Love Business

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Rizza woke up at an early time even though it is only their second day of vacation. She is in the phone for at least 20 minutes now. Peeking at her boss, Rizza was talking to someone very significant in Audrey's life; her best friend Cara. "What happened last night, Rizz?" Cara was full of ecstasy since she has been a close friend of Patrick and one of the persons who planned the couple's date yesterday. The two ladies were chatting and they suddenly heard a creak of a door. "Ano yun, Rizz?" Audrey's assistant checked up on her boss' bed and was left with no person seen.

"Omygosh!", Rizza dropped her phone and was startled by Audrey's presence at her back. She was a bit nervous since Cara was still on the phone. "Rizza, are you okay?" She was feeling very tense. Audrey was about to leave the room when her phone rang. Rizza immediately took her phone from the ground and continued talking with Cara. On the other end, Cara was laughing so hard telling Rizza to just keep calm. She hung up with Rizz a moment after.

Audrey can't contain her happiness when she saw who was calling on her phone. She hurriedly answered her phone. 

"How is the most gorgeous and sexiest girl? Had a good night's sleep?" She was too giddy to talk. Patrick was feeling that Audrey is still in the hopes of what had happened yesterday. So instead of waiting for her reply, he continued on talking up until Audrey interrupted. 

"Wait, Patrick, wag ka ganyan please? Umagang-umaga pinapakilig mo ako!" They both laughed hard. "Labas ka." Audrey was shocked when he suddenly talked in a serious tone. As she was about to open their door, Rizza was near eavesdropping on Patrick and Audrey.

A set of balloons, a bouquet of sunflowers and a huge teddy bear with a handsome guy in pajamas was in Audrey's doorstep. She invited the love of her life inside their room. Rizza rushed towards the door when Audrey stopped her. "Where are you going?" Rizza didn't respond and ran outside to give them the privacy they need.

Patrick placed the stuff he bought on the table nearby and both sat at the sofa. There was a minute of silence. "You don't have to give me such, Patrick. But still, thank you."

He smiled and hugged her real tight and Audrey gave him the hug back. "You don't know how much I've wanted this. Thank you, Audrey." 

Patrick touched her cheeks and was about to press his lips on hers when Rizza shouted something on the megaphone. "L.A.S AND TIME AIRWAYS STAFF! AT EXACTLY 10 AM, GO TO THE EVENT CENTER! THANK YOU!" The couple giggled and kissed each other on the cheek since they need to freshen up in their own rooms.

It is exactly 8:30 in the morning and Audrey was making coffee for herself when she got a message on her phone. She was about to read the text when her best friend suddenly called. Cara was in anticipation and rattled a lot of words which she didn't understand. "Bes, calm down. I can't understand a word you're saying." Audrey was suspecting that Cara would want to be updated with herself. 

"Bes, kamusta kayo ni Patrick?" She knew it. There was a moment of silence as she went inside her bedroom to fix the bed. Being the very open one, Audrey conversed with Cara and told her everything about what really happened with the love of her life.

"LAST TEN MINUTES OF PREPARATION EVERYONE!" Audrey's assistant announced and at the same time, she hung up with Cara. Audrey hurriedly fixed herself up since she has less time to take a bath. Being a person with swift, she was done with everything in 5 minutes. Wearing a free blue blouse and black scallop shorts, she locked their room and immediately went to the event centre 10 minutes before the said call time.

Audrey saw her assistant preparing the tables and volunteered in helping. She was interrupted by a call from an unknown number. "Who is this?" The caller suddenly let out some words which made Audrey stutter and sit down.