HE IS TEDDY

Andre nodded.

"You made my daughter cry once, but I understand you are unbelievably handsome,Its heartbreaking".

"Mom!"

Arianna yelled shamefully, dying in shy pain as she sat down and grabbed a cushion.

Andre smiled softly at her and took out his hand from the pocket,and stretched it towards her mom.

"Mrs .."

"Gillies".

Arainna's mother coughed then replied and gave him a welcoming handshake.

"Mrs Gillies I am deeply sorry for hurting her, we had a misunderstanding I guess that was the day,and I.."

"Dear you don't have to explain yourself to me, just get her pregnant I am so tired of her being single and ...pure"she cuts in.

Tianna tried not to laugh. Arainna's personality was total different from her mother's, sometime Tianna teased her that she was her mother's daughter and Arainna's was her own mother's baby The two best friends switched their babies because the personalities of the moms matched the other's daughter.

"Mom thanks for the embarrassment, I really appreciate it"Arianna groaned into the cushion.

*****

The next day at the company, Arianna was the last person to step into the company. Well she is the boss's babe.

"Hey you are late again"Max waved.

She smiled and waved before approaching him.

"Hey Max".

"You look unsually happy to be late...did anything happen on the way?"He teased.

"No.. that's not it..I...am happy to be happy".

She said in a singing form and danced to her the secretary, singing on too of her voice.

Max was speechless, so was Alecia and the other employees, watching.

Has she finally lost it,Max reasoned, he was really worried for her.

"She is going to be sacked for sure"one of the employees gossiped.

"I just hope the CEO gets to see this"another whispered.

"Quick take a video"Alecia instructed one of her close colleague, Nora who sees her as the queen bee,to stick around.

"Sure".

After getting her documents, Arianna continued singing and danced again towards Max.

"Are you sure you are okay?"

Max queried in a whisper.

Before she could answer,a loud deep voice called her from the next floor.

"Miss Arianna to my Office right now".

Arianna froze at the spot.

"Bursted"Alecia smirked and gave a high five to Nora and the others laughed out.

"I will go with you"Max stated, after seeing her trembling.

"No I am not a child Max I can handle scolding".

"Come-on Arianna,you think he is just going to scold you, do you know how loud you sounded then and dancing after arriving late?"

"Just let me go alone Max. Please,I don't want to get you. Involved".

She said nervously, Andre sounded pretty upset but luckily he did only going to scold her.

Max sighed after her persistence ,with his eyes closed he nodded.

"Alright you can go on".

Arianna smiled back then walked slowly into the CEO's office.

As soon as the door jammed shut, she quickly apologized.

"Teddy I am so sorry.i was carried away...and..and ..i..."

"I never knew you can dance like that!"

Andre interrupts and picked her up.

Arianna giggled loudly.

"So you are not mad at me"Arianna chuckled still up in the air.

"I will be stupid to be mad at you...but one thing,I don't like you dancing for Max,you can do the whole salsa waist twist for me"Andre replied.

Arainna rolled her eyes.

"You scared me, you jealous Teddy".

Just then a knock sounded on his office door.

Arianna and Andre's eyes widened as they glance at eachother to pass a secret message.

Quickly Andre dropped her and sat down on his chair while Aurora sat on the seat opposite his desk pretending to be sobbing.

Andre asked the person to come in, It was Jennifer,the Secretary.

"Sir...the"she paused seeing Arianna sobbing then continued.

"The Cheshire Company, reviewed your request and wanted to have a second meeting".

"My request?"

Andre muttered with a thick brows raised in confusion ,he didn't do anything with the company after their first meeting was a disaster.

Arainna coughed, to pass a message to him, she had to choke before Andre finally gets it.

Even the secretary was suspicious of her cough.

"Oh I see, please tell everyone else to prepare".

Andre replied.

"Yes boss".

Jennifer glanced towards Arianna again before leaving the room.

As soon the door shut, Arainna jumped up from.the chair she was sitting on.

"Oh my gosh Teddy I am so happy they accepted a second offer!"

"You did that...why?"

"To make it up to you for ruining the contract".

"You don't have to make it up to me,it wasn't your fault"Andre insisted.

"It was definitely,I have prepared the designs and I promised you,it's going to be a blast, they will beg for our partnership".

Andre found himself smiling.

"You are a gift you know that".

"I am?"

Arianna smiled and walked towards him then circled his neck.

"What kind of gift?"she replied her eyes crawling around his face settled on his lips.

"The most important one, I never thought I could be this happy ever, thank you".

He smiled more broadly then laughed in tears.

It made Arianna's heart melting down.

"Aww Teddy I made you cry".

She cleaned his under eye with her thumb pad.

"I don't cry, it's too much air entering my eyes".

Andre laughed.

Just then a knock sounded on the door and the intruder impatiently opened the door before a permission.

There was Max standing there visibly confused about what's going on with the two of them.

Instead of Arainna crying ,the CEO was crying and Arianna was damping his tears with her palm.

A sudden anger raised inside of him,he pulled Arianna but was held back by a hand so strong he told himself he really need to hit the gym.

That was Andre's,his reflex was applaudable.

"Max please let go".

Arainna pleaded as she turned to Max,the disappointment and heartbreak was written visibly in his eyes.

"No he should let go,I know what is happening Arianna, he is forcing you to do this inorder to keep your job"Max drew his conclusion.

"Andre is not that kind of man Max"Arianna replied softly.

"Oh really? What do you know about him?"Max replied,his eyes grew darker.

Arainna knew she will have it difficult with max so she went for Andre.

"Teddy please let go".

"I won't"he replied dryly.

"Please.i beg you please Teddy I can handle this."

Andre eyed Max dreadfully then let go, racked his fingers through the waves of his dark hair, he walked restlessly towards the window with a cigar, his ears open to their conversation.

"Did you just call him Teddy?"Max asked.

"Yes...he is Teddy, my once digital boyfriend".

"What..?..How ..sure..how sure are you?"Max replied doubtfully.

"Believe me Max I am sure ,very sure, we had another date and we are officially couple".

Max's eyes widened, he felt his lung tightened.

"You two are couple? Wow...wow...I mean I can't believe you didn't tell me all this time"he snapped and laughed nervously.