Violet's POV~
"Lisa, get me a cup of coffee." I asked my assistant over the call, work is taking a toll on me, past few days were hectic with busy work schedules and visiting the construction sites. Right now I have file work piled up on my desk with absolutely zero energy left in me. Moreover I am having a sharp headache developing. I sat on my chair holding my head between my hands.
"Mam, your coffee." Lisa said as she placed the coffee on my desk.
"Thank you, Lisa." I said dismissing her.
The bitter sweet taste of the coffee gave a instant relief to my headache. I closed my laptop deciding to take a short break for few minutes to relax. I walked around my spacious office to loosen my muscles as I had been seated in my chair for hours now. I looked out at the busy streets of Paris and the Eiffel tower from the large glass windows of my office. Walking towards the bookshelf in the corner, I took out a random book to read. As I opened the book, the nostalgic smell of the papers reminded me of my college days which I spent mostly in the library, the place where I gained most of my knowledge and the place where I met Evander for the first time.
I was coming out of the library after borrowing some books to read, when a bunch of guys rushed past me making me stumble and drop the books on the floor clumsily. I was picking up the books when I heard a husky voice beside me.
"Hey, I think this is your book." The voice said as a hand holding a book came into my view.
I raised my head only to see a pair of chocolate brown eyes that belonged to a handsome person staring at me in amusement. He was looking just like the prince Charming of the Fairytales I read everyday with the lean muscular body and messy black hair. I grabbed my book from his hand.
"My name is Evander." He said forwarding his hand. I was too afraid and shy to speak with strangers. And talking and shaking hand with such a handsome hunk? I don't want to make fool of myself by staring at him again like a hormonal teenager.
"Okay." I said and ran away from him clutching my books tight.
The whole day I spent thinking about Evander. He was handsome with good looks but a girl like me can never have a famous boy like Evan. Moreover me growing interest on him will only distract my focus on the studies and in the end, he will not be mine anyways. So, I thought it's better not to think about him.
A few days passed and I got to see Evan frequently. Sometimes waving at me, sometimes trying strike a conversation with me. But I tried my best to remain unnoticed by him but Almighty didn't bless me with the power of Invisibility and Evan used to find me somehow. I ignored his advances and used to run away from him until one day.
I was running away from Evan, when I saw him waving at me in the canteen. I was in a hurry that I didn't notice the person in front of me. And when I noticed it was too late that I collided with him, spilling the coffee on him.
"You stupid girl, can't you see. You spoiled my shirt." The guy shouted making me flinch.
"I am sorry." I apologized meekly.
"Sorry? You spoiled my favourite shirt! What's the use of those glasses when you can't see properly even when you are wearing them? " The guy said taking away my glasses and dropping them on the floor.
It was hard for me to see clearly without my glasses and the broken sound of glass was heard followed by a series of evil laughs making the tears pool up in my eyes.
Tears flowed down my cheeks as I took a step away from the boys only to collide into another hard body. Even with my blurred vision, I recognized the person; Evander.
He pulled me behind him as he stood like a shield between me and the other guy.
"Back off, AJ." He said in angry voice.
"Just move out of my way, Evan. It's between me and the girl." AJ guy said moving towards me.
"Don't." Evan said placing a hand on the guys chest stopping him, " Leave her alone, if you don't want to see my bad side." He warned in a menacing voice.
"What will you do? " AJ asked in a challenging voice and the next second I heard the noise of the bones breaking and a Yelp as Evan's fist made contact with the jaw of AJ.
The other boys with AJ held him and took him away from Evan as he was ready to give him another punch. Evan came to me after picking up my glasses from the ground.
"Hey, don't cry, they are gone and I will make sure that they will never come near you." He said placing a hand on my arm making butterflies fly in my stomach.
"Thank you." I mumbled as I wiped my tears.
"I can always be the Knight in Shining armour to help the damsel in distress." He chuckled making me smile.
"Here, take this glasses. I think they are yours but I am sorry that they are already broken." He said.
"No problem, I will get new glasses." I said as I started to walk away from him only to stumble and make him catch me.
"If you don't mind, can I walk you to the Optician's shop beside our college. I think it's not possible for you to walk till there without your glasses on." He said and I nodded.
He helped me till the Optician's which was thankfully situated beside our college.
"Violet Everly." I said once the Optician gave back my spectacles with new glasses.
"Thank God at last you spoke, I thought you would never speak with me." He said placing a hand on his heart dramatically. I smiled at his antics and I observed his hand bruised from the fight earlier.
"You are hurt." I said looking at his hand.
"Yes, I was hurt, when you didn't speak." He pouted.
"No, you have a cut on your hand." I explained making him look at his hand.
"Oh.. It's nothing." He waved off.
"Wait." I said as I borrowed the first aid box from the Optician and aided his cut. He pushed back the stray hair from my face making me look at him.
"Will you be my friend? " He asked looking at me, hopefully.
" Okay, Friends." I smiled.
He smiled brightly putting his pearl white teeth for display.
A knock on the door brought me back to the present as I relived a memory that I could never forget. The door opened revealing Sam, who was carrying Archie dressed in Batman's costume with a cape around his neck and a mask covering his eyes. This is what happens when you leave your kid with a super hero obsessed uncle.
"Sam, what have you done to my baby! " I exclaimed as I moved towards them.
"Presenting you the cutest batsman, you will ever see." Sam said throwing Archie in air making him laugh. Archie bounced in Sam's arms trying to reach me, when he spotted me. I took him in my arms and he hugged me placing his head on my shoulder.
"Aww.. My little munchkin, I missed you." I said as I hugged my baby.
"Mom and Dad went to attend, Mr. Kailen's birthday party and the little Batman was missing his Mom, so I brought him here." Sam said as he propped on the sofa in my office.
"How's things going in the resort? " I asked Sam as I sat on the sofa beside him with Archie in my lap latching on the feeder drinking milk from it silently.
My baby's hungry.
"Everything's going well, Vi. In fact our resort's booked for an entire week for some big shot wedding next week." Sam said happily.
"Wow, that's great." I said rocking Archie to sleep as he finished drinking the milk.
"What about Fernandez's deal? Is everything going well? " Sam asked making funny faces at Archie making him smile.
"Yes, hopefully I think I can wrap this deal by the end of this week." I said crossing my fingers.
"Sam, stop making faces at him. I am trying hard to put him to sleep, if you keep doing that he won't sleep." I scolded Sam, whacking on his arm.
"Vi, why are you always trying to make that poor guy sleep. Let him enjoy his life. Right, A." Sam cooed.
"Shut Up, Sam. You know that he will play with you the whole day without getting tired, and I want to make sure he gets enough sleep." I said patting Archie as he let out a soft yawn closing his eyes.
"Are you coming home now? " Sam asked poking Archie's cheek with his finger.
"Don't." I said smacking Sam's hand away, "you will wake him up. Let's go home, you drive. I am too tired and Archie's sleeping." I said, carefully lifting my baby in my arms and walking towards the exit.