Adam Wilson

So many emotions ran through me the moment I saw her.

But there was one so strong I felt the most.

One that made something inside of me explode.

I watched her as she closed the door quietly behind her, taking a few moments before she finally lifted her head, barely looking me in the eye.

Seeing her beautiful face once again made happiness lodge into my chest.

That was when I realised, all this time without her was torture.

How could I have stayed away from her for so long?

She looked beautiful. Stunning. Gorgeous. Everything. My heart swelled in appreciation.

Missing her was an understatement. I constantly felt her absence the whole time, like there was a shortage of something in my life. Seeing her now completes me.

The silence in the room was deafening as we both stared at each other.

"Sophia." I whispered, loud enough for her to hear me.

She didn't respond. Instead she looked away, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear. She looked shy and nervous but still sexy as hell.

Ugh!

What I would give right now just to touch that beautiful hair of hers, even to hold her! My mind was playing different games with me as I began to imagine different things. Fighting the urge of something sensual, I let my eyes drift over her body. A vivid image exploded in my head as I measured the length of the short dress she was wearing, exposing her shapely legs.

I cleared my throat.

"What are you doing here by this time?" I asked softly. Its been so long since I'd spoken to her.

"I- I needed to see y- you." Although she was stammering, her voice still sounded angelic. "I w- wasn't expecting you this l- late."

It was 9:15pm.

"Its very late Sophia. You shouldn't have waited."

"I know. I'm sorry. I'll just come back on Monday." She turned to leave.

"Wait!" I stopped her before she could go. There was a letter in her hand and I was curious about it. "Is that for me?"

She hesitated for a moment before she nodded her head.

"What is it?"

Slowly, she walked closer towards my desk and I admired the movement of her hips.

Everything about her screamed sexy.

She handed the letter to me and I took it.

"Its my letter of resignation." I heard her say.

"What?!"

Resignation?!

The words shook me as they sunk in. I was about to open the letter but I closed it back immediately.

Something surged through me- a primal need to not let this woman go. The thought of her leaving enraged me so much. I could feel my fists clench so hard, my nails digging into my skin, my mind racing even as if I lost myself in a storm.

Tell me this is a joke, please. This has to be a joke...

"I'm resigning."

I heard her perfectly the first time but I choose not to believe it. We stared at each other for a while.

"You're resigning?" I needed to be sure I was hearing properly.

"Yes." She said, a little perplexed.

This wasn't a joke.

"Why?"

"Everything is explained in the letter. Its late and I need-"

I tore it into two right in front of her eyes and she gasped. After that, I put it in the shredding machine right beside me. The machine shredded it some more.

I couldn't bear the idea of Sophia resigning and leaving me. I cannot let that happen. Never.

"You were saying?" I said like nothing happened.

She folded her arms angrily but she didn't know how erotic her stance was. She had already keened my male interest from the start and her posture did little to dampen it.

"I'll have another copy sent to your email by tomorrow."

"No you won't. Because you are not resigning. What is the meaning of this?" I asked incredulously.

She took a deep breath, her chest moving up and down. The action made my eyes wander to places they shouldn't. Given the current situation at hand, I wonder how I still manage to remain perverse.

"Mr Wilson, I- I can't do this anymore." Her voice sounded shaky, like she was on the verge of crying.

Oh no! Don't cry... The last thing I want to see are tears in your eyes.

"Shhh, Sophia. Lets talk about this. Come." All I did was stand up but she took three steps back.

"No. There's nothing to talk about. I've made my decision, I'm leaving." Tears were running down the sides of her eyes now. I felt my heart shatter at the sight of her crying.

It was painful to see her like this. All I wanted to do was embrace her and let her tears soak through my shirt. I was the reason for all this, I was the one who left her.

The crying got worse. I could hear her silently suffocating with each breath she took holding onto her pride and wiping her face furiously. I ran my fingers through my hair in an attempt to calm the silent war within my mind.

