Chapter Nine

Scarlet POV

“Scarlet? It's me, Quinn”

“Oh uh, why are you calling me?” I frown

“I wanted to check up on you, are you okay?You don't sound okay” he says his deep voice sounding reassuring

I frown, “I would be if you would stop asking if I’m okay every second, I’m fine” I spit out

“And your meds? Have you had dinner yet?” he continues ignoring my biting tone

“About to” I frown grabbing a sweater.

“look I get you're concerned but can you stop with the phone call, I'm not comfortable, I don't know you, the kid in me is the only thing tying us together so I would appreciate it if you don't call me every day,” I say my tone harsh

“I understand,” he says before the phone call ends

I sigh, “I know am being rude but talking to him right now after speaking to my mom Is not helping me in any way, if more, I'm more emotional than I've ever been, it's sadness one time than it's anger, and then I’m rude, I don't feel like I’m in control of my life anymore, and before I can start any bond with Quinn I have to take control of my life again”

I turn to my laptop and take a seat, pulling it open I stare at the blank screen, I have a few assignments I have to submit before the internship, I have to send my details to King's tech so I can get an employee card when I get there, I do that, I complete my assignment, send in my details and start writing a new code for a new game I'm working on

Jason knocking on my door stops my finger, “Scar dinner!!” He yells

I shut down my laptop pulling on my jeans, I almost want to pull only heeled boots but I remember almost falling in the hospital, I decided to put on some sandals instead, my hair still in a bun we all grab dinner.

By Thursday I have my life almost in place and I even feel like I could sit and talk with Quinn but that changes when I wake up and I’m immediately next to the toilet, my eyes are teary as I gag

“You're going to be fine” Tamara taps my head

“No I’m not going to be fine, nothing is fine, I’m going to show up on my first day late and look sick” I blink turning back to the toilet

“I knew those enchiladas last night were a bad idea” I groan

“You're going to be fine, soon this will stop” she consoles me

“Then I’m gonna get fat” my eyes water,

“And everyone is going to know I’m pregnant”

“Shhhhh” she grips my hair pulling me into a hug, “you're going to be fine scar”

“Has my mom sent a letter yet?” I ask she always sends one after three days

She only sighs “Come on, you don't want to be late for work”

I quickly take a bath, I spend my time on my eye makeup trying to cover up the bags underneath my eyes from two conservative nights of tossing and turning and my eyes on my laptop

I decide not to dress too professionally but not like a student either, after all, I'll be starting with the security department, to detect and protect the gadgets, apps, and programs of the company, write new codes for the security, “my kind of thing”

I decide on dark jeans a white button-up shirt and a leather jacket and my boots, I hang my purse around my shoulders with my phone and some granola bars stuck in them, I grab my laptop bag heading out, my hair falls down my shoulders and staring in the mirror it's hard to believe I’m just 18

“I'm gonna go,” I tell the two in the kitchen

“Breakfast Scarlet!!” Tamara yells at me

Yeah and puke out everything during lunch thank you, I got some granola bars, I'll be okay,” I wave goodbye before leaving,

I take a cab to the company, I reach the company at the same time as Sapphire who is in a professional suit, I look down at my outfit with a frown, it's not like I have enough money for a professional suit I guessed this was better, simple and professional but I guess I was wrong

I pull on my employee badge which I got yesterday, walking into the building, sapphire and I end up in the elevator together

“Do you think he's going to show up today?

“She turns to me fiddling with her hair in the mirror her laptop bag slung over one arm

“Who?” I frown

“CEO Quinn of course” she rolls her eyes at me, “he's hot, isn't he? I saw the way you look at him, he's mine do you get that?”

“You're 18” I narrow my eyes

“19” she shrugs, “20 this December so keep off okay?” She sends me a fake smile as the elevator opens, we meet up with the others with my brows still raised in surprise

“Ah if only she knew”

We are introduced to the team and we don't do much on the very first day

“Hey” Ryan as I remember places his hand on my table when the clock strikes 3 for the interns to close

“Uh, what?” I pull away from my dark screen with codes written for a new software the department head assigned me, I turn to him raising a brow at him

“The interns are having a celebratory brunch on our first day, We are all going, and you're invited” he smirks

“Oh I frown, I can't” I shook my head, “I still have work to do”

He raises a brow at me knowing we all already turned in our work for the day, “But we are all done for the day” he frown

“Hey Ryan!!!” Someone calls I think cherry

“Okay he nods at me” Staring confused but moving away, they disappear and I focus back on my work, I know it would probably raise eyebrows when they find out I work here but I’m gonna hide it for as long as I can

By 5 pm I’m invited with the main employees to a bar, Timmy invites me and I know I certainly can't reject them like the others this is them inviting me into a normal group of mature colleagues, so I nod, I close up my laptop and like everyone, we all head out to a bar across the office.

It's not a club, it's a bar with a pool table, low music is playing, the room is bright, with two bartenders, we are a group of six I only know Timmy, Damon, and Felicia, they are all in their 20's the youngest being Timmy who is 22

“Do you know how to play pool?” Timmy leans over the bar as everyone calls out their order

I shake my head, “I can't”

“I'll teach you, get something and you can join us” he sends me a nice smile

I nod watching them leave, quickly I ask the bartender to pour a glass of water into a cocktail glass, he does not look weirdly at me when I ask and pay

I head to the gang sipping on my water, “Here let me teach you,” Timmy grabs my drink placing it on the table

“Here” he sends me a charming smile, he's attractive, with dark hair and dark green eyes and a charming smile, his hands grip mine, as I bend my back almost meeting with his front as we both bend, I turn back to the white ball, I am about to shoot but miss when someone yells a word

“Boss!!”

My eyes rise to meet with angry cyan ones

I. am. fucked.