Chapter 6

Mirabella turned back to meet her boss gaze fixed on her and for lots of reason she felt uncomfortable, she was still wondering why she had been called back until she heard him say something like a quote 'The hardest decisions of life, most times are the right decisions.' Mateo said to her but she got more confused as she herself could not read his facial expressions, he was saying something else but his expressions was saying another thing entirely.

She managed to nod with a fake smile and dashed out. So distraught about her boss's new offer, she moved carelessly without looking up,her mind make a quick flash to how her boss was staring at her, her heart started pounding,she started feeling sick all of a sudden, she knew something wasn't right but that was what she couldn't lay her hands on. She was full of thoughts and didn't realized when she bumped into a stranger in the hallway. She quickly put her palms against each others before the stranger and apologized without looking up.

'Are you okay?' The stranger asked and for the first time since she bumped into him she rose her head abruptly to looked at him. 'Waoh' she exclaimed immediately she saw his face, that was suppose to be said in her head not out but she didn't even realize she said it out . 'Is she a robot, I heard robots are finer than humans, she must be one. but I thought I heard a guy's voice' Her mind was wandering in thought as she looked at the young man from his curly charcoal black hair to his full brow having some curls to it too, his eyelashes looked wet and long having a beautiful bent curly look. She purposely move her eyes straight from his pencil pointed nose looking like the work of a sculpturer to his full pink lips, it has a brownish shade of natural liner underneath. She was hung there for a bit longer 'She's beautiful' she thought 'Her height too are incredible, she must be a model.' she just took her eyes off his lips to his chest when she realized he was flat there. 'Did she get under knives to terminate this.' she made a quick journey with her eyes down to his feet and she realized he wore a male canvas shoes. 'How could this be?, her legs are long too?'

'Are you okay ma'am?' His voice came in captivating her unexpectedly again, she became more confused. 'he's a he? what!!! no she can't be.' she quickly concluded and took a quick roundcheck on him again. she doesn't know what to say cause she doesn't even remember what he asked her in the first place. As tho he was in her heart, he asked the question again 'Are you fine ma'am?'

'Am.... perfectly fine, erm...erm ....erm just a bit.' A bit what? she quickly search her brain for the best word she could use in other not to get caught. '......a bit sick.' She sounded so weird and he just smiled because without asking he knew wassup but he's used to it. His grandfather used to tell him he got his beauty from his maternal grandmother and compliments like 'Are you a girl?' during primary school education was common, and he also went through a lot with gays coming after him during high school and female students leaving him no choice than to be cold.Whenever he made a mistakes of smiling in secondary school he invited trouble because he will just have girls trooping and for some reason that prevented him from having friends, nobody want to walk with one that'll make them feel less important or irrelevant just for his cuteness. Except from Mateo, whose beauty could be compare a bit to his, but even with Mateo's cuteness he did not measure up to Wayne's. He always feels irritated towards ladies stares but For some reasons he wasn't irritated seeing this lady that was just meeting him for the first time acting in this manner.

'Do you by any means recall my face?' he finally asked the question that has been on his mind since she bumped into him.

'Your face?' Mirabella asked confused trying to hack back to it,maybe they've ever met but she didn't stress her brain too much on it telling herself she had never for once met this kind of cute guy real-life except on the TV. '....No' she answered without further stress.

'Anyways...I'm Wayne, Mateo best friend and only friend.' he said with a broad smile stretching out his hands with lots of enthusiasm. she took his handshakes and just smiled back 'no wonder they're friends considering the beauty and all.' she thought to herself but couldn't say it out.

'I'm Mirabella, I worked for Mr Mateo.'

'Mira the best singer of the year.' He said with a broader smile, his gaze more intense in an interesting manner and his soft palm tighten each tick of seconds. Mirabella suddenly felt her leg whispering weakness to carry her weight on. her hot body becoming hotter. 'erm..erm... May I have my hand back.' she managed to say with stammering in attempt to save herself the Shame she was about bringing upon her.

'Yeah, sure.' he said slightly biting his lower lips. She heard his comments before she asked him in a nice manner to let go of her hands but only her ear was at work, her brain could not pick anything her body was still processing her feeling when he smiled at her and held her hand a bit tighter but she had to save herself if she won't leave with embarrassment.

