-Chapter 3!-

Blossom got home and sighed, flopping into her chair. Her day was boring, but her boss... She remembered the way he looked at her this evening when they parted ways. He had been acting a little bit more distracted after that meeting during the morning, she wondered why that happened. She didn't have much time to fret about it, hearing a knock on her apartment door. Blossom smiles, excitement on her face. She had a feeling of who was at her door.

When she opened it, she was greeted by a loud squealing and a huge hug. "Blossom!" Her petite blond sister hugged her tightly. "Bubbles you're gonna fuckin kill her..." Her tall dark haired sister chuckles. "She's fine Buttercup!" Bubbles pouts, before letting her older sister go. Blossom stepped aside so they could walk in.

"Look at you miss professional!" Buttercup teases, looking at Blossom's work attire. "It's mandatory to look like this Buttercup..." Blossom giggles, both her younger sisters had different personalities from herself. Buttercup was one year younger and had a loud and rough personality, so her job working as a mechanic was definitely a good choice for her. Bubbles was 3 years younger, she was bubbly and shy, she was also very friendly and worked a beautician at a local spa in the city.

"You're wearing eyeliner!" Bubbles squealed happily. "I know... I just wanted to look the part..." Blossom now smiled, her youngest sister was always trying to get her in makeup. "It's amazing! You never wear makeup!" Bubbles clapped her hands together. "I actually have to wear more tomorrow... I'm accompanying my boss to a mixer tomorrow..." Blossom sighed, she was thinking about him again. "How is your boss? Is he old and dusty?" Buttercup jokes and Blossom shakes her head. "No actually... He's in his mid 20's and is really professional..." Blossom felt her face flushing again. "Holy shit! He's that young?" Buttercup exclaimed in shock. "Yeah, he's really confident..." Blossom pursed her lips together. Just thinking about him again was enough to unnerve her.

Buttercup noticed her older sister's demeanor and quirks a brow. "You okay Bloss?" Buttercup crossed her arms suspiciously. Blossom froze, her sister noticed. "I'm just not used to someone like him... He's got this way with people that just catches me off gaurd..." She calmed her breathing. "Way with people? What is he like?" Buttercup sat on the couch, dragging her sisters with her.

"He's very professional, and very clean... He's quite playful, but not too much... He's intimidating, but he's got this patience that is almost impenetrable... He's very complementary as well, he gives praise often too... I think he enjoys my love of perfectionism..." Blossom started running her hands on the skirt of her dress. "That's quite a description..." Buttercup chuckles. "It's the one that fits..." Blossom no matter what she does, has trouble keeping composure. This man literally struck her this much. "What does he look like?" Buttercup's olive green eyes lit up. "Oh! Omg! Can we see him?" Bubbles asked enthusiastically.

"Why?" Blossom quirks a brow. "I'm curious what a 20 something year old millionaire looks like..." Buttercup just shrugs. Blossom sighs, getting out her laptop. She searched her boss's name online and only three photos popped up. "He doesn't love the camera I guess..." Blossom joked, on the inside she was almost blank. Those eyes, even in a photo, had an affect on her. Buttercup lets out a low whistle, "He's something to stare at... Not my type but I can see appeal there..." Blossom nods. "He's got great taste in clothes!" Bubbles smiled. "He can afford great taste I'm sure..." Blossom knows he can, he's definitely got money.

"Well... Let's eat because I'm hungry..." Buttercup said, getting up. "Lets do dinner out tonight to celebrate Bloss's job!" Bubbles said with just as much enthusiasm as before. Blossom nods in agreement.

(The next day after work)

Blossom was confused, all day Butch had been looking at her far longer than necessary and it made all the hair on her body stand in attention. He still acted his usual way, but there was a hint of something different under those emerald irises.

Blossom was currently getting herself ready for the mixer she'd be attending with Butch, while her sisters just hung out around the apartment. She wore a simple black cocktail dress that was strapless and stopped at the base of her thighs. It was elegant enough to look good for tonight. Blossom did the only makeup look she could pull off without disaster. It was a brown smoky eye makeup with just slightly polished skin. She curled her hair and let it fall in lose gentle waves around her shoulders.

Blossom was surprised when a knock came to her door, she rushed into her simple black heels and opened the door. To her surprise, it was her boss and another man with a very professional look. "Oh! I thought you were sending your driver!" Blossom was caught off guard, Butch's almost smoldering gaze wasn't helping her resolve. "This is my driver, but I thought it'd be more polite to tag along to get you... Wouldn't you agree Blossom?..." Butch's usual playfulness returned. Blossom nods, feeling her face heat up again from him.

"Blossom who's at the door?" Buttercup asked from the guest room. "It's just my boss... I'm heading out now!" Blossom says and both sisters give a response of acknowledgement. "You didn't list that you lived with someone..." Butch points out, quirking a bold brow. "Oh no, I don't... My sisters are visiting for a few days..." Blossom nervously gripped her hands together. He nods, a smile gracing his features, "I see... Okay let's get going, the event starts soon... By the way you look very nice, what I expected to see..." He complemented her again , he always had one for her. A bit more pink develops on her cheeks.

"You look nice as well..." Blossom returned it, and he shows a very genuine smile. She wasn't just saying that, he actually did look nice. He was wearing a more casual suit without a tie, it was still fasionable. Blossom followed them in almost a daze. When they got to the very expensive looking car parked down the road, Butch has to adress her twice when he opened the door for her.

"Oh! Sorry... Thanks..." Blossom smiled, trying to hide her embarrassment as she got in the car. She looked at her surroundings, it was all leather interior that was polished to perfection. As Butch got in, Blossom was still admiring the car. She didn't expect him to catch her, "It's an Audi S8, you're admiring the custom interior..." He sounded more at ease. Blossom looks at him with wide eyes, she wasn't even expecting him to even share that with her.

