Chapter 7

"Will you just stand there and use the stairs or will you get inside?!"  He said angrily so I stood up straight and panicky walked into the elevator.

 I just stood quietly while waiting for the elevator to go down to the ground floor. I don't want to say anything. I didn't even look at him so I wouldn't be tempted to say any words.

"Did you like it?" He asked but I ignored him. So he continued talking. “I like the kiss and frankly I want another kiss,” he said.

I turned to him quickly in shock written all over my face. "What are you saying boss? That's the first and last kiss we shared. I have a boyfriend and he’s better at kissing than you," I said.

But that was a big scam. I don't have a boyfriend and that kiss earlier was my first kiss. I just really want to save myself in this situation because I don’t want to imitate the women he had sex with and the women I fired.

"It makes no difference whether you're single or in a fucking relationship. All I want to do now is kiss you again, Anastasia."  He walked closer to me and cornered me.

"You really are a scammer, boss! You said before that you wouldn't kiss me because you're disgusted by my looks and now you want another kiss? You're an abusive boss! I'm really going to make you regret—"

My eyes widened as his lips met mine again. I pushed him quickly but he’s so strong.

 "You're a pervert, boss, you're ruining the relationship! If you harass me again, you'll lose the company. I'll just remind you boss of your 'agreement' with your mother. Maybe you forgot," I said.

One of the things he and his mother agreed on was that he would lose the company if he did something to me.

The angry boss seemed to calm down. I secretly laughed at him so this man was even more upset. Until we got out of the elevator and got in his car he ignored me completely. Until we arrived at the meeting place, my boss didn't talk to me.

I immediately got out of the car when the boss came out. I don't usually wait for him to open the car door for me because that's not the boss's habit.

When I got out of the car I looked up at the name of the restaurant.

 Moshi Moshi, ano ne. Ah, so desu-ka!

I secretly laughed at the back of my mind. What kind of restaurant is this and do they even take the name from the song?  The owner must have been too lazy to think of a name. But at least Moshi Moshi means good in English.

"Good morning, Mr. Callahan, as usual, you're late again," the bald man greeted us, trying to shake hands with my boss but was ignored by Alexis.

I secretly laughed because of the smoothness and slipperiness of his head that even flies would not try to land.

"What can I do, your boss needs my help. And I'm a fucking VIP, so you better wait or go fucking home!" My boss said angrily.

I want to clap my hands at my boss' words because he was damn right. Too bad for these lowly men, especially the bald man. He was the one who got the boss's anger. Tsked!  But the boss has a point, they are the ones who need him so they have to endure to wait.

A few minutes passed, while my boss was talking to our meeting partner. I was sitting beside my boss and listened carefully to them even though I didn't understand a single word.

If it weren't for the translator, I might have had a nosebleed earlier and also added the handsome and fragrant person next to me, my boss, whose face is still dark. As in no expression.

I was just listening intently to their conversation while taking notes of important things when someone suddenly came to our table.

 "Atsiprasãu, tetîs."

Said the man standing on the side next to the bald man.

I don't understand what he says except tetîs? I was secretly laughing at the back of my mind because I think tetîs in different ways.

"Kasbuvo, Slovakians?"

The old man replied, when I looked at them they both had a resemblance. For sure, the man who came earlier is his son.

But wait, kasbuvo?  Does that mean spilled?

"Man reikia pinigu, duok mân."

 "Veliàu, Buvâu uzsīèmès. Ar patenkinti mane."  his eyebrows furrowed.

I suddenly held my head when I felt pain as I'm trying to understand what they were talking about.

I’m so dumb?

 Why am I trying so hard to understand the conversation between these two and even if I force myself with nothing?

Suddenly I grabbed my nose because I might not have realized that I was actually bleeding. I don’t wanna embarrass myself. A good thing happened that no blood came out.

My boss looked at me with worried eyes. "Are you okay?"  he asked and I immediately smiled, giving him a thumbs-up.

"Grazús," he said looking up at me.  Am I the one he told?

Grazús?  Should I say ‘you're welcome?  Didn't grazús thank you in English? I just kept quiet so they wouldn't laugh at me.  I would still be embarrassed.

