Chapter 14 - 14

"What do you mean, oh?" Ian asked with a raised eyebrow as he frowned at Jas.

"Well, um, no, baby I'm proud of you, congratulations!" Jas said in a happy tone as she tried to salvage the situation.

She quickly walked over to Ian's side and tried to hug him.

Ian held a hand out and stopped her from taking a step closer to him.

"No, Jas, what did you mean?" Ian asked with a raised eyebrow as he kept her at arm's length.

"Babe, can't you just forget about what I said?" Jas told him with a frown. "I didn't mean to react that way. I'm proud of you for having found a job at the Reyes Group."

"Jas, are you worried about how people will look at me, at us, because of my new job?" Ian asked as he continued to frown at her.

"Ian. . ." Jas groaned as she refused to answer his question.

"I'll take that as a yes then." Ian said as he stood up from the table and walked to the kitchen to wash his and Jas' mugs.

"Ian, please, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it that way." Jas begged as she grabbed his arm.

Ian sighed and placed the mugs down on the sink.

"Jas, what do you want?" Ian asked in a disappointed tone. "I know an assistant isn't the kind of job that you, your friends, or your family finds acceptable, but this job is good. It's better than any job offer I've seen."

"Ian, assistant's don't get paid much, and they have a reputation." Jas said in a sad tone.

"This is the Reyes Group for crying out loud!" Ian said angrily as he turned to face her.

Ian was at a loss for words, he simply finished washing the mugs and placed them to dry and walked back to his and Jas' room.

He was planning to ask her to move in with him into his new apartment, but now he had to rethink those plans.

"Ian, please, I'm sorry." Jas begged as she chased after him.

"Look, you didn't even give me a chance to explain my job or what the benefits are, I'm tired of this Jas." Ian said as he took out his luggage from underneath the bed.

"Ian, what? What are you doing?" She asked as tears began to fall from her eyes.

"I'm packing my things, what does it look like I'm doing?" Ian asked as he walked over to their shared closet and began taking out his clothes.

"Why? This is just a small fight, we've had worse." Jas cried out.

"Jas, if you had just kept an open mind for one second you would understand." Ian said with a sigh as he continued to walk back and forth between the closet and his luggage.

"Please, no, Ian, I love you." Jas begged.

As much as Ian was mad at her, he didn't want to leave on bad terms. He also had no intention of breaking up with Jas.

Ian simply wanted to pack up his things in peace. He still wanted to go on that dinner date with her. He wanted to show her that his new job was not as low as she thought.

"Look, Jas." Ian said with a sigh as he turned to face his girlfriend.

He took two steps and closed the gap between them, he cupped her face in his hands and wiped the tears away from her beautiful face.

"Jas, I love you." Ian said as he planted a kiss on her forehead. "I love you very much and I want you to be with me as I go on this new adventure, but I need you to listen and to understand."

"I will!" Jas said as she looked up and smiled at Ian. "I will be a better person. I won't judge a person based on their looks or their job or their background. Babe, please don't go." Jas begged as tears began to fall from her eyes once more.

"I still need to go Jas, but not because I want to leave you." Ian said with a tender smile as he lifted her face to look him in the eyes.

"What do you mean?" Jas asked, clearly confused by his words.

"Jas, I will be the assistant to the CEO of the Reyes Group, and that comes with a lot of perks." Ian said with a sly smile. "One of them is an apartment in Solaire Tower."

Jas gasped as she heard the name of the location.

Solaire was in a prime location, but you couldn't just buy a unit there. You needed to know the right people and belong to the right group,

Many of those who lived in the property were employees and executives of the Reyes Group. Initially there were rumors that the Reyes Group owned Solaire, so people waited for an announcement.

Everyone was shocked when no one claimed ownership of the development. And when those that lived there were asked, they told people that they weren't allowed to say who owned it and how they had bought their units.

"Ian, this is amazing, so they gave you a place to stay?" Jas asked.

"Yes." Ian said with a nod. "And it's not just that, they gave me a car, a signing bonus, and a company card to use for my personal expenses."

"Wow, I've never heard of a company paying its CEO's assistants so much." Jas said in awe.

Even as the daughter of a rich businessman, her apartment couldn't compare to one of those in Solaire Towers. She would also soon find out that even the car Ian had been given was way better than hers.

"Jas, it's the Reyes Group, they do things differently." Ian said with a shrug. "I won't be doing ordinary secretarial work, it will be much more than that."

"This is amazing!" Jas said in an excited tone.

"Jas, I want you to move in with me, in my new place. Let me be the one to provide for us this time." Ian said as his heartbeat quickened. He had no idea if she would say yes.

"Oh babe." Jas said as she kissed Ian on the lips. "I'll ask dad, but yes, I'll move in with you. Yes!" She told him as she kissed him again.

"So, are we still on for that date tonight?" Ian asked as their lips parted.