His Boss (Jean x Businesswoman!Reader) (AU) Ch.7

By the time I had woken up it was already around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, meaning that I had already slept for about 8 hours. I looked around in the room, only to see how empty it was. I tried listening for any sounds that would indicate that (Name) was at home, but there was only silence. She still hasn't come back? And she hasn't slept at all so she must be exhausted. Should I call her to see how she is? But what if she has fallen asleep there? She won't listen to my call. I must visit her on the company. I thought and started getting ready to go and find (Name).

After almost half an hour I stood in front of the 'Survey Corps' company building, entering the empty establishment. It was so weird for me to see it without any people in there and it seemed so weird that I would go to work on a Sunday. Even though I wasn't there for work, it still felt strange to me. I didn't let such thoughts stay on my mind for much longer, as I headed to (Name)'s office.

I knocked at her door to let her know I was there, but there was no answer. I knocked again, but nothing. Eventually I entered her office without waiting for an answer, only to see what I was expecting; (Name) sleeping on her desk. Papers were scattered all over her desk and some had even fallen to the floor, while (Name) was sleeping on top of a pile of them. I approached her and started picking up the fallen papers. I set them on one of the chairs and took a good look at (Name)'s face.

She seemed relaxed and innocent, just like the first day I had caught her sleeping when I started working for her. How long has it been since then? Time sure flies by. I then started examining her features, only to notice that her nose seemed to be more red than usual. Was she scratching her nose, or was she crying? I lightly touched her face right under her eyes, to find out that her face was stained with dry tears. What happened to her that she started crying while sleeping? This girl can never rest, it seems... Maybe that's why she didn't seem to be in the mood to talk to me before she left? She was sad? Did what happen at her family home affect her that much? And if it did, why didn't she tell me? Doesn't she know I am always here for her?

I felt like I was staring at (Name) for an eternity, when I finally woke up to the real world, to find her staring back at me. Oh shit! She saw me staring at her again!

''Staring at me won't make me any prettier, just so you know.'', she said and stood up to stretch.

''How much prettier can you get? You already are the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.'', I said, hugging her from behind. She stiffened at my touch, but tried to relax.

''You are not getting any raise, so don't try.'', she said.

''I am not trying to get a raise. I am trying to get your attention.'', I said, being completely honest.

''Well, I have a lot of work at the moment, so I can't give you my attention right now.'', (Name) said, escaping my hug.

''(Name), did something happen? You know you can talk to me about it.'', I said, and I am sure she understood I was talking about her crying in her sleep.

''I know Jean. But you know how I am. So it's nothing to worry about.'', she said with a forced smirk, knowing that I wouldn't fall if she tried to smile at me.

''Fine. But if you get to your breaking point, you know I will see it and then expect all the ice cream and hugs you can imagine!'', I said, making her chuckle, only for her to stop abruptly. Why did she stop like that? She used to love my jokes!

''Don't threaten me with such cruel treatments. Because you know I will return them 10 times worse.'', she said and by the content of her sentence, you would expect it to be said in a kind of sexual way, but this wasn't sexual. It actually sounded like a threat. She does know that she is not in a meeting, right? Why is she so unapproachable right now?

''Well, I've shit my pants right now.'', I said with an awkward chuckle. ''I will be going now, because I know that you do best when you are left alone to work. What time are you going to come back? Should I cook, or are we going to call for delivery?'', I asked, trying to ease the atmosphere that seemed so unbearable right now. It was never like that between me and (Name). Even when I first met her, she was much, much more different than this. What happened to her?

''Don't wait for me. I don't know how long I am going to stay here. With all the merch came in lots of paperwork. Eat some pizza on my behalf.'', she said, patting me on the shoulder. Why do I feel as if I was rejected right now? I might just be jumping to conclusions, but I definitely think there is something wrong with (Name).

''Alright then. See you later boss.'', I said and went in for a kiss on the lips. But just as I was about to kiss her, she turned her head to the side and I ended up kissing her cheek. Ouch! That was mean!

