My Escape

My time in Gideon's house was a blur.

It turns out I wake up at 7am so I have time to go to the office. Gideon wanted to skip and laze around in his house all day but I refuse.

His chef prepared our food and was a little scandalize when I did not eat the bacon and ham. I told him that I don't like it and I also don't like toast but if I was force to eat it at a gun point of course I will eat it. I am slow but not dumb.

I only like in breakfast just good ol' white bread or nothing at all.

After breakfast I went to "my" walk in closet and grab some clothes and toiletries.

To my chagrin I ask Gideon to set up the shower because it has so many buttons I don't know where to press. He ask what specific temperature I want. I just look at him dumbly because my water in my flat is always ice cold.

When I mentioned that we don't have any heater in my flat he curses again and murmured about winter and snow.

He warns me not to stand directly on the shower nozzle because I might drown. He chose 98°F and I love it. Now I understand why warm or hot bath is the best. I just want to stay and take a shower for the whole day. This water temperature is amazing.

I am even tempted to ask Gideon to shower with me to save water but he already went outside. Maybe next time.

I use this honey smelling shampoo and conditioner. I am tempted to taste it because it smells so delicious. The soap also is very fragrant. Did Gideon personally buy these things?

Nah. I can't imagine him going to a supermarket and choose this toiletries for me. He will stuck like a sore thumb. Even if he wear casual clothes you will never remove the commanding aura that he emits.

He is very intimidating.

Unfortunately I end my very satisfying shower because my hands are all wrinkled and pruny already. I wrap my self with the fluffiest towel you could ever buy.

I brush my teeth and put some deo. I refuse to ask how did Gideon know my underwear size because that is embarassing.

I wear a red collared shirt, black pants and partnered it with my converse.

I went out of the room and see Gideon wearing his three piece suit and of course in color black. I wipe my drool discretely. This man is God's gift to earth. Ladies let's rejoice!

I don't know what he sees in me. Maybe I am a form of entertainment to him but I don't care at all.

When he saw me he suddenly grab my hand and guide me back inside the bathroom.

He lift me and sat me in the counter.

He rummage something inside the drawer and pull out a sleek hair dryer. He plugg it and started to dry my hair while scolding me like a child.

"Love you should dry your hair. You might get sick! Just tell me and I will dry your hair immediately no questions ask."

After drying my hair thoroughly we went to the walk in closet and told me to seat in the vanity chair. He pull out a brush and untangled my hair very gently. I did not feel any pain at all. He could work in the salon.

To my surprise he braided my hair. How did he know how to braid hair?

"Youtube" He reads my mind again.

Why? And what is youtube?

"Youtube is a site wherein you can watch videos and I watch some tutorial on how I can style your hair." The heck?

For me? Really? If I can reproduce Gideon and sells him to all the women around the world everyone will be happy and I will be rich. Everybody will be happy.

Find a man who can tolerate your weirdness and can style your hair at the same time.

After styling my hair he applied some cream to make it more "shiny" according to him.

He retrieve his suitcase in his room and then we went inside a freaking elevator to go down. Elevator inside his house. I will not be surprise if he has an escalator also inside this humungous house.

Outfront the SUV is waiting for us with another set of Men In Black.

I enter the car first then Gideon followed. As soon as the car door closes the car started immediately.

We arrive at the office but I insisted that we will not enter at the same time. I don't want any rumours. I am not ready at all.

As usual he did not agree. I am not keeping our relationship a secret. I just don't want to blatantly expose our new status to all his employees.

But on the other hand even if we come inside at the same time no one will suspect anything.

Hello! Do you think if Gideon is in his right mind he will like me? I think not.

So there is a bigger chance that employees will just assume that I am just a regular employee who coincidentally entered at the same time with him or worse they will assume than I am a looney individual who is just following our boss like a stalker.

Well. I can live with that.

So instead of parking in the garage the car stops in front of the office.

I went out on the other side you know on the street side. I can see that Gideon was upset.

The door suddenly opened when Gideon was approaching it. When he pass through the door it suddenly closes requiring me to scan my ID.

Gideon look back when he notice that I am not following him. As he saw me I smiled sheepishly as I scan my ID on the kiosk.

When I was beside him he place his hand on my lower back and guide me to his private elevator.

I reach floor 15 in a blink of an eye. Before the door opens I kiss Gideon cheeks and went out of the elevator.

I did not look back to see his expression. Knowing him there's nothing. No eye wrinkle or twitch at all.

Like nothing happened.

While I was walking I did not notice that I bump into someone. I yelp when I felt a hot liquid pour in to my hands.

"Dumb bitch! Look what you've done!"

