Next day at the office,
Stella came in Adam's office to hand over some files.
"There you go." She smacked the pile of files on his desk. "These are the files that you asked me to bring over."
"Well, thank you sweetheart. But may I know why are you so worked up?" Adam asked giving her a bright smile, one that could charm any girl on the planet and might even bent some men.
"Are you asking me why am I so cranky since morning?" Stella narrowed her eyes at him, her hands folded over her chest.
"Uhh. You could say that." He answered her meekly.
"Well, it's all thanks to you." Stella replied giving him a smile, one that didn't reach her eyes.
"Wh-what?" Adam asked her confusingly as he made his around the table towards her.
"You are the one who made me stay up late last night. Even after saying that it won't take long." Stella looked at him accusingly.
Adam stood before her, leaning against his office desk.
"And what's that got to do with your cranky mood?" Adam asked her as he wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him.
"I was already tired because of the party and I couldn't get enough sleep last night too. Now, I can not focus on my work no matter how hard I try to. And I even keep yawning." She berated him.
"It's alright if you can not focus on work today sweetheart." He said giving her a soft pat on the top of her head. "And I didn't hear you complaining about it last night. You were clearly enjoying the view and my company as well." He gave her devilish smile.
After a dramatic pause, he brought his lips closer to her ear. "As far as I remember, you were enjoying being in my arms, snuggled up against me. And you didn't seem to mind my kisses either. Specially when you were making those pleased sounds."
Stella's face turned crimson as his breath brushed over her ear, giving her goosebumps all over as he reminded her of the previous night and their time together.
"You weren't even letting go of my neck even when I withdrew my lips so that you could take a breath." He continued murmuring close to her ear, bringing his lips closer and closer to it.
"Ahh!" Stella yelped as he suddenly bit her earlobe. After biting her earlobe, he started sucking on it. Stella grabbed onto the lapels of his coat and moaned as shivers ran down her spine.
"You were enjoying it then as well just as you are now babygirl. You can not just blame only me for losing track of time when you are responsible for it yourself sweetheart. Who told you to look so tempting?" Adam spoke looking at the girl in his arms who was now breathing heavily with her eyes closed.
"Shut up." Stella smacked his shoulder lightly as her face turned a deep shade of red.
"By the way, we have a dinner to attend tonight." Adam spoke as he suddenly remembered about the invite.
"Do we have to?" Stella said with a pout.
"I know you are tired, so am I. If it wasn't important, I wouldn't have asked you sweetheart. And don't worry, it's not a business thing. A close friend of my Dad invited me for dinner at his place tonight and I want to introduce you to him. So, I will love it if you can accompany me." Adam explained to her.
"But if you don't want to go then I won't force you sweetheart. The choice is yours." He continued and placed a kiss on her forehead.
Stella pursed her lips as she fell in her deep thoughts. She didn't like going out to dinners and stuff but she didn't have the heart to say no to him. Specially when he was this sweet to her.
"I will go with you." She said heaving out a long sigh.
Adam smiled at her and places a lingering kiss on her lips.
"I know you are doing this for me. I really want to introduce you to him. He's like a father figure to me. I can't thank you enough Stella for agreeing to this." He said as he hugged her tightly.
"It's no biggie." Stella replied patting his shoulder softly.
"We will go back earlier than usual today so that you can have some rest before we head out for dinner." Adam said as he pulled himself back.
"But---." Adam placed a finger on her lips, stopping her from completing her sentence.
As if reading her thoughts, he spoke up. "I am the CEO and President of the company. I could do as I please and that includes going back home early before the office hours end." He gave her a wide grin.
Stella could only shake her head in response.