Corporate Love

Chapter 4

MARK POV

I usually don't believe in first-sight love, but when the day I saw Vee for the first time, my perspective towards first-sight love changed. It may sound cliché, but that is the truth. Somehow, he became my coping mechanism to join work every day without getting unmotivated. Vee is a versatile person. He gets along with everyone, especially with his happy aura everyone likes him. Apart from his behaviour, Vee's personality is top-notch.

Things at the office changed since he joined here, Vee helped out the business operations in many ways and managed to get more clients to achieve the monthly target. Vee is such an admiral man.

At first, our relationship was merely a co-worker, but later our relationship developed. Vee always initiates the conversation. I may look like not interested in the conversation but deep down only I know how my inner soul scream inside whenever Vee talks to me. Having an introverted personality is hard for me to approach him, especially knowing that Vee has a special place in my heart.

I don't know when I started to develop my feelings toward Vee, but it all happens in the span time of two months. The office was full of Vee's voice, he was always with his hyped-up energy in the office room. Vee checked all my 'How My Boyfriend To Be' checklist. Some say introvert and extrovert are the best combo couples :)

I saw Vee seem very close with Bar and Nuea. They always had lunch together. I sometimes wish to have lunch with them too but seeing Vee there with his charming smile I don't have the urge to get near him. I don't want to make it too obvious or bring an awkward situation by overflowing my affection towards Vee. That's the main reason why I used to avoid it whenever Vee is there.

Day by day, my feelings for Vee were overflowing. It is somehow torture for me to see him sit beside me doing his admiral action and behaviour which makes me fall hard for him. I must control myself before I overflow my feelings towards Vee, that is the most fear I'm having right now. I should know what Vee feels about me in the first place.

It was after lunch, I see Vee resting his head on his cubicle table and at that time there was nobody in the office since everyone was still on their lunch break. He was an enquiry about the relationship between Ploy and me and whether we are a couple. It is not weird for me when he asked that question because in the office everyone seems to see me and Ploy like we are in a relationship which is totally not their fault though for asking the questions because the only person I am close to in the office is Ploy. I mean female and male friendships do exist though.

Anyway, I don't know where I get the sudden urge and braveness, especially with Vee. I cut him right away when he was asking by saying that Ploy and I were just close friends. Eventually, I did not stop there, I showed more pictures of me and Ploy to assure him that we are just friends. Even I show James a picture which he doesn't even know in the first place. He must think that I'm crazy.

At that right moment, my heart was beating so fast realised that I may overly express which for sure makes Vee more uncomfortable. But it was the best memory for me that I can recall with Vee because that was the first time, I'm able to talk with Vee without any hesitation. If I had a time machine sure I will rewind this specific event every day :)

Since then, our relationship started to develop. Vee eventually buys me the usual coffee I buy every day. Even sometimes he picks me up from the train station if it's a rainy day. We had lunch together, we shared a lot of stories, going to bars on weekends. Even my mom got to know about Vee since I always talk about him whenever my mom calls me. My mom knows about my sexual orientation and since then she gives me all the support. Eventually, I started to get comfortable with Vee and gained more trust in him.