Chapter 99: No More Dates Till Then (1)
The two sat there in silence admiring the sunset. His strong mascular arms still embracing her on her shoulders while she took some photos of the sunset with her phone.
After a long while of silence, before the sun sank into the sea, Mark pulled out his phone from his pocket, stood up and pulled Fem up to her feet. He let her stand up beside him with their backs facing the sunset. He raised his right hand with his phone while his left hugged her shoulder.
"Sweetheart, smile!" He squeezed her to his body as he pressed the shot icon. "One more, smile sweetie!" he said.
"Perfect! " He looked at his shots and smiled jubilantly. He felt he has won a priceless award!
"I'll enlarge these and put them in my room. If you want, I'll make one copy for you." His smile didn't fade as he zoomed the pictures in his screen. Her lazy eyes and twitched smile has always turned him on. He just couldn't see enough of her.
"Hmmm...No, you took two shots right? One for you and one for me. So it won't be exactly similar. " She said to which he agreed.
"Fem, I love it! Thank you for this. I'll show this to my Grandparents. They will definitely be glad and be over joyed!" He said recalling how he was nagged by his grandma to marry and how sad she became when she learned that Agnes has ruined their relationship.
"Oh yeah, by the way, how are they now? Are they still strong?" Fem asked as they sat down again on the bench.
"Yeah, so far no much worry about their health. But of course, no body can stop them from aging. They need great grandchildren to make them feel younger." He replied smiling mischievously as he winked at her.
"Hmmm...that's not my problem to solve though. Don't look at me like that." She smirked.
"Grandpa says he only wants a cowboy blooded girl." He let out a soft laugh.
"Then go and get yourself a mare. Why should you look at me like that!" She frowned and glared at him.
"And grandpa wants an Architect because he recently acquired a construction company..." He was unfazed by her glaring eyes.
"No, I'm going to manage this shipping company and make a lot of money for the Wang's." She protested. "And oh, at the same time work with my dearest Stanley to make our dream come true." She said deliberately saying those endearing words to provoke him for any reaction.
"Ha ha! Funny sweetheart, that won't work on me. Your heart is already mine. As for your plans with him, you're free to work with him. I'm not going to hinder your plans." He said stroking her hair as he adored her face that was frowning the sea.
The sun has already set and it was starting to get dark. The couple agreed to stroll along the pier and then go back. They hailed a cab and Mark instructed the driver to drive near the police headquarters. There was a well known restaurant near the headquarters which was always fully packed with people specially during meal time.
Mark guided Fem inside. The moment the front desk girl saw them, she recognized Mark and greeted the two of them with a slight bow. Her eyes however grew a bit wide seeing the girl with him, and that his arm was on her shoulders. As much as she wanted to hide her shocked expression, her smile betrayed her. Nevertheless, she had to do her job.
"Good evening Major Arevalo, your reservation is right over there please. Ren, please guide them there." She said trying to conceal her displeased emotion.
" Thank you Gina." Mark nodded then proceeded to follow the waiter who guided them to the empty table beside the window facing the glamorously lit buildings outside. Mark is well known in this huge restaurant as he was a frequent costumer and has befriended almost every worker from the manager down to the cleaners. In his entire time coming in and out of this restaurant, nobody ever saw him come with a girl, more so, hugging a girl in front of them like she was about to escape . This sent a shock to everyone especially to the ladies who fantasized him; those who mistook his friendliness for his way of showing his interest in them. Never would they have imagined that the respected yet easy going Major would appear with such a tall and sexy yet ordinarily dressed girl. 'Where on earth did the Major pick her up!?' They wondered.
Back on the taxi a while ago, Mark messaged Gina to reserve a table for two and placed his food order to save them time. He doesn't want to be interrupted by just a mere food ordering when he is having his most precious moment with his love. He wants her whole attention for him only and he wants to give her his whole attention as well. Of course! After all, it is their first date since she left him without saying a proper good bye years ago.
"Do you always come here Mr. Arevalo? I see that all eyes are on you! Shall I hide?" Fem said sofly. She wasn't as insensitive as she appeared to be. She appeared to be unbothered by those glances but she notice every single one of them.
