The Things We Do For Love

Chapter Five

Unlike her usual, he was the one who was gifted by waking up to the sight of her in his kitchen.

They have been in 'this' for almost 3 months. He was the one who usually gets up at 6 am with or without the alarm. She ... You can say she isn't a very morning person. By the way, true to his words he hired her after their first day. They talked and fought. She threw a tantrum when she woke up and throw a glass cup into him with some other things in the apartment.

But finally, he could calm her down and talk the things down. They became friends ...with benefits of course. Offering a job after she showed him her online work surprised him and immediately he offers a steady job, not as an intern. After hours of attempts to persuade her. Ahe said yes. But she will work from home and come to the company 2 times per week excluding the meetings and emergencies.

Back to my point, Her .. Waking up early was not her thing.

She doesn't go out much too. Unsimilarly, every weekend he had been going out either for hook-ups or company events. Now, He barely goes out now or clubbing with his friends. He went to the bar for only twice or trice and that even was because he was waiting for her to get home.

He didn't like to go to his apartment without her. It felt empty and... Cold.

she is always here. Most of her clothes were here with her old laptop. He tried to convince her to get her a new one by the name of the company she refused.

He doesn't want to ask about what is 'this' between them?

He called what was happening by 'this' 'cause no one of them could name it.

If you ask them ... did she move in? No. Are they together now? Maybe. Not

They talk, they cuddle, they watch movie marathons, they snuggle, they cook together, they eat together. Yet, no strings attached.

He shook his head to throw thoughts out and took steps to her.

She felt his presence behind him, slipping his arm around her waist.

He put a soft kiss on her neck.

"Today is the end of the world I guess?"

She stirred her head to him. Arcing her left brow because she can't arc her right one. Why does he know that?

"Good morning to you too".

He tried to catch a cut tomato but she slapped his hand. " No Sir ... You will go get your shower before putting those plates on the table."

He whined and burrowed his head on her shoulder "but I am hungry!"

She glared.

He signed defeatedly. "Fine."

After a quick shower, he runs back to the dining table with only his shorts on. The pink blush on her cheeks throws her away. 3 months and she still shy. "We need to buy some t-shirts. I think you lack them." He mumbled.

He laughed and pulled her on his lap.

"You this spacious table has another 5 chairs ..right? You can see them ..1.2.3.4.5"

"Yeah but those chairs can't do this." He grabbed a sliced cucumber put half on his by his teeth and forced her chin to open. Putting the other half inside hers. And sealed her lips with a hard kiss. Her eyes widened. And slapped his shoulder. " you brick".

They continue eating with him teasing her and her slapping him. Till

"Why did you wake up early tho? You are not coming to the company aren't you?"

He felt her stiffness. Ahe swallowed hard " No I just couldn't sleep well."

He didn't want to push her more so he changed the subject." Okay, so what do you think of the pacific rim marathon today? I can bring pizza on my way home."

She paled. Pulled herself off his lap and busied herself by taking the plated back to the kitchen.

"Actually, I have somewhere to be at dinner." She mumbled he barely heard her.

Her uneasiness infects him contagiously. "Somewhere?...where?".

She could feel his voice contaged.

"I will..a ...have ....a ..d-date." She stuttered like a little girl who caught eating candy.

Her inside trembled and shuddered from his anger when he said "A WHAT?"

in one step he was in front of her. His grip tight on hers.

"Come again, sweetheart...A date.?"

She doesn't know from which cell she got the courage and stamina to stand-in but she is really thanks anyway.

"A date. Like going out on a date with some guy. Because I am a girl who needs a steady life."

"And where that leaves me? A Cactus? I wait for you to come home from your date to tell me the details like besties forever? Are you out of your f*****g mind?" He screamed out placing his finger on her brain.

He gave her his back trying to control his anger or he will break everything in front of his eyes. When does breathing become a hard thing to do? Then he remembered something forcing him to swivel toward her again.

"And some guy?? You barely go out. How did you know that..thing?" He threw his hand in the air disgustingly.

Uh..oh.

She cleared her throat for the 50th time. "From work?... We ..uh.. had lunch together. And he asked me out."

Clenching his fist. She heard the sound of the grinding teeth. "WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT FUCKER?".

She mimicking his tune. " why are you even angry about? We are not exclusive I am confident about that. We had s*x multiple times and yes you were my first. And what?...tell me.".

"So you will throw everything in the trash can just like that because of that scumbag an excuse for a man. Again, I am a Cactus?"

She stepped back in a defensive posture. First, he is 'a man' you can't keep referring to him as 'that'. Second, where that" 'gesturing between them' "leaves us?... I am sure as hell we are not friends. And I don't know if we are anything else. From the moment you kidnapped me since the interview. I didn't ask a single question. But I have a life shun. And I need a love life. A complete relationship with all the packages and what comes with it. Not just s*x and movies, Shun."

He had so many words inside his brain. So many ideas to stop her from going to that date. He could lock her in his bed right now and take her in every single way that has been written in kama sutra. She won't be able to walk for days not even going to date. A date for god's sake!!..

Yet, he chooses the stupidest one at all.

"Fine. Do whatever you want."

In minutes he throws his suit and stormed off.