Chapter 220 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“I’m not sure your fan girls are going to like that though,” Celsie said with a teasing smile.

“They don’t have to like it. I didn’t do it because of them,” Benne said dismissively.

“So? What was the question you wanted to ask?” Celsie asked, reminding him that he had been about to ask her a question earlier.

Benne looked at her with a puzzled expression for a second until he remembered his question, “Oh! I just wanted to ask if you would have been this relaxed around me if I wasn’t your driver?”

Celsie paused for a moment to think about it. She never would have been this relaxed in her boss’s presence or be talking to him the way she talked with him had she not seen him as an average guy from the start, “Probably not,” Celsie said with a shake of her head.

“Yeah, I thought so too. I’m glad I’m your driver. I prefer the way you communicate with me as your driver more than the way you talk to me as the CEO. In the past when I talked to you as the CEO, I always looked forward to the evening when I get to know your real thoughts,” Benne informed her.

“What’s the difference?” Celsie asked curiously.

“You used to be very cautious of your words. More like you filter your words when talking to me as the CEO. But when it’s just me, you talk to me as a friend without painting your words,”

“You don’t like being addressed respectfully?” Celsie asked as she resumed eating.

“I love to be respected as everyone else does. However, not just anyone can talk to me the way you do. I always want you to be real with me.”

“Well, you can count on that,” Celsie said with a grin.

“Good. Now on to my next question. Seeing as I met you on your birthday, what would you want me to get you? I want to get you a birthday gift,” Benne said, looking at her expectantly.

“A gift? I think you are my birthday gift already,” Celsie said, thinking that being able to be in a relationship after so many years and to be open this way with him was a miracle already.

“The feeling is mutual. This gift wants to get his gift a gift. So think about something you want, and let me know, okay? It’s a blank cheque,” Benne said as he set down his cutlery.

“Alright. I will think about something that fits your pocket. Thank you,” Celsie said, making tok chuckle, as it seemed to him that Celsie was constantly going to be referring to his wealth.

“Is it your intention to milk me dry?” Benne asked playfully.

“Funny that you were running away from golddiggers only to end up with the chief of them all,” Celsie said with an equally playful smile.

“Well, I don’t mind this golddigger. I have a soft spot for her. I might just have to work a little bit harder to meet her needs,” Benne said confidently making Celsie glance at her wristwatch.

“Speaking about work, I should return to my seat now, work calls. It’s over twenty minutes past lunch break, and you should be expecting the next set of directors in a couple of minutes,” Celsie said as she set down her cutlery and started clearing up the table.

“Have you given the doctor a call?” Benne asked as he watched her, and Celsie paused.

“I don’t know, I was thinking that maybe we get someone else? I could ask Lucas to help me find someone…”

“Why? You don’t trust the doctor here? He won’t be the one attending to you. He is just going to help us get professional help,” Benne explained.

“I know that. But there is every possibility that he might be friends with the person he recommends, isn’t there?” Celsie asked, “I know you are just trying to help, but he knows you are the CEO, right? And now that he has seen you with me, he must know that something is going on between us. That means he is going to likely pay extra attention to me. My past could hurt you if it gets into the hands of the wrong person, and I don’t want that. So I will let Lucas get me someone around here who doesn’t know I have anything to do with you. I promise to share the details with you once I’ve spoken to Lucas, is that okay?” Celsie asked, and Benne sighed.

“It’s fine. What is important to me is that you start therapy, that’s all,” Benne assured her, and Celsie smiled.

“I will. I should get going now. We’ve talked enough for one day,” Celsie said as she leaned forward to peck him so that she could leave.

“But we haven’t kissed enough for one day,” Benne protested as he held her around her waist and kissed her.

Celsie had a smile on her face as she returned to her office. She raised a hand to touch her lips which still felt tender from Benne’s kiss. This man definitely knew all the ways to make her heart race, and how to make her smile, Celsie thought as she picked up her phone to give her brother a call.

She had promised Benne she was going to do that the moment she leaves his office, and she didn’t want to postpone it anymore.

Once she dialed his number, she tapped her hands on her desk as she patiently waited for him to pick the call, praying that he wasn’t too busy at the moment.

“Hey, Celsie?” Lucas called into the receiver the moment he received her call.

“You sound pretty excited,” Celsie observed since he only called her Celsie when he was in a very good mood.

“Well… Rachel just left my office,” Lucas said excitedly, and Celsie didn’t need to ask for details to know that they probably had a quickie in his office.

“Oh, I see!” Celsie said with a small smile.

“Yeah. So what’s up? Have you told mom and dad the truth yet?” Lucas asked, reminding Celsie about the lie that she had told her parents that she was dating her boss.

“Nope,” she said with a silly smile on her face.

“And why is that? What are you waiting for?” Lucas asked curiously.

“That isn’t why I called you. If you were so curious about that, then maybe you should have called me,” Celsie pointed out dryly.

Lucas was silent for a moment like he wanted to argue with her, but then he decided to hear what she had to say first, before bringing that up, “Okay, why did you call?” He asked.

“Can you get me a professional therapist? Someone really good. It would be best if his office is close to me,” Celsie said, making Lucas blink in surprise.

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