Crazy Stupid Love

Office Surprise...

The irritating beeping sound of the alarm clock next to my bed is ringing irritability in my ears, the neighbors’ dog starts barking.

Oh great! Now I have to really wake up, I cannot sleep through that. I hit the snooze button and Crap! Late. The alarm must be ringing every fifteen minutes for the last two hours.

I quickly jump out of bed. Good thing it's Tuesday and house keeping is coming, I do not even have time to make my bed.

I stand up too fast and do not feel too good. I feel dizzy. Probably coz I slept in until late. I never sleep in late. I take quick shower, I notice, and outfit already laid out on me with a note on it.

HAVE AN EARLY CLASS, WEAR THIS AND BREAKFAST IS ON THE TABLE.

"Oh thank you April, what would I do without you?” I mumbled as I threw on my clothes looking pleased at her choice of shoes.

Peep toe Royal blue suede Louis Vuitton shoes they had a Diamante crystal on top, just three inches high. "Perfect" I say as I slip them on.

I go to the mirror and I take a quick glance at myself. The white silk chiffon blouse matched perfectly with royal blue chinos and a white slim belt.

"Thank you mom" If there was ever a time I should thank my mom for her shopaholic ways it would be now. I have never wore most of the pretty girlish things she brought me, I like my torn Levi's jeans and converse sneakers.

They made me comfortable plus they where less of an effort to wear.

I drive as fast as I humanly could in my sports car. Driving bumper to bumper. I was a drag racer back home so going through New York traffic was nothing for me.

I have never been too close to mom but dad loved cars. He had a passion for small little cars that speed on the road. I was an only child, He kind of instilled some of his passions on me.

My dad took me to a racing track when I was just ten, Oh I learned to drive at age nine by the way. Age 16 I was the fastest girl behind the wheel in my home town..

I come in rushing through the revolving door waving my hand at the receptionist at the front desk and run to the lift. Just in time as it beeps to open.

I take a deep breath and step in as it opens. Thank God, there's no one inside. I was out of breath and not in the mood for small talk especially because I was running late.

"Please hold the lift," says Chris as he paces towards the lift.

"Oh crap, not him," my inner goddess whispers. I cannot share a lift with Chris. I have been ignoring his calls and now I have to share a lift with him? I look at the close button.

“Do it, do it now!" My inner goddess whispers. I look at him increasing his pace. I give him a pout and hit the close button. It closes right away as he was abouts five feet away.

I giggled as I saw the look on his face when the door closed. He looked so dumb and stupid. I wave at him.

"Take that you jerk!" My inner god screams in happiness. She had her Indiana Jones jacket on and she was taking no prisoners. I know it was probably juvenile of me but that man did deserved no loyalty from me.

Non whatsoever. He treated me like trash and I was going to use every chance to get back at him, starting with the lift.

"Revenge is a dish best served cold," I mutter as I walk out of the lift into my office’s look at my time piece and I’m just over thirty minutes late.

"Isabella your messages" Martha yells at me as I was about to duck into my office. That was a surprise. I never get any messages from the front desk.

I approach her and smile as I see the beautiful lilies on her desk. I loved lilies. They where my favorite. I walk up to her.

"Good morning Martha..." I said with a smile that touched my eyes.

"Glad to see one of us is enjoying it, some of us had to wake up at dawn to get to work on time, here are your messages" she hands me over two small pieces of paper. I do not look at them.

"Nice flowers..." I said to her hoping that It would lighten up her sour mood. I know I was late but Martha was over reacting considering that I have been putting on extra hours since I started working at SPH.

"I'm glad you like them, you can take them off my desk, I hate flowers they trigger my sinuses, they where delivered for you this morning but since you couldn't be here on time, I had to sign for them"

Oh dear me! Flowers for me? I can't remember the last time someone bought me flowers. I was just so happy to hear that they where mine, I did not mind Martha's attitude anymore. She signed for my beautiful lilies.

"I wonder who they could be from" I smile like a little child as I lift them off the table in the ugliest vase I have ever laid my eye upon.

