“But admit it. Alex seemed to be nice. Marcus said that he was a good catch.” Jacky was bating her friend. Trying to catch her if she was lying to her. She could smell something fishy with the way she was acting, but this time, she was not forcing the truth from her.
She just hoped that she knew what she was going into and prepared for every eventuality. But no matter what, she would be there to support and help her in any way she could.
“He seemed nice, but still he is still literally a stranger to me.” She told her friend. But she was seriously starting to regret getting into business with him.
If indeed he was doing something illegal, then she was no better than her father. It would seem that she declined his father’s help only to get tied up with another kind of person she detested.
“I have to leave. I’ll see you at the office soon.” She reminded Jacky who still was finishing her breakfast.
“Fine. I’m now hurrying up.” Jacky stood from the kitchen stool and moved towards her room. She, on the other hand, walked towards the door, ready to leave for her office.
When she arrived at the office, she was shocked to find that her room was full of different kinds of flowers. She already knew where it came from even before seeing the card.
She opened the card attached to the single rose on top of her desk and quickly opened it.
DARLING,
I HAD A GREAT TIME LAST NIGHT.
LOVE
ALEX
She could not believe that he sent all these flowers and gave her a card with this message. What would her co-workers think? What if somebody else read this card? She quickly turned around and checked if anyone was around. Was he going insane? She thought.
She quickly grabbed her phone and pressed on his name. She needed to let him know that he could not keep sending her flowers and messages like this.
“Hi, darling. Did you enjoy the flowers?” He greeted her over the line as soon as he answered the call.
“Are you crazy?” She just lost her temper when she heard his voice and his endearment. “Stop calling me that. And what are you thinking doing this.”
“Before you breathe fire over the phone, let me explain.” He said calmly and then paused, giving her time to recompose herself.
She tried to stay silent, calming herself down from her outburst. She did not know why he could push her buttons like that. She was usually calm and collected but when it came to him, she was always on edge.
“Ok. As my future wife, people would be expecting these kinds of gestures. I am just playing the part of the doting boyfriend.” He reasoned out.
It was a plausible explanation to his actions, she realized. “Fine. I guess you are right.” She conceded. She suddenly felt embarrassed for overreacting again.
“Of course, I am right, but I am sorry if I did not inform you of my plan. But expect that I will be doing things like this that would suggest that we are a real couple.” He gave her a heads up this time about his plan to shower her with an occasional romantic gesture.
“Wow, what happened here?” Jacky exclaimed when she walked into her office, finding all the flowers around her room.
Jacky immediately took the card that she left on the side of the table and read it. “At least he knows how to be romantic,” Jacky mumbled under her breath as she smelled the rose on her table.
“That was just for show. Don’t give too much meaning to it.” She informed Jacky, not wanting her to misinterpret their situation.
Nothing about this was real. Jacky should remember that, and so should she. She returned her attention to the files in front of her. However, her eyes kept seeing the flowers around her. Her nostrils were bothered by the aroma coming from them.
“Just help me clear them out of my room. I can’t concentrate with those crowding my space.” She instructed Jacky, who happily took the flowers, one by one, out of her office and placed them in her workstation. Leaving just two on the side as decoration and the rose on her table.
This place was her office and not a flower shop. She still had work to be done, and she had no time to indulge herself with such romantic notions. Besides, this was not even real, so pretending that she liked it even when there was no one around was a useless effort.
“Did Evan call to confirm the meeting later?” She looked at Jacky as she fixed the flowers on the corner.? She had to wait for her answer since Jacky was taking her time in appreciating the flowers in her hands.
“Not yet. Do you want me to follow it up?” Jacky turned around to face her. Finally, making shows that she had her full attention.
“Yes, please.” She was about to go back to work when she noticed that Jacky was still standing in front of her. “What else do you want?”
“Marcus invited me to Alex’s birthday as his date. I was wondering if that is ok with you if I attend.” She was going to ask her this morning, but she was in such a hurry, she did not get the chance.
She wanted to go. She had never traveled outside of the state, so it would be nice to see other places. Besides, she liked Marcus’ company. He was fun to be around.
Now, she was taking the opportunity to ask her while she was still in a bit of a good mood.
“Of course, you can. I was planning to ask you to accompany me on this trip. I just got caught up with other stuff and didn’t get the chance to tell you yet.” She told her friend. Besides being her assistant, she was still her best friend. “But I’m glad that Marcus is taking you with him as his date.”
“Wait, are you and Marcus getting serious?” She suddenly realized that they had been going out a lot. Now, she was planning a trip with him.
It would be the first time she had seen her this attached to a man, which was quite unusual for her. She did not date any man more than a few months. Her reason, she only wanted to have fun but did not like the commitment.
“Of course not. I’m just making the most of this relationship. We are on the same page on this. We are content with our agreement, and I have no plan to complicate it with some unnecessary emotional attachment.” Jacky explained their arrangement.
“Casual sex.” She voiced out. “I just hope that you don’t regret what you are doing and end up falling for Marcus.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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