"Ash." she blurted.
"I said, stop calling me that." he said.
Ivanna could see his reaction everytime she calls him, Ash.
"Why so? It looks cool in you." she said.
Ash just glared at her.
"So, Can we go to the mall?" she aked.
Ash just nodded, he has nowhere to know to go. They went to the mall, Ivanna has many things to buy and that he used him as his bag carrier.
"Gosh, what do you think of me?" he rehearsed.
Ivanna just smiled at him.
"Sorry, I just need them." she said.
"This is our last destination." he said.
Ivanna just laughed, she can see that he's being irritated and pissed. They were on their way to the parking lot when someone bumps at Ivanna,making all the bags she was holding to drop to the floor.
"Gosh!" Ivanna stated.
"Are you blind?" the woman said.
Ivanna was pissed.
"Excuse me, but you're the one who bumps with me." Ivanna said.
The woman was an inch taller than her, she's pretty and sexy as well but dumb.
"What? It's you exactly." the woman said.
Ash was just watching them, he doesn't want to meddle with their fight.
"God, never mind." Ivanna said and bent down to pick her bags.
"Don't." Ash holds her hand to stop picking them.
The woman turned her eyes to Ash, she was turned to a saint. Ivanna scoffs and glared at her.
"Hi." the woman said, flirting with him.
But Ash was just staring at her.
"Lady, you should be the one who's picking those." he said.
The woman was felt ashamed, she was shocked.
"But,it's her fault." she said.
"I saw it all, it was you who's not looking." he said.
The woman went red, She stares at Ivanna and that Ivanna was smiling some sort of victory. The woman just bent down to pick all her bags.
"Here." she handed.
"Good." Ivanna said smiling.
"Thank you, let's go." he said.
The woman was staring at their backs, Ivanna stared at her back and gave her and lift her middle finger to her making the woman in shock.
"Ivanna." Ash said.
Ivanna quickly chased him.
"Thank you for helping me out." she said.
Ash was just driving, no answer at all.
"By the way, you can call me Candice." she said.
Ash was certified and curious.
"Why so?" he asked.
"Nothing, I just want you to call me on my other name." she said.
Ash didn't retort, he just focused to drive. Ivanna was talking and talking, Ash wants to puts some headphone.
"Will you zip your mouth for even minutes?" he finally asked.
Ivanna felt insulted yet happy, it was the first time Ash confronted her.
"I'm sorry but I'm really like this, you know very talkative and noisy." she said.
"Ugh, why am I going to stuck up with this woman." he whispers but she heard it.
"I heard that." she said.
"Damn." he cursed.
Ivanna hides her laugh, and decided to stop pissing him. It was already afternoon, and by the road they can see the sunset coming out. Ivanna was fond of the sunset, she wants to stare at it until it was gone.
"Ash, Can you just stop the car?" she asked.
Ash turned his gaze towards her with his face asking why.
"Please..." she just said, pouting.
Ash stops the car, Ivanna went out from the car very happy. Ash was watching her from inside.
"Yes! come out." she said spreading her hands.
"Geez, looks crazy." Ash blurted.
He went out to join her.
"Why did we stop?" he asked her.
Ivanna was just focusing her eyes towards the sunset.
"To watch the sunset." she said.
Ash also stared at the sunset, he admits that it was so beautiful.
"You know what, I love sunsets." she said.
"Sunset makes me to relieve my problems or my stress, as you can see how beautiful it is. It can wash away your problems." she said.
Ash thought he was right and then he remembered something.
FLASHBACK
"Ash, Come on! the sunset is coming out." Andrea was happy.
"Wait for me then." he said and chase her.
Ash hugs her from behind while watching the sunset. Andrea was very fond of it, she keeps on coming out when the sunset was already coming out.
"Rhea, why do you love sunset?" he asked.
"Well, you really ask me that." she giggles.
