Chapter 6 His Laugh

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Avoiding Klaus was my top priority. I've been doing it so well since I came back to work. Our meeting had been pushed back to a further date. I made sure to turn in my work when he wasn't in his office. Said more than ten words when he asked for something and made no eye contact.

It was days after my birthday, Klaus didn't convince me that I was the only person on his mind. I can understand that because I was avoiding him. Yet, surprised that he wasn't bothered to make me squirm like I expected him to as soon we saw each other. Just that desire for him but fear in me.

I had played the phone call scenario in my head all day today. What if I went to work without reading the note card. There were so many what if's.

I was even anxious just being in his office right now. He was off in a meeting, but I don't recall him having one today. I looked over the notes he left me and placed my files in order on his desk before he came back.

I was straining myself to leave before he got back when the door to his office opened so very slowly my hurt thumped, making me pray it was someone else. But indeed I had my wish failed.

His posture was casual when he walked in. His eyes trailed over my body. I inhaled deeply.

"Mr.Steals I was just leaving." I squeaked out nervously. Placing the last file on his desk.

"Your avoiding me Camila." Steals stalks towards me within each step my hand tightened around my wrist.

My breathing stopped when he cupped my face in his rough hands. He took notice. He stroke my cheek and murmured something.

He spun me around, my behind on his front. I was pressed against the desk.

"Why are you avoiding?" Klaus stated he sounded like a cave man, desperate for something. He brushed his nose lightly on the naps of the back of my neck. Curse me for putting my hair up today.

I ignored his statement. "Answer me." he said giving my hand a squeeze. His cool breath fanned my neck.

I let out a shake breath before responding. "You bought me lingerie.." I swallowed before speaking again. I said it as it is.

"That's not an appropriate thing to buy your coworkers."

He turned my around I was now again facing him. Blood rushed to my face I was flushed by my statement. I discover the clothing material the day of the phone call. I immediately placed them in the back of draws, and surprised to find they were my exact side.

"You don't like them?" Klaus sounded surprised. His eyes turned a vivid shade. It was scary yet I was intrigued.

"My boyfriend wouldn't." I said with confidence trying to pry his hold on me.

"You have a boyfriend?" Klaus throw his head back and laughed. His laugh, was quite funny.

"Yes, I have a boyfriend what's funny?" I said

raising my brow.

His body shook against mine. He continued to laugh.

As if I told the funniest joke in the world.

Then his face became stern.

"If you had a boyfriend or any sort of relationship related to that status, he would've been six feet under. And If I find out I won't hesitate to execute him in front of you." I gasped leaving my mouth open.

"Your sick." I said still trying to get out of his hold.

"I am the only one to see you in the present I bought you. To see you lying in bed with it tightly around you body. No one else!" Klaus said. He grabbed my hands and placed them together behind my back. On his forehead a vein had appeared I found it pleasing.

"Get your hands off me." reacting to his statement I tried wiggling but he didn't budge.

I exhaled deeply tired from moving too much. He stated the truth about me wanting to try it on, my heart rate increased. I couldn't stand him, it was like he was reading an open book.

"This shouldn't be"

"You don't have to be scared." Klaus mumbles against my skin as he lightly kissed my neck. This is wrong, I said as I fight the urge to free my hands. My mouth let out a small whimper doing the opposite of what I intended.

"So innocent." I closed my eyes in daze as he continued his actions. He finally stopped. I was breathing heavily.

Klaus didn't stay a word to me he stared me down under his thick lashes. I closed my eyes ashamed he was looking at my imperfections for too long.

Then he cleared his throat removed his hands from around mine.

"I am your boss, yet that doesn't justify me not being more. I want you Camilla." Klaus whispered the last statement in my ear.

I yanked myself out from Klaus's grip. I found his statement impolite we are professional people.

"Please do not subject me as your's to claim!"

Klaus grunted. He was agitated now, he looked like a fool letting Camilla push him the way she did. He had realize she was far from any other woman he'd meet.

