Seduced By My Billionaire Boss

Chapter 12: PAINTING OF EL ESCORIAL

The rays of the sunlight streaming down the window blinds woke Skylar the next morning as she slowly opened her eyes.

She was shocked. Her hands were intertwined with Vino's as she rested on his chest. She had expected him gone before she woke but alas here, he was still sleeping.

Skylar shut her eyes immediately she felt him stirred from sleep. She held her breath as she lay on his chest pretending to sleep. She didn't want to see the regret in his eyes, when he woke to see her in his arms.

"Miss Evans, if you are awake, I would like to remind you that you have a job to perform today. Moreover, Mr. Thiago will be here soon to pick you up" Vino chuckled softly as he stood up and walked to the closest to pick his outfits for the day while also wondering how he was going to Skylar that he wanted to follow her to El Escorial.

Skylar scoffed as she slowly opened her eyes. She was busted. How did he know that she wasn't sleeping?

"I wasn't pretending, I was sleeping for real" Skylar protested trying to defend herself as Vino continued to chuckle.

Skylar stood up angrily from the bed and walked to the closest to grab her necessities before going into the bathroom.

"Do you want us to shower together, Miss Evans?" Vino called to her with a teasing smile on his face. Skylar froze as she blushed from embarrassment. She glared at him and ran into the bathroom, locking the door firmly as she crossed the handle.

She might have wanted him to get down with her yesterday but today, she was sane. Though, he affected her and she's attracted to him but she is not going under the shower with him. Never!!

Vino laughed at Skylar's back. He walked into the adjoining bathroom to take his bath with a smile on his lips. He was only teasing her but she took him seriously. She looked so cute when she blushed, Vino wondered in heart as he entered the shower.

Skylar walked out of the room dressed in a black fitted trouser and an armless flowery top. She smiled excitedly, the weather in Spain was blazing hot today hence her dressing. Though she wished to wear her favourite work clothes, she didn't come with it.

Vino was at the table after having ordered home service "Good morning, Angel. Come have breakfast before it gets cold" Vino greeted her with a smile on his face.

Skylar sat down as she watched him curiously "Thank you" She replied as he handed her a plate of omelettes "But___ I___ when are you going to your meeting?"

Vino's hand stilled on the spoon as he stared at Skylar frowning, the smile disappearing almost immediately from his face "Why did you ask?"

Skylar froze as she heard Vino's cold voice "Nothing. I was wondering what to do with the keys?" Skylar answered as she avoided his eyes.

Vino relaxed as he spread batter on his bread and ate silently. A minute there he thought she couldn't wait to toss him out. Turns out she was only worried about the room keys.

"You shouldn't worry your beautiful head with such trivial things. We could also leave it at the reception. Okay?" Vino told her, smiling.

Skylar nodded as she wondered what had gotten into him this morning. First it was an angel and now it's beautiful. What does this mean?

"Miss Evans. You will need to eat your food faster if you want to get to El Escorial on time" Vino told her after seeing that she wasn't eating anything yet.

Skylar nodded as she quickly rushed her food. She stood up when she was through and went into the room to pick her tool box.

When she returned into the sitting room, the table had been cleared, only Vino was seated on the couch with his legs crossed typing furiously away on his phone.

Skylar cleared her throat to get his attention. Vino turned to look at her. She was all set with her toolbox on her hands

"Are you ready to leave Miss Evans?" Vino asked her as he watched her.

"Yes, Mr. Thompson but I don't know how to get there seeing that Mr. Thiago isn't here yet?" Skylar replied looking at the door expecting a knock on it but none was forthcoming.

"Really?" Vino asked her with a half-smile on his lips "I see. Well, Miss Evans. Mr. Thiago has been available ever since you were sleep faking on the bed" Vino replied with a shrug.

"What?" Skylar screamed up at him. She couldn't believe he kept someone waiting for two hours. Why didn't he tell her? She could have skipped breakfast.

"And I wasn't sleep faking" Skylar protested with a slight blush on her cheeks. She turned to look away from him embarrassed, she wouldn't want him to see how his words affected her.

"Really? Then shall we say, you wanted to spend more time in my arms. No?" Vino raised his eyebrows at her with a teasing smile on his lips.

"Vino?" Skylar screamed up at him. The blush on her cheeks were getting more pronounced as she glared at him. How dare he say such an intimate thing out loud without battling his eyebrows?

"See. I've gotten the kind of response I was expecting Miss Evans" Vino said as he shot her his boyish grins "This is the first time you will ever call me by my first name without me asking you to. No?"

