Falling in Love : I love you, Today and Forever

Ivy, who had been sitting idle at home, cheered up seeing Max's call. Due to Tim keeping an eye on her, she did not accompany them when going to meet Noah. Nobody knew if he was lurking around somewhere waiting for her to fall for his trap. Also, it was not sure if he had changed his victim this time and had started to follow somebody else in their group. However, she did not want to take risks that day and even Noah had ordered her to stay at home for her own safety. So, not wanting to piss him, she had agreed readily.

She had been bored sitting at home. Ivy had gone through all the channels on the TV, surfed the social media and even searched the internet to find some gossip. But she found nothing that could attract her. She was itching to go out and hunt some spicy news. However, she stopped herself with great difficulty. Max's call came at the perfect time. Her eyes lit up at once.

"Hello." She had just greeted him when she heard Sasha shout on the phone.

"Hello. Ivy, we convinced Noah. Now he is going to be our boss."

Ivy flinched on hearing her yell. Though she was not near the phone, her voice was too loud that it could blast one's eardrums. She, who was hearing her shout on the phone, was having this effect. Poor Kira, Max and Cedric, who were right beside her, had concluded that they had become deaf forever.

"Sasha, stop screaming. I don't want to become deaf, not now not ever." Cedric covered her mouth from uttering another sound. She started mewling in protest to allow her to speak, but Cedric did not move his hand away from her mouth. They did not know what she would do next in her over-enthusiasm.

Seeing that, nobody was speaking, Ivy thought the call to have been disconnected. "Hello."

"Hey, Ivy. Sorry about that. Sasha is too excited right now." Max started speaking.

"What happened at the meeting, Max?"

"Ivy, Noah has accepted to invest for us. We now have a lot of work to do." The next twenty minutes were spent in Max telling her everything that had taken place in Noah's cabin. He did not forget to tell her about Noah's condition as well as the possibility of the news agency Everyday going bankrupt. Like everybody else, Ivy too was shocked on learning about it. She was also impressed with the way Noah's mind worked. As expected, he had done his homework.

Ivy listened to everything Max said. Now that they had a lot of work to do, they had to start as early as possible. "Max, what is our next step?"

"Ivy, we haven't thought about it yet. We just finished our meeting with Noah. I couldn't wait to give this news to you so I called you immediately. We are still outside his company. We were about to go have some food."

"In that case, I'll end the call. You guys carry on." As soon as Max finished talking with Ivy, He turned back to look at Sasha. "Do you have a loudspeaker or an amplifier in your mouth?"

Sasha gave him a cheeky grin and tried to deviate the topic. "I am hungry. Let's go."

"Didn't you have a feast for lunch before coming here? How come you are hungry already? Where does all the food you eat go?" Cedric chided her, making Kira and Max laugh.

"I don't know. I think it was because of Noah that I am hungry."

Kira gave her a weird look. "What do you mean?"

By then, Max had already started the car and they were heading away from the company. 

"Noah looked so delicious that I felt hungry for him and now I am actually hungry." She said, imagining the devilishly handsome man in front of her and she was gazing at him with a knife and a fork in her hands. If Ivy were to listen to her obnoxious words, she would have puked blood.

"Sasha, you are becoming horny day by day." Kira teased and stifled a laughed. Sasha gave her glare, but she did not stop her imagination. At least in her mind, it looked pleasant and feasible.

""It's four already. I didn't realize how fast the time had gone." Sasha looked at her watch and exclaimed. "Nevertheless I am feeling so hungry. I have been starving for long." She patted her stomach and pulled out a sneaker bar from her pocket. She didn't notice Cedric staring at her without blinking.

"Max, are you sure you are willing to invest in this?" Kira started the topic she had in mind for a long time. When Noah had put forth the condition, she was a little befuddled. But when Max accepted it, she was unsure if he had done the right thing.

"Yes, Kira. Why do you ask?"

"I think there is a lot of risk. What if we don't succeed? What if it ends up in loss? And it is your money, your savings for life."

"Don't you trust us and our abilities?" Cedric questioned from behind. He had been staring intently at Sasha, but Kira's questions had brought him out of his reverie.

"I don't doubt anybody's ability. I am sure everyone will do a fantastic job. It's just that, I cannot stop worrying about it." She replied, her voice doubtful and uncertain.

"Kira, when we are having the Noah Allen Carter as our backup, what do we have to worry about? Let's not hesitate to take the first step. We might not succeed, but at least we will not be having the regret of not trying."

"You are right. What am I even thinking right now when we must be celebrating?" 

"That's like it. Where shall we go to eat? Sasha, any suggestions?" They were already in the area where there were a lot of restaurants. It was starting to crowd up a little. 

"How about some pizzas and pasta. I want to eat them." Sasha suggested, taking a glance around her. 

"This foodie will want to eat anything and everything that is edible at any given time," Cedric commented while Sasha scoffed.

"Do you have a problem with that?"

"Not at all. You can have all you want." 

"Better." Sasha smiled and looked out of the window.

Max parked his vehicle at the side and the group got down. They looked around for a while and finally decided to go with Sasha's recommendation. They had seen a restaurant which was quite famous for its pizzas somewhere behind. So, they turned to go back when they halted suddenly. Nobody spoke for a few seconds and their gaze was fixed on someone who was oblivious to it.

It was Kira who broke the silence. "What is Tim doing here?"