Part 26

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Maria's POV

It's already 10:00pm nandito pa ako sa office, and hindi pa ako ngdidinner. Si Gab din nandito pa, over time kami ngayon eh, there is so much paper works to do and lining up all our meetings. Hay nakakapagod! Pero it's all worth it naman at the end of the day.

KNOCK...KNOCK!!

"Ay, palaka!", sigaw ko, at pagtingin ko sa may pinto si Gab pala.

"Oops, sorry, did I scare you ma'am? ", tawang tanong nito

"Bigla bigla ka nalang kasi sumusulpot, what can I do for you?", tanong ko, at nagfocus ulit ako sa ginagawa ko. Kainis kasi siya eh, yung mga actions niya kanina parang my something sila nung Rachel eh. Wait teka lang, why am I even concerned and bakit ako naiinis is it because she's not telling me everything about herself...oh god!

"Lets have dinner ma'am", sabi nya habang nakatayo lang siya sa tabi ng pintuan. With her pa-cute face. HAHA so ugly naman. Joke lang ^_^

"No, I'm busy sorry. Next time nalang", sagot ko, then I heard footsteps coming closer to my direction.

"It wasn't a question, I want to have dinner with you and you have to come", hinawakan niya yung kamay ko while she said that. I felt so much butterflies rumbling in my stomach. Hindi ko napigilan na ngumiti.

"Sige na nga basta your treat ha!", sabi ko nalang baka kasi kulitin pa ako nito eh. I felt so close to her even though I've only known her for a short period of time. Parang I can trust her with everything.

"Yess!" Sabi nya at talagang my hand gesture pa.
Sabay na kami lumabas ng building, sinuggest ko nalang yung malapit sa building namin para agad din kami maka-balik.

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Gabrielle's POV
Nandito kami ngayon sa isang restaurant, it's nothing too fancy. Sa totoo lang I think I am getting used to this kind of life. I never thought I could say this, pero I'm actually enjoying my job. Maybe because l like my boss. Hahaha Joke!

"So, what did you order? ", tanong niya, I was too busy scrolling through my phone kasi, nagtext nanaman si Rachel.

"Oh, I ordered grilled salmon with asparagus", sagot ko habang hindi pa rin tumitingin sa kanya.

"Ano ba Gab, niyaya mo ako mgdinner tapos busy ka sa cp mo", pagtataray niya, at umiwas ng tingin. Hmm....masungit? Akala ko hindi marunong magtaray ito. Pero she looks smokin hot!

"Eh, meron kasi makulit na nagtetext eh, sorry", sagot ko naman at nilock ko na yung phone ko and placed it on the table.

"Edi wag mo replyan, makulit pala eh, oh kaya off mo nalang phone mo", suggest niya pero hindi pa rin nawawala yung kunot sa noo niya.

"Ito na po boss, iooff na po", at inoff ko na at nagkatinginan kami. May naramdaman ako ng kakaiba, parang may something sa mga mata niya. Yung parang maraming questions and all.

"Okay good, so let's have a conversation, para naman we can both ease our stress from work, grabe ang daming trabaho", sabi niya at napahwak sa temples niya.

"Here's your order ma'am ", sabi ng waiter and he placed our meals on our table.

"Thank you", sagot namin pareho.

"About our conversation, may bago pala tayong president sa company?", tanong ko sa kanya while looking at her as she started eating off her plate.

"Oo nga eh, sorry about that I forgot to mention it to you, and about that can I ask you something?", sabi niya habang seryoso siyang nakatingin sa akin and she literally stopped eating.

"Did you have any sort of past with her, kasi kanina parang may awkwardness, like I felt this awkward vibe between the two of you?", sabi niya with all the curiosity on her face.

Napatigil naman ako sa pagkain, dahil napaka seryoso niya. Parang she's digging inside my soul, chos!

"Okay, I'm going to be honest with you, Oo we had something in the past, pero that was a long time ago", sagot ko and tumango nalang siya.

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There was silence for a few minutes. Parang I had to break the silence.

"So, how are you and your family?", sabi ko, wala eh, awkward na. Parang nagbago yung mood nila.

"We are doing great, thank you for asking", at uminom siya ng tubig.

"So, that past thing, is it like a relationship or what?", nagulat naman ako sa mga tanong niya, hindi ko alam kung bakit ang dami niyang mga tanong ngayon.

"Well, that is if you don't mind me asking", follow up niya. PUSH PA!

"To answer your question, yes it relates to that", sagot ko, natetense na ako sa conversation namin. Ayaw na ayaw ko pa naman pinaguusapan yung past ko. Like it's already the past, it should be left behind.

"Ahh, I see, she's pretty huh and ang sexy niya", sabi niya at nagwink pa talaga, nakuha pa talaga niyang mang-asar.

"Okay can we change the topic na, ang sarap ng salmon oh, do you want to try it", alok ko sa kanya.

"Ikaw ha, you are very mysterious sometimes, pero I like it, kasi I'm getting to know you more", sabi niya sabay ngpacute ^_^

She's making me fall in love even more, parang hindi ko na kayang pigilan. She's so irresistible.

Sinubuan ko nalang siya ng salmon na kinakain ko, she's so talkative ngayon eh. Ever since our trip in Boracay naging mas close kami ngayon.

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After dinner

Maria's POV
Nandito na kami ulit sa office may 1 hour pa kami, gusto Ko kasi talaga tapusin yung mga papers.
"Thank you ulit sa libre, nabusog ako ng sobra", sabi ko at kiniss ko siya sa cheeks. O_O parang nabigla din ako sa ginawa ko.

"Uh-uhh you're welcome, sa uulitin", sagot naman niya na parang in shock pa din. At ngpaalam na siya at bumalik sa desk niya.

Paglock ko ng pinto napasigaw ako "OMG!!" Hindi ko alam ang nararamdaman ko. I'm so happy and parang nalungkot ako don sa sinabi niya na may past sila nung bagong presidente namin.

*RING RING RING*
*BZZZ BZZZ BZZ*

- Hello hon, what time are you coming home?- tanong sa kabilang line.

- after an hour hon, how are you and baby kumain na ba kayo?-

-Tapos na hon, ikaw hon have you ate?-

-Yes hon, tapos na, I have to go na, I'll see you in an hour-

-okay hon, bye and take care-

-bye hon-

I have to get back to work, I'm sure matatapos ko to within an hour.






To be continued.....

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