"I just really like cars..." He shrugs, side eyeing her with his usual smirk. Blossom then remembers something about this car that she heard from Buttercup. " I believe this model has an ABT Engine Control unit which has been precisely adapted for this model and can unleash a hefty 700 hp (515 kW) and 880 Nm from the new S8 instead of the serial 571 hp (420 kW) and 800 Nm... It can also reach 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds..." After her little tangent she looks at Butch to see his eyes full of shock. "How the hell do you know all that?!" He was floored.

"My sister Buttercup works on cars... I just listen when she tells me things..." Blossom starts giggling. "Well now I know where to go if I need any of my cars fixed... She sounds like a car whiz..." Butch chuckles. Blossom nods, "She's got her own shop in Fairview that she owns with her best friend Mitch... They're a dream team..." Blossom smiles while sharing that. "You said sisters, how many do you have?" Butch was asking about her personal life, she's never had that with a boss, but Butch made her feel comfortable enough to share stuff with him.

"I have 2, both younger than me... My youngest sister Bubbles is a beautician..." Blossom gets comfortable as the car starts driving, but she still feels that slight unease that seemed constant near him. She guesses that it was just gut reaction now. Butch hums in response, "I have an older brother named Brick, who runs a 5 star restaurant and a younger brother named Boomer who is a professional hockey player... You'll probably meet both at some point..." Conversation with Butch outside of work was a little more easy going.

"What made you choose this? What you have here is quite impressive..." Blossom couldn't help but ask. "I'm a people person, so this type of work was a good fit..." Butch looked like he was reserving some information, but she shouldn't say that... He was her boss, not her friend or boyfriend. "You seem quite a natural..." Blossom complements. "Just like you are as my assistant, It's only been three days and you're the best one I've had... There's a much easier flow that is rapidly showing... I don't usually have conversations like this with employees but you are certainly easy to talk to..." His smile returned.

Blossom blushed, she never thought that about herself, so hearing it from a complete stranger was a little bit of a surprise. "I appreciate the praise..." Blossom looked at this man. His good looks, his ability to carry himself like he does and the fact that he's been genuinely nice to her without needing to be... The fact that he came up 6 floors to escort her from her apartment to the car was not something that was not common anywhere else.

Throughout this ride she began to relax and enjoy being near him. When they got to the mixer, the driver let Butch out of the car and Butch came to Blossom's side and opened the door for her. He stuck a hand out, and she took it to not be rude. "Sorry, there was a steep curb here so i didn't want you to trip..." He said and Blossom feels that familiar redness reaching her cheeks again. "Thank you..." Blossom nods, it was like he actually cared.

He let her hand go and both walk into the entrance to where the party was being held. A large bouncer noticed Butch and smiled at him. Butch spoke clearly to him, "Butch Jojo and Blossom Utonium... She should be on the list, I called ahead..." Butch casually put his hand in his pockets as the bouncer looked through the list.

"Yes sir, you're both here... Enjoy the party... And enjoy your evening miss..." The bouncer winks at Blossom, who's entire body went red from the action. Blossom noticed the inconspicuous eye roll from Butch out of the corner of her eye. "Let's head in..." Butch said quickly and Blossom had a few seconds before he walked in, thankfully for her, because of Bubbles being so quick she could keep up with him. Blossom was intimidated by the amount of people right away, this wasn't just a causal party with normal people, this was every big name in business.

Blossom noticed that Butch wasn't fazed at all and just instantly talked with anyone who engaged him. His confidence was beyond effortless and he just sounded so wise. Blossom only spoke up when she was introduced and everyone took well to her presence. She listened in on a few of the conversations and one caught her interest.

"Solar power is far superior of an option to build, we don't get enough wind here..." One of the businessmen were having a conversation with Butch about green power sources and what option his company should go to build. The options were wind and solar, but Blossom knows that the constant water sources in their area would make a hydroelectric powerplant much more effective. "Yes, but it's also quite hit or miss because of cloud coverage..." Butch insists and then he turned to her, "What's your opinion on the matter Blossom?" Butch asked suddenly. Blossom noticed the look he gave her, he was quizzing her knowledge and she was ready to deliver.

"I say both those options are unreliable, because you have to wait for weather patterns to be correct for it to be effective and actually serve it's purpose... We have several bodies of constant flowing water in this area and I would probably choose hydroelectric power as the top option due to it's source never changing..." Blossom kept her cool when she spoke, trying to sound confident. Blossom saw Butchs eyes spark and an almost cheeky grin came to his face. "That's quite the observation there... I'd have to agree with you Blossom that hydroelectric is definitely a great start..." Butch then turned to the other businessman who was taken aback by her response.

"Quite the personal assistant there Mr.Jojo..." The man stood there an awe. "4.0 GPA and graduated top of her class at Yale with a bachelor's and master's degree in business..." Butch smirks now, it was like he was bragging about her. The man's brows raised, "Very impressive, but of course you'd hire mental gold for your assistant of choice... You always pick the right crop..." Someone's pride was definitely wounded there.

"Hey Blossom, go ahead and fetch us some champagne from the refreshments over there..." Butch was still smirking. Blossom nods quickly and scurried away to do as asked. When she looks at him again while waiting for the drinks to be poured, she saw Butch staring at her like before. The only difference was the light in his eyes that almost twinkled as they met hers. She froze...

"No, no, no... He's your boss... Look away from the pretty emerald eyes Blossom..." She mentally told herself. She gained her composure as the glasses were given to her and she calmly walked them over. She was still shaken by her mental war, but she was composed on the outside. "This is going to be a long evening..." Blossom thought with a sigh.

-She's starting to like him *0*-