"Why are you defying me?" Klaus says leaning against his desk with his arms crossed, eyes squinted as if he were trying to figure something out.

"Defy you? In what manner? I've been working for you since the moment I've met you! Do you not hear yourself you want me to be yours. What more do you want, my soul?!" I said rhetorically.

Klaus took big steps closing the gap between me and him. My heart raised as he stood close, I was scared of what he was capable of yet, curious to tip him off. I stood my ground not taking a step back.

"Yes." Klaus said with a sadistic smile.

I didn't know what to say. I can hear my heart beat loudly in my ears. Klaus's hand motioned to touch my face but I flinched and he instantly put it down.

I turned leaving Klaus in the spot he was in, never to look back.

I was triggered to see more of Klaus Steals and deep down I know I wanted to be his only...

~~~~~

"He asked me to go on a date." I said for the tenth time to a friend I made from work. Amy squealed in my ear like I just told her again the first time.

"I knew Bryan was into you!" I laid on my side, on my couch looking at the T.v.

"We already established that." I huffed.

"You don't sound happy!" I bet she was pouting about now.

"I am. We are going out to eat in a restaurant. He said it was a surprise." But I wasn't fazed. My mind was on someone else.

"Girl, don't read to far into it."

I laughed rolling my eyes. "I'm just an over thinker" I said changing the channel, nothing was interesting on T.v.

"So do you know what your wearing, he asked you out so last minute. You only have like two hours to get ready." Amy said.

"I know." I said seating up right and turning off the T.v.

Early today during work, Bryan asked me out on a date to grab a bit with him. He insisted that I should go out with him on this "Beautiful Friday".

I had nothing else to do today and it wouldn't hurt to know the guy. Plus it would take my mind off a few things.

I never dated anyone on a long term basis, I had almost lost my V-card to this boy in college but turns out all the guy wanted was oral sex. Which I declined and then got insulted about my figure, so safe luck.

Honestly it was just hard for me to find trust in a relationship. It's scary for me personally to love. I just can't be so vulnerable to someone then lost them.

But it would be nice to explore the dating thing.

"Well I have to go and let you get ready! Bye love" Amy said hanging up the phone.

I placed the device on the coffee table and headed to my room where I'd be spending the rest of my evening til Bryan came to pick me up.

Getting dress was so hard Bryan, told me to surprise him. So I wore light washed ripped jeans with a off shoulder bodysuit. I throw on some black heels and a small purse to complete the look. My hair was pulled and a top knot bun with hoop earrings I didn't go overboard with the makeup; but just did my brows and gave my cheeks a nice highlight.

By the time I was down the time was getting closer for Bryan to pick me up.

***

"I must be a lucky man tonight." Bryan said look at me from across the table. Bryan and I where at Renato.

"Thank you." I rolled my eyes at Bryan in a friendly way. Every since he picked me of he couldn't stop gushing about how I looked and as annoyingly awkward as it was he played "Sexually Healing" by Marvin Gaye during the car ride. I sung the first time the song played moving my hips in the car seat and getting out of character a bit as Bryan sung with me but surprisingly enough it was on replay so the whole time I had to converse with Bryan just so he can turn it down.

His attire was much laid back yet presentable for this fancy place we we're going to eat at.

"Seriously Camila, your beauty blows to the roofs." Bryan's gaze was everywhere I can tell he was nervous. I smiled at Bryan he's so sweet during the car ride he told me a bit about himself, from what I can tell he was a mommy's boys. That warmed my heart.

"Your not bad yourself Bryannn." I said sipping from my peach tea looking under my lashes. The restaurant was quite packed with people tonight and I'm guessing employees where short because we haven't ordered yet.

"Besides home and work what else do you do Camila?" Bryan said licking his lips. His hazel eyes traveled to my breast.

I coughed bringing his attention back to me. "Ugh I really don't do nothing much but from time to time I got out. You?"

"Really, I plan to change that." Bold I thought. He ignored my question completely.

