Desirable CEO

by Andrew Davis

  "Same old Selene." Alex chuckled and let go of me I slid into the seat opposite them and we order some coffee and pastries. "So Alex, what brings you here to New York?" I asked taPotter a sip of my coffee.

  "Well, I came here for the sweet sixteen of course!" She giggled.

  "I know that but it is only in 4 months time." I said.

  "I came here to open up a new studio and since my parents bought one long ago I decided to take it and open up a designer studio." She said with a grin. "That is so awesome!" Selene yelled.

  "Yes, very! I am so happy for you!" I said giving my friend a supportive look.

  "I am so excited! In 4 months time I will be hosting a fashion show! Your'll have to come!" Alex said with a wider grin.

  "We would love too!" Selene said giving her a side hug. "What are friends for? If not supporting their BFF." I said. Even though we are grown women in our twenties, we still act like we are in high school.

  After catching up and a whole lot of laughing, we decided to have a girls night and we were having it by my apartment since it is bigger.

  After saying our goodbyes, I went back to the office and finished up my work for the day. Chapter 12: The Sleepover

  After finishing my work for the day, I headed to the grocery store on my way home and bought a few snacks and beers. Knowing that I had been running low since Chase and Matt finished most of it. I reached my building about 6:30 and had half an hour before the girls get here, so I quickly went and had a shower and put on some sweatpants and a fitted light blue hoodie. I sat on the couch and watched some tv.

  There was a knock on the door and I got up and opened before I could even realise what was happening, Alex pulled into a huge bear hug. "OMG Helen! Your place is sooo cool!" Alex squealed and released me. I gasped for air. They both walked to the couch and sat down.

  "Did you pick out the movies?" Selene asked.

  "A couple but I said that your'll can pick what your'll also want to watch." I said sitting down next to them.

  "That's cool. So where's your stash?" Alex asked getting up and looPotter for some alcohol. I tell you, this girl loves her drinks.

  "The kitchen, in the refridgerator." I said and she walked towards the kitchen.

  "Oh My Gosh! Helen your kitchen is soo awesome!" She yelled and walked in carrying three bottles. She handed one to me and Selene.

  We watched two movies and drank about 5 bottles of beer, then we got bored, so Alex and Selene decided to have a dance party and dance around like mad people singing along to the songs. The first song was '

  Then the song ' I decided to go and try to apologise to Helen again and hoping that she will forgive me, I'd rather just be friends with her than having her hate me. I had to go alone because Anthony was too tired, Sebastian was too busy with his one night stands, Eric and Dylan wanted to go and visit our parents saying that mum said that they have to come over or else and knowing her, she could be the devil's mother when she is angry and we don't listen to her.

  I reached Helen's floor and the sound of loud music and people singing could be heard when I was about 5 feet away. I knocked on the door, knowing that no one could hear so I knocked again but this time a little harder, when I was going to knock again, the door opened and Helen was standing there, looPotter so beautiful with her dark brown hair in a high ponytail and a light blue hoodie that fitted her perfectly, her mesmorizing dark brown eyes was filled with anger, maPotter them turn into a brownish-reddish colour...

  She stepped out and closed the door behind her and crossed her arms on her chest. I stood in the hallway, glaring at William but he just stood there staring at me.

  "What are you doing here, William"I asked in a little exasperated tone.

  He looked a bit taken back but soon recovered.

  "Helen, please, can you just hear me out." He pleaded his clear blue eyes, staring straight into my brown ones.

  "Fine, but I have guests over-" I was cut off by Selene's and Alex's voice half singimg and half yelling "Don't worry, I will just take a minute of time." He said with a soft smile. I nodded to tell him to continue. He cleared his throat and began. "I am truly sorry Helen, for everything that I did to you, the stunt at the beach, the bet and anything eles that I did to make you angry. It was a stupid idea and I am truly sorry." He said his clear blue eyes silently pleading me to forgive him.

  "William, I-" I started but he cut him off.

  "I can't handle...you hating me, so at least can we be friends? Please." He said with a look of saddness on his handsome face

  "I forgive you, William, and your brothers but Eric and Dylan didn't do anything so I wasn't really mad at them." I said with a smile and he smiled back before saying.

