Chapter 3

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Dark circles around his eyes were visible on his reflection in front of him. He sighed in frustration while leaning his forehead on his arm that rested on the glass wall and his other arm on his pocket. The beautiful view of the city across him didn't help to make him feel better. He can't even remember how many sighed he made since last night. This was worst than being exhausted from work.

It was lunch break but he didn't feel to digest any food. Thinking too much made his appetite full without digesting any nutritious foods this time. He felt sick and somehow better.

The more he thought about her, the more frustrated he was.

This sensation that was supposedly died years ago was increasingly living inside him once again. And the thought that she was single again exacerbating everything.

There were only two options for him to choose. Whether to let it go because she was the ex of his best friend and at the same time his personal executive secretary or pursue his love since he could easily destroy any barriers between them now.

He smirked. He moved a step backward and brushed his free hand on his black chin-length hair. Based on his calculations, it was easy for him to choose because it was damn obvious.

The only thing that made it block on his way was his own fear. The fear that he never felt before was the fear of rejection.

Heck, he wasn't dealing with an ordinary woman whom he can easily hypnotize by his tantalizing onyx eyes or even on his god-like appearance. Because this woman was only interested to a guy whose stupidity was bigger than his loud mouth also known as Naruto the idiot.

He clenched his teeth. Damn do I need to lower myself and look like an idiot to make her fall from me?

Comparing himself to his best friend was a nightmare. He gulped and shook his head erasing the thought that came out on his mind.

He looked at his watch. Lunch break is over. He then softly sighed.

He reached his phone from his table and dialed the line of his secretary.

"Hinata…" He groaned inwardly as he called her by name.

In irritation, he didn't know what to say and the only thing that popped out on his mind was; "Come over here now."

He was stunned by what he said. By his own reflex, he obliviously turned off the phone not waiting for her response due to his panic. What the hell? Why did I do that?

'Because you want to see her and that is the only thing you think a while ago, idiot.' His inner self answered.

He quickly sat on his chair and rested his elbows on his table and then relaxed his chin on his clasped hands as Hinata knocked. Just go with the flow and don't ever make a wrong move. He inwardly thought.

She discreetly entered the huge room.

As she came in, she noticed a bit difference on her boss's room.

Was it her or just the ambience that was slightly lighter than before?

Then she saw the curtain across her was folded up that made the beautiful city visible on her eyes. That was strange. She thought and walked closer to her boss.

When she was close enough in front of him, she felt anxious at the stare that Sasuke was giving on her. She clutched the notepad tighter to her chest as she spoke up; "Do you need anything Sir?"

He was still staring at her, "Yeah, just give me my schedules for today." He then opened some files on his desk pretending to read on it.

Hinata motioned to give the schedule sheet to Sasuke but stopped when he spoke, "Read it loud and clear."

She bit her lower lip of embarrassment. "Y-yes sir." But she still followed him.

"This afternoon you have a board meeting at exactly 1:30 pm. Then you have to sign some contracts that we need from the proposals at the station three where everyone in the lower business association is in. Anything you need to clarify sir?" She cut and asked subtly.

Without looking at her, "Proceed."

"Then four o'clock, you have to check the factory for familiarizing the changes in the new technologies that we ordered in Europe. You only have an hour to check it sir, because at exactly five o'clock, you have a meeting with the Ookochi's president that is scheduled for closing some contracts with them. After that, you have a dinner meeting again with Virtuoso Company to discuss about the advertisements you want to offer. And lastly a corporate party at the Phoenix hall at exactly eight o'clock in the evening was your last schedule sir. Any clarification?"

After reading the schedule, Hinata looked at her boss and caught his gaze. He didn't say anything or even react.

"Sir?" She called.

He snapped as he heard her soft voice.

"Nothing." He then looked away from her. Even she didn't say his schedule; he already knew it because every night Hinata never failed to send his schedule for the next day. All he just wanted was to hear her voice and feel her presence in this four corned wall.

She slightly bowed her head. Gesturing to leave the office but was stopped when she saw her boss stood.

"Let's go." He ordered as he proceed himself to his door.

"W-where are we going sir?" She was startled at what he said.

"You said I have meeting now?" He raised his eyebrow for confirmation.

"Y-yes what I m-mean is d-do I need to g-go too?" She stuttered.

Even she was his personal executive secretary, he never let her joined in his business meetings unless if it was held in his own office. He was so occupied by what he called his privacy. He didn't like any leech by his side because he wanted to work alone.

