It was the first night I slept in my bed, alone, in a long time. James and I had never gotten in a fight like this before. He's never been so mad he screamed at me and told me I was basically worthless. Okay he didn't say I was worthless, but he told me I was naive and got my job because of my looks. That hurt coming from him specially because he was the one guy who has supported me through everything. I am so mad at him I could kill him. The next time I see him I won't be able to stop myself from ringing his neck. I left for work early on Monday morning just to avoided him. I spent all of Sunday in my room with the door locked. I heard Carlos and Kendall come in and had to re has all my anger when he told them what happened and almost went down to hit him repeatedly, but stayed in bed sulking. Carlos and Kendall both came to the door and tried to get me to come out but I only yelled at them and told them to leave me alone. And then I fell asleep. I woke up got showered, shaved and dressed and made my way down stairs hoping James was still sleeping. He was. He was on the couch, sprawled out only in boxers. If it was any other day I would let his gorgeous body distract me, but seeing him in his perfect form, sleeping, only pissed me off more. SO I packed all my work stuff grabbed my keys and left the house slamming the door hard, hoping I woke him up, just to piss him off.
I grabbed a quick breakfast and lunch form the store before going to work and when I got to work my fears from Saturday flooded back into my head. Louis was here. I had to park right next to him. But maybe it wouldn't be as bad as I was expecting. Maybe he'd apologize. I knew it was a long shot, but I knew Louis wasn't a bad guy. He was just drunk and maybe he was upset because he doesn't have a boyfriend. Maybe it hurt to see two people in love. I should be more considerate of my boss's feeling's.
When I got up to the 18th floor I was grateful no one else was at the office yet. I saw Louis light on in his office with his door wide open and braced myself as I walked to his office ready to say sorry. I stopped in the door way and knocked quietly seeing him bent over his desk writing fiercely. He looked up quick and stood up even faster taking his reading glasses off his face. "Logan…I'm so glad you came here. I fell absolutely awful for how I acted on Saturday. You have no idea how sorry I am. Please forgive me." I walked in slowly and shook my head smiling.
"It's okay Mr. Louis. I'm not upset with you." He breathed out but walked to me holding a piece of paper.
"I have written up a report to give to HR. I don't' want this to go unnoticed. I used my authority and power to make you work on your day off and I acted inappropriately to you. I am so sorry." I reached for the paper and took it form him softly reading the first few lines. He explain everything he did, keeping out the information about me making out with my boyfriend in my office.
"I don't think this will be necessary Louis." I looked up smiling small and ripped the paper in half. "You're forgiven and I know you didn't do it because you're a jerk. I should not have done what I did with James here." He chuckled taking the torn pieces of paper form me and walked back to his desk.
"Logan I don't mind if you have your boyfriend here. As long as it doesn't distract you form your work. In fact I was hoping I could have the two of you over for dinner on Friday night." I smiled small and walked to his desk sitting down across form him setting my bag on my lap.
"Well at the rate I'm going I think it might just be me." I gave a pathetic smile making him frown and lean forward on his desk.
"Everything alright with you and James?" I looked down and played with the strap on my bag feeling my cheeks burning.
"We got in a fight yesterday about what happened on Saturday night. I made the idiotic mistake of telling him what happened between us and he turned into the biggest jealous green monster I had ever seen. And don't get me wrong, I think it's great eh wants to protect me but he kept saying he knew what kind of guy you are, and how the only reason I got the job was because of my looks, and he told em he ran into your last assistant who told me a tall tale about you." It was nauseating to hear the silence around us. We were staring at each other, and while he looked hurt, I was trying to figure out why in the hell I said all that.
"He met Matthew?" I only shrugged and he laughed sitting back in his seat. "Logan…Matthew is an immature, childish boy who got upset because he couldn't get what he wanted form me. I'm sure he told your boyfriend I used him for my own pleasures and forced him to do things just because I could, but it's not true. Matthew came on to me, I was lone and depressed and fell in love. Unfortunately for me, however, the love wasn't mutual. He was just trying to climb the ladder and get further in the business. When I called him out on it, he asked me to give him a promotion or he'd quite. SO I fired him. I'm not one to get fucked over." I sat back feeling guilt wash over me and swallowed hard. "It killed me to see Matthew go. I really loved him, but he was more concerned about his job. I guess…" He stopped and gave me a sad look. "I guess this is why I feel so bad about what happened on Saturday night. I'm not that kind of guy Logan. And I know you're in a relationship with a guy who really looks out for you. Like I told you in the interview, you will never be put in a situation that would make you unsafe, or uncomfortable." I nodded reassuringly and eh smiled standing up. "You know what…let me buy you breakfast. We got a long busy day ahead of us and we will need our fuel." I blushed looking down and laughed.
"No you don't have to do that."
"I insist Logan. Let em buy you the best cup of coffee south of Seattle and the best omelet north of Mexico." I looked up quick and stood up laughing.
