The Perks of Having the Perv Boss

Chapter 13 – Doubt

Juliet

“When are you goingto get up mom and go back to our usual routine?” I ask while I stare at herunconscious figure. I’m upset whenever I see her like this. Well who elsewouldn’t be when you see your mother in this state? It’s Sunday and I’ve beenhere for like three hours now since I got here at around ten o’ clock in themorning. I could finally pay the bills tomorrow and I was a bit relieved that Icould now pay and lessen the bills that are piling up.

 I talk to the nurse who is in charge with mymom and bid her my good bye after having a talk with her to just message mewhenever something bad happens. My friends are texting me and asking me whydidn’t I join them to go party last night and I just replied them that I ambusy and we’re having an outing this coming week. I didn’t tell them everythingexcept for Chloe and they all agreed and are excited to come. And that ofcourse, is talked through the phone.

So what do I to donow? I don’t feel like going to my friend’s place. I’m done visiting my mother,It’s my day off in the café and I don’t have to work for Zach because he isn’taround. Why do I feel so empty?

What is that guydoing now? Maybe he is flirting with some girls right now when he's out oftheir house. Going to parties or even with his brother. Well, I don't reallyknow about his brother that much but maybe he is like him. More like obnoxious,good-looking, perverted, bipolar guy? or maybe is opposite than him, if so,then I would likely want to meet him.

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It's alreadywednesday. Nothing productive has come to my life so far. On sunday, I justspent the whole day on my sweatpants and watch a the series of the vampirediaries that I love so much. I wanted to visit Chloe but I'm so lazy to do soand I wanted to spend my time with myself because I feel like I really neededit. On monday, I was able to pay the bills with the use of the salary that Irecieved. And this routine goes on and on up until now- I wake up in themorning, attend my job in the cafe, visit my mother on the hospital, take alook at Zach's place which I only did yesterday, go home, take a nice bath,watch on the television and then sleep. My summer is boring and this isn'tsomething that I vision.

"You lookgloomy, are you okay?" Cody asks. He was on the cash register. There areonly few people who come in today and that is pretty old since this cafe nevergets few customers. I lean my back on the counter while I stare at the vacanttables which are a lot. Only three tables have customers.

"I'm not. Justbored." I said flatly. "Why do I feel so empty and lazy?" Iutter. I went at the back of the counter and stand beside Cody who was now busycounting the money that he'll be putting on a box that is to be given to ourboss later.

"I don't thinkyou're bored. I just think that maybe you're thinking about someone and I guessthat him, not being here, makes you feel lonely. A lot." He saidteasingly. I glared at him but he didn't seem to be annoyed by it.

I hit him on thearm, "No I don't. Maybe you're the one who is missing him. For yourinformation, I feel a lot of happy with him not around. And why did you knowthat he isn't here?" I inquired with my eyes daggered at him.

He chuckled softly,"I don't miss that brat. Well it seems that you do, but you just don'tadmit it. I have connections, you don't have to know." He sticks histongue out as he placed the money on the box after counting it.

"What's thepast behind the two of you? Well, it seem like you hated him and when Iremember before, he doesn't really talk much when you're around. And if you twohave something going on, why did you even work here under his sister? Perhaps,are you insane?" I lean my elbow on the counter while I stare at his sterndemeanor.

"I don't wantto talk about it." He said seriously.

"Finethen." I replied. "It's not my fault that you don't trust me thatmuch." I sigh. Well, basically, I was making this look so that he has togive in and tell me everything which I don't think will work.

"Are youreally that interested in him that you even used his schoolmate before just toknow everything about him?" He smiled weakly.

I groaned softly,"Can't I just ask what happen without you teasing me like that?"

"Okay, I'lltell you the story but promise me not to be so judgemental about it?" Inodded and he continued, "I and Zach are like the closest friend ever backon our freshmen year until our junior year but it ended on our senior year whenI make out with this girl in our school which I thought she has been dumped byZach and Zach saw us. We had a fist fight, we didn't talked and that ended ourfriendship."

"Wow. And Ithought that you said to me that I must be careful around him when you are alsolike him." I said teasingly. "That was a joke though." I added.

He smiled a little,"Maybe you changed your mind and changed your thoughts and perspectiveabout me after hearing that story?"

I shake my head indisapproving way, "Nope." Popping the 'p'. "Well you didn't knowabout that Zach hasn't dump her and you didn't really do it on purpose. Notyour fault. Not taking on everybody else's side, I'm just stating thefacts."

"Could I askyou something?" He looks at me straight in the eyes.

"What?" Iask.

"Do you likeZach?" His serious demeanor didn't change. With just the question that heask to me, it already made me feel nervous like when Marc ask me the samequestion.

"I--uh, No. Idon't think---" I stammered, I was about to continue my sentence until acustomer arrived and Cody asks for her order.

I don't really knowif I like him. Why am I being like this whenever someone asks me when I likehim? I don't like him! Why can't I just say those words out loud without beinghesitant or even stammering every single word that I am to say?

