Chapter 7

When Dayl arrive home, Celestine is already and home was cooking dinner. She stands still for a while just to watch her cooking while singing.

“Cause I don’t wanna lose you now. I’m looking right at the other half of me. The vacancy that set in my heart, is a space that now you hold. Show me how to fight for now, I’ll tell you baby it was easy coming back once I figure it out. You were right here all along”, she is singing “Mirrors’, by Justin Timberlake.

Dayl cleared his throat just to be notice.

“Dayl……I am cooking dinner”, she was wearing apron and holding a spatula.

“What are you cooking?” he asked while walking towards her.

“Caldereta. You like to taste it?” she takes a little with the spatula she was holding and fed it to him. Daryl takes what Celestine is giving to him.

“Hmmm…it’s good. How did you learn to cook?” he asked.

“I studied cookery, just to make sure that I can live by myself”, she answered. “Let’s eat”,

Little by little, Celestine was introducing herself to him. But she likes to know about him also but she is too shy to ask and also Dayl is not a story teller. That’s what she observed for a month they’ve been together.

When they are done eating, Celestine is getting ready to wash the dishes.

“I will wash the dishes”, Dayl voluntarily said.

“No, I will”,

“Ok! If you insist”, he said and then stands up. “I will just change my clothes”, and went upstairs.

“Just like that, he didn’t insisted more”,she said.

Meanwhile, she is washing the dishes when Dayl came back. He is now in his panjamas.

“Is Cian still bothering you?” he asked while leaning his back to the sink.

“No! I didn’t hear of him for a while. Why you’d ask?” she said while continuing to wash.

“Nothing” and then suddenly he touches her face. Celestine got shocked and it causes the plate to slip from her hands. And it dropped on the floor. The plate broke into pieces. Celestine was about pick up the broken pieces of the plate when Dayl stopped her. “Don’t touch it, wait”, he gets the dustpan and the broom. He sweeps the broken pieces of the plate and went outside to throws the pieces.

“Calm down, Celestine…You are supposed to make move on him. Don’t make too obvious on your actions”, she said talking to alone. When Dayl came back, she continues the washing.

“I was checking your face if your allergies are gone”, he said.

“Ah! They’ve be gone by tomorrow. I’m taking the pills that my doctor prescript it to me”, she answers.

“How about your neck?” he was about to look on her neck but Celestine avoid it.

“It’s ok! No need to see it”,

“I am your husband. You don’t need to be shy of me”, he said. He let Dayl to move her hair just to see her neck. He moved closer to her. He even feels the air coming out from his breath and smells his perfume. Celestine suddenly moves and then end up facing him. They looked at each other for seconds.

“It still in reddish”, he said while gazing at her. Celestine feels her cheeks turn into red and suddenly feels so hot.

“It will be gone tomorrow”, she said and take a few steps away from him.

“Are you still shy on me?” he asked.

“A little”, she said without hesitation.

Dayl smiled while gazing at her.

“Train yourself not to be. We are living in the same house”, then gets the plate from her hand.

“I am….I will,” she smiled at him. “Can I ask a favor from you?”

“What?”

“Can you open-up a little of yourself every time we are together? Just to get to know you better”, she asked.

“Yes”,

“Can I ask question about your life?” she asked again.

“Yes! But you can ask question if we are at home. Don’t ask when we are at the office.”

“Ok,”

“Brendan! Come on……I am sick of this”, Josh is complaining on the papers he was sorting. “Get yourself a secretary.”

“I don’t need one and besides you are here”,

“I have to work also and just to clarify I am working for you”, Josh said leaving the papers from the center table.

“Hired a secretary, Brendan”, Ryan suggested.

“I don’t like a girl as my secretary”, Dayl said.

“Just get Celestine and besides she is your wife”, Josh said.

“Oh,no! She’s mine. She will be my secretary”, Ryan refused.

“Come on Ryan! Don’t snatch Celestine from Brendan”, Josh said. “Just get Ella back”,

“If Celestine will be Brendan’s secretary. They will be together 24/7”, Ryan said while making his way to the window.

“And what’s the problem with that?” Josh curiously said.

“There is a possibility that He will fall in love to her”, Ryan continues.

“They are living at the same house. What’s the difference?” Josh asked again.

“Enough....Just hired me one, Ryan”, Brendan said to Ryan.

“Ok! I will”,