Be my assistant, please?

She sat on her sofa in black silk shorts and silk shirt, her laptop connected to the internet and Netflix on the screen. At exactly 9 pm, she heard a ring. She quickly got up and ran to the door when she realised it was he phone ringing.

Laughing at herself, she turned around and grabbed her phone from the table just beside her cream sofa.

“Hello” she smiled, when she realised it was Vansh who called her.

“Hey Shreya! I’m really sorry but I’m kinda stuck in some work right now so I’ll be late” he greeted in an apologetic and rushed voice.

“Oh okay! By when you will come?” she asked, trying to fade the disappointment she felt.

“In an hour. See ya. Bye” he said and hung up.

She looked at the phone, trying hard not to let her mind wander into the negative territories. “Everybody gets late sometimes” she said to herself, “He even informed me so it’s no big deal” she justified for me.

Trying to keep herself awake, she went to her vanity and touched up her already flawless nude make-up. Her lips, pouty and the perfect cupid bow, were painted in a nude pink shade and her grey eyes were lined with a black kajal. She set up her tripod and camera in front of the sofa and table, where her laptop and a variety of snacks were decorated.

She grabbed a bowl of potato chips and posing candidly happy with a piece of chip, she clicked the pictures. She then grabbed a bottle of sprite and posed. She changed her props, her poses and her angles to get three pictures she was satisfied with.

Looking at her watch, she saw that it was already 9:45, and not finding anything else to do she
went live on instagram. She was instantly greeted with hundreds of her fans, and she smiled at the love she felt from them even through the screen and behind the texts.

She spoke, joked and simply hung out with them through instagram and before she realized, it was 10:10. Giving a hasty goodbye to her followers, she ran to her mirror to check her face.

“Okay! I look decent” she said to herself and added, “He must be arriving any moment now”

She took a deep breath and opened her front door, unable to contain her excitement at meeting him after the first date they had. She sat on the platform outside her house and waited. Her legs wobbled up and down and her head tilted right and left.

Five minutes later, bored of sitting on her toes and drowsy with sleep, she relaxed her back on the door and closed her eyes. “I am just resting my eyes, I’m not sleeping” she said to herself and repeated until her resting eyes fell asleep.

She woke up when her waist felt the disturbing comfort of strong hands, and her body felt lighter and flying above the ground. Her eyelid uncovered to connect the grey eyes behind them with the grey-blue ones above her.

Still hazy from her sleep, she blinked her eyes trying to decipher who the person was, who was carrying her across her doorstep and into her house.

“Sleep, baby” he whispered and his voice acted like the alarm clock she never had; she immediately saw sleep waving her goodbye and her eyes opened wide awake.

“Vansh! OMG I’m so sorry I slept off on you, I tried to stay awake but I just couldn’t” she blabbered.

She placed her hands on his shoulders and tried to get down on her feet, but he held her tighter and bent down to place a sweet kiss on her forehead.

“I’m the one who is sorry. I’m late, later than even the ‘Indian timing’ I am extremely sorry, I promise to make it up to you soon.” Vansh promised and brought a little smile on her face.
They went to her bedroom, and he laid her down on the bed softly.

He walked to her vanity and somehow found a makeup remover in the highly unorganized mess there. He wiped away the make-up while she stared deep into her eyes; he undressed her clothes while she complied like a little baby, and on the bed there, he presented himself with the naked view of this beauty, in terms of more than just the body.

They stared deep into each other’s eyes and uttered not a syllable from their lips; his hands did the job while her body felt it all.

He moved out of the room and after shutting off the laptop and doing all the lock-check-ups of the home, he grabbed a glass of water and walked back into the room.

She lay on the soft bed with her head resting on the pillows and her body under the duvet. He undressed himself, all his strong muscles and hard body, presented to her. Her eyes travelled up and down the length of his long body, noticing every definition, bend and curve.

He joined her in the bed and under the duvet, found her hand and joined them together. He faced her and she did the same, and a while was spent finding their way out of their deep pools they called eyes.

“Why were you late?” she asked and his expressions changed instantly. From the adoring look he
held just a moment ago, it transformed into a slightly tense, exhausted and helpless look.

The droop she saw in his normally sparkling eyes was disheartening in itself but when he said the reason, she had to control herself from gasping out loud.

His dad was admitted to the hospital this evening, and his situation didn’t look very good. Though the doctors assured him that nothing would happen as long as he rested, resting was as difficult to his workaholic dad as not resting for him could be.

For him not to worry, they had to make sure that the company prospered but the company was a part of him and he was the very soul of it and without him, it will be in haywire.

“I can’t even try to understand how you must be feeling, he is your best friend and the best
wingman, and even the slightest danger on someone we love is heart-breaking.” She said empathetically.

“I don’t know what to do Shreya. I am the one who’s supposed to manage the company now and I’m worried. The stakes are too high, what if I do something wrong and and… my dad.. my dad…” he broke down, a drop of tear sliding down from his left eye.

She rolled towards him and taking his beautifully broken face in her hands, softly said, “I know that you must run the company now, but I also know that you will be amazing. You are not alone; the whole staff will be with you. And even it wouldn’t make much difference I’ll be with you. I’ll help in any way I can even if it’s simply massaging your shoulders after a rough day in the office.”

“Thank you so much, baby” he said and kissed her nose. His touched his forehead to hers and closed his eyes, enjoying the moment of peace he felt even with the huge burden he held in his arms.

“Actually, I do need your help. I have to find an assistant by tomorrow morning, because the one that my dad had is going to be helping him with his meds and vacations and whatever he wants to do. I was late tonight only because I was searching for an assistant and I still don’t have one. Do you know anyone who could fulfil this post?” he asked, his eyes looking hopefully towards her.

“What qualification do you need?” she asked, trying to search someone in her head who would be good for this post.

“A bachelor’s in business will work, I need the assistant for just 30 days” he said.

“I am in my last year of bachelor’s in business, so I can look up my seniors and ask if they would be interested. I’m sure one of them will be available for this” She said, hoping to see a smile on his face but instead a smirk decorated his face.

“You are studying Business?” he asked.

“Yes” she replied, feeling a little silly.

“Then you can be my assistant” he declared.

She laughed, and said, “As if! I am studying business, I haven’t completed my degree”.

“Doesn’t make a difference” he shrugged, “I know you are smart, you can follow orders and bonus: I trust you and you know me too, so I’ll have a comfortable and known person with me in the office. And it’s only for a month so…” He replied, cheerfully.

“But.. the degree…I’m not sure. You’ll find better candidates” she questioned, knowing very well she didn’t deserve the post and the trust he showered on her.

“Be my assistant, please?” he asked, ignoring her words, he sat up on the bed, naked and on his knees.