I was taken aback by his stare actually.  But I'll admit that I'm not really impressed because he is handsome but I don’t like him!

But suddenly he came to me and grabbed my hand and brought it to his lips!

Son of the cow!!! He kissed my hand! Should I lose consciousness?

"Koks tâvo vàrdás, grazús?"

"W-what?" I was stunned. I don't understand why he fucking kissed my hand in front of everybody?I know he is handsome but my boss is way more handsome than him. My boss, Alexis, is the perfect creation of God except for his womanizer.

I quickly turned to the translator and asked for help.

"He asked your name. And grazúz means beautiful," the translator replied.

I nodded and looked at the man who had so far just held my hand.

"Fuck, asshole!" I heard my boss growl.  What is his problem?

"Atleiskite rànkâ. Sîkná!" My boss said angrily.

“He said to release her hand, Asshole.” the translator translated.

He looks like he’s ready to kill the man anytime because of his appearance. But damn boy! He’s so damn sexy while speaking those words. I will ask him later what they’ve been talking about.

"Kaíp as galiú atsisàkytí?" Replied by the man.  

I glanced at the translator, waiting for him to translate. “What if I don't want to? he said.”

I nodded my head and glanced back at the man before looking at my boss.

“Stop translating every damn word!” my boss yelled. He looked at me with a dark expression. “Stop looking at him if you don’t want me to fire you!”

I pouted my lips and rolled my eyes but I apologized to him. “Sorry.”

"Tàda pàmatysíte raudónós spàlvôs," (Then, you will see red.) my boss says.

I can't even understand what they were talking about but I'm afraid I'm going to be in the face of my boss now. He really looks like a monster, not just in bed.

I just stared into the boss's eyes as he stared at my hand still held by the man.

I was embarrassed so I quickly pulled it out and just bowed. Maybe later he will think I'm flirting during work time. My boss thinks differently.

"San dōris yrà îsjúngtas."  (Our deal is off).  The boss said to them and pulled me out of that restaurant.

"Boss, don’t pull me like that. My feet aren't wheels," I said.

He didn't care that I stumbled when he pulled. The pain that my feet can handle because of the heels I wear. Why did I even wear it? That's where I'm having a hard time.

But the only really annoying thing was that he didn’t speak. Whatever I do to complain but he doesn't listen. Instead, he forcefully pulled my hand holding it tightly.

So, I just kept quiet in the name of my ear. Maybe if I don't keep quiet, he will shout at me. I don’t want to crack my eardrums by chance.

He quickly put me in his car. Miracle of all miracles, he opened the door of his car and let me in. Does he just need to be angry to be a gentleman? He walked quickly to the other door and got in. He then started the engine and we left the restaurant. My boss just drove very quietly. When I couldn't stand the silence I asked him.

"Is it done, boss? How's the meeting, boss? You know I really don't understand a single word and I was glad for the translator because---."

"Shut up!" He yelled and I stopped my mouth to let out a single word and sat quietly as he drove angrily.

I just quietly gazed out of the window and ignored him. 

Our entire ride was quiet and it’s starting to piss me off. Alexis Callahan is starting to piss the hell out of me.

THE ENTIRE drive was making me sick. We didn't talk and even tried to talk to my boss, he won't. There is something wrong with his head and I wanna know what it is. When we arrived at his company I quickly got out of the car. I went straight inside and I couldn't wait for him.  He is not a king for me to wait for!

I was already in the elevator and I pressed the close button to close the elevator door. My boss's face was still dark as he hurriedly walked to reach the elevator. But I did nothing to open it or even stop for him, so he didn’t reach on time. I was alone in the elevator and it made me calm.

As the elevator went up, I was thinking about how I would deal with my boss later. I was sure he was simmering with anger. When the elevator signaled that I had reached the high floor I quickly went out and walked to my table. As I walk in the big hallway I feel like I'm one of the models at Victoria's Secret fashion show. The only problem is I am alone because my boss and I were alone on the top floor.

Once I was sitting on my throne, the swivel chair, I decided to just clean my nails while waiting for my boss to explode in anger.

