I smiled a little to myself. Hayden looked quite adorable when he just woke up. He was still sleepy; he had a bedhead, and his guard was down.
“Are you going somewhere today?” I asked, realizing that I wished that he would have free time to spend with me.
“Nowhere. We’re staying home…” Hayden replied without a second thought.
“Should I cook for you?” I offered.
The words slipped from my lips without thinking. For some reason, I was anxious to please Hayden. It was probably because I was overjoyed that he had decided to stay in with me today. I didn’t have anything to offer to him, but I could whip up a decent meal for him.
“That’ll be nice…” Hayden replied lazily.
I watched as Hayden got out of bed and walked completely naked to the bathroom. He was clearly comfortable and very relaxed. It made me quite happy to see him that way. I stretched and also got out of bed with the blanket wrapped around me before heading back to my bedroom to quickly take a shower.
The day alone in the penthouse with Hayden went well. I cooked him brunch and we enjoyed it in each other’s company. Auntie conveniently called in sick, so it was just the two of us together and we didn’t mind at all. Things were going well, and we had a romantic and homey atmosphere going on when an unforeseen disturbance came in to shake up our day.
Hayden’s phone started vibrating on the table next to his hand. Hayden glanced over at it before he reached out and turned the phone over to silence it. Whoever was calling was being completely ignored. It was clear that Hayden had no intention of taking the call and that made me wonder a little about who was on the other end of the line. Perhaps, it was work and Hayden didn’t want to work today?
As those thoughts were running through my mind, my phone began to vibrate in the pocket of my pants. Quickly, I pulled it out and looked at the caller’s name on the screen.
Oh…it’s the boss.
Now I understood why Hayden didn’t pick up the call. It must have been his father that was the one calling him before. Since Hayden didn’t pick up, the boss decided to call me instead. Maybe he knew that Hayden and I are together today. I hesitated a little but then decided to answer the call anyways.
“Hi…” I said softly into the phone.
“You’re with Hayden, right? He’s ignoring my calls…” the boss said, and it wasn’t really a question.
“Yes…” I replied, trying to sound polite.
I could feel Hayden’s eyes on me, and I suddenly felt nervous. He probably wouldn’t like it that I was talking to the boss.
“I want you both to come over. Hayden knows where I am. I sent him a message earlier,” the boss commanded.
Before I could say anything else, the line disconnected. He just hung up on me after he had said all that he had to. I looked over at Hayden as I desperately thought of how to break this sudden development to him.
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