'You were here the launching day..... when I sang on the stage ?' she quickly asked the question to relieve her head of the crazy thoughts running through them at that moment.'Yes I was...' his answer came so fast like he was expecting her to ask the question. '....I saw you sing and I said to myself that's a bunch of talents right in front of you Wayne, I must say this, your voice... it's one of a kind...I love the uniqueness.'

'Thanks.' She replied blushing, he saw that and silently enjoyed her do that, as she opened her mouth wider in smile and her nicely set of teeth revealed, he saw how much beauty she possess that he's just realizing. When she noticed his gaze and how fixed they are on her face she abstrutly stopped the whole smiling and blushing.

'I have to go now Mr Wayne, it's nice meeting you.' Wayne eyelids became a bit tightened and a slight frown found it's way to his face.

'Did I say something to offend you?'

'No, why do you think so, it's just that I have to go home.' after her statement Wayne realize the scenario and quickly got back to his senses, he had lost track of the environment, he didn't even know he had been standing all along talking to her for the first time.

'Oh am so sorry....' he said, a bit embarrassed '....erm.. nice meeting you too.' Mirabella walked away slowly biting her Lower lip in regret of not gathering enough courage to get his mobile number. In other not to be obvious she walked in a speed inbetween her normal steps and slow motion, hoping to hear him call her back.

'Mira.....' just like that her prayer was answered, he called her back and she turned too fast for her liking but right now she couldn't care less about that.

'Yes Mr Wayne. she replied and watched intensely his every step towards her.She could see his full height from that distance and his unresistible beauty.

'First of all, please call me Wayne not Mr Wayne. Second of all I know if I asked of your Mobile line you might not give but can I atleast have you F******k handle I promise not to bother you one bit.'

She had been waiting for this moment since few minutes back but she tried to comport herself not to look too desperate. 'Mira hyphen bella.' she said to him and left .

'Thanks Mira.' he said as he quickly note it down on his phone that had been in his left hand all along.

Mira just smiled and waved her hands as she made a turn and left while Wayne stood there and watch her leave until she was out of his sight.

Like one who won a jackpot, he made a fist and threw it up screaming 'Yes' before looking around to see if anyone saw him do that, when he realized no one does he straighten his shirt and quickly walked towards Mateo's office. He opened the door without second thoughts.

'When will you learn knocking hmm? how many times will i.....' Mateo was about ranting about his constant warnings to Wayne to always knock when Wayne cut-in neglecting his speech.

'Guess who I met on my way into this office?'

'Who you met on the way, who?' Mateo asked so curious and it got Wayne confused because the normal him will never act curious.

'Guess who I met?' he repeated wanting to see that curious side he never saw in him again

'Who? Your mum?' he reply not knowing when he said that.

'My mum, why will I bumped into my mum before coming into your office. why will my mum want to be here?'

' This is a restaurant remember a big one at it, anybody can be here.' make sense Wayne thoughts and make a face like someone who wants a special announcement.

'Tada.... I met your sister in-law'

'Sister inlaw? Mateo asked wearing a little frown on his face with confusion tagged along with it.

'Yeah, Mirabella.'

'what!! Mirabella my staff.'

'Yeah, your sister-in-law to be.' he said, smiling at Mateo who just looked at him with no emotion writing on his face soever , he just stares at him without saying a word as he go on on how much he has

d liked her since the day she sang, to how long he has been outside talking to her and how she stares at him making him believe that she like him too.

'Wayne, I already told you, I don't want you around my staffs.'

'What!!! did you just say your staffs, I never mention your staffs I said Mirabella.'

'Same different Wayne, I don't mix pleasure with work, you of all people should know that.' Mateo said to Wayne who just stood at a point confused

'Mateo, you're joking right? Am telling you I like a girl. I thought you've always wanted me to have a woman around me.'

'But not my staff Wayne, you know I can connect you with more beautiful ladies Wayne but I don't want you with my staff.'

'Can you give a reason for it and I'll back out ' Wayne asked with his two palms strongly fixed on the table with anger radiating his whole face.

'Am just looking out for you Wayne, you don't even know much about her, do you even know if she's not whom she seems to be? do you know if she seeing someone too?'

'You know what Mateo, all those are bullshit man, you know me too well to know I don't play with girls , you know how much respect I have good girls and you should know when I say I like her I mean it.'

'You won't understand Wayne and it's better you don't try to.'

'What are you saying Mateo..... you know what am out of here man.' Wayne said and stormed out of the office with anger