he

m still half asleep. The pillow landed nicely on the ground with a light thud. I s

eps on getting closer and closer but I don't really bother opening my eyes since it doesn't concern me much. If a

I see Alex holding a pan and a spatula. He is grinning evilly at me. Our foreheads bumpe

ightening and I just end up staring into his eyes without him noticing. The way he's holding the pan and

at?'' He snaps before throwing the pan toward me, hitting my ar

staring at my chest frequently, I immediately drop my arm and pull the cov

t after all the trouble I've gone through getting in.'' His height somehow intimidate

t of my room, ''Alex!'' I use both of my hands trying to pull him but he ju

him and my hands move up to his chest immediately. Our face are inches apart when I look up into his

zing into mine. I am somehow locked, I can't move or resist his touch. When we are close enough that our nose are touc

ther and I can see his eyes staring at my lips. I love how his hand wrapped nicely ar

ngers through his hair. I love how messy his hair looks but neat at the same time. His

u to get ou

' He sits on the couch, gr

d just focus on the screen, I hit the back of his head and he curses something that isn't quite clear, ''Alex, get out.'' I say, pretending to be angry. He tur

ry.'' He winks again, ''And c

houlders, ''Why are you here anyw

, we have an event tonight and I might as well spend the

e work,

te already.'' I see him grinning at me, as if asking me to skip work and spend the day with him but I can't.

before running t

from behind but I

ee. I grab my white blazer from my walk-in closet and a pair of light pink pumps. When I am done wearing them, I take my h

coloured clutch that matches my pumps. When I'm all set, I walk out of my bedroom to find Alex chewing on my chips.

e is already standing up, leaving the chips on the coffee

'' I immediately walk o

e, Athena. You have five minutes left,'' He says from beh

rabs me by the arm as soon as I try to walk a

w. I can't seem to resist his cologne. They are haunting me, making me want him more and makin

decision.'' His grip on my arm loosening little by little, as if he know I could

magazines, me kissing Alex. She won't be pleased. So let's not make her piss by arriving late. I si

is car. Once we get inside, we both buckle

t to open the door, Alex locks the door. I groan before tu

'' I see him lifting his index fi

I turn to look at the door again but he's not unlocking them, not unt

ugs before holding the steering

entally,

d. My lips end up kissing his and he grabs my neck so that he could deepen the kiss. My eyes end up shut just like his. We both let our lips move in sy

arm around his shoulde

like we couldn't stop and none of us wanted to. I feel his hands moving down to my waist, tugging at my blazer, wanting to take it off and before

ft kisses and my head lifts up, giving him a better access to my neck. When his hands end up rub

es, I find him grinning playfully at me. He teased me, for sure. I find hi

, babe.'' I eye his red sw

I groan before pulling at my blazer which is on his steering wheel and put it on. I find him unlocking th

t pace, enterin

oanna walking and when she sees me

Joanna.''

n a mess?'' She rais

feel my cheeks heat up just remembering the kiss me and Alex shared earlier. It wasn

d. Follow me to my office.'' She starts t

t on the chair opposite from h

?'' her eyes burning into mine.

ke a chuckle but she didn't move away

ws both of her hands up in the air, ''This is nonsense, I can't believe

know him, Joanna.'' I shrug

he bar?'' She rais

member the way he looked at me when I was talking nonsense. I can still remember how he looks de

en, a photo of me kissing Alex in the car. Wait—wait a moment. Isn't t

is chest, more like pulling him closer. There are five pictures of us kissing nonstop. I can't bel

g comfortable with the myster

oanna staring at me intensely, ''Look

ned?'' She closes th

rything seems to appear at the news, magazines and gossip channels, so his

e off, ''F

''So we have to get married in two weeks. The marriage ends after The World Cup does. I

ain the whole kissing.'

ct like it's not really a big matter to me but to be honest, it's quite a big deal. I'm not the

ight at the event, the press will question where I work and stuff, it will end u

w times, not really believin

e out, ''Even if this is just a de

Bu

off, ''N

d she snaps her fingers in front of me, making me

s it?'' I raise

Sometimes it doesn't make any sense so I have to listen out so

ll inform us everything. You will tell us if you are going on a date so that I could send a few reporters to take pictures of

It seems like I'm.

back down, ''Just do

l happen. He won't find out if I do a great job. I'll just make him believe that I have quit my job as a rep

like