Chapter35

I felt the bulge in his pants through his trousers, rubbing against my behind and it made things even more awkward. The elevator was so congested that even when I tried to adjust or change position, I would end up rubbing myself against him. I decided to stand still until I reached the second to the last floor. After some minutes, to my relief, the elevator stopped on my floor. I quickly made my way out. As I walked away, I turned to look at him. I saw amusement linger in his eyes and a little smirk on his lips as the elevator doors closed once again. I closed my eyes for some seconds before reopening them and heading for the archives. * Ace's POV: I smiled to myself, trying my best not to laugh after Heather had left the elevator. Oh, how I loved her. She hadn't changed one bit. She was still the naïve, beautiful, shy and kinda clumsy little Heather of high meadows. I hoped I hadn't scared her. I was happy she was back though. Even if she seemed to be slightly intimidated by me, I would try my best to be her friend. The elevator stopped at the last floor and I went to meet Aiden. About thirty minutes later, I was done with Aiden and headed for the elevator once again. Luckily, when the door opened this time, there was no one. I entered it. At a point it stopped at the second to the last floor and when its door opened, it was Heather. She was laughing with someone as she stepped in. She hadn't seen me while she entered cause she was looking out at the person she was laughing with. "Yeah. Later." she laughed. When she turned to look at where she was going, she saw me standing there at a corner. She panicked a little and the smile on her face faded. She turned on her heel to leave but she missed her step and fell. "AH!" she exclaimed and fell while the door closed in front of her. "Oh! Sorry!" slightly amused I quickly helped her up, "Are you alright?" I asked trying not to laugh. She looked at me, her face red. "Ye– yeah." she quickly got out of my grip and went to stand at the other corner of the elevator. I stood in my own corner in silence. At a moment, a few seconds after I'd help her up, she looked at me and I looked at her. I was still very amused. All of a sudden, she burst out in a cute laugh. I joined her and we both laughed endlessly. "Oh my gosh, I am so ridiculous!" she exclaimed through her laughs. We both laughed some more. After a long laugh, we quieted down and there was silence once again. She looked at me a big smile. I smiled back. "Promise not to tell anyone." she giggled. "I promise." I smiled. "You better." she joked as the elevator door opened on our floor, "See– see you later." she said shyly and made her way towards her office. Damn. Was this my lucky day or what? I came out and watched her go. I smiled to myself and headed for my own office. She was even more beautiful when she laughed. That cute little giggle of hers hadn't changed. I secretly hoped that that little incident would change her impression about me. I hoped she wouldn't be intimidated anymore. I hoped she would talk to me the way she talked to everyone else or to her friends. Heather's POV: I went to my office and sat down to think of what had just happened. Oh gosh, I felt so embarrassed. Why the hell was I trying to run away from him?? He too noticed apparently and that's surely what got him amused. I laughed alone, thinking of how ridiculous I'd acted. He'd clearly wanted to laugh at me from the start. Gosh! I would even be more shy around him now. The best part of it all was that I'd discovered that he seemed to be someone nice. Not as sawyert had described him the first time. He was kinda playful. Maybe I was wrong to be afraid of him and avoid him. I would try to be more polite towards him than sceptical. But that would be hard because I was always going red and nervous around him. I didn't know why. Maybe that was why I'd avoided him in the first place. Because he made me nervous. For nothing. I shook my head and started to concentrate on the work I had to do. Christina's POV: I sat down the whole morning in my office. It was already ten o'clock but surprisingly, Ace hadn't come to greet me. He was quite odd. It was clear that he liked me and didn't know how to approach me because I was older than him and also his boss. Maybe he was just nervous. I could give him a little help by taking the first steps. I picked my office phone and called his office. "Yes, hello. Ace, I want you to come over now. Yes– okay. " I hung up and waited. Knowing he was on his way, I unbuttoned a few more buttons on my blouse, exposing a clear attractive cleavage. I'd always been big breasted for a white woman, and trust me, it attracted a lot of men. Especially the young ones. I pretended to write something important down. A few minutes later, a knock was heard and he came in. I didn't look up, pretending to be busy. "Good morning, Christina." he said in his smooth voice as he took a seat. I looked up at him and smiled. He smirked. "How are you?" I asked, adjusting in my chair and making my cleavage evident. He noticed but quickly withdrew his gaze. Sneaky little boy. "I'm fine. And you?" he asked causally.