“SO, you are that girl?”Suddenly approached by one of the nutritionists of the company with a wide smile and expression that is both intrigued about her and requesting to know the progress between her and Sam. Cath awkwardly smiles, pretending that she didn’t know what she is talking about. “Stop that Olive. It’s rude to ask her that question when we all know the truth.”Words that made it worst for Cath to think of the possibilities and screams that Sam had done and been feeding his employees behind her back. “Truth?” Curiosity hits her, asking for the meaning of their words while hiding her irritation for Sam, while still in her composed and professional nature in front of his employees. “What do you mean about that truth?”The other employee who stops the first one that she calls Olive turns her head away, but Cath knew that she is guilty. Olive didn’t hesitate and gladly cheerfully answered her. “Well, we all know that you are the woman behind the CEO’S smiles for quite a w
“ALRIGHT!”Cath cheers herself. Shaking out the words, thoughts, and the recent conversation that she just had with the employees at the nutrition department. “This is just for a day. Only this day. Just how hard it is to cook a single meal for him?”She then comforted herself while preparing the ingredients and all after wearing the spare uniform and apron from the employees. “Can she do it?”“She can, I believe it!”The rumors are buzzing a bit to her ears with Olive cheerfully on to her side. “Lunch meal.”Cath though, thinking if that is the right name to call for that particular time or does it need some fancy ring to suit the position that Sam is currently holding right now. “So, what are you making?”Olive suddenly asks which took her a bit of a surprise. Making her remember what she just said a while ago. Most especially the news that just slap her unexpectedly for the second time around. “Our CEO’s girlfriend.”She wanted to burst with her disappointment towards Olive. F
A sudden knock on the door breaks Sam's concentration. “Come in.” He commanded and allowed the request. But unlike his usual attitude and anger issues from the past when his employees disturb him he prompted them to push each other on the task of delivering his lunch for the day. “Mr. CEO.” One of the nutrition departments enters and announces his presence by almost stuttering. Expecting Sam to scold him hard. Yet. “Mike?”“Yes, Sir! Sir?” Taken aback and acted like a military cadet for a second before realizing that instead of scolding Sam, their company’s CEO calls his name. By which Sam never did, for the whole year that he’s been an employee. “Nothing.”Disappointed by seeing his employee rather than Cath. That he is sure by now that she then again is distancing herself from him. Like he is a big virus that Cath should run away from before she could catch it. “She didn’t come and deliver it herself unlike what I told her.”A bit irritated while whispering those facts
“IF only you know how much I wanted to kill you.” Cath whispers to herself and protests in anger while pounding the meat like brutally killing it into the grounds with her hands. “You want to eat my original recipe? Then, I will let you eat the most delicious meal that you ever tasted before.”Now laughing like a villain in any movie with the dark ulterior motive at hand. Everyone from the nutrition department and the cook from the station kitchen is looking worried and puzzled towards her. “This image right here is what I call a sparkling love.”Olive giggles. Forming with her thumb and pointer fingers a photo frame while looking at Cath with her other eyes closed. Deep with her fantasy, she doesn’t run away from how Lindsey is shipping Cath and Sam. “More like a death sentence.”Carol says otherwise and immediately pulled Olive back to work. “Now, for the perfect sauce.”With a proud smile, Cath is acting like a professional chef in that instant. Feeding her anger by proving to
BACK and forth. Unlike the usual things that Sam does. Brian is almost at his limit with a headache in two from Sam’s undecided plan for the night. “Should I ask her out tonight?”Sam asks himself in deep thought. Walking back and forth while making Brian dizzy. “But how could I ask her for a dinner date that will be just the two of us? I got away with it the last time with the twins, but now.”In a dilemma, but for Brian it is more like a dating problem of a teen that once wasn’t a problem for Sam. For the fact that he is the Casanova. “Will you make you make up your mind?”Brian demanded while checking the time ever after fifteen minutes and straight for almost three hours now.“I may remind you Sam that the office hours are almost over. You may have asked Cath to be your personal nutritionist for the day, but that doesn’t include the hours after the working hours.”“Why didn’t you tell me that sooner!”Finally snapping Sam out of his trivial dilemma with a bit of scolding. Brian
“DONE?” Cath asks sarcastically while staring at Sam, with her irritated expression. “Almost.”Sam replied in a seductive way that any noodle commercial with a hunk and handsome endorser would play. “You are enjoying this, aren’t you?” Glaring back at Cath’s deliberate intention of doing the same thing that Sam is doing as a game. That’s turning this little charade into a test of seducing endurance. “You have no idea.”Now with their eyes unto each other and close enough for a kiss. Cath couldn’t help but trace Sam’s facial features with her eyes. Reminding her of the past and how those eyes of his made her trip and fall deep for him. “You still have these pump cheeks just like in the past.”But then, Sam unknowingly ruins the moment. Noticing that one feature of Cath’s face that she hated. Sam’s teasing and pinching of her cheeks irritated Cath. “Stop!”Screaming in anger that immediately stops Sam and turns the supposed be going smooth moment into ruins.“You never change, an
“IT’S him! CEO Lawrence! But what is he doing here?”Gossips start as phones are up and recording the surprise visit of the talk of the town bachelor. When unexpectedly, Sam appears in front of everyone with a guitar at hand and expresses his feeling like a confession towards the person that everyone has a hint of who. “The CEO is about to confess his love.”Olive claims, with her smiles and excitement. While looking at Cath with the eyes and expression that everyone knew, they both knew and Cath could no longer deny the fact that something is going on between them, Sam. “Right, Cath?”Everyone’s eyes are all on her. The entire department with their smiles and all convinced mind that it will not take that long for Sam to give her an engagement ring. “I---” Cath is left stuttering and couldn’t find the right words to say nor anything to protest what they are all thinking and asking of her.“The CEO is getting bold. He never did anything like this, not even for his ex-wife.”Taken a
“EVERY day I love you more. I’ll do anything to prove to you my worth. I am not the same stupid guy. Just one word, that confirmation. Can I have a chance for your heart?”The question that Cath had been running away from and evading for a long. The confession fills the place with cheers. “Can I have a chance for your heart?”Sam asks her once more which made everyone around them chant. “Say yes, say yes, say yes.” Talk about putting pressure on her. Cath remains silent while staring at Sam that in that same moment knew that she isn’t ready to answer him. “I can wait, no matter how long would it takes.”Everyone erupted with cheers, thinking that they got in the same agreement. But no one knew that it is still a maybe and even worse a no for Sam. “Alright! Let’s turn the music up!”The club’s DJ breaks the moment and put on his mix that made the crowd wild and back before Sam took the stage. “Cath.”“The staff in the nutrition department are all at the seventh table. It will be