"Don't go Sophia." She seemed adamant on her desire to leave and that was the only thing I could come up with.

She looked at me and shook her head, more tears flowing now.

"I have to. You were never going to fire me so I quit."

"Fire you? Why- What are you talking about? Why would I fire you?"

What the hell was she talking about?

"Because you don't need me anymore! You're doing fine without a PA. You've tuned me out completely and I can't keep going on like this. I might as well just leave."

"No no no, Sophia I still need a PA!"

"Then maybe I'm the one you don't need. Don't worry, now that I resign you can get yourself a new PA. Someone that you can actually be comfortable with. Maybe then you'll start showing up to your office again." She said bitterly.

This was obviously about me ignoring her. She was hurt and I'm starting to regret ever doing it in the first place. How stupid of me.

"Don't talk like that Sophia." I went around my massive desk just to get closer to her.

"No! Don't come close to me! Just stay right there." She held her hand up and I stopped in my tracks, not wanting to scare her. She was already crying and vulnerable enough so I gave her space.

"I have made my decision so please... Respect it. Goodbye Mr Wilson." She said before she turned back and ran out of my office.

I stood rooted to the spot as I watched her leave. The thought of never having Sophia here in my office, working here or even close anymore gave me an anxiety attack. I couldn't let that happen and something was tugging me to run and beg her to stay.

After a few moments of contemplating, I decided to go after her.

To hell with respecting her decision!

Just as I got to the lobby I saw Sophia in the elevator a second before it closed. She was crying severely now and I could hear her sobs, her hands covering her face.

There was only one elevator so I took the stairs, running down as fast as I could. All the while I was panicking, my feet were moving madly fast. My brain was flooded with the dread and fear of loosing Sophia. It made my mind so hazy that I tripped and fell.

I bumped my shoulder and it hurt but I stood back up immediately, ignoring the pain.

I made it to the ground floor but not in time. I saw a taxi leaving and I just knew it was her's.

I screamed in frustration and tried to wait for another taxi so I could follow her but none came on time.

She was gone.

***

-The next day-

Sophia Parker

I woke up on Saturday with a massive headache after crying myself to sleep. Lily was beside me still sleeping. She came over last night to comfort me and keep me company, after the events of yesterday.

I looked into the mirror and groaned. I had two heavy eye bags on my face! My appearance was repulsive right now.

Lily stirred and woke up too.

"Birthday girl in less than 24 hours." She grinned.

"That's the first thing you say when you wake up?" I laughed.

"Oh, Sorry. Good morning. And thank God for another wonderful day."

"Yes. Good morning to you too."

"What's today looking like?"

"I don't know." I sighed.

"We should do something fun, I mean something that would get your mind off the whole thing with Mr Wilson."

"Geez! Lily you're the one reminding me of him. He was never in my mind, now you just put him there."

"I'm sorry."

Yesterday was so over-emotional. I hadn't thought I would cry but when I saw him after a really long time, I couldn't help the tears. Although my resignation was for the best, I was crying because I was throwing everything away. My job, our relationship, him... I wouldn't most likely never see him again.

There was a knock on the door.

"Who is that?" Lily asked.

"I don't know. I'm not expecting anyone today."

"What if its him?!"

"Oh god I hope not!" I got terror-struck at the idea of him showing up at my door.

It was just 9am and I look like poop right now!

"Lily I don't want him here." I said anxiously.

"Don't worry, I'll get it. If its him then I wouldn't let him in."

"Okay."

She left the bedroom and went to open the door for whoever it was.

Something told me that I wouldn't be able to get rid of Mr Wilson easily. His reaction yesterday was nothing like I expected it to be. I thought he despised me? Why would he NOT want me to leave? I expected him to not care about my resignation at all. Probably just take the letter and approve it right in my sight before sending me on my merry way. Instead, he tore it! That meant he didn't want me to go. Does he still-

"Sophia! Its just Phoebe!" Lilly called out, interrupting my thoughts.

Oh! Thank goodness!

