Chapter 5

• Nate's POV :
• "No, I didn't." I tried to deny it but my stupid face gave off and he jumped from his seat.
• "Holy fucking shit! Dude, you banged her. I fucking knew it. No wonder there is an awkward tension between you both," he squealed and had a look of shock and surprise on his face.
• "Shut your mouth. Jesus, Ryan!" I exclaimed and looked around, hoping no one heard us talking about my sex life.
• "I can't believe you didn't tell me, man. I thought you were still hung up on Rebecca. When did this happen?" he asked me, more curious than mad and I let out a huge sigh.
• "It was on the day of Rebecca's wedding. I was at the bar and Samantha was there too. We kinda hooked up after a few drinks." I paused and he kept looking at me expectantly.
• "And?"
• "It was just a one night stand, dude. I didn't even know her name back then." I defended myself and he shook his head.
• "Not that, dipshit. Tell me the details. How was it?" He whispered, making me grimace.
• "You are disgusting, man."
• "I thought we were bros," he gasped dramatically and I rolled my eyes.
• "Yeah, we are bros, not girls." I sat down on my seat and turned on my computer.
• "I was just curious. You should totally fuck her again," he suggested, not taking his eyes off his screen.
• "Not gonna happen. I was sad that day and just wanted a distraction. I'm totally fine now." I explained as I kept working.
• "Yeah sure," he scoffed and continued, "Dammit, now I gotta back off." He muttered and I looked at him in confusion.
• "What?"
• "Bro code and all. You had her first and now she is off-limits," he explained and for some reason, I felt relieved. It was not like I was going to go after her but at the same time, I didn't want him to go after her. I shook my head, trying to get her off my mind, and continued with my work.
• "This stays between us. Not a word to anyone, " I warned him and he made a gesture of zipping his lips while I shook my head with a small smile.
• "Hi Nate," I heard Amy's voice and looked up from my food. It was around noon and Ryan and I were having our lunch in the cafeteria.
• "Hey, Amy. What's up?" I asked, trying to sound cheerful.
• "Do you mind if I sit with you guys?" She asked hesitantly and I didn't know what to say. I kept staring at her for a long time until Ryan kicked me from under the table, making me wince a bit.
• "Su--sure, sit down." I smiled, glaring at him.
• "So Samantha just informed me that I should be working with you for a couple of days," she started and my eyes went wide.
• "Why?" I blurted, earning another kick under the table. Ryan mouthed the words 'Be nice'.
• "Uhh...I work at the back end," she gave me a nervous laugh, tucking her hair behind her ears and that's when it struck me.
• "Oh right, sure. We can work after lunch or something and start discussing," I replied, stuffing my face with my burger.
• "Great, I'm so excited." She giggled, touching my arm lightly.
• "I work in the back end too, Amy," Ryan spoke and I mentally thanked him for drawing her attention to him. I mean, she was a nice girl and all but I didn't want her to think I was interested. They continued to talk about random shit that I had no idea about while I remained silent, eating my food my peace.
• "I didn't know Ms. Perez eats here too," Amy whispered, looking behind me and I turned my head so fast that I almost sprained my neck. She was sitting all alone, eating her food, and kept going through her phone just like the same way she did that day at the bar.
• Dammit, why do I keep thinking about it whenever I see her?
• "She is so amazing and down to earth. I heard that she turned down David's offer to have a secretary." She continued to speak.
• Interesting!
• "But she is ruthless when it comes to work," I mumbled under my breath.
• "Of course, she has to be ruthless. That's what makes her the best." Amy kept gushing and for a split second, I wondered if she had a crush on her also.
• "Woah, turn away. She is looking at our table." Ryan whispered and looked down at his food. I couldn't help but laugh at his behavior.
• We were acting like a bunch of teenagers getting caught by the principal.
• "You got ketchup on your...umm," Amy pointed to my face and I tried to wipe it but she raced me to it and wiped the corner of my mouth, licking the tips of her finger. Ryan looked at me, raising an eyebrow.
• "I'll see you at your cubicle, Nate. Bye, Ryan." She smiled at us and stood up to leave.
• "God, I'm single as fuck." Ryan sighed when she was out of sight and I chuckled, punching his arm.
• "You can totally have her. No bro code and shit with this one," I raised my hands in defense.
• "She has eyes only for you though," he grumbled and we both stood up to leave.
• "I'm zero percent interested in her," I assured him.
• "You didn't say the same when we spoke about Samatha which means you are interested in her," he teased me while I smacked his head.
• "Fuck off!" I cursed and looked behind me one last time to see if she was still there but her seat was empty.
• In the next few days, Amy and I continued to work together. I actually found myself enjoying her company. Maybe we could be good friends. Ryan also joined us and we were having so much fun. I didn't see or talk with Samantha after that day and as much as I tried, not think about her. It kept bugging me.
• "You should have seen the look on his face, it was priceless." Ryan continued to laugh, telling Amy one of my embarrassing stories and I laughed along with them.
• "Mr.Wilson?" I heard a familiar sexy voice and turned around to see her standing near my cubicle. I stood up immediately.
• What was she doing here?
• Was I in trouble?
• "Yes, Ms. Perez."
• "My office. Now." That was all she said before turning around and kept walking.
• "What are you staring at? Go!" Ryan nudged me and I rushed out if my cubicle, straightening out my shirt and tie.
• "Close the door!" She said with no emotion in her voice and leaned against her desk. I took small steps towards her and noticed that she was wearing a grey shirt and black pencil skirt, her olive skin looked so smooth and sexy and she had her hair up in a bun which gave me a view of her slender neck. A few strands of hair were hanging loose, framing her face.
• God, she was beautiful without even knowing it.
• "When I told you to work with the back end team, I expected you to work and not waste your time flirting with them," She opened her smart mouth and I shoved my hands in my pocket as a small smile crept on the corner of my lips.
• Fuck yeah! I definitely missed this.