I stared at the ceiling. I had been doing that for close to 30 minutes. Anything to avoid staring at the flawless beauty by me. I got out of bed and made my way to the shower. I finished up, hurriedly got dressed and practically fled the room. I could've gone to the kitchen but she would've come there eventually. So I found refuge in my office, a place I knew she would never come into,well... somewhat. Might as well get some work done. I don't know what's wrong with me. It's like as the days go by, it gets harder to hate her, to torture, to stop feeling. I couldn't take anymore chances. I had to put as much space as I could between us. Thank God, yesterday was a one time thing. At least now seeing her will be limited to our room. I decided to leave for work, I would probably grab a coffee on the way there. I grabbed my briefcase, suit jacket and was about ready to leave when I realised I was missing something.

"What is it?, what is it?", I thought and then it hit me, "My phone". I had left it in the room. Would she be up?. Nah, she had always loved to sleep in. I made my way to the room and clicked the door open. She wasn't there, huh, she was probably in the shower. I grabbed my phone and was about to walk out when she practically sprinted out of the closet all dressed up. She looked at me and began throwing things in a purse.

"Um...just give me a minute and then we can go"

I looked at her confused. What was she on about?. "What are you talking about?", I asked

She looked at me like I had told her the earth is flat, "Hello, work remember?"

There is no way in hell I'm going through that again. "Absolutely not"

"Excuse me?", she asked

I cleared my throat, "Last time I checked Ms. Prichard, I didn't hire you", I replied smugly

"And last time I checked, you didn't have an assistant", she replied equally as smug

"Which I can find in the blink of an eye", I turned to leave when she ran to me and grabbed my arm

" C'mon Alejandro, I'm good as this and you know it", she pleaded. I looked at her hand on my bicep, so small and warm. I didn't want her to let go but then she followed my line of vision and abruptly pulled away. "I'm sorry", she muttered

I pulled myself out of fantasy world and gave her a hard look. "Fine", I ground out, she started squealing and I cut her off, "But one mistake, and you're out"

"Yes Sir", she saluted me

" C'mon we haven't got all day", I said. We hurried outside got into the car and drove off towards my impending doom.

This is gonna be so much fun.

Can you feel the sarcasm?.

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Diana

Well that was easy. I thought I was gonna have to tie him up and get him to agree. I was almost too good to be true. Paco parked the car in front of the large building and we got out. Alejandro ahead and me trailing behind like a good assistant should. There is no way in hell I'm gonna mess this up. As soon as we got to his floor, I made my way to the kitchenette to get his coffee ready. I did it as ordered and went to his office. I gave it to him and received my orders for the day. After that, I got to my desk and began my work. I was so immersed in the spreadsheets I didn't notice it was a few minutes past the beginning of my lunch break. I decided to do a little tidying before proceeding to ask Alejandro what he wanted and heading. I was about to get up when I heard the ping of the elevator. I looked to the hallway waiting to see the visitor and was met with a sight for sore eyes.

The woman was flawlessly beautiful. With blonde locks blonde locks cascading down her back, a striking pair of grey eyes and legs that could go on for days. Her skin tight dress ended just below her ass, so I should know. She was just perfect.

What was she doing here?, was she a potential business partner, a past fling?. The latter had my heart clenching in pain. I sat down, waiting to receive her. She strutted up to my desk and flashed me a smile.

Gosh, even her smile was perfect. Did this woman not have a single flaw on her?.

"Hey doll, is Alejandro in?", she asked

Alejandro?, not Mr Delmanti. I tried to hide my growing rage. I was probably overreacting. She could be a friend or a cousin. "Yes"

"I wanna see him", she said

"And whom may I say is here to see him?", I asked

"You don't know who I am?", she asked with a bewildered look on her face.

"Am I supposed to?", I retorted. This seemed to tick her off and she flipped her hair in obvious annoyance.

"Natalie Hover"

"Who?"

She grit her teeth, "Natalie Hover"

"O-kay then. I'll ring you in Ms Hover"

"Oh no need. He should be expecting me". She strutted towards the doors to Alejandro's office and barged in. I waited for them to finish.

Why in God's name were they taking so long. The flawless Natalie Hover had been in there for close to an hour. I tried playing Cut the Rope to distract myself from my lucid thoughts of what could be happening in there but even Om Nom wasn't having it. I decided to go check on him.

I opened the doors to find my husband sitting with the top buttons of his shirt undone and Natalie Hover trying to undo his belt while he was pulling her hands off him. At least he was trying to resist. Seeing me at the door, Alejandro pushed Natalie off him and started fixing his shirt.

"This should be the last time you try something like this Ms Hover. The only reason I won't fire you is because you're good at your job. And if you want to keep said job I suggest you get your act together, now get out", he bellowed

She huffed and shashayed out of his office leaving my husband and I.

"So um...Natalie?", I tried to act like the recent fiasco hadn't happened.

He released a heavy sigh, "We used to go out but then she started messing around with my business partners so I...cut things off. With her and the guy but I kept her here, she may be a whore but she's damn good at her job"

"So there's nothing going on between you two?", I'm pretty sure the jealousy was evident in my voice. I silently prayed he wouldn't catch unto it.

"Are you jealous Ms. Prichard?", he asked with a panty dropping smirk plastered on his face.

"Of course not. I just wanted to know if I'll be seeing more of her", I said firmly. Who knew I was so good at lying.

"Our relationship is strictly professional Diana. Cheating is something I cannot stand. You should know", he answered

My eyes glossed over but I wouldn't let him see that. I turned around and left. He still hates me. I thought to myself. What do I have to do to make him see?. I wanted to grab my purse and go somewhere where I could peacefully collect my thoughts, but I stopped when I saw Natalie sitting in the visitors chair opposite mine at my desk.

"I think you should leave now Ms. Hover. Mr Delmanti clearly doesn't want you here"

"Oh my. And here I thought you were different. You're just like the rest of them, pining over someone you can't and will never have. I'm the one Alejandro wants. Just me", she replied smugly

I scoffed, "Are you the one married to him?", I asked

"No", she replied with a genuinely confused look on her face

"Are you the one wearing his ring?"

"No"

"Are you the one sleeping in his bed?"

"No"

"Then I'm sorry, you're not the one he wants", I said

"What are you talking about?", she asked me

I laughed, "Oh forgive my manners I completely forgot to introduce myself. I'm Diana Delmanti", I extended my hand, the one with the ring.

She stared at it, "His cousin?", she asked

"Oh no honey, his wife".

Her pale face made my heart slightly soar.

Didn't see that coming huh?.

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