Chapter 4
"How was your first day with the Señorito, my child?" Mom asked me while we were having dinner. I swallowed my food and took a sip of water. I wanted to tell them that I didn't want to go back tomorrow! But I knew they would be surprised if I did that.
I smiled to let them know that everything was fine, and then I started to share my day with them.
"It was okay, Mom. I just followed the Señorito and his friends all day, and if they needed anything, they would tell me."
"That's good if they're nice to you, dear." If only they knew, Mom.
Nice? I don't think they know the meaning of the word! Especially that girl, Miss Andi, who was constantly clinging to the Señorito like she was his girlfriend. Clara must have been mistaken when she said that the Señorito didn't have a girlfriend because on my first day with them, I witnessed all sorts of indecent behavior. It's a mess. Here's what happened...
"Good morning, Selena. How are you?" The Señora greeted me, and I don't know why, but I felt shy and comfortable at the same time. It's confusing, isn't it?
I bit my lower lip before answering her that I was fine. And I didn't say anything more. What's the reason for calling us, Señora?
She glanced at the Señorito, as if signaling him to come closer, and that's exactly what he did.
Ground, please swallow me whole! I kept screaming in my mind as the Señorito walked towards us, and I suddenly realized that he was looking straight at me again, and I couldn't get the image of what happened at the waterfall out of my mind! He saw my breasts, and I had nothing to hide from him! I could feel my face and ears burning with embarrassment! I wanted to leave and hide in the house, but I knew they would be suspicious! And it might even lead them to find out what happened! It would be even more unacceptable! Ugh.
We stared at each other for a few seconds before I averted my gaze. My heart felt like it was about to burst from nervousness!
But it seemed like it was nothing to him! Just like last time, there was no hint of any reaction on his face. Well, I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case since he's probably used to seeing naked women!
Rich, handsome, and as Clara said, the parents of their business partners walked their daughters right up to the Señorito, so I wouldn't be surprised if one look from him was enough to captivate a girl.
Maybe he has already forgotten about it. After all, I'm still too young for him, and maybe he's into mature women or FHM models.
Urgh! Why am I suddenly thinking about the type of women the Señorito likes when he saw my breasts! My mind shifted to the Señora as she started speaking again.
"I know all of you already know Kenzo, but since you will be my son's personal assistant while he's on vacation here at the Hacienda, I want you to formally introduce yourselves."
The Señora shifted her gaze between us, and it felt like my heart had come out of my ribcage. I couldn't feel the nervousness anymore, but I could definitely feel my knees weakening from what was happening!
"Kenzo, this is Selena. She's one of our workers here at the Hacienda. She doesn't come to the pavilion often because she works on the ranch with Marco and her parents. But since you're interested in horses, I chose someone familiar with the work. And here she is."
The Señora pointed at me, and I didn't know what to say or do. Should I raise my hand for a handshake? But can I even do that? I'm just their worker. Before I could react, he spoke, and honestly, if the ground could open up and swallow me, I would have beaten him to it and jumped in!
"Yeah, I met her the other day at the falls," he said meaningfully to me and grinned. I couldn't help but notice his gaze shift from my face to my chest. I don't know if I'm overreacting, but his eyes seemed to linger there for a while!
I was incredibly nervous and embarrassed about what was happening! Because of my naturally tanned skin, I was confident that they couldn't see my face and ears turning red.
"Really! That's nice, at least you're already familiar with each other," the Señora said.
"More than familiar," the Señorito replied, looking at me again.
"Do you agree with that, Selena?" he asked me. I instinctively took a step back, and before I knew it, Marco gently held onto my arm. I looked at him, and he was just staring at me, knowing that I wasn't comfortable. I hadn't told him that I had encountered the Señorito at the waterfall!
He might wonder why there was another guy at the waterfall and might ask questions I couldn't answer! I wasn't used to lying, and I might even end up revealing everything! That the Señorito had seen me when he shouldn't have!
"Are you okay?" Marco whispered to me. As I've said, he tends to be overprotective when it comes to me.
I just nodded and smiled. He seemed like he was about to say something based on the way his mouth opened, but he stopped when the Señora spoke again.
"Now that you'll be starting as Kenzo's assistant, I hope everything goes well for you, Selena." I didn't really have a choice, did I? I just nodded, even though I could feel that it might be my downfall.
"Don't worry; your job is easy, Hija. You just have to follow my son, and you know that he's still not very familiar with the Hacienda."
Señora, it seems like he won't be leaving anytime soon because he's already grown up, I thought to myself.