  "So, friends?" "Friends." I said and shook his hand. Before I could process what happened, he hugged me, his scent filled the air around me, I think he realised what was going in and quickly pulled away and looked so flustered that he just hugged me.

  "Helen, I am so sorry, I didn't mean too-" he apologised but I cut him off.

  "It is okay, William. I have to go now. I will see you next time?" I said with a smile.

  "Next time." he said and walked towards the elevator and I went back inside.

  I went back and saw Selene and Alex passed out on the couch, I chuckled at the sight, they two are going to have a killer headaches when they wake up, I covered them both with blankets and laid down on the other couch oppsite them, feeling too tired to go to my own room.

  I thought about the events of tonight but only ones of William kept recurring, from him smiling, the pleading look in his clear blue eyes, his hug, his scent. Soon darkness took over and I found myself falling into a deep sleep.

  I was in my apartment lying on the couch, feeling too tired to go to my bedroom. I don't know what came over me but I hugged Helen. It felt so good to have her in my arms, it felt so right, her body fitted perfectly in my arms and her scent was like vinilla, and her hair smelt like strawberries, how is that even possible?! I don't know when but I fell into a deep sleep.

  Chapter 13: Friends... I woke up at around 5:30 am, I had a shower and got dressed in a black pencil skirt and a white top with a black blazer and matching black high heels. I put some powder and blush, a little mascara and a light touch of lipgloss, a simple, natural look.

  I went to the kitchen and saw that my housekeeper Jesse, was already maPotter breakfast. I took a seat on the chair by the island.

  "Good Morning, Miss Helen, I made you some breakfast and also for Miss Selene and Miss Alex." she greeted and place a plate of eggs, bacon and a slice of toasted and a cup of coffee. "Thank you, Jesse." I said politely.

  As I was eating, a very sleepy Selene and Alex walked in and sat down next to me.

  "Good Morning, you two." I greeted and took a sip of my coffee.

  "I have a killer headache! Do you have aspirin?" Selene said both hands covering her face as if in shame. "I think, I may need three or four!" Alex groaned.

  Jesse gave them two tall glasses of water and an aspirin. They popped the tablet in their mouths and gulped down the water.

  "Your'll can stay a bit longer until your'll feel better but I have to go to the office." I said getting up and straightening out my clothes. "Jesse made your'll breakfast, so your'll can eat now or later." They just mumbled a good bye and I walked out of the apartment and headed down to the lobby, where Sam was waiting for me. I reached the building and walked into the lobby and walked to the elevator while getting ' I walked to my office, talPotter to Minnie about the project going on in Paris and London. I opened my door not realising that there were people already in my office and just walked to my desk, I made it to my desk and stopped, feeling like I was being watched and looked up from the papers in my hands for my eyes to meet with 5 pairs of blue eyes staring at me with a hint of laughter in their depths.

  "I am amazed that you didn't trip or something while wearing such high heels and your eyes on those papers." Anthony said trying to hold in his laughter.r />
  I just shook my head and sat in my chair opposite them, and replied.

  "For your information Anthony, I have been wearing heels for like 6 years now. So I can walk in them with out tripping."

  "Okay, so like, how come you didn't notice us, I mean I know that we are 'big sized men' and all so it's not that hard to notice us." Dylan pouted "Let's not forget extremely good looPotter." Sebastian said running his hands through his hair. Show off! "Yeah!, how can you forget that, I mean like look at us!" William said throwing his hands in the air.

  "Do your'll even hear yourselves! I am surprise that your'll can even fit through the doorway with such big heads." I said smiling at them. "But they are so handsome heads." Eric said smirPotter

  "What are your'll even doing here?" I said put the stack of paper to the side.

  "We came to invite you to lunch, that's if you don't already have plans." William said. "Which we know that you don't have." Anthony smirked with aknowing look on his face. "How can you be so sure?" I raised an eyebrow.

  "Because we asked that lovely secretary of yours." Sebastian said with a smirk.

  "Fine, what time and where?" I asked

  "Around 1 and at that restaurant Saffron." Dylan said.

