Wayne furrows his brows as he continues watching the news. The body was found hours ago and detectives are sure it's a case of murder, though whoever did that made it appear it's sucide. Wayne shakes his head to clear out his thoughts. It can't be what he's thinking right?. Maybe it's just coincidence, maybe it wasn't the same mansion she entered. Not dwelling on the thought was welcoming and he tore his gaze away from the TV set. She can't be... a murderer.
He finally pushed the thought out and resumes packing up the numerous files and stacking them up into a briefcase. He relaxed into his seat when he was done and sighs inaudibly. The elevator door slides open and Gwen walks in with a tray of food.
"Hey buddy..." She grins as she ambled towards him..
"Hey Gwen... do I also get a tray?" He says with a smile and she scoffs.
"No way Wayne, you eat a lot and I'm scared we might run out of stock earlier than usual!" She rolls her eyes and walked past him into Selene's office and he laughs. Gwen has been his close friend since he started working for Selene. She's always so cool and fun to chat with. The door opens minutes later and she steps out with the tray of food, untouched.
"Godammit don't tell me she refused to eat again?" He cuss and she huffs.
"Hell yes, she did and Its getting me concerned. She's always loved my meals until days ago. What's the matter with her?" Gwen points out in concern and drops the tray on his desk.
"You know how she is Gwen, always keeping to herself. I just hope she doesn't fall sick from all the stress" Wayne mutters and she sighs.
"By the way, this muffins would taste great" Wayne reaches for one and bit into it. He smirked at her and she gasps.
"What the.. you perv!" She laughs and swats his arm playfully.
"This part of the town is always so busy!" Selene groans as they slow down at a traffic light.
"Just relax boss, the meeting is until hours later." Wayne says and gives her a glance. She run her fingers through her hair and looked out of the window. Wayne sighs as he notices the pale look on her face.
"You'd need to rest after the meeting, you'd need it, or sooner you'd fall sick." He tells her as he resumes driving.
"I'm not sick Wayne I'd be fine." She assures him. Wayne scoffs lowly.
"But you don't look fine Selene, you're pale, and you've been refusing food lately!" He points out, why is she being so adamant. A short silence follows and he didn't expect the next words she said.
"Have you ever experienced the feeling of being loved?" She tilt her head to stare at him and he appears startled for a moment. He clears his throat and nods.
"Yeah..." He stops at that, surprised at her choice of words. She chuckles and nods slowly.
"How does it feel Wayne, to know you mean a lot to someone and they actually care about you?" Her voice was with so much sadness it tugged at his heart.
"You can talk to me Selene, I've got a listening ear" He says instead. She blinks and look out of the window again.
Selene sat still for long moments. why does she feel this way about him.. No matter how much she tried to hate him she just couldn't. It would take just one perfect look from him and that's all, all her anger towards him would fade into thin air. She finally shakes her head and force a smile.
"It's nothing Wayne, I'm fine.... I just need rest like you suggested." With that she turns away from him. But she could still feel his eyes on her. like he was looking into her soul and searching for answers. He steps on the gas and return his gaze ahead.
"Alright... it's fine if you don't wish to talk, but I'd answer your question. It's the best feeling ever. To know someone sincerely cares about you. And you have to let them love you. And keeping to yourself won't help." Selene bite down her lips knowing who he was referring to. She looked out of the window and watch car zipped past them.
That moment she wished she could just tell him everything, pour her heart to him and tell him how she felt so wretched and how so unloved. She doesn't know what's eating deep into her heart, but she wished she would heal from it.
*****
Wayne stood at the far end of the hall as he watched the conference. It was a team of five clients and they appeared important. Selene gave her short speech well and from thier expression they were impressed, both by her beauty and speech. He sighed and began to list out her offers.
The meeting took an hour, longer than usual. And now they were seated in a posh club celebrating their success.
"Damn... I was literally nervous throughout the meeting Wayne, I thought they weren't gonna give our company the contract" Selene breathes out and he chuckles.