The only things she did as his secretary was to make his daily schedule for the next day and receive phone calls. If you think her job was easy, think twice because making a schedule of the president and head of this huge company wasn't any near of the word easy. She always made sure her boss's convenience at all time. Studying what he liked and the things that might irritate him were hard as hell because he was so unpredictable.

She remembered. When she was just starting as his secretary, he strictly ordered that he didn't like her to stick around him and her job was to prioritize his schedule and his office. She thought back then that he was not actually looking for a secretary but rather a body guard. Just great.

At least at those times, she could always look and talk to Naruto. But right now, accompanying her boss outside the company wasn't bad at all because she can divert her thoughts to her boss and business and not to a certain blonde man.

"Yes because I need a secretary to stick around. Isn't that your duty to do, Ms. Hyuga?" He stoically asked her.

"I-Im so sorry sir." She slightly bowed her head. "Yes sir it's my duty to serve you as secretary."

"Good. Then let's go." He left her and proceeded to the elevator.

She almost ran to gather her things at her counter table. As she reached the elevator where her boss was patiently waiting for her, she hesitated to enter until she saw the glare of Sasuke and decided to enter.

She softly sighed and leaned her back at the glass wall opposite to the door. His back was facing her.

She stared at his broad shoulders. I wondered who's the lucky girl he already embraced. It might be comforting to be embraced with that kind of body. She inwardly thought to herself.

Her eyes widened with confusion and looked away. W-what did I just say? Oh my! This is embarrassing.

She felt her face heated up. I never thought it's so hot in here.

She adjusted the shawl that wraps on her neck. Something caught her attention. W-what the hell? She screamed on her mind.

Even though her uniform was black, the stain which exactly located at her left breast area was obvious just like a breast milk stain. She panicked. Unfortunately she forgot to bring her handkerchief with her.

Lucky she, Sasuke was facing his back on her. She furtively took a piece of paper on her notepad and brushed it on the stain.

She was so focused on those girls a while ago to notice this little stain, but thank goodness her boss didn't spot this because she was hugging her notepad. But still she thought this was so embarrassing.

When Sasuke turned to face her, he was startled at her. He smirked. So cute.

He coughed to get her attention. She looked at him and her face flushed.

When she turned to look at him, she was still rubbing the stain on her breast.

"You need little help?" He teased her and it didn't help Hinata but to blush even more.

"W-what?"

He was now fully faced opposite on her. He moved closer still obviously smirking at her. She moved away until her back was touching the side wall of the elevator.

She bit her lower lip and clutch tighter the notepad on her chest covering the stain on her breast.

"Biting your lip doesn't help anything." He teasingly said and placed his other hand on the side of Hinata while he put his other free hand to take his handkerchief on his pocket.

Inch by inch he moved closer on her like he was going to kiss her. Because of the sudden move of her boss, her instinct didn't work and she was glued on her position. She gulped obviously nervous.

*Ding*

The elevator opened. Fortunately, only the janitor welcomed them. The old and whitish haired janitor sweat dropped at the awkward position of their president and his secretary alone on that tiny space.

Hinata almost fainted while Sasuke still composed. He then let go of Hinata and gave the handkerchief to her. He walked outside of the elevator first.

Sasuke patted the shoulder of the janitor who was still dumbfounded. "Good afternoon to you too old man." The janitor snapped back and bowed his head apologetically.

Hinata followed him and bowed to the janitor behind her still blushing.

When she was outside the company, she saw her boss was already inside his extravagant BMW car where it was parked in front of her.

One thing she didn't know was where the hell she's going to sit?

She decided to open the front door and just sit beside the driver until Sasuke opened the back door wherein he was sitting signaling her to sit beside her.

She can't protest since he's the boss and nothing more. Isn't it?

The meetings went smoothly as it was expected to an Uchiha like him. It was Hinata's first time to work with her boss outside his office. She was a little bit embarrassed because people, whom they interact with, thought that she was the lover of her boss. Of course they would think like that because her boss never let any woman to be with him on this kind of business meetings, except this time.

They don't even know that his secretary was actually a girl.

Despite of this, he was so professional. Not just the appearance but also the way he handle his responsibilities toward his employees and his job itself. He was indeed an Uchiha who holds almost half of the business of their country.

It was lucky for her to have such a genius boss and also considered as a friend, although she really didn't felt his presence as a friend sometimes.

That was why she wanted to work harder to be worth and useful based on her position. Before all she cares was to be with Naruto and impress him on her works, but now she wanted to work for herself and to let her boss appreciates her skills as his secretary, because right now, she wanted to be like Sasuke who worked for the company and not for the pleasure.

