Race 15

Justine invited me to his office here at our company. His office is a little bigger than my brother's.

He offered me a seat on his couch. He sat next to me.

Silence enveloped the entire room. I don't know what to say because of his behavior. Justine and I were friends in college. He never did that to me.

I know from his actions now that he wants to convey something, that he likes me. At first, I was happy when he asked me out on a lunch date. I accepted his invitation. Justine is a good guy. Today I met again and suddenly I felt awkward.

I feel like it's confusing.I was thrilled when he asked me out on a date. But now I'm confused. I gave myself a chance to try dating.

I looked at Justine and I caught him staring at me. He immediately avoided and cleared his throat. He reached for the coffee on the table and drank it.

"Uhm...Maybe you are doing something right now. It's embarrassing because you even invited me to your office. I might disturb your work. " I broke the silence.

He put the cup down on the coffee table and looked at me.

"You didn't bother me, Red. I have already finished all my work here and later there is a meeting to be attended at our company. I still have time to talk to you." I drank my coffee.

"Actually, that's why I invited you here to talk to you in depth. " I put the cup on the coffee table and gave my attention to him.

"What is it, Justine? "

He sighed and looked into my eyes.

"You know we've been friends for a long time. And I'm happy about that, but as time goes by, I can't stop my feelings for you. Red, I like you. No, I love you, Red" he confessed.

I don't know what to say to his confession. I bit my lips,

"Don't worry, I'll wait. If only you could let me court with you."

I looked away from him.

"I'm not forbidding you to date me, but I have to think about my decision first. You know that I have never committed to another man or even just dated. I don't want to let you down, Justine. I don't want to give you assurance now. Because you might get hurt. I don't want to hurt you. "

He held my hand.

"I'll wait until you're ready, Red. For now, let me show you that I love you. I understand your decision. "

I smiled at him and he hugged me.

Suddenly, my phone rang, I pulled away from Justine's embrace.

"I'll just answer this call. " I told him. I excused myself and left his office. I looked at the caller first.

It was an unknown number.

I answered the call. Maybe someone just changed the number of one of my staff in the car racing team.

" Hello? " All I heard was static. "Hello,who is this? "I asked from the other line.

I heard a noise on the other side.

"Hi, sorry if it took me a while to speak, I just had to sign some papers for a while." He explains.

"Who is this? " I asked again.

"You don't recognize my voice? " He said in shock.

"Who are you? " I heard him chuckle.

"Oh, c'mon!Red, it's me Easton. " I checked the caller ID again. The phone number is not registered to my contacts.

"You don't remember? This is the number I gave you at the auction party." He added.

"Where did you get my other phone number? "

"Well, I have a source. I won't say who it is. Because you didn't answer my call on the number you gave me. "

I scoffed.

I forgot to mention that I have two phones. I left one at my condo.

"You look like a stalker for what you're doing. "

"But your stalker is handsome. That's not a loss in that part. "

Ladies and gentlemen, Easton Torres III. A handsome billionaire, also a ruthless man like his father when it comes to business.But being arrogant doesn't go away.

"You think so highly of yourself. Aren't you terrified of what you're saying? "

"Why am I terrified? What I'm saying is true. " I winced at what he said.

This man's level of arrogance is also different.

"Why are you calling, Mr. Torres? Do you need something? Do I need to fulfill your needs? "I asked him one after another.

"So, this means that. Are you willing to be my fling with benefits?" He said with a bit of joy from the other line.

I imagine his face smiling like a dog.

"Perv! Hello?! I'm just being sarcastic here, Mr. Torres. " I heard his loud laugh.

"I'm just kidding, don't take it too seriously. I know you still won't agree with what I want. "

This man is really annoying.

"Tsk! Tell me why you were called? What is your agenda with me, Easton Torres? "

"Hmmm...are you free now? " I raised one eyebrow.

"Why? Do you need anything from me?"

"Yes, you. I want to see you now. " My heart pounded suddenly.

"Huh?"

"So, are you free now? Okay, let's meet here at the cafe you always visit. I'm here already, I'll just wait for you here." he said. I was going to say something to him but he immediately hung up the call.

Rude!

I didn't say goodbye to Justine, I went straight to the basement. The bodyguards followed me so I got into my car. My bodyguards also got into their van. I started the engine and drove the car out of the basement with the van following behind me.

When I got to the cafe, I got out of the car. I saw him from the glass wall of the cafe, sitting quietly inside with his arms folded.

"Just wait for me here. I only have an important person to talk to inside, " I commanded.

I entered the cafe and went to the table where Easton was sitting. I put my bag in front of him so he looked at me.

"You're already here, " he said, smiling.

"What do you want? "I asked directly.

"Whoa! Wait a minute, did you just arrive and greet me like that? " I scowled at him.

I sat across from him.

"Order first before we talk. "

"Never mind, I'll just eat at the office before coming here. "I crossed my arms and legs, and leaned on the back of the chair.

"So,what are we going to talk about? "While raising my eyebrows.

"Having sex with you, if you agree." I kicked his leg under the table.

"Ouch! That hurts! You're a sadist too. "

"You're wasting my time, Easton. That's not all you'll get from me.Be serious, I'm not in the mood to joke with you! "I said, annoyed.

"Okay, okay, don't be angry. I just want to invite you. "

"Where? " I said, staring at him.

"I'm going to an event tonight,it's just that we can go home tomorrow morning. If it's okay with you and if you agree."

"What event are you going to? I don't have any clothes to wear later. "He smiled at me.

" Is that your problem?So, are you willing to come with me later? It means you are my date at the event tonight."

I sighed and gave him a lazy look.

"Is there anything I can do? Whether I agree or not, I know you will do something to bring me with you where you are going. "

He smirked.

"If you don't have anything to wear later, don't worry about it. "He picked something up from beside him.

He put it on the table and moved towards me.

"That's what you'll wear later, the event we're going to isn't that grand. The occasion later is just casual."

I opened the paper bag to look at the clothes I was going to wear later. A french halter floral dress.

I looked at Easton, he grinned at me.

"Don't worry, it fits you. That's your exact size." He grinned at me.

His smile was malicious, maybe he studied my body when we had sex so he knew the size of the clothes I would wear.

"I already told Randy that I would take you with me. He agreed, so no bodyguards would accompany us. I also told him that I would bring you back tomorrow." I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Huh? When did you and my brother become close? You seem comfortable asking him a favor?" He smiled proudly.

"Well, if you don't know, I've been friends with your brother for a long time, when he was in the motorcycle club." I looked at him confused.

"My brother didn't mention anything to me, even at your launch party he ignored you. "

He avoided looking at me.

"We just had a misunderstanding since then. That's why he ignored me at the launch party. "I just nodded.

After we talked, I went home to prepare for the event. I also brought extra clothes because we are going home tomorrow morning.

Around half past three in the afternoon, he picked me up at my condo. The trip to Tagaytay was two hours, so I didn't realize I had fallen asleep during the trip.

I woke up to something soft touching my lips. So I opened my eyes. I saw Easton with his face close to mine.

"What are you doing? "I asked him.

His eyes were mischievous and couldn't look directly at me.

"I-I was g-going to wake you up, you suddenly woke up too. " He stammered.

He pulled himself away from me and unbuckled his seat belt.

"We're here, maybe they're waiting for us inside, " he said without looking at me.

He got out of the car before me and I grinned sarcastically.

I saw him turn around to open the door for me. I quickly unbuckled my seat belt and led him to open the car door.

The huge and elegant mansion in front of me dawned on me.

"Shall we? " My attention immediately turned to Easton, his arm was outstretched to me, waiting for me to wrap my arms around his arm.