"Whatever Mr. Thompson" Skylar replied as she turned to brush past him. Vino stretched out a hand and grabbed her by the waist, a short gasp escaped Skylar's lips as Vino pulled her into his embrace.

He kissed her with so much longing on her lips. He gazed deep into her eyes "Have I ever told you how I like the sound of my name on your lips, Miss Evans?" Vino asked her.

Skylar tried to step out of his embrace "Not really, Mr. Thompson"

"Then I'm telling you now, Miss Evans" Vino replied as he let her step out of his hands "I will like it if you could call me by my first name instead, Miss Evans"

"And have you called me by my last name? No, never, Mr. Thompson. Now, if you would excuse me, I have a job to get to" Skylar snorted at him and turned to walk out of the room.

Vino stood glaring at the ugly looking toolbox Skylar had forgotten to pick up in her rush to get away from him. He picked it up with a smile on his lips.

He walked out of the door, locking it firmly. He dropped the key with the receptionist who couldn't stop smiling at him. He turned to walk out of the hotel to where the car was parked, Skylar was with him.

"I'm sorry for keeping you waiting, Mr. Thiago" Skylar apologized to him just as Vino deposited her toolbox into the car which she had completely forgotten.

"Thank you" She mouthed to Vino who only smiled in response as he opened the back door for her. Skylar got in while Thiago went behind the wheel.

Skylar smiled up at Vino expecting him to close the door after her but he got in instead. Skylar gasped as she watched him "What are you doing, Vino?"

Vino avoided her eyes as he stared out of the window, immediately Thiago pulled out of the hotel's parking lot "What does it look like I'm doing Miss Evans?" Vino asked her with a cold look on his face.

"Nothing. I__ mean__ I___ about ___ your __ meeting" Skylar stuttered her response. She doesn't know why she was so scared of him. She couldn't believe he was the same guy who kissed her earlier and told her that he likes the sound of his name on her lips.

"My meeting got cancelled, Miss Evans. So now, I'm stuck with you. Don't worry about me, you can think of me as your assistant or anyone else" Vino answered shrugging, he just hoped she believed his poor flimsy excuse.

Skylar wished she could think of him as a boyfriend. She wished they weren't here on a business trip but on a vacation instead.

She wished she could snuggle up to him and bury her head at the nape of his neck, not them sitting across from each other like sworn enemies. She wished a lot of things but none was coming to pass.

Vino was getting tired and scared of the silence that had enveloped them in the car. He wanted to say something but he was afraid? What if she hates him? He couldn't bear it any longer, he wanted to go closer to her and kiss but_____.

The car came to a screeching stop in front of Ernesto's mansion. Vino rushed out of the door, happy to escape the torture of having Skylar beside him yet he couldn't touch her. He went in search of Mr. Ernesto.

Skylar watched Vino retreating sad, a lone tear escaped her eyes as she lifted a finger to wipe it off. Does he hate her so much as to dread being in her presence that he ran at the first sign of freedom? What happened to their kiss earlier?

"I'm sure he will come around. Give him some time. Men are slow to notice things compared to women" Mrs. Ernesto's voice pulled Skylar out of her thoughts. She turned to see Paula glaring at Vino's retreating.

"No. It is not like that?" Skylar replied, smiling trying to dispel her notion of them.

"Shush! Miss Evans. I'm a lady and I know when a woman like me is in love like you are right now" Paula replied as she put her hands behind Skylar's back and guided her into the house.

"But I thought I hid it so well. How did you know?"

"Well, let's just say I noticed during our dinner meeting but I wasn't sure then like I am right now" Paula replied as they both walked into the house "Moreover, you can never hide love"

"Does he know? I mean Vino?" Skylar asked fearfully, scared of what Vino will do if he ever finds out that she's in love with him.

"He'll be a fool not to have noticed, '' Paula replied as her face hardened. She doesn't know why men are so daft not to notice when a woman is in love with them. Maybe they do, but pretend not to.

Paula turned to smile at Skylar "Don't worry your head about that. I'm sure he will come around soon. Come let me show you to the throne room where we think the mural should be?" Paula replied as she guided Skylar into the throne room where she left her to get to work after handing her the pictures of Mr. Ernesto's grandparents and parents.

Skylar got to work almost immediately and let go of Vino's thoughts. Getting relaxed in her paintings. She loves the calmness it exudes when she paints.

