Nick frowned in disbelief. Parang gusto yata nitong magwala kung nagkataon na hindi rin siya si Derick. Did she just suggest that he becomes her other man?
Lumapit ito ng dahan-dahan kay Stacey.
"Are you serious?" hindi makapaniwalang tanong nito.
Gotcha! Tignan ko lang if pumayag ka! Stacey murmured to herself.
Like Derick, alam na niya na may pagkaseloso ito .For sure hindi ito papayag na may kahati.
"Yes. At this point I can't leave my boyfriend for you. So think about it sir. Tsaka na tayo mag-usap." she said honestly bago sinamantala ang pagkakataon na makalabas muna.
(Nick)
After she left, parang wala sa sariling umupo si Nick sa office chair niya.
FUCKING HELL! Kaya ba nitong gawin yun? Ang magkaroon ng dalawang lalake sa buhay nito? Hindi makapaniwalang tanong niya sa sarili.
Nagkataon lang na iisang tao sila ng sinasabi nitong boyfriend at siya..pero paano if hindi?
What if kami na talagang dalawa? Will she still go out with other men? Why the hell did she suggest such a stupid thing?
"SHIT!!!" galit na sigaw niya bago binato ang unang nadampot niya sa lamesa which is a paper weight na binigay pa sa kanya ng mama niya from France.
It hit the wall and shattered. Sakto naman na narinig niya na may kumatok.
Hindi siya sumagot. He just waited for the door to open.
"Sir, andito na po si kuya Emong." sabi ni Cherry.
"Ipasok na lang ang lamesa. Tell Miss Ledesma that I expect her to be here when I get back!" he said as he headed towards the door.
He needs to clear his head. Lalabas muna siya.
Stacey was getting her stuff from the table when she saw Nick stormed out of his office.
He has a grim expression. He didn't even look at her.
Mukhang na bad-trip sa sinabi ko.Buti nga sa kanya! Lihim na napangiti ang dalaga.
She looked around his office when she got inside again. For a man with a lot of money, napaka-simple ng opisina nito.
Ni wala ngang mga pictures sa lamesa nito. Na-curious kasi siya about his family. Maybe she can google later. Ayaw niyang gawin yun ngayon baka mahuli pa siya.
Nun naman nag-ring ang phone niya.
It's Derick. Kahit inis siya dito, nangiti siya. Sa totoo lang palagi naman niyang namimiss ito.
"Derick?" sagot niya. Her smile visible in her tone.
"Honey. Good morning." he said sa paos na boses.
Naisip niya tuloy if natural na boses ito ng binata. Ayaw na nga nitong magpakita muna ng mukha ,pati boses iniiba pa. Ang dami talagang itinatago nito sa kanya .
She sighed. Isa naman yun sa nagustuhan mo sa kanya..his being mysterious.Konting tiis na lang naman.
"I miss you." lambing niya .She can't help it. Kahit makausap lang niya ito sa phone masaya na siya.
"Really honey?" he asked.
"Oo naman.Palagi kitang na-mimiss. Suot ko nga pala yung binigay mong bracelet." she happily told him.
"That's good." he said.
She frowned. There's something different about him.
"Derick? May problema ba?" alalang tanong niya.
Nick is pissed. Hindi nito makalimutan ang sinabi ni Stacey kanina. She is gonna give him as Nick a chance though she said, she loves Derick , na siya din naman. When he is with her as Derick, she never told him that she loves him. So hindi niya alam if she is telling the truth.
Pero naiinis na talaga ito sa nangyayari. He knows na kasalanan niya lahat ito. But he can't totally blame himself for wanting to test her if she will be able to like him as Derick. She's the perfect woman for him. Beautiful, sexy, independent,h onest ,unpredictable din minsan and sometimes feisty too.
Gago lang kasi siya! He knows that he is irresistible to women kaya nakanti ang ego nito when she said that she is not attracted to him physically. And now he is even competing with himself. Nick vs Derick!