"They couldn't resist boss, your company has the best products" He points out and chug down the glass of wine. Wayne glanced at his watch and sighs.
"Are we gonna be driving back tonight. It's eight already.... we should probably leave now." He hadn't informed Fiona or Susan he'd be staying out late and soon he'd get tons of messages from them.
"C'mon Wayne relax, I'm dog tired and I don't think I'd be able to leave tonight... could we just book two rooms and stay for the night?" She says, her tone pleading. She's taken too much alcohol and it's taking its toll. Wayne weighed his chances and sighed. She looked tired, and he was fagged out from driving for hours.
"Alright boss... But we'd need to leave early tomorrow so we can return home first before going to work." He agrees and she nods.
"Thanks Wayne...." She says and signaled for a waitress.
"One round of shots please" She tells her and see nods and leaves. Wayne raises his brows in surprise. Selene chuckles lowly.
"Wayne we just won a contract worth millions of dollars.... can you just loosen up a bit and enjoy the moment" She palm her cheeks and he laughs.
"You know what happened the last time you were drunk Selene" He shot her a mocking look and a blush creeps up her cheeks. The waitress arrives with the tray of drinks and leaves.
"That's a lot" He says in amusement as he stares at the shots. She smirked at him.
"Let's see how long you last" She grins and chug down a shot, the liquid burning the back of her throat. Wayne cusses lowly and grab a shot before chugging it down. She takes another shot and push the contents down her throat. She blinks, already feeling lightheaded. Wayne chuckles and takes another shot.
"No more Selene" He reprimands her. Two shots is just okay.
"It's too early to chicken out Wayne!" She smirks and reach for another shot. She hesitates a second before draining the liquid, grimacing at the harshness.
"C'mon Wayne" She giggled. He sighs and shrugs a shoulder. Soon they were chugging down shots of tequila In turns and laughing at the funny faces they made. Selene realised for a splitting moment that she was genuinely happy, and for once she was glad Wayne was her secretary.
Wayne steps out of the bathroom in his boxer briefs as he dried up his hair with a towel. They had checked into the hotel an hour ago and he had helped Selene to her room. Alcohol really doesn't go well with her. She had been tipsy, same as he was but he had been able to control it.
He moves to the bed to sit and pull out his phone. He texted Fiona he wouldn't be coming home till the next day so she wouldn't get worried. Switching off his phone he placed it on the nightstand and prepared to sleep.
A knock on the door stops his earlier resolve and he swung his legs out of the bed and strode to the door. He looked through the peephole and arch his brows when he sees it's Selene.
"Did you forget something?" Wayne says as he opens the door, and hell was it the alcohol or was she really looking sexy?. He was really lightheaded and he needed the sleep. Selene trail her gaze down his figure as she felt her throat run dry. He's just clad in black boxer briefs and he looked damn hot. Gawd!, she tore her gaze away from him reluctantly and stepped in. She really didn't know why she came.. Maybe it was because she was tipsy and needed someone to talk to.
"Uh.... are you feeling sleepy already, I'm high as fuck and can't still get myself to bed, funny right?" She giggled nervously. He shut the door close and turn to stare at her, Towering above her as he watched her fiddle with her fingers.
They were both tipsy and the alcohol was addling their senses. Ever so slightly she steps closer to him and splayed her fingers on his sturdy chest. She suck in her breath at the new feeling that seemed to take over her.
"Selene..." Wayne mutters as he tries not to allow the tipsyness overwhelm him, but it was fruitless anyways. Being tipsy and seeing her clad in just a loose robe was a bad timing.
"Wayne..." She drawled huskily as she let her fingers trail against his chest. He let his gaze roam over her entire body.
"You're gonna regret this." He says and held her arm, staring down at her. The dim lightings illuminating the room made her amber colored orbs more noticeable and he watched different emotions flash through. She bat her lashes, she should have obeyed him and not drink too much. She giggled and bite down her lips.
"And what if I won't?" She says, wavering so slightly. Then he stared her with a look so intense that she shivered. Heat travelled down her spine and settled down her core. What's gonna become of tonight?..
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