Perhaps Love

Chapter 4

VIP Corner at the Pub

I came back from toilet but before I reached here. I just heard Dylan calling Francesca Honey. Hmmmmm Well I already saw them being sweet whatsoever when we arrived at the door of this Pub. The heck they're at work and they're being like that.

What am I thinking about, why would I care. Maica sit beside me. And played my hair. Hmmmmm that gives chills all over my body.

"What's wrong babe?" She held my hand. "Is there something you want to share with me?"

I sighed, "Nothing babe, maybe I'm just tired."

"Sven Somer, don't give me that crap reason. Spill it out babe."

I look at her. "Nothing, okay? I love you."

She kissed me. I responded in a passionate way.

"Ehem." Someone interrupted our moment. "Love birds, excuse me?"

"The F***, Steven?" That's Steven Kang, well he's one of my friends who's so playful. Even to ladies. "When did you arrive?"

"Eh," he sit in front of us. "Just a while ago, I came straight from the airport to here. It was an exhausting week for me bro." He look at me and turned to Maica, "Hi, Maics, how are you?" Smiled wickedly. Well he really likes to tease Maica whenever he saw her.

"I'm okay a while ago, but now that you're here. I feel like I want to go home." And rolled her eyes. I know she's just kidding. But at this moment there's something different.

"Hahaha Maics Maics, I'll bet you won't do that."

"Please bro, Stop it." That was Carl. He sit beside Steven, "Don't mind the love birds, will you? There's your favourite waitress." And look near the bar counter.

I know who he's talking about. Francesca.

"Oh!" He touched his heart like he cupid strikes it. "Now I'm all okay."

"Wait, you like Francesca?" Maica asked.

"Why dear Maics, jealous? Oh dear Sven is just right in front of us. Don't make it obvious." And he laughed.

Maica glared at him furiously. "Bro stop pestering my girl."

"Hahaha I'm sorry bro," he stops talking as his order came and talk to the one who served his drinks. None other than Fran.

"Hi, Fran!" He smiled mischievously and hold Fran's hand. Oh crap, and this lady just gave her hand willingly. I just smirked and tilted my head. I think she saw it.

"Hi Sir Steven. How are you?" Smiling so sweet without getting her hand from Steve's hand. What a flirt. Hestia and she are really so different. Hell I care.

"Oh, this is why I love going here. It's because of this lady."

"Thank you Sir Steven." Then she pulled her hand, "Enjoy your night then Sir." She left but I saw her rolled her eyes on me. I did the same.

"You really like her huh?" I smirked. "She's the sister of Benedict's girlfriend."

"What?" Carl asked, "Wow, what a small world indeed."

I wondered why Steven wasn't shocked. "Did you know that already, Steve?"

He smiled. "Of course bro." He sip his drink. "I'm the marites hahahaha"

"What's Marites?" Maica asked. "That's a Filipino name. That's what they called for someone who knows every latest news." Carl is half Filipino that's why he knew it.

Maica turned to Steven but didn't say anything just, "Ah ok."

I looked at Maica something seems not right really.

I just ignored it. I sip my whisky. "How you know that bro."

"Well I saw Hestia, I think 2 days before you had dinner with them. I saw her at the grocery I thought she was alone but then I saw Fran there too. She called Fran. Then she introduce us with each other."

"And you didn't even tell me?" I look at him.

"Whoa! Bro, stop right there. How can I tell you, when that day I went for vacation? And why would you care?"

Maica look at me. "Yeah Babe? Is it a big issue? Hmmmm don't tell me you don't like Fran?"

"Well based on his reaction, he don't like her at all." Carl looked at me while smiling, "Am I right bro?"

I nodded. Maica exclaimed. "How come?" She look at the bar counter, "She seems nice."

Steven smirked. Which I found annoying. "Yeah she is. Correct me if I'm wrong Bro, you don't like her because she's working here right? Oh! As far as I know she also have 2 other jobs."

"Babe are you being judgemental?"

I look at Steven who's keeping himself not to laugh. "No Babe, it's just that I can't picture or I can't imagine that she is Hestia's sister."

"Bro," Steven face got serious. "You don't know everything to that lady. And I think you don't have the right to judge her just because she's working here. Which is I cannot find anything wrong in this place. This is a nice Pub, there's no prostitutes coming here. Mostly who's coming here is a decent people." Then he sip his drink. "Don't tell me, you don't like her because you taught she's a one of those girls?"

Carl tap my shoulder, "Bro please, tell me Steve is wrong. And I will really hit you right now."

"Excuse me?" I was shocked when Carl make a statement like that. "Why would you do that?"

Carl look at Steven and smile. "In case you forgot, she's also Filipino. And I also knows her even I only met her here. She's just doing a fine job here Bro. Give her the benefit of the doubt. Poor young lady."

Maica hold my hand. "I'm sorry babe, but your friends are right. I know maybe you're thinking of Benedict, but somehow it's Hestia who will be with your brother not Fran, she's just the sister who support her sister."

I sighed. They are right. I shouldn't reacted this way. And honestly she didn't do anything wrong, yet.

"Maybe you're just jealous." I almost burst out the drink I sip. And there Steven laughing at me. "Hahaha got you Bro. I'm just kidding."

Maica frowned at him and mouthed. "F*** y**" And Steve do the same.

I just ignored them. And continue drinking. At my peripheral view I saw her smiling while serving the drinks.

What could be so wrong that I can't find any right to like her? I ignored the thought and just listened to the band who's singing tonight.

"Got the time got a chance gonna make it
Got my hands on your heart gonna take it
All I know, I can't fight this flame"