chapter 6

"Geez! Why would you do a job like that?" question of the one on the other line.

"Bitch, it's been offered to me. Will I still refuse? And hello! I didn't graduate college where do you think I would go?" She rolled her eyes and twirl her finger around her hair like she always does. She never change.

"I don't know, maybe fast food chains?"

"Too late, your job has come to me, will I still refuse?" I said and scratched my chest.

"Woah, your boobs look bigger on screen," he said in amazement. If you can only hurt through an online call, this woman is unconscious.

"Damn you Spanish, when I get close to you I'll strangle you. It's really big!" annoyed I said. She chuckled.

"Go on bitch. Choke me if you can, and by the way ... I'm planning to visit Philippines this month. I'll chat you the date if ever." I immediately nodded. That's a great news. I could have someone to explore Baguio with me.

A few minutes of greetings, annoyance and chikahan before we said goodbye to each other because he still has a job. She has to work her as off for when she retires, she could rest in peace, peacefully, as she said.

She's my friend, the only friend who stayed at my worst and only friend who really cared for me, even though she's a bitch sometimes. She even studied Tagalog for me but she doesn't want to speak because of her accent, but she's working on it.

She's very kind to me and even offered me a job but I said I want to be independent, and learn on my own. Live my life as a normal human and maybe suffer. I don't want to lean on her. I've spent way too much time depending on people. It's not what I want.

I went into the bathroom and showered then wore a knitted jacket since it was so cold every morning and just right every night. Just like now.

After the exchange I went to the kitchen to look for milk. In a week I did not drink milk I had trouble sleeping. So I need milk. It's just embarrassing because maybe Magnus buys milk for him while I'm drinking, so I lessen my intake but I really need my milk tonight.

"Hey." I jumped in shock when Magnus appeared next to me after I closed the fridge.

“Are you a ghost or something?” I asked in shock. "I didn't even hear you enter the kitchen."

He just grinned and looked at me. "What are you doing?" he asked.

“Looking for milk,” I said and opened the water bottle I took from the fridge.

"I thought you're looking for milk, why are you drinking that?"

"No milk," was my short answer. He frowned and opened the fridge.

He looked there for a moment before slapping his forehead. “Yeah, I forgot to buy you some,” he said.

I looked at her for a moment. He's buying those milks for me?

"You stopped drinking a week ago so I thought you didn't like the new brand of milk I bought and threw them away, I was gonna replace it but I forgot." I don't think he realizes what he just said.

He brought those milks for me to drink. I thought he was a milk drinker. I didn't know how to react and whether to point out that he was buying those milks for me. That is so kind of him but he didn't have to do such things for me. I certainly don't remember telling him I like milk.

"No, it's ok." I covered the water bottle again and said goodbye to her. "I'm going now, good night."

I was about to leave when he said, "Why do you drink milk?" he asked.

“I fool myself that I should drink milk before going to sleep, so I could sleep faster. It works. ” It was actually a thing in the mental hospital I was in. They remind us to drink milk at night any time we remember it until it became a hobby, until it's just a part of me now. They said it was to remind ourselves we still need to do something and that something that we need to do is to help ourselves get nutrition. It helped instill in us that even those little things we do, helps ourselves. However big or small, hard or easy, it was doing something.

Magnus just nodded so I excused myself, and went back to my room.

I dropped my body on the bed.

"We're gonna stare at each other for a little while," I told the ceiling.

It's only been an hour but I still have trouble sleeping. No shit. Do I need to go out and buy milk?

"Fuck!" I rolled over on the bed and picked up my laptop. I guess I'll just watch movies. I was about to play the movie I chose when someone opened my bedroom door. I don't lock it just in case something happens and I need to run, unlocking it would only consume time and effort especially when I'm panicking.

"Hey." It's Magnus.

"Hmmm?"

"Milk?" he said and raised his hand that's holding a plastic that has something inside. I immediately got up and approached her my eyes nearly shining looking at the plastic.

“Wow,” it’s a chocolate milkshake from starbucks.

"Are you out yet?" I asked. He nodded. "I think I'm strong in you." I teased him. It wasn't a hamful joke but he just avoided looking like he was embarrassed, I was embarrassed. Why would he even go out at this hour for a milk? Not to mention it for ME not for him.

"I didn't remember this room being like this," he said and looked around my room.

"Oh, yeah. I moved the bed, and change some positions of the furniture." I have a walk in closet, a small couch, study table, a nightstand and a bed with hanging paintings on the wall. I change everything's position.

"Some? You mean everything?" he corrected. I smiled.

"Well ..."

He let out a chuckle before stepping back. “Enjoy your milk,” he said. I hugged him.

"Thank you."

A few days later, I found myself wondering why Magnus has been so weird lately. He bought so much milk the next day, he was very helpful at the dinner table, give me foods, pushed me to try some of the dishes that Rein would randomly cook, he even pours me water in the glass, he bids good morning and good night, I bet if we were together he'd kiss me, too, and I feel weird about all of those and Rein acts like he don't notice it! He smiles at me, he talks to me, he starts random conversation with me, he's being weird and I plan to confront him today. This ends now. It's been a week of him acting weird. I will end this today.

I knocked on Magnus' bedroom door. By this time, he's in the bedroom, I think.

The door opened immediately, and I feel like he knew it's me on the door and not Rein. He had a wide smile when he opened the door.

“Hi,” he grinned.

I pushed him into his room and closed the door.

"Why are you so weird?" I carefully asked. I don't want to come out as rube or something, it's just that, he's been weird.

"What?" he asked like he doesn't know what I'm talking about.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about!"

Magnus looked at me for a moment and averted his eyes, and then he proceeded to say, "No." acting innocent now, I see.

I thought of a word on how to describe it and it took me a while but I got it.

