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"I don't tolerate catcalls." I don't feel harassed at all. I just can't think of anything to say for him to shut up. I feel self-conscious for his attention and admiration for me.

"Oh no. I don't do that. Don't overreact. I'm showing you how I appreciate you. And look at those red, full lips..." He sings to the tune of Bruno Mars' Just the way you are. "I can kiss them all day if you'd let me."

My heart's dancing happily. Okay, this is getting out of hand. Hate his guts!

I'm about to burst into laughter because he sang out of tune and he even continued. Oh my.

"When I see your face, there's not a thing that I would change 'cause you're amazing just the way you are." He stands up, now dancing merrily. He almost stumbled on his own feet. Haha!

Get me out of here.

I laugh hard. Now, I know that he can't sing and dance. He's not perfect after all.

"That's how I check you out. Your turn." He points his hand at me.

"Stop hallucinating, mister," he's so funny!

I stand up. He got next to me in an instant and said, "It's hot." He raises

his shirt, revealing his 8 packs. Shocks. Well-toned abs.

"I'm going to take a shower." He adds, walking towards the bathroom.

He's making fun of me.

Someone's knocking on the door. I open it. It's Greg. He carries our luggage.

He looks stunned to see our room, "Wow, it's huge and so.. romantic!" He beams. "Rose petals everywhere, lots of wine, and a bathtub." He sees the tub as soon as Tony goes out, just wearing a towel around his waist. My jaw drops but only in my mind. Why is he so attractive?

I can't help but stare at his abs.

Greg coughs, "Here's your bags, Mister and Missus. Enjoy!" He bows down to us after placing the pieces of luggage inside. Funny!

"Wait, Greg. Can't we request a sofa?"

He looks behind my back, it seems like Tony signaled something to him, "I don't think it's available." He says.

"Jeez." A week on the same bed. Yes, I can maintain my purity in this situation 'cause I promised mom.

"I'll be going." He smiles then went his way.

I go straight to the bathroom. I don't want to face Tony. I need to take a relaxing bath on the tub to clear my mind. After 30 minutes, I'm done because I feel a bit sleepy.

That's when I realized that I did not bring my clothes with me. This is the consequence of getting easily distracted by this man.

I sit on the edge of the tub. I have to think of a way.

No, I can't get out of here with just a towel on me. I don't want him to think that I'm seducing him. No way!

I'll just tell him to get me some clothes in my bag. No, it's awkward for him to go through my clothes with my lingerie and all. Okay, think, Ash.

Got it! I'll just ask him to leave for a few minutes so I can wear my clothes.

"Mr. Green, can you please ahhhhh--" I get up but accidentally slip from the pool of water beside the tub.

That hurts a lot. I wince.

The door opens loudly and Tony is running towards me. I notice that my towel already fell to my waist so I covered my breast using my hands immediately. He gets another towel in the cabinet and spread it over my upper body. I shriek in pain.

He scoops me in his arms and carries me bridal style to our bed, "Are you okay? Why are you so graceless?"

"I'm fine. Thank you." I blush.

"I didn't see anything. If you're thinking about that."

"It's okay. I appreciate your help, Tony."

"Wow! It's the first time I hear you say my name. Thank you for calling me Tony. I thought you're going to call me Mr. Green for life." He touches my cheek gently. He kisses my forehead and tucks a few strands of hair behind my ear.

I'm surprised but I smiled brightly at him. That kiss must've been out of concern because of what happened.

After he stood up and left our room, I scramble through my bag to find something to wear.

To my horror, Manager Kim only packed nighties, sexually suggestive ones to be exact. No comfy pajamas for a winter night. Great. God, she's so bad. Did she go shopping yesterday just to buy me these?

I slip on one white, lacy nightgown. This is the most conservative of all, it still appears too sexy for my liking. Argh. I hope I have another option, but there's none.

My eyes are exhausted and heavy. I went to bed and slept like a baby.

A warm ray of sunlight kissed my skin and I wake up. My hips hurt like hell and my thigh feels heavy. I open my eyes to an unfamiliar white room and saw a long white and hairy leg above my thigh. A muscular arm also hugs me from behind. What the heck!

I scream on top of my lungs and the other person also yelp in shock. We're both wide-eyed. I get up and check if I'm naked or something. Yes, I mean, no, thank God!

Tony sits beside me, chuckling. I notice that he's only wearing his boxers and something beneath it looks big, firm and swollen. My eyes grew wide, "Whoa!" That's bigger than what I expected.

"Oh shit!" He blurts out. He runs to the bathroom and wore an army green boardshorts. When he got back, he's scratching his nape, looking shy, "Sorry about that. It's morning and you're beside me on that sexy nighties, n-no, I m-mean..I-It's not my intention to uh-"

I smile, "It's fine. I got ya."

I jump out of the bed, prepare my clothes and my eyes get a view of the time, 7:45 AM. I'm late!

Call time is 8:00 AM for me, Tony's at 9:00 AM since he doesn't wear make-up.

I hurriedly went to the bathroom and it's locked to my dismay.

"Tony, I'm late. I need to take a quick shower."

"Well, I'm doing my morning routine. I can't hold this in. You may take a bath, there's a shower curtain anyway."

"Never." I'll just wait for him.

"This is so we can call it quits. Remember what happened in the limo?" He howls in laughter.

I stand corrected, he's no gentleman. A true gentleman would never engage in such behavior. That humiliating experience is like his ace against me. He'll use it when he feels like so.

My cheeks are now deep red, "Okay, if you say so." I don't have a choice anyway. I need to arrive on time or else it will add up to the pile of issues I'm facing right now.

The door clicks after I used the spare key to our bathroom.

Tony is sitting like a king on his throne and he looks like he's seen a ghost after I entered the bathroom. He covers his most prized possession before I can have a peek of it. Bingo! His expression is priceless.

I cover my eyes as I track my way to the shower area, grinning impishly.

Tony's voice is loud and angry, like disgust's pouring out on me. "Are you kidding me?! I was just joking! Why are you here?!"

I arrive at the shower area and close the curtain, "Don't mind me. Smells bad in here but it's tolerable." Making sure that he hears me snicker teasingly. He growls and grits his teeth after.

"Ash, I can see your silhouette. The code name Sexy Angel fits you. You should've used that. Ha ha ha!" He teases.

Yikes, he moved on too quickly, huh?

"You wish! I know you can't even have a glimpse of me. The curtain is very thick." I answer.

"I'm liking this. We're like husband and wife already, we slept on the same bed and even sharing the bathroom now." He belly laughs.

"Not gonna happen! Duh. I'll never marry you!"

"Let me remind you that you said you won't come inside here earlier, but you did otherwise. Just make sure you'll not eat your own words." I hear the toilet flush and the door close.

*****

A beautiful bouquet of Gardenia flowers awaits me at the dressing room. They're around two dozens, I guess. It's wrapped in a purple paper, bundled by a pink bow. So beautiful.