"Uhhmmmm...perhaps I shouldn't have led you here. Does it make you uncomfortable?" He studied her expression.
"Not really, I can pretend I am not bothered. You see?" She smiled pleasantly.
"Fem, that should tell you that your man is highly sought out bachelor but he only has his heart and attention for you." He whispered and touched her chin.
"Hmmmmm... I am not selfish though...I can give you away to someone who is worthy for you." She drew back herself to lean on her back from leaning forward on the table to avoid his hand.
"I am the only one who can decide who is worthy of my love Fem. You can be selfish from this time on." He winked at her and smiled lovingly.
"The headquarters is just at the back of this building so its just convinient for me to come here for a meal, though not always. I cook at my apartment more often." He said.
"Is your apartment inside the compound too?" She asked without any malice.
"Hmmmm... you want to visit? But yeah it's strictly guarded. But don't worry sweetheart, I have my privileges. We just have to make it legal first. How does that sound?" He teased but his eyes were full of anticipation.
"Tch, take your privileges with you! I'm not saying yes to you!" She frowned as her cheeks revealed a reddish color up to her ears.
"Ha ha ha! Fem, you said yes already long time ago. You're a woman of your words, right? There! let's eat now before I'll devour your lovely tomato cheeks." He said looking at the waiter who was coming to their direction with tray of food in his hands.
While they were eating, Mark was thinking of another date next Sunday. He wanted to set a regular day for them to be together, plus some lunch dates during weekdays when he doesn't have an emergency case to deal with. Fem kept quiet as he did the talking and scheduling. She just proceeded to eat her food nodding occasionally and raising her brows on some.
After they finished their food, she excused herself to use the toilet. When she came back, he has already paid the bill and was tapping on his cellphone. She walked beside him to take a peek of what he could be doing. Was he playing a game? Or texting someone?
She didn't expect to read a note he was writing. He was setting his calendar for their meetings. 'Crazy!' She smirked and proceeded to her seat to grab her hat and her water bottle.
He looked up from his phone and saw her wearing her cap and drank her water while she stood there as if ready to leave.
"Are you scheduling something? Go ahead, I can go first.Thanks for the dinner. " She said acting to take a leave.
"Ha ha ha! My goodness Fem! Don't be so rude! After I have fed you and hugged you in my arms this half day, are you leaving me like a shit here? I can't believe you could be as heartless as this !"
She grinned at him, touching the rim of her cap like making a salute. " Believe whatever you want. Are we leaving or me only leaving?" she asked. It was now 7:20 in the evening. The drive to Wang's place takes about 20-30 minutes depending on the traffic.
Mark stood and draped his arm again on her shoulder. It was like their first date. He found it so natural to do so having felt no resistance from her.
Inside the cab going back to the Wang's place however, Fem reminded him of her rule #4. 'Breaking rules 1-3 means there will be no more dates to follow!' Mark was flabbergasted and his eyes turned gloomy as he eyed at her intently.
"Fem, you can't joke like this! I mean you can't be serious!" His voice was angry and almost choked at his words in violent resistance to what he heard. His voice startled the driver.
"No, I'm not kidding! I've set the rules beforehand and you said you'll obey. Did I hear your objection this morning before we left?" She sat stoically with crossed arms over her tummy.
"Fem...please. Don't do this to me! Please...." He said clasping his palms as if to pray to an unknown god.
"Oh, you can delete your notes on your phone calendar too. They're useless!" She said not minding his eyes which were eyeing her pleadingly. She shut her mouth and didn't speak no matter how he pleaded.
When the taxi arrived at Wang's compound, he hugged her once more before she got out of the taxi. "I love you Fem. I'll call you tonight. Take care..miss you already." Was all he said before she closed the car door.
Mark directed the driver back to the headquarters. His mind was troubled. He didn't expect her woman to be that tough and firm. No wonder she didn't reciprocate his hugs. She was determined to punish him for not holding on to his words. What a determined brilliant woman! He shook his head and smirked at himself. But in his heart, he somehow felt happy, peaceful and hopeful.
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