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Stellar Mistakes
By : Rhov
Category: +. to F > Fairy Tail
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Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail nor do I make money from this fanfic.
Chapter List
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Chapter 13
The Scoundrel Boss
At three o'clock, it was time for their weekly meeting. When Lucy arrived, Freed and Gray were already there, and Natsu rushed in just seconds later. Natsu was immediately by Lucy's side before she had a chance to feel awkward, and Loke was in a stern discussion with Freed, so she was unable to even fully see him with his face pointed toward the window. She helped herself to some tea to calm down and took a seat on the couch, with Natsu plopping down right beside her.
Finally, whatever was going on with Freed ended. Loke walked over to the low table with a tea setting surrounded by chairs and couches. He called the meeting to order, and with an official tone he said Lucy was to go first. She passed around the printouts of her new proposal, and Gray, Natsu, Freed, and Loke looked over them.
"Great job, Lucy," Natsu said cheerfully. "It looks a lot better."
"I concur," said Freed. "Shall we go with this?"
"No," Loke said, his face pinched in concern. "It's lacking in impact."
Gray hummed in agreement as he also looked at the proposal with a critical expression. "We're competing, so there should be more edge to it."
Natsu pouted that they were dismissing the idea. "Well, I like that it's about the coaches and people who help train the athletes."
"It's a different angle," Gray said, nodding as he smiled slightly. "Much more personal. This finally interests me on an emotional level."
"Agreed," said Loke. "Choosing Lucy for this was the right decision."
Her cheeks burned at the high praise. "Thank you."
She could hardly help but see that Loke played the part of her boss well. His expression and words never gave away their secret. Meanwhile, Lucy was so nervous that the others might find out, she felt like her heart might explode. It was actually impressive that Loke could be so normal after last night. Lucy was both a little jealous and a little spiteful that he could pull it off so effortlessly. Did he have experience in hiding relationships?
Loke looked up at her and struck the proposal with his palm. "All right, consider this the springboard. Work off of this, but take the idea a little further. More impact, more heart."
"You got it," she said with energy.
The meeting continued into talks about finances and filming equipment. Lucy was relieved that she had the basis of a proposal now. When the meeting ended, Natsu gave a big stretch and smiled.
"I can't wait for us to make it through this presentation and celebrate. Eat good food and drink good booze."
Gray chuckled and slapped him on the back. "Now that sounds like a plan."
"A drink, huh?" said Loke. "You know, we haven't gone out as a team yet."
Natsu turned to Loke, like he was just waiting for someone to say that. "I can find a good place for us."
"Sounds great," Loke declared. "Is everyone okay with drinks tonight?"
"It's fine," Freed said a bit stiffly.
"S-sure," Lucy piped in.
Going out with the team! While Gray, Natsu, and Freed discussed places to eat, Lucy let her gaze slip over to Loke, only to find him glancing at her. It used to be she could simply say "he inspires me" to explain this feeling she had around him, but now she did not know what to call it.
Her heart knew, but her brain refused to acknowledge it.
Although he said absolutely nothing about their relationship, she got the sense that he enjoyed watching her reactions every time he addressed her in front of the team. Was he teasing her? She had no idea if it was that, or if she was just over-thinking everything.
The meeting ended and the team split in high spirits. Lucy expected Loke to hold her back to discuss her proposal (and maybe more) but he said nothing. She walked out of that room as if nothing happened last night. It was both a relief and a slight disappointment. She returned to her desk and continued her work like usual.
After an hour, she saw Loke walking through her department. He stopped to talk with a few of the managers, then went straight to her desk. She gulped but managed to smile.
"Hello, Mr. Leo," she greeted, while the workers around her just about melted at seeing him.
"I was passing by and figured I'd let you know, the team will be leaving together at six o'clock for drinks."
"I look forward to it, sir," she said cheerfully.
He knocked on her desk with a a bright grin and a gleam in his eyes. Then after a slight pause to gaze at her, he continued on with a enigmatic smirk.
