Still You (DH 4 || Completed)

Thirteen

SIRE AN HEIR
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Hindi niya alam kung nanti-trip lang ba si Irving o ano. But God! He's too old for that kind of lame jokes! Pinangatawanan talaga nito ang pagpapanggap na parang hindi siya nito kilala dati pa, na parang kakakilala lamang nila. And ever since that weird thing that happen on Rin's house, everything comes back to normal.

Si Irving at Alex nalang ang natirang wala sa hulog and she doesn't know what to do to those two anymore because they treated each other as if they didn't know what's with the three of them. And it was all her fault!

"Miss Chesca, pinapatawag ka ni Sir Kho sa office niya. Now na."

"Huh? Bakit daw?" he asked and just received a shrug from Karen, her office mate and one of the most suplada in their office. "'kay, thanks!"

Inayos niya kaagad ang mga gamit niya. "Lunch time na. Ano na naman kaya ang trip ng Irving James the third na 'yun" bulong niya sa sarili.

Pumunta muna siya sa powder room at nag-ayos. Not that she's doing it for Irving James the third. It was just her routine to fix herself before going out of the building for lunch. At lunch time na! Siguro naman saglit lang silang mag-uusap ng Irving na iyon hindi ba?

She tucked her bangs on her right ear. Hindi tulad dati na naka-full bangs siya, ngayon ay humaba na iyon at abot na sa tenga niya.

Pagdating niya sa harap ng opisina ni James ay agad na siyang pinapasok ng secretary nito. What's her name again? Hindi na niya matandaan because this is just the second time na pupunta siya sa opisina ni James at second time palang nilang nagkita ulit.

She smiled politely kay Ateng secretary and murmured her thanks before opening the door.

She stops on her tracks as she entered his office. Damn! The whole room smells like him and it was so relaxing. It was the mixture of his after shaved and his own manly scent. Feeling niya ay sobrang lapit nila sa isa't isa dahil amoy na amoy niya ito kahit na mga nasa thirty steps pa ang distansya niya. Yeah, his office was that big... just like him.

Nakita niya si Irving na abala sa pagbabasa ng mga papeles sa harap nito habang nakapangalumbaba at may hawak na fountain pen. Busy masyado that he didn't even know she's already standing in front of his mahogany table.

"Good afternoon, Sir." She greeted para makuha ang atensyon nito.

And presto! He looked dashingly handsome as he makes his way to take a glance at her with those hoody eyes of him.

Putanginabels! Why does he need to be that handsome? So handsome that she thinks it was already a sin.

"Sorry. Kanina ka pa ba?"

So hindi talaga siya nito napansin noong pumasok siya? Sana pala ginulat nalang niya si Irving para bongga ang entrance niya.

"Kadarating ko lang din naman, Sir." She answered, emphasizing the last word.

"I have a favor to ask but please, take a seat first."

"Thank you Sir." She said with sarcasm.

"And quit that 'Sir' thing kapag tayo lang."

"Okay. So what is this all about? What favor are you gonna ask?" she asked while trying to be cool and calm in front of him. But his presence was kind of distracting her. He's not on his usual three piece suit but a red polo shirt.

Irving bit his lower lip before he set aside those damn folders in his table then turned to her and give her an intense look as if what he is going to ask is so big that might shock the hell out of her.