"Claire can you go to table number 6 on left?" Aria spoke as she handed tray to Claire who was donning her apron.

"yeah sure" She smiled taking the tray from her and started walking towards the left direction, she made her way to the seat. Like usual café was buzzing with customers, she placed the order on table and returned to counter.

The bell attached to the door chimed again indicating the arrival of a customer.

"Hey Claire" Arthur nudged her with his elbow while she was pouring coffee making a little of it to spill on table, she glared at him before focusing back on cup.

"Psst Claire look over there" he pointed his forefinger towards the entrance.

"Arthur! stop nudging me" she whisper yelled at him and started placing cups on tray.

"Ugh look over there" he grabbed her face making her look towards the entrance, her eyes popped out as her mouth hung open.

"The heck!" she cried out turning her face in another direction, bringing the notepad up to cover her face with. "What is he doing here" she asked Arthur who was busy gawking at him.

"That you are suppose to tell, what is he doing here" Arthur questioned back folding his arms across his chest with a smirk.

"Are you completely crazy, how am I suppose to know that" retorts Claire frowning her eyebrows.

"Uhun girl he is coming for you" Arthur whispered to her to which Claire gave him a side eye glare.

"You mean he is a demon who is coming for me to take me or my soul, well guess I will let myself get a little bit excited " she nodded her head in confirmation giving him a tight lipped smile.

"towards you, I meant he is coming towards you" He scrunched his nose, pouting his lips making a displeased face.

Marcellus swiftly walked on the tiled floor with grace, unfasting his suit jacket's middle button as he approached the counter.

"Holy guacamole, he looks straight walking out of a vogue magazine" Arthur threw heart eyes in his direction.

Claire scoffed rolling her eyes "you know you are exaggerating it right".

"I need to talk to you, if you are available for some time" Marcellus spoke gruffly reaching the counter.

"I am not available, so you may leave" Claire ignored him, wiping the coffee that spilled near the cup.

"Okay let me rephrase my words, I need to talk to you right now" He said with determination lacing in his voice.

"Is that a tone of an order I hear?" Claire tilted her head to side a little, raising her eyebrow while she glared at him.

"Isn't that what you take here daily" He retorts back looking directly in her eyes with same intensity.

Claire exhaled air through her nostrils ready to burst any moment but before she could Arthur came in to rescue, stopping her in the mid of her rage.

"Yes she free right now, her work is almost over you guys can talk" He smiled at Marcellus, Claire looked at him confused.

"Just a minute" Arthur excused himself as he took her to a side far from Marcellus.

"What are you doing, why did you say that" she pulled herself away from Arthur knitting her eyebrows together.

"You do want to discuss and end it don't you, then go with him and talk it out" Arthur held her shoulder trying to make her understand.

Claire nodded looking back at Marcellus who was now busy typing something on his phone, as if on cue he looked up from his phone at her only to find her looking back at him.

He raised his eyebrow at her, keeping his phone back in pocket he put his hands on counter table drumming his fingers. His patience ticking off with the time.

Claire turned her head back to Arthur nodding "Yeah you are right, I ll end this whole thing today".

"Yeah do it and-" Arthur was cut off by Marcellus pulling Claire aside "woah woah" Arthur looked at him bewildered.

"You guys do acknowledge it that I don't have whole day, so cut short your conversation" Marcellus spoke in annoyance pulling Claire with him towards the entrance.

Arthur huffed gesturing a tumps up to her, mouthing 'best of luck' to which she nodded before glaring back at the man who was pulling her out of café.

They both exist the café instantly cold wind blew past them making few strands of her hair sway as she shivered a little.

Marcellus gazed her as she clutched her jacket closer, he licked his bottom lip and walked towards his car opening the passenger door for her.

He stood there grabbing the door handle while she walked towards the backseat to open door.

Marcellus scratched his forehead with his forefinger in annoyance "Am i your driver miss?" Words rolled out of his tongue with extra sweetness.

Claire turned to look at him furrowing her eyebrows, she scrunched her nose "Erm no" she spoke slowly as she gripped the car's door.

"Exactly so get in frontseat" He pointed towards the seat still holding the door, Claire held the door tightly before slamming it shut with a thud making Marcellus flinch as he was taken aback by her action but he composed himself the next second holding the door for her.

Claire walked towards the front seat and sat inside the car, Marcellus banged the door shut with the same intensity as she did, making her flinch as she yelped squeezing her eyes shut.

She opened her eyes, her ears red she took deep breaths to calm her nerves down. Her eyes following his movement looking through wind shield watching Marcellus walk to driving seat.

Marcellus turned to look back at her gazing the look on her face he smirked igniting the engine bringing the car to motion.

Claire sat their in silent before whipping her head towards the window mumbling incoherent words. She viewed the trees pass in blur.

There wasn't any snowfall but wind was still cold giving out a nice weather. Why not after all spring was round the corner, trees where 'bout to start their life again with new leaves and new beginning.

And just like that two new souls were 'bout to start their new journey unknown of its destination.

~~●●~~

Claire huffed gazing the clouds above giving the gloomy atmosphere, she got startled by a sudden deep masculine voice from beside her.

"Say no to it" Marcellus spoke gripping the steering wheel looking straight ahead without giving her a glance.

"Excuse me, you say no" Claire argued back folding her hands across her chest looking directly at him, his side face looked perfectly structured with an angled jaw, the shadow of his trimmed beard running across his jaw making him appear in his early twenties instead of late twenties.

