บท 22: Chapter 22 - BACK TO HIM?
Becca slowly walked down the hall to her room. The closer she got to her room, the faster her heart beat. She came home very late and she thought about what Tommy was doing right now. She hoped Tommy was asleep so she wouldn't have to have a conversation with him.
When the door opened, it was dark in the apartment. It was not completely dark, but there was dim lighting that was specially made to turn on at night. Usually, this would indicate that one of them was asleep, but Becca wouldn't believe it because she had been caught red-handed by Tommy, who was apparently waiting for her in this kind of lighting.
However, Becca saw Tommy, who apparently had actually fallen asleep on the sofa with a rather disorganized appearance. He was still wearing clothes since the morning she saw him. Tommy had a bottle of alcohol in his hand and his tie had loosened around his neck.
Watching her ex-boyfriend's mess made Becca feel guilty. If it was true that Tommy really wanted to be with her, it meant she was really wrong to refuse. But it was all over and she couldn't take her words back until Tommy really showed his seriousness.
There was a desire inside her to tidy up the mess, but Becca chose to be tough with Tommy. She also chose to sleep in the bedroom because the sofa was already occupied by him. Without changing her clothes either, Becca went straight to sleep because she was quite tired from everything.
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In the morning Becca woke up to hear a voice that was quite noisy with the smell of cooking that she had never heard before. Her eyes twinkled and she half moved, staring out the door.
No more mistakes. All she smelled was the smell of cooking and someone was cooking something in the kitchen. Reluctantly she got up and started walking outside. She was quite surprised when she saw that Tommy was apparently cooking something.
"Morning, Rebecca. I made breakfast for both of us," Tommy greeted kindly. He even smiled at her.
Noticing the oddity, Becca looked confused. She walked to the kitchen and reached the coffee machine.
"And I've made coffee for you too with full cream. Right?" said Tommy, adding.
Becca could only be silent for a few moments. She then looked at her coffee cup and brewed it. The taste of full cream coffee was really following what she liked.
"Thank you," Becca said curtly.
"Today the office is off," said Tommy informed.
"What? You took the office off? What about all the unfinished work? And-"
"Off day to all who are tired the last few days. I think it's worth it for them," Tommy said, cutting her off.
Becca still couldn't think straight knowing Tommy's thoughts. Even though he was the boss and owner of his own company, he should not arbitrarily dismiss employees.
"Don't worry, I also ordered them to work from their place. So I'm monitoring them," said Tommy as he pointed towards the dining table where the laptop was already open and the screen was on and showing profile photos of his employees.
Becca swallowed. Her hunch was telling her something she didn't expect would happen. She and Tommy would spend the day together while she didn't have any agenda. Because what she knew was that they would work as usual in the office.
"Forget about last night's proposal. I'll take it as not yet the time for you to answer mine."
Becca began to feel awkward. She took another sip of her coffee and decided to take a shower to relieve her nervousness.
She started the shower and breathed slowly. She paced in front of the bathroom mirror, looking at herself who looked so nervous. She bit her nails as a sign that she was very nervous because of Tommy's behavior.
"How is it? I never thought he would change so drastically!" she asked.
"Would I be able to deal with him like this? And this is what I wanted! He's chasing after me! But why does it feel so fast?"
She touched her head. Then she started to take a breath and kept doing that until she was completely calm. Only then did Becca start taking a shower and reassure herself that she was ready for anything after this.
Only breakfast but it looked so luxurious. That was what Becca thought when she saw Tommy had everything ready. She had not been treated so special in a long time. And because those special things had long passed, so when she saw him again, she looked shocked.
"You make breakfast like we're at a hotel, Tom," Becca said. She started to put her ass on the chair in front of Tommy.
"Isn't that what we always do? Breakfast like a hotel?"
Becca was taken aback. Her lips gaped open and then she woke up from her shock. "Old story. I don't feel impressed by this kind of thing anymore. Things are changing."
Becca felt like laughing triumphantly after saying those words. Because the look on Tommy's face really looked bad. He was offended by what she said, but he did it on purpose.
"You'd better finish your breakfast, then we'll go to your parents' house," said Tommy, staring at his laptop screen.
Becca choked in surprise. "What? You're taking me to my parents' house?"
"Well, your parents called me several times to take you home. So I had no choice. I packed your things in the car this morning. So, after this we just have to go," explained Tommy.
Like getting karma really instant, she was so annoyed with him. It was not that she didn't want to see her parents, but what would she say if they came home and asked about the progress of their relationship?
"Act like we're still together, Rebecca. Besides, I'm sure it's only a matter of time until you don't want to come back to me."
Becca's eyebrows shot up. "Back to you? Did you just ask me back?"
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