In Love With My Driver

Chapter One

Melinda has been avoiding her driver, Alexander, for almost a week now. She was so embarrassed about what happened between them the last time and could not even bring herself to look him in the eye. Melinda's mind kept on flashing back to that night but she keeps on convincing herself that it was a mistake that never should have happened as they were both caught up in that moment.

Melinda was attracted to Alexander from the very first day he was hired as her driver. She just shrugged it off thinking its a short term crush which will not last for more than a week. Unfortunately, the seven days became weeks and weeks became months and Mel came to realise that, the more she was pushing Alexander away, the more she was falling for him. But she refused to give in to the attraction.

Even though Alexander feels the same way and has made several approaches towards Melinda, She still refuses to admit what she feels for him. Alexander knew Mel was very much attracted to him as he was attracted to her.

After the long-heated-passionate kiss they shared the other night, Melinda has been trying all her best to stay away from Alexander. When Alex picks her up in the morning from her Apartment to drive her to work, She always ignores him, pretending to be busy with work, typing away on her laptop and sometimes she might be on a call throughout the whole ride to her office. She does that just to avoid making any conversation with him.

To make things worse, Melinda has been receiving text messages from him which of course she has been ignoring. Alexander was really making her feel what she does not want to feel and she's not comfortable with it.

On a normal night, After the day's work, Melinda usually dismisses Alex and insist she will drive herself home. But this Thursday night, Melinda was so tired and had no choice but to allow Alex to drive her home.

The drive from Melinda's Office to her Apartment was very quiet. She kept herself busy by looking through the window at the beautiful streets of Philadelphia. She could often see Alex steal a glance at her from the front Mirror. Again, she pretended not to notice that.

Immediately Alex packed the car in front of her Apartment, Melinda quickly grabbed her handbag and laptop bag, wanting to leave Alex presence as soon as possible. But as soon as she came down from the car, She was greeted by Alex who was already standing in front of her, giving her that "I will not allow you go until we talk about what happened look."

"Melinda we need to talk," Alexander said. He tends to call her by her first name whenever they are alone. She loved it whenever her name rolled out of his tongue. It sent shivers down her spine as goose pimples started to erupt from her body.

"We have nothing to talk about." Melinda scoffed.

"Yes, we do. We have to talk about us, the Kiss. Mel you can't keep pretending nothing is going on between us." Alex replied, clearly frustrated as he ran his fingers through his hair.

"Nothing is going on between us and the kiss meant absolutely nothing to me alright," Melinda said and started to work away.

Before she could walk that far, Alex grabbed her shoulders and pulled her back.

"You are not leaving here without talking about what you feel for me, Melinda. Just let go of your stubbornness and your pride and admit what you feel for me." Alexander said with a very serious voice.

"I feel nothing for you, Alexander, Don't you get it?" Melinda replied with so much anger.

Alexander took a few steps towards Melinda and caressed her cheeks. "You have no idea what you are doing to me, Melinda. Being furious makes you even look hotter." Alexander said and Melinda tried not to show how much his words affected her. She also tried to ignore the tingling sensations between them Immediately his skin contacted hers.

"The kiss.... For me, it was something. It was magical. What I felt was unexplainable and I know you felt it too." Alex said, looking straight into her beautiful eyes.

"Get your filthy hands off me," Mel said as she removed his hands away from her face. "Stop saying those words to me, I don't ever want to hear them again. The kiss meant nothing to me. It was a mistake, it never should have happened. I was drunk so I didn't know what I was doing." Melinda defended.

"But Mel......." Alex started to say something before She cut him off.

"You are probably saying those words to me because you want to seduce me for your own use. Perhaps to get a rise in pay or something. I'm not that naive Alex and I will never fall into your trap. Remember your position here. I am the Boss and you are my employee. Make sure you never cross that line again. And stay away from me." Melinda shouted at him after which she stormed out of his sight.

As Melinda entered into her Apartment, She saw greeted by Rhoda. A very pretty energetic woman in her early 40's. Rhoda works for Melinda's parents at the Davis Mansion but she comes to Melinda's apartment once a week to clean and do some cooking. Melinda had known Rhoda since she was little. She was like a second mom to her.

Melinda replied Rhoda's greetings and crashed on the couch in the living room. She was tired, feeling guilty and confused at the same time as she did not fail to notice the sadness on Alexander's face when she blasted him.

"I guess you were too harsh on him my dear," Rhoda said as she took a seat beside Melinda. She knows about the attraction between Mel and Alex.

"Was I that loud?" Mel asked with a sad face.

"Not really. But loud enough for me to hear." Rhoda chuckled and Melinda exhaled.

"Do you feel anything for him?" Rhoda asked, turning her full attention to Melinda.

"I don't know.... Maybe I do. But I'm not sure. When I'm beside him, I feel things I have never felt before." Melinda said after which she buried her face in her hands.

"I was not trying to be rude to him Rhoda. This is very unlike me. It's just that, I've told him severally to stay away from me but he keeps coming back to torment me." Melinda said trying to hold back tears.

She eventually burst into tears and Rhoda pulled her into a hug. Even Mel does not know why she was crying. Was it guilt? she could not even comprehend what it was.

Melinda finally pulled away from the hug and Rhoda used her thumb to wipe her tears.

"I understand you, dear. I know you have made up your mind to never give in to any man again. But Alex could be different, he could be the one for you. Not everyone will be like that horrible Frank you know." Rhoda said.

"I thought he was like others. Planning to seduce me. You know, to get a rise in his pay or something like that." Melinda said clearly ashamed.

"You know you shouldn't think that low of him. Alex is a loving guy and very honest also. Your parents trusted him and that's why he was sent over here to be your driver. You know what? I trust him too and I know he will never do anything to hurt you." Rhoda said.

"Thanks, Rhoda. I will apologise to him."

"Any news from the lawyer about the divorce?" Rhoda asked.

"He called me today and said he has presented the case along with the evidence to the judge and that the judge should probably get to us by next week," Melinda said and Rhoda nodded.

"Go freshen up dear, I will heat dinner for you," Rhoda offered.

"Don't worry Rhoda I'm not hungry," Mel said.

"You sure?" Rhoda asked with her eyebrow raised

 "Yeah. I'm okay." Mel assured.

"Okay then. I guess I will take my leave now." Rhoda stood to her feet and Mel did the same.

"Be safe Rhoda, My regards to Mom and Dad," Mel said while pulling Rhoda into a hug.

"Will do that. Take care darling." Rhoda said and then she took her leave.

Melinda proceeded to her room and went to freshen up after which she sat on her bed and decided to do some work on her laptop.

About half an hour later, Melinda got tired and decided to call it a day.

She grabbed her phone and saw that she had a new text message from Alexander. She opened it and it read thus...

"your words really hurt me tonight Melinda. It breaks my heart to see that you think very low of me. What I feel for you is real. I don't want your money or riches. All I want is you, Melinda. You may keep pushing me away. But know that, I will never stop fighting for you!"

Sleep tight, Alexander.