Karlye paused as she caught her breath, the taste of her lips still burning on his.
Her face was flushed as she held tightly to his neck. He moved again, trapping her lips again, more passionately this time.
Her legs gave way, breaking their kiss.
"Hold me ", she gasped, leaning back on the counter.
Karlye moved, picking her up and placing her onto the kitchen counter.
Andriana's legs embraced his waist as he got closer to her.
He kissed the corner of her lips, taking his time.
She smiled her lashes fluttering as his breath brushed her nose.
"Look at me " he whispered.
Her eyes opened, staring up into his; the blue in his seemed to sparkle.
"You're so beautiful ", he murmured.
She blinked, pulling him in. Andriana kissed him, sliding her tongue into his warm mouth.
His hold on her waist tightened as he deepened the kiss. She leaned back, and he followed. His wet, hot tongue explored her mouth, tangling with her own as he sucked and kissed her lips.
But she suddenly went still pushing him aside.
Karlye frowned and looked back at her.
"Andri....."
Andriana pushed herself down and ran off, leaving him there in confusion.
Karlye came upstairs knocking on her room.
"Andriana ...I am sorry I didn't mean to scare you " he said.
He had wondered if it was because he had squeezed her thighs while they kissed or did something she didn't like unconsciously .
"I got lost in the moment and made a mistake ...please open the door " he said.
She opened the door, and he stepped back ,waiting for her to speak.
"It's nothing you did, I just ....please don't worry about it. I am okay," she said, clutching her blouse.
Karlye frowned, her hands were trembling.
"Can I come closer ?" he requested.
She looked up at him, tears in her eyes giving him a nod.
Karlye slowly got closer taking her hands into his.
"I am sorry if I did something to upset you but please don't run away from me. You can tell me, and I won't do it again," he kissed her temple.
She burst into tears, leaning into his chest.
He breathed holding her.
"I am sorry I ruined it " she cried.
"Hi, shh, don't cry ...you didn't ruin anything, okay?" he raised her head to face him.
"But I ..." Karlye bent down, stealing a kiss. Andriana blinked her tears falling.
"I can wait until you feel safe enough for us to do anything ", he kissed her again, "for now this is enough for me ", and another.
She sniffed a faint smile appearing on her lips.
"I am hungry, can we eat now ?" she sniffed.
He chuckled, "Okay, let's go eat " Andriana giggled as he carried her off, heading back downstairs to the kitchen.
Andriana helped Karlye clean up after and moved to the livingroom.
She suggested they watch a movie, but she slept through it all.
By the time he noticed it was halfway through, he lay her back and decided to work while keeping her company.
And when she woke up, he invited her to the terrace, where she loved staring at the starry sky, so Karlye decided they would have their dinner outside.
The maids and the chef had returned in the evening.
Andriana yawned gazing at the sky.
"I have only slept eaten, and slept this weekend ", she giggled.
"Isn't that good? You need to rest to get better " he leaned towards her pulling the covers over her.
"Mmm, I feel better, and I need to be if I want to finish and catch up to all the work I missed ", she said.
He frowned glancing back at her.
"You're not better yet ", he opposed.
"Ah, but I can move my leg better now and all my other injuries are healed too".
"Can't you take more days off ?" he muttered.
She chuckled, "I can't, I need this job and they are already being considerate to have let me take all those days off "
"But ...".
"Don't worry, I will be careful, I promise," she smiled.
"That means you're going back home too ?"
She nodded.
"But that means I can't see you when I get back home or have dinner or lunch with you " he looked disappointed.
She giggled.
"You can see me in the morning if you pick me up and maybe we can have dinner together after work ".
He chuckled leaning back in his seat.
Andriana laughed looking back at the stars in the sky.
She had never been that happy.
....
The next morning, Karlye dropped Andriana off at work. He had seemed worried to let her go, but she assured him to be careful.
He had made her save his number and made her promise to call him if anything happened.
"I will see you later, have a nice day at work " she said.
David, who had been in the front seat with the driver, looked back at Karlye.
"When will you tell her that you bought the whole company ?" He asked.
"She doesn't need to know, and it was the only way I could ensure that they won't mistreat her anymore ", he said.
"She could just quit and come work for you or not at all. I mean, you seem ready to take care of her," said David.
Karlye sighed.
"She wouldn't like that and I don't want anything upsetting her "
David smirked.
"Well to make you feel better, we didn't fire that assistant manager who bullied her but demoted him, as for the CEO he has already been told what to do "
"Alright, let him keep us updated about her and not overwork her. She is still recovering " he said.
....
Andriana was surprised when she found out about the assistant manager being demoted. It seems many things changed while she was away.
The CEO seemed friendly and kept visiting there department. She wondered if he had found out about her and Karlye.
Since he was someone big in the business world, she knew they would wonder how they got close, but he didn't ask or talk to her, maybe steal glances, but nothing more.
By lunch time, Andriana was done with all her work. With still an hour free she decided to have lunch outside.
But when she got to the restaurant she decided to have takeaway and grabbed a taxi to the Lockhart company.
When she arrived Andriana took a deep breath as she entered the building and headed to the reception.
It wasn't the same receptionist as the last time she had come.
"Good afternoon how many can I help ?"" She asked.
"Ah, I'm here to see Mr Lockhart ", she said.
"Do you have an appointment?"
"No but ...,".
"I am sorry but if you don't have one then you can't see him "
Andriana bit her lip, "Can you call him and say Andriana is here to see him? "
The receptionist scoffed, "Mr Lockhart is a busy man. You don't expect him to have free time to meet ...." Her judging eyes looked Andriana up and down.
Andriana stepped back apologising for wasting her time. But before she left she remembered he had given her his number.
So she went to the lobby and dialled his number.
He picked up on the first ring.
"Andriana, are you okay ?"
She smiled , he sounded worried.
"I am, are you busy ?"
"No, why ..do you need me ?".
"Well, I wanted us to have lunch together, but I was told you're busy. I had bought take-away for you, so maybe you can send someone to pick it up. I am down here in the lobby ", she said.
"Wait there, I am coming " he said.
The call got cut off before she said anything more.