I came out and saw Phoebe smiling with a box of cakes in her hands.

Hmmm... Was that a peace offering?

"Hey Sophia, I'm sorry for not waiting with you last night. And I'm sorry I snapped. Its just that... I have something to tell you."

"No problem Phoebe. Im happy we've reconciled." I took the chocolates from her and hugged her. "What is it you want to tell me?"

She looked down at her feet, feeling slightly embarrassed.

Whoa! This has to be something serious.

"I- I kind of like Sean Edmund."

"No way!" Lily freaked.

"Shut up Lily!" I scolded her. But me too, I was freaking out as well!

"I'm sorry, thats why I've been sort of mean to you lately. And thats why I agreed for you to quit your job. Normally, I would never be in support of that idea." Now I understand why she acts strange anytime we talk about him.

"Its okay. You should have told me earlier, that way I wouldn't have kissed him. Although, now I think we are kind of in a relationship."

"I know. Its too late. I can see that you already like him and he likes you too. I don't want you to end it with him, I just thought you should know."

"Thank you so much for telling me."

She smiled and we hugged.

***

Adam Wilson

I threw the cup on the wall and it shattered into pieces. This was probably the third thing I've smashed this afternoon...

Still in the aftermath of yesterday's unpleasant situation, I haven't even blinked an eye to sleep. All night I tossed and turned up until dawn. I've spent my whole day drinking, but I'm not drunk.

I have work to do but I postponed everything because I wasn't in the right state of mind. Today my main focus was not on business although it was very related to it, it was on something much more personal. A slight clash between the two.

My mind was dwelling on something so exquisitely feminine and alluring that I don't know how I had managed to control myself last night and not go to that little apartment in Murray Hill, knock down the door and take Sophia hard and fast!

I can still remember how she looked last night seeing her for the first time in a long time. She was better than any fantasy I've ever had.

I frowned at the unwelcoming surge of desire that ran through me. Since last night, she has been causing me frustration of the most strategic kind.

I am so angry at myself for letting all this happen. Everything is my fault! I've never screwed up so stupidly like this before.

What in the world was I thinking?! Staying away from her was obviously going to hurt her feelings!

Ugh! I remember how crazy I went when she left to Virginia, I had to chase her down. She probably felt the same way during my absence, even worse because she didn't know where I was and when I was coming back.

At least she went away because her father was ill. Mine was just for stupid, selfish reasons! I took a break from her because I was fucked up emotionally and I needed some time to rediscover myself. Apparently I didn't know love was not a thing you could 'take a break from'.

All I did was waste my time and fuck shit up some more! When Sophia kissed me, I shouldn't have pushed her away. That was so idiotic of me. I was just trying to prove a point and it didn't work because if it did, I wouldn't be so hung up on her right now!

"Adam you fool." I chastised myself.

Maybe I should call her...

I picked up my phone and dialled her number but before it rung, I ended it because I hadn't thought of what I as going to say yet.

"What the fuck am I going to say to her??" I groaned.

When has talking to a woman made me so uneasy??? I felt like a nervous wreck!

I can't help myself sometimes, I even do stupid things a lot when it comes to Sophia.

I went to my bar and got out a new glass. I poured myself some more brandy, what I've been drinking all day.

As I took a sip I recalled the time I spent in Maui trying to get over her, Clearly that didn't pay off, I only went there to torture myself. I couldn't even look at any other woman without comparing them to Sophia, and not even one could size up to her. I turned down all the women down and went to bed alone every night. It was impossible for me to be with another woman after Sophia. No matter how hard I had tried to deny it, she was the only object of my affection. I thought about her every single day and night, wondering what it would've been like if she was there with me. Maui was such a beautiful place and I would have loved to experience it with her. I could just imagine how happy she would have been, playing around in the exotic beach right in front of the hotel, smiling at the radiant scene...

My phone buzzed and I picked up the call abruptly, snapping out of my daydream.

