General pov...

Elena reached her office with a heavy heart but when she entered her office, there was someone sitting inside. "Excuse me?" She said when the person turned around facing her, she squealed "Ahh, Dav - I missed you" she said tackling him with a bone crushing bear hug. David had gone for some business for a week to Greece. They had been talking since they met two weeks ago when not in person, then on mails, messages and calls. He chuckled tightly wrapping his arms around her " I missed you too, cutie pie" he said patting her hair. "By the way, you looked gloomy at first, what happened?" He interrogated raising his eyebrow which reminded Elena of Hayden. Her chirpy mood again turned into sour one.

"Nothing, just work pressures" she replied vaguely not meeting his eyes. "You want to have some lunch? I am starving" she said to avoid the topic.. "okay, when you feel like sharing, I am just in front of you, you know, I know we have just became friends some days ago, but I care for you, and by the way no need to change the topic, sure I would love to have lunch, I came here for the same reason" David explained.

"I am sorry" she said "no worries cutie pie" he replied taking her hand dragging her away from her office. "I forgot to ask when did you came back, you didn't tell me on the phone" Elena questioned walking holding his arm. "Oh I came yesterday, but I wanted to give you surprise so I hadn't told you" he said talking animatedly to her with a smile. "Enough of the surprises for today" she murmured to herself shaking her head. "huh" he frowned not understanding her. "Nothing Dav, lets go" she said putting on a smile but when she turned her eyes upward Hayden stood there with a cold murderous look.

Hayden didn't waste time when Elena drove quickly out of his parking, he called Michael to take him to her office.

All the way, he was thinking with food packet in his hand how and what to explain her when she didn't demanded one but he wanted to give explanation. It was an unsettling feeling for him to know that she felt uncomfortable around him, he has gotten so used to her chitter chatter around him that he felt sinking feeling inside him when she got out without saying a thing, she could say anything to him, she was his friend right? - he thought, Infact best friend provided he hasn't spoken that much in his lifetime which he had done around her.

He smiled absentmindedly. That girl could make a corpse talk and smile. He snorted to himself. Michael and Leo who were noticing through rear view mirror passed each other a knowing look conversing through eyes. When they reached there, he was busy still thinking about Elena with a small grin glued making Michael cleared his throat. Hayden frowned, when he saw outside that they had reached, he composed himself with no nonsense look, gave Michael a nod and asked Leo not to follow him, knowing Elena doesn't like being followed by security which made twitch in his lips but he controlled himself.

He was on 8 floor, where she worked, when he reached there, seeing the scene in front of him made his blood boiled. There Elena was walking towards him unknown to his presence with her hand glued to a guy's arm. He clenched his jaw controlling himself from lashing. With a cold murderous glare, he walked towards them. Elena halted seeing him, her smile vanished, seeing him coming towards her with that look, she was used to when they had just met. Hayden was eyeing her hand continuously which was curved in the crook of guy's elbow. She immediately left it at the speed of lightning. Hayden was beyond pissed, there he was worried, she might have felt odd and he had come to make it up to her, but madam here was busy with someone else laughing and smiling holding hands.

"Lets go, I have to talk to you About something" He said holding her hand trying to drag her away. "Hayden what are you doing, I told you I had a prior engagement" she said trying to pry her hand away "just a minute Dav" she excused to David who was staring at both of them curiously. " No worries, cutie pie, take your time, I am waiting outside, come fast, am starving" he said turning his back to go outside. "She is not coming, we are having lunch together while discussing something" Hayden said with gritted teeth still holding her hand in tight grip. "Hayden, what are you doing, I told you, I will come some other day, please" she said now softly "no we are talking about it now, I am not going back and we are definitely having lunch together" He replied cooly.

"Listen dude, if she isn't willing , then why are you forcing her?" David spoke up who was still standing there after hearing about Elena not coming back.

