CEO'S SECRET CRUSH

DANIELS POV I'm sat at my desk daydream about Mia again. I should be preparing for a board of directors meeting for tomorrow. Being the CEO of "WHAT'S THE FILM??" a worldwide cinema company it requires a lot of meetings. And tomorrow's meeting is fast approaching, but I can't help myself. Ever since I walked into the advertisement department 4 months ago and saw the beautiful Mia Adams I just keep thinking about her. It was Mia's laughter that caught my attention to start with, was like music to my ears. I couldn't help but look to find who was laughing. This beautiful women with blues eyes, pink rosy lips, and she has blonde hair. She was wearing a loose navy blouse, but I could see her slender neck line. A black body tight skirt down to near the knees. Then the legs were just wow they looked define. And her slim body I just couldn't help admire her from far. Since that day I found myself making excuses just to go to the advertisement department to get glimpses at first. Then after 2 weeks I had my assistant Jenny find out who she was. Mia Adams 26 year old who started working for my company 4 weeks before I stumbled across her. So the past month I've decided we need a new advert, and I've told everyone in the advertisement department, Who ever creates the best idea with a proposal alongside it would win a weeks holiday. The deadline is in 3 days. However, Mia will be winning, so I can then spend more time with her getting to know her when it comes to finalizing it, getting it out to the world. I'm to shy to just ask her directly out for a date. So I figured business lunches ECT first could be my way of becoming friends first. With that thought I decide to head down to the advertisement department to remind everyone there's only 3 days left. MIA'S POV I'm sat at my desk with a coffee in hand checking the work emails when Claire calls me over to her desk. My desk phone broke yesterday, and apparently my dad is on the phone. My dad never rings my work, so I'm puzzled what's going on. Not Only that, my dad whisked mum to Paris for a 2 week holiday only a few days ago. I quickly walk over with my coffee and take the phone. "Hey dad are you okay you never ring me at work?" I say "Mia I, I", I hear him says sounding upset. "Dad what's wrong?" I quickly ask. "Mia are you sat down?" He barely mumbles out, which is freaking me right out, I can feel a nervous knot forming in my stomach. "Dad you're scaring me what's happened? Are you okay? Are you and mum okay?" I hurl out loads of questions frantic to know what's wrong. "That's why I'm ringing Mia" he says. I can hear my dad crying and my heart gets feightenedly worried about what I'm about to hear. "Dad tell me!" I nearly shout but compose myself enough remembering I'm at work. "I'm sorry love but your mum she, she is dead" he says through tears. SMASH My coffee cup is on the floor, and I'm screaming I don't even know where the phone is. My heart feels likes it's been ripped from my chest. My mum my hero she can't be dead. I'm screaming while crying Claire is next to me on the floor asking "what's happened?", but I can't speak I just scream while my tears just keep flowing down my face. DANIELS POV I walked into the advertisement department and I saw Mia just take a phone in here hand. She looks so damn beautiful today. Wearing a black skirt and white blouse. "Mr Wicks how are you today?" I hear Michelle say. She is the Head of this department. "Ah good afternoon Michelle, I just wanted to stop by and see how everyone is with the approaching deadline of the competition" I say. Smash, followed by a loud painful crying scream I look around to see its Mia screaming. "What's going on" I say as me and Michelle rush towards Mia who is on the floor screaming. Some other women is already trying to console Mia. Michelle takes the phone. While I kneel down next to Mia "Mia what's wrong, you can tell me I can help" I say, but Mia just continues to scream and cry. "What shall we do" says the girl who is trying to also console Mia. "Get everyone out tell them they can have an hour break. I will deal with this" I simply reply. "Mia you have a few smalls cuts on your legs from the glass shall we get them cleaned up?" I ask MIA in what I try my soothing voice. "AHH, AHH, AHH" she screams while crying. "Okay, take a deep breath" I say while rubbing Mia's back "Mr wicks that was John Adams Mia's father on the phone. He said that he and Mia's mum are on holiday in Paris, but her mum has passed away this morning from a heart attack. Mia only heard her mum was dead before screaming. Once we have managed to calm Mia down to have Mia ring him back", Michelle says. "Okay Michelle please get all Mia's belongings and take them to my office, I will take care of Mia" I reply. "Okay Mr Wicks, I will do it now" she says. "Okay Mia let's get you out of here" I say while standing up. I take Mia's hands, and she tries to stand while still crying, however the screaming has stopped, but the crying is still a loud harrowing cry. Mia is near enough falling to the floor again through crying. So I lift Mia into my arms one arm under her legs and one behind her back. Mia lays her head against my chest one hand