"Hello Mr Wilson, this is David from the security department, we have some footage that we think you would be interested in."

"What is it Dave?"

"Remember how you instructed us to keep an eye on Miss Parker and alert you the moment we find anything unusual? I think we've found something."

Ah yes! I remember telling my boys to stalk her a bit, but that was months ago when she tried to get involved romantically with my accountant, Sean Edmund. I instructed them to stalk him too, although he was a good friend and I'm sure he understood that I had taken interest in Sophia. I assumed his appetite for her had suppressed but then I found them having dinner at Nerai the other day, I instructed my boys to resume the duty. What could Dave have found?

"Send it to my email. Now."

"Ok sir."

I went over to my study and turned on my desktop. I couldn't wait to see what Dave found. A little bird told me that Sean and Sophia had been hanging out a lot but when I confronted him that night they had dinner together, he assured me that everything was strictly professional and she was only assisting him because she had no other work to do.

I opened up my email and checked for new messages. There it was, one from Dave.

I downloaded and opened it.

It was a security camera footage, the one in Sean's office.

He was with Sophia and they were talking... no wait! Hugging!

What is this?

Soon they were kissing!

Anger and jealousy with a mix of possessiveness vibrated through me as I watched the video. They were practically doing 'IT' on his desk!

He lied to me! He told me there was nothing going on!

I checked the date of the footage only to find out that this happened just yesterday! Rage fumed through my body. I felt like a provoked wild animal, I was ready to kill anything in my way right now. I was angry at Sophia for kissing another man, but mostly Sean for kissing MY girl!

I went to my closet to grab my shoes and coat.

Sean is a dead man. I thought as I wore my clothes.

I grabbed my keys and stormed off.

***

It only took me a few minutes before I arrived at my destination, Sean's condo. I knocked rapidly on the front door. Moments later, the door swung open, revealing a confused looking Sean.

I wanted to murder him immediately but I took deep breaths, trying to calm myself.

"Adam, what are you-"

"You bastard!" I shoved him backwards, unable to control my anger. I invited myself into his house.

"Whoa, what's going on?" He held his hands up in the air.

"You told me there's nothing going on between you and her!" I spat.

"There isn't." He stated matter-of-factly.

That made my blood boil. The fact that he was able to lie conveniently to my face. Sean was one of my trusted people, we've been friends since college and I never expected him to double-cross me like this.

"Don't lie to me Sean." I tried to reason with him.

"It seems like you want me to, I've already told you the truth-" Lies!

My fist connected with his face.

The punch set him backwards knocking down a flower vase in the process. The vase shattered into huge pieces.

"Ugh! What the hell?!" He groaned.

"Stay away from her! She's mine!" I barked. Sean recovered and stood up.

"No she's not!"

"I'm going to kill you.' I grabbed him by the shirt.

I attacked with a big right overhand punch. He stepped out of range, but before he could bring his hands up to defend, I drove my shoulder into his chest, slamming him into the wall, where I started landing solid punches into his gut.

He threw a block with his left hand and hooked his left leg with my own, trying to throw me to the ground. I could tell he didn't want to fight but I was hurting him. He turned forward throwing us both on the ground. The impact caught me between his shoulder blades and the glass centre table broke into two.

We traded blows until we were both bruised and battered equally. We made a mess around the house and everywhere was now in shambles.

"You moron! You've destroyed my house!" Sean winced in pain as we both lay on the floor breathing heavily. His nose was bleeding and he had a burst lip. I had a cut right above my eye that was gushing out blood.

"I'm sorry." I said.

"Now that you've gotten a pointless fight out of me, would you like to talk like a rational human being would have done first?"

He stood up and held his hand out to me. I took it and he helped me up as well. Pain shot throughout my body.

"You know that I'm crazy about her." I said calmly for the first time.

"I do." He affirmed walking towards his bar and getting a drink.

"Then why did you kiss her?"

He looked at me shockingly like he didn't expect me to know about it.

"What are you talking about?"

"Yesterday."