The Perks of Having the Perv Boss

Chapter 16 – Day 2 / Like me or Hate Me?

Juliet

“Could youstop messing around?” I said. I can feel my heart nearly exploding because ofwhat Zach said to me. He is just joking, he loves playing around and why wouldhe want to be with someone like me? Someone who has no experience in love andalso, the girl who hates him so much.

“JulietLois Martin, I like you.” He said.

I wastrying to push him aside with the use of both of my feet. "Could youplease move?" I ask. I'm still doing my best to push him aside but evenpushing him with the use of my feet doesn't do. He grabs both of my legs,scoops me up in a bridal style and closes the door of the passenger's seat. Hetook the car keys on my hand and locks the car. I could feel his warmthsurrounding my entire body and that's not even helping.

"Icould walk. Please put me down." I said.

"Iknow." He replied, "Could I ask you a favor?"

I wasn'tlooking at him, my eyes are just directed at the way that we are headed, whichis to where our friends are.

"What?"I said nervously.

"Couldyou ask Juliet if she's okay having a date this weekend? I won't take heranswer now, I'll wait for her answer after the day we got home from themansion." He said boldly.

I couldn'tprocess everything that he is saying right now. Because I can't believe thatthis guy who happens to be my boss and the guy that I hated so much claims thathe likes me and now he wanted to have a date this weekend.

"Whatif she doesn't want to go because maybe, she doesn't like you?" Istammered. I look at his expression and the smile on his face turn to a seriousone.

"Thenthat means, I just have to stop bugging her. If she wants me out of her life,then maybe I should do it because if that is the request of someone I like,even though it hurts, I should do it." He said seriously.

As if Icould feel a sharp object stab on my chest, I don't want this. Why am I beinglike this towards him? Whenever he say something good to me, my heart justflutters and there are this butterflies on my stomach but when he will saysomething that isn't even good, I could feel pain in my chest. He already has ahuge effect on me and trying to dissolve those feelings away would be reallyhard.

"Unlessof course if that guy is easy to give up." A smile spread along his face,"But I'm not that guy. So if she refuses, then I just have to bug her moreand make her fall in love with me because she claims that she don't even likeme at all."

I snortedat his remark, "You're one obnoxious guy." I replied tugging a smileon my lips.

"Andyou're one sly fox." He replied.

"So,Chloe. I--uhm." I heard a guy's voice that is just near from where we arewalking. It sounded more like Alexander but I can't comprehend because thevoice is a little bit soft.

"Didyou hear that?" I ask. Zach stops walking and puts me down slowly. Hesilently walks towards the bush and look at the small holes that you can seethrough. He gestured me with a use of his hand, saying that I should go besidehim and I did what I was told. Both of us are looking at the holes of the bushand look what we got here. It's Alexander and Chloe, away from our friends,it's just the two of them.

"WhatAlexander? If it's about last night, I don't really care about it. We're drunkand no one is to blame." Chloe said. She isn't looking at Alexander andjust kept her eyes settled on the ground.

Zachchuckles softly and I whispered, "What's funny?"

He pointedat my feet which I found a huge spider crawling in it. My eyes widen, Iinstantly cover my mouth with the use of both of my hands.

"Iknow but I'm still sorry about last night and also trying to tell that you'resome of a kid which I think I said that because I was under the influence ofalcohol." I heard Alex said.

"Getit off, please?" I said to Zach, pleading in a soft tone of voice toprevent them from hearing the both of us.

Chloelaughs softly, "Well okay, apology accepted. I'm sorry for calling you astupid old brat."

"Apologyaccepted." Alexander said back.

Zach justkept on laughing at me in a soft manner because I kept on removing the spiderwith the use of the stick but it doesn't come off. "Please." I saidin a pleading way.

"Go ona date with me then I'll remove it." He said in a whispering tone.

I shake myhead in a disapproving way and glared at him for a second before I couldfinally focus on the spider that is on my feet. He isn't even helping at all.

"So,Alexander. I wanted to ask if, does Zach like Juliet or he's just playing with him."Chloe asks bluntly. I was surprise with her sudden question. I just wanted tofocus my eyes on them that I shove the spider with the use of my hand. It'sgross but the spider comes off. Zach wasn't already looking at me, but instead,he was looking at both of our best friends.

"Whydid you ask? You could just call me Alex." He said. He leans his back onthe tree trunk while Chloe is just three steps away from him with her armsfolded against her chest.

