Daisy’s Secret Crush

***Daisy’s POV.***

After a hectic day at the office, I came back home and ordered a pizza. I watched some comedy to get my mind off of many things like the worst week I had so far and also my boyfriend not calling me for two days in a row.

If he thinks I would be the first to break and call him, then he is going to wait forever. I felt sad about the fact that he was not calling me or texting me, but I felt more concerned about the fact that he must have thought about my conservation as a way of breaking up.

I am so tired and glum that I don’t even want to celebrate my birthday anymore and skip tomorrow’s party. I think I wished too much too soon at that time. I would be cautious from now on and not take things as far as they are in my wishes.

I woke to the sound of a bell and looked at the clock to see it was almost midnight.

“Don’t tell me someone came to surprise me at midnight?” I ask myself and get up from bed and put on a robe.

I almost slipped while wearing the slipper. Then I walk up to the door and look through the peephole to see only flowers in front of me. I blink my eyes and open the door when the person rings the bell again. The neighbours would kill me. I open the door, the flowers come away only to surprise me with the face I was dying to see for a week.

“Theo!” I say.Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.

He comes in and closes the door while my eyes can’t believe he is here. Wasn’t he going to come on Monday? What is he doing here right now? Is everything okay? I wanted to ask that, but I didn’t get a chance.

Because as soon as Theo put his luggage down and flowers on the table, he took me in his arms and kissed me. And like hell, I cannot resist that. I give in to my basic urges and yearnings and kiss him back. But that doesn’t end there.

I don’t know how, but we end up in bed. I am aware of him and him alone only. I know I heard a sound of tearing but nothing else mattered when he entered me and looked into my eyes with that ‘you are mine’ look. I show him he is mine too by giving as much as taking.

And when it is over, he takes me in his arms and says, “I would skip opening the hotel for you. Heck, I would skip anything for you.”

I smile as I hug him tightly, but then a thought comes to my mind and I ask, “That was not the point, Theo.”

I get up from the bed and pick up his and my clothes and drop them in the laundry bag in the corner and he says, “Then what is it?”

“Like you don’t know. Haven’t you heard any of the things I mentioned in the last conversation we had? You didn’t even call me for two days, Theo, and neither did you text. What was so important?” I say, as I get upset about everything but can’t help but admire his hard abs and hips.

“I am sorry if I hurt you. I will tell you everything and also my phone got damaged. I got the replacement today, but I thought I would surprise you by coming here. So doesn’t this gesture mean you should cut me some slack?” He asks as he takes my hand and pouts.

“You got this for your gesture towards me.” I say and point at the bed.

“I want you for this gesture.” Theo says as he puts his arms around my waist.

“I think you got her.” I say and look away.

“Not completely.” He says and kisses my belly button.

“Fine. I will hear you.” I say and kiss his nose.

“Great. But first I want to eat something. Do you have anything left?” He asks.

“No. But I will fix you something.” I say and get out of his arms and wear his shirt.

“What would I wear?” He asks.

“My robe.” I say and throw it at him, and he shakes his head with a grin.

I go into the kitchen and take out leftover pizza from the fridge and heat it in the microwave. I also make some sandwiches and take out some brownies for dessert. Theo comes and takes away pizza and sandwiches from my hand towards the coffee table. I take the plate of brownies and sit beside him on the couch.

“Now tell me.” I say as soon as he finishes eating a slice of pizza.

“Fine. Mr. Benedict is a very wealthy man, and Olivia cautioned me against approaching him. She said that he is a good investor, but he can be tricky. I didn’t mind those words then but now I feel a little regret.” He says.

“Why?” I ask as I look at his sad face.

“Benedict is asking me to court his daughter, otherwise I have to pay his money sooner than we should. Thank goodness, I have good lawyers who knew this could happen. That is why they could diffuse the situation for now. But I am going to pay him back with interest once my business picks up, just to get his heavy weight off my shoulder.” He says.

Theo doesn’t say much, but I know he is going through many things right now. First to be threatened to lose everything, then to pick yourself up and show that you are more than what your family gave you. He is really working hard to show others he can do it.

“Everybody has trouble in their business life. I had to. Not as big as yours, but what we can do well is to just pick ourselves up and solve the problem. But that doesn’t mean we can’t relax once and now. We have the right to it. You would be fine. I know you.” I say with a smile.

“How do you know that? Why do you always believe in me?” He asks, looking at me with questions in his eyes.

“Because I know no other way. I have always seen you as this positive and charming ball of energy. But I don’t know why you get serious when it is time to cheer yourself up. But don’t worry, I am here. I will be your cheerleader. Always.” I say giving a light peck on his cheek.

“I got lucky. I am so glad that you are here. I never enjoy talking about work problems at home or anything serious. Because somewhere I think my Mom who always did her best for us and Valentine, and in all of that missed herself somewhere. I took the Valentine in the first place for her so she could take a breath. But I didn’t realise when I left behind my real purpose and disappointed her. She means a lot to me.” He says and I forward the plate of brownies.

“Theo, why would you think you disappointed Heather? From what I have always seen, she loves you and admires your work a lot. She was so worried that you didn’t come to see her for such a long time.” I say and caress the back of his neck with my fingers.

“I don’t know. Mom and Dad love all three of us equally, no doubt about that. But I always felt less. Ryan knew he was going to take over Dad’s business and Noah, the baby of our house, was adamant about leaving for farms since he was just five. I always used to think about where I would be in this family. It is not like I don’t enjoy working as a Prince of Valentine. But I always wanted more than that. I recently realised what I wanted and pursued it. And there is one more thing. But that is a surprise for later.” He says as he looks at me.

“I don’t know why but I get this feeling this surprise of yours would blow everyone’s mind away, especially mine.” I say.

“I hope so.” He says with his sweet smile.

After he eats, he said he would stay here for the weekend and then move into his new penthouse. He takes his bags inside while I put flowers in a vase. We do the dishes together and go to bed.

“Happy Birthday!” He says and kisses my cheek.

“Thank you. This is the best birthday surprise ever.” I say and hug him tightly and go to sleep.

I saw a new side of Theo today. He differs from what he shows to others. He is charming, but also serious. He is optimistic about others, but a little pessimistic about himself. But more than that, he is a man with values and emotions which he hides deep underneath all other things. One has to dig deeper to get to the good things.

Next day, I woke up and stretched lazily. A wide smile on my face when I see Theo, who is sitting beside me. I caress his arm, which draws his attention towards me and his face looks a bit stricken.

“What happened?” I ask and run my fingers up his chest.

“You got a call.” He says.

“Who was it?” I ask, still not understanding why he is behaving like a statue.

“Noah.” He says.

“Okay. But what are you so gloomy about? Give the birthday girl her morning kiss.” I say.

“I picked up the call in my sleep and said hello without thinking it was your phone.” Theo says.

“What?” I ask and sit up in bed with a shock.

Oh, my goodness! Noah would kill us.