Henry had just finished having dinner and was about to go upstairs to freshen up when his phone started to ring. It was his best friend.“Hey, Bryan. What’s up?” He greeted in a cheerful voice while unbuttoning his shirt.“Nothing much. Are you home?” Bryan replied at the other end.“Yeah.. I got back a while ago.”“And Amy?”“Amy’s at her best friend’s place. She decided to stay a little longer.”“Oh”“Is there a problem?” Henry asked in concern.“None at all… I just thought you both will see the surprise together."“What surprise?” Henry sat on his bed, his complete attention now on the phone call.“If I tell you, then it’s no longer a surprise.” Bryan could tell from Henry’s voice that he was eager to hear the details.“You know I’m not good at surprises. That’s Amy’s thing.”“Don’t worry. You’ll know what it is soon enough.” The line went dead after that, confusing Henry all the more.He hasn’t heard his best friend sound this happy and enthusiastic in a long time. He took off h
Amy returned home the next morning. She walked into the living room and found it empty. There was no sign of her dad in the dining room either, but the maids were setting up the table for breakfast.‘Where is he?’ she wondered, slumping down on the couch, as she was too tired to go upstairs.Normally at this hour, her dad’s briefcase is supposed to be on one of the armchair while he eats his breakfast in the dining room. She reached for her phone inside her purse and was about to call her dad, to find out if he already left for work when she heard the sound of laughter. She tore her eyes away from her phone and was shocked to see her dad, Bryan and that Sean guy together. They were all sweating like they just ran a marathon. From their outfit, she could tell they’re coming from a morning run.‘What is he doing in her house?’“Ahem” she exclaimed to attract their attention.Henry, who was ruffling Sean’s hair stopped when he heard the sound. The all turned their attention towards the l
“Hey, what’s the rush? We have the all day to ourselves!” Sean called out to Amy, who was making her way to her new Ferrari.“Look here, Sean. I don’t have all day… The sooner we get this over with, the sooner I get my life back.” Amy firmly stated when she stopped beside her car.“Whoa, slow down. This wasn’t my idea in the first place and.. if I recall correctly, you agreed to it.”“Don’t try to act smart with me. We both know that you welcomed the idea with open arms.”“I won’t argue with you on that one..,” he paused.“But that was because I wanted to know you better.”“Don’t be fooled by the act I put on two days ago… I have no intention of knowing you.”“Are you always this bad tempered, or is it just with me?” Sean couldn’t help but ask, as he noticed that Amy was always angry at him.“Are you always this clueless?” She asked back, rolling her eyes in annoyance.She hated the fact that he was acting all innocent and carefree when in reality he was proud and arrogant. She has ne
For almost a week after their last conversation, Sean kept apologizing to Amy for his past behavior. He visited her everyday and tried to get her to forgive him. Amy whose mind was already made up, felt herself softening towards him as the days went by. His apologies seemed too sincere to ignore. If he says he’s sorry, who was she not to forgive him? She decided to put the past behind her and eventually forgave him.They spent the following week taking a tour around the city. She took him to the SAP center stadium first, where they watched a hockey game. Amy wasn’t a hockey fan, but she definitely enjoyed the tasty burgers at the arena. After that, they went to the oldest neighborhood in San Jose, the San Pedro market square. Sean thought the place was amazing, as one could find any type of culinary delight there, from Italian to Asian and Cuban, just name your choice. By the time they left the place, they were stuffed.The next day, Amy took Sean to her favorite place. The Municipal
Sean and Amy went out to have lunch because Sean said he was extremely bored with staying indoors. While they had lunch, Sean told Amy about himself, what his life is like in New Jersey.Amy was surprised to learn that Sean still lives with his grandparents, he must adore them so much. She was also impressed when he told her that he already runs his own insurance company. He wasn’t so dumb after all.When they finished their meals, Sean suggested that they take a walk in the park close to the restaurant they had lunch because he wanted to spend more time with Amy. Her voice was like music to his ears and her smile lights up his entire day. He wouldn’t want to be anywhere except with her, that’s why he had to lie about being bored when in reality, he was supposed to be on the phone with his PA, who would relate to him the affairs of the company in his absence.He got them ice-cream from an ice-cream van as they made their way towards a bench in the park. They sat down and watched as ki
“Hey babe” Amy greeted Bryan with a hug as soon as he opened the door.Due to Sean’s presence, they couldn’t meet at Bryan’s place, so he booked a hotel room for them to meet.“Hey beautiful” Bryan replied, placing a quick kiss on Amy’s temple as he returned the hug.“I missed you so much.” Amy said, still not letting go of Bryan.“Me too.” Bryan whispered against her lips, tucking her hair behind her ear before connecting their lips for a sweet kiss.Gosh! Has he missed her soft plump lips. He ran his tongue over Amy’s lips to have access inside her mouth. Amy gave him entrance without delay, enjoying the gentle manner in which he kissed her.The kiss was passionate and filled with longing, but at the same time delicate, sending shivers down her spine. Amy didn’t want the kiss to end, as she has been counting down to this day but unfortunately it has to, so they could both catch their breath.Bryan slowly pulled away from the kiss, smiling at Amy who was pouting with a frown. He peck
“I’m doing this for me, Bryan. I want to have something I can call my own besides my dad’s companies.” it was now Amy’s turn to cut Bryan off.“That’s a brilliant idea and you have my support, but not with this company.”“And why is that?”“I don’t want you having a hard time.”Bryan couldn’t come out open and tell Amy that it would take quite a while and a lot of effort to go into competition with already existing companies.“I don’t get it. Isn’t that the point of starting up a company?”“Why are you really doing this?” He then asked when he realized that he couldn’t talk her out of it.“I just explained that to you.”“You know that’s not the whole truth.”It was moments like this that makes Amy hate the fact that Bryan knows her too well.“Fine… I’m doing this also because I believe in you.”“And?..”“And, I want you to prove to those cowards that you know what you’re doing.”“Is that all?” He asked with a knowing look. He could tell she still has something to say.“You’re excellen
Henry was watching the business news on TV in the living room, when the doorbell rang. He stood up to get the door and was surprised to see Sean at the door.“Sean?”“Hi” Sean greeted with a small smile.“You came alone?” Henry looked behind Sean like he was expecting to see someone there.“Yeah… Dad said he’d be working late, so I was home alone.” he knew Henry was expecting to see his best friend since they were supposed to meet this weekend.“He’ll probably be here tomorrow.” Sean added, knowing how the best friends always keep to their promise.“Come in.” Henry finally let him in.“Does this have anything to do with the current situation in his company?”Henry was concerned about his best friend. Bryan claims he has everything under control, but he still can’t help but worry.“I don’t know. He wouldn’t tell me anything.” Sean said with a shrug.Sean’s reply only means that Bryan hasn’t told him a thing. Henry then decided not to ask any further questions, so he doesn’t get worried