Chapter 5"Oh, by the way, Marco, there's a bee house there. Can you accompany me to check it?" the Señora asked, and they disappeared in front of us, leaving the Señorito and me.I didn't know what to do or say when it was just the two of us and they left. So I decided to stand up from where I was and look at the floor.Urgh! It's too awkward! I'm not the only one working on the ranch. Why didn't they choose someone else? But if I think about it, Marco and I are the only young ones, and most of the others are older, like Mom and Dad, and there are more male workers here."Are you still thinking about yesterday?" I heard the Señorito speak after a few minutes. I slowly raised my head and looked at him. Our gazes met once again. I couldn't bring myself to look away because it felt like his eyes had some kind of magnet!He slowly walked closer to me, and I couldn't escape the scent of his intoxicating cologne! You know the feeling when you just want to embrace someone because they smell
Chapter 6"The gang is planning to go to the town fiesta tonight! They told me to bring you along once we're done here at the hacienda.""I can come; I just need to ask permission from my dad—" But before I could continue, she interrupted me."You've used that excuse too many times! I've lost count of how many times you've said it but never showed up! Lena never joins our outings!""But I'm worried that Mom will be concerned if I don't ask permission." We don't even have cellphones to message each other."I already mentioned it; I bumped into Aling Saling, and she agreed!" My eyes widened."Really?" I couldn't believe it and asked her again. She nodded in response."Yes, that's why you don't need to panic anymore. Aling Saling even said..." She mimicked my mom's voice. Sigh."Take care and don't stay out too late." That's what my mom often says when I'm going somewhere.Clara and I chatted for a while before deciding to return to the mansion to ask permission from the Señorito if I co
Chapter 7I don't know if it's just my imagination, but this feels like the longest ride to the town. As far as I remember, it only takes about twenty minutes to reach the town using Mang John's farm truck, but why does it feel so long now that we're riding the Señorito's luxurious car?"They said they're waiting near the fountain in the middle of the plaza," Clara whispered to me. I suddenly wondered if there was a parking lot for the Señorito."Where do you think the Señorito will park?" I quietly responded to her. "It's a fiesta in town, so the parking lots might be full. I don't really know where else the Señorito can park." When I looked ahead of us, Clara and I saw that the Señorito was busy looking for a parking space. From inside the window, I could see that the parking lots were indeed full. "Kia keeps messaging, asking where we are," Clara said again. "Tell her we're here, just looking for parking for the Señorito." Clara leaned closer to me, and she whispered, "They're gett
Chapter 8It was only then that I realized that we were still holding hands, but it wasn't just a casual hand-holding. We were doing the theme of holding hands while walking. My eyes widened, and my whole face grew warm with embarrassment!I quickly pulled my hand away from the Señorito's hand and distanced myself slightly from him, overwhelmed by embarrassment."I-I'm sorry, Señorito!" It was only now that I understood why our friends were looking at us that way."I-I was just excited to see you..." I averted my gaze from the Señorito and continued what I wanted to say."I didn't realize that I was already holding your hand, Señorito. I'm sorry." I stammered, and my eyes took on a more masculine look when the Señorito took his hand out of his pocket and gently patted my head.My lower lip trembled, and I felt my whole face grow even warmer with what the Señorito did, while he stared directly into my eyes.Urgh! What are these weird feelings I'm experiencing? Why am I only realizing t
Chapter 9"I want this, this, and this." His eyes widened as he pointed to the fishballs, kikiam, and chicken balls."Alright, I'll get them for you, Señorito." I happily responded and used the stick I was holding to skewer a piece of fishball. Just like what I did with the kwek-kwek, I blew on it first and then dipped it in the sauce provided by the vendor before offering it to the Señorito, taking it straight from the frying pan.As I enjoyed feeding the Señorito, I completely forgot that we had been separated from our friends."They're so sweet together.""I wish everyone would feed each other, even if it's just with fishballs, it's a date.""Ate is so lucky, Kuya only has eyes for her. I hope I find a guy like that, who only looks at me even with all those girls trying to get his attention.""I hope you find someone like that too." They laughed subtly, and I discreetly glanced at the group next to us. I wondered who they were talking about, but my eyebrows furrowed when I saw them
Chapter 10As we continued walking, I didn't realize that we had already arrived at the park. There were only a few people around, mostly couples. The night lights hanging on the trees were lit, creating a romantic ambiance.We kept walking until we found an empty bench. It was perfect because we had been walking for quite some time, so I suggested that we sit down."Señorito, let's stay here for a while." I instinctively pulled the Señorito towards the bench, and luckily, he followed, holding my hand as we walked. When I saw myself and the Señorito sitting on the bench, I didn't notice that we were sitting so close together.We spent a few minutes just staring at the dark water of the lake in the park. My feet no longer hurt, so I thought about asking the Señorito if we should go home if we couldn't find Clara. He was slightly squinting his eyes because of the lights, so I closed my eyes a bit to avoid being blinded.My eyebrows furrowed when I noticed that the Señorito seemed preocc
Chapter 11It was wrong of me to think that he noticed something strange about me, but from the way he looked at me, it felt like he could read my mind! But then..."We planned to go home, but there's no school tomorrow, and Uncle Ceasar had some lambanog to give away! It would be a waste if we didn't drink it!" Xhea said, and she was the one who walked closer to where the Señorito and I were sitting, causing Marco to pause in his steps, but he remained standing, intense in his gaze towards me."Come on, Lena, join us and the Señorito for a fun drinking session!" Clara chimed in."Have you tasted lambanog, Señorito?" Miggy asked."Not yet. I also don't know what that is," the Señorito replied to Miggy's question."Maybe you should experience being a rich kid like us," Kia teased."Kia," I interjected, scolding her because the Señorito might think I was being sarcastic."I know, so you'll have an idea of what lambanog is, Señorito. Come join us for the drinking session!" Kia bantered a
Chapter 12"You're just going to pee, but you're holding your stomach? Does your stomach hurt?" I just laughed and pulled her towards the table since the boys were already seated one by one."Never mind all the things you're noticing. Let's go before Clara beats us to the good seats when she comes back." I held her by the arm and pulled her away from where we were standing. It would be bad if ghosts appeared while we were chatting here, right?So, this was the seating arrangement at our round table: Clara, then Miggy, then Xhea, followed by Marco, me, Señorito, Kyo, and Kia."Where should we start the shots?" Kia asked."I have an idea to make it fair. Let's spin the bottle to determine who goes first," Xhea replied."Why don't we let Señorito go first since this is his first time tasting lambanog?" Marco suggested. I don't know if I'm overthinking or if there's something different in Marco's tone. Is he annoyed with Señorito? But why? Based on my knowledge of Marco, he doesn't get an