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A Desire To Last A Lifetime 26- "Personal Secretary."
After a series of rejections, I found myself applying for jobs as an English teacher in private schools, despite the fact that I absolutely don't want to teach or find the career to be neither interesting or exciting."You're qualified for the job and we honestly liked the way you delivered yourself during your interview and demonstration, but unfortunately, we can only hire teachers who have already passed the board examinations for our institution. I’m sorry, hija."I couldn't help but be bitter. Board passer? As far as I know, private schools do not require licensure passer teachers! What's that? They're now labeling their standards to the standards of public and government-owned schools?!I haven't taken the teacher's licensing exam yet, thus I don't have a LET passer credential. I didn't really have any plans back then, and I didn't want to teach, either. The truth was my close friends who used to like teaching were the reason behind me taking this course, but fashion is where my
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 27- "Be with me all the time..."
All the heat I was feeling flew straight to my head, and my blood began to boil violently.Just what?! I'm hired? But not as a fashion designer and instead, as his personal secretary? F*ck him to core! Son of a b*tch!“D*mn you!”There was no point trying to be nice anymore as I already had enough of his wickedness! Besides, he had never been nice to me, either!He chuckled when he got back to his table."You're welcome, sweetie!" he responded teasingly and sarcastically.I glared at him viciously! If dagger eyes could kill, he might have been laying on the floor now and sweating his own blood! How I hated him!"When would you like to begin working, anyway? If you want, you can start right away at this day or this very moment, no problem with me. But the first day of official work is tomorrow, and it's necessary, so don't be late. I'm advising you," he spoke with serious authority.Okay, I know... When he says it, he does it!He was able to block my applications to other companies an
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 28- "Coffee."
Fabio was being unfair to me even in front of his sister and Danette!The Deputy General Manager turned to Danette. "Did you find the files I asked you to look for, Danette?"Danette nodded at the beautiful boss. "Yes, Miss. It's on my desk."Natasya smiled and nodded. "Great. Let's go."She even grinned at her bro before she and Danette passed by us. The latter followed her and waved her goodbye to me and to my boss.I smiled in response.To my surprise, I discovered that the Deputy General Manager's office is near my boss's. Just about three offices apart. Danette sat down at the desk outside Miss Natasya's office and began working. Thus, Danette is in fact Miss Natasya's secretary.Suddenly, I feel the urge to replace my current boss with Danette's boss! Deputy General Manager herself appears to be nicer and fairer than her brother Fabio, who seems like a monster boss!Fabio entered his office and I followed."You're not doing your responsibilities…" he asked brutally as he walked
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 29- "Romantic involvement..."
"Tami?"I seek the familiar voice of the person who just called my name.A friend of mine surprised me at the workplace while I was at my desk and in the middle of my duty."Chris! It was you!”Who would’ve thought that we’d see each other here in San Pablo! He even seemed to have found out the place I currently work for.“So, I was right all along! You were staying here in this city. We’ve been looking for you everywhere all this time, Tami!” he said, cooly.He seemed to be happy to have finally found my whereabouts at the moment, and I couldn’t deny that even if it was unexpected, I was also happy to see one of my friends here.I smiled and nodded. “Yeah.”“Why are you in this place, by the way?” He seemed to look around to see a clearer picture. “No, don’t tell me, you’re working for this company?”“Yes, Chris. This is where I work currently.” I shrugged my shoulders. “It’s a long story.”“But why?” He was still confused. “And what’s your job here? Don’t tell me you’re serving and
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 30- "Close..."
Chris responded with a simple shrug.I wasn’t completely convinced, though! I loved seeing that one day he and Natasya would go on a date! That would definitely be cute!"Alright. I have to go now because I still have to run some errands. Bye, Tamara. Nice seeing you here." He casually kissed my cheek and waved goodbye.I nodded and waved, too. "Bye, Christian! Nice to see you!"Not so long after and I was watching his back going his way to the elevator."Take care!"Before he got there, the lift opened and a naturally tan-skinned woman went out of it.The air of sultriness she exuded as she strolled through the hallway caused me to almost jaw-dropped. She wore a white bodycon dress and her black hair was a little long.She had a gentle face and the word ‘beautiful’ was a total understatement to describe her!Christian stopped and looked at her.“Hi, Miss!” he even greeted her nicely to get her attention.But I didn’t know if she didn’t hear him or if she really had intentionally igno
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 31- "Ethan..."
SUNDAY morning and it was my day off so I went to church.After the mass, I went straight to the mall and do some window shopping to breathe some cool air. Next week is when my salary is scheduled to be given, so for the time being, I'd just window shop."Tamara?"When I heard my name, I looked in the direction of the familiar voice. At first, he looked hesitant but when I turned to face him, his expression brightened and he made a wide smile."Tan!""Tamara, it's really you!"He hugged me gently in his friendliest manner."Can't believe I'll see you here! What are you doing here in San Pablo?"I smiled and shrugged. "Well, obviously... hiding.""What? Why?" He was a little confused, but that was just for a while. “Oh yeah, you left Calamba and didn’t leave any trace, and that’s maybe the reason why you’re here.”I sighed and nodded. I was happy, anyway, to have seen and bumped into him today in this place unexpectedly. He’s Ethan and one of our close friends in our circle."It's actu
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 32- "Sensible."