  "Okay, see your'll there, now can you please leave, I have work to do." I commaned and flipped through the stack of paper on the side.

  They said bye and left not before winPotter or playfully throwing a kiss, I just shook my head and they left. Finally letting me do my work.

  I was busy with some remaining paperwork, when there was a knock on the door and when I granted permission to enter, Minnie came in and sat in the chairs in the front of me.

  "Sorry to bother you Miss Potter, but you are to meet the Alexanders in half and hour for lunch." she said with a knowing smile. "Thank you Minnie, what will I do without you?" I said giving her a small smile.

  "You will probably be sitting in this office 24/7 not even taPotter a break." She said with a chuckle. "That was only one time, Minnie." I laughed.

  "It is nice to see you laughing and smiling. You have a very beautiful smile and laugh." She said with a motherly look on her face. If only she could see that this is all fake. I have learnt over the years how to master hiding and faPotter my emotions, I will not let anyone see my real feelings, only Selene was able to catch a glimpse of a few but that was when she caught me off guard. I became a closed book ever since him... That Jackass that was in my life.

  When she noticed that I became silent, she gave me a last reminder about the lunch and flashed me a smile but I could see the sadness in her eye and left my office. I finished up the rest of the paperwork. I switched my laptop off and put on my blazer and grabbed my phone and walked out the door and to the elevator. On my way down to the lobby, Sebastian texted me, "

  I walked into the restaurant and was greeted by the hostess. "Good day, Miss Potter. We were expecting you,right this way." She lead the way, to a quieter partof the restaurant, at the back. I saw the Alexanders seated at a table near a huge glass window with a beautiful view of the city.

  "Helen!" Dylan yelled as I sat down in the empty seat closer to the windown.

  "Honestly, I thought you weren't going to show up."Sebastian said.

  "Well, I am here now, so you don't have to stress." I said sarcasticaly.

  "Wow, you know how to be sarcastic!" Anthony said pretending to be shocked earning a snicker from William. "I know right! Such a shocker!" I said playing along.

  "Okay, okay. You win this round." Anthony said holding his hands up in surrender.

  "I didn't even know we were playing." I said with a smirk.

  "Okay, enough with the sarcasm, anyway, how are you Helen?" William asked with a smile. "Fine really, and your'll?" I said.

  "Good" they said in unison.

  Before I could say anything else, my phone rang. I excused myself.

  "Please excuse me, gentlemen." I said and got up and walked to the corner of the room by the big window and answered the phone. "Hey, hey Chrissy!" Anabiah squealed.

  "Keep your voice down, I am not deaf, you know." I said and she laughed.

  "I am sorry. Daddy said I must tell you to come home cause Aunty Lucy and Uncle Frank are coming over for dinner." She said in a softer voice, I looked back at the table and back to the window. "Really, who else will be coming?" I asked. "Just them." She replied. "I will try to come, that's if I finish up early at the office." I said. "Okay, but please try to come." She said with a pleading tone. "Okay I will, Bye." I said and ended the call.

  I walked back to my seat and saw that our food had already been served. I sat down and dug in. There was a silence with only the sounds of forks clinPotter on the plates, I felt really awkward. The silence was broken by the sound of a cellphone ringing. My cellphone. I excused myself and answered the phone without looPotter at the caller ID. "So I see that you have forgotten about me." Matt said in a sad tone. "What do you want Matt?" I asked slightly annoyed.

  "Are you available for dinner tonight, Chase and I are missing our little sisters." Matt said with a hint of laughter in his voice. "No, I got dinner plans at my parents house." "You are like avoiding us, Helen! It is so depressing!" He in an exasperated tone.

