Okay so obviously most people don't post three chapters a day but since I've already written the story I just really want you guys to read it. I'm currently working on the second story and it is so much better than the first now you see why I can't stop posting!

I bend down into my back seat grabbing everything I remembered. I heard footsteps approaching next to my car.

"Mmm hello."

I get up quickly and turn around to look at a tall blonde haired, blue-eyed tan man dressed in a black suit, white dress shirt, and green tie standing there with his hands in his pockets. "Uh hi."

"I'm Mr. Caldwell sorry call me Cody I'm not use to introducing myself that much." He said with an outstretched hand.

I shook his hand and said, "I'm Tiara Green."

"Oh you're the new attorney and Executive Writer congrats."

"Thank you um what do you do here?" I asked as he took my bags and we walked towards the door.

"I write the sports section I report to you."

"Well you're already on my good side since I don't have to carry all this stuff."

Cody walked into my office and looked a little flabbergasted.

"Now this is a killer office I'll see you later on oh and good luck on your first meeting."

What meeting? I began to organize my office the way I saw fit then sat down to check my schedule.

11:30 Meeting with the Boss

Damn. I got up and walked out to Janice, "I can go in?"

"Always on time Ms. Green and go ahead he will be there in a minute."

I thought my office was fancy but this was a whole other level of fancy. It was a corner office with glass walls excluding the one where his front door was. Everything was neat looking untouched. I heard the door open and slow steady steps go around the desk. I continued to look down at my hands afraid of who it would be.

"Sorry for the delay let's get right to it. I am impressed by your resume but that does not really matter since you already have the job. I do not tolerate mistakes or screw ups I am a scary man and even more scary when you make me angry. As long you remember that I am the one who signs your checks, we will be okay. Oh and the blinds on your side are to remain open…"

I finally decided to look up and when I did, I saw an intense man going through paperwork not looking at me. I stopped breathing and just stared in amazement but also in fear.

"…I will walk in occasionally in need to meet with you and only you. I am not going to knock or give you a set time I will stroll in because I own the place. Hmm what else oh you are honestly not that important to me until you start making me money after that you will be a 10 on a scale of 1 to 1,000. Anyways sign this contract so I can put your ass to work and I will not have to waste any more of my time than necessary with you."

He passed me the little packet and a black engraved pen. I didn't dare to keep looking at his face so I scanned over the contract and signed below his signature. When I saw the name, my heart jumped once again then I put the pen and contract on the desk and slid it back. I looked up at him and he was staring at me.

"Um… wow… you… I… it's you."

"Hi again."

"Do you remember me?" He mumbled.

"How could I not?" I said nervously.

His intense blue eyes stared at me as if I were not really sitting in front of him like a ghost. I couldn't handle his fixation so I looked down at my hands.

"You should um get to work. A list of assignments should be on your desk by now and in your email."

"Okay Mr. Somerhalder."

I got up, brushed my skirt down, and turned around on my heel. Before I opened the door, I saw a towering shadow over me. I looked over my shoulder at Ian still looking in amazement. I wasn't sure why he was following me so I put my hand out and shook his then went into my office. Oh right blinds open. When I opened them, dissolving all privacy, Ian looked at me with his hands in his pockets still in the same spot I left him in. I gave him a shy smile, which he acknowledged with a nod. I sat down behind my desk, took a deep breath, and began to work.

Wow, 8:18 PM came fast. I was finishing my last proof reading when my door opened… the side door. My office was fading into blackness only illuminated by the desk lamp and city lights below. My new boss leaned against the wall with his hands in his pants pockets.

"Did you need me for something?"

"Oh no but I admire your late night working I am usually here by myself."

"I like to get ahead… it leaves room for error."

Ian strolled behind my desk looking out to the city. I turned my chair; legs crossed, and looked up at him. "I'm taking you to dinner."

"How do you know I haven't eaten already?"

"I have watched you all day. I have studied your every body movement all day. Even when you…." His voice trailed off and he did not finish.

"I guess we can go out."

A hint of a smile was placed upon his lips. He looked down at me then held out his hand, which I took. I held my purse in both of my hands sliding it back and forth across my knees. Out of my peripheral vision, I saw Ian looking down at me making me look up at him. It felt like his blue eyes were creating a trance on my brown eyes. The spell was broken by the ding of the elevator. It remained silent as we walked through the parking lot.

"Want me to drive?" Ian asked

"I drove here though."

"I'll get someone to pick it up get in."

He opened the passenger's door for me and waited for me to be securely in my seat. His black Audi SUV was neat and clean just like his office and I'm guessing just like his home. The silence was agonizing I so desperately wanted to turn on the radio but I didn't want to touch anything. I wasn't sure if this was a business date or a friendly date or maybe a real date but I didn't dwell.

"I hope you like it here," Ian said as he pulled into a parking spot for a restaurant called Fish Daddy's. Once again, he came around to handle my door and did the same when we walked into the restaurant.

"Two for Somerhalder."

"Right this way Mr. and Mrs. Somerhalder."

"Uh," Ian looked down at me confused about what to say but I just shrugged and brushed it off. We were taken to a booth in a dark corner that gave off a romantic ambiance. I scanned over the menu, alcohol… no he's my boss don't want to be drunk… salad with onions in it… no didn't bring gum… hmm can never go wrong with crab cakes. After my internal battle, I glanced above the menu and saw Ian racking his mind looking down. It was almost perfect timing when he began to look up at me but I shot my eyes down. Once the waiter took my protection away, I decided to make small talk.

