Chapter 52 The Feelings He Has For Her
Bryce drove home after placing Hera comfortably on the car seat. She didn’t wake till they arrived home and he simply let her sleep till he drove into his mansion. She stirred awake then and her eyes fluttered as she took in her surrounding. She was in a car? She looked around and her apartment came into view. When did she leave Ben’s house? She was sleeping comfortably over there so when did she leave?
“You’re awake.” She heard the familiar voice of Bryce from opposite her and she clenched her fists angrily. Ben had done what she clearly asked him not to do. He had called Bryce to pick her up. She didn’t want to see him so why would he do that? And without her permission as well? He was the last person on earth that she wanted to talk to. She had been avoiding him for a reason after all.
“Let’s get you inside-” He tried to reach out to her but she pulled away as though he had burned her. Her reaction left him hurt and completely speechless. Hera had never tried to avoid his touch neither has she ever tried to stay away but she was doing it now and he hated to say it but it pained him, deeply.Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.
“I can manage.” She blurted out, unable to meet his peering gaze. “Thank you for driving me home.” She tried to unlock his car but he tapped a button that did a central lock shutting all doors completely. She struggled to get out while he remained silent, watching her.
“It’s refusing to open.” She mumbled to herself but he heard her loud and clear. He wouldn’t dare open that door. At this moment, that door was his enemy and he wouldn’t dare open it. Not when she was still mad at him and definitely not when she was still trying to run away from him. If he lets her go without sorting out their issue, it’ll get worst and for the life In him, he wasn’t ready for that.
He was already tired of it. He has had enough sleepless nights because of this and he was slowly begin to loose focus at work and everything that needed his attention.
“Please open the door.” She whispered in a small and calm voice but he didn’t move an inch. “I’m feeling sleepy and I would like to get off now.”
“You’re not feeling sleepy Hera and you’re clearly not coming down now.” His voice clipped and he immediately turned off the engine. “You’re trying to run away to avoid me and I can tell but if that’s not the case then you wouldn’t mind sleeping here in the car right?” He asked and Hera whipped her head towards his direction. “You can sleep here in the car, I don’t mind at all. After all, you didn’t hesitate before falling asleep in a stranger’s house so just go ahead with it. When you wake up and decide that you’re finally ready to talk to me then we’ll do just that. I’m here and I’m definitely not going anywhere anytime soon.”
She looked at him like he had just said something abominable. What does he mean by she could sleep here? She doesn’t want to get any more closer to him than she already is so why on earth would he assume that she needed that talk?
Bryce on the other hand, rested his head on the car seat as he waited for her to calm down and be ready to talk to him again. Does he have a lot of work on his plate? Yes, of course he does but this woman was more work than he could ever door. The little villainess.
“I’m… I’m ready to talk now.” She whispered and rubbed her hands together nervously. He fluttered his eyes open and straightened himself look at her. Killing the lights in the car, they both remained silent as they waited for the other to start up a conversation. The only noise that could be heard was the rain tapping the roof of the car heavily.
“Why did you go over to his house?” Was the first question that escaped his lips.
Hera looked at him in disbelief. She had expected him to talk about what happened between them and how to resolve it not asking why she did what she did.
“Is that really what you want to know Sir?” She swallowed and glared at him. The nerves of this woman.
“You’re really starting to piss me off Hera.” He grumbled in a deep muscular voice that specially belonged to him. “I told you not to-”
“And I also told you before that at this point, we are not friends anymore. You established that fact when you snapped at me angrily in your room the other day, remember?” She reminded him. “I am just your employee and you are my boss. And that’s all that there is.” She said in a calm voice as if she hasn’t just told off his entire generation.
Bryce thought that he had heard incorrectly but he hasn’t. He was slowly beginning to get scared now. The thought of this conversation not ending well and her leaving him has slowly started to eat him off.
“About that night…” He started and grabbed onto the steering wheel. “I didn’t mean to snap at you. I would never snap at you on purpose Hera. I might be a lot of things but I’m definitely not a bad person. I care about you too much and I was hurt to see you that way. There was this pent up anger inside me and I didn’t know how to let it out.”
He closed his eyes briefly with a pause. “I am sorry that I said all those things to you Hera. I shouldn’t have, not especially when I care about you so much.”
“Y-You c-care about me?” She stuttered. She didn’t know if she should call it a good or a bad thing. She was certain that she cares about him too. How else would she explain running off to him and trying to help him out when he was in slightest danger.
“I care about you a lot Hera. I-” He stopped abruptly. His brain unable to form words. Ben was right. He really feels something deep for this woman. Something unexplainable but how does he put it in words. He wasn’t used to this and he wasn’t about to pretend that he was but what if he stalls and something else happens to her? What if he stalls and someone takes her away from him?
Ben had already threatened him once. What if it’s not Ben in the future and someone else? What would he do then? Would he be able to live with the fact that she wouldn’t be next to him anymore?
“You what?” She asked when he didn’t say anything more after that sentence.
“I think I’m-” He stopped again. “I’m not just ready to loose you as my friend Hera so please, forgive me and let’s start over again.” He whispered softly while Hera looked at him, at a loss of words.