SO CALLED RIGHT

I was sitting in the backseat of my car on my way to work as usual. The one and only unusual thing was Eduardo that morning. That was unusual of me to spend the night with an employee and go to work with him. And the morning was pretty much unusual as well.

I blamed him because of his strange and conflicting behavior but I was the same when he came to the shower to make up for things. Although I wanted to enjoy his kisses and caresses I tried my best to hold my horses so I could do the right thing. Right thing… How do we define the so called “right thing”?

Spending the night with the one who is barely known does not sound like a right thing to me. Feeling him was so right though. Falling asleep in his arms and sensing my skin brushing his gently as I was waking up was feeling so right too. That feeling was like home to me. I could imagine myself waking up like that for the rest of my life and this is what I can call right!

My gaze caught his sight through the rearview mirror. It was different than last night his eyes had compassion desire lust adoration bliss… Now all that was erased as the sun rose. It was like sun rays vanished all those feelings and replaced them with pure rage. I had to talk to him as soon as possible to sort things out. I owed an apology to him.

I heard my phone ringing and I was grateful for that somehow. I was going to be drowned in the flood of my emotional thoughts. It was Bernardo calling.

“I am on my way Bernardo. See you in ten minutes” I said immediately.

“I am calling you for the bombshell you fool” he said.

“What bombshell?” I said with a voice tone that showed my pure interest.

“The Sole Food is being investigated because of money laundering.”

“What!”

My response made both Eduardo and my chauffeur check me if I was okay.

“You heard me right lady. Their financial department and CEO are in pre-trial detention already.”

“Send our lawyers to see if there’s something that would concern us. We are about to sign a contract with them and that’s why we interacted for a long time.”

“Already sent darling but I don’t think there is anything to concern us.”

“How do you know?”

“It’s because Alvarado’s reported them.”

“Do you mean The Alvarado Group?”

“What’s with the Alvarado Group?” said Eduardo with a lot of interest.

“Yes Pedro Alvarado has reported them himself” said Bernardo.

I was talking to Bernardo but Eduardo’s eyes were on me with a lot of interest and wonder.

“Isn’t it strange Bernardo? I mean they had no business interactions as far as I’ve known right? They aren’t even investing in the same industries. The Sole Food is all about catering and tourism on the other hand The Alvarado’s are in construction and software majorly. I am sniffing a gas leak how about you Bernardo?”

“Same here!”

We were passing by my favorite coffee shop so I had to hang up the call.

“Let’s talk about it once I am there. Gotta grab a coffee.”

“Okay see you.”

“Tada…”

“Ma’am pardon me for my curiosity but did you mention Alvarado Group? As in the CEO Pedro Alvarado?”

“Yes I did. Why are you asking? Do you know about them?”

I stopped my chauffeur before Eduardo’s response or else we were about to pass the coffee shop. “We need to stop by here for a coffee.”

My chauffeur would be getting my coffee for me as usual but I wanted to be alone with Eduardo. So getting a coffee with my bodyguard’s watch would be a great idea.

“I am going to get my coffee myself this morning. I am craving some pastry it’s better for me to pick myself” I said.

“I asked you a question” said Eduardo impatiently.

“We are going to be talking about it while getting coffee Eduardo be patient.”

He got off the car and opened my door.

“Sole Food was being reported for money laundering by Alvarado Group” I said.

His facial reaction was like he heard about the news that he already was waiting for.

“Yes that’s the company that you warned me about at the masquerade. Thank you so much Eduardo. If it weren’t for you the contracts had already been signed by our end by now.”

“I guess I was lucky that night.”

“No I am the lucky one. You protect by all the meanings.”

“I do my job” he said back to his seriousness.

I wanted to link his arm as we were a couple, to take a step to Eduardo but he stopped me.

“I don’t think this kind of service would define my responsibilities of this position right?”

“Eduardo I am sorry for this morning. You have all the rights to be mad at me. My mind is as messed up as yours.”

“I am not mad at you. I am mad at myself. I shouldn’t have crossed the lines at first. I am just a bodyguard just a servant of yours… It was just a night that you couldn’t resist that’s it. I have no right to ask for more. I cannot carry a relationship with you after all aren’t I?”

He was probably thinking about all these when I was up. Although he was right I didn’t want to accept it. All I wanted was to be close to him. I don’t know maybe I was fallen for him maybe I already fell…

I was about to tell him that’s not true but I heard a voice from my past to turn my head.

“Oh my God! Emily is that you?” he said.

Oh that was not the right time that was so not the right time… I desperately carried my eyes between Eduardo and Benjamin my college sweetheart.