"I love it, because watching it making my fears and problems away from me. It helps me warm up and helps my mind to be in peace." she said.
"Okay." he all said.
"It's so beautiful." she said.
"Like you." Ash said.
Andrea stares at her and kiss him. It was their second anniversary that time and Rhea asks him to go with her to just watch the beautiful sunset.
"I love you, Ash." she smiled.
"I love you too, Rhea." he replied.
FLASHBACK ENDS
"Hey!" Ivanna was waving her hand in front of him.
But Ash was thinking so deep, he went back to his phase. Ivanna was worried staring at him.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"Uhm yeah." he said.
Ivanna didn't believe him, she knows that he remembered something that make him stop.
"Okay." she replied.
They waited until the sunset went down from arising. They decided to go home, Ash still was silent. Ivanna thinks that he must probably tired.
"Ash, thank you for this day." she said.
"You're welcome." he replied.
Ivanna was thankful that her husband to be was so handsome and kind. Thinking, it's not hard for her to fall in love with him. Ash was thinking about her ex-girlfriend again. Andrea, they broke up due to long distance relationship. Ash doesn't want her to leave but Andrea was so persistent and persevere to follow her parents abroad. He thought it might be better for them to break up for not making it harder for them, and Andrea agreed to him.
They had arrived to their mansion, Ivanna's parents were so happy that Ash accepted their favor to know Ivanna more."Thank you for bringing our daughter safe." Langston handed him."It's a pleasure, sir." Ash replied.Ivanna was fixing the things they had bought a while back."Honey, you bought too much. What are those?" her mom asks her.She just smiled at her, making her mom curious."Mom, it's my clothes. you know, some of my clothes were already small for me." she said."Oh I'm sorry that I forgot to shop for you." Tina said.Tina was watching her daughter, she was so happy and grateful. Ivanna caught her staring at her."Mom, what are you staring at?" she asked."Nothing, you've grown so fast." she said.Ivanna awed and already know where their conversation was heading already."Mom, stop it. i don't want you to make a drama here in my room." she said.Her mom laughed."You're rea
Ezekiel was staring at his best friend, he knew how much he loves Andrea and how they loved each other. He thinks that Andrea still loves him too until now, it's not just they were fated to each other."Dwayne, How long is she been there already?" he asks him.Ash just drinks his beer."Maybe two years already." he said."It's been too long, I guess." Ezekiel said.It's hard for Ash to move on from her, Andrea was his first love and ever first girlfriend so far. Ezekiel could see that he's still in love with her."Don't tell me, you're going to marry your fiancee for you to move on?" he asks.Ash nodded, he was stunned."What if she'll come back?" he asked."I don't know." he said.Ezekiel just sighed."You know what, If I'm in your place i'm going to forget about my past and just think about my future. Dude, marry your fiancee to be your future not to move on from your past." he said.Ash was startl
"Thank you so much for showing me around, you're so kind." Ivanna said to Ezekiel. Ezekiel had enjoyed her company, Ivanna is so sweet and kind and every man would fall for that kind of woman. Ivanna went ahead to meet her parents, Ezekiel is on his way to meet Dwayne. "I'm so sorry." Ezekiel said. "Nah, It's okay. You sure you just showed her around, not to flirt with her?" Dwayne asked. With his tone, Ezekiel thought he was jealous. "Wait, you asks too many questions. Are you jealous?" Ezekiel asked. Ash almost throw up his coffee to him, he just glared at him. Ezekiel was smiling with matching teasing of his tone. "Nah, I'm not and will never be." Ash said firm. Ezekiel smirks and scoffs. "Come on man, you're going to eat your words some day." he said. Ash just ignored him. What do you think? Is he going to eat his words later? Ezekiel was very sure he's going to fall for her. "Dwayne, Ivanna
