Tulips

42. Hard to Resist.

Becky.

As soon as Freen came in I immediately noticed her smile. Gosh that smile could melt me anytime. There's something about her smile. I then got surprised as she went closer and gave me a peck on the lips.

"Ready?" She said smiling.

"Wow. Someone's happy." Her smile was infectious that I smiled as well.

"I am. Let's go."

I felt giddy cause whenever we stopped due to traffic, she would hold my hand. After almost an hour we reached the restaurant.

"The Crabbies" i read the sign as I stepped out of her car.

"Yeah. We'll try this restaurant. Give me your honest review."

"Oh. Are we reviewing restaurants now?"

She smiled and led me inside. She have a reservation. They gave us a more private area.

"Freen, this looks like a high class restaurant."

"Yeah."

"I was stunned by the price. Are you sure you want to eat here?" I said as I looked at the menu.

"It's on me. Let's ask for their best seller." She said then quickly called a waiter. She chose from one of the bestsellers as well as a bottle of wine.

Oh my. Good luck to the bill. I'm sure they do accept card.

"The company who owned this has a lot of restaurants. They're originally from the US. One of their restaurant is located at my Dad's hotel in the US."

Oh yeah. I forgot her family is rich.

"The president of their company, which is located here, came to the office and proposed a joint venture. They want to bring 'The Equinox' to the US. They want everything 'The Equinox' offers."

"Wow that's big. Did you agreed to it?"

"Not yet. That is a big decision. I need to think it through and do some research first."

"You're right. But if you do, That's a great achievement. To bring what you worked hard for in the US."

"It is. What's surprising is, Dad went to the office as soon as he heard. He's friends with the CEO. He said I should accept it and also date the President which is the son of his friend."

"What!?" My voice was a bit loud. Good thing we're at a private area.

She laughed at me. "You know what I did. I told Dad he maybe the one who gave me the capital to start it. But I've already paid for that and that he have no right to dictate me on my business as well as on my personal life. Which is a big deal for me. Usually I'm afraid of him and just do whatever he wants. But I stood up to him and he was shocked. I even left him at the office and said I'll be late for my date."

"Wow Freen!" I clapped. "That's great."

She stood and bowed twice. I laughed at her.

"I'm proud of you." Then something came to mind. I put the pieces together along with what she just said. "I guess he was the reason why you pushed me away."

Her eyes suddenly found mine and she became serious. It's like she's trying to find the right words to say. I looked away. That means I'm right.

"But that doesn't matter now. What's important is you stood up to him. And..." I looked at her and hold her hand. "I'll still be beside you even if you push me away again."