Chapter 5

"I'll fetch you everyday," he said as we were in front of my condo building.

"Don't. I have my car." There was doubt in his eyes but he agreed as well. "Thank you," I added before exiting.

When I arrived at my condo, I quickly ran to my room to look at myself in the mirror. When I was at the elevator when I saw something at my neck and I am not wrong. He gave me a hickey. "Shit! What now?" I whispered to myself.

I rubbed it when I took a shower thinking it might be erased even though I knew it wasn't. When I came out, I went straight to my closet to look for a turtle neck and thank God there was one so that's what I wore the next day.

A sleeveless turtle neck and a light blue fit pants. Thank goodness and it covered the kiss mark even though I used concealer to hide it more. I had a good morning, I didn't saw Sean. Fortunately I will hit him because of the kiss mark he gave me.

When I approached my table there was a bouquet of flowers there. "Who is this from?" I asked the teams that were already there.

They shrugged. "It is already there when we arrive." I picked it up and smelled it. Smells like someone I know. There is also a card hidden there, they may not have seen it and fortunately it is also hidden.

Good morning. Have a nice day!

- Rivera, S.

I smiled there. It's good that no one saw Sean brought it in, I don't want an issue between us. Especially that the rumor of him waiting for six years has been spread, I also heard that it wasn't Architect Candava.

Might the people here will get mad at me when they find out that he gave me a flower. I never told my friends about it either. "What's wrong with you?" Ramone asked Allyssa.

"Sir David isn't responding to me nor going to work. There's a lot of papers waiting and your new project, it can't be left out like that. I'm the one roasting by the boards." She was obviously haggard at work.

"No one told you why?" She shook her head.

When I got home, I put the flowers in a vase to last. I just cooked my dinner before sitting in the living room to watch a movie. I also microwaved cheese popcorn so I could have something to eat while watching my door bell ring.

Opening it was Sean. "Good evening," he greeted.

Showing the ice cream that he was holding. "My favorite." Because one of the ones he have was rocky road. I let him in and pointed the sofa to him. He handed me a solo rocky road with a crash cone on top. That's what I like about ice cream well he carries an ice cream cone.

"What are you watching?" Question it. "Crazy beautiful you," I replied while watching TV because they were already there in the part where they were staring at Mt. Pinatubo.

"Beautiful Oh." I said to Sean. "Yes it is." I just smiled in response while still watching tv and eating the ice cream. "A beautiful disaster," Sean repeats what Daniel Padilla said in the film.

I looked at him and he was looking at me. "Am I a beautiful disaster?" I laughed.

Sean just laughed before placing a new crash cone on top of my ice cream. "Did you receive the flowers?" I pointed to the vase where those flowers were. "Did you bring that yourself?"

"Yes," he went in so early so I couldn't keep up with him or even see him.

"You know my favorite ice cream is rocky road with crash cone on top. It's good that you have cones."

"I know that's why I bought it." I turned to him.

"How did you know?" It just shrugged. I just continued eating. "I heard Sir David is not showing up."

"Yes, that's why we're having trouble now at the office, we need to have a meeting for the designs of the new other building."

I'm sure many were affected by the company problem and Allyssa was under a lot of stress. "Did you eat your dinner?"

"Yup, I cook." I'm proud of it.

I'm so comfortable with him and I'm not even questioning it. "Uhmm... you said you're waiting for someone." I stop eating and trying to make the situation light.

I kept staring at my ice cream. "Yes, why?" The chest pain when he answered yes and I don't know why. It's just a crush, I shouldn't be so hurt by his answer.

"Where is she?"

"Somewhere very far."

"Why don't you follow her instead of waiting?" He was just staring at me so I turned to him as well. "It's too far, I can't go and she won't talk to me." I can see pain in him.

"Why?" He remains silent and didn't answer so I didn't give my follow up question. Maybe it's too painful for him but why is he so sweet to me if he wants someone else or I'm the only one who thinks he's sweet.

"What time are you sleeping?"

"Uhmm," I didn't know what to say.

"I'll take you to bed." I was surprised there but nodded as well. I will sleep later. We were just watching a movie remembering the kiss mark. "Hey! Your still at fault!" I sighed angrily.

"What?" He look so innocent.

"You leave a kiss mark on my neck." He chuckled when I show it to him. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to, I was just to overwhelmed." He answer while pulling me to a hug.

Suddenly my heart beat fast because of that. Can he not speak too directly? My hand dropped to his hand and there I felt the metal object. I raised his hand and there I saw his ring on the ring finger.

"Are you married yet?" I was shocked.

"I don't want to be your mistress." I joked even though I was nervous that he might be married. I don't want to ruin the family if he really is.

He laughed. "Don't worry, you won't be." I sat down properly.

Forced to get his ring out of his mind. Now I am leaning on him as one of his hands is wrapped around me while the other one is stroking my head. I never noticed that I fell asleep in his arms.

I just woke up when he laid me in bed. "Go back to sleep." He whispered and kissed my forehead. "You're going home?"

