and of course for me too. And u can resume your duties again then.” He said in a very serious tone, because he feared for my safety and for me too. I was trying to hold myself a lot but something invisible was pulling me towards him. I am also giving in myself. I don’t know why and how so soon but all I knew was that surely there is something about this guy and I just cannot ignore that.

“I am sorry Rose, I’ve never done that earlier, never ever. I know I was in relationship earlier, but that was not this complex to handle because she was not you. Not as innocent and lovely like you. You are different and you are special. Because you are this way, that is why I like you. You are a doll I was searching for myself since long. And now since I have got you, I won’t let you go.” There was a mix of mortification and sadness in his voice.

Ah, dammit all to hell and back.

Grabbing his face, I planted a kiss on his lips. We both froze. One, One thousands. Two, two thousands. Three, three thousands……

I pulled away, but his big hands held my face, trapping me. Then his lips began to move. His kiss wasn’t as I remember it. It was better. Soft lips, gentle bites, tease, tease, tease.

“You taste so good. Better,” he corrected. His voice was deeper than normal, huskier. “Are you my girlfriend now, Rose?” His hands still held my face so that I was exposed and vulnerable to his gaze. I looked away.

“No,” I replied.

His hands fell away from my face. “What then?” he demanded.

“Don’t ask this of me. You want too much, you ask too much. It’s all so fast.”

He closed his eyes, lowering his head and gripping the back of his neck with both his hands. “I am sorry, you are right,” he said softly. When he looked up, his eyes were solemn. “I don’t know what the hell I am doing. I know I am handling it wrong, but I can’t seem to stop. I just want it with you. Everything. And I am clueless how…” he finished helplessly, his hands falling to his sides.

My heart felt heavy. Why did I feel like I wanted to gather him in my arms, take away his pain? I was falling, falling…and there was no safety net because Zaroon was taking it away. He was asking me to risk everything.

“Can we take it slow?” I asked after a moment. He took a deep breath, nodding. “Let’s do that.”

And with the press conference, everything was sorted out. I was back to work and when it comes to work, Zaroon is very professional and he always maintained a cordial and only professional relation with me in office and during office hours.

But within these days, he asked me many number of times about the name I am ready to give to our relationship and every time I had nothing different to tell him other than I wanted time. He was giving me time, my privacy, and all the things I wanted just to hear that I also feel the same for him, as he does for me.

Chapter 9: The Billionaire's Desire

   I am in office, but for the first time to wind up the work in the morning itself. That is so unlike me, especially after my relationship breakup. Because after that breakup, work was the only relief my mind was ready to accept. Rest everything use to get me stress and loneliness. But today was different. Since the time I have reached office, I am unable to concentrate on my work. I am continuously thinking about Stacy, the lady of my life to be. By now I have already called her twice just to hear from her that she is fine.

It is just 15 minutes that I have called her, although at that time also, she was not sounding that good, but she confirmed me that she is fine. And now, just after 15 minutes after i called her, I received a call on my cell and the name flashing on the screen is her's. I got worried to see that, because I knew that until something big will happen, she will never call me. I attended the call just to hear her snobs and then she continued, “Mr. Faith, someone is continuously pressing the doorbell since quite a some time now, but I am frightened to open it. I am fearing that it’s a rush of reporters or may be someone else. But since I do not know anyone nor I have any visitor expected, so I don’t know who that might be. Can you please do something? Please!”

“Don’t worry, I will be right there. Just stay calm and don’t open the door until I am there. Please don’t cry.” I said and cut the call just to run towards my car and drive to her place.

     In the meantime I have called my lawyer to do something about the reporters who are continuously disturbing us. And he is already on his work.

     The moment I entered her complex, I was shocked to find that there was a bunch of reporters trying their best to get a glimpse of her. I warned them to stay away else I will take some legal action against them. Hearing which they finally get afraid and moved away from there. I called Stacy on reaching to her door and asked her to open the door. She didn’t take any time and opened the door immediately as if she was standing on the gate only. Immediately after opening the door and seeing me, she embraced me into tight hug and started crying her heart out. I composed her by just running my hand on her back but without saying anything. She was crying and crying and I could feel her tears making my shirt wet and touching me on my heart.

“Stacy”, I finally decided to open my heart and tell her about my feelings.

“Can you stay like this forever?”, after hearing which she distanced herself from me, as if she has done something wrong.

“I am sorry sir, if I have done something wrong. Since I had no one else to call at that point so I bothered you”, she said all that just to avoid thinking of what I have said.

