Dinner date

Simon waited for Lisa in the car but she message him that she will take the bus there as she doesn't want anyone to see them leaving together. So he watch her boarding the bus and his car follow behind. Once he see that she have reach the restaurant, he hurry to park his car. He check himself in the rear mirror and enter the restaurant. Lisa smile at him when he enters the restaurant. The waiters start serving the meal and they talk suddenly Lisa stop eating and she hide under the table. Simon who is cutting his steak, he look up and see Lisa missing. He look everywhere and under the table. He look up again to see her crawling away. He look around and see what cause her to hide away. It's the company staff who work in the HR. That staff who see her CEO stand up and walk to him. They chatted awhile and she return to her date and table. He hurry to look at his phone. 

'Mustn't let her see us together. She will talk.'

'Am i suppose to eat slowly now? And where are you?'

'You decide. I am hiding in the washroom. Let me know when she is gone.'

After eating for a very long time alone, he watch the HR staff leave the restaurant. She wave to him and leave in a happy tone. He look at the time, they got on hour to eat before the restaurant close. He hurry to message Lisa and look at the direction of the washroom. Lisa hurry to eat thus they did not talk. Simon who already finish his meal wait for his wife. As he watch her eat, he finds her rather cute. He always thought that meals should be eaten in an elegant way but he did not mind his date is eating in this sight. 

Lisa return home and slump at her sofa. She stare at her mobile phone on her hands. She had damaged her image in front of Simon. She ate unsightly in front of Simon. She even crawl in a restaurant, in public, in her dress! She shut her eyes tight and hope he forgets some of that. Simon in his own apartment is undressing in the bathroom. He is smiling when he recall that Lisa is crawling away. Interestingly her body shape is rather nice. After he finish shower, he walk out towering his hair. He look at the cups with the sunflower seeds, a tiny hole with a small spout is appearing in the cups. He smile and put a little water on the soil. 

The next day when he did not have much paper works to go through he ask Peter for more date ideals. 

"Movie? Art exhibitions? Go cycling together? Vacation! It's that wonderful more time together and make a holiday baby too!"

Simon who is drinking his coffee nearly spit it out. He look for tissue paper while Peter pass him one. 

"Mr Han... did you consummate with your wife, yet?" 

"What? OF COURSE! what are you talk...ing about..."

Simon hurry to clean his desk while Peter look at him. 

"Mr Han, i remember that you are married for ... three years now. So, till now you just simply sleep with your wife with no bed activity?"

"Peter! Skip that!"

"Mr Han, you got a nice body. I am sure that your wife will like to see it. Are you shy?" 

"Peter! ... about dating i am thinking..."

"VACATION! It will solve most of the things."

"I can't afford to take leave..."

"You can! Anytime! Family time is more important than any other issue now. The company is earning good. Look at the chart of our revenue is climbing up every three months. It have a steady growth. As long as the business department keep getting work, we will keep earning!" 

"Yes that is good news but dating..."

"Want me to set up everything for you?"

Simon look up and see a mischievous looking Peter. He shake his head. Peter look disappointed. 

"My girlfriend says i am always doing things that make her happy. I am sure..."

"No. She is MY wife is not your girlfriend. Let me think how to ... plan a date."

That afternoon he goggle for dating tips. It's been a long time ago when he dated girls. After he take over the business, he feels like he is an old man who have no energy for dates. His mind is blank and can only think of movie dates since she enjoy watch movies. As he scroll through the website without a thought, someone comment on camping. He sit up and read about it. When he was a young boy in school, he enjoy camping a lot. He and a group pf friends, boys and girls will go off hiking somewhere and camp. At night, he will sit by the fire and watch the night sky. It's the most beautiful time of his life. 

Lisa on the third floor stare at her computer screen for a while. Her mind is blank and she doesn't know why. She feel like something is odd but what is it? No music? She turn on the radio and play the music softly. Her staff look over their desk and wonder why is she playing music when they have been told not to play any pop music on this floor. However she is the boss of this floor, they just have to pretend not to hear. Lisa sigh and flip her papers in front of her. Reading through the report feedbacks, her mind takes her back when she is sitting in Simon's office. He reading the papers with glasses on. She smile to herself indeed a handsome man and she is married to him. However she remind herself that they are only married in the name and will get a divorce in a few years time. She slump on her desk. Her female staff comes over with Panadol in her hand. 

"Here take it. It will make you feel better."

Lisa look at her and take the Panadol in her hands. She thank her and tell them to continue what they are doing. She is going outside to take a walk. 

Peter call Lisa's desk at the usual time and because it ring such a long time, her staff come running to pick it up. Peter inform Simon that she is not at her desk thus Simon takes the elevator to the ground floor. He look around for her. He find her sitting outside the building. As he approach, he see that there is another man sitting near her. They are talking and smiling. He quickly hide behind the pillar and look again. It is the same guy who walk with her in the morning. Simon starts to feel like he is breathing fire. He takes out his mobile phone and hurry to message her, asking where is she. She reply that she is outside having her tea break with a colleague. Simon mumble in his breath and hurry to type the next message. 

'Cake and tea is waiting for you.'

'Later. I will come up.'

He watch till she gets up and walk towards the building. Simon hurry to get to the carpark entrance and hide there. He watch her getting on the elevator. He sigh and look down the ground. he mumble to himself 'What am i doing'.