Arranged Marriage To My Boss (Completed)

Chapter 10

"You can do it, Iris. I know you can. Tiwala lang sa sarili, okay?"

I was talking to myself almost half an hour. I kept telling me that I didn't need to be that nervous. Na-memorize ko nanaman ang background informations nila at saka nandyan naman si Mr. Esqueza. Alam kong aalalayan niya ako kapag hindi ko alam kung ano ang isasagot sa tinatanong saakin.

"Okay ba kaya itong suot ko?"

I was overthinking while checking myself over and over again. I was wearing a white puff dress, hanggang sa itaas siya ng tuhod ko and I also wore a three inches black heels to made it more presentable. Nakalugay naman ang buhok ko para madaling takpan ang mukha ko mamaya kapag dinapuan ako ng kaba.

"Paano kung hindi nila ako magustuhan?" pag-iisip ko nanaman. "Baka bigla siyang umatras sa usapan namin. No!" I shook my head. "Kailangan ko maging best actress kahit ngayon gabi lang."

Someone knocked on my door. I picked up my black purse then ran to opened it. Bumungad saakin ang napakagwapong nilalang. He was wearing black jeans and a white long sleeve. The sleeves were rolled up to his elbow. Napalunok na lamang ako because he wa eyeing me seriously.

"S-sir," nahihiyang bati ko.

"Let's start this night by having a call sign. I prefer love, what do you think?"

Hindi pa ako nakaka-recover sa itsura at porma niya. Ngayon naman, ginulat ako na dapat may tawagan kamo. Napalunok muli ako.

"Yes." I coughed. "Love."

He chuckled and offered his hand. "We have to get use to it, Iris. Or else, they will notice."

Inilagay niya ang kamay ko sa braso niya. Gosh. His bicep was so hard. I never thought I could be this close to him again after the kissing incident. Namula nanaman tuloy ako.

Nagulat ako nang hawakan niya ang kamay ko. "Where's your ring?"

Napahinto kami sa paglalakad. "Ah, e-eh. Wait lang, love."

Itinaas ko iyong kamay ko at tumakbo pabalik sa kwarto ko. Ang hilig ko kasi tanggaling iyon lalo na kapag maliligo. Ayoko kasing mabasa at baka mabilis magmukhang luma. I ran toward the bathroom, ngunit wala rin sa sink. Shit. Baka nahulog ko, ah? Yari ako!

Sinilip ko rin ang ilalim ng kama ko. Wala rin! Oh my god. Ayaw pa man din ni Mr. Esqueza na tinatanggal ko iyon.

He cleared his throat. "Did you lost it, Iris?"

He was standing at the door, his mouth slightly smirking. "Sir, dito ko lang talaga nilagay iyon." I tapped my bed. "Promise."

I opened the drawer once again just to make sure, ngunit wala parin! Saan lupalop ko ba talaga nilapag ang mahiwagang singsing na iyon?

"Iris, what did I tell you?"

He started walking in my direction. Sobrang seryoso ng mukha niya. Mabilis akong kinabahan.

"Sir, wait a minute." Itinaas ko iyong dalawang kamay ko. "Give me more time, makikita ko rin iyon. Please."

Mas lalo lang siya humakbang papalapit saakin, I was walking backward until my back reached the bed. Napaupo ako roon at ginawa kong pangtungkod ang kamay ko habang nakatingala sakanya.

"I already told you not to remove it, didn't I?" he asked seriously.

Napalunok ako dahil bigla siyang umupo sa harap ko, he placed his hands to my both sides. Para akong nahirapan huminga dahil malapit siya sa tuhod ko.

"S-sinabi mo na nga, s-sir," nauuta na sambit ko nang dahan-dahan siyang tumayo at lumalapit sa kinauupuan ko.

My back was slowly falling at the bed behind me. Papalapit din ng papalapit iyonng mukha niya saakin. Hahalikan niya ba ako ulit? Not that I'd a problem with that. I would go for it and give it another try if he would.