“Stacy, the next time I hear SIR from you, I swear to God that I will do something which you can never even think of. And whatever you have done is something I wanted you to do much before. And I feel you missed what I have just said. Can you be with me forever because I think I have …… I mean…… I care for you the way I have never done for anyone else. I feel something special and strange for you. I have never felt that way for anyone else!”

“But SIR!......” and the moment I heard that from her mouth, I dragged her to myself and pressed my lips on her immediately. She wasn’t responding, but I knew that I had to do that so as to make her understand that I am not here with her to maintain the official relation.

“I told you that the next time you call me with that, I will do something which you can never expect from me.” I explained myself for such behavior.

      She was blushing and was unable to make further eye contact with me. “Stacy, please look at me and answer me. I have asked you something. Please say YES.”

She was still looking at the floor and then I had no option except raising her face up towards me by placing my finger on her chin. “Stacy, are you ready to accept a relationship different from that of boss and PA one? Please answer me.”, I asked her again while looking straight into her eyes.

    She looked confused, blank and shocked at the same time. She herself did not know what to say. Rather, as per my understanding, she were unable to understand what was happening at that moment. “I don’t know what to say… I mean I wasn’t expecting this, at-least not from you! Are you really kidding me or have you ever thought about what you have just said?”, after saying these few lines, she again went silent and her silence was killing me at that time.

“Of course I am serious Stacy. How can you expect me to joke? I really feel something special and different when it comes to you. You have really been the different person from all others I have met. I myself don’t know what and how to give name to it but at-least we can start figuring it out together. Or may be let’s start with a small thing that only you can do. Can you please start calling me with my name? May be that will help you to think about something other than our official relation. I am sure it’s not a big thing for you to follow.”

“I will try, that’s all I can say right now. But I can’t promise because I have never ever thought this way for you. May be you are right that I was treating our relation to be just formal and couldn’t even understand when you happen to be my savior in my worst situation. But I will try to figure it out soon and I promise that I will give my 100% towards my efforts.” With her those words, I could feel some relief within and with that I embraced her in my arms and could feel her breaths on my body. “I am sure you will try and one day you will feel the same as the way I feel", my mind told me this.

“Alright, so let’s plan and cook the afternoon meal together and then may be after you take your medicines, we will talk about the press conference which I am planning to have soon.” I told her this to which she happily agreed.

        My big worry was over. And now I do not have to think much before dialing her number.My mind was relaxed and the same was reflectant on my body. I am happy to at-least open up my heart and put my feelings in words in front of her.

Chapter 8: The Billionaire's Desire

Zaroon’s POV

Its 6 in the evening when I reached her place. I pressed the bell and there she came, struggling with her foot-steps while opening the door. She looked all drained out and her eyes all red as if she hasn’t slept since days or she is burning with high fever. She was wearing possibly everything she have, may be because she was feeling cold.

“Why didn’t you called me if you are not well? Or do you think that you are capable enough to handle everything on earth all alone?”

“I never wanted to bother you with such a small thing. It’s nothing serious. I know I will be fine by tomorrow morning and there is nothing to be worried about.” She replied in the most innocent voice with the cutest expressions she could give at that very moment.

“Have I asked you about your opinion? I simply asked you a question to which you could not answer me reasonably well. Now shut your excuses in your mind and mouth and tell me that have you visited the doctor yet or not? Or have you taken any medicines?”

“You only told me not to step out of home and since I do not have any medicine at home so……”, I cut her then and there and pulled her towards my side to shout at her, but the moment I held her wrist, I could not believe that she was literally burning with fever and on top of that she haven’t taken any medicine nor she informed me on time.

“Stacy, I don’t know how you can do this? How on the earth, someone can act this foolish? You should have informed me atleast. And do you know how much temperature you have right now?”

In return she could just move his head in NO. I was getting irritated and losing my temper for being so idiot to leave her all alone on her own, when I knew that her roommate is visiting her parents.

“Have you eaten your meals in time?”, to which she again signaled NO.

That very moment I felt that I have done some mistake by not telling her about my feelings for her. Because if she would have been aware of that, she would have thought beyond our official relation and I would have been there with her to take care of her at the right moment. But unfortunately I did not do that and of-course, now is not the right time to do that either.

