"What happened? Whose voice did I hear?" Asked Fely, who wondered because the sound of the voice was a male.
"Ah, that was... ’How should I say this?’ She thought before replying. It’s my boss. I’m with him right now, and I trod on his foot because I didn’t notice. I was so excited to speak to you that I didn’t see him coming.
Oh, I feel bad for him; his foot is now hurting due to my clumsiness, and he is so pitiful." She replied while looking at Tanaga as she tried to take his hands from under her skirt.
"Mom! I need to go, how about we continue this conversation tomorrow? I’ll text you the details later, ok? I Love you!" Ashley quickly hangs up the phone without giving her mother a chance to say goodbye. She then confronted Tanaga with her eyes as wide as the owl.
"Grrr! You!" While her finger was pointing at him going up and down. "You’re so bad! You know I’m speaking with my mom, and you had to kiss my neck! You know how tickled I am, and you had to do that!" She then slapped Tanaga’s arms again as if he were a child. "Don’t you do that again, if not!..." As a warning.
"If not... What? Let’s see, what are you going to do?" Tanaga teased her more, while he’s obviously playing around. He then kissed Ashley sweetly on her lips.
"Hmmm, if you’re done eating, how about we return to the cabin?" Tanaga said as he continued kissing her lovingly.
Instead of responding about Tanaga’s suggestions. "Hmmm, Tanaga ... Stop it! Someone might walk in on us, and it could be embarrassing.
They would think that we are perverted for playing right in front of the food. Stop it! I’m tickled around that area. Hahaha!"
The crew in the kitchen loudly heard Ashley’s laughter along with the server, who was quietly listening to what was happening in the dining room.
That also includes the Butler, who had been lurking inside the kitchen, waiting to see what would happen inside the dining room.
"Gosh! I envy these newlyweds. How I wish we could already leave so I could go home. My girlfriend already knew we were here, docked at Manila Bay. She told me she even prepared her specialty, which is my favorite. I wish they would finish eating already so we could go out soon, " complained the assistant cook, scratching his head.
Mr. Butler, however, quietly peered inside the dining room, while a beautiful smile was plaster on his face from what he was seeing. Tanaga was smiling from ear to ear.
He’s quietly praying in himself that it never changed, he hopes that it continued the way it is. There’s only one more thing to complete the whole ensemble, for sure from the way they are always lovey-dovey that it would soon come... ’A child!’.
However, when he remembers about the contract, the contour of his face suddenly turns sour.
It’s already too late for him to prevent Ashley from getting pregnant. What he needed to do now is to make sure that Tanaga and Ashley would hopelessly fall in love with each other.
This way, it would guarantee that they would not separate in the end. ’That’s right! That’s what needed to happen!’ He happily thought.
Mr. Butler was so glad of his way of thinking.
Therefore, he needed to begin making sure the two starts getting to know each other. He knows they have no issue when it comes to sleeping together, so all they needed was a little push in the right direction, and soon... they would be in love with one another.
***
Meanwhile, at Ashley’s home in Tondo Manila. Fely was speaking loudly while she was relaying the message her daughter told her.
"Therefore, make sure you all are presentable, you understand! It’s embarrassing to Ashley’s boss when we meet him in person."
"Of course, mother, we wouldn’t want to embarrass our younger sister." Arman then turned his attention to the rest of the family, "
What do you all say, brothers? Bring out all your piggy bank for it’s time to break it. We will make our selves the most handsome of them all." Arman jokingly shouted while proudly standing tall.
Once everyone heard what Fely had said about being introduced to Ashley’s boss... Everyone quickly left with their father to go and get a hair cut and to do some shopping spree.
Everyone was so happy that they would be seeing their baby sister Ashley so soon. Even though she only been gone a week, they already missed her so much.
They were thankful that nothing terrible had happened to her, and now they would even have a chance to meet a man she worked for. That’s a blessing in disguise, and they happily went to make themselves look presentable.
Once everyone was gone, Fely quickly went upstairs to check on her wardrobe as well. She would not allow Ashley’s boss to think badly of her, and she also had to make herself presentable.
Fely was rummaging through her wardrobes but could not find anything suitable to wear. She grabs one dress she hasn’t worn in a long time... She then throws it in a file of not useable, and she took another one... still not good enough.
After a while, she realized that she had nothing else to check and was still unable to find a suitable outfit. She decided to go to Divisoria Market Place.
Since Divisoria wasn’t too far from their home, she has enough time also to get a hair cut.
First, she only plans on trimming her hair, but when they offered her a special of the day, a hair cut and a facial for a low price... She was tempted and went for it. While she was getting her facial, she thought about her hands...
Therefore, she went all the way and also had a manicure and pedicure.
Once she was finished with everything, she was a new person. She couldn’t even recognize herself when she looks at herself in the mirror.
"Wow! Is this really me?" She exclaims. She left the salon with a big grin on her face while feeling like a million peso...