"Well,"Chloe purse her lips before she finally say another word, "Will you keep asecret?" Chloe ask. Is she going to tell Alex that I like Zach because ifshe does, I will shout her name out even if I and Zach are caughteavesdropping. I just don't want Zach to know the real thing, the real truththat I like him. Yes he knew I like him in a drunkard state but in my consciousand none-drunkard state, I have never told him I like him and I wanted to keepit that way.

"I canbut I have the feeling that you're going to say that your best friend, Juliet,likes Zach. Am I right?" He questions with a smug look.

I shake myhead in a disapproving way, Zach doesn't seem to pay attention to me, butinstead, he was just focus on their conversation. "Let's go." I said,whispering at Zach's ear.

"Goahead if you wish, I wanted to hear this." He said back without looking atmy eyes.

"Welldoes she?" Alexander asks Chloe again.

"Zachlet's just go, we're eavesdropping. We shouldn't." I said, pulling himaway from our hiding spot which is the bush.

"Couldyou just answer my question if whether Zach likes Juliet or not?" Chloesaid. She looks down at the ground, not meeting Alexander's eyes.

"Idon't know. It's my second time that I saw Juliet and the first time I saw her,Zach told me that she was his cousin that's why I don't think that Zach reallyhave something going on with her. We are not really talking about any love lifewhen we hang out; we usually talk about guy stuffs and parties." Alexandersaid. "So, does Juliet like Zach?"

My handsare shaking, my heart is pounding like crazy, I could feel that my world isabout to crash in just one word that Chloe is about to utter. Chloe pleasedon't say it.

"ShallI wait for her answer or should you tell me instead?" Zach said. His eyesare still focus on the two of them.

"Youwouldn't hear anything good so I suggest we get out of here." I shouldjump on him and make a ruckus so that I could prevent Chloe from saying thewords that I don't want Zach to hear. Yeah, that's a great idea. I shouldprobably do that, here goes nothing.

I was aboutto stand up and jump on him but Zach caught my arm and pulled me closer to him,he puts his index finger near to his lips, shushing me. He pointed both of ourfriends and when I saw them. They are making out.

"Whatthe--" He didn't let me finish what I have to say and close my mouth withthe use of his hand.

"Weshould get out of here." Zach said in a soft tone of voice.

I noddedbut in the same time, I wanted them to break apart. Is what I am seeing forreal? If Chloe likes Alexander, it's fine. But they just met and I don't thinkthat their feelings are permanent, it's just something like caught in themoment. What if Chloe puts all her heart out to him and to Alex, he thinks thatwhat he and she just done is some kind of fling. I don't want her to get hurt.

I stompZach's foot and he kept his mouth close to prevent any sound from coming out. Ididn't have to do this but, Chloe could thank me later. I pushed Zach out ofthe bush and both of them break apart. They were startled when they saw Zachcome out of the bush.

"I amsorry if I am interrupting the both of you. I was push by a spider." Zachsaid as he stare down at the bush which where I was in.

Chloe'sface turned red and she stare down at the ground, "Please don't tell it tomy friends, especially to Juliet."

"Whyis that? It seems like you two get along fine, I'm sure that something goodwill come out of you two. I'm cheering for you Alex." Zach chuckles. Noone utters a single world.

"I amgoing ahead. I'll see you guys later." Chloe said. She walks out anddisappears from their sight.

Zachcoughs, disturbing Alexander who is just staring at the tree on his side."So, are you two a thing or do you like her?" Zach questions.

"Weshould go back." Alexander sighs. "Let's just talk about thislater."

"Okay.Just go ahead, I have to find a spider to scare the girls." Zach turnsaround.

"Okay,see you later then. Have fun looking for a spider." Alexander chuckles.

"Ohyes, I will. I think I found a while ago, it pushes me from this bush, I shouldcatch it while I'm still here." He's probably talking about me. I'm nospider and I definitely don't look like one.

Alexanderjust chuckled and left Zach.

"Youshould go out now sneaky little spider, they are gone, thanks to you."Zach stands up from the bush to where I was hiding.

I stand upfrom our hiding spot and smiled at him, "Let's go back." I tighten myhold of my towel and when I pass by him, he grabs my arm, "Not so fast,mind explaining my why you did that?"

"Whatdid I do?" Playing innocent, that is what I must do.

"Youstomp my foot, push me into the bush without me doing anything wrong, are youpurposely trying to break them apart from the make out session?" He asks.

I avoidedhis eyes, "No, you were covering my mouth and I feel very uneasy that Istomp you and I saw the spider on you that made me push you away from me."I lied.

He didn't commenton what I said and he align my eyes to his by moving my face with the use ofhis hand. "Truth." He said.

