[ Myrtle's Point of View ]
We gasped for air as our lips parted.
For a few seconds, I got back to my senses.
"Oh, gosh," I muttered and covered my lips. What have I done?!
"Uh... That... that wasn't supposed to happen. I mean, those were my hormones. I didn't do it on purpose. Trust me-"
He placed his pointer finger on my lips as a sign to shut me up.
"Shh, do you want me to shut you up using my lips again?" he said and moved closer to me.
"Stop. I feel like this doesn't seem right," I said and turned away from him. I proceeded to the shade and hugged myself.
"Why? It's not like you are dating anyone," he replied and followed me.
"No... I just... I just met you days ago. Do you think this is so fast? I barely even know you. In fact, I don't know you at all."
"Then marry me, Myrtle," he said and grabbed my wrist.
"You're freezing. Let's go to my car," he continued after exchanging glances for seconds.
...
"Ah, so, what are you gonna do?" Sean uttered while leaning on the driver's seat, with his other hand on the steering wheel.
"Nothing. I didn't mean to kiss you. T...Those were just my hormones." I looked away.
Hormones? Really?
Sean smirked and looked at me. "Alright. Hormones it is," he said.
He kisses very well. I could still feel it, somehow.
Erase that! We're not even dating!
I sighed as I realized I would never get a job in this city. I'm hopeless.
Unless I marry this guy beside me.
I glanced at him, and when I saw that he was also looking at me, I abruptly looked away.
"Why did you look at me?" he asked.
"Is it bad to look at you?"
He smirked and shook his head a bit. I was wondering how someone could look as handsome as him.
After how many minutes, we finally arrived back at his condo. I just took all the available strength to keep a straight face after all the embarrassment I had done.
And now, I'll be sleeping in his place AGAIN!
We were walking towards the entrance of his condo when he suddenly stopped and looked back at me.
"Hmm, where will I sleep if you get to sleep in my room again?" he asked, grinning at me.
Eh?
"Your condo is pretty massive. I can take the other room or the maid's room or the couch." Hah! No, I won't sleep in his room again.
"All rooms are full. My cat will sleep on the couch. So, where are you gonna stay?"
I clenched my fist and grimaced. I am not TOO dumb not to realize what he meant.
"Then, I'll sleep somewhere else. Your condo is not the only place where I can sleep, you know?"
I turned my back away, but he started chuckling out of nowhere.
I looked back at him, and he was leaning on the door with his arms crossed while looking directly at me.
"You don't have money. Don't you dare use my credit card because I'm going to charge you double than what you spent," he asserted.
I groaned in frustration. I can't believe I was with a very unbelievable guy like him.
We both went inside his condo, and a cat suddenly appeared and went to snuggle on Sean's leg.
I hadn't seen that cat when I got here.
"Why haven't I seen that cat?" I asked while looking at the snowy white furry kitten.
"My cat is a vagabond. It travels from place to place but eventually comes back to my place through the window anytime he wants," Sean replied and grabbed his cat.
"What's his name?" I asked while Sean was lifting his cat.
"Oh. His name is Rudolph."
Rudolph. It doesn't have a red nose, does it?
I brushed my fingers to the cat's soft fur, but ut suddenly showed its fangs to me.
"He doesn't like me," I said and smiled.
"He'll eventually like you. After all, he likes pretty gals." Sean winked at me and placed Rudolph on the couch.
I sat beside Rudolph and patted his head. "Do you mind if I sleep beside you? Don't worry, I don't snore," I whispered to the cat, who didn't even understand what I uttered.
"Rudolph doesn't want anything besides him when he sleeps. But I do," Sean suddenly said while unbuttoning his somewhat damp polo.
"Oh, really? I won't sleep with a stranger. I wasn't raised by my mom just to do those nasty things you have in mind," I replied and frowned.
I felt freezing and embraced myself. Out of the blue, I felt a blanket covering me from behind.
"You can take a bath first before I do," Sean spoke in a low voice, lightly.
