Taming Mr. Cold And Arrogant

Daniel's POV:

I couldn't help but smile every time I remembered the events of these past days between me and Sophia. There has been progress on what we have so far. 

We have just finished our board meeting this morning and my next meeting will be around 11 am, so I still have time to call her. I check the time on my wristwatch and it's only 9:00 o'clock in the morning. I'm sure she's still in bed at this moment. 

She picked up the call after the first ring. 

"Hello, Mr. Kelle----I mean, Mr. husband."

I chuckled when she immediately changed what she was about to call me. I remembered she told me she wouldn't call me again Mr. Kelley or even my name, but Mr. husband instead. 

"Good morning, sweetheart."

"Good morning, Mr. husband."

I can't contain the smile that creeping to my face whenever she calls me that. 

"Have you eaten the breakfast I prepared for you this morning?"

"Ahm... I hadn't eaten it yet, but I brought it here to the studio and I'm actually going to eat it now."

"You're already at the studio?" I asked furrowing my eyebrows. "But it's still early, I thought your call time is around 10 am.?"

"Yeah, it was supposed to be 10 am, but I received a call from one of our clients and they changed the schedule to 9 am."

"And you just agreed to them? They should change the schedule in advance and not----"

"Hey, it's okay! They just have a competition this coming week, so their training is in full swing, and we still have two sessions this afternoon."

"You still have two seasons? Don't you feel tired of it?"

"Well, I'm used to it and it's a part of being a dance instructor."

"Okay." I sighed. "I'll pick you up later."

"It's okay, you don't need to do that---"

"No, I mean it. I'm going to pick you up at 4 o'clock."

"Hmmp! Fine."

Then we both fell into silence. 

"Sophia.."

"Hmm?"

"Ahm... " I tapped my forehead as I suddenly lost of words. "Be careful not to have bruises."

"Ohh... Okay." She paused. "Do have anything else to say, Mr. husband?"

"No, that's all. I'll pick you up at 4 pm."

"Yeah, I got it."

Then we became silent again. 

"Aren't you going to hang up?" I heard her ask after a few seconds. 

"You hang up first."

"No, you hang up first." she insisted. 

"It's okay, you hang up ----" (tot...tot...tot...) I just looked at my phone after hearing the beep, and then sighed. She hung up. 

"Since when does it become so difficult to hang up the phone first?"

I almost dropped the phone when Andrew suddenly speaks near my ear. I didn't notice that he entered my office. 

"What the f.u.c.k, Andrew?" I asked, glaring at him. 

"What? What did I do?" He was standing next to me, grinning. 

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"I'm here because I'm working for you as your personal assistant."

I didn't utter a word but I narrowed my eyes on him. 

"Ohh, I'm just kidding, Sir. I just have to give you these reports from the marketing department." He said putting the three blue folders on my desk. He's biting his lips, so I know he's just controlling his laugh. 

"Don't you know how to knock?" I asked, fixing my tie and put my phone inside my pocket. 

But I glanced up at him, frowning when he suddenly burst out laughing. 

"Believe me, Sir, I did more than five times. But when I didn't hear anything from you inside, I just decided to enter your office. And then I found out that the reason why you're not responding was because you're busy."

He smirked as he took a seat in front of me. 

"You're busy talking to your 'sweetheart'."

And he emphasised the word sweetheart.

"I was just checking on her." I said avoiding his gaze. I took the first folder and scanned the files, even though my attention wasn't really there. 

"Ohh... you were just checking on her." He repeated, nodding. "I heard you cooked breakfast for her."

I know it was not a question, it was just a confirmation. 

"Yes." I answered shortly. 

"Whoah! I can't believe that the CEO of an international company cooks for his 'sweetheart! Tsk.tsk.tsk. I knew it! It's probably a symptom!"

I raised my eyebrow as I glanced back at him. 

"Symptom?"

"It's a symptom that you're in love! You're in love with your wife!"

I was speechless for a few seconds before I form words again. 

"Tss! What are you talking about?"

"Tsk.tsk.tsk. You've changed, dude! As I remember, you don't want to call her before, you don't want to see her, and you don't even want to hear anything about her, but look at what love has changed you! 

"Tss! You're talking nonsense, Andrew." I said giving him a dry smile. 

"Ohh...okay, keep on denying!"

"You don't know what you're talking about, so shut up!"

He smirked, shaking his head as he stood. I thought he's finally going out but to my surprise, he put his hand on my desk as he leaned forward and looked straight at me. 

"Yeah, you're right, my friend. Maybe I really don't know what I'm talking about, but I'm sure you knew...bang!"

I was slightly surprised when he shot me with his finger as if it were a real gun. Then he laughed, clutching his stomach. 

"You better get back to your work or I swear to kill you in a few seconds from now!" I said, gritting my teeth. 

"Oops! That's what I am about to say next. Good day, Sir."

He literally bowed in front of me before walking towards the door...'singing'. 

"This thing called love, I just can't handle it... this thing called love, I must get around to it... I ain't ready, crazy little thing called love."

"Tss!" that's the only word I muttered the moment he closed the door. 

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Sophia's POV:

"Aren't you going to hang up?" I asked after a few seconds of being in silence. 

I smiled as I thought neither of us wanted to end the call. 

"You hang up first."

"No, you hang up first." I insisted. 

"It's okay, you hang up ----" (tot...tot...tot...)

I listened to him and hung up the phone.

"Ahem!"