As soon as he was gone, her coworker Bisca swirled around the corner of her cubicle. "Oh my gosh, Lucy! Drinks with Mr. Leo? You're so lucky!"
"O-oh! It's just a team outing," she said dismissively, although she felt her cheeks aflame.
"Still, it's dinner with Mr. Leo. I'm married, and even I would be flustered at that." Bisca chuckled. "Maybe something good will happen."
"Whoa, no way, no way!" she said quickly, waving her hand at the idea. "It'll be the whole team there."
Bisca gave her a wink. "Well, one can daydream."
"Ladies!" a stern voice from their manager called out. Bisca turned back into her own cubicle to finish typing, and Lucy faced her computer monitor.
She let out a silent sigh. It seemed like such a minor thing for him to tell her in person. Was he teasing her once again? Although he said he was just passing through, he also seemed amused by her bashfulness.
Was he going out of his way to see her? Then again, avoiding her would be suspicious. He had to keep up appearances. They needed to work together, and obviously they could not talk about that night while at work.
Suddenly, her fingers stopped typing.
Wait … that night? Which night? It was no longer just one night, a drunken mistake.
Bisca looked over. "Lucy, are you okay? Does your head hurt?"
"Huh?" Lucy asked, rising up from a slouch.
"You suddenly put your hands on the head and moaned. Maybe you should see Dr. Capricorn."
"Oh…" She just then realized that she had been sitting in front of her computer with her head in her hands for quite a few minutes. Lucy quickly sat up straight and tried to pass it off like it was nothing, when the phone by her desk rang. She looked down and saw that it was Loke's extension.
Lucy collected herself so no one would notice anything was off, then picked up the receiver.
"Lucy Heartfilia, Creative Department, speaking." She answered that way a few times a day, yet this time it came out in a trembling whisper. She heard chuckling on the line.
"Don't you think you sound a little suspicious?"
Lucy gasped softly. Did she really sound that way?
"You're on my team. It isn't strange for me to be calling your work line, or stopping by your desk."
She knew he was right, but still. She inhaled through her nose and out her mouth, collecting herself once again.
"I'm working on the proposal now, Mr. Leo."
"How's it going?"
"Well, I was thinking I'd try yet another angle. I want to include people who aren't usually used in these spots. Not the managers and coaches."
"All right. When do you think you'll have a draft for me? The sooner the better."
"Let's see." She looked at her computer. "I think I can have a rough concept outline ready by the end of the day."
"Wonderful. I'd like you to bring me the new proposal before the team leaves for dinner. Can you do that, Miss Heartfilia?"
"I'll do it, sir!" Lucy said, filled with renewed determination.
She heard him chuckle on the phone, and it made her feel awkward. Was she too enthusiastic? Was she trying to cover up for how awkward she felt, talking on the phone with him like this?
"I'll bring it to you before then, Mr. Leo," she said, calmer this time.
"Good. Oh, I almost forgot."
Loke had been speaking casually, in his normal Creative Director tone, but suddenly his voice got lower, softer, crooning into the phone.
"You dropped your necklace in my bathroom."
His bathroom? Oh God, last night!
"I'll return it to you," he said, his voice oozing sensual promises. Then, playfully, completely teasing her, he breathed into the phone, "…tonight."
"Tonight?" Lucy gasped.
Heads looked over at her around the office. Crap! Her voice had raised a lot louder than she intended.
'Tonight? But we're going out as a team. Is he planning on doing something after drinks?'
There was a soft chuckle on the other end of the phone. "Until then … Lucy." With that, he hung up.
Lucy could completely see the smile on his face with those final words. He was flirting with her, right here, at work! She had thought that maybe they would completely separate work from their private life, but it seemed Loke had other ideas.
Lucy hung up the phone and sank in her chair. Only then did she realize what he had requested.
She was to bring her proposal to his office after work. Most of the employees would be gone. She would be in his office alone.
"Oh crap," she whispered.
Bisca looked over again. "Lucy, are you sure you're okay? It's an important project, but don't stress out so much that your health gets bad."
"I won't," she said, but she knew her stress was not from the pressure of trying to win the Grand Magic Games account. It was her scoundrel of a boss.