He knows na itatapon lang nito lahat ang pinlano nito ifhe will let his emotions get the better of him. He has gone this far as Derick, so he needs to stick to his plan.
"No, nothing's wrong honey. Pagod lang siguro ako .I slept late last night." He said.
Stacey sighed. "Please take care of yourself okay?".
He smiled. He likes what she said. Actually, he likes everything about her.
He thought of asking her some questions para medyo mag-open up ang dalaga about "her boss". She is more honest to Derick than Nick anyway.
"I forgot to ask last night honey, isn't your boss making pass at you?" kunway tanong nito.
Binasa ni Stacey ang labi with her tongue. Should I tell him? she asked herself.
"Honey?"
"Derick, please don't get angry..." mahinang sabi niya.
He didn't speak for a moment, "Tell me everything honey." he finally said.
"He wants to woo me. I told him na may boyfriend na ako. I wore the bracelet today hoping that he'll get the message. "she confessed. Gusto niya talagang maging honest sa binata. He is going to be her boyfriend anyway. Balak na niya itong sagutin sa Friday.
"But??" he asked.
She stood up and walked near the window. "But he said na liligawan pa din niya ako. But don't worry, I will do my best para lalo siyang iwasan."
Nick clenched his fist na nasa steering wheel.
He drove to the nearest coffee shop to do some thinking. Now he is inside his car na nasa basement parking na.
"Bakit hindi ka na lang mag-resign? "
"Eventually I will. Hindi muna ngayon .Huwag kang mag-alalaa, I can take care of myself." paninigurado niya .Hindi pa time to tell him the real reason kung bakit siya pumayag na magtrabaho kay Nick Alcantara. She crossed her fingers when she said that. Para kasing lalaking version ni Eba si Nick Alcantara. Tipong pag nakita mo eh mapapakanta ka ng Oh tukso layuan mo ako...
She heard him sighed. "Okay honey, I trust you. Basta I am just a call away in case you need me."
She smiled. Nakakakilig din naman talaga ang misteryosong lalake na ito eh!
Excited na siya for their meeting on Friday. Sure siya na matutuwa ito pag sinabi niya na sinasagot na niya ito.
I think I am beginning to fall for him! Realization struck her.
She is physically attracted to Nick but she feels na mas malalim ang feelings niya kay Derick to think na hindi pa niya ito nakikita. Besides ito ang naka-una sa kanya kaya ramdam niya na if siya ang masusunod, ito ang pipiliin niyang maka-relasyon.
"Thank you." she said.
"Can't wait for Friday honey..." he said in a throaty voice.
"Me too." she answered huskily.
She was still daydreaming about Derick when the door was flung open.
Ang madilim na guwapong mukha ng boss niya ang bumungad sa kanya.
He slammed the door after him.
She almost shook her head in disapproval but naisip niya, pintuan naman nito ang masisira kung sakali.
She pretended to be busy sketching something when she heard him say,
" I thought about what you said a while ago."
Tumingala siya to look at him. He is standing beside her.
Pinwesto ng janitor ang lamesa niya sa far left ng table ni Nick. She didn't speak as she stares at him. She has her fingers crossed under the table.
GOSH! I hope he says no! She silently wished.
Her relationship with Derick is already complicated and ayaw na niyang mas maging kumplikado pa lalo ang lahat sa pag-eksena ng boss niyang playboy. She gasped nang yumuko ito to grab her hand and itayo siya nito to kiss her on the mouth. Sa gulat niya,wala na siyang nagawa. He pressed his lips on hers for a few seconds before his teeth started to nip her upper lip then the bottom one. That sent a thousand of voltages in her body. Without her knowing it, she touched the side of his face with her hand. He has his arms around her to support her back as he deepens the kiss. Ang isang kamay naman niya nasa bicep nito. His tongue now is in battle with hers.
They have their eyes closed as they do their French kiss.
Stacey suddenly opened her eyes when she heard someone gasped.
"OH MY GOD!" a female voice exclaimed.