Arden’s POV:
“What the heck are you saying ” I said In shock.
“I can’t like you okay. . You’re too young Muse,and you have your so much ahead of you ” I said to her.
“I can’t have feelings for you and I definitely don’t have feelings for you” I said quickly in panic.
The room was silent.
A little too silent.
I turned towards the young woman on the bed.
Muse had fallen back to sleep after dropping that bomb on me.
I stared at her in shock.
This girl had the audacity to say such words and then fall back asleep.
I laughed softly.
“Typical Muse” I said softly.
My voice filled with so much indulgence.
While she slept, I quickly separated her hands from my sleeves and quickly went into the bathroom.
I took my bath quickly and stepped out in my robes.
While I was slowly drying my hair, my phone rang out loudly.
I quickly rushed and grabbed it.
“What’s the matter Amber” I asked.
“Ms, we have an important meeting tomorrow and I called to remind you that we’ll be leaving the country for some unfinished deals” Amber said calmly.
“Shit”.
I had forgotten all about the trip.
“Yeah, thank you for the information Amber” I said to her.
“You’ll come and pick me up tomorrow “.
“No problem Ms ” she replied and quickly hung up.
I sighed in defeat as I took out my suitcase.
I stared at the suitcase for a long moment.
A few months ago, I would’ve been excited about a trip like this.
Work had always been my escape.
But now…
Now all I could think about was the girl sleeping peacefully in my bed.
I slowly arranged my clothes and shoes into the bag.
And I couldn’t afford to skip it.
But I couldn’t help but think about Muse as I packed.
What am I going to tell her tomorrow?.
But this meeting seemed like a good plan.
Maybe avoiding her for sometime could lesson my attraction to her.
“Yes, that’s a very good idea” I said to myself and quickly closed my bag.
I took off my robe and wore my pyjamas after a little bit of skincare.
I laid down besides Muse, who seemed so oblivious to her surrounding.
I smiled at the way she scrunched her nose in her sleep.
She was beautiful.
I don’t even think the word beautiful could begin to compare to just her ethereal she truly was.
I slowly took out the hair blocking her face.
“What are you doing to me me Muse ” I whispered softly.
I don’t know just how much feelings I had for her yet.
But I knew that these feelings were going to be the end of me one way or another.