I just leaned on the table and was busy with what I was doing while I was wearing a headset… I was so focused on my cleaning that I didn't notice my boss.

"What have you done on the ground floor was fucking rude, Ms. Fuentes! Did you know my staff is looking at me for leaving me downstairs? You embarrassed me! And, for your information, I actually fired more than four people as a result of your idiocy! You don't respect me at all! I'm still your goddamn boss! And you're nothing more than my fucking secretary! And I don't care even if my mother hired you and put you in that position! Because from now on, you are not my secretary anymore, because you, Ms. Anastasia Fuentes, you are fucking fired!"

It was as if a bee was whispering in my ear. I was wearing a headset while I was busy removing cuticles on my nails. Well, my dead cuticles are like the dead love of someone out there with their exes sum-including tunnels.

I was just shocked when someone suddenly grabbed my cleaning tools. "Hey, what the heck!"  I shouted and removed the headset and raised my head at my handsome boss. "What's the matter with you boss?! I was busy here and then all of a sudden you're grabbing my things! Can't you wait---"

"You didn't hear what I was saying a while ago?" He asked like he seemed unbelievable.

Did he say something? Ahh, maybe he's the one who's whispering?

"No, I'm wearing a headset..." and I showed the headset I was taking off from my ears.  "What are you saying, boss? Do you need anything?"  I asked but he just averted his gaze and sighed loudly.

"Nothing.. " he said as he turned his back on me and went inside his office. I find him weird.

Miraculously, I was not scolded because of my attitude on the ground floor. But I was curious about what he said. Hmmp! He will take care of his life!

I'm still pissed off!

After a while, I finished everything and started to fix my things before I went to my boss's office and knocked on the door to say goodbye. It's his rules, not mine!

"Boss,"  I called as I knocked on his office door.

No response, so I slowly turned the door open. As soon as I was inside, I landed my eyes when my boss leaned back in his chair and was peacefully sleeping. He looks cute in his sleep and I want to get some pictures. I walked carefully closer to him and just watched him in his sleep. I can't believe myself that I was standing here in front of my boss looking at him in his peaceful sleep.

His face is very gentle. He's perfect. His face is so peaceful. I hope he's always like this. 

I quickly pulled out one of my cellphones and took a picture of him. For remembrance.  Promise, it's only for my eyes to see it.  I whispered and as it was the slowly moved it signaled that he would wake up soon.

"W-what are you doing here?"

Why so handsome boss? If it wasn't a crime to commit, I would have raped him for a long time.

With his damn looks, hot muscular body, six packs abs plus a big, thick, and hard friend down there!

My goodie!

Even though I haven't personally seen his 'monster' inside, it can be seen in his bulging front.

"Boss, I'm here to say goodbye. It's time to go home."

"Is it night already?"  He frowns when he asks.

"Yes…" I answered him but he was looking at me like he didn't believe me. "Boss, look if you don't believe me just look outside… and also I'm hungry boss, it's forbidden to starve me if I don't want to have world war 3 in my stomach."

"War? There's a soldier in your stomach?"

"You son of the cow! If there was a soldier inside, it wouldn't be so big now," was all I could say.

"Ohh, I can help you with that," he grinned broadly.

Lust is on his mind again now. Tsked!  There is no hope for my boss to rise from the brink of obscenity.

"Nah! I'll pass," I said to him.

Even though my heart was going crazy and I wanted to hit his invitation, I obeyed my brain more. I don't want to regret it later.

"Try it. I'm delicious, you'll definitely find me-"

"Can you stop, boss! Maybe I won't be able to stop myself even if you're still the boss! And can I go home now because I'm really sleepy too," I was really annoyed?

Just a little and I'll squeeze his groin. I wanted to voice it out but chose not to.

"I thought you're hungry?" He frowned again. He was still sitting at the table.

Hungry? Yes before but now I'm full because I've been staring at him for a long time. 

"Ohh fuck! I know that kind of look..."

 "What look?" I'm confused.

"That you're hungry, but not in food, baby," he whispered in my ear.

So I backed away suddenly. This is the evil spirit again.  Begins to invade my whole body.

