Amara and Lucian went home thinking what happened between them went. They have felt something and none of them was acknowledging it.
Amara spent her Wednesday and Thursday writing the article on the charity gala, she wrote about the crystal chandeliers, vibe of the gala, the donation and how much that was donated. Amara completes her article and send through email to Lucian soon her phone rings Amara knew who it was and Ignored it and constant phone calls rejection he replies and through email
"Come to my place"
She had no intention changing her mind soon after Amara heard a knock at the door and saw a middle age man
"Ms. Banks good day,
Mr. D'Artois sent me"
"I'm not going"
Ms. Banks refusal is not an option
At his house, he was calm too calm like he didn't force her to come here
Amara, you don't get to decide when we meet
Do you understand Lucian says
Amara nods her head like a child. She realizes they are not just boss and staff anymore.
Ms. Banks we have a lot to do so take a seat and he hands her a glass of orange juice.
They sit down and start reviewing the article with no conversations in between he leans in while reviewing the article amara stiffens, he turns to look Amara in the eye.
"You're distracted"
"I'm not" Amara argues
"You are
Are you like this because of what happened
You don't run away from things like that Amara
if you're not comfortable say it outright"
Amara freezes
Lucian adjusts her hair that blocked her vision, she pulls away very fast and remaining night was filled with silence.
After this visit Amara felt embarrassed at the same time angry at herself because she was attracted to that man.
Amara said to herself
"This cannot happen again
what do I even know about him"
It's Monday again go for the usual she goes to the office. The meetings what head as usual and proceedings went accordingly.
Lucian stands up and announced that a new business venture will be set up that would directly work with the youth entrepreneurship fund.
"There will be poaching of people from different departments to form this team
I will be the head but I won't oversee the projects in this team"
The meeting is adjourned, Amara heads back to her cubicle as usual doing her normal things when someone comes to her cubicle
Mr. D'Artois wants to see you
Amara points at herself
"Me"
Yes Ms. Banks
She went to his without a clue why he called her
"Ms. banks have a seat"
she was getting cold feet
"As you know from the announcement
There's a new business venture and there will be poaching people from different teams to make this team, there will some in charge who will oversee the projects and report to me.
Amara I want that to be you"
Amara with pauses with a non pleasing facial expression
"Mr. D'Artois, you do know I work for dazzle magazine not D'Artois group
I'm here on contracts"
"I know that is why I want to formally employ you to work with me"
"I'm a journalist, I have no on knowledge on how to run a team"
I've seen you, I've watched you, you have a great sense of judgments
" You're smart, you understand how the business system works
you've got a great mind"
"The workload will be too much I don't think"
"Give it a thought, don't be quick to answer
it will be flexible work around your schedule
you're someone I trust really well and I respect you for your judgments that is why I want you to head the team.
Give it a thought Banks
We will would pay any amount you ask for that's how serious I want you to be the head of this team."
Amara leaves his office confused thinking I'm a journalist, I'm not in this field it's not going to head a team and everything, confused calls tess for clarity.
"Hey! tess
I'm confused I don't want to do, you know my boss Lucian"
"Yes the one that likes you"
"No babes it's not possibly the CEO of a billion dollar company would like me, an average Nancy like me'
"I really think he likes you or the least is interested in you"
"Babes leave that" Amara replies
"I'm being serious here he just offered me a position as the head of a team. I'm not into business I don't know what it takes to run a team."
"See that's why I said he likes you because nobody just opens and entire department and has it over to someone that has never worked in the industry.
Well I think you should take the job take the job it pays well, it does right?
"Yes, kinda
He said he'll give me any amount I ask for with flexibility of schedule"
"DREAM JOB" Tess raises her voice
"He said they will walk around your schedule"
"That's rare, take the job
it's more money, a better life
Many people would kill for this opportunity that has been given to you babes
Whatever it is I know you can do it
You're the most intelligent person I know"
"I don't know if I should take it, things between me and him and awkward recently"
What do you mean with a side smirk Tess says
"There's gist, I need to know"
"There nothing to know"
"Babes drop it now"
"Well you know the night of the gala we almost kissed"
"What! babes why did you gate keep this"
"Cause it's nothing to tell"
"This isn't nothing' Tess says in a non convincing tone
"It's nothing because it's now awkward between us"
"I think he's has an interest in you, he's seems quite cold but you could keep an open mind to him. You being in a relationship with handsome and rich man wouldn't be that bad considering your past."
"Tess don't start"
"Okay but babes I'm being serious
I'm not ask for much, just let nature take it course
let it flow naturally, stop trying to block it
seems like a very good thing after the gala."
"You know there's been quite a rumor that the CEO of D'Artois group brought his girlfriend to the gala
That girlfriend is you
technically there is no girlfriend, I don't know if he has and I don't think he has because he tried to kiss you but the rumored person is you. There's no photo anywhere but I know it's you, everyone is talking about that the billionaire CEO girlfriend"
"I don't care" Amara says
"Well you could be, he seems interested in"
Amara cuts Tess off
There's no interest, it was just something that happened that should have not happened okay"
"Baby you got to be open minded
Don't underestimate yourself, don't look down on yourself you are not below his standard
Give yourself a break would you
He'll be lucky if he's able to bag you"