The Best Man

Chapter 27

“How was your day sweetie?” I just got home when I saw my mom getting out of the car.

“It’s okay mom, it’s very tiring but I’m loving it. The staffs are nice to me.”

“Oh, good. Are there hot guys in the office?”

“Ma!”

“I’m sorry sweetie, just asking.” And she smiled at me.

“By the way, where is dad?”

“He has to go out of town, he is arranging some problems of the company.” There is sadness in her voice.

“Is everything okay mom?” I asked.

She just nodded.

When we entered the house, Manang Luisa came over us. “Ella, there’s someone waiting for you. He is at the living room.”

I wondered who it was. I am not expecting any visitors today, not even Trish.

When I was about to see who it was, I heard my mom gasp and said, “It’s you. I am Ella’s mom.” And she hugged him.

“Nice to meet you mam, I’m Kean. I just dropped by to see Ella,” and he looked at me.

“Oh, okay. Have dinner with us Kean. I don’t take no for an answer,” and in a glimpse, my mom is gone and went to the kitchen. I’m sure she’ll prepare a feast for us.

“Hi,” he said.

“Hi, what brought you here?” I asked him.

“I just wanted to see you, my damsel in distress,” and he winked at me.

I smiled at him, “Haha, I’m not in distress anymore because you are here my knight in shining armor,” I teased him.

He suddenly blushed when I said that.

I asked him to sit down and I placed my things beside me.

“I missed you Ella.” He said not looking at me but at the ceiling.

“Is that true, or you missed our ceiling?” Then I laughed.

He went closer and held my hand, I looked at him and he is looking at me straight in the eye, “I do Ella, I missed you.”

I felt awkward when he said that straight to my eye. I moved a little so we were inches away.

“How can you miss me if we were just together last night?” I tried to smile.

“I also don’t know Ella, the whole day, I was thinking about you.”

I think I’m nervous. This can’t be happening.

“Wait, I’ll just check the kitchen, maybe mom needs some help.”

I went to the kitchen, I don’t want what I’m feeling right now. I can really feel awkwardness whenever I am with him.

I hate you Justin, why is he here and you, I don’t know where the hell are you! I thought.

“Ella, go back to Kean, we can manage in here,” said my mom.

I went back to the living area where Kean is waiting.

“I think they don’t need my help,” I said to him smiling.

“Maybe your mom wants us to be alone,” he winked at me again.

I sat at the opposite couch where he is seated. I am afraid of being near him, maybe because of what Trish told me.

We were just staring at each other; I don’t know what topic to talk about. I am uneasy right now when I heard the door bell.

I leaped when I heard it, “For a while I’ll just check who is it,” and I left him again.