I look up and I saw a woman with black hair and brown eyes wearing a corporate suit in a sky high heels who is currently shouting at me becauses I spill her coffee. Thankfully it spills only on the floor and to my hands and not on her.

"I am sorry. I am sorry. It is my fault I am sorry"

"Damn right it is your fault!"

All the employees in my floor are peeking inside their booth wanting to find out what is the commotion is all about.

"Do you know who I am you filthy girl?"

I just kept silent but keep shaking my head.

Don't cry Ella. Don't Cry! I kept chanting in my mind.

"Look at me when I am talking to you!"

She grab my hair so that I am looking up and then she pushes me to the ground.

I fell on my knees and the impact is very painful. I am wearing jeans and it is not flexible at all. I also fell on the puddle of the spilled coffee. Great is one burn not enough at all?

She bend down and pointed to my face like a child being scolded by her parent. I can feel her breath on my face.

"Listen to me bitch. You will buy my coffee and clean this mess you made. I want it within 5 minutes. You don"t want to mess with me. I can get you fired immediately." After that she pulled my hair and push me again to the floor for good measure.

Don't cry Ella. Don't cry!

She leaves me still slump on the floor. Mark and Eric found me in that position.

"OMG baby Girl. Let's clean you up".

He grab my burned hand I flinch.

"Shit!" I heard Eric mumble.

They help me stand and bring me inside the office.

Instead of sitting on my office chair I sat on the floor hugging my knees still shaking from what happened.

I buried my face to my knees. I remain in that position for god knows how long when I heared another commotion inside our room.

That evil lady is back again. Please lord let me become invisible just this once.

I can hear her shouting. I ignore her. I don't care if I loose my job just because of her pathetic coffee. Is this a form of bullying? Or am I just overreacting?

"Listen here you witch! How pathetic you can be? Bitching here just because of your spilled your coffee? It was an accident and she admitted it. What are you a child?" That's Mark.

"Go buy your own coffee! And you have no authority over here you ambitious cow!" Eric added.

She left after that.

They tried to comfort me but I still feel ashamed and humiliated it is like I am back in Highschool again.

I need Gideon. I need his power hugs.

How pathetic am I? Disturbing him from his work with this inconsequential things.

I decided if he is busy I will just go down again.

I stand up and walk to the elevator banks with my head bent down.

I type in Gideon's floor code and wait for the elevator to reach his floor.

I ignore his receptionist telling me to stop walking. I directly went to his office.

His glass wall is opaque which means he is inside right? But I can not open his door without his permission at all.

So I turn around ready to go back to my floor when I hear someone calling me.

"Ms. Ella"

It was Scott. He did not say anything and just guide me in front of Gideon's office. He knocks and the door immediately opens.

Gideon is in a meeting with four males. I ignore all of them. Gideon's eyes widened when he saw in the state I am in.

"Love."

As I heard him I immediately run to his arms seeking his comfort.

I sat on his lap and embraced him and buried my face to his chest.

And then I let it all out.

I cried.

I cried for myself.

I cried because my friends are defending me even if I am at fault.

I cried because I thought I am over from my trauma in Highschool but apparently I am not.

I hate this feeling.

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I miss her already.

I decided after this meeting with my directors I'll go to her floor.

A person knock on my door which is obviously Scott because he is the only one who knocks on my door.

I let him in.

I immediately focus on Ella and her dishevelled state.

She suddenly sit on my lap and hugged me tightly.

What happened next shattered my heart. My love let out a heart wrenching cry.

"Shit."

It is like a someone sucker punch me to my chest.

I finish at the top of my class since kindergarten until University. I studied law just because I am bored. I am proud of my achievements.

But these prestigious schools did not teach me how to comfort the love of my life.

Even if I search in all search engines what to do in this situation they will not give a satisfying answer.

This the first time in my fucking life that I am clueless.

Powerless.

Helpless.

I just embrace my Love tightly and I hope at least will ease her suffering even just a little.

I hear Scott assisting my directors to go out of my room to give us some privacy.

Ella is slightly shivering I don't know if it is from the cold or what but to be sure I increase thermostat inside my office.

I run my hand to her back and murmur sweet nothings to her.

I have so many questions

What happened to her? I never seen her cry like this. She is always enthusiastic. She is my ball of sunshine.

Eventually she calmed down.

I can hear her sniffing and hiccuping.

I grab her face to look at her properly. Her face was flush due to her crying. There are still tears lingering in her eyes. I wipe the ones that fell.

My poor Angel.

I kiss her forehead, both of her eyelids and the tip of her nose.

It makes her giggle a little when I kiss her nose.

Now time to investigate.

I lift her effortlessly and we sat down on the couch. I still place her on my lap facing me. Now imagine that position.

Yes I know. Awkward.

I need to focus so nothing embarasssing will happen like a boner maybe.

