On her way to work Skyla received a text from Huria. Skyla had texted her earlier, asking if they could et. She wanted to surprise her with gifts she had brought along from the Comic-Con.
[Hey! Sky, guess what? My boss and I are coming over today for that collaboration we spoke about. Can’t wait to et you.]
Her friend’s ssage spread a smile on Skyla’s face as she typed her reply.
[Aweso. I have a surprise for you. Will be waiting.] She hit the send as the cab ca to a halt outside Kincaid International.
She headed inside and found Lawrence in the lobby waiting for her. He urgently moved towards her and dramatically sighed.
"One more minute and my head would have exploded from another phone call from our impatient boss. He is expecting you." Lawrence rolled his eyes and Skyla wondered if she was late. Checking the ti she found she was still ten minutes early.
"I am not late, did sothing urgent co up?" Skyla was a bit apprehensive now.
"Yes, so etings are lined up but he is being extra impatient today. So, good luck." Lawrence ushered her towards the elevator so both of them could reach the top floor.
Earlier today when Lawrence had returned Zyair’s credit card and had inford him that Skyla didn’t use the money from it to make purchases at the Ani convention, it had infuriated Zyair and Lawrence had received quite a chiding.
So he had escaped his office to wait downstairs to fetch Skyla as soon as possible, knowing she would fix his bad mood.
"Yes, I know about the collaboration one, anything else too?"
"We have one with the ani departnt too. He is really invested in rchandising now. I think it’s very lucrative, you saw the prices on those collectables." Lawrence asked as they exited the elevator.
"Yes! I am looking forward to having our own now." Both of them paused outside his office door and Lawrence wished her good luck while moving away towards his own. She took a deep breath and knocked.
"You may enter," his deep voice rolled out and she pushed the steely grey door open and stepped in.
Her eyes landed on him as he was deeply buried in work with slight creases on his forehead. The pin she had given him proudly rested on his charcoal black suit jacket’s peak-styled lapel. Right above where his heart was.
Doran’s words echoed in her brain and she pushed them back with a snort. Nothing could convince her to betray this man.
"Good morning, Sir!" She greeted him with her radiant visage and Zyair instantly jerked his head up taking her in all of her. But his eyes focused on the pin in her hair. Resting so pristinely in her fire-kissed hair as if it had been created exactly for hers.
His heart swelled double in size, warmth trickled and settled in it, the warmth only she brought with her radiant smile and choosing to wear his gift. And before he knew it the creases vanished from his forehead and he found himself smiling under the mask.
"Good morning! Miss Skyla, please have a seat, we have a lot to discuss," he pointed and she obeyed without any reluctance.
"So let’s jump straight into it. We are expecting Won Fashionista’s boss Rais Lawlight and Huria today for the collaboration. They will be having lunch so please see to the preparations as you know best what Huria likes." He paused so she could type this down. Her work tablet was already in her hands.
"Secondly, we are going to brief the Ani departnt about our deal with B & J’s and decide which characters we will initially focus on for rchandising." Skyla lifted her head as if wanting to say sothing so Zyair stopped.
"Sir! I compiled a list based on what we saw at the convention. Of course, we can thoroughly discuss and make changes during the eting." The characters being highlighted the most and the rchandise selling like hotcakes; she took into consideration while creating this list.
"Let have a look," Zyair extended his hand and Skyla walked over to his desk and passed him her tablet after opening the list.
He diligently read it as she held her breath. Finally lifting his head he handed her the tablet back and clasped his gloved hands.
"Impressive as always, Miss Skyla. We will thoroughly discuss it in the eting today. We will be receiving so of the raw materials from B & J’s and I want production to start rolling. By Halloween when we will hold our grand function I wish to have both rchandise and the costus to be ready. So we have precisely seven months."
He explained in detail and Skyla nodded her head while noting every word down so she could schedule everything accordingly.
"We will be rocking by Halloween." She reassuringly smiled so so pressure he must be feeling would ease off and it did.
"Without a doubt. I will see you at the eting in an hour. Draw up all the points, Miss Skyla."
She efficiently nodded and took her leave so she could finish drawing the points.
As she reached the door and was about to exit his sultry voice reached her, hitting her in very wrong places.
"Miss Skyla! I am glad you chose to wear it. It looks beautiful in your hair."
Did he know his voice changed whenever he complinted her? Or was she imagining it?
She didn’t turn for her ears had started to heat up, how could just his voice affect her body? She shouldn’t be feeling this pull from rely his voice.
"And I am glad you did too." She inwardly smiled and slightly turned her head. He had stood up and was now leaning against his executive desk with his arms crossed. Watching her with a mixture of curiosity and adoration, his sharp gaze unsettled her. Her cheeks burnt.
"I will be wearing this every day, thank you for the thoughtful gift once again." His words deepened her blush so more.
Did he like it so much?
"It will be an honour for ." She respectfully nodded her head before quickly escaping his office. That gaze of his held so many anings but without seeing the whole of his face she found it impossible to decipher them.
Maybe soday he will open up and tell her exactly what goes on in his mind. Until then she wouldn’t draw conclusions and focus on work.
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