Harper's POV

It had been just over a week since that night with Angelo, the night that I broke down and since then things between us had been awkward. The morning after the whole incident, I woke up on the sofa alone and to make matters worse, I had a killer hang over. I hadn't expected him to be there when I woke up, but I was still disappointed, I still hadn't told him how I felt, id be lucky if he was still my friend after the way I had acted.

Thankfully I didn't have to wallow in self-pity alone; my nan came home on Thursday. It was nice to have her back in the house. I'd spent the whole of the day mopping around the house along with dreading seeing Angelo the next day, he'd sent me a few texts, but I chose to ignore them. The rest of that week was hell; the car rides to work were awful. I did my best to completely ignore Angelo until it was vital to speak to him; even then, I struggled to get my words out whenever my gaze met his.

Monday rolled around way to quickly, my nerves were utterly overwhelming all rational thought that usually took up residence in my brain. When my phone pinged I thought I was going to vomit, I felt like hiding in the house until he left but knowing Angelo he wouldn't leave and seeing as him, and my nan are somewhat besties now I doubt shed have any issue with letting him inside. Taking a deep breath and giving my nan a quick shout goodbye, I made my way out to the car.

" Good morning, Harper", god his voice sent shivers down my spine.

" G-good morning." Jesus, why did I have to stutter.

" Is everything okay ?"

No, everything isn't okay. Well, that's what I wanted to say "yeah, everything is fine. Just didn't sleep well last night that's all". God, I was a terrible liar.

" I'll need you in my office, just before 12." His voice had a slight edge to it; it made me even more nervous if that was even possible.

The rest of the car ride was relatively silent. However, I could feel his intense gaze on me for the remainder of the journey. As soon as we pulled up outside the building, I made a very unsubtle dash to the building in the hope that we wouldn't get caught in the elevator together. Thankfully he got distracted by some man from accounting, and I was free to ride the elevator on my own. "Jesus Christ" I let out a heavy sigh, I needed to get this under control before I start freaking out publicly.

Thankfully my office was an Angelo free zone; I knew he wouldn't be able to come and ask me why I ran off as he had meetings all mornings, sometimes it benefited me greatly to see every aspect of this man's life, it made avoiding him a lot easier. I turned the coffee machine on and let the strong scent invade my senses. After a strong cup of coffee, I gathered my whit's slightly; I knew I couldn't fall behind in my work. It'd cause more trouble than it was worth. Pushing all thoughts of Angelo out of my mind, I fired up the computer and pulled out the diary from my draw and turned to today's date.

January 20th 2017

9 am meeting with Jackson cooperation

10:30 am meeting with builders to discuss progress on new hotel

11 am a board members meeting

I'd never been so thankful for meetings before; I needed to sort myself out before Angelo needed me. I ran my hands through my hair , today was already taking it out of me and it wasn't even 9:30 yet. Get it together harper , you have work to. I took two deep breaths and plunged myself into work.

Two hours passed in a blur and the nervous that I had buried under my work load, I glanced at the clock on my computer and midday was quickly approaching. I had somewhat of an idea as to what this conversation was going to be about.

The fact that I had barley said 10 words to him since last week along with the fact that I was doing everything in my power to avoid being along with him was probably going to be a significant factor in this conversation , Angelo isn't a stupid man and the lengths I'm going to avoid him aren't subtle. Jesus what type of mess have I gotten myself into?

 I was practically kicking myself, if I'd only let him explain things the day I walked in on Jessica trying to climb inside him , I wouldn't be in this situation but now instead I'm hiding away in my office like a coward.

After a serious pep talk I got up and made my way to the door that separated mine and Angelo's office , I gave the door a small nock and waited to be called in. "Come in" Angelo's voice was barely audible through the door. I entered the room with my head held high , as soon as he looked up from the stack of papers on his desk our eyes locked , his intense gaze made me want to look away but I couldn't be a coward anymore , our gaze stayed locked together even as I sat down in the chair in front of his desk. 

My hands were shaking but I tried my best to hide it from him. " You wanted to see me?" I surprised myself as the words left my mouth but I was just thankful that I didn't end up stuttering or tripping over my words.

" Have I done something to upset you?" , his voice was quiet and there was a sadness to him that I hadn't noticed before. Looking at him this carefully, he looked tired.

" No you haven't." My reply was simple , I was gearing myself up for the whole conversation to explode.

" Then why the fuck have you been avoiding me, Harper. The only time we speak is on the way to work, and then it's only a few words, is this about what happened with Jessica? I thought you understood that nothing happened?" I could tell he was trying his hardest not to explode, the muscle in his jaw was twitching.

" I under-" he doesn't wait for me to finish.

" Things haven't been the same between us since last Tuesday; it's like you're not even here, Harper. Tell me what wrong and don't try and bullshit me, I know you and there's something wrong." I couldn't speak. I just sat there and shook my head. I couldn't tell him, not after how I behaved Tuesday.

He ran his hands through his hair; I hated that this was bothering him; I just couldn't get the words out. I wanted nothing more than to wrap my arms around him and tell him how I felt, but all the confidence id built up had evaporated entirely, it was like I was a scared little child again.

"Jesus, Harper just tell me what's going on."

I tried to fight the tears I could feel welling up in my eyes, but I couldn't, large tears began to roll down my face " I - I can't tell you."

As soon as he realised I was crying, he got up from his chair and knelt down beside the one I was sat in. He placed his palm on my cheek and wiped away one of the tears that had been rolling down my cheek.

" Please tell me what's going on , seeing you like this is killing me." What he didn't know all of this was killing me too , seeing how torn up he was about this. God, I was cruel , I don't know whether it was because I was scared or my strong desire for self-preservation mixed with the fear of getting hurt that made me do it but I just shook my head and got up to leave the office.

"Harper , don't you dare. What the Fuck is going on."

" Just drop it Angelo , it doesn't matter. Please just let it go." I reply through a choked sob

I could sense he was right behind me , I couldn't move as fast as him especially in these heels. "I'm not letting this go Harper."

I looked over my shoulder to see if he was still following me as the rest of my body hit the door with a dull thud. I winced a little at the impact. Angelo's hand was the next thing to slam against the hard wood of the door.

" There is no way in hell that you're leaving this office until you tell me what's wrong." His voice was harsh but I could see the fear in his eyes.

I hadn't been this close to him since I'd fallen asleep pressed against him in the early hours of Wednesday morning , the close proximity of our bodies set my nerves on fire. I let out a shaky breath , doing my best to avoid his intense gaze. He dipped his head down and his forehead came to rest on my own.

"Please , tell me what's wrong. Seeing you like this is killing me."

" I can't , I just can't why can't you just let it go."

A tense silence filled up the room , the only sound that could be heard was the sound of our ragged breaths. My whole body felt like it was shaking. " Fuck it" Angelo's low murmur broke the silence and the next thing I knew my body was being pushed up against the door and Angelo's lips came crashing down onto mine.

A/N

Sorry, it's a little late but this is my first week back in college after the Easter break . I only have a few more weeks to go until I finish for summer so I'll be able to update more ! It's a little short but i promise the next chapters will be worth it ❤️

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