CHAPTER 16: FREDS' POV

Fred

When I heard that I was going to be assigned under a new boss, I was beyond ecstatic, but who knew it would be her?
She was beautiful and very exotic. Her skin was glowing, her eyes were a gorgeous brown, and she had curly hair which was pulled up into a bun off of her shoulders. When I first walked into her office I was immediately taken aback, she was just too damn sexy to me.
There was something about her demeanor that was like no one else.
The way she walked, the way she talked, acted, made me want to be even closer to her. She was everything I wanted, even dreamt about.
When she told me her name was Aria, it was a very unheard of name. Aria which meant 'noble' in Albanian.
Who the hell was this woman? Why was I so attracted to her, and why did she have this pull on me? I was having thoughts about bending her over, pulling her hair, hearing her scream my name...I wanted her, just to talk to her, just for a moment.
Then only to see that Aiden was almost always near her, staring at her, smiling at her, kind of made me a lot more than upset. Was it wrong for me to want her to be mine? Was it wrong that I had grown feelings for her over a short period of time?
When I asked her out to dinner with me and she didn't reject me, I was beyond happy. She agreed to go with me and it wasn't on a whim.
That night when I arrived to pick her up for our date, she was so beautiful.
The dress she wore barely had me in control of myself. She was oogling my car and I knew she liked it. I had about three other cars that I owned and could surprise her with, and even had the means to get more, depending on which one she would like. I walked over and opened the door for her as she got in and I went to my side and started the car.
During the drive and our little sparks of talking here and there, I noticed her staring at me and I smiled at her honesty because it was cute.
"You like what you see, boss lady?" I asked her.
She smiled, but she was embarrassed by my question.
"Yea...umm, I guess..." She replied back with a smirk on her face.
The whole night went smooth and wasn't at all boring. She was beautiful and every time she looked at me in the eyes, I wanted her. When she got up to go to the ladies room, I ordered myself a bourbon drink and tried to calm down my nerves, because they were running around rapid, and I couldn't think of anything, anyone, but her. Once she came back and sat down, I couldn't stop looking at her. I'm pretty sure she could tell how I was feeling from the lust that had taken place in my eyes. I couldn't stop thinking ruthless, dirty thoughts about her.
"Hmm, do you figure, boss lady? The way you're always looking at me...you have a thing for me?"
I knew she felt it too. Back in the car when I saw her staring at me and she attempted to hide it.
"Huh? What did you say?"
"You.have.a.thing.for.me don't you?"
I wanted to hear her answer, just to see if she was as honest as she appeared to be, but it wasn't so. She denied it again saying that she didn't feel the same way I felt about her.
"It was only a question. I think you're lying though. Don't know why, don't really care." I said while shrugging off the whole situation.
While I was talking, I just so happen to look over and I saw him. Aiden.
He was sitting at the bar drinking in his sorrows it seemed, until I saw him look over at her, and I knew then, that he wanted her just as much as I did. Maybe he already had her, but I would have her as well, do everything in my power to have her.
"Anyways, are you ready to go my Lady?"
As I paid the bill, we walked out the restaurant hand in hand. She stood on her toes and gave me a small kiss on the cheek. Her little gesture made me smile.
I drove her back home, led her to the door, and returned the same kiss she gave me. When I looked down at her she was squirming and that's when I knew how she felt, without her even having to say it. I gave her a 'goodnight smile', that charming smile she so dearly loved, and turned to walk back to my car.
"Goodnight Fred!" She said. I smiled, but I only turned to wave her a good-bye then.
Driving back home, she appeared in my thoughts again.
What the hell am I going to do?
I knew how I felt about her, but why was she denying her feelings for me? I know I wasn't alone in this, but why?
Was it really because she didn't like me, or was it because of Aiden?
Whichever it was, I wanted to find out for myself.