The Royal Contract

But it was like her day had gone from bad to worse as she received a text from her date that he might not make it. He was still in a meeting and could not even call.

I AM VERY SORRY! That was his last text.

Sadly, she could not be mad at him. She had known who he was when she first met him. She loved him despite his shortcomings. However, it was still something that held her from fully committing to him.

It was why she could not give him a date for their wedding. He might have given up on his bachelor life, forgetting the girls he had dated in the past. However, he was already married to his work.

She refused to be the mistress, wreaking his relationship with his first love and his career. It would be hard to compete with his obligation to the company he had worked hard to build.

“What about...” She tapped her chin with her finger, trying to think of a friend she could invite out instead, but everyone seemed to be unavailable.

.....

She tried calling those she believed might go out with her, but she had no luck. She looked around the apartment, but she felt so empty. It was depressing to eat alone again, especially after what happened earlier.

David had come home late the last several nights. He had to work overtime due to Evan’s absence. She had learned that Evan had finally proposed to Amelia and had decided to visit his grandmother to break the news. Unfortunately, he had not returned until now.

“That is ok, Haley. Maybe some other time.” She could not find one single soul who might not be busy tonight.

She quickly hung up the phone and grabbed her bag. She knew she could not stand to be inside their apartment a minute longer. She locked the door behind her and was on her way out of the building.

A few minutes later.

“David, I thought we were going out tonight.” Rosella strode to his office, walking straight to his lap. Then, her arms wrapped around his neck, forcing him to stop working and look at her.

Luckily, she found him in his office, working alone and not in a conference room with his partners or associates. She never liked dropping at his office like this, interrupting his job, but tonight was an exception.

After witnessing how Jacky had broken down with Marcus trying hard to calm her down, for some reason, she knew that she was greatly affected by it. She did not want to be alone.

“I am sorry, but I still have tons of papers and cases that need my immediate attention,” David said after, giving her a proper kiss on her awaiting lips.

“I know you are going to say that.” She smiled at him happily, not at all bothered that he was blowing her off. If the date would not come to her, then she would do something about it than moped in the apartment.

“What are you thinking?” David could see the mischievous smile covering her lips. She might be thinking of something.

“I still think that you will require to eat so...” As if she had willed it to happen, his secretary showed up by the door and held her hand.

“The food you ordered had arrived.” She moved further inside the room, placing the paper bags on the table at the corner of his office and excusing herself from the room.

“I took the liberty of ordering some take-outs and sent them here. I hope you will not mind if we eat together first before returning to work.” Rosella sweetly muttered in her most adorable accent.

“How could I say no to that?” David answered, but instead of letting her walk, he carried her to the other table and sat her on the other chair while he worked on their meal.

Soon, they were laughing about some silly story David had experienced that morning with one of his clients. It was nothing about the case but more about what happened during the meeting.

“I enjoyed the meal.” She said when she pushed the last bite on his mouth. “But I think you should return to work and let me clean this up.”

She had already dismissed his secretary, giving her a free pass for tonight. Besides, David said he would not need her services anymore.

“Are you sure?” He asked, but she pushed him away, back to his desk. “Thanks for dinner.” He felt so lucky to have her in his life. Not just for what she did tonight but ever since he had met her.

She had managed to change many things about him. At least the bad things he did not like about himself. She made him realize many things about himself. Now, he could say that he was a better man than before.

However, he still could not figure out what was lacking in their relationship since she would not say it. She said she would only set the date when she was ready. But he was still clueless as to what he was doing wrong.

“Do you mind if I wait for you here? I only took the cab, but I can sit and wait for you on the sofa.” Pointing her fingers to the other side of the room.

“Sure. I will not take long now.” He promised as he watched her stretch her legs before she tried to make herself comfortable on the large soft cushion. He immediately went back to work, hoping he could finish it in a few minutes.

If he did not need these files first thing in the morning, he would leave them and go home with her instead. But with Evan away, he had dumped many of his friend’s workloads on his shoulders.

He worked as fast as he could. But it still took him almost an hour before he could finish. Then, when he finally closed the files and set them aside, he realized that Rosella had fallen asleep on the couch.

Quickly, he walked closer to her until he could kneel before her. He had never worshipped any woman before, but he would kiss the ground that this woman walked on. That was how much he loved her.