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I couldn’t help but panic during that dinner. Heck, I don’t even know what to do or how to react during the whole time. We were seated at a very long table that my mother let our helpers prepare. With us were a bunch of investors whom I had no idea who. To be honest, it was just Greg with whom I was familiar. The rest, I don’t know. I haven’t seen them since forever. The whole dinner table was filled with voices. They were talking about business nonstop and I couldn’t do anything about it, I had no choice but to just listen. I was keeping my head down and just focusing on my food because Greg was seated across me, and I don’t want people to notice something.I was in the middle of eating when I felt my phone vibrating. I immediately got it and looked at Gregory’s message. From: GregoryAre you okay?I almost rolled my eyes when I read it. I slightly glanced at him, but he was already talking to someone. Gosh, they were so loud. I didn’t think oldies could be this loud, you know. I
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“So, it’s settled then, huh. We’ll go to Baguio this weekend, right?” Greg said in the other line. I bit my lip hard and looked at him a bit. It was a weekday night and we were having a video call while I was studying and he was doing his professor stuff. “I’m still gonna ask Mom, though,” I said and pouted my lips. Just thinking about it now made my heart beat faster than ever. Damn it. I looked at Greg and he was just staring at me. He heaved a sigh and gave me a small smile. “It’s okay, I know you can do it,” he said as if he was consoling me. I made a face.“Well, I really hope so,” I said and gave him a small smile, too. We then went back to what we were doing. We’re always like this every night. It’s actually comforting that we are doing this every night. We may not be together physically, but I still feel like we were in one room even though we were just facing each other virtually. It’s actually kind of an advantage for me as a student, too, because I could ask for his hel
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“Greg! What is this?!” I couldn’t help but raise my voice already. My heart was banging my chest so hard already. I felt the cold breeze hugging my whole body, so I was quite sure that we were already in the rooftop event though I was blindfolded. Greg was behind me and assisting me with every move. His hands were on my waist as he slowly urged me to walk forward. I was so nervous that I might trip on something or what if I fall? My gosh!“I’m scared now! What is this really?” I said, panicking already, but then the brute just laughed on my nape. “Chill. We’re here,” he whispered and he made me stop walking. He then walked away from me which made me scared even more. Oh gosh!“Hey! Where are you?!” I panicked even more. I was about to get off my blindfold but then he spoke.“Don’t! Not yet!” he said. I calmed down for a bit, but my heart was still beating so fast that it felt like it wanted to go out of my chest. I could feel my hands shaking as well. "Okay, stand still," I heard hi
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“Hey.” I immediately felt Greg’s arms around my waist then I felt his lips on my neck. “Greg,” I said and slightly push him away from me. I heard him chuckle. “What?” he said. I rolled my eyes. I felt my face heating up. We were both standing near his kitchen counter, and I was making us a clubhouse sandwich after our hot make-out session earlier on the couch. Oh gosh. I felt my face heating up again. Oh my gosh, I couldn’t even imagine myself making those deeds with him. Gosh, it’s just that his kisses were hypnotizing, and the moment we started, I just couldn’t stop. We ended up making out for almost an hour. Ugh. I still can’t get that out of my head! I still have many things to study, and I managed to waste almost two hours on them. Damn it. “You’re shy,” I heard him say then I felt him hugging me from behind again. I bit my lips as I started to be distracted by what he was doing. I mean, gosh. “Stop it,” I said, but the brute just chuckled again and even gave me wet kisses
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“Did you cook this?” I can’t help but smile as I asked him that. He shrugged and slowly nodded. I chuckled and shook my head. “Why? You don’t like it?” he asked, making a face already. I rolled my eyes. “Stop it, you’re not cute,” I said and laughed at him. I shook my head and just focused on my plate. He cooked steak, by the way. He told me it was his first time trying that’s why he’s anxious. Well, it’s not that bad. “Is it that bad, though?” he asked worriedly. I sighed and rolled my eyes again. Oh gosh. “It’s really fine, love. It’s good. And what you prepared for me is enough already. I appreciate this, love, so much…” I reached for his hands on the table. He sighed and just nodded. He then smiled after. “Let’s just continue eating, then let’s have wine after,” he said and then winked at me. I chuckled a bit as I shook my head. “Okay.” We went back to eating. While we dine, he kept on telling me how his day was after the grueling last day of exams. I ranted out how dif
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“Are you home?” I asked Greg as I was doing my night routine. I was video calling him that night. Thankfully, I was able to go to my room without being interrogated by my parents. I honestly do not know how Greg convinced them or what alibi did he use for them to believe, but it really doesn’t matter now. What’s important is that we weren’t caught. Gosh. “Yup.” He turned the camera around and showed me the corridor of his floor. Then I heard the elevator closing. I pouted and nodded as I continued to put on my serum. “Are you okay? I mean, are you not sore?” he asked. I almost dropped the bottle that I was holding. Suddenly, I felt my face reddening. Damn. “Uhh…I…” I bit my lip. My mind went haywire, and I didn’t know why I rattled to the point that I almost dropped my things. The hell?! I heard Greg chuckle. “Hey, are you really okay? Felice. There was an amusement in his voice. I immediately glared at him. “What?” he asked, on the verge of laughing.I rolled my eyes. “I’m fine.
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“It’s just so complicated, Greg, I don’t know. I’m not even an expert with this, yet she’s asking me for some advice or something. Ugh.” I massaged my head. It was honestly aching ever since this morning. I was in Greg’s condo, and I just finished signing the clearance. I do not have any academic duties anymore, but I still had council duties. The weekend was stressful because I needed to tend to Karrie's broken heart, and I didn't even know how. "Why? She's broken-hearted?" Greg asked. He was at his workplace, while I was on the couch, ranting about the stress that I've been through. "Yeah, I guess so. You know what? I actually do not get the whole thing because she really didn't tell that in detail. She just gave me some of it and then poof, she cried again. All she said was that the boy, whoever he was, started to get cold, and then eventually, they lost track." I made a face. Greg was just facing his laptop, but still listening. He nodded. "He's not worth it then." I gasped an
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“So, it’s the semestral break, huh? What’s your plan, Felice?” Mom asked while we were in the middle of dinner. I shrugged. “Enjoy my vacation,” I said and continue eating. I could feel my mother’s gaze at me. “And what is this news that you didn’t run for the student council for next year? Not even any position, why didn’t you tell me about this?” I rolled my eyes. And so, she knew. I sighed and looked at her. She was already creasing her forehead. “The election’s done, Mom. We already have a newly elected student council. You cannot do anything about that. Don’t worry, Mom, my term is still until the next semester. The election is just early,” I said to her. She gasped hysterically. “Still, you didn’t tell me, Felice!” I rolled my eyes again. “Mom, you were busy, and I know you’ll just push me into it.” I shook my head.My mom looked at my dad in disbelief. “Look at this, hon!” she said, asking for help from Daddy, but my father just shook his head too and continued eating.
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