C5 We need to talk

Maggie's POV:

Every time I closed my eyes, I watched her face. I could feel the softness in her lips. It was hard to concentrate on anything. One moment I was in my bed and the next moment I was in my office. I did not remember how I had gotten there. I kept thinking about Alexa. I realized that I was smiling like an idiot, and people were staring. I scolded myself to turn it off. But my subconscious was swooning over my girl. My girl. What did I just say? Damn it.

I walked to my office, and people stopped in their tracks as usual. But two men were so lost in their chat that they did not notice me. I stopped behind them, and I could hear a gasping sound.

"Did you see Dr. Scott? She's damn fine," one of them said. My blood started boiling.

"Yeah, I always walk behind her, you know why." The other one chuckled. That was it! The overwhelming feeling of protecting my girl took over me.

"What did you just say?!" I shouted at them, and they spilled their coffee on them. Everyone was shocked. I never shouted. They did not say a damn thing, but I kept glaring at them. I was fuming.

"We..." one of them tried to speak, but words did not come out of his mouth.

"Yes?"

"We are extremely sorry, Ms. Chan," the other guy said.

"Well, save it for your next employer!"

"Please. You can't!" One of them begged.

"Try me," I said as I walked out. I saw Dr. Wu by my peripheral, and I wondered what impression I had left for Alexa's best friend. I shook that thought from my head. We were supposed to be working together on the product.

I came down to Alexa's lab after 30 minutes. I needed to cool off. She was focused on a circuit, and I took the opportunity to stare, not voluntarily. It just happened without my knowledge. She furrowed her brows to focus, which made me smile. Dr. Wu coughed beside me.

"Good morning, Ms. Chan." She addressed.

I took a few seconds to get my composure back. "Morning, Dr. Wu. Is everyone here?" I asked flatly.

"Yes, please let me show you the way," She waved her hand to follow her.

"Hello, Ms. Chan," Alexa smiled, seeing me, and my heart fluttered. It was hard not to smile. But somehow, I managed not to give it away.

"Hello. What are you working on?" I asked.

"Oh, I was just tinkering with the motherboard," she seemed excited.

"Oh well, let's all jump in. Let me know if you need me. I will be over there," I pointed at a nearby table. It felt weird that none of us mentioned the kiss. But maybe she was drunk and forgot. And, I was the fool chasing after a one-sided crush. Wait, was I chasing? I did not know. But I secretly hoped she would remember.

Alexa's POV:

That night was unforgettable. I never had been kissed like that for the first time. I could not stop thinking about it. I could not have a crush on the most influential lady on the continent, could I? My head started aching at the thought. I could not just stop feeling happy. I remember everything even though I was just a bit tipsy. The spark I felt when her hand touched mine. I was sure she felt it, too, or was I imagining things? I did not know, and that made me uncomfortable. I touched my lips, thinking about the kiss. The more I thought about the kiss, the more I craved it. God, I needed to get a grip on myself. Of course, she had guys and girls pining after her. And, it was probably meant nothing for her as I was just there in front of her, nothing more. My heart was crushed at the thought. I tried to push the negative thoughts away from my mind.

I did not see Lin when I got to work. She was probably somewhere else in the building. We were supposed to work closely with Ms. Chan from that day. So I tried to make myself busy and started tinkering.

I felt eyes on me while working, but I did not lookup. I was probably being paranoid. I kept working on the motherboard. Playing with it, really. I felt two shadows and looked up to see Lin and Ms. Chan. My heart did its little happy dance. I was so glad to see her, but she showed nothing and concentrated on her work. My heart sank a little. It was only me.

I felt tension between us even though we did not talk much. I felt a spark again as her hand brushed past mine. Lin kept giving me occasional glares. At the end of the day, I was upset. I was upset that it meant nothing to her.

"What's wrong with you?" Lin asked.

"Nothing," I said flatly.

"I know we have never talked about the kiss between you and Ms. Chan," she brought up the subject I did not want to talk about.

"I don't want to talk about it," I snapped.

"Why, what's wrong?" she pressed like she always did. I rolled my eyes.

"I'm not going to do this one-sided crush all over again."

"Who said it's one-sided?" Lin raised an eyebrow.

"What do you mean?" I almost screamed.

"She fired two men because they made bad comments about you!" she announced.

This was a shock to me. "When did this happen?"

Lin told me everything that happened that morning. So, you did care, Ms. Chan – I thought to myself. I was smiling at the thought.

"What are you thinking?" Lin brought me out of my thought.

"Nothing," I said and rushed out of the room.

I knocked on Maggie's door. I heard a faint come in. I entered, and her eyes shot up. She stared, and I got the courage to do what I was about to do then.

"I needed to talk about something," I said nervously.

"About?" she asked.

"The other night," I almost whispered, but she heard it. I could tell it because her expression softened.

She rose from her desk and said, "Walk with me." So she started walking. I followed her along with her PA. I figured she did not want to talk about it in the office.

Once we had reached her SUV, she said, "Dr. Scott, let's discuss the matter in the car." Her PA and guards gave us privacy as we entered the car.

"So, what did you want to talk about?" she asked, keeping her eyes on me. I did not know that getting into a car with her would be this suffocating but in a good way. It was intimating.

"Ms. Chan, I ..." I opened my mouth, but she stopped me.

"If I'm guessing the topic correctly, call me Maggie," she smiled.

"Maggie, we need to talk about the kiss."

"What about it?" she raised an eyebrow.

"You kissed me," I said as I was getting out of breath. I prayed to God that she did not realize how she affected me. But it was too late, I thought. I looked up, and she was smirking at me.

"And, you kissed me back," she said softly.

"Yeah. I do not know what it means. Just a single incident because we were drunk. Or you like me. Or is it normal for you because you have people pining after you..." my rambling was cut short as she started laughing loudly. That heavenly sound made my heart swell. I knew I was staring, but I could not help it. Finally, she seemed to have noticed it and stopped laughing. She softly took my hand in hers.

"Stop worrying too much," she reassured. I only hummed in response. The air was getting suffocating. I only closed my eyes for a second but found soft lips on mine. Those lips. I melted on the seat immediately. It got better every time. I felt her hands on the back of my neck, and I felt electricity run over my whole body.

"Does this answer whatever your question was?" she smiled in the kiss.

I hummed in response and kissed her back. She tensed up first at my touch but eased up soon enough. As I said before, it was soft and sweet; well, it did not stay that way for long. I did not realize when or how, but she was straddling me and kissing me feverishly. Her tongue softly asked for permission which I granted happily. Our hands seemed to roam all over each other's bodies. The air was getting hotter. Finally, her mouth trailed off on my jaw and then to my neck. Did she just find my sweet soft? I could not help but moan. I did not feel like this in a long time. I had been with my share of people, but none of them made me feel like how she was making me feel right now.

A knock on the window made us jump apart. She rolled down the window. It was her guards. Maybe they thought it was getting late. I did not know how long I was in the car.

"I think I should go," I said, a little out of breath. It was not suffocating anymore. I did not realize the tension that had built up between us. She smiled and nodded. One of her guards opened my side of the door.

"Alexa," she called. My name never sounded that good in my life.

"Yes?" I turned around.

"It's a serious matter. Think about it," she said, not giving away anything to people.

"Yes, Ms. Chan. I will think over the discussion," I said, trying to keep a straight face. She seemed like she tried to stifle a giggle.