"Hello there! I didn't see that you are not ready YET?" Artemis barges into one of his bedrooms where Rose is there.

"Would it kill you to knock?" Rose is standing, wrapped around a fluffy white towel and exposing her thighs to him.

"I would say no, dear" He replies by sitting on the chair.

"Excuse me?" She asks him to understand the next course of action.

"Yes, dear" He replies with a wide smile.

"Can't you see what am I going to do next?"

"Yes, you were searching for your dress to wear" He replies confidently.

"Then, what am I supposed to do with you?"

"Oh, yeah! I got you. Don't worry Rose, I've seen you naked already before" He chuckles.

"What?" She gasps

"Oh, dear! Please calm down. Don't be so dramatic" He immediately runs over to her and shushes her by placing his index finger on her lips.

"Don't touch me, How can you change my dress without my permission? Wait... Wait... Who are you to change my dress? Did I ask you to do this? Are you my husband? Boyfriend? To do that?" She rages like a fire.

"I think I will be both for you in the future" He mumbles himself.

"Hello?" Rose snaps her fingers to wake him up from his silence.

"I was saying, I am none for you. But I can be a good friend to you" He winks again.

"Why?" She folds her arms.

"Oh, Rose! Come on... Won't you allow me to be your friend?" He pleases.

"I don't know anything about you except your name, and your status, what you do? and all such things. Then how can you expect me to be friends with you?" She unfolds her arms.

"I am Artemis Vanderbilt, I am a CEO of Vanderbilt Enterprises and I am single. I live alone in this mansion and I don't have so much friends. So I want to be a friend and spend time with you, Is this kind of information sufficient?" He chuckles at her.

"How do you know my name?"

"You said to yourself, last night"

"What about my friend Teena? She is also in the same position as me" She asks him to know about her friend Teena's whereabouts.

"She is alright, Her boyfriend took care of her. Well you are very lucky because I came to the club for my distant cousin's party and I found you in a very difficult situation, so I took care of you"

"Does Teena know, where I am?"

"Yes, I informed her"

"How?"

"from your phone"

"Did you unlock my phone and see my personal stuff?"

"For god's sake, please let me talk" He warns.

She stands like a doll with her eyes widened.

"First of all, I am not a bad man as you are thinking right now. Last night, when I was asking your companion's name you said Teena. I searched for her but she was nowhere to be found, then I decided to call her. So I asked your phone lock to open your phone.

"Thank you so much" She hugs him tightly.

Her delicate and soft plump body is wrapped around by a masculine firmness and she is very much enjoying his warmth effect on her. Indeed, he also feels the same way by closing his eyes and simply enjoying this moment. He hugs back and caresses her by gently kissing her head.

"Umm, sorry. I shouldn't have done that" She breaks the hug.

"It's okay, we are humans after all. We do all have emotions and feelings right?"

"Yes" She feels awkward.

"Okay, I am waiting for you in the hall. Please get ready" He walks in the direction of the door.

She stares at him lovingly.

"And... I lied about your changing clothes of yours. Maid did it, not I am. Because I am a gentleman" He smiles and closes the door.

"I know.." She says and opens the closet door.

Then she suddenly remembers the camera thing and calls him.

"Mr. Vanderbilt?" She follows him.

"Yes?" He turns back.

"I need to talk with you in private"

"Tell me"

"I said privately" She reminds him.

"There is no one in this house except me and John, He is in his study room and organizing the To-do list" He says.

"Okay!" she nods.

"Follow me"

"To?"

"To my study room?" He keeps his hands in his pant pockets.

"Okay"

After entering into his study room. Rose gasps and closes her mouth immediately to prevent his staring at hear.

"It's like a high school library, right?" He asks, standing beside her closely.

His scent makes her hug him once more and settle in his arms forever to escape from this world.

"Miss Artemis?" He gently shakes her shoulders.

"Yes?"

"Are you alright? Want something to keep you awake?" He makes fun of her.

She stares at him.

"I am kidding, please sit down" He drags the chair in front of his table.

"Thank you" She sits.

"Now, tell me what is running in this pretty head of yours?" He keeps his forearms on the table to show interest in her words.

