Now and Forever

Chapter 24

I groaned as a knock on the door woke me up from my slumber.

I stumbled over my feet as I got to the door, still really sleepy.

"Yes?" I asked with my eyes half open, I bet my hair looked like a birds nest right now.

"Umm, good morning ma'am."

A little bit of sleep left me and I could open my eyes fully.

In front of me was a girl that looked around Sophia's age with blonde locks that fell down her shoulders

in waves. Her eyes were a beautiful blue, they almost reminded me of the ocean.

"Good morning..."

"It's Rebecca ma'am"

"Good morning Rebecca, and please, call me Amelia, ma'am makes me feel old." I smiled at the end of

my sentence.

She giggled and regained her composure once again.

"Ok ma- Amelia, I just wanted to say that when sir left earlier on this morning, he gave me these car

keys and told me to tell you that you have to be at the office by ten thirty o'clock." She said as she

handed me a pair of remote keys.

"Thank you?" I said as I took the keys from her hands.

"You're welcome Amelia." She then turned and walked away down the hall.

I closed the door and walked back to the bed then checked the time on the bedside table and it read

eight am, what time did he even go to work?

I don't even remember him coming to bed last time because I dozed off while he was still doing work

but without his laptop since he left it downstairs and don't remember hearing him wake up to get ready novelbin

for work.

I walked into the bathroom and had a long hot shower.

I got out and wrapped a towel around my body and walked out of the bathroom and into the closet.

I oiled my body and used deodorant then went and got out what clothes I was wearing.

I picked out a white long sleeved shirt that was lacy just above the chest area and paired it with a grey

skirt that reached an inch above my knees and wore nude heels to go with the outfit.

For makeup, I used lipgloss and mascara and just let my hair down, not bothering to style it.

I picked up my black handbag and put in the essentials then walked out of the closet, only to notice that

the bed had been made.

I picked up the car keys from the bedside table, stealing a glance at the time.

"Huh, ten past nine. Good job Amelia!" I said as I went out of the room.

I walked down the stairs and as I was about to press the elevator button someone cleared their throat

from behind me.

I turned around and signed in relief to find Audrey standing there, still in her pajamas.

"Morning Audrey."

"Morning, where are you going?"

"I'm going to meet Alexander at the office, why? Do you need anything?"

"When will you be back?"

"At around lunchtime, and again, do you need anything?"

"No, have a good day." And with that, she turned around and walked back up the stairs.

"Ok?" I turned around again and just as I was about to press the button, someone else interrupted me.

"Ma- Amelia?"

"Yes?" And again, I turned around and saw Rebecca.

"Aren't you going to eat anything before you go?"

"No, I'm fine." Her face fell down and I felt really bad.

"I mean, do you have anything in mind?" Her face went from meh to yeah! in exactly 0.2 seconds and I

smiled.

"I made coffee and-"

"Coffee will be fine." I cut her off because I didn't have any time to waste.

"Okay! I'll be right back." She then dashed to the direction of the kitchen.

A few minutes later, she came back with my coffee packaged.

"Thank you Rebecca."

"You're welcome m- Amelia, have a good day."

"Thanks!" And with that, I dashed out of the house and into the elevator before any more distractions.

"Where are you where are you whe-" I stopped mid sentence when the sound of a car unlocking caught

my attention.

A black Mercedes Benz Formatic caught my attention as the car that I just unlocked.

"Woah." I said as I touched the car lightly thinking it would just disappear into thin air.

The windows were heavily tinted, maybe for the sake of paparazzi? This car looked new and when I

opened the door, my theories were proved right.

The smell of a new car wafted into my nostrils and I just wanted to breath that air over and over again.

I climbed into the car and closed the door. The seats were leather and really comfortable.

I put in the the key and pressed the 'ON' button and the black beauty came to life.

I drove out of the garage and onto the main road. Driving this car made me think that there weren't

even any potholes on the road!

***

I arrived at Knight Industries in the next fifty minutes and it was 10:23 because of the traffic of New York

City.

I parked in the basement and locked the car then made my way to the elevators.

Ding!

I entered the elevator and pressed the the button for the top floor.

