Let The Love Begin

Kabanata 12

We finished our lunch which I feel so awkward the entire time, madaming buntong hininga ang nailabas ko at pamumula ata ng mukha kanina. But atleast magaan din ang loob ko knowing my Dad and Mom are so happy with my decision.

Nakabalik na kami sa office at nagpaalam na si Mr. Kevin na babalik na sa Barber Empire at may meeting pa ito, while Mom and Dad headed back home which is pinaburan ko naman, buti nga ay pumayag si Dad kako kami na muna ni Edward ang bahala, for now he can rest and can work starting tomorrow.

"I want to work here inside your office" pilyong ngiti ni Edward sa akin ng kami nalang ang naiwan.

"What?" tumaas ata boses ko pati ang kilay ko sa narinig ko sa kaniya.

"Why? You don't like me here?" his smirking now, like his testing me on this.

'No! Ahm I mean. Mas maganda if we have separate office so we can have our own privacy." matamang tingin ko dito habang tumatango siya sa sinabi ko.

"I'll think about that, pero mas prefer ko that we share in one office'", at kumindat pa siya sa akin.

"Edward please be serious, were working here for Christ sake", nahihiya ko pang turan dito.

"I'm serious Kisses and yes we will work. Unless my ibang meaning saiyo kaya ko gusto dito sa office mo. Look your office is big kasya pa ang isang table and mas makakatipid tayo kesa magpapagawa pa ng isang room. What do you think Kisses?' makahulugang titig nito sa akin.

Napahiya ata ako sa narinig, isang buntong hininga ulit ang nailabas ko at umiling nalang. Does he have to be this good and smart? Lahat ata ng sinasabi niya ay may point.

"Okay, I'm sorry. I think you have a point", I must admit tama naman siya ewan ko ba kung ano ang naisip ko, thinking that we will work in the same room it's so awkward for me. Well yes tama siya, trabaho lang walang personalan. And thinking for our company mas maganda ngang magtipid kami kesa gumastos na naman kailangan muna naming bumawi.

"It's settled then," nakangiti turan nito sa akin.

Napaisip ako na parang ang dami niyang ngiti ngayon dati hindi naman siya ganyan, minsan lang siya kung ngumiti pero hindi naman ako sa nagrereklamo hindi lang ako sanay. Hindi nalang din ako kumibo at ayaw ko namang sirain ang araw niya.

Everything went smooth in our office, one week na ang nakakaraan after the announcement of our engagement and the merging of our company and I can say na tama nga ang naging desisyon ko. Unti-onti ng bumabalik sa operation ang company namin, malaking tulong ang merging namin with the Barber pati na din ang partnership with De Guzman and Jimenez na talaga namang kilala din sa larangan ng business namin. A new projects come in our way and in a week talagang masasabi kong bumalik ang tiwala nila sa amin.

Me and Edward had our lunch, well ang masasabi ko sa relationship namin, Edward is really a gentlemen he never give me pressure ni hindi niya ako pinapabayaan specially sa company namin. Well our relationship is best tag team I can tell kasi kami ang partner when closing our clients deal and I'm proud because in a week we already have one closed deals. Well we're not intimate nagiging close lang ata kami when our family is around but when in our own kaniya kaniya din kami. Hindi naman ako sa nagrereklamo but as a girlfriend and boyfriend I want to experience it also. Like how to have a normal boyfriend, we hold each other hands, we hug, he kissed me on my cheek and on my forehead, ano pa ba? Yon lang, we never kiss, I mean sa lips, damn sumusobra na naman ang naiisip ko!

So far I'm contented naman with it gusto ko muna ipakita kay Dad na kaya kong ihandle ang company namin and I have a full sense of responsibility. Sabagay yon naman talaga ang goal ko yong maiayos ang company ni Dad.