''We are at work right now Kirstein. Respect it.'', (Name) said and sat on her chair. I thought that I shouldn't keep pushing the matter at hand and left the company. I guess I'll have to wait and see what is going on with (Name).

~~~

(Name) didn't come back the whole night. I tried calling her, but she wouldn't pick up my calls. I even went back to the company, but it was closed. I left her dozens of texts, but never recieved any response. I was so frustruated I couldn't sleep all night. I called Marco to tell him what happened and he tried to reassure me that (Name) must have been busy. She wasn't the type of woman who would do something stupid without warning anybody. And I believed him. But that didn't mean I wasn't worried. She was my girlfriend and she had me worried like crazy. For the first time in my life, I longed for tomorrow to come so that I would go to work.

And the next day did come, though much slower than I expected it. Together with Marco, we arrived at the company, just like the old times, when I didn't know of (Name)'s existence. It felt weird. Wrong. All this time, (Name) was the one who brought me to work and I had got used to it.

We arrived at the company and I immediately ran to the elevator, that was supposed to take me to the 'forbidden' floor, which had now become my workplace, only to be stopped by the 'supposed' boss of the company, Erwin.

''Jean! There you are! I need to talk to you.'', Erwin said and I reluctantly followed him, staring at the elevator that was getting smaller and smaller as I walked further away from it. We reached Erwin's office and he pointed me at the seat in front of his desk.

''Can you please tell me what you have to tell me fast? I need to be on (Name)'s office in time, or else she will kill me.'', I said, half-jokingly. It wasn't entirely a lie, but I was in a rush for another reason.

''There is no need for that Jean. That's what I wanted to talk to you about, actually. You do not work for (Name) any longer, she transfered you as my assistant.'', he said and I swear my mind went blank for a while. She... tranfered me? But... I thought she kept me as her assistant because we were dating! What is the meaning of all of this?!

''When did she decide this?! Did she ask me?!'', I almost yelled at him, being angry at the wrong person. Erwin could understand my confusion and tried to calm me down.

''Look, I do not know much about it, but she said that she can now trust you to do your job and not slack off, so she gave you a job as my assistant, so that you could be recognised by society. Unlike her, people know about me. She said this is the best place she could give you, after the title of being the boss of 'Survey Corps Inc.', so you should be thankful.'', he explained, not leaving me satisfied. I should be thankful!? For what? For the possible fact that something is going wrong with our relationship?! I am not leaving this like that.

''I see... Well, I can still talk to her, right? I promise I will be back as quickly as I can.'', I said, getting up from my seat and ready to dash to (Name)'s office, only to have Erwin crash my actions yet again.

''Don't bother, (Name) isn't here.'', he said, making me stop immediately on my tracks. But... But... (Name) practically lives here! How can she not be here?!

''Do you know where she is?'', I asked, sounding desperate, which I was. I need to get answers and (Name) has them.

''She said that she needed to work from home for a little while.'', he said, already knowing my next destination. I bet he too knew something was wrong with our relationship, he just didn't know what. But in the end, neither did I know what was wrong with MY own relationship. (Name) was definitely a mysterious woman.

''Can I please take the day off? I promise I will work overtime to cover up for today!'', I said, practically begging him to give me his approval.

''Sure. And please, come tell me what is going on with (Name). She... seemed angry. I've never seen her like that, unless she has finished a meeting with other companies and they declared themselves as her enemies. Other than that, she doesn't get angry. I hope everything goes well.'', he said and got back to his job. Thank you Erwin. Now, I have a(n) (Name) to figure out.

And so, I left the company and ran straight back to her- no, our home. At least I thought so.

I entered the apartment and headed straight to our bedroom. She wasn't there. I knocked on the bathroom door. No response. I looked at the kitchen. Nothing. I moved to the bedroom again to see if she left something, a note, anything. And there was a indeed a note on her side of the bed. I wish I never read that note. If I hadn't read it, I would at least have the small bit of hope that she would come back, but she wouldn't.

Hey Jean,

I know this is very sudden and I know that if you are reading this then you know that you are no longer my assistant. Don't take it as something bad. It is for you to actually evolve to something better in your career. You would be left behind if you were to keep working for me. And for this to work, I had to leave your apartment. Yes, this apartment is now yours. I thought that moving out would make you concentrate more. And don't worry, your salary will be enough for you to sustain this place. I know you won't like this and I don't mind if you think of me as a bitch. I am used to it. Now, get to working.

Your boss

For the first time in a long time, I felt desperate. I felt sad. I felt abandoned. Why would she do this to me? Does that mean that we broke up? And doesn't she know that I don't care about my job as long as I am with her?! Did I make that clear to her? Was I really that apathetic in our relationship? I guess Jeager did get what he wanted in the end. But shouldn't (Name) be left heartbroken by the end of this relationship? Then why am I the one crying?

~~~

Another day at work. Another boring day at work. Another empty day at work.

It's only been two weeks since (Name) moved out and yet it seems like years since then. I had only seen (Name) once in the entire time we've been apart and that because I couldn't find Erwin anywhere, except for (Name)'s office. But even when I did see her, she greeted me with the most cold, apathetic, evil response. 'Good morning, Mr Kirstein.'

What did I do to make her so angry at me? It was like there were two different people inside of (Name). My girlfriend and the boss of Survey Corps Inc. And right now my girlfriend was not there. I bet 'boss' killed her and along with her, she killed my happiness. I was never the sensitive guy, everybody saw me as an asshole. And I was, I admit it. But not when I was with her. She brought out a different side of me, which I kept hidden for the right one. The right one, which at first I thought was Mikasa, but in the end, wasn't. (Name) was, is, and will always be. But why did I just see it now? Had I seen it earlier, would things be different? Did... (Name) find out about the bet? It was a possible answer, but oh how I wish it wasn't true. But then again, I would find out soon enough and everything would be clear.

''Yo, Horse Face!'', came the annoying voice which I thought had left me alone a while ago. Jeager.

''Look, I am not in the mood and Smith wants me to bring his coffee immediately, so leave me alone.'', I said, trying to leave away from him. But he had other plans.

''I won't take long. I only want to congratulate you. I didn't actually think you would break up with (Last name). I thought you would be more of a scaredy cat, but here you are. (Last name) seems like she is on her period and you changed job positions, so that means that you two didn't work out. Didn't think you had the balls for it. You Player!'', he started saying, giving me a strong pat on the shoulder. If I was in High School, I would love the title he gave me, but now it seemes dirty. Wrong. 

''Alright, you told me what you wanted, now out of my way.'', I said with an impatient tone. He still wouldn't leave.

''Now, now, don't you want to get your reward? I texted you a while ago about it, but you still haven't responded back. What happened? Don't like Mikasa after dating the boss?'', Jeager asked with a sarcastic tone. What text?

''You didn't text me.'', I said, but he shook his head.

''Oh, but I did and it said that you recieved it and read it.'', he said for sure and I checked my phone. I didn't have any unread texts, so I didn't think he had sent me anything. But then a thought came to my mind and I quickly checked all my messages, looking for the name 'Asshole' in my phone. What if... (Name) read the text when I wasn't there?

And my suspicions were indeed true, as I read the text Jeager had sent me was indeed recieved and was read. But it wasn't read by me. Now I get why (Name) started acting weird after we came back from her family home. And now I know what that 'thud' was back then. It was my phone falling on the floor.