"Oh Jane said to call you in as soon as you come in." she said as she typed. Not even giving me a look.

"Okay, thanks’ Martha ill go to her now..." I said as I walked to my office.

"Oh and Isabella" she said and I stopped and looked at her. "Bring back my vase, that's from my mother in law" she continued to say.

"That explains why it’s so ugly," I mumbled silently as I sashayed to my office. I really didn’t mind that the vase was ugly. I was so pleased with my flowers.

I placed them on the desk and threw my purse on the table.

I knock softly on my boss's door and let myself in. Her door is always open. She is completely glued on her screen but looks up as soon as she hears me walk in.

"Good morning boss lady" I said with a smile as I went to her desk. She was busy on her laptop which was an unusual thing to see, She usually has her nose in books with a pen on in her hand.

"Morning dear please sit down, I have something for you..." I sit down on a chair next to her office desk facing her. She pulls a drawer and hands me a flash drive and gives it to me. It’s not the one I gave her yesterday.

" There's some publications that need approval in there and some scripts needs to edited there's a lot to fix, I need them by end of business today." "I know it's a lot dear but also I know you can handle it" she continued to say.

"I'm just glad that I won’t be working with pen and paper" I said sarcastically as I take the flash drive from her hand. She takes a second of silence and then burst out into laughter.

"You know, I never thought I would be the one using these Flash thingies, but after you showed me how easy it works it's like I’ve discovered gold!

Now my authors can just attach anything on them and I just simply print them out, I mean I can save a thousand books in this little thing, I don't have to carry heavy boxes of scripts, I think ill have to buy a new briefcase, a smaller one" she laughs at the end of her sentence.

"That is what I am here to do, help you boss lady..." I said with a smile.

"I will be sure to bring it up with the board today and if all goes according to plan you will not be a junior anymore, I know it's only been a month but you have proven yourself to me that you need something more challenging, if you keep this up, you might be promoted sooner than expected".

She said with a smile.

"Well boss lady, I have a ton of scripts to get through and I don't think my boss would be happy with me if she heard that I’m making small chit chat with a BBT woman on company time... " I said sarcastically with a smile.

"BBT?" she said.

"Born before technology," I said as I giggled out of her office. I hear her laughing behind me. I get into my office and I take out Martha's messages for me.

I HOPE YOU LIKE LILLIES...

It does not say whom it is from, I look at the second one.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME? I CANT SLEEP AT NIGHT!

Same as the first one. No recipient. This is weird. I was not in a relationship with anyone. Chris would certainly not send me flowers and besides he came in late this morning.

I cannot help but giggle when I think of the incident with the lift. His eyes when they met my pout. That look was priceless. Would take first place for the dummest look of the century.

Well they could be from Kenny. A part of me was hoping that they where from him.

I mean I know it's a bad idea seeing or starting any kind of personal relationship in the workplace but I had it bad for this guy.

In all the times we have been together alone all I have wanted to do was to feel him next tome. His strong body against mine. The soft sweet taste of his lips.

I smile a smile that touches my eyes as I think of the lingering kiss I had shared with Kenny. I put my index finger up and gently rub my lips with it.

"What was that?" A male voice rudely disturbs me as I was about to have a wet dream in my office. He sounds angry.

I look upon him. Crap! Christopher in his three-piece navy suit and gray tie. He is gorgeous even when he is angry and even when I am angry I cannot see past his gorgeous looks.

This being the man who took me away and treated me like dirt. As much as I would hate to admit it but this man had a hold on me but I will be damned if I let him think what happened was okay, I was hoping not have this conversation with him now while things are still so fresh.

"It's now or never Bella" my inner god whispers as I make my way to close the door. If there was going to be a scene at the office then it was best done behind closed doors.

I knew this day would come eventually and I would have to confront him, I was not ready but it had to be done, I had to get over him and over what happened at some point, there was no use prolonging the inevitable it even further. I walk up to him and I glaze in his eyes with fire raging in mine.