To be honest, I could still remember that there was a time long ago when he actually showed motive into pursuing me and hitting on me to become his girlfriend, it was just that I had to turn him down because I see him as a friend and like almost every boy in our group, I treat all of them as my brothers, so I never wanna get involved in any romantic relationship with any of them and then ruin our friendship later on. And I never regretted my decisions, I never had any issues with them and we’re still close friends up to date. I’m so supportive and happy for them whenever they find a woman who could make them smile for life.Back to reminiscing, I laughed smoothly and shook my head. I didn't want to give malice to what Ethan said to motivate me because we’re friends and maybe he’s just like that to all of his friends.“Thanks, Ethan! That’s well-appreciated.” I meant it, seeing this kind of motivation as a cheer from a close friend who wanted to make me feel good to lessen my anxiety
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 33- "Stupid cupid."
I grinned and shook my head humbly as I continued with my meal.Midway through it, I had the uneasy feeling that I was being watched by a pair of sharp eyes. Even though it was cold in the mall, I felt hot for some reason!In an effort to determine the source of my uneasiness, I focused my gaze on Ethan and realized that the only other person who could have possibly caused me to feel this way was sitting at a table just four seats away from us.Fabio's intense stare made me feel like he was going to devour me. I noticed him gritting his jaw and clenching his teeth.Unthinkingly, I averted my gaze and made every effort to avoid meeting his penetrating eyes. His menacing glare made me nervous that I might suddenly lose control of my senses."You okay? Why does it seem like you suddenly saw a ghost?" Ethan asked with confusion.Oh, what ghost? Fabio’s definitely not a ghost but rather a monster!I shook my head and forced a smile. “I’m okay, Tan. It’s nothing.”He didn’t appear to be con
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(Tamara's POV) "Wait, Fab…" I grabbed my boyfriend's arm as we walked. He looked at me. "Are you sure about this? I worry that your mom is still mad about what happened…" He softly tapped my hand, giving me assurance. "She's not mad at you, believe me, Tamara. She's even nagging me to bring you into our house to be finally introduced as my girlfriend." It has been a month since we settled and cleared things up between the two of us, and then we started to be officially exclusively dating. Now, it's time that he's going to bring me to their house to introduce me to his family as his girlfriend. I couldn't help but worry. What if they're still disappointed? What if they won't accept me? "Hey, stop being so negative, and just cheer up, alright?" I nodded and finally smiled, gaining courage. "Yeah. You're right, Fab." He smiled and we continued to walk. I was surprised and very thankful that Fabio was indeed right because despite all the things that happened, the Wynnfors still
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 80- "Forgiveness & realizations."
I cut her off and silenced her with my lips.She was fighting it and resisting the urge to kiss me back."That would be our rule for today. Everytime that I'm talking and you're gonna butt in, interrupting me, I'm gonna punish you with kisses. Is that clear, baby?""No! F*ck you! Release me now, Fabio! D*mn it!""What happened in the mall, it wasn't like what you thought it was—""I'm not listening to you, idiot—"Since she butt in and interrupted me, I had to give her her punishment. I kissed her. Deeper and more passionate this time around.She still tried to fight it.And because she was betraying the urge of her own body, I have to make her realize how she wants me, too.My hot kisses went down to her neck and I started to lift the hem of her blouse, making my hand on the way to her breast and squeezed her. And she moaned at that."Fabio, please…"I chuckled huskily. "Please what, babe?""Stop…"She didn't mean that. From the need and fire of lust I could see in her eyes, I knew h
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 79- "Untie me!"
She was so dumbfounded that I confronted her and taught her a lesson like that."Jad—""No buts, Priscilla. And mind you, know your place. You are not my girlfriend anymore, and I can never go back to you. You are just a business partner at this moment and you are obliged to follow my rules the next time you wanna see me and talk to me, especially here in my office."Speechless, that what was she completely turned into."Not to mention, I knew what you did to Tamara, Priscilla. You were trying to shame and embarrass her to the public.""What?! H-how did you know about it?" She was starting to get nervous."Not too important how I did find out about it. But if you dare doing that again, if you dare lay a finger on even a single strand of her hair, I'm warning you, I would not like it. You know me, Priscilla, and you know how evil I could go when I see things I do not like. I would make sure that you wouldn't either like what I could go to you and to your family business—""Jad, please!
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 78- "Taking side..."
