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Fallen Apart Thirty
DAVE'S POVDue to the constant urging from Nixon, I announced the termination of the 'No Dating' rule on the first day I resumed work as the President. I was surprised to see the number of employees that were happy about the change of rule. Not long after, most of them started coming out with their relationships. It came to my notice that some of them have been planning to resign from the job just to be together but thanks to Nixon who made it possible for them to be together in the company. It wouldn't have happened if he had given up on Lena because of the rules.That same week, the probation test for the designers began and I requested each one of them to design and sew a dress for a dinner party before the end of the week. I also called in some of the company's models to work with them as they would be modeling their dresses in front of the judges.I picked out the judges from the heads of every department in the company, including me and Nixon. I knew there was no way Aria would
Fallen Apart Thirty One
ARIA'S POVThe new week started great for me, most especially for Lena though. She was over the moon when Dave announced the termination of the 'No Dating' rule that Monday morning but she didn't show her excitement to Nixon because for some reason she was playing hard to get.We also had our probation test that week and it turned out well for aSummer and I as well as the few designers who got to keep their jobs. I wouldn't want to take all the credit for passing that test with ease because Summer and I wouldn't have been able to do it without the support of our teammates. Their advice and correction were of great help which made the test a walk in the park for us. Seven designers from Teams 1, 2, and 3 were fired, so the company put out a vacancy for designers.When work hours were over on Saturday, Lena and I left immediately because she had to go visit her sick Grandmother in the South side of Chicago. It was an impromptu visit that made her cancel her date with Nixon. As we stepp
Fallen Apart Thirty-Two
DAVE'S POVThroughout the movie, Aria clung to me with her head buried in my chest as she whimpered in fear. Sometimes she would peep at the screen and end up screaming before hiding her face back in my chest. I rubbed her back as I chuckled at her cuteness.The movie ended much to Aria's joy and she wasted no time in bolting out of the theatre room. I followed after her until she stepped out of the Cinema building. "I'm never going through that again." She turned to me with a glare. "I think the movie was interesting especially the part where they found her murderer." I shrugged."Whose murderer?" She folded her arms as she raised her eyebrows."Oh, sorry."I just remembered she was too busy screaming into my chest to pay attention to the movie. "There's no way I'm getting any sleep tonight." She sighed."How about I make it up to you?" I offered. "How? By taking me to a haunted house?" She cocked an eyebrow."That's a nice idea too, why didn't I think of that?" I asked with a smi
Fallen Apart Thirty-Three
ARIA'S POVAs expected, I couldn't get any sleep that night as I kept seeing the faces of those scary ghosts from the movie whenever I closed my eyes. I held Dave to his words and called him in the middle of the night. He told me some funny stories about him and Nixon which took my mind off the scary movie, then he sang me a lullaby that helped me to fall asleep. The first thing the following morning, Lena called me asking how my 'date' with Dave went. I explained everything to her and told her I wasn't sure if it was a date or not since he didn't mention anything about it being a date. She hung up the call to attend to her Grandma when she got the gist she wanted to hear while I did some house chores before relaxing for the rest of the day. The sun was setting, giving the sky a golden glow and I was on the couch, chatting with Savannah on my phone. A call from Dave came in, and I changed his name from Master to Dave. At first, I stared at the phone wondering why he was calling me
Fallen Apart Thirty -Four
ARIA'S POVThe next morning, I woke up to a cold space beside me and I checked the time to see that it was six in the morning. I moved to climb from the bed which earned me a sharp pain between my legs, reminding me of the event that occurred the last night.I took in a deep breath as I waited for the pain to suppress before I slowly climbed down from the bed. I checked the bathroom to see if Dave was there but he wasn't, then I went to the living room but he was nowhere to be found. All traces of him being in my house last night was gone. 'Why did he leave without letting me know?' I asked myself. 'Maybe something urgent came up and he didn't want to disturb me,' I answered the question, providing an excuse for him.Making my way back to my room, I picked up my phone from the bed and dialed his phone number. The phone rang for a while but he didn't pick up. I tried again and again but still no response. I assumed he might be busy with something else and unable to answer my call at t
Fallen Apart Thirty-Five
DAVE'S POVThe moment Aria walked out of my office, I leaned into my seat and ran my fingers through my hair. I had no idea how to react to her after what happened last which was why I left her place early that morning. When I woke up to her naked body beside me, I expected to feel disgusted and lose all my attraction for her like I used to feel with other girls but it was different. Instead, I want to pull her into my arms and feel her body against mine. I thought having my way with her would help me get over the mixed feelings I had for her but instead, it got worse. I had never felt this way toward any girl before and it was scaring the shit out of me. Staring at the cup of coffee in front of me, my mind flashed back to the first day we met. I smiled at the image of her angry face when she shouted at me for breaking her phone. 'What is wrong with you, Dave?' I shook my head to dismiss the memory before I called upon my secretary to away the coffee.Throughout that day, I couldn
Fallen Apart Thirty-Six
NIXON'S POVThe ray of the beautiful morning sun hit my face as I stepped out of my Lamborghini, making my way into the Styles building."Good morning, Mr. Garret," the staff on the first floor greeted me as I made my way toward the elevator.From a distance, I spotted Aria going into the elevator with Lena beside her. A sigh escaped my lips when I recalled what happened between her and Dave. A sense of guilt washed through me because I had a hint about what Dave was planning all along.But then, it wasn't my business. Aria was mature enough to make certain decisions for herself, I shouldn't hold myself responsible for something that was out of my control. It was all on her that she fell for Dave's Playboy charms and ended up getting hurt.Don't get me wrong, I wasn't in support of Dave's action. Playing girls was something I was never fond of, and I'd tried to talk to Dave to change his ways but he wasn't ready to listen to me. I knew he would come to his senses when he meets someone
Fallen Apart Thirty-Seven
DAVE'S POVNixon was right, pushing her away didn't help my situation at all. It has been four days and the thoughts of her were still occupying my mind. Her beautiful smile, her sweet voice, how her hand fit perfectly in mine when we held hands, and the feeling of her soft delicate body against mine, those thoughts of her were driving me crazy.Those past four days, I went to work hoping to catch a glimpse of her even if it was just for a second that would do a lot to help me. I stopped her from bringing me coffee because I knew things would be awkward between us after what happened but I was beginning to regret that. It also didn't help that Nixon was no longer talking to me because of what Lena did to him. I couldn't blame him though, I might have done the same if I were in his shoes. It hurts sometimes when people regarded you as someone you are not because of the people you associate yourself with. It was something he had been going through since we were in high school. I was
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