"What the f**k makes you think you can just throw yourself in my office and start making a scene?" I took a deep breath aware that I was being loud.

" Look I don't know what it is you want to say to me to me but I have no interests in hearing it, you got what you wanted and now I have nothing more to give you, Now if you would please be so kind as to leave my office before I call security to escort you out. This is after all my office" I stepped away from him calmly and sashayed to my desk.

"April, it's not what you think, it's just... you wouldn’t understand, I'm sorry, I just..."

I raise my hand up stopping him to talk any further and making my blood boil even further. Obviously, he seemed to have lost his nerve. He was chocking on his words. He really had nothing to say me that I would want to hear.

"Like I said, NOT! interested, please close the door on your way out Christopher I'm sure HR wouldn’t be impressed to hear that I’m wasting company time discussing my private life" I pulled my chair and opened my laptop.

I switch it on and type in my password. A few seconds later I hear the door closing. Thank god, he is gone, I realize that I was holding my breath.

Oh, man! This so frustrating. Was I being irrational? I do not think I was. I was taking charge of my life. I had to show him that he could not break me.

"Oh get over it already " my inner goddess whispers. I shake my head and put in my flash drive in my laptop and I am impressed with what my boss has done. Now I knew why she was so successful .She was a hard worker and a fast learner. I had big shoes to fill if I wanted to be half as good as she was.

"And this is why they pay you the big bucks boss lady..." I said with a smile as through her work. I was pleased.

It is not easy finding my brains this morning as so much has already happened. I look at the flowers on my desk kissed by the sun through the rays of the blinds in my office.

A smile takes hostage of my face. I cannot help but feel happy somehow. Was it the flowers? Was it that I told Christopher off? I had a pretty good idea who they might be from. Kenny I think. I would have to call him and thank him for the flowers.

"Don't do it April...." My inner goddess whispers.

"Oh it's just a phone call" I mutter silently to her.

"Don't cross that line, remember Chris?" she says to me again.

"I know but he's different," I whisper in my head.

"Bella..." she warns me. I shake my head. 'Why am I arguing with myself?' I said as took the receiver.

I speed dial to his office. It is ringing and I start being nervous. Oh my, to hear his voice. What will I say to him? I was suddenly overwhelmed and nervous at the same time.

I mean I wanted to say "Thank you" for the flowers, they certainly made my day. However, I also wouldn’t want to send him the wrong message.

"The Base head quotters, Jessica speaking" came a voice from the other side of the line. It must be his secretary and I should have known it wouldn't direct me straight to his office phone, I had to go through reception first.

"Hi, it's Isabella Johnson from SPH..." I said hoping not to sound too nervous.

"Yes Miss Johnson, is there something wrong with the prints?" She asked assuming that my call was work related.

"Oh no, the prints are fine, I was wondering if I could talk to Kenny, ehm… Mr. Vice" I said softly.

" I’m sorry but he didn’t come in this morning, he is out of town, maybe I can help?" she said sweetly.

Of course, she couldn’t help. I wanted Kenny. I wanted to thank him for the lovely lilies in my office, I could not exactly tell her that but most of I think I just wanted to hear his voice.

“On no Jessica its fine, it's not urgent, when will he back?" I ask with a concerned tone.

"He should be back on Thursday evening but he'll only be in the office on Friday, can it wait till then? If it can't I’m sure I can help or find someone who can" She was so sweet and eager to help. No wonder Kenny hired her, she sounds so efficient and trustworthy.

"No it's fine, thanks for the offer it's so sweet of you but ill be okay"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes I am, thanks for your help but I have to get back to my job, sorry for keeping you from yours"

"Its fine, if you need anything please don't hesitate to let me know, I’ll be more than willing to help you..."

That I certainly don't doubt. She was such a nice soul but I can't help think that she was just being too nice. On the other hand, was my imagination running away with me again? Well none of it mattered seeing that Kenny was out of town. He must have left in the morning and if he did then the he cannot have sent the flowers.