Meet the new Secretary

Chapter 21

"I forgive you..."

Three words. Three simple words yet it means a lot for Chase. He worked really hard in order to gain those three words from Clara. Chase never even thought he would see himself working so hard for the forgiveness of a girl. It's usually the other way around. Chase doesn't know why but when it comes to Clara, all he wants is for her to notice him all the time. For Clara to fix his eyes on him and only him, just like what she is doing right now. 

"You mean that?"

Clara nodded. She looked down at my hand and then she gently took it. Chase's hand look extremely big compared to Clara's small fragile ones. She gently run a finger across on of the blisters that he got in order to bake a cake for her. It still hurts like a bitch but seeing how much she appreciated the cake makes it all worthwhile.

"You really worked hard today. What does it feel like working in the kitchen?" She looked at me with a little playful smile on her face. I know she is teasing me and is only trying to suppress a smile.

"It was so hot, especially with that big ass oven so close to me. "

"Big ass oven?" And then she started laughing. She is laughing so hard and her face is now getting red. 

"What's so funny?"

"You!" She said in between laughs.

"What do you mean? I'm funny?" I'm not even trying to be funny now. This girl is so weird. 

"I have never met anyone who described an oven as ..big ass." Just like that she started laughing hysterically again.

"Ok.. I get it.. now stop."

 I took her five minutes to stop laughing. What's so funny with what I said anyway?

"Can I have a normal conversation with you now?"

"Yeah..sure." 

Silence. Why is it so awkward all of a sudden? It's as if I'm a teenage boy on his first date. Get a hold of yourself Chase!

"Let that be a lesson for you." She said all of a sudden.

"I'm sorry?"

"Never ever lie to me again. I don't care if the truth is gonna hurt me, I just want you to always tell me the truth." 

"I really am sorry. And I promise not to do it again."

"Do that, or I'll kick your ass."

Now it's my turn to laugh. A small a girl like Clara will kick me? 

"What's so funny?"

"Well..I try to imagine you kicking me my ass.. I just can't help but laugh."

"Hey don't underestimate an Asian!"

"Yeah sure."

"Oh I just hate it when you use that tone on me!"

I started laughing because she genuinely pissed. Her face is getting red and her brow is arching up her forehead.. it was so high up I thought it can reach her hair line. She looked really mad because I won't stop laughing. I have to even hold my sides. I was concentrating on trying to stop laughing that's why I didn't notice that she is now working towards me.. wait .. she's lunging towards me! 

I lost my balance and we both fell on the ground. I held her waist to prevent her from falling. 

"Are you okay?" I heard her say. My eyes were closed because a dirt was stuck in my eye. I rubbed my eye, trying to remove whatever it is that got stuck there.

"Yeah I'm fine. There's just something stuck in my eye."

"Open your eyes, let me see." 

I can feel her  hair on my face and her gentle hands near my eye as if trying to convince it to open by itself.

"No it's ok. It's gone now."

I gently opened my eyes and what I saw disarmed me. Clara is peering at me, her hair cascading down her face. She looked really concerned. She is really beautiful. I just realized the position we are in right now. She is sitting on top me.. but surprisingly I don't feel aroused. I feel something ..I just don't know what exactly this is. I'm too scared to figure out what exactly this is.

Clara get off me. 

"Are you hurt?" She asked.

"Yeah."

"What? Where?"

"You're so heavy I think my ribs broke."

She started hitting me again.

"You bully!"

"Ok, stop! I'm sorry!"

I grabbed one of her hands and pulled her closer. Our faces are now just inches apart.

I scaned her face. I became fully aware on the details of her face. How her brows arched, the bridge of her nose, her lips..

I can't control myself, my face started to come closer to hers. She closed her eyes, I closed mine. I became fully aware of my environment. I can feel how cold the wind blows, I can smell the flowers, I can hear the birds singing.. And I can hear a phone ringing.

A phone ringing?!

"Oops that's my phone."

Clara excused herself and went to answer her phone.

GODDAMMIT! I have seen this in movies! The couple is about to make love when someone suddenly knocks or someone decides to call. I never knew this would happen to me! I was so frustrated I decided to vent my frustration on the grass.

I started pulling them like crazy...And that's what Clara saw when she came back.

"That's my...what the hell are you doing Chase?"

"Huh? Ah this?" I lifted my hands that are still full of pulled grass. I looked at it and realized how silly I looked holding a bunch of massacred grass.

"I was just..trimming the grass! I saw they are long!"

She looked around. 

"They don't look long to me. It actually looked as if they are freshly mowed."

It's because they are freshly mowed. Of course I wouldn't admit that to her.

"Believe me they are long. Anyway, who was that?"

Yeah tell me who that mother fucker was so I can hunt him for disturbing that golden moment.

"That was my mom."

Oh shit wrong comment.

"Really? So why did she call?" I started getting up.

"She wants me to go back to China."

"What?!"

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Here are some new excuses why I wasn't able to update for a long time. I graduated in University! (Hooray!) And now I am officialy unemployed! And I was busy job hunting that's why I didn't have time to update this story. I was really surprised to know that someone actually reads this. Thank you so much!

Please Do tell me what you think about this part :) Thank you for supporting this story even though I suck at updating it!