Monday morning menace! Sierra's thoughts barked as she left one office before going into another. The entire floor was in uproar as a malfunction with their provider has the caused all systems to temporarily cease. Everyone was on shutdown.
Why? Why today? Sierra fussed. She took a deep breath before making her way over to Taehyung's office to inform him of the situation. She turned the corner and was greeted by Jungkook.
"Hey Sierra, any idea what's happening with the system and phones?" Jungkook asked upon greeting her.
"Yes. We're down. Is Mr. Kim in? I need to brief him on this little crisis." Sierra's response seemed short but she didn't mean any rudeness. It was a hectic Monday and details of her past weekend with Taehyung was a constant reminder scattering her brain.
Despite of what they agreed to, she couldn't stop thinking of him.
"Yes. I'll announce you." Jungkook nodded as he picked up his cell phone to call Taehyung. "He said you could come in." He confirmed.
Sierra took a deep breath and straightened her stance before walking through his office door. Jungkook lifted a brow on her behavior and smirked. "This will not last." Jungkook mumbled to himself.
The moment Sierra entered his office, she felt her breath being sucked away from her. She closed the door behind and attempted to catch it.
Taehyung's gaze landed on instant to hers as he stood up from his desk, adjusting the coat of his slate colored suit that was a perfect fit to his broad physique. His blonde locks laid neatly on his forehead with a few strands falling into his glasses.
Sierra's gaze wandered his, unknowing how his mind assessed the way the camel colored, sheer blouse she wore accentuated her toffee skin and her gold accessories gave it a glow. His gaze traced the curves of her figure, hugged in the navy blue skirt she wore. It thrilled him to see her hair was up for he admired the beauty of seeing her face when it wasn't hidden from it.
He eased his hands into his pockets in order to keep his desires pinned down. Touching her would sure release them like an animal in the wild.
No! Professional is what she wants and it's what she won't get. He chanted.
Taehyung exhaled loudly in frustration of his thoughts but it called her attention and broke her daze. Sierra cleared her throat in order to put on a professional demeanor, in hopes of ignoring the fire blazing within her.
"Mr. Kim, sir." Sierra spoke.
"Miss Harper." Taehyung lowered his voice on purpose, raising a brow.
Why does he do that? A mental eye roll followed her though. "Sir, our entire floor is experiencing complications with our system. I spoke to the provider and their is an outage in our area. They are unsure how long it will be before it's corrected." Sierra explained.
"Hmm..." Taehyung hummed. "Well, we'll give it till noon. If everything is not up and running, I will send everyone home for the day. No sense in keeping them here if they can't work." He suggested.
Sierra nodded. "Very well. I'll be back at noon then." She turned on her heel to exit but her motion to leave was stopped when she felt a warm hand to her arm.
Sierra didn't think her heart could beat any faster nor she couldn't help but hope for something of this to happen.
The feeling confused her. Her mind and heart ping ponged on the idea of Kim Taehyung and it only frustrated her that she was finding interest in him the more she fought him.
Taehyung turned Sierra to him, his chocolate gaze blazing while attempting to read hers. Since the moment she made the declaration of keeping their relationship professional, he couldn't help but be more intrigued with her.
Her mystery kept his thoughts occupied all weekend.
"Hey..." his voice was deep, causing Sierra's heart to throb more. "...are you okay? You seem..."
"Busy. That's all. It's been a crazy morning." Sierra explained as she tried to keep a distance between them.
Taehyung wasn't allowing that as he minimized their space to nonexistent.
Sierra's lips parted in a low pant.
"Tae...uh...Mr. Kim, sir..." her words became incoherent as another heavy breath escaped.
Taehyung cocked a brow, "Tae? Hmm...that's a first. I think I like hearing that from you." His blushed lips held a sly grin that screamed of mischief while his accent slurred over his words.
Sierra was too flustered to follow up with an insult and with the record of her morning, she was finding an odd comfort in his soft seduction.
"This clearly isn't what I meant by professional, Mr. Kim. You should stop. Jungkook may..."
"Do you think of me?" Taehyung interrupted her statement. The question bruised his brain all weekend from the wonder it. Though not the most opportune time to ask but he felt as if he needed to know.
The hold she was creating on him developed a curiosity that he knew would kill him at any given time.
This also excited him.
Sierra's forehead creased at his words. Did I say that out loud or something? She thought as she tried to recollect their conversation up until his point of questioning. "W-Why are you asking me this?" She trembled out.
Taehyung gulped, staring at her jarred expression and channeling the softness from it into his own. Her eyes told him some of what he wanted to know but he needed to hear her say it. "Tell me Sierra, do you think of me?"
A stuttered breath exited Sierra's lips as they parted but a knock on Taehyung's door interrupted her from answering.
Taehyung sighed as his shoulders relaxed a bit while backing away slowly from her and leaned against his desk. "Come in." He bellowed.
Jungkook entered in with his laptop in hand. "I know the phones are down but we have that call scheduled in twenty minutes and I could use my hotspot to connect us." He stated.
Sierra cleared her throat. "I'll go check on the situation. My department and I will keep you informed Mr. Kim."
Taehyung nodded for her dismissal and leaned away from his desk. He watched with an unresolved heart as Sierra left his office and closed the door behind her before he took his seat. Jungkook sat down and opened his laptop to set up for the call.
"I'm impressed." Jungkook smiled.
"What are you talking about?" Taehyung mumbled.
"Seriously Tae? You like her." He assessed. "You genuinely like her and I know you've been trying to get under her skirt."
Taehuyng grinned with a quiet scoff. "That's the thing. I never really tried and you know I have my ways." He reminded.
"Ugh...spare me." Jungkook cut his stare.
"No doubt, she is beautiful and very..." Taehyung smiled on his next thought, "...sassy but sleeping with her...wouldn't begin satisfy what I want with her." He explained. "Initially, I was going to take her to the wedding because she was someone that I wouldn't invite to my bed but now, I'm disgusted with myself for even wanting to use her that way." He admitted.
Jungkook lifted his brow. "Wait, what? You were going to bring Sierra to Jin hyung's wedding?"
Taehyung sat back in his seat, simmering on the confession he made to Jungkook. "Let's just get ready for this meeting, okay?" Taehyung began to dial the number for the call on his cell phone.
"Yeah, but this conversation is far from over." Jungkook grinned.
Sorry I left you so long without an update. Please forgive me. I will try harder not to do that. So, are you curious to know how this Monday will end?
Also, the book will probably be longer than I originally planned. I love building the tension between these two. I hope you are in for the long run!
I love you!
clw 💘