I made her sit on the sofa which is there in her living room and I myself headed towards the kitchen to prepare some soup for her. And in the mean time I had called my family doctor and as per his advice over the phone, I had called for some medicines to be delivered at her address. I had a plan to make her eat something and then probably she can take some medicines and if then also she will not feel better, I will take her to our family doctor.

By the time I came to the living room, where she was supposed to be sitting at the sofa, I saw her lying down there. I thought that she may wanted to take some rest and that is why she just lied down there. But to my surprise further I have observed that she was lying unconscious there and that bought a lot of worry to me. I picked her up from sofa, in a bridal style, to take her to the room and by putting her down on the bed, I tried to wake her up. After a minute of effort and some sprinkles of water on her face, she woke up and without asking any further questions I fed her with the soup. She also followed my silent instructions and kept silent. After the soup was over, I made her again lied on the bed and covered her with the blanket there, she just could close her eyes and said nothing. The doorbell rang and there were the medicines. I got a glass of water and made her take the medicines. She seemed not very comfortable in having those but may be due to my presence, which she still considers as her boss' presence, she had those and again went on to close her eyes.

It’s almost mid night and I am still there with her in her home. She is sleeping like a baby and I am sure her temperature is also coming down with the effect of medicines because the drops of sweat on her forehead were visible and she was also not looking very comfortable with the blanket on her. But due to drowsiness in the medicines, she was unable to open her eyes and to came back to her senses to do what her body, at that point, wanted her to do. I kept on checking her temperature in between and was satisfied with the fact that she is getting better with each passing hour.

It is mid night and I am also feeling tired. I just lied down beside her, but unable to close my eyes because I wanted to continuously stare her and I was happy to see the peace she had on her face and how calmly she was sleeping. I again touched her forehead and recorded that finally there was no fever. I wanted to put her in my arms and never let her go but all I could do at that time was to kiss her on head forehead carefully so that she will not wake up and then I don’t know when I slept beside her.

Its morning 6 when my phone alarm pressed and I woke up to find that she is still sleeping and thankfully my phone’s volume had no effect on her sleep. I get down from the bed and went towards the living room to make a call to my family doctor to ask for the further course of action, because I was afraid that the moment the medicines will end their effect, she will again get the temperature and I am not ready for that kind of situation to come in. But doctor told me to give her the repeated doze after breakfast and lunch and if by the evening she doesn’t feel little energetic, then he will come and test her.

After that I went to make some breakfast for her and with the tray full with meal, I went to her room to wake her up. But to my surprise, she was already up and sitting on the bed.

“I am sorry for the inconvenience I have caused to you Mr. Faith. I seriously had no such intentions and believe me I am fine now. You please carry on with your routine and don’t think about me much. I will be able to take care of myself. I promise! And I will surely inform you if I need anything. Please forgive me for such an irresponsible behavior and I will try not to repeat it.”, she said all of this in one breath and also with the tears in her eyes which she somehow managed inside her eyes only.

“You were unaware of your surroundings, about my presence and about the food and medicines; and then you want me to believe you when you says that you will be able to take care of yourself.” I said authoritatively.

     She broke down after hearing that from me. She was crying like a small kid and I felt so bad being the reason of her crying. I held her close to me and after looking into her eyes, I composed her in a warm hug and said, “Please don’t cry and don’t worry. I am here and will be there for you.”

After about five minutes, when she realized that she is in my arms and according to her that was not right, she moved away from me and then without asking her further questions, I just put the tray filled with breakfast in front of her.

After giving her morning doze of medicine, I asked her, if I can go for some 2-3 hours to office, will she be able to manage alone, to which she happily agreed as according to her I was doing a favour to her by staying and taking care of her. I instructed her to take full rest and I also told her that I will be calling her every 30 minutes so keep the cell phone with herself. I had to take that decision because I knew that she will never call me to ask for anything. Neither in her worst scenario nor in her good one. According to her, I am just her boss and she very well knows how to maintain the distance.

With all said and done, I left for my home to freshen up and then for the office to organize and postpone today’s activities onto the next day. 

Chapter 7: The Billionaire's Desire

Its 10:00 at night and I am still thinking about the sweetest and cutest of all, Stacy. I don’t know why but I am not very confident about the fact that she will be able to live alone and manage everything on her own. But at the same time I know that she have been managing everything on her own since quite a long time but from the day I have seen her getting all blank in front of the rush of reporters, I don’t know why, but I felt that she is like a baby who is afraid of something that comes her way all of a sudden and something unusual which she is not ready for. I know anyone who would have been in her situation at that time must have behaved the same way but she was different. Instead of saving her own self by telling those idiots to stay away from her, she just zoned out and started crying like a baby. Probably this is what made me fall for her at that very moment.

