Mom?

OMAR'S POV :

"What the f*ck do you want now?"

"LANGUAGE, OMAR." The person on the other side shouted which startled me. I checked my phone only to realise that I have made a big mistake.

"MOM..."

Sh*t… Without wasting any second I apologized which is very important. And if I don't say it right away, I will be in danger. "Mom… I'm sorry, I didn't see that you were the one calling me." Yeah, it's my mom. "Is everything alright mom?" I asked her.

"No OM, everything is not okay, and you have to fix it." She said shouting on the other side. What could have triggered her anger now?

"What happened, Mom?" I asked her in concern.

"Did you forget that I have already said that you guys have to come to the ball with a companion?" She asked me.

Seriously, is this the reason that she has called? Rolling my eyes at her, "Yes, I remember."

"I can guess that you are rolling your eyes at me, young man. And you know what would happen if I were there to see you rolling your eyes at me." She said indirectly threatening me. Oops, I shouldn't have done that.

"Nope, I didn't roll my eyes," I said which made Grace look at me in confusion.

"You better be. Anyways I called you because you need to make sure that your brothers must come with a date to the ball. I know, Rudy can bring someone but make sure not just any random doll who is just after money. And for Shane, tell him if he doesn't bring any date with him this time, I will personally take care of him. I can warn him on my own but he is not picking up my calls and has been busy with meetings." She is the boss of the house, so I can't say no to her.

"Uhmm, Okay. I can try but no promises though." I said because I can't change Shane's mind if he fixes his mind on something. But at the same time, I remembered something and a smile popped up on my face. "On the other hand, I can make Shane come with a date," I said confidently.

"That's good to hear. By the way, who are you going to ask for your date? And don't tell me that bitch name, I don't want to see her anywhere near the ball." She said about Catherine.

"Don't worry I won't come with her," I said as a matter of fact.

"That's great, then do you have someone in mind?" She asked me curiously as to know who I was going with. Me? I actually haven't thought about that. "Don't tell me that you haven't thought about this." Yeah, she always knows what's on my mind.

"I'm done." I heard Grace muttering in a low voice while shutting down her computer.

And that's when it clicked me and now I have someone in my mind and that person is right in front of me looking absolutely gorgeous without doing much. I smiled looking at her, stretching her arms after working so hard. "Yeah, I might have someone in my mind," I said and she squealed in happiness.

"Who is she? Do I know her?" She asked me excitedly.

"Nope. But you'll see her at the ball." I said.

"I can't wait to meet her then, now go and take a rest, love you, my boy." She said in excitement.

"Love you too mom and say hi to dad for me," I said.

"I will, good night." She said whispering something to my dad.

"Good night, mom," I said and ended the call.

"So, you finally finished even after I said I will help you," I asked her while crossing my arms over my chest.

She smiled sheepishly and was searching for words to speak but ended up sighing. "I just wanted to." And started packing her stuff in her bag.

"Okay then, come I'll drop you home."

"No need, I will go on my own." She said.

"Do you even know how late it is?" I asked her while furrowing my eyebrows.

"I just don't want to bother you." She said with a smile.

"You were never a bother, Grace. You stayed over because of work and it is my responsibility to drop at your home safely." She was about to say something but I stopped her, "No more arguments, Grace. You are coming with me and that's final."

She didn't say anything, picked up her bag and came with me. 'Good girl.'

GRACE'S POV :

I didn't realise the time and was working until midnight and didn't know when I slept off while working. I woke up yawning and blinking my eyes to let go of my slumber. But I was surprised to see a familiar face in front of me. I rubbed my eyes just to see clearly and was shocked to see him here. I stood up abruptly and lost my balance almost falling on the floor but was caught by him, again.

He caught my hand and pulled me so that I could stand properly but instead I fell on him hitting his hard chest. And then it hits me, his scent, it's so intoxicating and feels so relaxing.

