Chapter 85

Ariana held her breath as she packed up the files on her table. Calhoun was right in front of her watching her every move. She felt like she was a tiny worm and he was a large microscope pressing down on her.

"Do I make you uncomfortable?" His voice filled the office and she felt a shiver pass through her body.

She blinked looking up at him from under her lashes. She didn't know what to say. He wasn't making her uncomfortable. He was making her feel things she wasn't supposed to feel for her boss.

His phone rang out in his hands and he peeled his eyes away from her, long enough to check who was calling.

"Bring it to the next door," he ordered.

As he dropped the call, a sharp knock went off on his door and he quickly got up to get to it.

Ariana took the opportunity to finish arranging what she had been trying to do for more than thirty minutes now.

Calhoun pulled the door open and the delivery guy brought in the large tray in his hands into the office. He placed it on Ariana's table and turned around.

"Enjoy your meal Sir," the man said before leaving the office.

Calhoun locked the door and walked back to where he once sat. He opened the tray and Ariana was shocked at the quantity of food in it. Was he planning in starting a mini party?

"I hope you have a large appetite because I do," Calhoun said, dishing a portion of the large chicken and baked rice for himself.

Ariana's hands became stiff. She just stared at him and the way he ate, so calmly, like he was the only one in the room. She lowered herself into her chair and placed her hands on the table, not knowing where to start from. The food was so much, she was losing her appetite or maybe it was just the fact that he was there with her.

If he could step out she would devour the chicken in seconds. But she couldn't start acting like a wild animal in front of him.

"You aren't hungry?" Calhoun said with food in his mouth. He took out the wipe and cleaned the corners of his mouth before taking a fresh plate and taking some of the rice into it. He cut out a small portion of the chicken and added it to the rice.

"Here, you should eat this," he said placing the plate on her side of the table.

"Thank you," she said feeling shy.

Calhoun smiled and resumed eating his meal. He really had a large appetite and this made Ariana smile too. She ate her meal gently, taking her time to munch on the chicken. Her heart was thumping and she had to calm herself. She was going to be seeing him everyday for as long as she worked here. She had to control her raging hormones. How could she hold a conversation when her body shivered at the mere sight of him?

"Do you usually eat like this or you are just doing this to drive me insane?"

Ariana swallowed the food in her mouth and looked up from her plate. He had cleared his plate and he watched her eat. Ariana didn't understand what he had asked her.

"What?" She asked.

He motioned to her face. "The way you twist your mouth when you chew..."

Ariana turned her eyes back to the plate and up again in utter confusion. "I twist my mouth?" She asked.

Wait —was she not suppose to twist her mouth when she chewed? It was a normal act.

"Yeah, it reminds me of the way you look when you are moaning my name..." He said with a smirk like what he said wasn't just an hormone changing statement.

Ariana licked her lips and played with her spoon. She didn't even know if she should consider it a compliment or not. What was she supposed to reply to a thing like that?

"...you are so beautiful Ariana. I don't know why I didn't find you earlier," he said staring at her like she was a work of art.

Ariana was certain her lips had swollen from the constant biting and licking. How was she supposed to eat with Calhoun admiring her like this.

"Thank you," she said, picking up the glass of water in the table.

Calhoun relaxed into his chair and crossed his arms. Ariana was his entertainment. His heart did tiny little flips when she bit her lips or passed her tongue over it. She hadn't giving him a blowjob yet but he was already imagining how it would feel. The fool that broke her heart was an imbecile for even imagining being with other women aside her.

Ariana Brown was everything a man could ever wish for. If it was up to him alone, he would have married her that first night. Or last night. But he had to consider her too. For the first time in his life, Calhoun wasn't thinking about himself alone.

He wanted Ariana to fall in love with him just as he had fallen for her.

"I should go," he said getting up from the chair. If he kept staring at her, he might want to take her right there and he had already seen that she wasn't comfortable around him yet. She wasn't certain of what she wanted yet. He needed to give her time.

"Oh, okay," Aria said wiping the corners of her mouth.

"You should eat. The next file I'll be needing is in two hours, you should take your time," he said as he stood above her.

"Okay," Ariana nodded in the smallest of voices.

Calhoun wanted to grab her and kiss her right there, but he had to restrain himself. He have her a curt nod and walked out through the adjoining door.

Ariana slumped into her chair as soon as the door closed.

"Fuck!" She exclaimed staring down at the half tray of food.

She would have to do something about her hormones or everyday in the office would be an awkward day.