Ivanna decided to stroll out the mall."God, I'm already bored." she murmured.She went to sit at the cafe thinking what to do next where to go next."Wait, What will I go to Ash." she was thinking."Okay! I'll go." she said.She picked up her stuffs and went to catch a cab, Good thing she asked her parents where is Ash's office."Thank you! Have a nice day." she said to the driver and even gave him a tip for entertainging her while on the road.Ivanna stares at the bigs company in front of her."Wow." she said.Ivanna went ahead, she greeted the guard. They didn't know she was Ash's fiancee. All of the staffs were staring at her, she went to the front desk to ask where is his office."Excuse me, where is Mr. Villareal's office?" she asked.The woman, whos the clerk was just staring at her."Hey." she repeated."I'm sorry but do you have an appointment?" the woman asked.The tone of her
Ivanna was just watching him, she wants to walk but her right foot still aches. Her foot also buldge. Ash can see her, trying hard to get up."Just sit down, i'll drop you off later to your home." he said.Ivanna wanted to smile, Ash was being good to her while she was hurt. She was thinking, to hurt herself always for him to take care of her always but she just laugh at her thought. Ash gives her the book she wanted to get a while back for her to have something to do."Wow, this book is epic." she said.Ash could hear her every words, he hated noisy people. Ivanna was already bored, she just played with her phone. She was playing candy crush, her phone's volume was too loud. Ash couldn't concentrate."I can't believe, I'm going to marry this psycho." he murmured."Dang! I lost!" Ivanna shouted.Ash groaned."Ugh, Can you please keep your volume down? Somebody's trying to get some work here." he said.Ivanna must not hea
Ash waited for her to wake up, Ivanna woke up exactly five in the afternoon. She realizes a jacket was covered on her, she smiled to see it was Ash who was wearing it a while ago."I'm sorry, I overslept." she said."It's okay, you ready?" he asked her.Ivanna nodded."Let's go home." he said.Ash holds her while on the elevator until the lobby. Ivanna was sho shy, all of eyes were on them."Who's that?""Dang!""Is that the girl a while back?""Wait, is that the CEO's girl friend?"That's all they heard, Ivanna was just staring at Ash. Ash doesn't care about the gossips. Ivanna was very near to his face and that she can his heart beating so fast."Hey, I can walk from here." she said.She wanted to go down but ASh doesn't want her to walk, it might sprain her foot more. They were both silent inside the car."Thank you." she said.Ash was surprised, he didn't see that coming from her mo
"Can you give me a sign?" she said staring at the dark night sky."Sign if it's a good decision to marry him." she added.She almost freaked out to see a wishing star just passed by."Oh my God." she whisperedAnd that she decided to make a wish."I wish to have a beautiful married life with Ash even we don't love each other." she said closing her eyes.She sighed and stares the stars. God gave her the sign she want and now she was so happy and very relieved to marry him."We might not love each other, but I guess we can learn how to love each other. I believe that." she said smiling.Ivanna was thinking positive for her future, thinking Ash's face near her, she keeps on giggling. Ash was also on his veranda thinking so deep. His mom was behind him, she knows he was thinking for his ex again."Dwayne." she said."Mom." he said."I know you're thinking about her again." she said.Ash didn't react, his
Week passed, her foot has recovered. Ivanna was staring at her reflection. "Wow, you look so beautiful in that gown." Ivy said. It was their wedding day, Ivy helps her inside her room to change and do her make-up. She doesn't want to hire some make-up artist for she just wants a natural and just light make-up. "This is it." Ivanna sighed. Ivy was so proud of her, but in fact she's not marrying someone she loves. Chritina Hendrix entered to check up on her daughter. "Wow." her mother gasped. "You look stunning." Tina said. Ivanna just chuckles. Her mother was starting to tear up, Ivy went out to give them some privacy. "Mom." she said. Tina graciously wipes her tears with tissue. "Oh my God, I'm so sorry." she said. Ivanna just caressed her mother's face. Her mother was guilty for letting them marry someone that is a stranger for their daughter. Their dad went in to tell them they're going