Trapped In Her Heart

When the bitter taste of caffeine evaded his taste buds, Sebastian scrunched his face.

"Dude, that's coffee not vodka shots so you gotta drink it slowly."

Slapping his desk, Sebastian gritted his teeth, "Why would she not come back for another two weeks? How am I supposed to manage everything without her? Did she even think about me before extending her vacation? I am dying here and can't stop thinking about her and there she keeps extending her stay. This feels ridiculous, doesn't she care about me and how I feel?" 

Tossing the doc.u.ments aside, he snapped harder, "Do you know how hard it has been for me recently? Why would she do all fun things with me when she wasn't even going to stay with me? Why did she give me a taste of the delicious sandwiches? Why did she watch movies with me?"

Massaging her forehead, he sighed, "I just miss her man, I don't know why but I am missing her a lot. Her presence made me feel so peaceful and happy but now it's all gone, she took them with her to Seattle." 

When Noah kept grinning at him, Sebastian frowned deeper, "What the f.u.c.k are you smiling at? If you can, tell me what I am supposed to do or just take your shitty a.s.s away from here and give me some peace." 

"Dude, I just made up the two weeks thing." 

"You what? You made that up? Like just made it up? Do you want me to die of a heart attack or anger?" Sebastian snapped.

"I mean I just thought of it but Ellie never told Mel or anyone that she is gonna stay there for another two weeks but neither did she say that she is going to come back soon," Noah explained.

"That is the problem, neither is she telling me when she will come back nor is she talking to me properly. Whenever I call her, she is always so quiet and you know how El is right? She likes talking a lot without giving a damn about whether she is talking sense or not," Pausing for a while, Sebastian asked, "Do you think she is angry with me?" 

Tapping his fingers on the desk, Noah asked, "So did you tell her?"

"Tell her what?"

"That you like her."

Sebastian widened his eyes in shock, "What? What the hell are you talking about? I don't like Ellie." 

"Are you kidding me? How can you still deny that?" Noah asked.

"Hey, I am not denying anything."

"Oh come on man, you are behaving like a fish without water. I can see it, in fact, everyone can see it. Even my unborn daughter can easily figure out that you are already head over heels for Ellie." When Sebastian gave him a weird look, Noah added, "Okay so tell me something, do you feel butterflies when she is near you? Do you feel in cloud nine when she smiles at you? Do you feel happy when she is happy? Does your heart ache when she gets hurt? Do you start to panic and feel uneasy when you don't see her? Do you feel electrified when she accidentally or intentionally touches you?"

Getting up, Noah smiled, "If yes then welcome to the lovers land my brother." 

….

Seattle, Washington.

Ellie's place.

Staring at her phone, Ellie wondered if she should give him a call or not. It had two weeks since she had not seen him but it felt like a decade. She was missing him so much that her heart ached whenever she heard his voice. She wanted to tell him that she missed him alot but she always chose to endure it thinking that he would find it weird.

Burying her face on the pillow, she sighed. Why wouldn't anyone find it weird? Though she was a bit close to Sebastian but that didn't overshadow the fact that they shared a boss and employee relationship. 

Sitting up, she crossed her arms in the front and frowned. She didn't want to have just a boss and employee relationship with him, she wanted more and may be much more from him but did he want the same from her? Did he feel the same for him like she did? Was he missing her like she was? 

With several questions running in her head, she g.r.o.a.n.e.d in frustration. 

"Honey, can I come in?" Judith asked.

Composing and calming herself down, Ellie said, "Of course mom."

Passing her a glass of lukewarm milk, Judith asked, "Are you preparing to sleep?"

"Hmm, I was planning to."

Patting her daughters head, Judith smiled, "Since your dad is not here, why don't you tell me more about your relationship with your boss." 

Choking on the milk she was drinking, Ellie coughed vigorously. "W—What are you talking about mom? What relationship?"

"Ahh so there is nothing going on between you and your boss? Hmm well, I thought you both had something cute going on." 

"What made you think that there was something between us?" Ellie curiously asked hoping that her mom would point out something that she had failed to notice.

"Well, the way you both were exchanging brief glances, your reluctance to leave him alone and fly back with us, the way he was looking at you and—"

Cutting Judith off, Ellie enquired, "What kind of way?" 

"Hmm, like the way you look at your favorite ice cream when you are sick. You want to have it but you can't because you are sick." Judith explained.

When Ellie did not say anything, she added, "And the way he was telling me about your medicines, oh my God, not only did he tell me the exact time but he also remembered all the names of yours medicines, which by the way I thought was a little creepy."

Ellie chuckled and vigorously shook her head, "No it's not creepy, it's one of the best qualities that he has." Placing the glass on the bedside table, she added, "You know mom, maybe he looks cold and unapproachable from the outside but he is actually the sweetest and kindest."

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