"So why did you bring me here?"

"It's a good place to eat. "

I narrowed my eyes at him, "That's not what I meant I mean why did you offer?"

"I can't be nice to my new employee?"

"Don't play with me I see through diversions like this on a daily basis."

"I just wanted to spend more time with you that's all."

"That's hard to believe."

"Why?"

The food had arrived which gave me the opportunity to ignore his question. After three bites of one of the perfect sets of crab cakes, Ian interrupted.

"Tell me Tiara."

"It doesn't take long to know the latest C.E.O. gossip floating around."

He sat his fork down gently on the plate, took a deep breath, and leaned back arms folded. "Hmm let me guess what you've heard. I'm an asshole but it started about three months ago and I'm very strict, mean, and a straight up dick yeah that's all right."

"Why aren't you sticking to your normal ways with me? I did get a little hint earlier when you said you didn't care about me but would consider it once I made you some money."

"Well I do…."

Ian looked conflicted with what was going through his head.

"Why do you always trail off when you're around me?"

"I just get into a deep thought sometimes."

"About me?"

He ran his fingers through his hair obviously uncomfortable, "Yes about you."

"Oh um so what happened with you and Nina?"

"It just all crashed down after you left and maybe it started before you got there but you distracted me."

"Is that a good or bad thing?"

"A little bit of both but I'm not going into a discussion about it."

"Fine but I will get it out of you sooner or later."

Ian chuckled, "I know."

We pulled up outside of my condo with my car waiting for me in the driveway. It was silent the way there and growing in intensity.

"Thanks for dinner and bringing me home."

"You're very welcome," he replied leaning against the doorframe.

I looked up at him as he stared down at me feeling as if I should kiss him for some odd reason. His body was about an inch away from mine causing me to look straight up.

"Goodnight Tiara, I want you on my desk."

"Huh?"

"Uh your papers… on my desk… in the morning." He corrected as he walked back to his car.

Now that was a giant screw up.

The early mornings were killing me but for some reason I felt energized this morning. To make sure I kept the energy I made a trip to Starbucks and got three drinks.

"Good morning Mr. Caldwell." I said as I passed him a drink.

"Good morning Ms. Green."

"Call me Tiara jeez you make me feel old I'm only twenty-four."

We heard a bang as the elevator doors closed, "What was that?"

"I have no clue oh be careful this morning I have gotten a couple messages that your boss is ripping everyone's heads off and he just got in two minutes ago."

"Shit."

"Such foul language."

"Sorry I didn't think you could-"

The doors opened and all you heard was angry screaming, "I told you to have that shit on my desk by time I got here! Your job is on the line all because you do not know how to tell time! Why are you standing here still? Get out of my fucking office!"

I saw a blonde haired woman almost in tears scuttle out of my wonderful boss' office. I decided the best thing to do was to come in through the side door. I grabbed all the stuff he asked for and walked into the office. Ian looked angry until he saw me then he immediately relaxed a little.

"Um here are the papers you wanted, the documents you need to look over and sign, and if I remembered right a grande Americano with two sugars."

"Wow thank you."

I turned to leave but when my hand was on the handle I was stopped, "Tiara could you come back."

I turned around, sat down in one of the black seats, and crossed my legs. He looked at me for a minute then began to speak, "I really do appreciate you you're the only person that I don't have to yell at all the time."

I gave him a shy smile, "I want you on my desk uh your papers… on my desk… by two o' clock."

I saw a hint of color blossom on his cheeks, "I have never had an employee give me a deadline but for you Ms. Green I'll be on your desk by 1:45 I mean the papers."

I shook my head in disapproval of our comments to each other as I walked into my office. About two hours after I had begun my stride, Janice called.

"Need me for something?"

"No I just had to tell you something."

"Why not come in my office?"

"Mr. Somerhalder could see and probably read my lips."

"Oh okay well tell me."

"Before you came in Mr. Somerhalder was all mean and grumpy but one conversation with you and he is nice the rest of the day."

"What's your point?"

"You're his Achilles heel and I, with the rest of the office, think that you're the woman that got away."

I chuckled, "I've only been here for two months."

"That's enough time for him to fall in love."

"Hmm well I don't know but I'll keep your thought in mind."

"I'm right and you know it." Janice said then hung up.

I tried to go back to working until I started to think about what was said. What if I am the one he wants? Do I even love him does he even love me? How could I turn him down in the midst of his heartbreak? This all makes no sense. He went a year without me and was perfectly fine. Always angry is not perfectly fine. We're not even together and he's already driving me crazy. There's a ten-year difference well same difference with Nina and look what happened. I can't make assumptions he didn't even tell me a specific reason why they broke up. I need to stop-

"Tiara? Are you okay?"

I looked up at Ian who had his hand on my shoulder trying to get me out of my thoughts. "Uh yeah I'm fine."

"I'd give all the riches in the world to know what was going through your mind. I actually came in here to ask you to come with me to Seattle, Washington. I'll need you by my side to close this deal."

"But I don't even know who it's with."

"House of Alexis Publishing."

"I'm guessing the owner is a woman."

"Mhm her name is Alexis Manson."

"Are you sure you want me there?"

"It would be nice to have some help plus you are in charge of all legal matters since you are the attorney."

"Oh right."

"Come on."

"Where are we going?"

"Seattle hon I already went over this. Are you sure you're okay?"

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