Til There Was You (Arragona Heirs #2)

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I woke up early having a bad mood. Ewan ko ba kung bakit pero naiinis ako. Nakadagdag pa si Rick sa problema ko. Noong nakaraang araw ay lumipad na ito pabalik ng Greece. He said he will text me and I waited for 2 days but there's no text messages coming from him.

Alam ko hindi naman dapat ako magdemand sa kanya dahil hindi naman niya ako girlfriend. We just have this friends with benefits but who am I to blame? Napalapit na ako sa kanya, no scratch that, nahulog na ako sa kanya. Kaya kahit kaunting pag-asa ay mayroon ako.

I dialled Charle's number but she seems to be busy as of the moment. Siguro ay nasa mission ito kaya ganoon. Kaya naman si Evi ang tinawagan ko at nagsabi ito ng place na pagkikitaan namin. Naligo lamang ako and do my rituals then go where our meeting place is.

This is my free day of the week. Every week kasi ay may isang araw na kung saan hindi ako maaaring istorbohin o tawagan ng empleyado ko. Well, it can run on its own ngayong katatapos ko lamang i launcha ang winter collections ko.

I found the cafe and Evi's right there together with a man. He looks like familiar.

"Hi Ev!" I greeted and hugged her then i seated next to her.

"Dani, meet Dexter. Dex this is Dani ome of my besties" she is so happy and vibrant today. So he is Dexter. Pamilyar nga ito dahil ito pala yung kinalolokohan ni Ev na lalaki. He's kinda playboy basi sa itsura niya but who am I to judge? Hindi naman ako ang naloloka sa kanya kundi si Evi.

"Hi, nice to meet you." He extended his hand in me and I grab it and we do a handshake. " Evi said you are a fashion designer, which brand?"

"I am the owner of La Libertá" I proudly said and his mouth form an 'o'

"So you are that tigress! What a coincident."

"Walang coincidence sa mundo Mr. Dexter. I believe kaya ka pinakilala sa akin ni Evi ay para mag unite ang business natin." He laughed and said that I am straight to the point. No worries for Evi dahil alam naman niya ang kalakaran sa fashion industry.

Dexter and I talked about how we can make a collaboration. Sa tingin ko ay ayos naman ang ideya niya. Tamang tama dahil pa bukas na ang bago kong branch sa Pinas.

Nagpaalam sa amin si Dexter na magw-washroom lang.

"My ghad Dani! Sa wakas napansin niya na ako! Alam mo ba, he asked me out today and he is so nice!" She giggled like a teenager. Natawa naman ako sa sinasabi nito.

"One of the reasons kung bakit ako pumayag sa proposal niya Evs" tinignan ako nito na naguguluhan.

"I accepted his proposal so you can spend your time with him. Alam mo naman ang takbo ng business ko di'ba you should go home in Philippines with him. Baka next week susunod ako doon." Nakita kong lumawak ang ngiti nito sa mukha. I want my girls to be happy kaya naman I will fo anything for them.

Nakabalik na si Dexter at nagkkwentuhan lamang kami. Napag-alaman ko na konektado din ito sa mga Arragona. Sabagay, sino bang mayaman sa pinas ang hindi acquainted sa mga Arragona. I asked him if he is familiar with James Katrick but he didn't know. Muntik ko ng makalimutan, he is an illegitimate child kaya walang may alam tungkol dito.

I suddenly fisted my hand. How dare his mother abandoned him and let him be miserable. If I will meet his mom, I'm sure she's gonna slap me hard for the bitchness I am going to show her.

Nang matapos ang lunch date namin ay nagpasya nalang akong maglibot sa Paris ng mag-isa, ayoko naman kasing makipagsiksikan sa date ng may date kaya naman minabuti kong lumihis nalang sa kanila ng landas.

I ended up going home because I suddenly felt tired. I checked for my email box and got bunches of letters including a wedding invitation about certain Chase Arragona's Wedding. I pressume he is the eldest grandson of Madame Claridad.

Magbabakasakali akong makikita ko si Rick doon kaya naman uuwi ako ng pinas. Siguro ay sasabay na lamang ako kanila Evi sa pag-alis nila. Napag-usapan din kasi namin kanina na sa makalawa na sila aalis dahil yun din naman ang flight ni Dexter.

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Two months passed by like a blur for me. Sa araw-araw na ginawa ng diyos ginugol ko lahat sa trabaho at sa buhay ko. Feeling ko kasi masosuffocate ako sa dami ng trabaho ko ngayong peak season.

Kung ako ang tatanungin, I need a break from these work. Nakakatamad din namang tunay, kung hindi ko lamang ito linya ay baka matagal na akong bumitiw sa trabaho ko.

I made a lot of works, efforts to become this successful. Sa pag attend ko sa wedding ni Chase Arragona ay siya namang dagsa ng costumers at clients sa boutique na binuksan ko sa pilipinas. Nagtagal siguro ako doon ng mga isang buwan para lamang ayusin ang dapat ayusin.

"Hey my workaholic babe!" James said while he's showing half of his body at the door of my office.

He showed off after a week of no phone calls or texts. Sabi niya ay may mga importanteng bagay lamang siyang inasikaso kaya naman hindi na niya nagawang tumawag. I forgave him of course. I too, have hard times in my workloads so who am I to get angry at him. Mas okay na rin siguro iyon at nasettle ko ang sarili ko. I should devote for my self more than wasting my time waiting. Pasalamat na lamang talaga ako at naalala niya ako.

After two weeks ng panunuyo nito sa akin ay inalok ako nito kung gusto ko daw ba siyang maging boyfriend. At firsf I was in a blank state, my mind did not function well. I said yes and here we are almost a month in a boyfriend/girldriend thing.

"I have to do this Rick, its my job." I said while giving him a kiss on his cheek.

"Don't you missed me? I've been away for a week you know. Let's have our date now." He's too convincing kaya naman itinabi ko ang mga gamit ko, kinuha ang car keys at phone tsaka tumayo at inangkla ang braso ko sa braso niya.

I wish what I learned about him will stay in the past because my heart is not ready for a heartache.

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Interesting Fact about Love #10
There are about 3 million first dates everyday worldwide. 😱

Imagine, sa 3 million na iyon hindi ka pa rin kasali. Tapos ilang milyon din yun kada araw. Talaga ba?. Huwaw! ✌

Happy Halloween everyone! Let us be reminded that the souls of our loved ones were

already in heaven, pero yung kaluluwa nating mga buhay nakagitna pa sa heaven at hell kaya naman gumawa tayo ng mga bagay na makakapagdala sa kaluluwa natin sa tamang patutunguhan. 😊

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