I touch her cheek and say

"What happened love?"

"I am okay." She answered.

"No lying please. I know that you are not alright."

She kept silent. Tsk. This will be hard.

I'll try again.

"Please love? You can trust me."

She stares at me for a moment and the water works starts again.

Shit.

While crying she told me what happened.

Apparently after she said that sweet goodbye to me in the elevator she bump to one of my - nope- will be my EX employee. This said employee spilled her coffee and started to reprimanding Ella in front of the other employees and telling her that she will be fired from my company. How dare her.

I check the hands of Ella and sure enough there are redness on her whole hand there are blisters forming on some areas.

"Is it painful? It must be right?"

"It stinging for a while now but nothing I can not handle."

I curses.

"Sh- she she destroyed my hair style the one that you made this morning because -sniff- she pulled my hair."

The fuck? Whoever this employee she will taste my wrath.

"Love with your permission can I take some pictures? Just for documentation?"

She agreed so with discontent I stand up and let her sit on the couch and calls Scott to go to my office.

He took the pictures of the injuries of Ella as an evidence.

I lift her bridal style and open my private bedroom inside my office. I place her on the bed and wait for my personal doctor to come.

A knock heard was heard throughout the room and I open it.

Ken my doctor went inside.

"What happened?"

"Coffee was spilled to her hands. Can you check her?"

"Sure."

I went to the bed and wrap my hands around the shoulder of Ella.

"Love he will check on your injuries okay?" She just nodded.

I signalled Ken to come closer and to start assessing Ella.

"Hi. I am Dr. Kenneth I will just examine your injuries okay?"

He wear a disposable Gloves and start assessing her.

He requested Ella to change her jeans so he can check her legs. Fortunately I have a short in this room so I gave it to her and we went out of the room to let her change her jeans.

"So the almighty James have fallen huh." He teases.

"Shut up Kenneth."

I heard Ella says she is done and we entered back to the room.

Her legs has scrapes and there is redness at the back of her thigh. After the examination I cover her with the blanket and I sit beside her.

"What's your verdict?" I ask Ken.

"Well Ms. Ella here has a nail scratch on her forehead. She got it maybe when her hair was pulled. She also have scrape knees and legs probably from her fall and from the rough texture of her jeans."

"There is also a combination of 2nd degree burn on her both hands where the vesicles appear and a 1st degree burn on the other part of her hand and the back of her upper leg maybe when she was pushed and she accidentally sat on the spilled coffee."

While Ken is listing Ella's injuries I feel like killing someone.

"I will prescribe 2 various creams that you need to mix then apply on the burned area. Two times a day for 7 days hopefully it will not scar.

For the scrapes on her forehead and legs clean it with betadine daily and I will prescribe another cream for it. I will see her after one week."

"Ok. Give the prescription to my secretary" I responded.

Kenneth nodded and let himself out of the room.

Ella lean her head on my shoulder and say " I am sorry for disturbing you."

"You can disturb me all you want Love and I will still be happy. You can depend on me Ella."

"I am an inconvinience."

"You are never an inconvinience Love. Never think that!" I scold her.

Someone knock on the room.

"Enter"

Scott entered holding a bag containing the creams which Ken prescribe.

"Let us clean your wounds love."

I gently clean her scrapes with betadine and applied the cream after.

As for her burn I mix the creams as instructed and applied it gently to her hands and upper leg.

All through this process my angel is already asleep. Maybe because of exhaustion from crying and the stress from what happened to her a few hours ago.

I leave the room to let her rest.

I went back to my desk and open the link that was sent by my security.

It was the video footage of the altercation between Ella and the bitch.

In the footage I see Ella bump to that vile woman. I increase the volume of the speaker so I can hear what she is saying.

Angry is not the right word. I am furious.

She called Ella a dumb bitch? How dare her. She pushed Ella and pulled her hair. That is unecessary. She can scold Ella because she is also at fault but assaulting and slandering a person is a violation. Bullying is not allowed at all. It is not tolerated. She even threatened Ella to get fired? In what grounds? She has no authority at all.

I stand up and pace inside my office. I convince myself to be calm and face this employee professionally.

I sat down again on my chair and call Scott on the phone to let this bitch enter my office.

She entered my office slowly maybe confuse on why she is here in the CEO's room.

She stop 3 feet away from my desk.

"Ms?"

"Jones." She murmured.

"Ms.Jones. do you know why are you here?"

She just shake her head.

I stare at her directly in her eyes and ask.

"Tell me what happened this morning Ms. Jones."

I saw surprise in her eyes.

"Well?"

Fess up bitch. Stop it Gideon.

"Another employees bump into me and spilled my coffee but all is well sir."

Liar liar pants on fire.