Three Men Plus She (Completed)

38 - Abrupt Dinner

In the last training week of Elizabeth in the mansion, nothing has changed between her and Gabriel, while Emily prefers to just leave the two alone despite being irritated sometimes when they have a heated discussion which is almost every day.

Emilly commends Gabriel for his patience with her sister. Despite his annoyance he still manages to train Elizabeth and he makes sures that she absorbs whatever he discussed with her regardless if they end up bickering. Obviously, Elizabeth failed on her plan to annoy Gabriel so that the latter will tell their grandfather that she is not fit to handle their shipping business.

It is almost end of the working day and Gabriel is already at peace because Elizabeth leaves early as she needs to pick-up Don Lino at the airport.

"Ang gaang talaga ng ambiance kapag wala yung alaga mo eh," Gabriel commented while he signs different documents.

"Pinapatulan mo kasi, ayan tuloy ikaw ang nahihirapan," Emily uttered.

"I don't work that way, hindi pwedeng mas marunong pa ang trainee kesa sa trainor," Gabriel said. "Pasensya ka na, naiistorbo ka namin," he added.

"Okay lang, Boss Gab, for two weeks na magkakasama tayo dito sa office ni Chairman, nasanay na ako sa bangayan nyo ni Lizzie," Emily said.

"At two weeks lang kayong nagkasama sa kwarto, mukhang sobrang close na kayo. You are addressing her by her nickname na dati Chef Elizabeth ang tawag mo and you are allowing her to call you Ate," Gabriel commented.

"Wala namang kaso kung tawagin nya ako ng Ate, mas matanda naman ako sa kanya ng 1 year," Emily said.

"Mabuti nakakasundo mo ang brat na yun," Gabriel again commented.

"Mabait naman si Lizzie, sweet pa. You will like her once your get to know her. Malay mo kayo pa ang magkatuluyan. Mukhang the two old men are rooting you to each other eh," Emily said, and she could not understand that small pinch in her heart when she said that.

"That is my hunch, too, but they will not succeed. I like someone else, not only prettier than Elizabeth but more sensible and intelligent," Gabriel uttered, and Emily saw how his eyes sparked while uttering words about that someone else and it now makes her difficult to breathe.

She releases a hugh sigh to relax and breathe normally. She  massages her temple with her fingers and Gabriel notices her action. "Are you alright?" he asked.

"Huh? Okay lang ako, Boss Gab, medyo sumakit lang ang ulo ko," Emily said.

Gabriel quickly stood up and stands behind Emily. He removes her hand on her temple and put his instead then he started massaging her. She could not help herself but to close her eyes and feel the comfort of Gabriel's massage.

"Are you feeling better?" he asked, and he felt heat all over him when Emily replied with a moan. "Alam mo ba na among sa aming magkakapatid, ako ang pinakamagaling magmasahe?" he flirty asked and it makes Emily goes back to her senses.

She opens her eyes and gently removes Gabriel's hand on her temple, "Okay na Boss Gab, maraming salamat. Feeling ko kailangan ko nang magpalit ng salamin, baka nabago na ang grado ng mata ko kaya medyo sumakit ang ulo ko," Emily said.

"I have an idea," Gabriel uttered while his left hand is on Emily's desk and the right hand at the back of the swivel chair, enough to almost cage her in his arms. "Why don't you go to your room and rest for a while then samahan mo akong magdinner? May bagong bukas na restaurant sa ATC. Let's try it," Gabriel asked in a gentle voice while their cheeks are three inches away from each other.

To get rid of her discomfort on how close Gabriel and she are, she grabs the documents infront of her and arranged it. "Okay lang ako, Boss Gab, it is almost six naman na, tatapusin ko na lang muna itong pagreview ng mga proposals. We usually had dinner at eight, so one to two hours of rest will be enough para mawala itong sakit ng ulo ko," Emily said.