"Are you really sure there is nothing that happened between the two of us, last night?"

"What do you mean by that?" He knows what she is talking about, so he decides to have fun with her again.

"S AND E AND X" She says in a husky tone.

"Sorry? I am having some hearing problem" He chuckles again.

"Did we have sex last night?!" She asks loud this time.

"Well, it's a Yes!"

"What the..?" She stands.

"Don't you like it?" he asks with a grin on his face.

"Mr. Vanderbilt, I am serious. Then why did you say we didn't have sex last time?"

"Then why did you keep asking me every time?" He opens the table drawer and takes out the big book.

"Because you have a girlfriend and I have seen pictures of yours in your bedroom. Some of them include your kissing photos when Jane is sleeping"

Artemis stops opening the book and stares at her angrily.

At first, Rose thinks that Artemis is a very cool person but later on she understands that some triggers could lead him to get angry.

"Is that true?" She asks him again to get a better and truthful response from him.

"Her name is Jane. She was my EX. After having so many relationships I thought that she could be my better half" He continues to tell his past life.

"Then what happened?" She sits in the chair.

"We broke up" he says coldly.

"Oh, I am sorry"

"Don't you ask why?"

"It's your personal reason, right? I just met you yesterday and how can you expect me to barge into your personal life?"

"Your answer can be found in it"

"Tell me, then"

"She cheated oh him with her new boy friend"

"How so?"

"One day, I came to the home after canceling the business plans to surprise on her birthday. When I opened my bedroom door, It happened!"

Flashback

"Jana?" Artemis is shocked to see Jana and her new boyfriend naked on his bed.

"Artemis?" Jane calls him.

"What are you doing? Who is that guy?" He slowly walks into his bedroom.

"Artemis, I can explain you" Jana tries to interrupt.

"Eric? Is that you?" Artemis is shocked to see his company employee Eric Vendetta with Jana.

"Mr. Vanderbilt, Give me a chance I can explain it you" Eric tries to cover his naked body"

Back to present

"Those pictures of me with her were used to my favorite when I was with her before break-up. We had a good sex life and traveled to many places"

"Oh" She frowns.

"Listen, Rose." He gets up from his chair and walks to the side of Rose and kneels in front of her.

"Hey, don't kneel in front of me" she tries to stand him up.

"Hey, Hey! I am broken and devastated. If I am in love, I will make love to that person after taking her consent only" He assures her.

"Yes" She hugs him.

"I will be there with you as a friend until I die" She promises to him.

"Thank you, Rose" He breaks her hug.

"From now onwards please don't ask whether we had sex or not, last night?" He grins.

"Okay" she nods.

"So what about my previous request?" He asks.

"About lunch?"

"Yes"

"Okay, but as a friend. Alright?"

"Sure!"

"Okay, we are getting late. Go and get ready!"

"I don't have new clothes with me to wear for lunch" she whines.

"You are in the care of Mr. Vanderbilt. So you will be taken care of everything which you are needed"

"How come?"

"Go to the top floor and take the first right, last second room"

"Is there any gold in there?"

"No, a beautiful diamond for beautiful woman"

"I didn't get you"

"Go and see it yourself"

"Okay"

When Rose opens the closet, she sees the amazing black dress which is going to perfectly suit her complexion and personality.

"It's amazing!" She mumbles herself.

She gently removes her clothing from her body and sees her naked body in the mirror in the bathroom. There is no single scratch or any love bites or anything. For a second, She thinks about Artemis and chuckles.

She looks the surroundings of the bathroom, it was entirely filled with costly body wash, soaps and shampoos.

"What? The body shop? My favorite body shop is British Rose Collection? Who does it belong to?"

After taking a cold shower, she steps out of the bathroom and wears the dress.

***

"Yes, we need to think about the site which I am supposed to tell you guys about it tomorrow and..." Artemis stops talking while looking at the figure who is stepping down from the stairs.

The figure is none other than Rose, her beauty is illuminated the Artemis's heart in such a way that, he wishes to make love to her passionately and make this day remember one.

"I'll call you later, Dan" Artemis cuts the phone and stands up.

