𝐀𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐲𝐚
I'd sworn off of love and men after the fiasco that was my last relationship. Until I spent one steamy and passionate night with a dark haired stranger. A man that I thought I'd never see again. Until I found out that he was my new boss...
اوووه! هذه الصورة لا تتبع إرشادات المحتوى الخاصة بنا. لمتابعة النشر، يرجى إزالتها أو تحميل صورة أخرى.
The office retreat had been a blast. We'd spent the entirety of the four days bonding and taking it easy. Oh also, sex. Lots and lots of it. Ever since we'd first said our 'I love yous' to each other, Neil and I had become insatiable - so much so, that I was sure we were going to blow our cover before we could make things official in front of HR. But here I was now. Slightly nervous. No, scratch that, I was panicking. Big time. And ready to start another new week in the office. Over the ten or so months that I'd been working at Dellite Inc, I'd formed great friendships with many of my colleagues. Most of my team liked me as far as I could tell, with only the exception of one dude who didn't seem to be too keen on me, god knows why. But that didn't matter.
Neil had texted me this morning, letting me know how excited he was to finally make things official between us and let the world know - or the office - that we were together. A couple. God, it sounded weird saying it out loud...but that's what we were.
"Morning, Lea." I chirped, giving our receptionist a warm smile. She hadn't been able to make it to the retreat since she was a single mom, but I was glad to see her happy face again after so many days. Though, right now, it was the opposite of happy.
I slowed my steps, pausing in front of her desk as I frowned. "Hey, is everything okay? You seem a little...off. Is the baby okay?"
"Yeah, yeah. It's all good. Nothing wrong with me." She sent me what could only be described as a sympathetic smile.
"O-okayyy." I dragged the word, letting my confusion seep into it before I turned around, ready to make my way to the office, trying to ignore the sinking feeling in my gut that was trying to make itself known.
"Hey, um, Aaliya, there's something -
"Aaliya!" Neil's voice was as cheery as mine was before. He came up behind me, wrapping an arm around my waist before pressing a kiss to my temple. "I missed you."
"You saw me yesterday." My wide eyes turned to look at Lea but she was suppressing a smile of her own.
"Still not enough."
"Come on," Neil dragged me inside, his eager arm clutching mine. "Today's the day."
"It is." I could only muster up a wan smile and Neil immediately noticed that.
"What's wrong?" He pulled me close before encircling his arms around me. "We don't have to do this today if you're not ready."
God, this man.
"No, Neil." I pushed back, placing a hand on his jaw. "I'm ready. I'm sure about us. It's just that..."
"You're nervous?"
"Yeah, I guess you could say that."
"Well, if it's any consolation, I'm nervous as well. But think of it this way...we won't have to hide our relationship anymore." He finished ecstatically as I chuckled at his enthusiasm.
