Elegant Affair

I.I

"Okay, Mr. Lau. I'll make sure to send you an email about this project."

I wanted to make my cheerful tone as authentic as possible, so I tried to maintain a smile while looking at the piles of papers and sketches on the table.

Well, I guess now is not the night for a good night's sleep.

Peke akong napatawa when my boss said his lame joke. I can never get his humor.

I can already see Matteo judging me from the corner of my eyes.

"What?" I was back to my old self when the call ended. It's tiring enough to fake a whole-ass personality just to please my boss. I don't need to play the submissive employee in my own place. Masisiraan na talaga siguro ako ng bait kung ganoon.

"I didn't say anything." He looked so comfortable in my bed that it almost looked like ako pa ang bisita sa unit ko with my messy documents on the table.

"But let me tell you this," Napasandal pa siya ng ulo sa headboard. "The reason you're so stressed is that you fake too much smile." He then proceeds to type on his laptop.

Nagtatrabaho pa ba itong taong ito or is he just playing something? I can never tell because he has the same look on his face whenever he is working and when he plays his computer games.

I raised my hand and stretched my body as I yawned. Today has been a long day, and it seems like the day isn't over yet. Bakit parang kulang pa ang twenty-four hours sa isang araw?

Matteo makes the bed looks so inviting. Hindi naman siguro ako matatanggal sa trabaho if I would take an hour nap.

I just jumped on my bed which made Matteo look in my direction. I saw some numbers on the excel sheets on his screen. Huh, he's working. Good for him.

"Wake me up after an hour. I'll just take a nap."

I wish I were someone who could immediately sleep the moment they'd close their eyes. Para akong browser na paunti-unti pang nagsasara ng tabs before I could finally fall asleep. My hour nap plan would really be counted as a thirty-minute nap.

I was still trying to fall asleep when I felt the bed move as Matteo's after-shower scent became stronger. Moments later, nakapulupot na ang kamay nito sa baywang ko.

I was facing his direction which was why when I opened my eyes, we were already seeing eye to eye... literally.

I glared at him. Kakasabi ko lang sa kaniya na gisingin niya ako tapos ngayon may plano pa siyang matulog. I can never trust this man's guts.

"Nag-set ako ng alarm," he defensively said before I even said anything.

"One of us has to stay awake," I said. Oh, I know too well what would happen because this scene is already too familiar. I already know better. "We can never wake up to the sound of the alarm."

"That's because we were tired from all the se-"

"Let me have my nap, please, Matteo Nickolai," I said before he could even say something... inappropriate. "After that, I can also wake you up after you have your nap."

"Busy tonight?" Nakaalis na ang kamay niya sa bewang ko and my eyes are finally falling tired.

I lazily nodded at Matteo with my eyes closed. I felt him kiss the side of my head before I fell asleep.

For a fucking minute.

"The fuck is that?" Agad akong napabangon nang marinig na nag-ring ang doorbell ko. "Ugh."

I grumpily walked outside of my room to see who shamelessly disturbed my sleep. I think I was only half awake when I opened the door to see a weird expression on Esme's face.