Chapter 12 - Not On His Watch (1/2)

After getting done with their meal, both of them returned back to their respective cabins.

Adam busied himself in the files, losing track of time. He only bothered to look up when the door of his office was knocked. He had an idea of who it might be.

”Yes Stella. Do you need something?.” He asked her with a smile.

”No Sir. I just brought you some coffee. It's almost 9 and you are still working. So, I thought you might need it.” She replied politely.

It was only then that he noticed the small tray in her hands with his cup on it, steam blowing out from it. ”Thank you so much for being so considerate of me.” Adam gave her a big goofy smile.

”And what happened to not calling me Sir after office hours?” He asked, raising a brow at her when she was placing the cup before him.

”It's just that I am not used to address you without it.” She replied.

”I know. But you will get used to it with time. All you have to do is start calling me by my name.” Adam spoke slowly as if he was talking to a child.

”But---” She only spoke a word just to be interrupted by him, ”No buts. And I am just asking you to call me by name after office hours. Come on, you can do that. It's not that hard.”

”O-okay.” Stella reluctantly agreed to him.

”Okay what?” He wasn't going to let her go this easily, not unless she called him but his name. He didn't know why but he wanted to know how would his name sound coming from her mouth. 'Say it, just say it Stella, please!' He was almost begging her internally.

”Okay A-A-Adam.” She said, his name almost a whisper, but he still caught at it.

”Huh?” Adam feigned innocence as if did not hear it.

”I said, okay Adam.” She almost rolled back her eyes at him.

He was stunned for a moment. They way she had said Adam, made him realize that not even once he had found his name coming out from another person's mouth to be so melodious. Or maybe it wasn't his name but her voice who was this melodious.

”That's more like it.” He said. ”Are you done with your work by the way?”

”Almost, there's only a bit left, I leave after doing that.” She replied.

”Then why don't you bring it over here? I am kind of getting bored here. I will do mine and you can do yours. And then we can leave.” He suggested politely taking a sip of his coffee. 'Hmm, she makes a good coffee.' she sighed softly.

”Umm… Okay.” She replied hesitatingly.

Stella left and came back in two minutes with her laptop and and a file. She sat down across him and put down her stuff.

They both busied themselves in their own work. Adam sipped on his coffee every now and then, taking tiny glances at her from behind his coffee mug. She had her head down, reading something with full concentration.

'I wish that someday, I will be able to hold all of your interest.' He thought to himself.