Chapter 3.1 Officially Dating.

Xencia’s Point of View

Someone ring my bell, I yawned and blinks. “Oh, do I have a delivery today?” I immediately grabbed my wallet and opened the door. “How much—” I was cut but the man standing in front of me.

“Can I come in?” he said and smiled.

“S-sure. I mean no.” I closed the door and rushed to the bathroom. “What the—” I brushed my teeth, fix my hair and went back to him. “Now you can.” I said when I saw him sitting down on the floor.

He smiled and entered my unit. He sat at the couch and stared at me.

“I’m sorry about last night. I just got a call, and when I went back for you I can’t find you. They said maybe you went to pee. But when I waited for you to come out from the comfort room there’s no trace of you.” He explained even I didn’t asked anything.

I went to the kitchen and he followed. “It’s fine, it’s my mistake too. I drunk too much and just relied on you.” I said while I prepare tea for us. He smiled and hugged me.

“Do you want me to file a case for that man? We can go to the club again and find him there.” He whispered while resting his chin on my shoulders.

“No, I won’t go clubbing anyways. Besides, it’s a waste of time if we file a case to a unknown person. Let’s just forget about it, have a tea first?” I replied. He sat in front of me.

“Ugh, I really can’t get rid of it. Please let me do a favour for you, Cia.” He holds my hands and sighs.

I nod and smiled at him. He really regret the things he did to me. “Thanks, I brought you some cookies and cake. It’s perfect for your tea.” He added.

“Fine, if you really love to do me a favour come with me today. We’re heading to the mall. I’m going to buy some stuffs for Layra.” I said and flashed a smile at him.

He nod and roamed his eyes to my unit.

He’s so cute. I really missed this man in front of me. My fantasy were broken when I realised that I haven’t cleaned my house. “I’m going to do my laundry and then turn this unit upside down for cleaning.” I immediately said when I saw him looking at my room.

He chuckles and ate with me. He just started to look at me so dearly while he took a bite of cookie. “What’s the matter? Do I have dirt on my face?” I asked.

He give me a delightful smile. “I just wonder how much you become this beautiful? I miss the fact that I used to stare at that beautiful face before.” He directly said.

He’s right, he badly loves to stared at me when we were young. He said that my face is fears and elegant.

I just ate my cake and turn my gaze off him. I can still get the feeling of his sensational stares. I faked a cough that brings him back to the reality. “Um, finish that already. I might melt down with your stares, as I told you I’m going to clean my unit before we go to the mall. I’ll send you the place where we can meet up.” I said.

Mark Justin’s Point of View

Nothing have changed in her. She’s still obvious when she got flattered by my words. She might grew up beyond my head but she's still the Xencia that I met years ago.

I finished eating and put the dishes in the sink. “Okay, it’s a waste of time if I’ll let you do all the stuffs alone. I’ll help you so we can head down earlier to the mall.” I said and saw her panicking. She’s always that nervous when I’m with her.

She pulled me away and said that she wouldn’t need any help. “I-I can do it myself, Mj, I’ll contact you later.” She nervously said.

I messed her hair. “Nah, I want to help you. This is one of the favour that I can give to you. Let me spend the day with you.” I said and washed the dishes.

She’s kinda busy so I guess that’s the reason why her unit were full of crumpled papers, pen and scattered uniforms of her.

She does the laundry while I vacuum the living room. She totally does what she said earlier. After 3 hours of doing all the stuffs, we really do turn her unit upside down.

“Ugh, I’m so tired holy crab.” She protested to herself. She drunk a lot of water at her fridge. She’s bathing with her sweat and gasping her breath. Her plain white shirt and tiny shorts looks so hot with her.

“Uh, you thirsty? Here drink it, it’ll refresh your system.” She said and gave me a glass of water.

“Looking at you is already refreshing.” I whispered to myself.

“Huh? What?” She asked.

“Oh, nothing. I said thank you.” I replied and went to the bathroom. “Uh, Cia. Can I use your bathroom? I’m soaking wet, I’ll just do a quick wash.” I asked her and she nod at me.

“I’ll cook for lunch.” She shouted and I start to remove my clothes and put them in the laundry while I took a shower.

Xencia’s Point of View

Why does he took so long? I thought he’d wash his face, why does he took that long? The food is already cooked, I set the table up.

“Wow, that looks pretty yummy.” A voice from behind suddenly appears. I looked at him and I regret it, he’s half naked.