At five o'clock, people began to leave. A few stayed around to chat; many went to the cafeteria for a drink or snack before riding the train back home. Lucy gathered her notebook with the rough draft. It wasn't much, but she needed to see if her new direction was something Loke approved of before she fleshed it out into a full proposal.
She rode the elevator up to his office. The blond secretary named Lyra was still there humming a song. Lucy wondered just how long this lady had to work for a man as busy as him.
"Miss Heartfilia," she greeted. "Mr. Leo is expecting you. Go right on it."
Lucy clutched her notebook to her chest as she went up to the door and pushed it open. The room looked so huge without the rest of the team there. Loke sat at his desk, and the light from his computer monitors lit up his glasses.
"Ah, Miss Heartfilia, good of you to come. Are you looking forward to the team dinner tonight?"
He sounded so professional, it was intimidating. "Yes, sir. Natsu emailed me about the restaurant. It sounds good."
"Excellent. So, you have a new idea already?"
"A push in another direction, sir. I took the proposal from today and went even farther."
Loke took her notebook and glanced through the page. Slowly, he began to nod. "An idea that's not about athletes or managers or coaches. A push into their personal lives outside of sports. I like it. Now you have to ask yourself who to feature, and how."
"Yes, sir. I've already been thinking about that. The people who support the athletes: family, significant others, old teachers. What would it be like to watch the Grand Magic Games from their perspective? That is the route I plan to take on this revision."
"That's truly impressive. It's got heart and it'll hit the audience, who can relate to average people more than star athletes or coaches. I like this change of course. Keep going with it."
"Yes, sir!" she said in excitement.
"You composed yourself well during the meeting."
Lucy froze. Although a casual complement, she knew what he meant. They both had to act like nothing happened.
"You hardly looked at my desk," he added with a sly smile.
Lucy turned bright right. Oh crap, was he going to start on this now?
"You'll have to keep those as dreams, I'm afraid. I can't risk doing anything inappropriate at work. I won't put my career in jeopardy just for a selfish desire."
Of course. He was so serious about work, and she was selfish to think he would risk all the years he put in, all for some carnal desire. "I wouldn't have asked for it, sir."
"I'm glad you understand. This job means everything to me. I can't risk it, and I would never risk your career, either. No matter how much I may like your little kink and want to do it, I won't be a fool and do something illicit at work."
She raised her admonished eyes. "Want … to do it?"
His hands caressed the dark wood grains of his desk as his eyes gleamed at her through his glasses. "You've got me thinking about it all day. I can barely do my work because I keep thinking about what you must have been dreaming about, and wanting to take you right here on this desk."
Her breath hitched.
Loke leaned back in amusement. "Perhaps I should set up a home office and we could use the desk there."
Her face went instantly hot again, and Loke chuckled.
"Enough of that before I'm too tempted. We'll not speak of this again at work, understood?"
"Yes, sir."
"Your proposal is good," he said, veering back into boss mode. "I'll see you at the team dinner."
"Oh, my necklace," she recalled.
"Nope. You get that back at dinner."
She scowled. Why would he wait? They were alone now. He could hand it back and no one would know.
"I left it in my car," he explained.
Oh, that was a good reason.
"Unless you want to ride with me to the restaurant," he added, the gleam in his eyes back again.
"N-No, sir. Thank you, but that would cause rumors."
"I suppose so," he muttered in disappointment. He sighed and leaned back casually in his chair. "Too bad. I liked our last car ride."
She gulped and blushed, recalling how heavily they had made out in his car before finally heading to his apartment.
"See you tonight, Miss Heartfilia. You're dismissed."
She saw him reach down briefly to adjust his trousers. He must be aroused. She knew she was. Lucy left his office and headed straight for the restrooms before the moistness between her legs ruined her panties.
How was she going to put up with a boss who was such a scoundrel?
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Stellar Mistakes	By : Rhov Category: +. to F > Fairy Tail Views: 14748 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail nor do I make money from this fanfic.

Stellar Mistakes