19 Still Crazy About Him

Maya's POV

"Mmm.. Good morning, Maya! And I think you really had a wonderful morning." I heard Donya Esmeralda's voice behind me and when I looked around, I saw her exquisite face beaming at me, and she is wearing a wide brim straw hat.

"Good morning! Donya Esmeralda!" I responded with a wide smile on my face.

"Wow! It seems the Monleon heir fancy you, Maya." She spoke and I can feel my face flush.

"No, Donya Esmeralda, you got it wrong he just wanted to be friends with me because Rich asked him too." I said, but deep inside me, I am hoping he is doing it because he wants it to, not because his best friend begged him to do it.

"Oh?" She said, and I can tell she didn't buy my answer.

"I don't think so, Maya, Adonis will not wake up early morning just to follow a request made by his best buddy. I know Adonis is not a lazy boy, but he doesn't wake up this early. Don't get me wrong Maya, Adonis is used to having nannies and maids all over his house, so he doesn't need to get up early at dawn. I just admire him, for he always loves helping on their estate, like my boys." Donya Esmeralda added.

"Believe me, Aya, Adonis likes you." She spoke and walks ahead of me leading to the flower farm, while I am left behind still processing her remarks. She looked back at me and smiled.

"Come on, Maya, you are going to understand what I mean one of these days." She said, and I am confused with her words, so I just run to catch up with her.

I got so engrossed cutting the sunflowers and I will never get over my amazement at how beautiful they are. If I get married someday, I want a bouquet made of sunflowers. The morning passes too quickly as we are busy cutting the flowers. We put the cuttings on the buckets and Rich manages the transportation of the flowers to be brought in the city to their flower shop.

The semi-trucks of the other customers who cater to weddings and any social events arrive and their men loaded the sunflowers. I felt so delighted to see those flowers on the bucket, and I am thinking about the people who will also go through the same feelings that I have been through. I don't know why I always smile when I see flowers on the road, a vase, in a garden, or anywhere as long as there are blossoms. They complete my day. It is then almost lunchtime when I can feel my sweat flowed from my forehead to my face, and I get my towel to wipe it dry.

"Hey! Maya, it is already lunchtime, let us move to the mansion and eat our lunch." Jocelyn yelled at me, she is also a part-timer like me, and she is one year older than me and I felt glad she called my attention, or else I will not notice it is already noontime.

"Thanks, Jo. I haven't noticed the time." I said, and she waited for me to be ready before we move to the mansion to eat our lunch. Donya Esmeralda provided free lunch for all farmhands including the staff working at the ranch, and we go to the accessory dwelling found at the back part of the mansion. They constructed this structure to provide a place where the workers can take their meals and take a rest.

The moment I see the food on the table I realized I am so hungry, and I dig in without speaking. I am glad that Jocelyn is my partner for the entire summer because I prefer her, she is also hardworking like me, and we can work without talking, but there is also time we talk, and I want her because I know she can keep a secret, we are friends even though we only meet each other during summertime and weekends since we don't go to the same school.

We spend our afternoon on the orchids' plantation; we prepare the fertilizer and dilute it with water since the orchids need to be fertilized every two weeks when they are growing at their peak. Another kind of blossom that takes my breath away. Donya Esmeralda's Waling-Waling or Vanda is among the best earners on the flower farm because of its variety, and I can tell it is worth it. Many orchid lovers, visit her farm to purchase her orchids, not only flowers but mostly they came to get an orchid to plant.

I love being at the farm, but since I have not worked lately due to my graduation, I can feel the pain in my entire body, but I know it will be gone by the next day. The sun is almost setting when we stop working. As usual, Jo reminded me it is time to go home already. I haven't talked with Rich the whole afternoon since he went to the city to check the flower shops and the chocolate factory. They have a cacao plantation and their chocolate products are known not only in the country but also abroad.

I miss talking with him since we always bond during noon break. But I understand since his father died, they became hands-on with their businesses. His brother Benedict didn't return to the US to take his master's degree, but instead he focused on managing the farm. I admire the sons of Donya Esmeralda for they are both hardworking. Ben and Rich are both good-looking and hot.

I am on my way to the back house when I saw Adonis standing on the porch of the Hernandez mansion; I don't wish to assume, but I can't stop myself from feeling so excited. Is he here to pick me up or to meet with his best friend? But I don't want to infer that he is here for me, so I go at the back of the mansion and change my working attire into my regular clothes.

I am shocked to find him standing at the back house entrance, his back was on me while his hands are on his pockets, he is getting on a different set of clothes now, and he looks so hot wearing his tattered jeans and a gray T-shirt. He looked so at ease and carefree, and when he turned around to face me, I can't help myself feel envious of his calm countenance. Well, what could be his dilemmas? He is the heir of the Monleon empire, handsome, tall, and has a strong sex appeal and I wonder if someone like him experiences difficulties in life.

"Hello, Maya, are you ready to go home?" He asked, and I am lost for words again.

"I hope you will allow me to take you home, Aya." He muttered, and he looked so boyish, and I can't control my stupid heart to feel so enthralled to be in his car again.

"I thought you were here to meet Rich." I said, and I hate myself for being so conscious because I can tell he is fresh from the shower while I just finished working, and I know I had to sweat all day long.

"I came here for you, and starting today be used to it, Maya." He answered, and I can feel my heart skip a beat.

"You don't require to do that, Adonis, I already give you a chance to be my friend, but it will not be necessary that you will pick me up from our house and from here, it is too much." I responded.

"You don't need to worry anything, Maya, I want to do it, so just let me do this, besides we don't have enough chance to talk, so I require another chance to know and understand you." Adonis said, and he moves closer to me and I felt so conscious, and I can get my heart is hammering because of excitement. He strides towards me and I step back until my body hit the wall, then he put his hands on the wall and cornered me.

"Tell me, Maya, do you wish me to pick you up every day? Or you want me to stop." He said in more than a whisper and I can feel his hot breath because his face is only an inch from me, and he pressed his body closer to me and I don't know how I feel everything is surreal that I want to slap myself to make sure I am not dreaming, I am standing so close with Adonis, if not because of the wall that supported me I think I already fell to the ground.

The nearness of Adonis makes me seem so weak, and I can feel my hands are shaking, and I can't stop the rapid beating of my heart. And I realized I am still crazy about him. No matter how many times I told myself I am already over him, it was only a lie because even if the world will turn upside down, Adonis Monleon is already engraved here in my heart, and it would be so hard to forget him.

"Maya? Please answer me, so I will know what to do, I wish to do this, but if you don't like it, I will stop, just tell me what you want, Maya." He whispered in my ear and his husky voice made me wish to embrace him, and I am wishing he will kiss me again.