It was weird to think about it, but what she needed this time was a person to make her inspired to work harder on her job and that was her own boss.

Meanwhile; after the dinner meeting with the Virtuoso Company, they were supposedly going to a corporate party, but suddenly Sasuke ordered to their driver to go to a nearest bar instead.

"But sir you still have a corporate party to attend with." Hinata insisted.

Sasuke snorted. "I'm tired." He then loosened his neck tie. "Besides I never attend to any corporate business before. I always get a representative anyway." He lazily said without looking at her.

"Really?" She didn't believe that her own boss never attended to any corporate parties before. She felt horrible not knowing this as his secretary.

She pouted and it didn't make unnoticeable to his onyx eyes.

"As my secretary doesn't mean she knows everything to her boss especially if her boss doesn't like to be interfered all the time."

Hinata lightened her mood a bit by his statement. It was true because he never liked to be interfered and for that she never stepped the line which made her his secretary until now.

The car stopped right in front the bar. This wasn't any ordinary bar. It was for elite people.

Yeah nearest. Means nearest 'expensive bar'. She inwardly thought to herself.

"Let's go." Sasuke ordered.

Lately, she was always been startled by that word of him coz he never said it before especially to her. Usually he'll say 'Bye' or just simply 'Hn'. Weird isn't?

He first came out of the car and bent down to look at her. "What are you waiting for?"

"S-sir I-I don't t-think I-it is…." She stuttered. She didn't really know what to say.

He sighed. "Hinata work is over. I'm inviting you as a friend." He calmly said but irritation was almost visible to him.

"B-but…" She was still insisting him.

This woman is so exceptional. He inwardly said.

He groaned feeling irritated. "Do you want me to drag you out or you'll obediently move your ass out there?"

She suddenly came out of his car with her flushed face visible on his onyx eyes.

Cute. He then smirked.

He wrapped his hand around her waist almost dragging her inside.

The bar was so classic yet elegant type with a mixture of blue and red orange light on their surroundings. The hallway was lightened by a light blue. It was huge.

There was a stage in the middle wherein a band was performing with a soothing music, a right song for a love dance.

People here were no ordinary commoners. They were classy, stylish and sophisticated look just like her boss. Some were celebrities and well-known people in the society. They were all wearing elegant clothes just like the bar itself, elegant indeed. All of them wore branded clothes and shoes. It might be more expensive than her salary for a year.

She felt Sasuke's hand around her waist moving closer to him.

He bent down a little. His lips were almost touching her ears.

"Don't mind them. You're more beautiful than any branded people out there." He seductively whispered to her.

She flushed.

He brought her to the bar counter. He gently led her to sit like a lady and sat just beside her.

"One Vodka Martini and Negroni please." He coolly ordered to the bartender.

Hinata froze. "Sasuke-san I don't really want to drink now." She leveled her both hands up to her chest and shook her head in refusing manner.

He didn't mind her but instead he gave the Vodka Martini on her hand. She sweat dropped.

How bad she didn't notice his stubbornness long time ago.

He drank his Negroni. Without looking at her, he spoke, "How's your life lately?"

It wasn't a boss's question, but rather a friend's comfort on her ears.

"Ahmmm," She sighed. "Nothing good. Life never been easy on me." She admitted without hesitation. Lying on him was hard since he knew what was really going on inside her.

"No one ever said this life was going to be easy." He seriously stated while smoothly shaking his shot glass before drinking it.

He was right. Life wasn't easy and no one said 'Hey I don't have problem in my life!' that was so ridiculous.

She looked at her Vodka and drank it as she conformed on his statement.

After a few minutes of silence, "But I know, somehow it's going to be worth it." She added.

He stared at her. She looked like a ripe tomato because of her flushed face.

Hinata moved closer to him feeling the warm breathe they gave to each other.

She then whispered to his ear, "Can you keep a secret?" Too much seductiveness was applied while she was whispering those words to his ear.

He almost lost his posture and he slightly blushed but thankfully it was covered by his bangs that hang on both side of his face to roughly frame his cheeks.

He slightly pushed her to see her still flushed face, "You're drunk."

She giggled. "It's your fault."

She hiccupped.

Sasuke was stunned on how low her tolerance on alcoholic beverages was. That was why Naruto never let her drank cocktails with high alcohol content before.

He smirked and pulled her against him. "Dare to tell me what's on your mind then?" He huskily asked her.

*End of chapter 3*

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