Investments for Love (Completed)

Sixteenth

After settling at the parking lot, the two proceeds to Dani's unit. She leads him inside. James was so stunned when he saw a simple yet very elegant interior of her unit.

"Nice place" he said. "Thank you. Everything you see, lahat yan idea ng Nanay ko. Actually, I want a simplier interior kasi tutulugan ko lang naman." she replied "Have a sit" she added

"Thank you." James said then sat on the couch while looking around and Dani notice it.

"Looking for something" she asked. James naughtily smiles and replied "If you have my picture on your desk, as per Ate Nikki, I wonder if I also have one here."

"Feelingero ka!" she exclaimed "May nakita ka ba?" she asked

"Wala nga eh!" James replied "Baka naman nasa wallet mo" he added

"Hoy, hindi kita boyfriend para dalhin ko ang picture mo kahit saan" Dani denied, though she was a bit guilty for lying because she knows that she has a huge framed picture of James in her room. "Wait here, mag brew lang ako ng coffee" she said and headed to the kitchen. She did not notice that James followed her in the kitchen.

"Nice kitchen as well, very neat and cozy" James commented which gave Dani a surprise to see him in the kitchen. "Nakakagulat ka naman" she said. "Ganyan ka ba talaga? Naglilibot ka sa bahay na pinupuntahan mo?" she asked

"Kitchen at living room pa lang ang napupuntahan ko, I haven't been to your terrace, laundry area, family room, library and bedroom" James defended himself

"Are you talking about your house? Terrace and bedroom lang ang meron ako dun mga binanggit mo" she replied

"So when will I see the terrace and the bedroom?" he asked then sits on the counter stool

"Yung terrace nandyan lang sa may left side ng living room. Asa ka pa sa bedroom, nobody enters my bedroom except me, my parents and my siblings, but they are not allowed to enter unless I permitted" she explained "That is my little kingdom and I value my privacy a lot"

James apologizes to Dani because he felt her being serious on what she just said. "I'm sorry, that was a bad joke" he said

"It's alright, at least now you know your boundaries, not because I accepted you as my friend, you can invade my privacy" Dani seriously said

"Noted ma'am" James replied "Si Matthew, gaano na kalalim ang friendship nyo?" he asked

"Sobrang lalim na, parang kapatid na ang turing ko sa kanya, pati sa mga kapatid ko at parents ko close din sya. Palibhasa kapag kami ang kasama nya, he can be himself" she replied.

"Kung hindi gay si Matthew, do you think may chance for the two of you to be together?" James curiously asked

"Hindi ko alam, malamang hindi. Sobrang magkabaliktad ang personality namin. Siguradong mag-aaway lang kami nun palagi. Also, pareho mo yun parang may trust issue sa lahat ng tao" She replied

"Hey, I beg to disagree, hindi naman sa lahat ng tao. Only those people around me at work" Jamed defended himself again.

"Just the same, may trust issue ka pa rin. So I have to be more careful, baka mawalan ka ng tiwala sa akin mag pull-out ka ng investment mo" Dani kids

"Sira ka!" James said laughing "Ikaw ba walang kang trust issue to anyone?" he asked

"Meron naman syempre., especially at work. Pero hindi ako kagaya nyo ni Matthew na nagdududa agad. I always give a chance for those people around me. If they break that trust then that's the end of it" she explained "Kasi naman, how would I know that a person is trustworthy if I will not trust him or her in the first place" she further explained