I picked up my cell and without thinking of the time about being so late and all, I just dialed her number.

10:15 PM ringing …… in the very first ring, she attended my call.

“Good evening Sir! Do you want to know about the file, for which you were calling me, in the evening?”

“Stacy! First of all, how many times do I need to tell you that when you are not in office, please stop calling me Sir! And I just called you to ask if everything is OK with you? Since you are all alone in the apartment so I was a bit worried for you.”

“I am sorry for not remembering to follow your instructions Mr. Faith. And I promise that it will not happen again. And thank you very much for your concern, but I am doing absolutely fine and would there be any problem or need, I will surely let you know.”

“Ok then, sleep well and stay safe Stacy. Good night”

“Good night Mr. Faith.”

It’s a Wednesday morning and I am almost ready for the office after having my breakfast. I instructed the driver to take out the car. On my way to office, I usually check my files and appointments for the day. But today was different. I thought of calling Stacy.

09:30 AM ringing…… and without hearing from my side……

“Good morning Mr. Faith! How are you doing this morning? I am sure you must be on your way to office and in case you want me to join office today, please let me know. I will be happy to come.”

“Good morning Stacy! I am doing really well and hope you must have slept well at night. I am very much on my way to office and I think it’s better if you join only after the press conference. I am sure I will be able to figure out the time and final day by tomorrow. Rather I also want it to be over as soon as possible.”

“Thank you Mr. Faith. Wishing you a nice day ahead!”

“I wish the same for you too Stacy. Take care and you know whom you need to dial in case there is any need!”

“Yes I know! Thank you once again. Bye!”

          Office is going smoothly. Since I could manage to talk to her and everything is fine so I am not that stressed out and not even worried for anything. By in the afternoon I had to find out something from a file which was supposed to be in her cabin. I instructed my other PA to find out from her where that file is and hand it over to me asap. And she followed my instruction.

2:00 ringing…… Hello Miss Roseway. How are you doing? This is regarding a file which boss needs to have right now.

“Good afternoon Mrs. Muskaan. I am feeling little feverish since this morning but nothing much to worry as it will go away with some rest. And the files are on the left corner of my first locker. You please look out for the file there and in case you need any further help, please call me again.”

“Thank you Miss Roseway. I am sure there won’t be anything to bother you again. You please take some medicine and get some sleep. I will try not to bother you again. Just take the best care of yourself.”

“Thank you Mrs. Muskaan! I will take care of myself. You too have a nice day ahead.”

“Here is the file sir! In case you need anything else, please let me know”, Mrs. Muskaan said and kept standing until I waved her to go back as the file was sufficient for the moment.

          Its 5:25 in the evening and while working on the file I need to see its part file for some reference and that’s when I called Mrs. Muskaan again and instructed her to get the information about the same from Stacy. That’s when she told me, “Sir I think it’s not the right time to bother Miss Roseway, as she must be taking rest because she is not well since morning; and if the file is urgently required please allow me some time to search the same in your and her cabin .”

“What?” I stood up from my chair and in a shocked and annoyed voice I continued, “Why the hell you didn’t tell me the same in the afternoon? What were you waiting for?”

“I am sorry sir! But I thought it’s not that important to be told.”

I know that it’s just so foolish of me to shout at Mrs. Muskaan for such a rubbish thing because she is also right that since it’s not something related to office work so she avoided. But how should I make her understand that she is the most important one for me these days.

“It’s Ok! You may go now. And the file we can see tomorrow also as I just remember about one of my meetings in the evening so I have to rush now. You please pack up my table and set an organizer for tomorrow. And please don’t bother me until I call you myself.”

“As you say sir. Have a nice evening.”

I took my blazer from the back of the chair and rushed towards my car.

Chapter 6: The Billionaire's Desire

Since I have instructed Stacy to not to move out of her apartment, not even for office, so she is not here in office today. I dialed her extension thrice in a day but when it went unanswered, I remembered about her absence. I think I have become habitual of her presence around me. The way she organizes files, work, and even the loose papers is beyond comparison. I have had many people working for me earlier but since the day she has joined, I think I have not seen any chaos with anything no matter how fluctuating my orders were and the deviation in work she was attending to.