As I was taking a shower, I couldn't help but think of my mom. I hope she's doing fine, and I hope I will find a job as soon as possible.
If there's still a job out there in the city for me.
After I rinsed my body, my eyes widened as I realized I didn't have any clothes for me to change.
Goodness, why haven't I thought of buying?
"Uhm, Sean! Do you have extra clothes in there? For women?" I screamed while hugging myself for dear life!
"Hmm, no extras, but I can ask the helper to buy the stuff that you need."
But, it's already late. There's no way any shop will be open at this moment.
I sighed and took my last straw. "So, could you at least lend me something to wear? I promise to return it tomorrow as soon as I buy something to wear!"
I felt flustered all of a sudden. After staying here, and kissing him, now, I'm going to ask him to lend me his clothes?
Just pathetic, Myrtle, pathetic.
"Alright! But I don't have underwear for ladies. Can you use what you used a while back?"
I looked at my underwear, and they were all wet. I scowled and rolled my eyes.
Okay, now, what do I do?
"Uhm, just...just give me the clothes! I'm freezing!"
After a few seconds, he gave me a beige shirt and shorts. I looked at the clothing, and they were way TOO BIG for me.
Never mind, this is better than wearing nothing at all.
I went outside the shower while covering my chest because I was NOT literally wearing anything underneath his clothes.
He looked at me while leaning on his couch, cuddling Rudolph.
"Not bad. My clothes look good on you," he said and grabbed his towel.
"Don't you dare peek at me while I take a bath," he whispered in my ear and went to the shower room.
That left me in deep shock.
WHAT MAKES HIM THINK I WOULD PEEK AT HIM?
It's not like I'm interested in his body. Well, maybe a part of me is, but I wouldn't go THAT far!
I went to the couch and grabbed Rudolph.
"Your master is such a pompous guy. Don't you even try to be like him, okay Rudolph? It's better to ve a vagabond than a handsome-rich man who did nothing but to annoy me."
I carried Rudolph in my arms and grabbed a blanket from Sean's room.
"Let's sleep together, kitten Dolphin," I uttered to Rudolph and snuggled with him together on the couch.
It's a good thing that the couch pillow is comfortable. I could sleep in peace.
Frankly, even this couch is much more comfortable than our bed back in the province. Which brought me back memories of my family.
I miss them so much.
Mom, where on Earth will I get fifty billion dollars?
I know...
From the man living in this condo.
After I finally got a comfortable position on the couch, Rudolph started escaping from my grip. I tried to catch him, but I bumped on Sean's leg.
I looked up and saw him. He wasn't wearing anything, just a towel covering his waist. He was wiping his wet hair and looked at me.
I immediately covered my chest and looked away.
He looked so HOT!
I ran back to the couch and covered myself with the blanket.
"Are you sleeping?" he asked.
"Yeah, keep quiet!"
Then a very untimely thing happened. My stomach just started to growl like a whale.
"You're hungry?" Sean asked again.
This is something I can't lie about. Moreover, I couldn't sleep, having an empty stomach.
I sat on the couch, wrapped myself with the blanket, and looked at Sean. He finally has a black sleeveless undershirt on him and a pair of loose pajama jeans.
He looked at me and smirked. "What do you want to eat?"
"I don't know. Anything is fine," I replied.
After minutes, the delivery guy arrived, holding three boxes of pizza. One was pepperoni, one was Hawaiian, and a vegetable pizza.
I tasted neither of those because I bake my own pizza back at home.
We don't even have enough money to spend on those.
"Which do you prefer?" Sean asked me and opened all the boxes.
"I don't know. I haven't tasted any of those yet because I bake my own pizza," I boasted and grinned.
He leaned closer to me. "I would love to taste that pizza of yours, Myrtle."
[ Myrtle's Point of View ] I woke up feeling a little bit cozy. Whenever I wake up at home, I immediately think exhausted, knowing that I will plow soil the whole day. But now, it's a whole different feeling. Last night, Sean and I ended up arguing about which is better, pizzas with pineapples on top or not? When I tasted the Hawaiian pizza, it was the best among the three. Probably the best among all the pizzas in the world. And pineapple is the best ingredient. Sean said he didn't want pineapples on his pizza and then, he started fighting me. But thank goodness, I woke up peacefully.