"And what do you mean by that?" I said.

"Camila, playing hard to get huh. I know your not slow." Bryan laughed making me fake a laugh. This date was getting boring.

Seems that Bryan wanted a quick fuck. Why must this happen to me! I swear he seemed like a good man. So called mommy's boy.

"Hello I'll be serving you fellas tonight. I'll be back to take your orders." A female employee had placed two menus on the table then scurried quickly. Not quickly enough for me not to catch Bryan eyeing her ass. Jerk.

"What are you getting?"

I looked over at the menu ignoring him. I would leave but I didn't have a ride. I would confront him too but after my ride.

"What are you getting?" Bryan said shaking my hand lightly, I quicker pulled my arm away folding my arms together a looking at the menu.

"I'm still looking." I said shortly. Not looking.

It hadn't dawned on me how quite our surrounding became, Bryan too had taken notice. His eyes and face filled with dread at something behind me.

His presence alone just held power over everyone. Why?

A chair was pulled next to me. I held my breath, and looked at my menu hard as if it was another language I didn't dare look to my left.

Knowing that Klaus himself would be seating next to me.

It was silent I swear I can hear everyone's breath. Bryan didn't say a word.

Our server from earlier came as soon as Bryan was ready to say something.

"Are you you guys ready to oorder?" She was stuttering.

"No not quite, yet." I said unexpectedly. I looked at Bryan who seemed so interested on what ever what was outside. He must've been thinking hard because when I called his name he spazzed.

"Are you gonna order?" I acted as if Klaus didn't just place his hand on the small of my lower back, it hovered for just a moment.

"You can go on dear no ones ready to order?" He spoke. Commotion in the restaurant slowly returned back to normal. Immediately the girl left before Klaus can finish.

"You look stunning." Klaus whisper yelled in my ear. I ignored him.

"Look Mr. Steals, I'm sorry." Bryan spoke for the first time since Klaus's appearance. What was he sorry for.

Klaus held his hand up cutting him off.

"We'll discuss this outside." Klaus said getting up and leaving toward the exit.

"Bryan what's going on?" I said when I saw him getting up from his seat. I pushed my chair back to repeated his same action.

"Stay. Its work related." Bryan smiled forcefully.

"If..." Klaus appeared once again alerting Bryan that whatever it was, was urgent. As soon as the men steeped out I looked out the restaurant window to get a visual of what was happening near Bryan's car. Which wasn't parked far, Klaus walked in front of Bryan leading him to the car.

Klaus looks livid as he grab Bryan's phone out of his hand. What was he doing? The situation unfolded right in front of me. I sat frozen. Klaus shouted grabbed Bryan by the collar dragging him behind his car. I couldn't see clearly but, my gut was telling me what ever was happening wasn't good. No one did anything. I did nothing.

I was so frighten of moving, the restaurant was then silent too probably watching Bryan getting hurt. I didn't know Klaus was genuinely serious about his valid statements.

Minutes, second went by after Bryan reappeared from behind the car. I gasped seeing his face covered in different shades blood running down his face. I couldn't help. I was horrified. He limped to the drivers side of his car got in a drove away leaving me with out explanation.

Klaus stood watching him leave, flexing his hands his face was red I can see a vein bulging on his forehead.

I hadn't realized tears running down my face. I promptly wiped the tears. I held my head in my hands over the table.

I heard the door of the restaurant door open. His footsteps echoed in my ears.

**

My head was still in my hands looking down. I had finally gather the strength to look up only to find Klaus sitting across from me looking at my. I licked my dry lips. Words couldn't form in my mouth. I stared right back at him. Trying to figure out this sinister. And yet deep down when Bryan was with me I wanted to harm him because of how he treated me.

"How was your date?" He spoke coldly.

I ignored him. I rolled my eyes and pulled out my phone ready to call Bryan. He left me.

Klaus snatches it from my hands. I didn't fight him knowing he was deleting Bryan's number.

"No need for that." Klaus said sliding my phone in his jean pocket.

"You should be thankful that I didn't cause a scene, hopefully people, men to be specific learned something today." Klaus folded his hand leaning forward.