  "I am not avoiding your'll Matt, it's just that your'll are too slow when planning things." I said with a smirk. "Oh, how I miss your sarcastic wit." he said sarcastically. "I have to go now, Matt. I will call you later." I said and waited for his reply. "Okay, but don't think I am happy about this whole avoiding thing." "Bye, Matt." I said and rolled my eyes, knowing he can't see me. I walked back and the boys were finished with their meals and now drinPotter their wine. "So..." I said awkwardly taPotter my seat. "Did you enjoy the food?" Anthony asked. "Yes." I replied "That's good." Was all he said and we just sat in silence. After a few minutes, the silence was killing me, it is so aggrevating and I decided to speak. "Why are your'll so quiet?" I asked a bit impatiently. "Sorry?" Someone said but I don't know who. "I said why are your'll so quiet?" I repeated. "Not quiet, just...thinPotter" Sebastian said. "Well, your 'thinPotter' is killing me in this painful silence." I said putting air quotes on the word "Oh, really now?" William asked with a smirk clearly trying to play with me. "Stop with your fucPotter games, William." I said while glaring at him.

  "Did anyone ever tell you, you look so beautiful when you are angry." He said with that irritating smirk, I just want to go over there and punch it right off his devilishously handsome face. "Jackass."I muttered under my breath. Trying to calm down.

  "What, It's true, Helen! Ask them." William said at gestured to his brothers.

  "It's true, you are really pretty when you are angry Helen."Sebastian said.

  "Your'll are so irritating!" I said in exasperation.

  "Irritatingly handsome!" Dylan said cooly running his hands through his hair, as if to show how handsome he is.

  "Your'll are incorrigible, I am leaving. I have to get back to the office. Thanks for lunch." I said and got up to leave.

  "Bye bye babydoll!" William said with a smirk on his face. He clearly enjoys ticPotter me off. "Don't call me that!" I yelled amd glared at him, he simply shrugged and I left without giving them a backwards glance.

  I finished the last bit of work I had to do and left but not before saying goodbye to my trusted P.A, Minnie.

  I went to my apartment and had a quick shower and changed into a pair of dark jeans with a formal but casual looPotter black flowy top and paired it with my favourite pair of black and white converse. I know what you thinPotter, oh she is a CEO and a lady, yet she dresses like a tomboy and you will think she works on the streets and not the CEO of a multi-billion dollar company. The thing is that I only dress like this when I want to keep a low profile and when I am going to visit my family and closest friends but mostly my family. I don't give a fuck about what you think of me, maybe my past life was like that but not now, the old me was dead now.

  So after dressing up, I made my way down to the awaiting car
and got into the back seat and soon we were off to my parent's house. Chapter 14: The Visitors and The Fencing Match

  I reached my parents house around 4 in the afternoon. I have been finishing work early these past two days thanks to my efficient planning and my most trusted assistant, I have been able to get my work down quicker.

  I walked to the door and knocked. The door opened and there stood my sisters' nanny Jaycee, she has been worPotter for us ever since my sisters was 6 so like 10 years. She squealed and trapped me in a bearhug.

  "My god! Helen who you have grown!" she said releasing me but still holding me at arms length. "Nice to see you too, Jaycee" I said and walked into the house.

  "Where's everyone?"I asked after she closed the door.

  "Your mother is in the kitchen, your father is in the lounge and your sisters are in their room doing homework." She said and grabbed her bag which was on the table near the door. "Thanks, you are going?" I asked.

  "Yes, your mother gave us the night off, so I was about to leave before you came."

  "Okay then goodbye Jaycee." I said and waved at her.

  "Bye Helen!" She said and left.

  I walked to the kitchen and greeted my mother and then went to the lounge and greeted my father. "Hey daddy!" I said and kissed him on the cheek.

  "Hey scamp!" he said and I sat down next to him.

  "Still into Discovery Channel, I see." I chuckled

  "What can I say, Helen." He joined me with his own laughter.

  We watched that show called '

  "So daddy, care for a little, fencing?" I asked with a smirk.

  "How is your training?" He asked with the famous fatherly look.

  "It's okay, Chase and Matt have helped me practice a bit but mostly on my own." I replied "Well, how about we do a bit of training and then fencing or fencing then training." He asked. "Fencing then training." I said.

  "Fine but don't cry when you lose." He said with a smirk.

  "I never lose!" I said with determination.

  "There's my girl!" He said and walked to the gym with me behind him.

  I was in the kitchen when I heard the doorbell. It was 6:45 in the afternoon.