Chapter 11: Chapter 11

At Night,

Damien looked at Kimberly sleeping on the small couch peacefully. But she seems to be uncomfortable on it.

She had slept off while they were watching movie.

'Should I take her inside or leave her in this uncomfortable manner?' He asked himself.

What's this sudden connection between him and her? Whatever it is, it's too fast. Too sudden.

He bent down to carry her bit he stopped again.

Why's he here in the first place? To the extent of staying with his secretary till night.

And he will be sleeping in this house?

He scoffed with a smile. "First time! Really first time in years that you're going to sleep in someone's house instead of your own house or hotel. What's wrong with you Damien?"

Kimberly moaned from her sleep distracting Damien's thought.

He looked at her one more time and carried her to hee bedroom then layed her on the bed.

The thunder strike made him stiff. It going to rain?

"It better not rain." He mumbled as he went back to the sitting room and sat down. He took his phone out and began operating it.

The wind blew heavily sending some cold shivers to his body. It really going to rain.

He got up again to close the windows. He was about to close the last one when it started drizzling.

"It really going to rain!" Time like this, he'd be on his bed hiding under his duvet and squeezing the hell out of the duvet as the rain fall and thunder strikes.

But that's not gonna happen now. He's not in his room right now. Who knew that rain is gonna fall today? No one.

He can't use this as an advantage to sleep with his secretary. She's gonna wake up in the morning and start thinking of something else.

She's crazy, you know.

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It started raining heavily but Damien already find his way to Kimberly's room.

Damn! He can't control it the fear he has for rain. This is just getting out of hand. He behaving childish when the rain falls or thunder strikes is something else. Also, it remind him of something that happened to him twelve years ago.

It can never leave his mind. Sometimes, it turns to nightmare for him.

He sat down on Kimberly's bed and took the bedsheet he used in covering her body, he crawled under It slowly and lay his back.

He made sure there's enough space between them so their body won't be touching.

He closed his eyes but opened them back seeing the incident he wanted to avoid.

In the rain, something happened that took his happiness away even though he laughs to people but inside, his joy has been taken.

"F*ck!" He gritted his teeth but went calm staring at Kimberly.

How can she be sleeping peacefully like this? When her boss can't sleep? Wait! That's absurd.

He shouldn't be blaming her? Her situation isn't critical like his.

He wish he could sleep peacefully like this one day without any fear. Not even when the rain is falling.

He moved his hand her pretty face and removed the tiny strings of hair that covered her mouth.

His last little finger touched her lips and he paused.

Soft.

'Are you trying to check her out on the bed without her permission?!" His subconscious snapped at him and Damien quickly removed his hand from her face.

Kimberly could feel that the bed was warm tonight but she didn't open her eyes. It's better to enjoy the warmness she's feeling. She moved closer unconsciously and she felt more warm than before.

Damien's eyes watched Kimberly all over. She's so close to him and was resting her head on his left hand. Her breathing was hot and surprisingly warming his cold chest. His cold fear.

He couldn't even move and do anything. Only his eyes was moving. He felt better this way to be honest. His eyes began closing but he forced them to open and one more last stare at his secretary who folded herself on the bed like a newborn baby.

He slept off immediately.

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In the morning,

Kimberly stood in akimbo watching Damien on her bed sleeping like he hasn't slept for years. Which Is true.

"How the hell did he get on my bed? I thought he said he's going to sleep on the couch. That aside, the last time I remembered, I was sleeping on the couch but I found myself in bed and even in his arms." She muttered pacing around the room and came back to look at him.

He carried her to the bed and must have slept beside her cause he's tired?

Today is Monday and he isn't up yet. There's no need to rush to work because the owner of the company she's working at, he's here in her bed holding the blanket like it gonna run away from him.

Damien shook his head slightly and opened his eyes to see Kimberly in her akimbo manner with smiling devilish face.

He sprang up immediately. He slept off? Like peacefully?

"Good morning, boss. You didn't know what the time says now? Do you?" Kimberly greeted and stepped away for him to see the time.

"Yeah, Good..... morning" He drawled looking right into her eyes but looked away. His eyes diverted to the time on the table.

"Blood of holy lamb! Shit! Did I sleep this long? It's...it's 11:52am!! Am I mad? Ho...how did I sleep.....I haven't slept this much my whole life." He exclaimed seeing the time.

He didn't waste time in jumping out of the bed quickly.

He hasn't slept that long before. What happened?

He's sure not going to work today.

"You have a meeting at 10am but since you look tired and i wouldn't want to disturb your sleep, I called Mr Ben to cancel the meeting." Kimberly told him.

"Why are you like this?! Huh? Is it Demo construction company?" He arched his brow.

"Yes. I didn't want to ......."

"That contract worth 200 million dollars for goodness sake!!! How can you cancel it?!" He yelled.

Gosh! Not this morning , please.

"I'm sorry. They will be coming back next month. I canceled our flight today too." She added.

"The one to Italy, isn't that tomorrow? I need to be there very important."

"No, it's today. Around 7am sir."

"Aishh!! I won't blame you. It was I who slept too much. I don't even know how I slept this long."