"Like, I'm your girlfriend and not your maid." I widened her eyes. "I just need a kiss, to complete the package."

His eyes softly watched mine that's desperately looking for answer. Why are you doing this anyway? I won't be able to handle this if he continuous to be like this.

I admit it to myself, I am attracted to him and I'm only able to stop myself from assuming that he likes me because I respect him as a person who helped me and as my boss.

Now, I feel like there's only one step for us to finally connect, to finally admit to myself that yeah, what he's doing flatters me and that it gets me more excited to see him, that's I'm attracted to him the moment we met . I was interested and now it has escalated to a more serious problem or blessing, I like him.

"I like you," he said quickly. I don't think I heard it clear though.

"Excuse me?"

"I said, I like you." He let out a sigh like as if he's been keeping it for quite some time now and it's a relief he got it out, finally.

And I didn't know what to say except my heart know exactly how to react. I feel like I just melted from this boring confession, melted from happiness. It's so warm, it has melted me.

Does that mean I like him too?

“I don’t know how, ok? One day, I met you, and you never left my mind. I hired you because I thought maybe if I observed you I would eventually stop, and go back to normal but I realize I like you, so much. So much I wanna kiss you, ”he blurted out and he messed his hair after that

I don't even know if this is the right move, but I did it anyway.

“I think I like you, too,” I admitted.

He looked surprised at first but later smiled.

"Really?"

"Yeah." I was going to say more but he grabbed me by the waist and kissed me. I was surprise so I couldn't kiss him back.

He proceeded to say, "Kiss me back." His voice were begging but at the same time seductive.

So I did, I kissed him back.

As we kissed deeper and deeper my body got hotter and hotter. He snakes his arms around my waist, touching every part of my body, from my back to my waist, to my butt. He walked backward so I walked forward until he landed on the bed and me, on top of him.

When we lay down, his hands wondered to my breast and squeeze it gently making me moan. Not to mention his touch doing such a great job in exploring inside my mouth.

"Ohhh ..."

He was about to take off my long sleeve when someone knocked. Next order, fast and with vigor. It was Rein, he never knocks like that. Something important, I guess.

"Fuck!" He cursed under his breath.

"Yeah, fuck!"

I get up from being on top of him and help him stand up. We both went to the door. Annoyed Magnus opened the door.

"What do you ---"

"Sarah's father is here," Rein said coldly and languidly, for some reason, I could hear bitterness in his voice.

Magnus nodded and looked at me.

"Can you make a coffe?" he asked. I nodded. "Good. Rein, go with her." Rein nodded, I went out of the room and Rein and I went to the kitchen together.

"Don't touch anything," Rein reminded me.

"Oh, come on." I didn't do anything, the ending, he was just quietly mixing and I was quietly watching.

I don't know if I'll be happy that I'm just doing this and my salary is high and I still have free food and room in this house. Do I still deserve it? I just gasped. No time to think of that.

We just made a progcess, me and Magnus. I'm very excited about it.

“You know, you can trust me with your kitchen utensils,” I told Rein like it’s a super secret.

"Take this one and follow me." He dismissed what I said, again.

I took the coffe on a sauser, placed on a small platter while Rein hold the sweets.

We went to the second floor of the house and went to Magnus ’office, but on our way here. Black suited men were everywhere. From the stairs to Magnus' office.

Damn! That visitor is sure wealthy as fuck, and probably a popular man cause why else would he have all this security around him, right?

Rein knocked carefully on the door.

"Come in." My forehead furrowed.

"Was that Magnus?" I asked but Rein didn't answer. I think that's him but in different tone of voice.

When we entered, Magnus appeared to me as if he were someone else. He looked different. He looked at the old man in front of him and turned his back on us. I could tell this guy is certainly important.

"Your coffee is made My lord and lord. Sutton," Rein said and bowed, so I imitated him as well.

"I didn't know you have another servant."

"Yeah. She started weeks ago," he said lazily. He's far from the Magnus I know. He isn't scaring but he's freaking me out. Why is he like that? I looked at him in surprise but he didn't even dare glance my direction.

"How's the Project Sarah?" introduction of the adult.

Rein pulled me to the door. He stood on the left side of the door and I on the right.

"It's going well. I've already cleaned it. I've got new information and I believe that it's now the main lead of the true target. End is sure to come and justice will sure to be in our hand," he said. Magnus. I actually had a glance in his cold side. When I first enter the Taxi I remember, he was cold for a second then become normal. It was this type of voice too. It sounded bitterly dead.

And I don't get what they're talking about. Is it about business?

"That's good. I'm glad you're still into this," te old man, Sutton, flatly said.

"I will never stop not until I find the one who's going to pay," Magnus then, determinedly said.

"Good to know." The old man stood up and looked at Rein who was now bowed. He nodded his head.

My eyes widened when his gaze turned to me. I'm not even bowing. I dont want to. This guy looks like a bad news.

He stared at me so I was forced to bow. It's so awkward, I feel like he's judging me.

"What do you know?" he ask. I looked at him for a moment to confirm if he was looking at me before returning to his knees.

"Yes?" I answered and my voice was tinged with nervousness. Well, his voice were full and loud. It's as if he has control over me.

I think he's definitely tall. I always felt like I was garbage scattered in his path. Damn, old man. That's crazy vibe.

"What do you know?"

"I know martial art ..." I said hesitantly before I stopped bowing and looked at her.

He is no longer looking at me.

"I don't like her. You shouldn't have her as a maid here," he said while looking at Rein.

"Yes, Lord Sutton."

"Good. You heard me Magnus," he said and walked towards the door.Rein opened the door for him as I stare at him.

"I don't like you, either," I said before he could get out the door. He stopped and looked at me but he said nothing and continued walking.