"Anything? "Zawadi asked again.
"Yes, anything you want" he reassured.
"Well in that case I want to go with you to your next business trip. I want to make sure that there is no one throwing themselves at you while you're away." she told him with a pout on her face.
"Well in that case, you will have to be my personal assistant cupcake " he smirked down at her.
Zawadi didn't know what to say. She did want to be closer to him but being his PA was something she had never thought of.
"W-what? No. " she shook her head negatively.
"Oh yes cupcake. You have to be my new PA" he stated again.
"I can't. You already have a PA" she reminded him.
" Yes, I did yesterday but I fired her today. " he stated casually.
"What? Why" she asked dumbfounded.
"Because, I can't stand her throwing herself at me anymore. And it was because of her that you were mad at me. " he explained.
As selfish as it seemed, Zawadi was happy that he had fired his previous PA.
"I am still mad at you. " she informed him then frowned, "I hope she gets another job soon. " she mumbled.
"Do you really? " he asked with a grin.
"No" she giggled then continued, " But I wouldn't know what to do. How can I possibly be your PA? "
"You can be my PA. I'll take you through everything myself if I have to. Come on it won't be that hard. I know you can do it" he urged.
"Let me think about it at least" she requested.
"Of course love, Just don't take too long. I'm not the most patient man ever" he remarked.
"I'll give you my answer tomorrow " she told him.
"Okay I'll be waiting. Now come here" he pulled her close and captured her lips with his.
Lost in the moment she kissed him back. He had hurt her yes, but she wouldn't let that one misunderstanding get in the way of her future with him. She still wanted him with her just like she did before.
They broke apart soon after and she wrapped her arms around his torso. She pressed her head against his chest and said" please don't ever do something like that to me . You mean the world to me. You are my world. " she whispered.
"I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you. I will make it up to you I promise. Please don't ever leave me again. I'm so lost without you. " he told her.
"Then don't ever let me go" she said breathing in his scent
"I don't intend to " he said simply.
Later, they were cuddled on the couch watching a movie . He looked down and realized that she was sleeping. Slowly, he carried her up to her room and laid her on the bed. He tucked her in and gave her a kiss on the forehead before leaving the room.
When Lucas came down the stairs, he saw John in the kitchen. It was already dark and he was back from work.
"Hey, you are back already?" Lucas asked.
"Yeah, I usually get off early. " he told him.
"Can I talk to you? " John asked Lucas.
"Yeah, sure. What about? " Lucas sat on a stool near the counter.
"About Zawadi" John replied, pouring two cups of coffee. He handed him one cup and took the other, bringing it to his lips, he took a sip then turned his attention back to Lucas.
"I know it's not my place to intervene but still, I have to tell you this. I don't know exactly what happened between you and Zawadi, but I know that it affected her a lot.
She was such a mess this morning. I have never seen her like that. I know she acts all tough but deep down she is not that strong. She is hurting and she needs you. Don't ever hurt her like you did yesterday. She needs you and she loves you so much. " John told Lucas.
"Look, I know I hurt Zawadi by what I did but I love her. She means the world to me. I can tell you confidently that I will never hurt her again. Even I want to see her happy. I didn't mean to hurt her but I promise you that it will never happen again." Lucas assured him.
"I hope so. Come on let's watch a football game " John chimed.
Zawadi woke up later in the night hungry. She made her way to the kitchen and took out some food from the fridge.
Still sleepy, she placed the food in the microwave and switched it on. She jumped slightly when she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist.
She relaxed when she realized that it was Lucas's arms. She turned in his hold and tilted her head to look up at him.
"Lucas" Zawadi sighed and leaned her head on his chest.
"Yes cupcake " he kissed her hair.
"You are still here? I thought you had left already. " she snuggled closer to him.
"I didn't want to leave while you were still asleep. I wanted to see you before I left" he said sweetly.
"Hmmm"she hummed softly.
"Let's feed you and get you back to bed. You look tired" he remarked.
He sat down and placed her on his lap. He pulled the plate closer .
"Open wide cupcake " he said as he brought the spoon to her mouth.
Slowly he fed her until most of the food was gone.
"I'm full. " she whined softly.
"Okay, then let's get you to bed" he carried her up to her room and laid her on the bed. Then he covered her with a duvet and turned to leave.
"Stay" she requested, her eyes closed, " don't go. Please stay with me. "
"Okay. I'll stay, Just go to sleep" he placed a kiss on her forehead and got in under the covers just next to her.
He pulled her body close to his and slept.