Stupid Cupid

06: Getting to Know Each Other

- New's POV -

"Phi. Call Jane and tell her to close down the book store for now and help you out here," I tell P'Podd as soon as the lady customer leaves. I immediately leave the counter and take Tay by the wrist, leading him to the kitchen.

I take one monoblock chair and ask him to sit down.

"Let me get you a fresh set of clothes. I have an extra shirt in my bag— oh, shit! I don't have extra pants! Could you wait here for a bit? There's a boutique nearby."

I am just about to leave when he takes ahold of my wrist.

"Shirt's fine, New. My pants aren't that wet."

He looks down at his pants and I instinctively follow his line of sight, which now I realize to be a wrong move because I can't seem to take my eyes off his bulge.

"It's not wet from the coffee but it might be wet from something else if you keep looking at it like that."

Now that has brought me back to my senses. I look up and I feel my cheeks get hot.

Oh my god! Please don't betray me, my own face!!!

"I'm just kidding, New."

"Uhmm, uhh, shirt. Yeah, shirt! Let me get it for a while. Stay here."

I proceed to my small office and as soon I close the door, I heave a deep sigh and lean on the door.

Did I just check out Tay?! Did I just check out a customer?! What the fuck, New!

But, to be fair, he's the one who looked at it first and I just mimicked him.

Plus I'm crushing hard on him right now for being my knight-in-shining-armor a while ago.

It's been three consecutive days that he's been coming here ever since our first meeting. Yesterday, he came at 9 AM and left at 7 PM. He also came today at the same time and all he does is work on his laptop and order more drinks and snacks when he wants to. Come to think of it, that guy didn't have lunch yesterday and today, too.

Should I invite him to lunch today? Hmmm. Perhaps to thank him for today? Yeah. That could work.

Oh my god, New, stop smiling like an idiot!

I go back to where he is once I've settled and as soon as he sees me, he looks at my hands.

"Uhmm, I thought you have a shirt I could borrow?"

Shirt? Oh, shit I forgot!

"Oh, yeah! Wait."

What the hell, New?! Were you that excited to invite him to lunch?! Get your shit together! Now, where's that damn bag?!

Oh, there it is!

I take out my shirt and contemplate whether or not to give it to him. It's color purple with a cartoon cat in the middle doing the dub pose.

Will he judge me because of my shirt?

Argh! Should have offered P'Podd's instead.

I walk out of my office and stop in my tracks as soon as I've seen Tay.

Fuck, I can't breathe!

I somehow guessed that he has a good body but it still feels different now that I see it!

Oh no! I feel myself get flustered.

I turn around immediately. Oh, God, I still want to admire his body but I don't want him to see that I'm checking him out again!

"Oh, New! You're here. Is that the shirt?"

I hear footsteps. Oh my God, I can feel him behind me.

I clear my throat before I speak.