Contract CEO

niel showed didn't allow me to leave. In a way, it gave me the courage to want to understand all this better. "Music?" he asks, and I finally gather the cour

f the car and hands the key to a guy standing on the sidewalk. As soon as I go to open my door, he does it first and helps me get out. A little clumsy, I step wrong, bumping our bodies. I look up, silently apologizing, and he just smiles, holding me by the waist. We walk to the entrance and are soon led to our table. I can't help but notice how much the women present pay attention to his every step. Is it always like this? - Didn't you like the place? - he asks, catching my attention, and I finally come back to reality. - Sorry, I was just distracted. - I say and go to sit down, but he stops me, pulling out my chair. - Oh, thank you! - I can be a gentleman, Sophie. - he says and winks, sitting in front of me. - So... - I look at him, seeing his honey-colored eyes, looking anxious. - Is what you said true? Or rather, which part of all this is true? - I ask, and he takes a deep breath, putting the menu aside. A waiter comes over to us and Daniel looks at me expectantly. - Can I order for you? - he asks and I nod, since I've never had a problem trying something new. He talks to the waiter and orders a wine that I have no idea the name of. From the dishes on the menu, I assume it's an Italian restaurant. He hit the nail on the head! Even though I'm not used to all that fine structure, I would never say no to a well-prepared pasta. - So, to answer your question. - he says and puts his arms on the table. - I felt attracted to you ever since I saw you, in fact, ever since I saw your photo in the file we have of the employees. Look, I know it may be strange, but I was dealing with a lot of things when I came back to Brazil, some of them, I hope to be able to tell you calmly one day, but I need you to know that I didn't know how to deal with what I was feeling. Besides, you never looked at me, or showed me anything, and this "rejection"... - he says and makes air quotes. - It only made me worsen my behavior and, well, treat you badly. But then, I saw that trying to leave you aside and pretending it didn't affect me wasn't working at all. So, I decided to be an idiot and set things up behind your back, try to get your attention and... - Y