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Today, is Friday. Iam a little bit conscious and maybe because today is the day that Zach is goingto arrive. And maybe he has already arrive. But why am I even thinking abouthim? I shouldn't care if he is arriving today. He's probably thinking ofsomeone else rather than calling me out and sending me on his house to tease melike he usually do when I'm there. I should be sad right now since he's goingto be here. The happy life that I have without him is ruined. "More like a boring life".Someone said on the back of my mind. Great, even my mind is fighting with me.

My phone rang atexactly seven fifty three in the evening. And the call was from Chloe.

"Hello?"I said as soon as I bring my phone to my hear.

"I am excited!!!!!!Are you really serious about the outing tomorrow because all the girls is atthe house right now and we're going there for a sleep over!" She saidexcitedly. I could hear the girls shouting on the other line.

"Wait, what? Imean, yes. The outing is tomorrow. Do we really have to have that sleep overthing? Can't you all guys wait for tomorrow?" I said lazily. Well I'm onmy pj's now and I'm ready to sleep until Chloe started calling me. I know, it'sstill early to sleep but I just want this day to be over with.

"Don't be sucha joy killer. We'll be there in around twenty minutes." Stacy said.

"Get your assout of the bed and wait for us at your living room girl." Rocky shoutedthat make me feel like my ears is about to bleed.

I groan infrustration before I decided to hang up and wait for them in the living room.Don't get me wrong, I love hanging out with them, it's just that, I don'treally am in the mood right now because they just disturbed my time of havingto get some sleep.

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"Hey! Turnleft i***t!" Bella said. She is telling us where to go since she have themap on her phone that Marc send to me and I gave it to her since I'm not goodin directions. Well the original plan was that the boys will take us to themansion (vacation home), but that plan didn't work out when Marc called me (hesaid he got my number from Zach), and told me that he'll be picking us up on myhouse which he doesn't know and when I was about to tell him that we're justgoing to meet them at Zach's place, Chloe argued. She told me that she refusesto be drive by the guys she doesn't know and to leave her precious car behind.I argued back, telling her that we don't even know the place and that we shalljust stick with the original plan. We ended up having this bet and Chloe won.Marc just gave me the map of the location and now we're stuck of getting lost.Not literally, we got lost a while ago, but now we managed to get on track. Thegirls doesn't know about the fact that I am working under Zach but only knowsabout his sister that made me friends with Zach that he offered me to come withthem. Only Chloe knows about it. Well, they are my friends also but I justthink its best if Chloe is the only one who needs to know about it.

The drive shouldonly take two hours if we manage to follow the directions correctly but wedidn't so we're still on the road now for three and a half hour. But Bella toldme that we're almost there. I have been recieving calls from Marc and Max andasking us where we are because all of them are already there. And what I justtold them that we got a flat tire and its already taken care of.

"Are we thereyet?" Sara said on a high pitch tone of voice.

"Almost hun,just get your mouth shut." Chloe inquired. Well she's getting a little bitgrumpy because she's driving and Bella kept on shouting at her whenever she gotthe wrong direction.

"Turn right,straight ahead and to the big gate." Bella said. "I can't believethat this torture is finally over." She sighs.

We're now in frontof the big gate that is widely open for us to enter. There are large trees onthe side of the pathway as we manage to get in. When we manage to to see thelarge mansion, Chloe parked her car beside the truck that I presume that isMarc's and the other car that I don't even know who. I'm getting nervous and Idon't really understand why.

"Can't wait tomeet some hot and college lads." Stacy said as she gets out of the car. Igot out of the passenger seat and got my bag on the back. I waited for them toalso get theirs. When we manage to get all the things we needed, we entered themansion. It is big and very big. Well yeah, it's my first time to see a bighouse like this.

A maid who seem tobe on her mid forties surprise us and showed us her smile before she finallyspeaks, "Mr. Winters and the rest of his friends are in the enterntaimentroom. Come and follow me." She said in a polite manner.

We all nodded andfollowed her as she made her way upstairs. Why do I even feel so tense andnervous all in the same time?

"Your friendmust be filthy rich." Zoey said as she gaze at the walls and painting hungon the wall.

"There theyare. I'll just be bringing you some snacks." She said and left.

I, of course,entered first. In total, there are nine guys in the room and all of them sharethe same built of body except for Marc and Max. They are all looking at us whenwe all entered the room.

"Why are theyall hot?" Stacy whispered on my hear. I lighlty hit her on the arm withthe use of my bag. "Shut up Stace." I said in a soft tone of voice.

"Hi?" Theguy with the blonde hair said who is seated beside Marc.

"Ohsorry." Marc stands up from the leather couch, "We are going tointroduce ourselves." He said politely.

"Wait, are youZach's cousin, right?" Says the guy who I seem to be familiar with. He isZach's bestfriend who I still remember up until now.

"No, he's notZach's cousin." Max implied.

"She's someonewho I would like to keep beside me all day." The familiar voice saidbehind us. We all came to look and there he is, the guy who have this arrogantsmirk place on his lips. The guy who I always claim to hate and give himnicknames that I suits him very well, The guy who makes me nervous all the timeand makes me doubt what I really feel for him. That guy who is standing infront of us right now is Zachary Thomas Winters.