He put a sudden break to his car and turned to face her "If I could I would have, cause I am not even a bit interested in seeing your face let alone talking to you for help". He spoke with utter annoyance and coldness in his voice.

"well guess what feelings are mutual" She turned her face towards window, she felt hurt no not because of what he said but because of the tone he used with so much hate.

"And why not, I can't stop this whole crap thing because I have my issues but what about you, don't tell me you started to like me" He mocked her towards the last of his sentence just trying to test her patience only if he knew he was playing with fire at the moment.

Claire whipped her head with the intensity that she doubt if she had broken her neck "Like and you? Oh puh-lease I would rather date a pig than being with you" She screeched looking at him with disgust.

"Really" he removed his seatbealt with a click and moved closer to her, Claire shifted back in her seat ,her head touching the window behind her.

"What" she whispered moving back only to find him covering the distance by moving inch closer.

Close enough for them to share same breath, his minty breath fanning on her face "move- move back" she pushed him back with her hands shutting her eyes, her heart beat escalated running like a marathon.

Sudden ring of laughter made her open her eyes, there he was laughing while she had cheeks rosy red by now.

"Why are you laughing" she squeaked trying to find her voice, calming her heart down.

"Nothing, got my answer" He chuckled adjusting his suit's jacket smirking as he looked ahead.

Claire dabbed her fingers on her cheeks to remove the redness "I can't say no because your dad threatened me to do so, if I say no he will remove me from my job and that's the only job I have for now" she whispered trying to change the topic and awkward atmosphere which was created because of him.

"Hmm" was all he replied deep in thoughts, drumming his fingers on steering wheel, he bit his lower lip.

"Stop staring at me" He rolled his eyes looking at her, raising his perfectly arched eyebrow.

"I wasn't" she turned to look other side putting a strad of hair behind her ear as she blew air through her lips.

Marcellus ignited the engine and started driving "Okay I will plan something then" he nodded his head.

"Drop me home" She blurted viewing the sky.

"Why?, I will drop you to your café you can go home from their" He spoke gruffly concentrating on the road ahead.

"Well you decided to bring me here now I don't want to go to café so drop me home directly" Claire spoke each word slowly for him to let them sink in because she was no way going café now after everything happened, she needed rest.

"I am not your-" he was cut off in between by her.

"Yeah not my driver but since you are sitting on driving seat you are ought to drop we wherever I ask you to or just let me drive move" She started to remove her seat belt in hurry.

Marcellus gave her a side eye before huffing "FINE! I will drop you at your home now fasten your seat belt god" He murmured the last word to himself.

He drove and reached the place he remembered he met her first time, his car came to halt as he put on break.

"Here happy" He give her a tighted lipped smile before scowling.

"Huh" she unfastened her seatbealt and moved out "bye" she waved her hand.

Marcellus looked at the seat where she sat, he frowned seeing cash on the seat "What the hell" he grabbed the notes showing it to her "what is this" he asked raising his eyebrow.

Claire signaled him with her hand to roll down the window which he did, she bent down resting her elbow on the window frame "fair for a driver for droping me home , bye bye" She chirped before turning to leave.

Leaving him stunned and angry "I can't handle this woman, got to stop this marriage any how" he muttered with determination to himself looking at her retreating back , he shook his head and started his car to leave with a new task to achieve which wasn't that easy to get hold off.

Because if he is the winter to her summer heart they could still come together to form spring.

~~●●~~

"So you are telling me that you dropped her home because she ordered you" Finlay asked sitting comfortably on the couch in Marcellus' cabin.

"For the nth time Finlay she asked me to drop, not ordered me" Marcellus seethed internally dropping his pen on table now glaring a moron sitting in front of him munching potato chips, its crumbs flying here and there fallling on his shirt as he munch on them.

"Don't you have any work to do, if not then i will gladly assign you some" Marcellus spoke getting up from his seat and walked towards Finlay, he snatched the potato chips bag away from him "go".

"Nah, first you tell me you dropped her when she ordered you, the one who orders others received order today" Finaly cackled throwing his head back but soon stopped analyzing his friend whose eyes were glowing with rage thurst for blood swirling in them and it didn't take him much of calculation to acknowledge whose blood it's going to be.

"Yeah ok-ok she politely asked you to drop her, all I was saying is that girl is crazy as you defined her to me so what have you planned to cancel this whole marriage crap" Finaly cleared his throat, drops of perspiration forming on his forehead as he smiled awkwardly.

Marculles took deep breaths to calm himself "don't turn hulk, don't turn hulk" Finaly chanted standing up ready to bring his legs to motion to run at any moment cause he never know when it is his last day.

"Eat chips, do you want me to bring something cold for you" He suggested, his eyes bulging out in fear.

"Shut up" Marcellus snapped turning around "You really know how to get on my nerves." He walked towards the glass window covering the whole wall. Sun rays falling on his face making his Grey eyes shine making them appear translucent.

"I haven't planed yet" he spoke keeping his palm on the glass embracing the calm view.

"Uhun I know you, you will find the way out but I also know uncle soooo best of luck!" Finlay murmured chewing his nails.

Marculles turned around to face him stuffing his hands in trousers' pocket, he raised one eyebrow "Stop bitting your nails and go now".

"Yeah sure" Finaly drawled the words out of his mouth before turning to leave, giving one last glance to his potato chips "can I have it back" he asked slowly but stopped after receiving a glare "keep it bye bye".

Marculles heaved a sign and got back to the pile of files waiting for his attention, shaking his head he drowned himself in work.