She took her phone out and connected the call after seeing the identity of the caller, it was Bella. She quietly listened to her non-stop rambling about some file before she came to the main point.
"What!" She exclaimed in annoyance as the frown on her face deepened.
"Hold on." She spoke into the phone's speaker before turning her attention towards the man who was standing a couple of feet away from her, waiting patiently for the elevator which was used by the staff members.
"You!" She pointed the index finger of her free hand towards him and yelled at the top of her lungs, startling the poor man. "You are coming with me." Before he could understand what was going on, he found himself being dragged by her into her personal elevator.
"Give me an hour." She spoke into the phone again before disconnecting the call.
David looked at the woman who looked no less than a crazy person to him with a complicated expression. He shifted his eyes from her face to the hand with which she was grabbing the lapels of his coat. "Boss, can you please let go of my coat?" He managed to speak as he tried his best to suppress the smile which was threatening to bloom over his blank face.
"What do you mean?" Stella turned her head around and pursed her lips when her eyes landed on her fist which was tightly holding on his coat's lapels. She felt ashamed for acting like this before her employee, and that too on the first day of his job. She slowly let go of his coat while trying to avoid his heated gaze.
"Ah..I-I am sorry." She managed to apologise to him for behaving like a child throwing a tantrum. But she couldn't be blamed for it. She needed his help in delivering an important document and it was back at her place.
"It's alright. But may I ask what happened, Boss?" He spoke up as he fixed his coat.
"Well, I actually need your help with..." Before she could tell him for what she needed his help with, her words got stuck inside her mouth, refusing to leave the back of her throat when he ears registered the weird noises that the elevator was making.
"F**k!" She cursed under her breath. "Not again." Just as she was done with the cursing, the elevator dropped down a couple of floors before it came to a halt after making a loud screeching sound.
"Are you okay?" David asked with concern when the emergency lights of the elevator were turned on, his eyes fixed on the ceiling. He frowned when he found her curled up in a corner, hugging her knees to her chest.
"Boss?" He called out softly, only to hear faint sobs in response.
Shaking his head slightly, he walked up to her and settled down on the floor next to her. "Scared of being trapped in an elevator." His words were more like a statement rather than a question, but Stella still nodded her head which was resting on top of her folded knees.
"I am sure it won't take them long to fix it." He still tried his best to comfort her, even though he knew it wouldn't help her. But it was better than staying quiet.
"They added these emergency lights after the last time I got trapped inside the other one." She managed to speak in between her faint sobs. "But it doesn't help much."
"I can tell that." He murmured to himself as he gazed at her shrunken silhouette. "What the actual f**k!" He cursed loudly as the pale emergency lights of the elevatore were cut off, making the small space to be shrouded in darkness. He could barely make out the silhouette of the woman sitting next to him as his eyes adjusted to the dark.
Her sobs grew louder as her breaths were becoming shallow with each passing second. "Hey, hey, hey!" He began to panic as he didn't know how to help her with it without letting his emotions get the better of him. Heaving a sigh, he gave up on talking to her as he knew too well that it won't help her out. "I'm sorry." He muttered softly before scooping her in his arms. He made her small figure rest on his lap and wrapped his arms around her around, hugging her close to himself.
"Shhh!! It's alright, I'm here." He muttered softly as he rocked her back and forth like a baby.
Letting go of her knees, Stella wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in the crook of his neck.
"Keep your eyes closed and just listen to my voice." He guided her as continued to rock her. "Do you want me to tell you a story? Or I can sing you a song. But I must warn you that I am a really bad singer." He chuckled lightly as he tried to lighten up the atmosphere for her.
When he didn't hear a response from up, he braced himself for the humiliation and tried to give it a go anyways. Clearing his throat, he began to sing one of his favorite song 'All of You' by 'John Legend'.
'What would I do without your smart mouth
Drawing me in, and you kicking me out
Got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down
What's going on in that beautiful mind
I'm on your magical mystery ride
And I'm so dizzy, don't know what hit me, but I'll be alright
My head's under water
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind
'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
'Cause I give you all, all of me
And you give me all, all of you
How many times do I have to tell you
Even when you're crying you're beautiful too
The world is beating you down, I'm around through every mood
You're my downfall, you're my muse
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
I can't stop singing, it's ringing, in my head for you'
Before he could sing any further, a couple of flashlights blinded his eyes. Thinking that it might be the technicians, he tried to move Stella down his lap, but failed to do so as her figure was clinging to him tightly.
"Boss, are you okay?" It was Edward who was popping his head inside the elevator through the small space between the doors that he had managed to open forcefully while the technicians worked on the control panel to fix it.
David looked at the woman who was in his arms and answered. "She's fine."
"Who are you?" Edward questioned him after he heard the unfamiliar manly voice. He knew almost everyone who worked with his Boss, especially the men who worked with her. Who was this guy? Was he from the enemy side?
"David, David Morrison. I am her new personal assistant." He plainly answered, though he wanted to kill the man. But he controlled his temper which was building up as he looked at the woman in his arms. Though she had stopped sobbing, but he could feel his shirt becoming wetter as time passed by.
"Keep your eyes closed and think of someone who makes you feel relaxed in any sort of situation." He muttered softly next to her ear.
"Adam?" A low whimper escaped her lips uncontrollably.
His heart began to ache when he heard the pain and longing with which her voice was laced. "Shhh! I am here." He patted the back of her head lightly.
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Ten minutes later, two figures were standing at the entrance as they waited for Edward to bring out the car.
"I am sorry for troubling you." Stella muttered softly, her voice barely audible. She was not only apologizing to him for troubling him at this hour but also about the elevator.
"It's alright, Boss. After all, it's my job as your personal assistant to look after you." David replied politely to her as he avoided to look directly into her eyes which were fixed on her.
Stella hummed lightly before shifting her gaze away from his figure. "I need you to deliver a document to a place, and it is important that you do it within an hour. Actually it's fifteen minutes less than that." She corrected herself as she realized that they have wasted fifteen minutes inside the elevator.
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