Loving the CEO novel Chapter 3

"Oh, yes I think we do; would you like me to escort you to the business section?" I asked.

Nodding his head, I led the way. Reaching the business section that was located at the back of the store, I carefully but very hastily searched for the book. Not that I was in a rush or anything but because this man was very handsome and he made me very nervous.

The way he walked you could tell that he was very cocky and arrogant and I felt slightly intimidated but there was no way I was going to let him know that. He seems like the type of man that feeds off the fear of others, by looking at him I could tell that he was rich by the way he was dressed. Finding the book he asked for, I handed it to him before speaking then pointing in the direction that we just came from.

"You can cash it upfront."

With a devilish smirk on his face, he asked, "Aren't you the cashier?"

"Oh- y-yeah," I stuttered, before nodding feeling like an embarrassed idiot. With my face the color of a bright shade of pink, I hurriedly walked back to the front of the store. Arriving at my station, I cashed his item and placed it into a bag handing it to him. Taking the bag from my hand, I felt a small pull of gravity and little bolts of electricity emitting through my body when our hands touched. Giving me a wink, he walked outside the store. Shaking my head at him, I waited until he was out of sight before I went to the employees' section to catch my breath before having a quick lunch.

The rest of the day was uneventful and at exactly five pm when my shift ended I went into the backroom to grab my stuff so I could go home and rest. I wasn't doing overtime today because my six weeks of overtime were up. I was a bit happy because I was still very tired and I needed the time to rest. Collecting my items, I was about to walk out when Tim, one of my co-workers stopped me. Tim was someone who you could describe to be a nuisance, standing about 'five feet three' with a face full of acne and scars, a badly shaped nose, and beady eyes. He was the type of person I tried to avoid because of his personality.

"You still won't go on a date with me Emily?" He asked hopefully.

"Tim, I'm going to tell you for the last time, I do not like you in that way and I won't be going on a date with you anytime soon," I replied, annoyed by his persistent behavior.

"We will be going on a date one day, keep that in mind Emily," he spoke confidently.

Swallowing hard, I hurriedly closed the door and leaned against it panting hard.

Regaining my composure and putting on a straight face I hurriedly walked to my apartment. Opening the door, I walked straight to my mother's room where I knocked on the door before opening it.

"Mom," I called out to her. "I'm home."

Walking inside, I saw that she was laying on her back just staring at the ceiling. She will often do this when she feels depressed and thinks that all hopes are lost. Going over to her, I sat at the edge of the bed and took her hands in mine.

"Mom we will fight this just please be strong," I said to her but all I got was silence. Getting up off the bed, a single tear rolled down my cheek and I kissed her on her forehead before I walked outside of the room. Closing the door behind me, I leaned against it and started crying.