I bite my lips as I looked at Craig who entered my office right after I ended the call. He walked towards my desk, raising his eyebrow at me. 

"So, have you already eaten your words?"

I frowned upon hearing his question. 

"Oops! I mean, have you already had breakfast?" He smirked as put the new bouquet of tulips on the vase on top of my desk. 

"That's not your first question."

"Ohh? I don't remember saying anything."

"Craig!" I warned narrowing my eyes at him. 

He sighed and took a seat on the couch. 

"Okay, so do you want to discuss it?"

"Discuss what?" I asked, pretending I didn't know what he was talking about. 

"Come on, Sophia!" He threw his hand in the air. "Are you falling in love with him?"

I gulped as I avoided his gaze. Suddenly, I recognized the beauty of the flowers near my desk. 

"Are you falling in love with your husband?"

I closed my eyes and sighed. "No!"

"Liar!"

He's frowning at me when I glanced back at him. 

"I'm not falling in love with him, because I already am."

And that left him speechless for a few seconds. 

"Holy shit, Girl! Do you remember what I told you before? It's better to bite your tongue than to eat your words!"

And I am now biting my lips. 

"I don't know how it happened, Craig, I just realized that I love him. I don't even know how to explain, how to understand this feeling."

"Then why do you have to explain it? Why should you worry about explaining the things that only your heart can do?"

I sighed and decided to sit next to him on the couch. 

"Falling in love is an unexplainable thing, an expression, a touch, and a feeling. Once you fall in love, only your heart can understand everything that happens around you."

"But we can't be together."

He gave me the kind of look like I'd grown into two heads. 

"What are you talking about that you can't be together? Hello! You're already married!"

"You know it's just a contract. It's just a one-year contract and I don't even know if he can love me too. We are not compatible, Craig, we are two different people, total opposite of each other." I said shaking my head. 

"You're wrong, girl. Have you heard the words 'opposite attracts'? Tsk.tsk." he shook his head. "And what the hell are you saying that you don't know if he can also love you? Girl, are you blind or are you just pretending to be blind?"

"I was just stating the fact, Craig."

"No, you're not! You're stating the opposite! Can't you see what he was doing lately? Can't you feel from his touch that he too is falling in love you?"

I blinked my eyes rapidly before I found myself laughing at him. Laughing at what he said. 

"You know it's impossible for that to happen." I said in the midst of laughter. 

"Oh, really? Because that's exactly what you said before you find yourself in love with your 'cold' and 'arrogant' husband!"

I was left speechless after that. I just bite my lower lip and avoided his gaze. 

"Why don't you tell him the truth?"

"No! I won't do that!" My eyes widened in surprise and disapproval. 

"Why not? There's nothing wrong with admitting first that you love him." He shrugged. 

"That's not the point, Craig!"

"Then what is it?"

"I told you, we can't be together----"

"Oh, cut that bullshit crap, Sophia! You're legally married to him!"

"You don't understand."

"What is it that I don't understand? Because as far as I know, it's not indicated in your contract that you're not allowed to fall in love."

"But how about my past? How about Joseph? What if Daniel finds out the truth?"

"Haist! Sophia Yzabelle Del Mundo, Kelley! You can't change the past! It's over, It's gone! Don't let what happened long time ago hold you back from being happy. Can't you see, everything that is happening right now happens because of everything that has happened before."

I felt him tapped my shoulder. 

"Don't live in the past, girl. I think you should start it by talking to your Mom."

I glanced at him as I remembered the same thing that Daniel had told me a few days ago. 

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"Hi, sweetheart."

"Hi---" I didn't have the chance to complete what I was about to say when he suddenly kissed me. "Ohh.." the only word I said when he let go of my lips. 

There were only a few students left in the rehearsal area who saw what he did...well, including Craig. 

"How's your day?" He asked, wiping my lips with his thumb. 

"They are watching us." I whispered when I saw Craig from the corner of my eyes. 

"Let them watch the show while it lasts."

I looked at him baffled with what he said. Maybe he noticed my reaction as he pinched my nose and kissed my forehead. 

"That's not what I mean, silly." He smiled, showing the sincerity with it. 

I smiled back, shrugging off the negative feeling that crept inside me. 

When he put his arm around my waist and said the words 'Let's go, sweetheart', it was then I realized that I wasn't dreaming. This is all true, he's changed. I just hope he really feels the same way for me. 

While we are walking towards his car, I can't help but furrow my eyebrows as I heard him humming a song. I remained quiet until we reached the car and he started the engine. 

"What's the title of that song?"

He looked at me slightly surprised. Maybe he didn't notice that he was humming loudly. 

"Ahm... actually, I don't know. I just heard it from Andrew earlier."

"And now you sing it too?" I chuckled when he scratched the back of his neck. It's one of his cute mannerisms. 

"Last song syndrome." He shrugged. 

"Can you sing a few lines?"

"That's the problem, sweetheart, I can't sing like you."

"Oh, come on, I don't believe you. Sing it just a few lines."

"Okay, just don't laugh at me!"

"I won't, I promise." I said lifting my right hand as a sign of promise. 

I don't know how many times he sighed before he started to sing. 

"This thing called love, I just can't handle it... this thing called love, I must get around to it... I ain't ready, crazy little thing called love."

"You have a nice voice, Mr. husband." I muttered after he sings. 

He smiled at me and I smiled back. Then all of a sudden I remembered the title, 'crazy little thing called love'. I continued the song and after a few seconds, he's also singing with me on our way home.