Chapter 44

New beginnings, my ass.

"Oliver, get the hell out of this bathroom." MC growled out like a wild animal as she slammed her fist into the bathrooms door.

A week... The three of us have been living together for a week but MC and Oliver had been on each others throat since day one.

"Get out." MC banged on the door again but her screams were left for deaf ears.

I don't blame her for being so angy though. Oliver does take a long time to get ready in the morning and once he is in, he doesn't come out until he is done from head to toe.

That is why i wake up super early to use the bathroom first and listen to MC scream her lungs out.

The schedule for the bathroom in this house is 'get in before Oliver does or go to work without cleaning up.'

After two hours of holding the bathroom hostage, Oliver walked out with a smirk on his face.

"Why the hell are you scream at eight in the morning?" He asked as he played dumb even though he is well aware that she hates it when he does that.

"What the hell is taking you so long?" She asked with anger laced in her voice "Even i don't take that long to get ready."

"Honey..." Oliver played with a strand of his hair "It takes time to look like a greek god."

MC, both glared and rolled her eyes before pushing him out of the way and slamming the door as hard as she can.

To his credit, Oliver does put those two hours to good use. He walks in to the bathroom looking like a hobo and he walks out looking like...well, a greek god. His words, not mine.

I laughed at the two before taking a sip of tea from my mug.

Oliver winked at me before going to the kitchen to make MC coffee. Even though they argue, he always makes sure to made enough coffee for him and MC.

By the time she was ready with in ten minutes, we were all off to work. None of us had cars at the moment so we took a cab.

Oliver and I walked in to the building to see that people were whispering like crazy.

"This company and its gossipers. What happened now?" Oliver said under his breath as we walked up to our office.

Soon enough, words have reached our ears and the news is quite delightful.

The old lady of the office Mallisa Brown is retiring.

I couldn't help but feel sad that she was leaving but Oliver couldn't be any happier. He hugged me and ran out to spread the good news to more employee.

Mallisa may have been a very mean woman but she was a good employee and she always took her job seriously.

Even though i have noticed that she is a little bise at times, i know that she means well.

But...i wouldn't miss her either. She was to mean to me the first few weeks of my job. Is It bad to be relieved too?

Oliver comes back with a well deserved smile in his face.

"There is going to be a send off party Saturday afternoon for Mrs. She-devil Brown and i am more than happy to attend.

***

It was a big party.

The company took Mallisa Brown's send off very seriously. It was decorated like it had never been before.

I brought Iven as my plus one because we have been hanging out a lot lately and he makes me feel safe and comfortable. He was more than happy to tag along.

To my surprise, Oliver brought MC as his plus one. This two have been trying to avoid each other a lot but tonight, it seems thay are glued together.

I also noticed that Shawn had brought a beautiful young woman as his plus one as well. I quickly looked away before he saw me looking at him and tried to focus on the party instead.

I looked over to where Mallisa Brown was standing and i couldn't help but smile a little. Not because she was leaving forever-that was a given- but because she looked really emotional.

I remembered that Oliver told me she viewed this company as her own eyes sight and i can see that she really cared about this place.

A lot of people thanked her and even the CEO, AKA Shawn's father had given a heartfelt speech about the good years she had spent in the Devic Company.

I was having a great time and decided to see the night view so i took the elevator-praying that it doesn't break down on such a good day- and made my way to the rooftop.

As i walked out, i saw Shawn pull in tie off in a swift move and clenched it in his fist with anger.

I should walk away. I should turn back and forget i saw him here. 

So...why the hell am i moving forwards and closer to him.

Shawn heard my footsteps and turned to stare at him. His eyes immediately soften as they land on me before looking away.

"Are...are you okay?" I asked hesitantly and waited for him to answer.

"Yeah." Is all he said as he focused his gaze on the view infront of him.

Against my better judgement, i walked closer and stood beside him to look at the beautiful night view.

I remember us standing at this very spot on the Christmas party looking at this exact view. It is breath taking just as the man standing next to me.

"My father found out about my mom." Shawn suddenly spoke "he's upset because i went behind his back to see her." He scoffed as he spoke. "He said i had nothing to hide and my anger towards him was unreasonable... What a joke."

While I'm happy that he is confiding in me, i am sad that he is hurting as well. I have no idea what to say to make him feel better. So i just looked at him.

After s few seconds of silence, he turned to face me and then looked down at the tie in his hand.

"I'd ask you to help me but we both know you're terrible at it."

I laughed as i remembered how bad i messed his tie up the night of Ron Kings party.

I reached for the tie with a smile and took it out of his hand. Shawn raised his right eyebrow at me. But even knowing that i would mess it up, he still let me get close to him.

I lifter his collar up and started working on the tie.

Shawn waited patiently as i tied his tie for him.

"I asked my dad to show me how to tie a tie after i messed your up..." I explained "and it turns out he is as bad as me. So mom taught me how to."

I pulled his collar back to its place and looked at the perfectly tied tie.

Shawn reached out to touch it and a soft smile covered his face. "You learned for me?" He asked and my heart dropped in my stomach.

Yes. I learned for him but we broke up before i could help him with his tie.

We stared at each other and i couldn't look away. I was like his sea blue eyes were pulling me in like a freaking magnet.

I wanted to answer him but the sudden memory of Lucy Chaws' lips on his washed over me and i dropped my hands as if he burned me. 

Shawn frowed and tried to speak but he was cut off.

"Princi."

Iven's voice drew me put and i looked over to the door to see that Iven was looked at the two of us with a frown on his face.

I stepped away from Shawn before looking at him.

Right. I'm here with Iven and Shawn's here with another woman. 

I flashed him a brief smile before walking away. I didn't dare look in to Iven's eyes as i moved past him and made my way back to the part.