Ethan Andrews
I saw her in her space doing her next manga. The first chapter last week is a big blast to the manga readers. What they like about her, she updates her manga every week.
“I made you tea, love.”-I said and put them on the desk. She look at me and signed me to kiss her on her cheeks. I did and she started again.
“Thanks love.”-she said.
“Are you sure your not making yourself tired?”
“No, I’m happy with what I’m doing.”
“Okay then, I’ll be in the library. I might read the last chapters left in your second manga.”
“Okay.”-she said. I close the door and went to the library. I am halfway in chapter 222 when my head aches. It’s been weeks when my head is aching. But this time, something flashes in mind.
“Hi, sister.”-I said and look at her. She sigh. She grabs my shoulder and guide me in my room.
“Brother, stay still. We’re almost there in your bed.”
“Uhm.”-I said but when we’re almost there, our feet steps o each other. I push her to bed as we fall out of balanced. I’m on her top and my face is on her chest. I can smell her scent.
“You smell nice, little sister.”-I said.
“Huh? You’re just drunk, Ethan. Let me take you to bed instead.”-she said and tried to push me on the other side but I wrap my hands around her.
What is that? I suddenly sober up after I heard the book fell from my hand.
“My head.”-I mumbled. But what was that? Is that a type of a broken memories?
“Son, are you okay?”-mom ask.
“Ah, yes. I suddenly feel asleep. Don’t tell to my wife. She might think that I feel asleep reading her manga.”-I said. She giggled.
“Don’t worry son.”-mom said.
We talk for a while and I can still sense that they’re hiding something from me. When I go back in our room, she already sent her manga through email and she is sleeping in her desk already.
“My goodness, your still beautiful even your drooling.”-I said. I lift her up and lay her to bed. And another weeks started as time flew so fast.
“Dad, I need your signature to this paper.”
“Let me see son. And good thing your here. I need to talk to you.”-he said. Mom isn’t here because she went to Andrews Foundation.
“Thanks dad, is there any problems?”
“Yes. This past few days, I have notice some several infringement in our data base. Someone is trying to hack our hard drives.”-he said.
“They might be trying to monitor our files and data’s. I’ll talk to the technical team.”
“That’s why I wanted to talk about this. I have been investigating the company of Tyra. I have been doubting her or Diana. Read this.”-dad. I took the folder that he’s giving to me. I read them.
“Dad, I’ll take care of this. I will talk Amellie for her help.”-I said. He nodded.
“Okay. Give me an update about this and hide this one to your mother. She might act out of impulse.”
“No problem dad. I gotta go then.”-I said and stood up. He nodded. I bump on our secretary.
“Good thing that I saw you Sir. I have been meaning to talk to you but we have been busy these days. Can we have a talk in the private pantry?”-he said. I nodded. He made me a coffee. He locks the door and stood also on the glass window.
“I have been wondering if you and ma’am Amellie are doing great outside work?”-he ask.
“What did you mean by that?”
“I think last week or so, I suddenly bump ma’am Amellie on the door of your office. She seems worried, mad, scared and I even saw the glimpse of tears in her eyes. When I open the door, I saw you and ma’am Tyra in a distressing gesture.”
“Distressing?”
“Yes. You are staring in her cleavage and she is showing off a flirtatious actions and smile. She must have seen that. I have forgotten to tell you that because I have been busy helping ma’am Camille for the charity events.”
“That must be the time she drop by in a bar.”
“Must have been that time, Sir Ethan.”-he said.
“Thanks secretary Miller.”-I said. She will be here around 2 pm because she went to school a while ago. Tomorrow will be the presentation between her and Tyra. I have been thinking why she suddenly went to a bar at that time.
“I need you to investigate about the hacking attempt in our initial drives. I need files regarding the files that they’re trying to hack. Strengthen the firewalls and send them a counter virus if they attempt once again.”
“Understood Sir Ethan. Here’s are files about what we noticed.”-he said. I took the folder and stare on it. It was indeed a promising threat.
“Make sure that we can find the source of the bug that is being used to attack our firewall.”
“We are doing the best we can and we are almost there. We need a few more days, Sir Ethan. The team will update you regarding this matter.”
“Good. And also, please keep this as a top secret. We shouldn’t alarm everyone about this threat. Can you do that favor?”-I said.
“Of course Sir. We understand.”-he said. I left that office and went back in my office. When I look at my watch, she must be here any moment by now.