"I'll wait until you fall asleep again." He answer before laying beside me while stroking my head again because then sleepiness ate me back again.

The next day there was no work but I still woke up early. I was wearing partner leggings and a sports bra with a water bottle and I went straight to the gym which is also here in my condo. That's one of the best things I like about this condo.

I just did a treadmill and some butt and hips exercise before resting. "Are you new here?" I think I heard that.

I turned to see who was beside me. "Nope."

"Oh, sorry," I just smiled. "I thought your new, this is my first time seeing you here."

"Yeah, I rarely go here. Busy at work." I said while getting my towel for my sweat.

"I'm Toby." I accepted his hand. "Venice,"

"Venice!" Sean's voice echoed there. He looks out of place here because of his pants and polo shirt. He approached us. "Are you done working out, my love?" My cheeks turned red because he called me my love.

"Y-yes," It pulled me upright and away from Toby. "Excuse me." I said as agoodbye so I wouldn't be called rude.

"Sean, let go." He ignored me. He just released me when we are at the elevator. "Who is he? Why is it every time I see you, you are always have a man. Ha?!" He said angrily.

"W-what are you talking about?" Because I'm confused with him.

The elevator opened and he pulled me out again. I'm going inside my condo. "Sean, what are you saying?" I asked again.

"Who's that? You're man?"

"No! What man? I just talked to him because he approached me."

I will defend myself in a calm way. "What about the one at the club? Then that Ramone who is always with you. Don't say that Ramone just came to you too." He complain and he looks so stress about them.

I can see the annoyance and anger on his face. I don't know where he's coming from again. "The one at the club was nothing and Ramone, he's just my friend. Don't you notice that he's too soft."

Ramone doesn't reveal his gayness to other people but you will notice it by his actions. He still hasn't lost his temper. So I came over to hug him.

"I don't have anyone else. You're the one I want."

I admit thinking that he might feel better even though I know he doesn't like me just like how I like him because he's waiting for something. "You want me?" I giggled when I heard that. It's like we're kids in this crush thing.

"Don't you pay attention? Why would I let you into my condo if I don't like you." He took me by the arm and pulled me away a little. "I like you too." I was stuck there.

"Hey I have no plans to be your mistress." I joke again thinking that he might be already married.

"I told you, you won't be." So what am I a pastime? Since the other woman won't talk to him, he will stay with me but once they are okay he will thrown me away like garbage, right? He said I wouldn't be his mistress, why, because he doesn't have any plans with me. That's what came into my mind that I couldn't voice out.

I just nodded to him and let him hug me. He cooked chow fan for our breakfast.

"I hope I also enjoy cooking like this. My cooking skills sucks!" It made him laugh.

"You'll learn soon."

"I've been learning for years. Until now, I still can't get the right taste for adobo." Because of that it made him laugh more.

"You happy?" I said sarcastically.

"I'm sorry, you're just so cute." My cheek got hot again especially when he squeezed my cheek.

He's cheesy but I like it. After dinner we just watched the movie again. There's nothing to do. He was comfortable with me so now I was leaning on the hand of the sofa while my feet rested on his thigh.

He was holding the popcorn I was eating. We were in the middle of an action movie when his cellphone rang.

"Xen," I let him on his cellphone because I was too busy watching so I couldn't follow the conversation.

"Hey," it caught my attention. I turned my head to him but the eye was on the tv. I heard him chuckled so I turned around. "I need to go. There's an emergency in the new condo building."

"Yeah, yeah. Sure." He kissed me on the forehead before finally leaving for his emergency. I got a text message from him around noon.

From: Engineer Sean

Eat your lunch. I'm eating now.

Engineer Sean was too formal so I removed the engineer and left his name alone.

To: Sean

I'm done eating :)

Even though I'm not hungry yet, I still ate. He didn't reply so I assume he's busy again. My day went on and I did nothing all day but watch a movie and go to sleep. I just woke up to a sound from my cellphone.

I answered that while closing my eyes. "Hello?"

"Did I wake you up?" That was Sean's voice. "I can't see your face." I'm still sleepy so I am still not aware with the happenings and I don't get the meaning of him.

"Can I see your face?" I nodded even though I was confuse with him.

I heard him chucked so I laughed too. "Do you have your cellphone in your ear? Take it away." I followed and I heard him laugh.

"What?" My eyes are still close.

I was dizzy so I put the cellphone in front of me. It was quiet on the other line so I thought the call was cut off but when I woke up I saw it was a video call and he was just looking at me.

"Hey," He smiled.

"I'm sorry, I wake you up."

"It's fine."

"Did you eat already?" I shook my head at the exact sound of the door bell. I am already okay so I went out to open it. With my surprised it was Sean. I got conscious of what I looked like. "How long you've been there?"

"Not so long." He said. I let him in.

"What are you doing here?"

"To cook you dinner. I know your hungry." I felt the butterflies in my stomach.

"But you're tired from your work and I'm not. I should be the one cooking." He didn't agree and went to my kitchen. I didn't do anything and let him. Well he's good at cooking so why not.