A mere butler

"I can help you, Ms. Ana. I can help you without any favor or any condition," he uttered, and her face lit up when he said that to her.

"Really?" he nodded his head. "How?"

"I'll teach you some basics."

She frowned while staring at him. "Basics? Like what?"

He smirked, "Make him fall for you," he replied to her.

Ana was still clueless. "Should I make him fall for me?" he nodded his head. "How?"

"It is simple," he said.

"How simple?"

"You had to get his attention first before doing something," he started to discuss how Ana would make Noah fall for her. She was just nodding her head for the whole time while Tyler was discussing about what she should do to make Noah fall for her.

After discussing it with her, she then looked at him. "But..."

"What is it?"

"Can you pretend to be him before I-"

"Sure!" he replied, without making her finish what she was about to say.

She then nodded her head and went inside. Ana had a smile on her lips as she was planning to go on a date with Tyler. When she went out, she then saw Tyler in the living room. She looked at him with a smile, but he was frowning while looking at her.

"What is it, Ms?" he asked.

"Be my date today. Can you?" she asked him, and he was stiffened and stunned by where he was standing. His eyes still remained fixed on her, but he wasn't talking.

"Tyler? Are you okay?" she asked him, and he went back to his senses. He then looked at her while gulping. "Ah, yes."

"What was that answer? What is it?" she asked him again.

"W-Why? Why had it to be me?" he asked her, and she frowned while tilting her head sideways. "Are you rejecting me?" she asked him, and he shook his head. "That's not what I meant-"

"Then, let's go," she then grabbed his hand and walked towards the car. Tyler had no other choice, but to drive the car for her. When he went inside, he then looked at her, "Where are we going, Ms. Ana?" he asked her. She then thought of a place and a smile was drawn on her lips.

"Coffee shop," she uttered, and he nodded his head and started to drive. When they arrived, Tyler looked at her with a sigh of disbelief. He didn't think that Ana would take him as her date and experiment him to get Noah. He then went out of the car and followed Ana into the shop. She was smiling all along while choosing her drinks.

They were already sitting at the table and Ana was looking at Tyler already, making him feel uneasy and awkward, "Ms, Ana? Can you stop looking at me like that?" he asked her. She was still smiling, "I can't," she uttered.

"Why?"

"I want you to feel that feeling," she said.

"About what?"

"The fast and loud throb of your chest. I want to hear it," she uttered, and his eyes widened while looking at her.

"Ms. Ana, that's not what I meant," he said, but Ana suddenly held his hands, causing his eyes to widen even more. He gulped while looking at her. Tyler could feel the loud and fast throb of his chest while Ana was holding his hands. He was about to take his hands away from her, but she tightened her grip on him.

"I'm not letting you go," she said to him, making him feel flutter even more. When he looked at her again, he then saw how happy and how Ana smiled at him while holding his hands. He sighed in disbelief. Tyler knew that it was all pretend. It was all for Noah. It was all about him.

When they went out of the shop, Tyler looked at her. He had to play along. "Tyler. I-" her sentence was cut off when he suddenly held her hands, causing her eyes to widen and her mouth wide open at the same time.

"What are you doing?" she muttered while her eyes blinked a couple of times.

Tyler smirked at her, "I want to make you feel that feeling too," he said to her, teasingly. Anatasia scoffed and gritted her teeth in front of him. "Hey! Stop making fun of me," she said while pouting. "I am doing my best. Don't make me feel-"

"Let's go," he said, calmly, and she frowned while looking at him. "Where?"

"To continue our date," he replied, and she smiled while nodding her head.

They were walking in the mall together. Tyler wanted to stop his feelings towards her, but... He had been keeping it for more than three years now, and he thought that it was time to tell her before it was too late. While walking with her at the mall, he remembers how immature and innocent she was when he met her.

He was about to take another step when he saw Ana looking at the white dress on the mannequin. "It's beautiful, right?" she asked him, and he nodded his head. "That dress... I will wear that dress when I go and see Noah," she said with a smile, and it made Tyler lose his hope. He knew that Ana had really liked Noah for a long time until now, and he knew that he couldn't compete with him.

After Ana bought that dress, they went back to the car. Tyle lets out a deep breath while looking at her in the rearview mirror while sighing. He could see how happy Ana was while holding and looking at the dress she would wear on her date with Noah. "Let's go," she commanded, and he started to drive towards home.

They were on their way home when Tyler stopped the car. "What is it? What's the matter?" she asked while looking at him, worriedly. He sighed before talking again, "I wanted to tell you something," he said. His voice was serious, making her heartbeat go faster.

She was still looking at him while gulping, "What is it?" she asked him for the second time. He went out and there, Ana realized that they were near the shore. She then went out and followed him. Ana was taking a step closer to him and then he turned his back and faced her.

Ana was nervous. The way Tyler looked at her, it was different, and it seemed like it was serious. He was serious, "I have something to tell you," he said.

"What is it?"

He took a deep breath, "I... I like you," Ana seemed to be deafened at what she had heard from him. She was unaware and in shock at the same time.

She was silent for a few more minutes. "You don't have to like me back, Ms. I just wanted to tell you that," he said, and was about to walk when she spoke. "Wait..." he stopped and looked at her again.

"Why are you saying this to me right now? You're making me confused, Tyler! Why are you doing this!" she raged at him. She was mad. Ana didn't know what she was feeling towards him. She was just... so confused.

"I said it already. You don't have to like me back. I just wanted to tell you that," he said, and walked back towards the car. She scoffed and followed him inside. "What is this? What was that? Why are you doing this to me!" she was so mad and annoyed at him.

"I don't want you to get hurt by a man like him," he said.

"A man like him? So, should I choose you over him? Is that what you were thinking all along?" she asked him, and it was so offensive. "That's not what I mean... Look, listen to me-"

She cut his sentence off, "I get it, Tyler. You liked me, but... I... I would never like a man like you," she uttered, and went out of the car. Tyler lets out a deep breath while looking at her. He then went out and walked following her. As they were walking, the rain started to pour.

The heavy rain was pouring, and the wind was cold. "Ms. Ana, stop this already," he uttered.

"Stop following me around, and go home by yourself," she said to him.

He continued to walk, following her. He didn't want to worry about her. He didn't want to lose her. He didn't want her to get soaked in the rain.

As he had the chance to grab her hands, he said, "Wait..." she stopped and faced him. The raindrops on their faces, and it made her vision go blurry for a few seconds until it was clear again.

"What do you want?" she asked.

"Stop this already. Let's go home," he said, calmly.

"Tyler..."

"Yes?"

"Just remember this one..." she was looking at him, seriously, and he did too. He was waiting for her to talk again, and she said,

"I... I would never like a mere butler like you."

To be continued...