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Uncomfortable but nice. Audrey tried scolding herself when her heart easily got swayed with just one simple action from him. Her clothes were wet and so was Shane’s. He was giving her a back hug and probably couldn’t see her face filled with a tinge of pink fantasy, accompanied a sweet curve on her lips. She felt nice.
When she heard the words he whispered to her with his silvery voice, her heart skipped a beat. She almost felt like floating in the clouds if only not for the sound of water, dripping from their clothes to the floor, which entirely ruined the ‘sweet and romantic’ atmosphere she had imagined.
Shane’s arms held her tighter, and it was no longer a hug, but he’s squishing her. She nudged him, so he’d pull away and let her go, but he tightened it more. “You’re hurting me. I can’t breathe,” sh
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Time passed faster when it comes to happy moments. Shane spent some hours talking to his mom and Audrey would occasionally join in whenever she was dragged in the conversation which was Mrs. Vargas’ doing of course. Audrey offered help in the kitchen to leave them alone but Shane told her to let the cook handle his tasks.It was thirty minutes past seven in the evening. Rebecca and the girls had prepared the dinner in the dining hall. And the three of them enjoyed a fulfilling meal. They were having some dessert when Audrey’s phone rang. It was Nathan calling him.“Excuse me, I need to take this call.” She pushed the seat back and stood. Shane was looking at her intently before she turned around to go out for a bit.“Hi, Nate. How’s everything doing?” She mumbled afte
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“Hahaha!”Shane’s laughter broke the silence when Audrey cupped her mouth after talking so much. Her face was as red as a ripe tomato. “You’re blushing,” he teased, looking at her face under the moonlight.“No, I’m actually annoyed,” Audrey stated. She looked around and saw a bench ahead. They were in the orchard located ta the west side of the estate. The smell of ripening mangoes was so addictive that she focused herself on sniffing the sweet scent in the air instead of facing the man who couldn’t stop laughing while insisting that she was affected by his question.“Come on, chub. Did you really not have a crush on me before? I was already so good looking when we were in grade school. I even received a lot of presents and love letters from th
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“Mom, did you know that she was in Italy all this time? So I was the only one who has no idea,” Shane drank the water from his glass. “I thought she was just in the Visayas because that’s what John told me,” he added and faced her. “Did you tell your driver to give me lies when I was asking about your whereabouts?”“I…” Audrey stopped. Why would she feel guilty when he didn’t even bother to check on her when she was still in the Visayas before.“Tsk. I’m full,” he grumbled and left his seat.“Don’t mind him, Hija.” Mrs. Vargas comforted her.“It’s okay,” Audrey replied. She went on eating as nothing happened. Lingering in the past would only make the present more difficult. Just like her feelings for him. The more she kept it a secret, the harder she falls for him.“We believed that Shane was going to look for you after what happened on your wedding day. So telling him about your whereabouts would be making things easy for his search. I’m truly embarrassed to find
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A high-pitched scream resounded the room. Audrey was too surprised to see Shane entered the room. She was too surprised that she even threw whatever she had in her hand directly to his face. Not only that, but Audrey also sprinted from where she was to his direction and pushed him outside the room before slamming the door at his face.“Hey! That was dangerous. You almost hit my face,” Shane complained.“You should have knocked first!” She yelled from the other side of the door.The man outside replied, “I did. But you didn’t open it so it wasn’t all my fault.”“What? Have you ever heard about privacy? That’s why I locked the door so no one could enter without my permission. Did I forced mysel
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Tristan’s sincere apology put a smile on Audrey’s pretty face. “If you said it that way from the last time, then we didn’t have to be hostile to each other until now,” she smiled at him and offered her hand. “Let’s forget about the past and live on,” she added.“So, friends?” Tristan asked after shaking their hands. A rare smile was sculpted on his lips. Well, as much as she remembered, Tristan never really smiled before. He would always smirk, laugh, and make funny faces to tease her.“Let’s forgive and forget first for now. As for friendship, let me think about it,” she stated and signaled a waiter to bring her some more drink.“Eh? I thought since you forgive me then we could become friends? What’s with your attitude?” He pouted and damn, she found it cute and adorable.‘Wait, what?’“Oh, Tristan. Give me a break. If see each other for the third time, then we can be friends. What do you think? Sounds nice, I know…” She teased.The waiter arrived with more drinks and Audrey exchanged
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