A few minutes later, the elevator doors opened and I huffed out in annoyance when I saw who was

sitting at the desk.

I walked past her without a word and thought I had made it before she saw me.

"Long time no see Amelia, tell me, did Alexander call you here to you know, personally fire you?" I

could picture the evil smirk on her face.

"No Charlotte, I just came to- you know what? Never mind."

I raised my hand and knocked on the door.

"Come in." I obliged and opened the door then closed it when I entered.

My eyes bulged out of their sockets at the sight in front of me.

Alexander was utterly breathtaking at this moment.

He had abandoned his suit jacket and had rolled his sleeves up to his elbows. He had his freaking

glasses on and his hair looked like he had run his hand through it a million times, my hand itched to run

it through his silk like looking hair. The best part is, he had unbuttoned the first three buttons of his shirt

and I got a glimpse of his chest.

He looked up from his laptop gestured me to sit down.

I did as I was told and sat down on the comfortable chair.

"My lawyer will be here at 11:00 so that we can right down our terms and conditions for this...

arrangement." He said as he read through some papers in his hands.

"Well hello to you too." I mumbled but he clearly added because he looked up and raised a perfectly

shaped eyebrow.

I really need to work on my mumbling skills!

"So... um, why did you tell me to come here at 10:30 if your lawyer is coming at 11:00?" I asked when

he went back to doing his work.

"I knew you'd be late."

"But I came earlier than 10:30, didn't I?"

"Yes you did."

"Aren't you going to add on to that sentence?" I asked when a few seconds passed by.

"Am I supposed to?"

"You know what? Never mind. I'm going to go get something to eat." I got up and walked over to the

couches and put my handbag down then walked out of his office.

I didn't bother knocking when I went into Alexander's office but I didn't expect to see someone else

there.

"Uh, hello?" I said to the man when he and Alexander looked at me.

He had brown hair that was neatly cut and combed back and had hazel eyes. He was a little bit plump

and I must say, he looked adorably cute.

If that's even a real thing.

"Hello and you must be Amelia." He said with a genuine smile.

I nodded and smiled back then went over and gave Alexander his coffee.

He might be rude, but I'm nice, okay?

He raised and eyebrow at me but I pretended I didn't see him and took a seat opposite of the man and

in front of Alexander.

"I'm Peter, Alexander's lawyer." He said with a smile and put out his hand for a handshake.

"Nice to meet you Peter." I smiled back and shook his hand.

"Okay, now that the introductions are done and over with, let's get to business, shall we?" Peter said as

he pulled out a contract from his briefcase and Alexander and I nodded in response.

***

"Is everyone happy with the contract or does it need any changing?" Peter said as he looked back and

forth between Alexander and I after we had signed it.

"I'm good."

"Me too." The former said by Alexander.

"Okay then, have a great day." Peter said as he packed up.

"I hope I'll see you again Amelia." With that, he opened the door and left.

I looked back at Alexander and surprise surprise, he was working again.

"Can I go back now or is there anything else I need to do?"

"You can't go back." He said as he looked at me and leaned back in his chair.

"What? Why not?"

"You need a hand scan to enter the apartment and right now, it's only my hand that has been

registered."

"You couldn't have told me that before I left the apartment?" I looked at him wide eyed.

"I could've but, you wouldn't have left if I told you now would you?" He said with his arms crossed and

his eyebrow raised.

"Of course I wouldn't-" I stopped mid sentence when he gave me a pointed look.

"Oookaaay, now I see where you're coming from." I said as I looked down at the table.

"So I will be able to get out, but I won't be able to get in without you?"

"Only for three days."

"Why only three days?"

"Because we're moving out of that apartment and into a house."

"Why are we moving anyways?" I asked as I stood up and walked over to the couches.

"Because I want to move." He said as he went back to working.

I ignored what he said because he said it with so much arrogance and asked another question instead.

"What time are we going back to the apartment?" I asked as I pulled off my heels.

"It depends on how much work I have."

"But you have loads of work! We'll leave here like at 9:00!"

"Mhm."

"What am I going to do until then?!"

"I don't know."

I rolled my eyes at his bluntness and sat down on the couch then pulled out my phone and started

scrolling through my Instagram feed.

This is going to be a looong day.