"Scott???" The name rolled off her tongue before she could come out of her shocked state.
"Stella!" The ginger head spoke up, his lips curling up in a bright smile. "I thought I won't get to see you ever again." He stood up from his seat and engulfed her in a bear hug.
"Me too." Stella was being crushed in between him arms, but still managed to reply to him.
"How are you doing?" Scott asked her, not letting her go.
"At the moment, I am having a hard time breathing. You are crushing me, Scott." Stella mumbled.
"Oh! I am sorry." He replied, letting her go. "Got carried away their for a minute." He gave her a cheeky smile.
"It's alright! I am used to it, or at least I was." She giggled in return.
"What are you doing here?" She continued.
"Well, yours truly here managed to sign a contract with the Levinson's Corp." He replied excitedly, but it soon died down when he realized that he was sitting in Adam's office. 'Uh-oh.' He turned his face towards the other side of the table and gulped a mouthful of saliva.
"I am so sorry." He whispered, looking at Adam. He had heard about how ruthless Adam Levinson was when it came to business, which definitely included his meetings.
Stella turned around to look in the same direction as he was. As soon as she did, her eyes landed on a face which was as black as the bottom of a pot, may be even more.
"What's with your face?" She asked Adam, raising an eyebrow at him.
"You know him? You know Scott Trevor?" Adam replied to her with a question of his own.
"Uh-huh." Stella nodded her head in a yes.
"How?" Adam gritted his teeth.
"He was my senior in high school." Stella replied, not giving him much details.
"It didn't seem like he was just your senior a minute ago." Adam added, hinting towards the hug.
"Is that jealousy I hear in your voice?" Stella curled her lips up in a smirk.
"Answer my question." Adam narrowed his eyes at her.
Stella made her way around the table and grabbed his face in between her palms before placing a loud, wet kiss on his lips.
Scott, who was still standing in his spot, felt his soul leaving his body when he saw Stella kissing Adam.
"Why are you still standing?" Stella asked Scott, not moving her eyes from Adam's face. "Have a seat." She continued.
Scott furrowed his brows as he looked at her back. Before he could open his mouth to say something, Adam spoke up.
"Have a seat Mr. Trevor." Adam added, not bothering to look at him.
When Scott was settled in his seat once again, Stella turned around and sat down on Adam's lap.
Adam wrapped his arms around her waist immediately, he wouldn't like it if she slipped from his lap.
"How do we know each other? Tell him." Stella asked Scott as she leaned against Adam's sturdy chest.
Scott looked at the duo before him, still confused about what was actually happening.
"Start talking." Stella added, giving him a frustrated look.
Scott furrowed his eyebrows, but replied nonetheless. "She got into my high school on a full scholarship. I was her senior, a year ahead of her. We were paired up for a team to represent our school at a quiz competition. That's how we got to know each other."
Stella interrupted him. "And then we were asked to represent the school at every single competition. Sometimes it was just the two of us, at others, there were other students as well. But over time, we became close, inseparable you could say. He was the only friend I had at that hell."
"He helped me getting better after my parents died. He helped me in running away from my so called family. He was always there for me." Stella continued as her lips curled up in a soft smile.
She turned to face Adam. " He was the only family I had at that time. He was my best friend Adam, still is."
"So, I want you to meet Scott Trevor, my best friend." Stella cupped his cheeks.
"And you boy, meet Adam Levinson, my boyfriend." She turned her face towards Scott and continued with a cheeky smile.
"What!!!!" Scott asked her, not believing his ears. His jaw was almost touching the floor.
"Yes, yes. You heard it right. The great Adam Levinson is my boyfriend." Stella added, her chin slightly raised up in the air.
Adam gazed at her face which was brimming with happiness. It was the first time that she had called him as her boyfriend, and that too before somebody else.
"How did you do it?" Scott asked her, still not believing the fact that his high school best friend, who hated boys other than him, could actually manage to bag such a big fish. 'Damn girl.'
"She didn't need to do anything except for being herself." It was Adam who replied to him.