clinging to my suit jacket while she continues crying hiding her face into my body. I carry Mia up to my office I can see she is covered in coffee, from dropping her cup. As I pass Jenny my assistant I say... "Jenny, please could you go get Mia here some clothes. Judging from her size I'd say Mia should be roughly same measurements as my sisters so ring her and ask what she is." "Okay, but I'd personally say she is an 8, so I will buy some in 8. Trust me sir I'm a woman I know these things" jenny says. "Okay well hurry please" I say. Then I continue to my office. As I walk in I lay Mia on the sofa to the left in my office. "Mr Wicks is there anything else I can do to help?" Michelle asks following in behind me. "Michelle please could you get Mia a coffee and a bottle of water." I ask "Of course I will be right back" she says. I grab the first aid kit from the unit by the door on the right to my office, then I go sit on the floor next to Mia. "Mia I'm going to clean your cuts up is that okay?" I ask trying to give a comforting soft voice. "Y-yyes" she says while crying still. "Okay I'm going to start then" I say. I'm cleaning the few cuts on Mia's leg when Michelle walks back in with the drinks. "Here you go Mia have this coffee" Michelle says while handing it to Mia. Mia's hands are shaky, so I take the coffee from her hands. "Mia I'm going to leave it on the table while it cools down, so you don't burn yourself" I quickly say to explain my actions. "OO okay" she replies. "Mia I'm so sorry about your mum. If you need anything please ring me I will text you my personal number. You can ring day or night" says Michelle. Mia shakes her head yes while wiping tears away from her face. "Mr Wicks I will head back to the department, clear up ready for when everyone arrives back. If you need my help for anyone reason just call" Michelle says to me. I don't bother looking in Michelle direction as I'm to focused seeing to Mia cuts. "Okay thanks" Michelle I say while applying plasters to Mia's cuts. I hear Michelle exit the office though. I then sit next to Mia. "Mia can anybody collect you?" I ask as gently as I can make my voice possibly sound. "No" she barely whispers back, but I heard her answer. "You really should not be alone right now you should be surrounded by family and friends" I reply slowly. "Mr wicks there all in Bournemouth", she replies. "Mia please call me Daniel and why is everyone in Bournemouth?" I ask since I'm curious as to why Mia has no one here in London for her. Doesn't she have any family or friends living in London I think to myself? "I moved here 5 months ago when I started my job here she responds". Then Mia starts crying again. "Have you not made any friends in London yet?" I question praying she has at least one good friend nearby during such a time. "No only a few colleagues within the office, and it's literally just in the office I see or speak to them" Mia says through sniffling and crying still. "It's okay I say rubbing Mia's back. You can stay here a for now. It's only 2:40pm and I wouldn't be happy letting you leave while this upset okay?" I say. "I need to ring my dad back" Mia says suddenly as if she just remembered how the conversation happened not so long ago with him. "Okay well you ring your dad and I shall be just outside if you need anything just call for me, I won't be far," I say with a friendly smile not a happy one but a friendly I'm here for you type of smile. "Thank you" Mia says, not that she needs to thank me it's only a human basic thing to do to help someone in a time of need, not that I say that though. "It's okay" is what I say as I stand up and walk out the room giving Mia some privacy. As I close the door I see Jenny approaching with a bag in hand. Jenny is my assistant she has been working for the company for 14 years. She was my dad's assistant before the company was handed down to me. Jenny is 46 years old. A lovely lady, hardworking and very trustworthy. She is roughly 5ft 8, has ginger hair. Freckles on her pale skinned face. Currently, wearing a black trouser suit with a light blue blouse. "Mr wicks I have the clothes you requested for Mia, Michelle explained everything to me. How is she holding up?" Jenny says to me. "Jenny she is not in a good way and understandably so, But the worst part is she has no family or friends here. She only moved here to start work here 5 months ago" I say with a hint of sadness and concern. "Oh the poor love. If my oldest didn't have a sickness bug then I'd take her home with me, no one should be alone during such a time of grief. But I don't want Mia getting ill at such a time. She will want to be there for her mother's funeral" jenny says with a look of concern also. It's enougher reason I like jenny she is also a caring sole. "I totally agree Jenny, however you have just given me and idea. I know the perfect person to help" I say with a grin. "Okay well I will leave you to it, here are the clothes" jenny says handing them over to me. "Thanks Jenny" is all I respond since I'm now on a mission to help Mia, I then get my mobile out and start to ring the perfect person to help me help Mia. RING RING RING RING RI "Hello" I hear my sister Leah say all