His eyes scrunched. "Word spreads fast love, every male will know that you are my possession... You think that was my worst doings? Suck you tears up, you should be glad tonight I didn't catch a homicide case." His words were sour.

"You wanted a date.Here I am." Klaus said looking at the menu.

"Unbelievable." My word came out raspy.

"You can take me home since I no longer have a ride." I said getting up.

Klaus didn't say anything, he walked by my side opening the door to the exit as we left to his car.

There would be no point in asking him what just happened because I was warned.

***

It hadn't occurred to me that Klaus was taking another route, when he passed the street of my house.

"You can take a u-turn you missed my place." I said hitching my breath. Klaus continued driving.

"Klaus you missed my street!" I said abruptly.

I was about freak out. He better not be kidnapping me.

"I'm not going to kidnap you if that's what your thinking." Klaus said flexing his jaw.

I eased up a bit as we turned on a deserted long road. "Then where are you taking me?" I said looking out the window as we passes a bunch of nice lined english oak trees.

"My place." We arrive at a modern house. With a flat shed roof . The house has tons of character.

"What are we doing here?" I said taking a deep gulp

I constantly looked at Klaus and the window being alert.

"Come inside and see." Klaus said softly getting out of the car leaving me alone. I watched him go inside his house leaving the door ajar.

I had the courage and took quick steps to get inside, it was a bit chilly out.

Once I was inside I shut the door behind me. The house had so much steel structure, yet dark and tidy. He leaves here alone I presume.

"I'm in here." His deep voice bounced off the walls. I followed his voice to his kitchen.

He had taken his coat off and now was in a grey t-shirt. I watched his angle as he was cutting veggies. I must've been staring to long.

"You can take a seat at the island." Klaus said.

"I don't know what's going on?" I said taking a seat I didn't know how to respond to all this.

Klaus proceeded preparing what every food he was making and didn't answer me.

Silences filled the air.

"Can you get two plates from that cabinet right there." Klaus pointed toward the direction.

"Mmm." I hummed getting down from the chair. I went around Klaus opened the cabinet and got on plate. I struggled to get the other because it was a little far back from my reaching.

"Seems like I can't get.." Klaus was pressed behind me reaching for the plate.

"I got you." He said placing on the counter. We stayed in the position. Klaus moved with out a word. I took the plates to the table.

"Usually you'd have a lot to say about my actions." Klaus said approaching the island table with a steam pan.

I let out an unexpected laugh. "I don't have much to say today, you had already warned me to not go against you." I said sniffing.

"I like that you took my words to heart." He said placing green beans on both our plates. He then placed parmesan chicken and baked baby potatoes on the side.

Klaus started at me as I pushed by knife around my food I had lost my appetite.

I looked up at him.

"Bryan's no longer your concern." Klaus said before diving into his meal.

The night was filled with an abundant amount of topics after I was forced to eat. I keep my distant from Klaus though. There was something more to him than just the ice cold presence he showed all the time.

I could break throw that wall to see what he was really about. But I know there was a extensive amount of risk.

****

"Thanks." I said as Klaus closed the passenger door behind me. My heart melted because of how much of a gentleman he was but was reminded of all the events leading to this moment.

"Keep in mind I held back my punishment for you." Klaus said looking at me sternly.

"Yes." Inhaled deeply cutting him. All though I couldn't come to terms to that, my eyes lowered to his lips for a quick second.

"Hope you sleep well tonight." Klaus said putting his hands in his pockets.

I enter my house swiftly, locking the door behind me. I stood my back against the door thinking about the bizarre night.

I looked out my window to see Klaus in the very same spot still standing with his hands in his pockets. Looking at the door.

I move away from the curtains and head to my room to try and sleep tonight.

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