Two hours later, Skylar walked into the sitting room covered in paint where Vino, Paula and her husband were watching a movie and laughing together.

Vino saw her first and came rushing to meet her "You stupid woman. How can you paint without any work clothing?" Vino angrily tore her clothes as he tried to get the plastered paint cloth off her.

"What are you doing, Vino?" Skylar screamed at me, getting embarrassed but he ignored her. "I'm naked underneath. I have discarded my panties and bra before the painting" Skylar's hushed whisper stopped him on his track as he snapped out of his anger to see that her wet clothes were moulded to her nipples making them stand out.

Damn! Why didn't he notice that before? He had completely forgotten that they were not the only ones in the room.

Vino got out of his blazer and covered the exposed part of her body, where he had ripped the dress off earlier before turning to look at Mr. Ernesto "How far is the shopping mart from here?"

"Not that far but you shouldn't worry. Paula here could get her one of her clothes to change into since they are both between the same size range. Right Paula?" Mr. Ernesto asked his wife who nodded in response.

"Yes, Mr. Thompson. Give me an hour, I will set Miss Evans up in clean clothes" Paula smiled up at Vino who nodded as she guided Skylar out of the room into the guest room.

"Here. That's the bathroom over there. You can get a shower and change out of those clothes while I find new ones to change into. Okay"

"Sure. Thank you, Paula," Skylar smiled at her as she turned to walk into the adjoining room.

Skylar was dressed in a short black mini skirt with a zipper at the side and a red blouse which exposed most of her cleavage.

Though, the skirt seems shorter than her normal skirt length but she had no choice than to accept them "Thank you for this Paula"

"You are welcome. Moreover, I wanted to see Vino's reactions when he sees you on them" Paula replied grinning like someone who had just won a lottery.

"Really? But why?" Skylar asked, unsure why she would go through that length when Skylar knows Vino isn't in love with her.

"Because I still don't believe that he doesn't love you too. A man who doesn't love a woman wouldn't react the way he did earlier"

"I think you are mistaken, Paula," Skylar replied as she quenched the tiny hope that had started to surface in her heart.

"I pray not. I'm never mistaken. I'm a love coach. Now, come along let me get to you, to your man before he bashed my husband's head from lack of patience".

Skylar followed Paula down the stairs wishing that Paula was right. She would love for him to be her man.

Vino's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as his eyes widened in shock. The skirt Skylar was putting on was so short that if she bent, he could see everything underneath. And to think she is not wearing panties or a bra.

Oh! God! How was he to sleep tonight with her in his arms? How was he supposed to keep his hands to himself after seeing her like this? Only God could help him to keep his promise.

"Miss Evans. I'm sorry I completely forgot about the work clothes. I hope you can forgive me for such a costly mistake" Mr. Ernesto apologized with a smile on his lips.

After seeing Skylar come down the stairs putting on a mini skirt, he knew immediately that his wife was matchmaking and he was ready to play along.

"It's alright Mr. Ernesto. It was partly my fault too. I was so absorbed in the painting that I completely forgot about it. I forgive you" Skylar replied smiling with a blush on her face from the way Vino was staring at her.

"Thank you, Miss Evans. Mr. Thompson here wouldn't stop blaming me for your lack of work clothes. Right Mr. Thompson?" Mr. Ernesto turned to asked Vino, who couldn't respond because all his thoughts were on Skylar's body.

"Mr. Thompson?" Mr. Ernesto questioned softly as he touched lightly on his shoulder while trying to hide the smile on his face.

"Right," Vino replied, snapping out of his thoughts. "It's getting late. Thank you for your hospitality. We'll like to be on our way now" Vino blabbered on as he dragged Skylar up with him.

"That's okay Mr. Thompson. Thiago will drop you off at the hotel" Mr. Ernesto replied as he turned to look at Skylar "Thank you Miss Evans. I hope you will be able to attend the launching party tomorrow, so I could thank you better"

"Sure Mr. Ernesto and thank you Paula" Skylar replied as she turned to walk out with Vino.

"Skylar" Paula's voice stopped her on her track as she turned to look at her "Can I hug you?" Paula asked her as she nodded in response. Paula walked closer to hug her and whisper in her ears "He's in love with you. How can you not see it girl? Allow me to style you tomorrow for the party. I will pick you up at noon. Bye" Paula let her go as Skylar walked dazedly into the car shocked by what Paula had told her.

As the car pulled out of El Escorial, one thought was evident in Skylar's mind "Was Vino really in love with her? Has she been blind all this while?"