cheerful. "Leah I need your help!" I quickly say "Did I hear you right my brother is asking for my help. The same brother who doesn't ever need help from anyone?" She teases me. "Leah I don't have time for banter please listen to me" I beg. "Okay, okay go ahead, I'm all ears" she replies. "Right I will tell you the whole story… I popped to the advertisement department earlier, while there an employee named Mia suddenly dropped a cup of coffee while collapsing to the floor screaming and crying" I start to say. "What wait why did she do that." Leah interrupts me "Just hang on I'm getting there" I moan. "Okay sorry continue" she says in a sweet please forgive me voice she knows I can't resist. "Anyway me and Michelle rushed over. Michelle took the phone call she seemed to be taken when this happened. I tried to find out what was wrong. Mia didn't even answer she kept crying and screaming, and I noticed she had a few minor cuts to her legs from the shards of broken glass. Then Michelle informed me the phone call was to say her mum had just passed away from a sudden heart attack, while on holiday with her dad". I say. "Oh that's so sad" says Leah. "That's not the worst part, once I got Mia to my office cleaned her cuts up I asked if there was anyone who could come and collect her. But it turns out she moved here 5 months ago from Bournemouth to work at the company. She has no friends or family here" I say running my hand threw my hair feeling useless at this thought still. "Okay, don't let her leave I'm on my way, there's no way I'm going to let Mia be alone during a time like this!" Leah suddenly says. "Thanks Leah, I knew you were the right person to help." I say "Okay I won't be long" she says before hanging up the phone. MIA'S POV I ring my dad back feeling guilty for not speaking more on the last call and currently ringing him back now. "Dad I can't believe mum is gone" I say as soon as he answers the phone "I know honey. How are you holding up?" He says I can tell he's still crying also. "I don't know but my bosses including the owner Mr Wicks is looking after me currently. Mr Wicks has me in his office saying I'm not to leave in this state ATM" I say through tears. "That's very kind of them. I'm glad your not alone" my dad replies. "Dad what happened to mum?" I ask confused because when I last saw my mum she was in perfect health. "It was so sudden, One minute we were chatting about museum we were planning to go to while leaving the hotel. Next thing I knew your mum had collapsed on the floor having a heart attack. When we reached the hospital it wasn't long afterwards that she died. They tried there best, but they just couldn't save her". I can hear my dad say while crying still. "What's going to happen next? When are you coming home dad?" I ask since I'm Feeling lost I need to hear what my dad wants to do he will know I think to myself. "Well I have to arrange for your mum to be brought back home it's going to take a few days. Once I know when your mum is on her way home I will then come home to, I can't bare the thought of coming home without your mum" my dad says. "Okay dad, well let me know when and I will come home then to" I reply. "Okay honey" is all my dad manages to respond. "Dad make sure you ring me everyday okay? I don't want you feeling alone out there" I say. "I will, I've got to go now to inform the rest of the family now" he says "Okay dad, I love you" I say "I love you to" he says I hung up and just cried and cried while thinking about my mum. I can't believe my mum is gone. All I want is my mum to hear her voice again. Hug my mum and never let go of her. I didn't even hear Daniel coming back in. Didn't even realise he was sat next to me, through the crying I was oblivious until he hugged me. I just clinged to his jacket and continued to sob into his jacket and shirt. DANIELS POV Mia fell asleep. She cried herself asleep to be truthful while I just hugged her. I didn't know what else to do. Once Mia was asleep, I laid her tiny body on the sofa took my suit jacket off and laid it over her body in an attempt to keep her warm. As I did that Leah walked into my office. "Shh she has just cried herself to sleep, Let's let Mia rest, we can talk outside" I say to Leah, while pointing towards a sleeping Mia. "Okay" she says while looking at Mia quickly. We both leave my office and I carefully close the door since I don't want to wake Mia up ATM. How is she?" Leah questions the second the door is shut. " Honestly she just keeps crying and is clearly in shock" I reply. "Okay well I thought about it on the way here, my kitchen is still being refurbished, so it's not ideal for me to take Mia with me to my home ATM. So I'm coming to yours with Mia" Leah declares. "Yeah I agree last thing Mia needs is noisy workmen. I'm okay for you both to come to mine" I say after thinking about what she said it makes sense. "Okay well while Mia is sleeping I'm going to guess she is roughly same size clothes as me. Therefore, I'm going to buy myself a few overnight bits as well as Mia some as well. Then I will come back here" Leah says. Thanks, Leah, but take my card "I say handing it to her, it's the least I can do since Leah is helping me out.