Is this destiny?

Jasper generously praised the food.

Ellie was not sure if it was really that good or he liked it because she made it. Probably both. After all, she is proud of her cooking skills.

"You wanted to talk about something?", Jasper asked at some point during dinner.

"Maybe better after we are done.", she gestured toward the plate in front of her.

"If we finish discussing that now, we will use our time wisely.", Jasper said playfully.

How can she not understand that he wants to go to the bedroom as soon as possible? Or at least on the sofa... If they are not making love, he always wants to have her at a touching distance (skin to skin preferably). You would never know just by looking at him that CEO Kiani is such a cuddler.

And Ellie is not aware that gradually she is getting addicted to the feeling of him next to her as well. It will be tough on both of them when she leaves for Los Angeles.

Ellie can see that he is eagerly waiting for her to say what is on her mind.

One thing at a time. Which one first?

"You know I have a show tomorrow. Right?" Ellie saw that Jasper gave a faint nod and she continued. "That show starts at five in the afternoon and EY is last one, that will be around seven…"

"Oh…", Jasper realized. "So you will work late tomorrow?"

"Yes."

Jasper saw that Ellie is troubled and reminded himself not to give her a hard time. That is her work and he should be supportive. "Don't worry about it. I will pick you up when you finish."

Ellie squinted and shrunk in her chair like she is bracing herself for an impact. "After that there is another event I need to attend, so it will be quite late."

Jasper's fork fell on the plate with a clang.

His eyes darted over her face for few seconds before he asked: "Are you saying that we will not see each other tomorrow?"

"This is an important show. And the event after that is crucial to network with clients."

Jasper didn't try to hide his displeasure. "Why is your boss not doing the networking?"

Ellie realized that this boss-lie, cough-cough, this boss-misunderstanding is getting out of hand. She needs to tell him that she has no boss. "That is another thing I wanted to talk about. You see, my boss is…"

"Don't.", Jasper interrupted her.

"But I just want to tell you that my boss…"

Jasper raised his hand indicating her to stop talking. "Let's keep talk about work for work hours."

He was in a bad mood, hearing more about her boss will only make it worse. That despicable man is making her do so much work! When Jasper meets that man, he will give him a piece of his mind.

Ellie can see that Jasper is not happy. Well, she expected this. That is why she made dinner, but it seems it didn't help much. And he does not want to talk about work. She remembered that he was stressed when he got into the apartment. This probably only added to it.

Ellie told herself that this is NOT a good time to tell him about the stocks. And if she tells him that she lied about the boss thing, it can't end well. Uh, and she can forget about admitting that she is secretly looking into his locked assets! How did she end up with so many lies and secrets? She needs to untangle herself out of this!

Ellie decided to deliver him no more than one secret-revealing shock a day. And home-cooking does not seem to improve his mood much. Maybe she can try with some sexy lingerie next time?

"I see that you can't avoid the event tomorrow.", Jasper said dejectedly.

"I'm sorry. You know that I want to spend time with you, but this is important."

Jasper got an idea. "Can I come?"

"To the show?" Ellie needed to confirm that she understood his question.

"And to the event after that.", Jasper clarified.

Ellie inhaled more than necessary. "You would do that?"

She knows that he is not interested in fashion. How much she can see based on his clothes in the closet, he has one tailor and two brand name stores from where he gets his clothes, probably with help from assistants.

"Is that a problem?" He asked when he saw that Ellie is not responding.

Ellie smiled. "Not at all. For the show I will get you a front row seat. I will send you an invitation with details tomorrow at your office. And the event after is a social gathering with drinks and food… if you are bored you can leave anytime."

Jasper smiled and shook his head. How can he be bored if he is next to Ellie?

He praised his brilliant idea: she gets to do her work, and he gets to be with her on Friday evening. As a bonus, he will show that he is a supportive boyfriend.

"Will I get to see you at the show?" Jasper knows that at the end of the show all models come out with designers who worked on their clothes. Considering how much time and effort Ellie puts into everything, she must be the one to walk out with the models, right?

Ellie thought for some time before answering. "That can be arranged."

She was happy. Jasper will actually come to the fashion show because of her! If she does everything in advance and leaves her assistants with enough instructions, she can join Jasper and two of them can watch the show together! She was oblivious to the fact that Jasper thought how he will see her on the stage.

After some unknown time of pure happiness, her brain switched to business mode. "Do you mind if I prepare an outfit for you to wear?"

"Is something wrong with my usual clothes?"

"I didn't say that. You are very handsome, and I want to use you as a model. If you attend that event in an outfit I designed, it will be worth more than a million in marketing."

Jasper looked at Ellie mischievously. "You want to use my body?"

She can tell where he is going with this and she is up to the challenge.

"Absolutely. I can pay well.", she responded with a big smile on her face.

Jasper was surprised that she didn't shy away. It seems that Ellie is getting bolder. He likes it! And he wants to see how much he can push it. "Are you sure you can afford me?"

"I didn't say I will pay you with money.", she answered through giggles.

His wide smile told her that he agreed. He was looking forward to the payment for his services.

And Ellie was back in her business mode: "Great! Let's finish food and I will take your measurements. It will be best if you can come in-person for fitting, but considering the time constraints, I will just work with your measurements…"

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