"You called me baby..."  I said softly.

Is what I hear true? Baby? He calls me baby?

Am I going to jump for joy?  I love it. Shit!  But I shouldn't.  Maybe my boss is like this because he's planning something silly.

"Of course not... You're too ugly to be a baby," he denied.

"You know what, boss! You're not a good liar," I tiptoed so I could whisper those in his ear.

And then all of a sudden I bit his ear causing him to back away.

At the same time, I quickly left here.  That's good.

I was outside the elevator while waiting for it to go up.

The successful smile still lingered on my lips as I bit my boss’s ear.

Sure, he's raging now with anger.

But I suddenly lost my smile when the boss walked quickly to me.

"Boss, what are y-you d-doing here?" I stuttered.

God! The power of nervousness in my heart.

He suddenly leaned me against the wall near the elevator and quickly kissed me on the lips.

A punishing kiss, as if it had covered my entire lip. If he could just swallow my lips, he would have swallowed them. God!  Even though my lips hurt the way he kissed me. I couldn’t deny that it was delicious and the best kiss I ever experienced.

So instead of pushing him away, I fought to kiss him back, aggressively. Tongue to tongue and saliva to saliva.  We shared a hard and hot kiss. Until he deliberately let go of my lips.

"Fuck! Fuck that fucking braces you have," he angrily looked at my lips.

He even put out his hurt tongue, but he still didn't move away so his tongue hit my cheek. I blushed.

"Can you remove those?"

I was about to answer when the elevator suddenly rang which caused me to come to my senses.

Simultaneously with the opening I was pushing the boss hard, and I hurried into the elevator and just stared at the boss who was already on the floor. After the elevator closed and didn't see him anymore, my heart didn't stop there.

I'm still catching my own breath because of the hot kisses between my boss and me and my heart that beats like a drum with great force.

Oh no, no, no please heart! I won't allow it. He can only hurt you.  You have witnessed how many women's hearts broke and how many women cried. My mind screamed as I felt my chest throbbing so hard.

"For the second time, he kissed me again. Ohh God! What will happen next?"  I'm really confused by my boss's movements.

From my first day until I reached six months in this job, he always scolded me. Shaming in the eyes of everyone. Reprimanded right in front of many people.  So, it's impossible that in just one week, my boss will be like this. 

What makes him change suddenly?

Is that really my boss?! Or maybe...Is the boss just swapping with something like this?  Arghh! It's mind-numbing and I don't care anymore.

 When I got out of the building I was patiently waiting for a taxi.  It’s early and to this hour there's no taxi.

 It's my boss's fault.  Why did he take so long to send me home!  He was just sleeping in his office!  Really annoying. And taxi drivers are annoying too!  Because they weren't even stopped, even though they had no passengers.

If you are beautiful and sexy, they will definitely stop, you will go ahead but only with people like me. Oops!  Don't expect it.  You will be hurt. Very choosy idiots!  You'd think their taxi would smell too!

In every day that God did.  This really bothers me!  Blow on the moon if a taxi stops me.

I'm so bored waiting...

When my cell phone suddenly rang and only one person I knew called me with an obscene ringtone, Kitty.

"Where are you?"  She opened the question to me. She doesn't even know how to greet! "Why aren't you here yet? Don't forget what I'm asking if you don't want to say goodbye to all your Victoria's Secret undies that will be torn when you come home," she threatened.

"I'm still here outside the boss's company and worse I've been waiting for a car but no taxi has stopped. And please, Kitty! Don't touch my belongings, those are rares," I replied.

And I cried too because I was really nervous about the kind of brain that woman had. "Aren't we just near the Grocery? Just buy there," I said, referring to the store near us. It belongs to my boss's friend.

The employees are funny because they will talk to you while they are moaning but only to Kitty.  For us, communication is normal.

"No! I don't want that! It belongs to that arrogant man, noh! He thought he was handsome!" She said and I'm sure her nostrils are growing again.

"He's handsome. He's rich, has an eighty eight-pack, he's tall and looks like he has a big friend that pleases women." I replied.

This is one of the good reasons to annoy Kitty.

