"Hey!... Michael is my butler, and he's here to drive my limousine, not to carry your packages."
"But you were the one who suggested taking me shopping. By the way, thanks for the card. I think I'll save the rest of the limit for my expenses this week..."
"Do as you wish!... By the way, that card isn't a gift. I'll deduct each of your purchases from your salary." She entered the limousine angrily. "Let's go, Michael. I don't have all day, and I want to go home and wash my hair."
"Wait!" He shouted, causing the butler to stop the limousine.
"Now what do you want?" She responded, rolling down the window.
Raindrops started falling, soaking everything in their path.
"You better get in the limousine!" She ordered, opening the door. "If you stay in the rain, you'll catch a cold, and your nice new suit will get wet!" She was speaking to him tenderly now.
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An hour later...Sotomayor opened her eyes; the background music and loud screams indicated that the bloody movie hadn't ended. She stared at the face of the brunette who remained unmoving, his eyes fixed on the screen. Then she looked back; the couples in the theater were kissing passionately."But what a fool I am! It's obvious he brought me to this theater so that we could be alone."She smiled mischievously and looked back at the brunette who barely blinked.Slowly, she approached and pressed her lips against Tanarro's and tried to kiss him passionately."Aah!!!"The brunette screamed."SHHHHH!!!"A year and a half later...He looked up at the stairs, saw her descending with a big smile on her lips. What he saw left him breathless... Where was the chubby, messy girl? Where did her colorful streaks go? Where was her messy hairstyle? Wher
As was his custom, he went out jogging at dawn, a healthy habit from his school days. He went through the nearest park without losing pace; exercise helped him clear his mind. He returned to the apartment an hour and a half later.It was already past six in the morning on that wonderful Friday, promising to be a less busy day than the previous ones. He called the butler but couldn't find him anywhere. Finally, he headed to the kitchen to find something to have for breakfast. He found a note attached to the refrigerator door. The characters seemed somewhat childish, and he immediately understood it had been written by Sotomayor's own hand. He smiled as he read: "Tanarro: Michael is sick, so I gave him the day off. Here's the shopping list you need to take care of... See you later, Sotomayor."His face turned horrified: Going to the supermarket to buy groceries! He remembered that he had never done anything like that. When he lived in the mans
And in the apartment..."What's all this? Yukio, in this house, it's just you and me! You bought too much tofu.""It's your fault, you didn't specify quantities, and I don't know much about household shopping," he finished unpacking the items for the Korean girl to put away."Ultraman cereal? Yukio! We're not kids!" the brunette approached."I'm sorry! You're always jumping around, so I must have mistaken you for a child," he said, approaching and petting her head as if she were a puppy. Then he handed her a small bag and turned his gaze away to avoid Sotomayor seeing him blush. "This is the last item on the list.""Oh, yes! Condoms, and this is... intimate lubricant?" Sotomayor blushed. "But what are you thinking? You don't believe...""Why are you getting mad now? The list clearly said 'lubricant,' so I bought you the lubricant.""Idiot!" She yelled, throwing the box at him. "You didn't read it correctly! It's brake lubricant! Didn't you notice the additional label? All you think ab
The day started just like the previous ones: exercise, breakfast, solitude... Sotomayor hadn't returned home since Sunday afternoon. He got up several times during the night to check the raven-haired girl's room, but he didn't find her. He didn't call her either, although he contemplated the idea of calling her several times, but with what excuse? He fell asleep, clutching the device with a screen that read, "damn pig."He had breakfast completely alone; the cereal with milk lacked flavor, as if it wasn't the same cereal as the day before...Sunday, Seven in the Morning..."Ah!" He stretched lazily and then scratched his head, running his fingers through his disheveled black hair. He walked into the kitchen, dragging his feet. "What's for breakfast?"Yukio stared at her. Sotomayor entered the kitchen dressed in a red pajama with the nightgown partially unbuttoned at the front, exposi
Monday, eight in the morning...He finished his cereal with a smile, then looked at the index finger of his left hand. The memory of Sotomayor cleaning his wound with a small piece of cotton and tenderly applying the bandage made him smile."Silly and immature... If it weren't for you, none of this would have happened... It's been twenty-four hours since that moment when you treated this little scratch with tenderness... Where are you, Sotomayor? Are you sleeping in your lover's arms?"The sound of the phone interrupted his thoughts."Hello, Tana speaking...""Yukio!" Hamazaki interrupted from the other end. "Old friend, when will you be back? It doesn't matter; you have to help me. I've been trying for an hour to come up with a high-impact proposal for..."And there was Ankit calling him for the umpteenth time to ask him some work-related questions. He still
"He stayed at the station, wandering back and forth, exploring that new environment.He sat on a bench and sighed."Brats... now I understand why they got off so suddenly when I told them I was going to The Blues... I suppose Sotomayor must be annoyed; now she'll probably think I'm a complete idiot." He looked at his finger, still covered with the bandage.Another call..."Where are you?""Sotomayor!... I'm at the Bay station...""I know you're at the station; I asked you to wait for me myself, but where in the station are you?""Ah, I'm on a bench near stop 3..."He looked at his phone with annoyance."At least you could have said something before hanging up like that... Are you so impatient to get this laptop?... Silly Sotomayor!"He glanced at his watch impatiently. Then he lifted his gaze to find a pair of gray eyes in front of him, looking at him with a twinkle. Sotomayor smiled at him and sat down beside him."Are you okay?" Her voice didn't show anger; on the contrary, it seeme
Minutes later, in the apartment...He finished brushing his teeth and looked at himself in the mirror, smiling. "You look more handsome when you smile than when you get angry..."He blushed again. "You, on the other hand, look handsome all the time... Damn it, Jina's charm, you have me acting like a fool, smiling at the mirror and doing stupid things."--------------0------------------"Yukio! What a surprise!" Ankit smiled at him as he found him in the office, working at his desk."I can see that," he replied angrily."Well, I'll leave you to it then," Ankit said nervously as he walked towards the door."Ankit!" His words made his friend stop and turn to look at him slowly. "Can you explain what that is?" He pointed to the sofa that adorned his impressive office."Those are... Well, you know
"Let me go! Please descend! I command you! I want to go back!... I hate heights!... I don't want to! I don't want to!" She closed her eyes and continued screaming."It's strange. Last week when we took the helicopter to Hokkaido, she didn't behave like this. In fact, I remember she enjoyed the view and couldn't stop pointing out things she saw... What's wrong with her?" Hibara continued watching Sotomayor, who clung to her seat with closed eyes as if having a panic attack. "Who understands you? Last night, you were jumping with excitement because it was your first time in a helicopter, and now you're screaming like crazy! Jina Sotomayor, behave!" "First time? But just last week..." Secretary Hibara was about to speak when he felt a kick to his ankle and saw Sotomayor's angry eyes. He understood he should remain silent. "I don't want to! I don't want to! I hate heights! I'll die young! I haven't even turned 23! I want to get married and have children! I have so much more to live!