I covered my eyes and distant from him. “Yah, you said you just do a quick wash. Why do you took a bath?” I protested.

“Yeah I said I’ll do quick wash. Sorry if I took that long, the water is refreshing I didn’t noticed that I cleaned myself that long.” He said and sat down. He stared at me and pulled me closer to him.

“I thought you just wash your face. But you totally washed up and took a shower. Where’s your clothes?” I said when he leaned closer. He said that he put it in the laundry. He’ll wait for it to dry off.

I almost fainted, his seductive gaze really gives me chills. In temptation, I go to my room and get my oversized shirt and shorts. I asked him to dress up, he really bothered me.

We finished our lunch and let him do nap while I took a shower. I misunderstood him, if I knew what he meant by ‘wash’ I won’t allow him.

Hours passed by and it’s already 4 pm. His clothes were dry, he changed his clothes and we headed off to the mall.

I picked up the pink dress, it has tantalising ruffles and perfect curves that will definitely show her beautiful curved body. “Isn’t it too girly?” Mj asked, I told him that Layra loves girly stuffs and pink is her favourite colour.

He then help me to carry ‘em on, next, we went to a shoe shop. He helped me to find something that has a touch of pink and black heels. He gave me an fire inspired heels. It is an abstract colours of red, black, orange and pink. The glittery shoe is perfect for the dresses I bought for her.

“Where’s the next stop?” He said while we pay for the bills. I told him that I’m going to buy Layra a jewellery. He suggested a shop where his mum usually buy those items.

‘THE RIES’ it’s quite familiar, their brands are very high quality and boost the jewellery industry. “Good choice, Mj.” I said and he winked at me. He jokes about his mum being a fashion star whenever she buy stuffs like this.

He picked up the pink pearl necklace and bracelet together with a ring that has a pink rubies. He’s quite fashionable too, maybe because of his fashion star mother. I laughed with my own thoughts.

I gave him my card and let him pay the bills. While he’s in the counter I roamed my eyes and there I saw a couple bracelet. It’s cute, it is made of gold with a half a heart shaped for each piece.

Yeah, cringe things but maybe I like it because of it’s cute design and concept. I was about to pick it up when I saw the price. It shoots my head down, $20,000.00. Maybe when I got my pension I’ll buy ‘em on, I went back to Mj and saw no trace of him.

Does he snatch my card? Nah, he’s richer than me, he probably got a black card for himself.

“Um, excuse me. Did you saw a man about this height? He got a thick brows and he’s wearing a dark blue suit.” I asked the cashier, he told me that he’s already out. He talked with the manager of the shop and they went out. I thank him and try to look for this badass guy.

He didn’t even told me that he would go out to talk with someone. I bite my lower lip in frustration. I saw him not far in the store, he’s talking to a guy who probably the Manager of the shop. They’re going back, he saw me and smiled. Once that he’s in front of me I flew my hands off his head.

“Aw, Xencia what’s the matter with you?” he rubbed his reddish forehead.

“You just left me alone, again.” I said. He told me that he forgot, he just badly needs to talk to the manager but he’s going to turn back on the shop.

He told me that he have something to discuss with the manager. He just let me wait outside while he do his stuffs inside the shop. After a few minutes he came back with a huge smile on his face. He’s carrying a tiny paper bag, he held his hands to me.

“Huh?” I asked.

“Lemme hold those paper bags, tell me Where’s the next stop?” He clarified the thoughts up. I gave him the shopping bags and told him that we’re done. The next stop is home, he chuckles and grabbed me by the hand.

“Let’s eat first then I’ll bring you home after.” He said and we went to a fancy restaurant for a dinner.

We talked a lot of things, he told me some funny stories that he experienced abroad. It’s a real disaster that I almost run for my breath. I laughed a lot and it’s more cute than our first date.

“Here Xencia, take this.” He held me a tiny paper bag. “Open it, it’s my gift for you.” He added, I told him that I really don’t need anything. In fact he gave me a lot in the past years.

Once I open the box, I saw a letter saying that ‘Can we officially date each other, Xencia?’ and there I saw the couple bracelet that I can’t buy earlier. I smiled and nod at him. He already wore the other half of it, that’s the reason why he hide his hands from me and why he left me earlier.

He’s going to ask me officially for a date. And now, I’m officially dating the coolest man I’ve ever knew.