"What's bigger? It's so small. I think the size went to his body so what got smaller! And then why can you say that something will get bigger?! Don't tell me, something happened to you and him? Oh my goodness!!"

I spoke fast.  "You're so advanced to think that, you witch! Probably what I said was you, yourself, taught me how to see men who have big friends."  I rolled my eyes.

"Just make sure. Because I can kill a friend!" She said hearing crazy on the other line.

"What the - of course not! He's not my type. I don't like men with eight packs abs!"  I spoke quickly.

"Well then, you know me, Anastasia Fuentes. I don't want a friend to betray me," she said emphatically.

"Words came from what a traitor herself," I said and she fell silent suddenly.

Shit!  Wrong word!  Omo!  Goodbye Victoria's Secret probably. That crazy friend of mine will burn everything!

Good heavens! I hope not. How long have I been collecting them? Then because of a crazy woman, look like I'm going to lose--

"Yeah, I'm a traitor, but there's a deep reason why I did that," she sighed on the other line. "I just want to protect her against my sister. You know how crazy she is," she said.

Yes, I know about that.  Her sister was crazy because of her love for a man who is in love with another.

"But she forgave you, didn't she? That's why you're still in the G club," I said to ease the feeling.

"Yeah, that's why I'm also grateful to you because you're there, even though I went crazy sometimes but you still didn't leave me. You are my true friend, Anna," she said under my nickname.

"You're a drama Queen... Why are you saying that? Are you going to die?" I jokingly asked h.....

"If so, will you cry?" She answered back.

If I only see her now, I'm sure her eyebrows will be raised.

"Nope, but I'm going to a burial to eat, because the bread and coffee in there are delicious," I said and I laughed.

When this is really what I'm talking about, all my regrets and hatred in the world disappear. When it turns out that a lot of people can complain. Complaints are sometimes not heard because when you complain you will get bullied. But when you comply like Kim Chiu, you can express your grievances. So be Kim Chiu. She didn't care to complain because she was beautiful. She's beautiful!!!

"Can you pick me up?"  I don't have my car now because it was repaired.

"I'm lazy. Just take a taxi," she refused.

"There's no taxi. I've been waiting for a one-stop stop--wait!  There is a taxi coming.”

There is really no hope for this woman to get out of laziness. How did I become her friend?

 Ahhhh! Yes, I remember! Three years ago, I found her bloody on the beach. I thought then, she has no life. She has been comatose for six months. Fortunately, I am a nurse at the hospital that I brought her to, and I am assigned to look after her. To take care of her until she can take care of herself. And when she woke up she remembered nothing, I took care of her and I did not leave her alone. Until she remembered everything.

"Ha-ha-ha, funny," she laughed sarcastically so I went back to my senses.

"You're crazy again because you're laughing alone!" I said.

"Please! Where are you? Did you get a cab?"

 “No, I'm walking to the bus station, and that means I can no longer pass the mall,” I said quickly.

I hope she doesn't bother me anymore.  My talkative friend was kind and quiet.

"It's okay, just be careful. I don't want to bury a shrimp friend," she said and laughed.

"I'm not a shrimp! You're really bad! Take back what you said!" I said and I was suddenly scared because I heard a crack. It was as if someone was following me.

"Kitty, it'll be later. It's as if someone is following me," I said in a panic.

When I was about to look behind me I saw a man and I couldn't see his face.

"Shit!!!"  I said and I ran away.

I still couldn’t turn off Kitty’s call so I could hear the recollection in her voice.

 "Anna, what happened? Are you okay?"

 "It's chasing me. The man behind me is chasing me and I'm running so fast," I replied even though I was having a hard time I didn't care. "Don't put down the phone, Kitty, please!" I begged her.

I'm getting scared… Add to that the fact that I ran in the dark.

I was really scared of the dark. It was Darlene's fault because the last time I chatted with the group and that night she sent scary faces. So that same night I sat next to Kitty. She scared me. And for my revenge when she was sleeping I put some salt and chili in her mouth but the crazy friend of mine still enjoys it.  So I agree not to repeat. I was the one who was traumatized.

 "Anna, are you still alive?"  I came back to my senses.