I thought we, both family sides, were just waiting for the tentative schedule to be married, but then something very unexpected happened. One day, her mother came to a presscon shocking all of us with her announcement that her daughter's engagement with me was canceled and Tamara was not marrying me anymore.The supposed marriage was cut short, and it was all because of Chris Salvatore who butt in the situation. He was appointed by his family to be the new founder and Chairman of S-Tech, and upon my investigation, S-Tech invested millions to help the Davis Elegance rise once again.Lucille Davis, Tamara's mom, knew that they would no longer be needing the Wynnfors because Chris himself acted like a hero to them and she was thinking they already have the Salvatores and their investment and therefore, they dumped us just like that.I didn't get mad totally at them, though, especially to her mother, because it was their decision. They thought that the greater help knocked on their door s
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 77- "His voice..."
(Fabio's POV)My attention had been caught when I saw somebody familiar at the premises of Wynnfor Apparel.I asked some of the personnel and I had confirmed it was Tamara. I also found out that she applied for a job in our company as one of our fashion designers.I watched her from head to toe. I could remember that the last time I saw her was in the mall after the night that she gave herself completely to me. I couldn't help it! I suddenly felt the throbbing in between my legs! D*mn it! Just by the sight of her could really turn me on so hard!Frowning a bit, I watched her 'til she was out of my sight because she proceeded to the HR for the job interview."Tell the HR right away to hold the interview with that woman."The personnel were a bit appalled. "Sir?"I told it to her once more, firmer and with an emphasizing tone to let her know that I was serious with what I was saying and I knew exactly what I was doing."Hold the interview with her from the HR, and instead, escort her to
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 76- "This is kidnapping!"
He was still in his suit and tie, that's maybe because he just got out from his work, too.His face seemed restless, serious, sad, and mad…"What are you doing here?" I asked bitterly.I could never forget how he made me such a fool by making me believe his flowery words that he likes me, but right after that, I just caught him kissing another woman in the mall!"We have to talk," he said firmly.I chuckled in sarcasm. "Talk? About what? About your cheating and then twisting the story as if I were to blame why you did such a stup*d move, huh?!"He let out a deep breath. "Tamara, you have to listen to me first.""Well, I don't want to because I don't have time for that. After work, I'm gonna be visiting and watching over my dad in the hospital," I said coldly.But he seemed to ignore that. Instead, he insisted, "Let's talk about us, Tamara."I smirked in disbelief. Is this some kind of a joke?! What else are we going to talk about when it's so obvious that he really is an a$$h0le!"Abo
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 75- "A heartbreaker!"
Chris watched her but it wasn't that long because he immediately attended to me. "Hey, are you alright? I'm sorry this has to happen, Tamara.""No, it's alright. Don't mind me. I'm okay, Chris.""Are you sure?"I nodded. "Yes."He sighed."You should've asked Venice, as well, if she was just alright. I admit, I pulled her hair hard because I was so mad at her. She must have been hurting, too."He didn't say a thing."Chris, I guess, somehow, Venice was right. You should've asked her side first before you scolded her," I gave him a gentle, friendly advice.He was quiet but I knew deep within him I was right, too.He simply nodded and gestured the way, "Let's get going now, Tamara. And don't worry, I'll just call her later to talk and patch things up."I smiled and agreed, "Yeah."We went to the department store to shop for some stuff because Chris told me that he was running out of his essentials so he needed to buy new ones.He was busy choosing from the various brands of spray deodor
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 74- "Catfight."
I grinned and I looked at my friend teasingly.Chris nodded formally. "Thanks. But I know."I chuckled. What a conceited man!Priscilla, who seemed not to notice or intentionally was ignoring the man's disinterest towards her, still extended her hand to him. "I'm Priscilla Zakaria, anyway."Chris just looked at her and her hand like subtly telling, 'The-f*ck-I-care-whoever-you-are-because-nobody-asked-and-I-wasn't-any-interested!'After a few seconds, Priscilla finally came to realize the man's indifference. And that embarrassed her a bit, being ignored and straight-up shown before her face that not every man would be lured by her cunningness!Chris turned to me and softly, he asked, "Let's go, Tamara."I smiled and nodded. "Let's go."I put my hand on his arm and he willingly obliged. Such a gentleman to me! But not to, obviously, gold-digging women.Before we went ahead, for the last time, I turned around to look at Priscilla to wave my sweetest goodbye.I smiled in victory against
A Desire To Last A Lifetime 73- "Starstruck!"
I was speechless… He was fantasizing of me becoming his wife? Oh, how I realized I loved that, too!"I really like you, Tamara." He surely stated while his stares focused on my lips."And so do I, Fabio," I admitted without reservation.His eyes became more intense.I resisted my smile though it was still very obvious. "If only you knew, too. I have a crush on you, boss!"His brow raised a bit but then he smiled sheepishly. "You have a crush on me?""Yeah!"We didn't know how exactly, but moments had been quick and we just found ourselves finishing our food and coffee in the shop and we ended up inside Fabio's car to cuddle and make up for the times and days and weeks that we had not been able to be together.His lips claimed mine. I closed my eyes in submission and I responded to his kisses. How I missed his kisses, as well!It was a long but indeed passionate kiss. However, it had to be cut short when I suddenly remembered something or must I say someone, and that's why I had to gen