[ Myrtle's Point of View ] "Myrtle Piena Saragoza, you are grounded for a week." THIS MAN IS CRAZY! How dare he ground me? "Hey! I am not your property! Also, I need to work! My mom's bills need to be paid!" I screamed at him while he was wearing his suit, preparing to go to work. "You are staying in my condo, Myrtle. That makes you my property. So, don't you dare go out unless I told you so," he said and winked at me. IS HE TEASING ME? "By the way, your mom's bills at the hospital are paid," he added and went out. That left me in shock. So, did he pay for my mom's hospital bills?
[ Myrtle's Point of View ]"Hey, Myrtle, you okay?"I turned to Kristina as I was washing the dishes in the cafe."Yeah," I replied."You seem to be thinking of something. Is your mother alright?" she asked again, and I nodded. I just nodded because I really don't know mom's condition right now.Actually, I was thinking about Sean. He really looked so concerned or something along those lines.If he really does have feelings for me, why? I mean, he barely even knows me.Geez, Myrtle, stop thinking about him."What did you and Yohan do yesterd
/Myrtle's Point of View/We rushed to the hospital as soon as Sean told me about mom. The hospital said that a nerve in her brain punctured, and that's very dangerous."Drive faster!" I screamed at Sean as he was also panicking. I couldn't help but yell at him because I was very worried."Oh, heavens, please let my mom live," I whispered underneath my breath.It was already 11 pm when we arrived at the hospital. As I rushed to my mom's room, she was being operated on."Miss, we have to do the operation to prevent the worst-case scenario. We will surely update you once the operation ends," a nurse said to me.I cried the whole night while think
/ Myrtle's Point of View /"You don't have to pay for anything. Just be my wife."And there he goes again. Every time he says that, it makes me mad but flustered at the same time.I punched his chest and went away. I can't believe him. I'm in a middle of a dilemma, and he still has the guts to tell me that.I was about to march away when he suddenly grabbed my hand."Please, Myrtle," he begged like a puppy.I pulled my hand from him and glared nonchalantly. "I don't want to talk about it, Sean. I have a lot of dreams and ambitions. Marriage is not part of it. I'm sorry," I said and ran away.All
/ Myrtle's Point of View /"Could you stop being such a brat?!" I yelled at Sean while he was driving our way to the province. He was teasing me while I was literally overthinking about my family."What are you so scared about? It's not like you're too young to get married. I am twenty, and you are nineteen. After all, this marriage is just a deal, right?""I know, but I couldn't help but think of my family's reaction. They will definitely get mad at me," I spoke like a literal child."I'm here with you, Myrtle. Don't worry about it," Sean assured me. I don't know, but I feel comforted every time he tells me not to worry about anything. His words are like coffee that soothes my soul."The we
/Myrtle's Point of View/ We spent the night in our tiny abode. I wonder if Sean even slept well because I know he is not used to this setting. He slept on the wooden bench while my siblings, Papa, and I snuggled in the bed. The roosters' cock-a-doodle-doos woke me up. "Good morning, papa," I greeted Papa while brewing coffee. The aroma smelled so lovely. "Good morning, Myrtle," Papa said back. I glanced at my siblings, who were still cutely sleeping while their legs were tangled up with each other. I also glanced at Sean, but he was not at the bench. "Where's Sean?" I asked Papa. "Oh, he
/Myrtle's Point of View/And we're back at the city.My family came with us since they were invited to my wedding anyway.I wonder what Sean's parents' reaction be. Are they also lovely people?Sean said my family and his family are very different, but I believe they're still good people."Let's go buy the rings today," Sean muttered while looking at himself at the mirror, putting on his brown trench coat.Oh, yeah. I realized he didn't even propose to me.He proposed but not in the usual way where the man will kneel down and suddenly pull a ring from his pocket in front of the lady he loves.