Amellie Cruz
I went off from the taxi and I saw Tyra on a corner at the garden in front of the Andrews Capital. Wait, I think she’s talking to a man? I went closer and hide myself to these flowers and sit on the bench. I can clearly hear them now.
“Good thing that you came now.”
“Just like what I promise. I’ll be here for a month and took the chance about the seminar schooling of the company.”
“Well, now that your here. We can now finally move forward to our plan.”-she said.
“Of course sweetie. Don’t worry, I’m here to help you.”-he said. They even kiss each other and that man calls a taxi. I watch Tyra as she enters the building. I sigh. Is this what mom and dad afraid for? Her revenge to us. I smirk.
“Not in my watch, young missy.”-I mumbled. My phone rings. It was him. I answered.
“Hello love?”
(Where are you? Are you going to come by at the office? Or not?)
“Don’t worry, I’m here. I just bought a doughnut for snacks. I’ll be in the office floor in a minute.”
(Okay. I love you.)
“I love you more.”-I said. He ended the call. I’m in front of elevator and waiting for it to be opened. My eyes widened when I saw him. Did he get down to meet me halfway. He smiled. The others inside comes out. I step inside.
“You shouldn’t have to–what are you doing?”
He suddenly corners me by putting his hand on the wall. I look at him again. A man is supposed to enter but he speaks to him.
“Use the other elevator.”-he said.
“No mister, he’s just kidding.”-I said and give him a warning gaze. He pinned his other hand on my left side and he looks at me seriously. The man seems to be embarrassed. He pinch the 40th number. The door closes. I speak to him.
“What are you doing, Ethan?”-I said.
“Secretary Miller said that he caught you tear-eyed must have been a couple of days. He said that is the time when Tyra is trying to seduced me.”
“What?! No! I am not.”-I denied. He smirk.
“Really? If I remember it right, that is the time you went out for a single shot drink in Edmond’s bar.”
“No. No. You don’t remember it right. You said ‘no showing of affection’ here in the office, remember?”-I said. The elevator suddenly shaken and the lights went off. It must have stopped.
“I think something is wrong.”-I said and tried to pinch the emergency button for the security team noticed our situation. I used that chance to free myself from him. But he suddenly corners me again.
I am facing the wall and I can see our reflection. I am trying to hide my embarrassment. Mom and dad are not against to office romances as long as they knew their obligations and its not a taboo.
“Why? Are you jealous to Tyra?”-he mumbled in my ear. I can feel the warmth of his breath.
“No.”-I said. I need to deny. I turn around.
“You should be helping me reaching out. We can’t be stuck here.”-I said trying to change the topic. He just give me a smirk.
“I knew you don’t have any phobia. Conscious, huh?”
“Why are you acting so strangely, Ethan?”-I ask. But the truth is I am slowly moving down and try to run on the other corner again. But he is kneeling slower and facing me so closely. We are not in sitting position. My goodness, what is wrong with him?
“And you’re trying to escape on the other side again. Will it made you feel ashamed if you honestly answer that you do gets jealous at that time?”
“I said no already. There’s no point in cornering me like this.”-I said. He is chuckling when he saw my expression. I feel like I wanted to cry out of embarrassment. I open the doughnut box and offer him a piece of it.
“I think your just hungry. Why don’t you taste this doughnut. It’s your favorite flavor, chocolate.”
He took it and bite the doughnut. That calms me a bit. But that’s true. Why am I embarrassed anyway. There’s nothing wrong if I was jealous.
“Love?”-he said. I gaze on him but he suddenly claimed my lips and lift me up. I moaned.
“There’s nothing wrong if you’ll be honest with me. I’ll be taking this chance to explain either. What you saw that they day isn’t what it suppose to be. I knew she is trying to seduced me. Showing her cleavage even her panties. Flirtatious caresses and seductive voice are already a proof.”
I gulp and try not to show him my worries and the fact that I have fears about his past. The one that he forgets as a sign of his shield against the pain. And that pain proves how much he loves her.
“I don’t know what exactly you think at that time and why you still hide your feeling but I’m worried that you’re bottling them up and one day they’ll come out of control. I don’t want that to happen. Because your feelings and your heart is what matter to me. That’s the truth.”
He still lift me up and his hands is on my armpit.
“I’m sorry if I didn’t ask or confront you. But it doesn’t mean that I am afraid to do so. It’s just that my trust to you are something that reminds me that my husband is not someone who can be easily fooled. And of course he is not someone that will dare to cheat on me. I’m too pretty? Hmm?”
“Tss. That confidence.”-he said laughing. I even do.