Closing the Books

C20

"Hello, Architect" I greeted him formally but with a bit of teasing

Mas nagsalubong ang kilay niya "What are you doing here?" he asked seriously

"I'm your client" I answered while still wearing my smile

"My assistant said that I will be meeting--"

"Assistant?" putol ko sa sinasabi niya.

Ibig sabihin hindi siya ang kausap ko sa email kahapon?

Well, it makes sense. Sikat siyang architect kaya syempre may taga sagot talaga ng email niya para sa kanya

I almost face-palmed myself. How dumb of me to think that I was really talking to him.

Good thing I didn't get flirty with those emails or else it would be really embarrassing

"Yes, my assistant told me I'm meeting with a client and the name given to me was definitely not your name" nakakunot pa rin ang noo niya. Akala niya ba nilapitan ko lang siya dito tapos nagpanggap na kliyente niya?

Duh!

"My sister sent the emails so of course hindi pangalan ko nakalagay dun. But she's busy so she asked me to handle it for her" I honestly told him, well except for the fact that my sister sent the emails.

I sent the emails using my sister's email account. But I don't need to tell him that.

Mukhang napikon siya dahil dun, narealize niya sigurong naisahan ko siya.

It was now my turned to raised my eyebrows

"Don't tell me you wouldn't have accepted the project if you knew I'm the client?" I asked him

Dumilim ang ekspresyon niya at tinignan akong seryoso "I haven't accepted anything yet. I agreed to meet to see if this projects won't interfere with my other projects before I make the decision"

"Edi hindi mo nga tatanggapin kasi ako kliyente mo?" pilit ko ulit sa tanong ko. Kapag talaga humindi siya dito ibig sabihin di pa siya nakakamove-on sa akin.

Aminin mo nalang kasi Aiden na tatanggihan mo na. Okay lang naman.

I was already laughing inside my head while thinking of that. Okay lang naman na di pa siya nakakamove-on sa akin

"Let's talk about what you want to do with the renovation of your house first, when you want it finish and all the other information" he went from being annoyed to this serious architect. Sexy

"Tatanggapin mo?" masyado atang tunog disappointed yung boses ko kasi nagtatakang tumingin siya sa akin.

Pilit akong ngumiti at tinanong ulit yung gamit ang masiglang tono kahit sa loob-loob ko parang gusto ko nang magluksa. Kapag kasi tinanggap niya ibig sabihin naka-move on na nga siya!

"We'll see" he asked me the details again but I shook my head

"Let's eat first. I'm starving" I raised my hand to call for the waiter before he could even speak

Syempre kailangan namin kumain para mafeel ko namang date talaga 'to

"We're not here to eat"

"Ano? Tatambay ka lang dito nang walang order? Pwede naman mag-usap habang kumakain"

Narealized niya sigurong dapat nga lang na mag-order kami kaya hindi na siya nagreklamo.

Napasimangot ako nang dumating ang waiter at narinig kung ano lang ang in-order niya "It's lunch already tapos order mo kape?" nakataas kilay kong tanong sa kanya