"Okayfine." I sigh, "I don't want her to get involved with him with justthat. It's fine if they will eventually be together but if they are just goingto make out for fun and eventually Chloe will fell in love with him andAlexander doesn't like her back, I don't want her to get hurt."

"Idon't think that it's for you to decide whether they will like each other ornot. It's their lives, let them be. It's not ours to control or even meddlewith." Zach said. As if I was talking to someone who is very mature to me.Well he is old.

"Iknow that but I don't want her to get hurt." I said.

"Loveisn't just about having fun, smiles and anything positive. There is always painbehind it. If you're going to love, you also need to prepare to get hurt.That's life. There are always sacrifices and pain." He pats my shoulder,"Bear that in my Juliet." He started walking, without even waitingfor me.

Pain andlove always go together. Why is he telling me this?

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"Whydid you take so long to get back here?" Rocky asks. She is sitting on theground with her full body entirely well. It seems to me that I'm the only onewho hasn't jump on the water yet.

"Getready!" Max hollered. He was looking at me, grinning. Something smellsfishy.

Someonescoops me on a bridal style and there was Marc. Max grabs both my legs and Marctakes a hold of my arms, swinging my whole body before it could reach thewater.

"Letgo!" I shouted. Everyone started laughing at my nervous expression.

"Suresweetie." Marc chuckled. Both of them let me go, and I fell on the coldwater. The water is freezing. I wipe my eyes to get a better vision and glaredat the two who is responsible for dropping me on the water. I throw my seethrough dress that I wore over my bikini on the ground and started swimming. Isaw Chloe talking comfortably with Alexander on the grassy ground. They areboth laughing and exchanging conversations that I didn't know. She looks happyand now I realize, Zach was right. I don't have to meddle with their life, it'stheirs to control.

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Having theguys and my gal friends around is fun. But I'm a bit sad because tomorrow isthe last day. After tomorrow, I'll be back working, paying the bills at thehospital and in the house and not but not the least, I have to give Zach ananswer. I don't know if his intentions are real or even him, telling me that helikes me. What if all of that are just for fun, he was just teasing me? I don'tknow what to do. I don't know how to handle this.

I fix mythings and change my clothes into a short and a blouse. We'll be having dinneron the garden which the guys said that it was relaxing and a bit windy. I grabmy phone and when I was about to place it on my back pocket, it rang.

"From: Kyle

Message: Hi Juliet,I know it's been days or weeks since I last got your number and it's just nowthat I have the guts to message you. I don't know what's gotten into me, it maysound weird right? Because why do I need guts to message you? Well, first of, Ithink, I still do like you. You're the first girl that makes me really happy,it's sad that we weren't able to get into a relationship because I have to movein a different location. But since then, I never stop thinking about you, upuntil now. Is Zach your boyfriend? Because if he is, forget about everything thatI said, but if not, will you give me another chance and let's date? I'll bewaiting for your reply."

"Whatthe f**k?" I said to myself. Sorry for the curse word but now anotherproblem has came up in my life. Yes, I like Kyle a way back and it was a wastethat I had not gotten a relationship with him because he was a really nice guyand I really think that he was the one but now that my feelings are not reallythere, he suddenly came back, confusing me. I like Zach but why do I even feelmy heart raising when he sent me this message, this is wrong. I shouldn't befeeling anything.

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"Areyou okay Juliet? It's like you haven't touch your food." Chloe whisperedon my ear.

I purse mylips and shake my head, "I really need someone to talk to." I sigh.

"What?Is there something wrong?" She asks. I look at Zach who is eating andlaughing together with his friends. This is so unfair. Why do I have to be inthis kind of situation?

"Kyle.He message me, asking me out on a date. Because he still likes me and Zach, awhile ago, told me that he likes me too even if I haven't told him I like himand he asks me if I could have a date with him and he will wait for my reply.What should I do? My feelings for Kyle have already been gone but when I sawhis message, it made me happy and my heart can't stop raising, that's justwrong. I don't know what to do." I said in a soft tone of voice,preventing others from hearing our conversation.

"Whatthe hell?!" Chloe uttered. Her voice came out loudly and everyone who iseating with us settled their eyes to us.

"Isthere something wrong?" Alexander ask with a worried look.

"Nothing'swrong." I smile. I stand up from where I was sitted, "I'll headfirst, I'm not feeling well. Continue what you are all doing." I said,ending it with a smile.

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I stare atmy phone where Kyle's message is still displayed. What should I reply to him? Iwant to turn him down but there is a part of me that can't even do it. I likeZach and now Kyle is trying to mess up my mind.

I heard aknock from my door, my door is lock, to prevent anyone from entering because Idon't want anyone bugging me especially when I am thinking. I place my phone onthe bed and lean my back against the door.

