Chapter 43

CHAPTER 43: Breathe, My Love

ARRIVING AT THE COMPANY, Ivyna did nothing but to stare at the bouquet of flowers on her table that Taese gave. She still can't believe what's happening. Things happened so fast.

She sighed.

Unconsciously, she looked to Taese's direction. He was busy talking to someone on the phone that he didn't notice she was looking at him.

"Did he really like me?" she asked herself while looking at him. "Or is he making fun of me?"

She looked away and stared at the flowers once again. She tried to focus on her work but the flowers kept her distracted. Every time she looked at it, Taese' face will appear on her mind with a wide smile and beautiful eyes— looks like he's happy. Until the lunch break came, Ivyna couldn't focus on her work.

She was about to get up on her sit so she can avoid him for at least this time but before she make her way, she heard him calling her name.

"Ivyna."

She stopped and doesn't know why her heart beats fast on how he called her name.

'The hell wrong with you, self?!'she thought. 'He just called your name!'

She didn't look at him. She doesn't want to.

"Where are you going?" Taese get up on his seat while looking at Ivyna. The lady wasn't looking at him and acted like a statue so he felt worried.

"I'll take my leave for my lunch—" he cut her off.

"We'll eat lunch together—"

"No!" she accidentally shouted. She was nervous so it slipped on her mouth without thinking. She immediately faced him. "I-I mean... I'll be good on my own, sir..." she almost whispered the word 'sir'.

Taese frowned at how she acted.

"Are you okay?" Taese moved away to where he was and came closer to Ivyna.

Ivyna didn't know why seeing him walking towards her made her hearts beats loud and faster.

Taese stopped inches away from Ivyna and looked at her eyes. He was trying to figure out what was going on her.

"Is there any problem?" he calmly said.

Ivyna immediately shook her head and looked away. She slowly felt her cheeks getting hot.

"Hmm?" Taese hummed. "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat? I'll order it—"

"I-I can get one myself."

Taese stared at her for a while before moving his face nearer to her face.

"Do you have problem with me?"

Once Ivyna looked up at him, she doesn't know his face was came closer. So, their faces were now almost touching. Ivyna could feel his breath on top of her nose.

Ivyna moved back.

"U-Uh, no... Yes— I-I mean no... I-I don't have problem with y-you," she uttered.

Taese didn’t buy it. The way she reacted, it looks something was off. There's definitely something she's hiding from him.

"Really?" he moved more closely.

Ivyna nodded and pursed her lips together. She couldn't compose a word because of his presence.

"Are we good?" he came closer again.

She nodded again. Ivyna moved back her feet and felt the chair bumped into her butt. She couldn't move back anymore.

"Are you avoiding me?"

This time, Ivyna shook her head. "N-No. Why would I?"

"Why would you?" he repeated and moves closer. "Don't know, you tell me. Why are you avoiding me?"

"N-No, I'm not."

"Are you sure?" he asked and moves closer.

Their faces were inches away from each other again. Ivyna was leaning on the chair so she could stand up while Taese was leaning closer to her.

"Y-Yes."

"Then, eat lunch with me."

Ivyna closed her eyes as Taese move closer to her face.

'Is he going to kiss me? Really? Inside his office?' She thought.

She waited for a second before she felt his hot breath touched her ears.

"Eat with me if you have no problem with me," he whispered.

Ivyna blushed before nodded.

"Okay, then. I'll order."

She slowly opened her eyes. She saw him walking towards his table and grabbed the telephone. After realizing what just happened, Ivyna gasped for air. She almost lost it for a second.

Minutes had passed before the food he ordered arrived. They set it on the table and sat in front of each other.

"Eat."

Ivyna slowly nodded. She then looked at the foods on the table. It's so many for the both of them. Its look like the food he prepared early in the morning.

They quietly ate. Though, Taese always open up something so they can talk but Ivyna end it with a little response. She was nervous and anxious while they're eating. She could tell his watching her eating and she couldn't stop herself but too anxious with it.

They finished the food that Taese confirmed something was off with her. She looked uncomfortable with him or he’s just seeing things? Taese didn’t know why but his sure that something was wrong with Ivyna since she acted and moved differently.

“I’ll clean this,” Ivyna stood up and started to clean the table.

Taese couldn’t do anything but to watch her and thinks of what he did for her to act like that. Ivyna saw him watching her in her peripheral vision. She moved faster so that she can go back to her table.

When Ivyna grabbed the plastic bag that full of trash Taese immediately grabbed her arm. Ivyna was shocked to sudden grabbed that she loses the plastic bag on her hand.

“Really, what’s wrong? You’re making me crazy thinking of something,” Taese burst out still holding her arm. “Did I do something wrong? Or did I do something makes you uncomfortable? Say it.”

Ivyna immediately shook her hand and get her hand away from his. Taese’s eyes fell to her hand.

“N-No… I mean, nothing… You did nothing w-wrong…”

Taese sighed before holding the edge of the table and stood up. He leveled his face to hers and put his hands to his pockets.

“Really?”

Ivyna nodded.

“Are you sure?”

Ivyna nodded again.

“Then, kiss me,” he said challenging her. “If there’s nothing, kiss me so I can convince myself that what’s your saying is true.”

Ivyna’s eyes both grew wider to what he said.

“W-What?”

“What? You said there’s nothing wrong I did that make you acts weird then prove it to me,” he said like ordering her. “Kiss me.”

Ivyna doesn’t know what to do. She was caught off guard to what he said. Her eyes fell to his red and kissable lips. Its reddish than its color before. Maybe because of the sauce they ate.

“What? I’m waiting,” Taese said.

Ivyna doesn’t know why but her feet moved on its own before she realized that she’s inches away from him now. She looked up since the man in front of her was taller than her. They’re both looking at each other while they heard nothing than their hearts that throbbing much. Minutes had passed but they’re just looking at each other like waiting to whose going to do the first move. Until Ivyna awaken and realized what she’s doing.

“S-sorry…” she then turned her back at him.

And about to walked away but Taese immediately grabbed her hand and pulled her closer to him. He didn’t waste time and hold the back of her back and he kissed her. Eyes wide open, Ivyna was too stunned. Until she felt his lips to hers. It moves like he’s hungry from something.

When Ivyna felt the weird sensation coming from his lips, she closed her eyes and moved her lips the way Taese move his. Minutes had passed before Taese slowly loosen his lips and opened his eyes and stared directly at her.

He then smiled seeing her close eyes and red lips.

“Breathe, my love.”

Written By Dbardz