I was lying down on the bed, fidgeting my fingers, staring at the ceiling as that certain memory flashed in front of my eyes.
"The owner of this company is my friend."
"My one other WAS also single."
Luca's words and then my boss's words rang in my mind, Luca rushing to the CEO's office shining Infront of my eyes.
Luca is my boss's friend. He had told me, that day when he bumped in me on the day of my interview.
He said it, that the CEO is none other than his friend.
"My one other was also single."
My CEO's words kept ringing in my ears again and again, until it had began to hurt, how, and why would he.
My eyes turned glossy, Luca, he...
I thought he was single, they way he used to... Talk to me, handle me, shower me with care, I thought... I thought that he was into me, but maybe I was wrong?
It wasn't me who he loved, it was never me, it was someone else, it was just respect that he showed me, he treated me like that, only because I was Kalix's sister.
How could he do that to me? No, maybe I was the one who jumped into the conclusions, he never said anything to me about having feelings for me, he didn't.
I was the one who had began thinking about him in that manner, I took his care, his humanity the wrong way, in a very wrong way.
It was my fault, but he also could have tried to make distance between us, maybe that's how male friends are? Maybe I am reacting like this because I never had any male friends.
Yeah, I should probably make distance between us, he is a friend and for that I shall not push him away, but I should not let him get to my head either.
I shouldn't-
And that was the first night, when I had cried myself to sleep, not because I thought that he loved me, because I had started to love him, while he loved someone else.
In the morning, when I woke up, my eyes were read and puffy due to excessive crying last night.
Using ice cubes I had reduced the swelling but it was still a bit puffy, that I had fixed using makeup.
And instead of letting Luca pick me up, I had told him, that I no longer need him to give me a pick and drop service.
And yes, anyone could feel my rude tone, even through the message.
Because there was no hello, no hi. Just the direct message.
Today there was a meeting scheduled between our company and Luca's company.
His eyes were continuously lingering over me, but not for once did I look at him.
My heart was crying tears, and I wanted to do the same, but how could I? Why should I, it's not like he confessed, it's not like he had said anything about liking me it was me who jumped into conclusions for no reason.
It was me, who fell first.
Maybe, I'm bound to remain as a villainess, one who never gets her love.
As the meeting came to an end, Mr. Vernon stood up from his seat as he shook his hand with Luca, and then with his assistant and secretary, before bringing his hand over to me, while I was busy shaking hands with his assistant and secretary.
Looking at his hand hanging in the air Infront of me, I swallowed a lump, before shaking hands with him.
And when I tried getting it out of his grip, he tightened his hold even more.
"Luca, leave my hand!" I whispered to him and took it out of his hand.
Xavier who was talking to his and Luca's employees as he looked at us strangely and walked to us.
"What happened Luca? Is everything okay?" Xavier asked as soon as he walked closer to us.
"N- nothing, Mr. Vernon." I grew hesitant at his question and stepped away from Luca.
"Can't I talk with her?" Luca's cold voice made Xavier let out a nervous laugh.
"Hey quit glaring at me like that! I'm your friend and plus you were holding my secretary's hand and she looked not happy with it, so of course I would intervene, plus I would recommend you not to flirt with other girls, since you have gotten a girlfriend." Xavier's tone turned playful as he wrapped his arm Luca's neck, pulling him to the other side.
And I turned around, walking to the door.
"What girlfriend?" Luca's voice was filled with confusion, and I stopped on my tracks.
"Since when do I have a girlfriend?" He asked back, separating himself from Xavier.
All the staff had left, and other than both of them I was the only when left to listen their conversation.
What?
What does he mean? Why is he pretending to not have any? Is he intentionally doing it to show me?
Xavier's face turned questionable.
"Bro! Why are you acting like that? You yourself told me that you have found a woman that you love and you think that she likes you too, and you are going to ask her out!"
Xavier whisper–yelled.
And I was frozen on my place, looking at him in absolute shock, what the heck was this?
Luca turned his face to me, hurt visible on his face.
And within in a few seconds, without giving any of us time to think he grabbed Xavier's arm and walked to the door of the meeting room and pushed him outside before locking the door.
Xavier kept asking him to let him go, trying to get his hand out of Luca's tight grip before being pushed out of his own company's meeting room.
And soon there were faint footsteps and curses before it was all quiet.
I was shocked at this action of his.
"What are you...doing?" I impulsively spoke up.
"This was the reason you were ignoring me?"
His question made me realise my mistake, for jumping to conclusions as I lowered my eyes.
"Tell me Laurel? Did he say the same thing to you too?"
Disappointment filled his face, and he took small steps towards me, before titling my face upwards to match his eyes.
"You thought that I, Luca Black, who had remained single and never looked at any women in his whole 29 years of his life, in love with someone else? You were the first ever woman who I talked to, you were first ever woman who made me think about herself, you were the first ever person who made me feel like home! And you thought that I loved someone else?"
His eyes were filled questions and I kept staring at them, for the very time, I was crying because of him.
Not because he had hurt me, but because I had hurt him.
"I know it's my fault that I never confessed, I know I didn't tell you that I loved you, it's my fault for not talking to you, opening up to you for my feelings! I wanted to, and I was about to!"
"Not once in my whole life, had I even looked at you like that too, but I don't know, I don't know why my stupid heart fell for you when you came to the complex with Kalix! Even when my assistant manager had told me what had happened that day at Cecily's apartment I rushed to you, I was afraid they might have hurt you and they did!"
"I was about to confess to you that night, but then you got sick, and I thought why not give it a time, then slowly both of us began growing closer and it was another chance to make things work and then yesterday you told me what Xavier jayd told you, tell me how should I had reacted to it?"
"I thought that he would've told you something and I should hurry to propose you, tolday I had a meeting here and it was another reason to meet you and take you there to ask you out and this shit happened!"
The frustration, the anger and all the other mixed emotions on his face were making me feel something... something weird...
"I....need to go." I stuttered and turned around, before leaving the meeting room and going back to my cabin.
Soon an employee from my company knocked on my cabin and handed me my phone, telling me that Luca had given it to her saying that I forgot it in the meeting room.
When she left my cabin, I felt the inflated side of the back cover and I removed the phone cover.
There was a piece of paper, as I unfolded it.
A note. By Luca.
It's fine, I'm not angry at your sudden leave, and just be ready, you can get a surprise anytime, and anywhere.