I raised my head to see his face and saw his glowing purple eyes looking directly into my eyes. I tried to move but couldn't because I was trapped between him and the desk.

He is so close, close enough for me to lose my senses. I blinked my eyes in confusion about what to do in this situation. My heart started beating so fast like it's gonna explode any minute for staying this close to him.

I couldn't help but look into his eyes and just like that, once again, I found myself getting lost in his purple eyes. His eyes are something else, I couldn't get bored of looking at them all day. His eyes are staring into mine piercing through my soul making my heart thump louder.

He then started to look down from my eyes to my nose and then finally settled on my lips for a minute making me go crazy. I was burning under his gaze. He then shifted his gaze again to look into my eyes. My cheeks are burning with hotness and started to turn like a tomato.

Thankfully my hair covered most of the part falling on my face at the same time. But, my heart started to beat faster when he tried to push my hair back with his hand… But got interrupted by a phone call.

And my heart felt a stinging feeling when I heard her name again, making me remember that I have to stay away from him. I moved away pushing him lightly and went towards my chair, sitting on it, I started switching ON my system again and started working.

He said that he will help but I wanted to do this on my own and until then I won't be at ease. And when I was working, I heard him talking on another phone call getting panicked all of a sudden after he raised his voice when answering the call. And that's when I got to know that call is from his mom.

I chuckled lightly, not wanting him to hear, he shouldn't have raised his voice. And after that, I focused on my work and finished everything just before he hung up. He is talking about someone that he has in his mind but I ignored it shutting down my system.

"So, you finally finished even after I said I will help you." He asked me while crossing his arms over his chest.

I smiled sheepishly and was thinking of what to tell but ended up sighing. "I just wanted to," I said and started packing my stuff in my bag.

"Okay then, come I'll drop you home." He said grabbing his keys from the desk he placed before.

"No need, I will go on my own," I said not wanting to bother him.

"Do you even know how late it is?" he asked me while furrowing his eyebrows.

"I just don't want to bother you," I said.

"You were never a bother, Grace. You stayed over because of office work and it is my responsibility to drop at your home safely." He said, for a second I was lost for words and I was about to say something but he stopped me, "No more arguments, Grace. You are coming with me and that's final."

I didn't say anything, took my bag and just went with him. Even though it's not a big deal, still my stupid heart felt so happy for going with him. Still, I can't tell why I feel like this towards him.

We entered the car and he started the engine. There was an awkward silence between us, and no one started the conversation.

He cleared his throat, "Did you call your parents to tell them that you are working overtime? I mean they will be worried if you don't." He asked me while breaking the silence.

"Yeah, I did. I called my dad and told him that I'll come late." I said.

"Okay. If you don't mind me asking, where is your mother? I mean I always hear about your dad but you never mentioned your mom." He asked me while making sure that he wouldn't hurt me with his words.

I sighed, "I only have my dad."

"I'm sorry. What happened to your mom?" he asked me. I don't know how to answer that question.

Only if I knew my mom. "I don't know," I said which confused him.

He tilted his head lightly towards me in confusion and asked, "What do you mean?"

"I have never seen my mom," I said.

"Your dad never told you about her?" he asked.

"Even, he doesn't know." He stopped the car all of a sudden and looked at me in utter confusion. I should have said it directly. "Actually, he is not my real father. I'm adopted." I finally told him the truth.

He held my hand and squeezed a little assuring me. "It's okay. You got a lovely dad and you are lucky for that."

"Yes, he is… he even sacrificed his personal life for me and remained single. He doesn't want anyone to treat me unfairly." I'm really lucky to have a dad like him.

"He seems like a great guy." He said while starting the car again.

"He is…" I said with a smile.

We reached our home and after saying goodbyes I left to enter my house. But he waited there making sure that I entered my home safely. A stupid smile formed on my face seeing him out there through my window. He left after I switched off the light in my room, till then he waited.

After fresh up, I drifted off to sleep thinking about him.