"Its ok, Dav, don't worry, you go ahead, I will call you later" she said with sorry eyes. "I am so sorry" she whispered to David, hand still in Hayden's grip. "Its ok" He winked trying to ease her guilt. Hayden was furious, that smile of hers, that soft caring talks were only for him, and should be for him. It was creating turmoil inside him and he fucking winked at her. She was his friend, only his, how could he do this, these were his rights. He dragged her away from there to go to her office, stopping at Erica's desk to ask her to warm the food giving her food packet, he pulled her inside with him slamming the door shut, backing her against the door. "What was that Hayden, I can't believe you are dragging me here and there like a rag doll, I told you.." "you will not talk to him from now onwards" Hayden interrupted saying words with venom. "What? No you will not tell me who to talk to and who not, I will" she said crossing her arms abruptly turning her head to another side. He doesn't know whether to fight with her or kiss her, as she was looking adorable doll doing the gestures during a fight. A small smile made its way on his face seeing her facing away like child. Elena saw from the corner of her eye, he was smiling like a fool, ofcourse a fool he was, she thought. First he was there with his fiance doing God knows what, and now he came after me when I was enjoying with Dav. "I can't believe, you are smiling, Hayden I will-mmph" he cut her furious rambling with a long sensual kiss.

Taken by a surprise Elena didn't respond back but Hayden who was now palming her cheeks pressed them between his hands asking her to kiss back. She immediately responded by fisting lapels of his blue tux in her small hand, placing other on his chest making it more intimate. After a long smooch, they detached their mouths panting for oxygen. Both were in daze seeing each other in the eyes.

"I don't like it" he said still maintaining eye contact "huh" she asked confused yet still dazed. "I don't like it when you are talking to him, laughing with him. I don't want to see him near you again. You will not talk to him. Hell you can't talk to any man like you talk to me. That is just for me" he insisted like a child without thinking or pondering over his thoughts.

"And why not? Hayden do you even know what are you talking about" she tried to said in a stern voice. Keyword 'tried' but this was Elena we were talking about. She's the most gentle person ever. " No, I don't and by the way what is with stupid nicknames 'cutiepie' and 'Dav'. You both have names. Why call with different names" He said irked furrowing his eyebrows like contemplating himself too about what was he talking about, and why was he set on not sharing Elena with anyone else as a friend or was it something he was not getting it. whatever it was he will talk to Michael or Martha rather than banging his head thinking hard about it, but right now he just wanted to focus on her.

"Hayden.." Elena softly whispered knowing that he was becoming too possessive to over her who he just saw as a friend. Maybe he was confused - she thought. "No Elena, you are not meeting him, promise me... Or I will have to make you" He said stubbornly like a kid who wanted to keep their barbie dool all to themselves..

"Make you, really Hayden?" She said raising her eyebrow. "Yeah" he said kissing her again with such passion and intensity that she would have fallen if not for Hayden and the door she was backing on. She kissed him back with equal fervour with her hands on his shoulders pulling him more closer if possible pouring all her emotions love, frustration, sadness, confusion... into it.

Once they realised they were out of breath, they parted lips making Hayden trail kisses along her jawline to her neck. After sucking and biting he found her sweet spot near her ear when she could not stop herself from moaning. Leaving her neck, he again covered her mouth with his, this time in a soft, feather like yet firm smooch.

Parting, Hayden put his forehead on her's making her open her eyes, finding Hayden already staring at her with expression- she doesn't want to name to complicate this already messed up situation in her life. "Hayden.." she called him with a pleading eyes but he has come to pick up on her thinking "sshhh... I know" he said "I know what do you want to say, and I promise I will not hurt you in any way" he said kissing her forehead with closed eyes savouring the feeling, lingering there for more time which was enough gesture to show her that he cared for her genuinely. "Now say it you won't talk to him" He again pestered her. "No, I can't do that he is my friend Hayden just like... You" she said with difficulty. No he was not her friend, she saw Hayden more than friend but she couldn't say it to Hayden. "Oh so he's like me, to you?" He incredulously asked. "Hayden.." she was saying something when her growling stomach interrupted them. "This is not over, we will talk about it afterwards, lets eat, I had brought lunch, my favourite buttermilk fried chicken, can you imagine Delilah knew, she gave it to me" he said teasingly. "What" she said loudly surprised "what the hell, that was me Hayden, I brought the lunch, why would Delilah say this?" She asked more to herself scrunching up her nose pressing her lips together more like pouting."

Hayden couldn't control it, he started laughing "I know it was you, I was just teasing you" he explained in between laughter "you should have seen your face"

"Hayden I am not going to leave you" she said while hitting him him on the chest, on his arms or wherever she could. "Good, I don't want you to" he replied to her seriously and hugged her tightly thinking I have to sort myself out, was it what he was thinking?.....

Guys, what is he thinking? No brainer that he is in love but yet to realise..

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