I texted Sakura the next morning, not wanting to ring the doorbell in case it would wake Naruto.
8:06AM: "Hey, I'm outside."
The next few seconds I could hear rapid footsteps coming closer to the door and she opened it. She tidied her hair, running her hands through them repeatedly as she invited me in.
I placed the paper bags on the dining table. "He's not up yet?" I asked her, taking out the takeaway boxes out of the bags.
"His shift is in the afternoon today." She replied, looking over my shoulder to see whats for breakfast.I bought almost one of everything on the menu, unsure of what Naruto would crave for when he got up. I had even stopped by a pharmacy to get him some vitamins and painkillers in case he was hungover. But I hope breakfast will put a smile on his face, there were choices of sandwiches, pancakes, sausages, Eggs Benedict, oatmeal and croissants. Sakura took a seat and choosing the box of strawberry pancake to dig in, "Wow, are you always this generous?"
I cracked a smile, taking out Naruto's shirt I had taken to a 24-7 dry cleaners last night. "Only to the one I love."
After we were done with breakfast, I offered Sakura a ride to work and left a sticky note on the takeaway box for my ex lover.
'Here's some food and medicine. I hope you'll feel better soon. Remember that I'll always be here for you.
Love, Sasuke.'Turning into the office building, I could see the company's name plastered on the entrance of the drop off point. "Oh, you work at Studio 99?" I stated as I dropped the fashion designer off at her office building.
She nodded, unbuckling her seatbelt.
"Give me your name card, I'll get my assistant to drop you a call. I have a project in need of a fashion designing agency." I said to her before she could leave my car.She raised an eyebrow at me, slipping her hand into her card holder and pulling out a name card for me. "Looking forward to work with you then." She grinned, sticking out her hand for a shake.
I shook it firmly, "Likewise."
As she left the vehicle, I could see a small group of office workers gathering around Sakura pointing and peeking at my car and myself.
They were probably curious to see who was giving her a ride to work in an expensive car.Unbothered, I was about to step on the pedal before I saw a familiar blonde haired girl, running up to Sakura.
I didn't know why, but I stopped myself from stepping on that pedal. I looked at her through my windscreen, blinking slowly as I was trying to recall that face.It was something important..
I remember now.
It was the lady that was with Naruto's ex.
She was the one that was with his ex when they were still together.I wonder if she knew?
She was now past my car and I caught a glance of Ino from my side wing mirror, I raised my brow in suspicion. Surprisingly, she was looking at me too. Intrigued, as a slight smile formed on her lips.
Damn.
If she knew..
There'll be hell to pay.Rolling my eyes to the front, I drove out of the driveway and headed to my company which was half an hour away.
Upon reaching the office floor, I passed Sakura's name card to Hinata and told her to give Studio 99's leading fashion designer a ring for the project.
"President Uchiha, I also found some design agencies to consider-"
"Not necessary. I've made my decision." I declared, walking past her table and into my room.I was in the middle of a meeting on the initial round of proposed brand ambassadors when I received a text message from Naruto. My dull eyes lit up when I caught glimpse of my phone's screen. I leaned back against my chair, uninterested to hear more of the ambassadors presentation and read his text message.
12:19PM - "Thanks for the food & meds. :)"
Unknowingly a small smile escaped from my usual serious and cold demeanour, typing my response.
12:20PM - "How are you feeling?"For the next hour in the meeting, I was distracted by my phone. Not because of text messages, instead because there were no text messages. I kept checking my phone every 15 minutes, unable to concentrate on the presentation.
This has never happened.
Work has always been a priority.
But now, I've firmly decided to make him my top priority.
And when I set my mind on something, I won't give up until I get it."Alright, meeting dismissed." I announced, being at the end of the long rectangular table. The operations team kept their documents, leaving the meeting room swiftly for lunch.
I spun my chair to Hinata, who was seated on my right. "Submit the final 3 chosen ambassadors and schedule a meeting with the directors tomorrow."I pinched the bridge of my nose, frowning as I leaned back against my chair again. I wasn't stressed by work, but rather by him.
Just then, my phone vibrated against the meeting table. I sat up so quickly to see the notification that I caused Hinata to jump in her seat as she was still typing notes into her laptop.
I composed myself, clearing my throat as I got up to exit the meeting room. Walking to my office, I checked my phone again.
1:42PM - "Not as bad, thanks again for the food and pills!! But I'm not looking forward to surviving work later on."
My heart sank, unsure what I could do for him.
My eyes searched the room, looking for an inspiration but knocks from my door soon interrupted my thought process. "Come in." I clicked my tongue, annoyed.Hinata emerged from behind the door with folders in her hands. "I have called Studio 99. They are requesting a face to face meeting to discuss the contract."
I acknowledged, instructing her to prepare a contract for tomorrow's meeting.
"Understood. Would you.. like some black coffee, President?" My personal assistant questioned as she handed me the files in her hands. She assumed that I was under a lot of pressure from a project that was originally supposed to be executed in 3 months, now crammed into 3 weeks.I opened the file, "No, the coffee here is revolting." I was flipping through the pages, scanning the document before her words struck me. My hand stopped at the edge of a page, my eyes then shot up to meet hers.
Nodding in great approval, "Good idea."She looked at me, arching her brow in confusion. I swiftly closed the file, "Order their entire stock of coffee beans from here." I showed her the destination from my phone.
Her eyes widen as she realises how far away it was.
"But it's half an hour away-"
"It's worth it."
"I won't be able to carry so many boxes-"
"A kind soul will help, trust me."
I flashed her a reassuring smirk and passed her my credit card between my index and middle finger.Now I just have to wait.
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Sleeping with the Ex (SasuNaru)
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