Chapter 58 Resisting His Charms
Hera was able to pick up a few things and Bryce helped her with the move. She didn’t know why though. It’s not like his mansion was far away from his apartment. They were basically living inches away from each other but when she insisted on doing it herself, he didn’t let her.
“Is that all the stuff you would be needing?” He asked when shut the door to her apartment. She gave a slight nod.
“For now, yes. I can always come back here should in case I forgot something. It’s not like I’m moving somewhere far away.” She answered and he nodded in agreement.
Mariam who heard the commotion walked outside to meet the scene in front of her. At first, she thought that Hera was moving away but when she saw Bryce heading towards his mansion with Hera’s luggage, she was sure that something else was going on.
“Oh hi Mariam!” He called out to her. His face beaming with smiles. This would probably be the first time she would see her boss smiling so openly to her. What changed?
She had thought that they weren’t on good terms and that Hera was giving him a break? Did she finally forgive him? Is that what’s happening because she couldn’t comprehend a single thing.
“Good morning Sir.” She answered nevertheless. Her questions would definitely be answered somehow.
“Hera?” She called out to the little woman who answered by walking towards her.
“Good morning Mariam. Did you sleep well?” She asked with a cheerful smile. The one that had somehow managed to trap her boss in a million ways than one.
“I did my child.” She replied affectionately. “What is going on and why is Bryce helping you move into his mansion.”
Hera flushed shyly. She didn’t know how to say this because it wasn’t an easy topic on her part too. “He um… Well, we are um…”
“Are you moving in with him?” Mariam took the words right out of Hera’s mouth and she had no other choice but to admit to the truth.
“Yes I am but only for a couple of days.” She blurted out.
Mariam didn’t know if it was wise to say anything concerning this but she also knew that It is not in her place to say so. If Hera had decided then, she must’ve given it a lot of thought.
“Alright then.” Mariam said at last. “I don’t have anything to say other than telling you to be careful and that’s it.”
“I will. Thanks ma’am.” She responded and made her way towards the mansion. Mariam knew that her boss was unpredictable but then again, she trusted Hera. She had somehow managed to bring out the best in him and she knows for a fact that Hera would not do anything that she didn’t want to do. She trusted her that much. The only person she might have a problem with was her boss. Hopefully, he doesn’t do anything stupid to screw this up.
“Welcome home, roomie!” Bryce greeted her with so much enthusiasm in his voice. If Hera didn’t know any better, she’d say that he had won the lottery but indeed he has won the lottery. It wasn’t very easy on his part to convince her to move in with him but he was glad that at least, everything worked out for him in the end.
Now, he wouldn’t have to worry about not seeing her everyday or yearning for her. She’d be right next to him all the time. He doesn’t plan to be clingy but he most definitely plans to stick to her like glue until she gets used to him always being around. Until she gets used to seeing him all the time.
He was tired of how all his plans to win her over to his side had failed woefully. All of them literally backfired. With her, it felt like he wasn’t even trying. No girl has ever been able to resist his charms. No girl until Hera. If he didn’t know any better, he’d say that she was an alien but she wasn’t. He had never had a real challenge with anyone until she came along.
Hera didn’t know if her decision to move in with Bryce was the right one but she definitely knew that it wasn’t her best decision yet. Her nerves were all over the place and although he had promised not to do anything, she still doesn’t think it was the best idea to walk straight into the lion’s den. The last time something like this happened, it was in the bible and God performed a miracle right? Maybe he’d perform another one on her behalf if things decided to blow out of proportion.
“Don’t tell me that I’m the only one excited that you decided to move In with me?” He began but she didn’t know how to answer that question. For now, he was the only one overly excited and not the other way round.
“I’m still not used to the idea of living together under one roof.” She whispered softly. Her hands gently caressing her temples. “Maybe with time, I’d adjust to it.” She consoled his efforts so that she doesn’t ruin his excitement.
He hugged her. “I know it’s a lot more difficult on your part but thank you Hera.” He said, running his hands up and down her back.
“Now…” He slowly pulled away. “Let’s take you to your room.” He led the way and she purposefully followed like a dog blindly trusting her master on where to go and what to do next.
They arrived at his bedroom and she stopped abruptly, her forehead creased in worry as though she was lost in thought.
“Why aren’t you coming in?” He inquired, from inside the bedroom. He wondered why she stood there and hasn’t taken another step.
“Am I supposed to?” She shot back, eyes pinning him down. “You said that you were taking me to my bedroom. This doesn’t look like my bedroom. It’s more of your bedroom and I know that because I clean it everyday so what are we doing here? Or is there another bedroom that looks exactly like this one that you’re not telling me?”
Bryce chuckled. She had gotten so bold with asking questions that he doesn’t know if it was a good or bad thing now. He had always wished that she expressed herself more and now, it was indeed happening in front of him. Did he do the right thing by encouraging her at all.
“There are no other bedrooms that looks likes mine.” He answered. “I brought you here because you’ll be staying here with me.”
Her eyes almost bulged out of their sockets. “We never talked about us sharing a bedroom. Moving in is one thing but sharing a room, that’s another territory entirely.” Now, she was beginning to question her decision to stay here. Was he really thinking that she wouldn’t object to it?
“We shared a room at your apartment last night.” He primped. Challenging her to say otherwise. “Nothing happened and we scaled through didn’t we?”
“And that’s because I only have one bedroom in my apartment last night.” She reminded him casually. “I wouldn’t have slept in the same room as you if I had other options.”Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.
“Ouch!” He pretended to be in pain.
“And besides, I never said I would move into your bedroom so no.” She stated adamantly, shaking her head negatively. “If there are no other bedroom then I can easily move back to my apartment.”
“Nice try.” He folded both hands over his chest and approached the next door. Twisting the doorknob, he pushed it open. “In here. You can stay here.”
Hera walked into the bedroom and was surprised to see that it has an extension to Bryce’s room. How come she never noticed this?
“You’ll be sleeping here miss.” He announced. “Your own room which is not far away from mine. That way, you’ll always be a few inches away from me because I am not letting you out of my sight, not even for a single second bellésima.” He inched his face closer to hers so that she was looking at him directly. “You can count on that.”
Hera swallowed. Not knowing if his words werta threat or if he was just merely saying it.
“I’ll let you unpack for now.” He kissed her forehead. “But don’t forget that we have to visit Max’s hotel today.”
“Right.” She answered with shortage of breath before watching him leave. She had thought that she could handle this, that she could resist his charms but it was slowly starting to be more difficult than she had hoped.