The way she have been able to handle everything is just excellent. She never complained about anything, nor she ever asked for leaves till date, neither she was unfriendly with any of her collogues. She was able to manage everything on her own without any training being given to her. She is the first girl I have ever seen who attended the office even being sick and still never complained about late sitting or asked for any undue favours. She is a dedicated and a friendly employee of my organization, without any shadow of doubt.

I don’t know why, I have been missing her presence, even when I know that I am the one responsible for it. I felt like talking to her but since I haven’t had any reason to talk, so I was avoiding to call her. By the evening of the third day, I couldn’t control myself and hence decided to call her on her mobile.

5:00  ringing…… no one picked up the call and the call went on to voice mail but since I did not had anything to talk so I left no message. But I thought that she will call back when she will see the call.

5:25  since I haven’t heard from her till now so I felt even more anxious and called her again. But again no answer.

5:45  I called her again third time but got the same no answer.

6:00 Instead of calling her again I packed up my table and directed myself to her apartment. I wanted to listen to her and to see her desperately by now and the no answer status of all my calls made me even worse with all the negative thoughts coming to my mind. I decided to drive my car on my own and it was the craziest drive ever. I wanted to fly and reach to her as soon as possible.

          The distance of 45 minutes, I covered in 20 minutes and finally I were in front of her apartment. I pressed the bell and after some one minute or so she opened the door. And I couldn’t think of any-thing at that time except giving her a bone crushing hug. I know she was surprised and shocked at the same time to my gesture and so were I later. After realizing that I am standing at the door of her apartment which is open and anyone can see us in this state I parted myself and without waiting for her invitation, I entered inside. And the moment she closed the door, I asked her in the most arrogant tone, “Where the hell your mobile is and what the hell are you busy with to take the call on that? I have been trying to call you since an hour or so and this careless attitude of yours had put me in worried state. Don’t you have any sense of responsibility and can’t you take care of the fact that if someone wants to approach you, your mobile is the only way.” I said all of it in one breath and without wanting to hear from her, I again held her in a hug.

          After about five minutes, she gave me some sign of discomfort and then I realized that whatever I am thinking and feeling (something very strange, which even I am not very sure of) is just one sided and maybe she is not comfortable nor aware of this. Hence again I let her go and gave her an expression that I am waiting for her reply.

“Sir! My mobile is on charging and probably on silent mode, hence I couldn’t hear when it was ringing. And also, since Zoe is out of town to visit her parents, I wasn’t expecting any calls. Because practically no one calls me except Zoe. And I am sorry for not thinking about the fact that I may be needed at office, or anyone from office can also call me. I am really sorry for not being responsible and not giving my due concern for official work. I know my apology is insignificant in front of the inconvenience caused to you but I promise that it will never happen again in future.”

          How stupid I am to make her think this way. I know she is one of the most responsible staff members of my office but still I shouted at her like that. And moreover no one has the authority to call any employee when he/she is on leave. But it is so nice and sweet of her to always apologize even when she is not at fault. I like her this attitude and I have never seen this quality in anyone else except in her.

          I am at peace now, after seeing her and most of it to know that she is safe. But I also went worried that she is alone in the apartment and reporters you know, they can enter anyone’s life at any time and also they have the best opportunity to them now since she is alone and also too sweet to handle any such thing.

“Since when Zoe is out? And why didn’t you inform me that you are all alone?”

“I am sorry for not updating you with the same sir! But she went just yesterday. And she will be back by Sunday only.”

“Stacy, you know that you don’t have to call me Sir all the time and secondly, treat it as an order, to pack your bags and come with me to my home as it is not safe for you to stay alone specially when reporters are looking for you like crazy.”

“But Sir! I mean Mr. Faith, I promise that I will be fine alone. I managed yesterday also and if there will be any problem, I will surely inform you. Please don’t bother much. I am fine.”

“OK as you say and wish but please keep your mobile with you all the time. I may call you anytime.”

“Sure Sir. And although I have no right to ask you now, but was there anything urgent with any of the files that you were calling me. I know about all the files by heart and also know it exactly where they have kept in my room so if in case you want me to tell it to someone in the office, please let me know. It will be the first task I will do tomorrow.”

“Its OK Stacy, as even I also forgot by now about which file we were trying to approach you for. Anyways, if there be any need, I will call you again. But please take care of yourself and don’t hesitate to call me in case you need anything.”

“I promise I will call you in case I would need anything.”

“Good Night Stacy!”

“Good Night Sir! Oh! I mean Mr. Faith.”