"Okay…but breakfast is on me tomorrow." He laughed nodding letting me walk out before him.
By the time we got back from breakfast is was a little past nine and the office was busy and buzzing. Louis excused himself as soon as we got off the elevator to go to a meeting he was almost late for, and I made my way to my office quickly. I knew I was going to have a long list of things to do, emails to answer, and calls to make, and above all else I knew at one point during my day I was going to have to call James. I put my hand on the door and started to unlock it, but found it was already unlocked. I pushed it open and frowned seeing the light on. I turned to my desk, seeing no one and then turned to my couch. I stopped holding onto my door knob and smiled small. James was sitting on the couch with one leg up on his other knee with a bouquet of roses on the coffee table in front of him. He looked clean cut, wearing a suit and had his hair slicked up perfectly. He pushed himself up slowly and cleared his throat putting one hand into a pocket on his dress pants. "How was breakfast?" I frowned quick and shook my head turning to my desk. I placed my bag on it softly and turned my computer on not looking at him. "I'm not trying to be a prick. I'm here to apologize and grovel." I sat down raising my eyebrows and stared at him as he walked to me, holding the roses. "I acted like a jackass. I said things that hurt you and I can't ever take them back. You know how proud of you I am. You know I'm your biggest supporter and you should also know, I trust you." He walked around my desk setting the roses on it softly and pulled me out form my desk setting his hands on my arm rests. I sat back looking up at him with hurt eyes biting my bottom lip. "I love you, and I'm sorry." As I stared up into his eyes it hit me. It might just be better to accept his apology, and move on with our love rather than to make everything worse. I reached up gently and held onto the side of his face pulling him down. Our lips touched for a few blissful seconds before I pushed him away and stood up. I wrapped my arms around his neck and laid my head against his.
"I love you too." He hugged around me tight and squeezed me turning his head to kiss my ear. "I don't want to sleep alone again."
"You won't. I promise." I smiled closing my eyes and stayed still just holding onto him. "What are you doing for lunch?"
"Eating my lunch at my desk by myself." I opened my eyes and misled hoping he caught on.
"Well make room for one more. I'll come by at 12."
"Perfect. Can you bring me something to drink. I forgot." He only nodded humming yes and we pulled away. I held his face again kissing his lips softly, before pulling away and smiling. He laughed holding my face and kissing my forehead. "See you at lunch." He turned and nodded walking to my door. He glanced back at me smiling small and waved once before walking out leaving my door wide open. I slowly sat down watching him all the way to the elevator. I waited until he stepped in and the doors closed before I stood up and walked out of my office. I walked up to the office receptionist and smiled nicely at the young looking guy who looked fresh out of high school.
"Hello Mr. Mitchell. What can I help you with?"
"Has a phone been turned in?" He frowned and opened up the bottom drawer of his desk. "It's an iPhone 5 with a dark blue case." He pulled out a small box with lost and found written on top and opened the lid. The only phone in it was an old Blackberry. I frowned and he looked at me smiling small.
"Sorry Mr. Mitchell. But if you lost it here, it will show up. Everyone has their own phones, no one is going to steal it." I laughed and nodded thanking him quietly. I mentioned my lost phone to Louis as we sat in a little both at a small hole in the wall café and he told me to check my office, his office and the whole building if I needed to. But it wasn't coming up anywhere. I sat back down in my desk defeated and made a mental note to call Apple to try to locate it later today, maybe at lunch. With my missing phone getting pushed to the back of my head I opened my e-mail and clicked on the first one, getting into my work state. "Mr. Mitchell?" I was only on the second lien when I looked to my door to see Henry, the receptionist standing in my doorframe holding a piece of paper. "While you were out you missed a few calls. And also…" He walked me the paper and I took it from him smiling. "Louis called just now asking you to come down to meeting room A." I sighed standing up and nodded walking out after him. I thanked him as he sat down and I walked down the halls hoping I remember which room was meeting room A. When I saw the only closed door I assumed it was it and pushed it open. I stepped in quickly and shut the door glancing down the long table spotting Louis. There were only three other people sitting at the table made for 30 and all four of them turned to me.
"Logan…" He waved em over and I nervously walked down the table seeing one the men, in street clothes, a plain white shirt and jeans, staring at me, giving me an almost nasty look. "I need you to grab four cups of coffee and get my lawyer a new pen along with my date book." I nodded turning quick and headed back to the door.
"Good luck being Louis's bitch." I stopped quick and turned to face the man who was now smiling at me. "If your still here and didn't listen to your boyfriend, you deserve everything you're going to get."
"Matthew, remember to keep quiet unless you want your words used against you." Matthew turned away from me quick and stared at Louis who gave him a dirty look and then looked ot me. "Ignore him Logan. Please coffee, a new pen, and my date book." I smiled big at Louis making sure Matthew saw and walked back to the door.