Listening to her reply, Adam was elated, he was over the moon. He couldn't help but grin like a fool.
"You just agreed to me. Right?" He asked her again to which she nodded.
"It means you and I are going to be friends. Right?" He asked her again.
Stella smacked her forehead hard. "YES! I agreed to what you said. And yes, we are friends now. If you still have some problem comprehending it, let me spell it out for you." She said dramatically waving her hands through the air.
"F.R.I.E.N.D.S!!! We are friends now. Get it through your thick skull." She said rolling her eyes at him.
"Okay, that's great. But remember what you just said, you aren't allowed to back off now, or ever in the future." He stated clearly.
"Ughhh! I take back what I just said. I am leaving now." She said standing up. She tried to take one step towards the door but was stopped by him.
Adam caught hold of her wrist and dragged her back to the couch without even moving from his position.
"Okay okay, I am sorry." He apologized to her raising his hands up in the air as if admitting his defeat. "But I have one request. Please don't say no." He continued.
"What is that?" She asked him back, narrowing her eyes.
"Umm You have to call me by name. No more Sir." He replied, scratching the back of his head.
"But how can I do that?" She asked. "What will everyone else think of me if I do that? You are my boss after all." She continued.
"I know, that's why I am not asking you to do that in front of my staff. Call me by my name when it's just the two of us. You can do that, can't you?" Adam asked her.
"That, I can do." Stella replied, giving him a bright smile.
Adam nodded while grinning. "Are you hungry?" He asked her.
"Yeah! I didn't eat anything at lunch because I was feeling so guilty." She replied meekly.
"What did you say?" Adam frowned at her reply.
Stella chose to remain quiet and didn't reply to him which only made him more angry.
He stood up, taking her hand, he almost dragged her out of his office.
"Where are you taking me?" She asked him almost running behind him but didn't get any reply.
"Adam?" She tried to get his attention.
"We are going to have something to eat." He replied, stopping in his tracks. Stella almost bumped into his back but managed to stop herself in time.
"Where's your mobile phone and bag?" He asked her to which she replied, "In my office."
"Stay here. I will be right back." He said leaving her in the hallway.
After two minutes he came back with her phone and bag in his hands along with his coat.
"Why did you bring those? It's not like we are going somewhere out." She asked him with a pout.
"Yes, we are." He responded, handing over her stuff.
"Why are we going out? Isn't Bob here today?" She inquired.
"He is, but I want to eat outside today. So, I will be taking you to one of my favorite restaurants." He said, putting on his coat.
"But---"
Before she could say anything, he interrupted her, "No buts. I am not taking no for an answer Stella."
Stella was put in a dilemma. She didn't think that it was good going out with her boss and that too at night. But they were friends now and if she turned him down, he wouldn't feel good. She didn't know why but she didn't want him to be sad, not even for a moment.
"Okay! But I have one condition." She said.
"I agree with whatever your condition is. Now let's get going, I am famished." He said dragging her to his elevator, again.
Stella could do anything but follow him. Once they were down Adam asked her to stay at the entrance, and went to the parking area himself.
After a while he drove out in his car and stopped right in front of her. When she finally settled in and put on the seat belt, he drove the car to their destination.
"So, where are we going?" Stella couldn't help but ask him.
"You'll see." He replied giving her a mysterious smile.
Stella shook her head sideways at his childish behavior. "One look at you now and people won't believe that you are the same Adam Levinson who's the President of Levinson's Corp." She scoffed.
Adam chuckled at her statement. "Well, they don't really know me then, neither do you."
The rest of their journey was quiet. Around half an hour later, Adam pulled up before a restaurant.