"This dress is gorgeous and I must say thank you so much for arranging this dress for me. It really suits me" She twirls around like a doll.

"You look absolutely stunning, Rose" He compliments her.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Vanderbilt" She thanks him.

"Please, call me Artemis" He pleads.

"OK, Artemis"

"Come on, let's have breakfast and then we are good to go"

"Good morning Mr. Vanderbilt and Miss Amatore" The maid Mira welcomes them by arranging the food plates on the dining table.

"Good morning!" Rose greets her.

"Good morning, Mrs. Bunman" Artemis greets her.

"Please, have a seat!" Artemis gestures for her to sit beside him.

"Yeah" She sits.

Mira keeps the sandwich and Orange juice in front of her.

"Wow! Thank you so much, Mrs. Bunman" Rose thanks Mira.

"I hope you like it! and I must say sorry for the lemon drink which you like to prefer in your morning daily routine" Mrs. Bunman feels sad.

"How do you know about this, Mrs. Bunman?"

"Mr. Vanderbilt informed me" she replies.

Artemis gestures to her to leave the dining room silently.

"Artemis?" Rose looks at him.

"Yes, it's quite common nowadays. I guessed it right! See?" Artemis tries to cover up.

"Artemis? Are you stalking me?"

"Nope!"

"Then spill it out!" she raises her voice.

"Teena said to me" He says bluntly.

"On the phone call? Did you ask her about my daily routines?"

"Yes! I meant in the positive way. Since you are living in the mansion, I should take care of your diet and everything"

"That's so sweet of you, Thank you so much once again" She smiles.

"No problem, finish your breakfast and take some rest. We will leave at 11.30 AM" He cuts the omelette.

"Yeah!"

"Sorry, Rose! for telling you a lie. I should have told you the truth but your conditions keeping me from stopping" Artemis thinks while eating.

"You want to say something?" Rose interrupts his thoughts.

"No!"

11.30 AM

They both get into a black SUV car and John, Artemis's Personal Assistant is seated in the front seat beside the driver.

"Can I ask you something?" Rose looks at Artemis.

"Shoot it" He opens his phone to check his notifications.

"Is this a date or ?"

"Consider it as a wonderful and memorable day for you" He turns off his phone.

"Oh, how come?"

"Cause, we have many surprises today"

"What kind of surprises?" she widens her eyes with excitement.

"Surprises are meant to be seen and felt, Miss Amatore"

"Okay!" She responds and looks outside at the window.

***

"Which movie is it?" she asks him.

"Could you please stop interrogating me, for god's sake?" He snaps back at her.

She frowns and steps out of the elevator.

"Why there is no one in the theatre?"

"I booked it for us"

"What?"

"Yes, for us. Is there any problem?"

"Why, I thought we were friends"

"Yes we are Miss Amatore"

"Then why no one is here, if we are friends then we should behave like normal one. We shouldn't behave like a horny or some fresh new couple out there" She yells at him.

"I want this day to be a memorable one as a good partner" He says with a concerned tone.

"Partners? Are you involving me in your sexual desires or something? Huh?"

"Don't think like that, Rose"

"I am done with this" She leaves through the exit door.

"Rose! Rose!" he calls her.

"Is everything okay, sir?" The theatre manager asks Artemis.

"It is canceled. I will tell you the other date" Artemis gives response to him.

The theatre manager keeps a weird and confused expression.

Rose took the taxi and left the mall.

Artemis heavily sighs.

***

"How can he do this to me, I thought we were friends" Rose says to herself and goes to her flat.

She immediately takes off the black dress and wears T-shirt and baggy shorts.

It was 1.00 PM already and she was starving.

She took out the smileys and fried them in the hot oil.

She receives a notification from an Unknown number saying

Unknown Number

Hey Rose! Please don't take it in negative way. I can explain it to you. I just want us to feel free and surrounded by calm.

- Artemis

"Oh god!" She switched off her phone and started eating the smileys with the ketchup.

4.30 PM

Rose immediately snaps out of her sleep and starts to think about Artemis.

"I shouldn't have behaved like that" She turns on her phone.

"Are you really kidding me?" A familiar voice speaks to her on her back.