"Whois it? I'm a bit tired. Can you just leave me alone first?" I said.

"It'sZach. Can I come in?" He said on the other side of the door. My heartstarted pounding like crazy. If only Zach truly likes me, then maybe, justmaybe, I won't be having second thoughts in terms of Kyle.

"Areyou being like that because of Alexander and Chloe? Don't let them bother you,it seems that both--" I cut him off, "You're right. I don't have tomeddle with their life and I think both of them look happy when they aretogether. They are not my problem, leave me be."

"I won't until I know you're okay." He said.

I sigh,"I'm okay." I ran my hands on my face.

"Noyou're not, you're lying."

"I'mnot lying." I walk away from the door and sat down at the ground that is adistant away from the door.

"Yesyou are. And I can tell with the look on your face a while ago." He saidin a comforting manner.

"Sowhat? What does that matter to you? It's my problem, you don't have to meddlewith it. You are just my friend."

"I'mjust a friend huh? Well to me, you're someone special in my life who I wantedto be with." He said. I have this weird feeling happening inside my body.The feeling of having butterflies on your stomach and the constant beating ofyour heart in a very fast phase. Usually, in movies and in books, it gives youthe sign of liking or loving that person. Which to me, is still confusing.Because up until now, I know, he is just playing with my feelings.

“Why areyou being like this? Stop messing around already! You’re confusing me. I don’tneed that right now!” I retorted.

“You don’t needit? Really? Why? Is it wrong to care for someone you truly like? And can youplease stop telling me to stop messing around or teasing you because I’m notlying with what I said. If you think that I’m some kind of a playboy ortroublemaker, you’re wrong. I’m serious of everything that I told you. Wellyeah at first, on the party, I think you really are hot and I’m kind ofthinking that I could make out with you since we’re at the party. And littledid I know you’re drunk but I can’t stop, well I’m a man. The day after that, Ifelt really bad for even doing that but the punch that you gave me made merealize that I was a jerk on that day and I really wish that I get to see youagain to apologize and to know more about you because you just caught myattention. And when you became my caretaker, I got to know more about you andnever did I knew, I started to be this guy who wants to protect you and Iusually have this jealousy overcoming me whenever I saw you with someone else,and that hit me, I started liking you. You may think of me as some obnoxious,perverted college brat but the words that I spoke you a while ago, I like youis the truth. And if you can’t remember because you’re drunk, I told you beforewhen we’re on the beach, I like you too when you told me you like me. I’m notlying okay? I have said enough and I’m not repeating myself again.”

A memoryflashes on the back of my mind, he did say to me he likes me and I instantlylean my head on his hard chest until I doze off.

“So if youtruly believe that I’m joking with you and my intentions aren’t real, tell meto stop liking you and also tell me to get lost but if not, open this fuckingdoor.” He said.

I stand upfrom the ground, grab my phone and message Kyle.

“To: Kyle

Message: Hey, thankyou for being honest with me, at first, I don’t really know what to do and toreply. I’m confused and yeah, your confession made me a bit happy. But I’m notreally sure of what feelings I have for you, it has been a long time and Istopped liking you because I know, you’re never coming back. Thank you forliking me even if I started moving on, thank you for being honest with me andthank you for having the courage to tell that to me but I’m sorry if I can’treturn those feelings back to you. I like someone else and even if up untilnow, I’m not sure whether this will end into some kind of happy ending, I’mlooking forward to spend more of my time with him. We could hang out some timebut as friends. Good night.”

I feelrelieved, as if the weight that is pulling me down has already been lifted andthrown away. Maybe I really believe Zach, Zach’s true intention. The only thingthat just pulling me down is that I’m scared to take a chance. A chance to fallin love with him and to get into a relationship with him. I know that is hardbut I finally realize what he said to me a while ago, pain and love always gotogether, if I truly like him, I guess, I should give it a try. He could be myfirst love of my life or he could be my first heart break, I don’t care anymorebecause now I heard everything that Zach has to say, it gave me the courage toopen my heart for him.

I unlock mydoor and twisted the door knob. I open the door for him and he was standingthere, forming a smile on his face.

“So is it ayes then?”

I wasconfused on what he was pertaining. “What?”

“The date,are you going to say yes?” He asks wiggling his eyebrows.

I rolled myeyes, “Fine. Just get away from me so I could have a nice sleep.” I saidbitterly.

He leanscloser and smacks his lips into mine and he pulled off instantly. It made mefroze and just look at him. “Good night princess.” He winks and runs off to thehallway.

From thisday onwards, I got the feeling that everything is going to change with me andZach.