Second Time
GOSSIP ABOUT SECRETARY KEN
The weekend had come, Grace was relaxing that morning. Grace sat on the balcony staring at the green garden bed in front of the apartment. His mind seemed calm when he saw things related to nature. Grace took a slow sip of the warm milk she had just made while continuing to stare at the nature painting in front of her.
For a moment Grace daydreamed, these past few days she felt her memories begin to return little by little. Although the flash of his past life appeared messily like scattered puzzle pieces but slowly he was able to catch them one by one. Grace was trying to reassemble the puzzle piece, she wanted her memory to come back completely.
Grace flinched from her daydream as her phone rang. He smiled to see who called him. Grace pressed the receive button and put her phone to the ear.
"Grace?"
"Yes?"
"Don't daydream."
"Who am I saying?"
"So you were daydreaming on the balcony."
"A.what? How'd you know that?"
"Look down."
Grace immediately looked down, there was Dafa waving towards her. Grace gawked, hadn't she been staring into the garden and there was no one. But now there stood someone more beautiful than the park itself, whether since when the man nangkring there.
"Are you fascinated to see me?" There was laughter from across there.
"When were you there?"
"Since then."
"Why don't I see you?"
"Because you're daydreaming." Dafa chuckles.
"really?"
"Yes, let's go with me." Dafa was smiling in the distance
"All right, I'll get ready first." Grace was very happy.
Grace rushes inside and restores herself, this will be her first outing with Dafa after they have expressed their feelings for each other. A few days ago they were so busy with work because they were left behind by Jane and Ken who were taking leave so there was almost no time to just have a casual conversation. They only met for a moment or attended a meeting together, the rest of them returned to their respective rooms to complete the work.
Grace got down and walked over to Dafa after she finished, for some reason she felt a little nervous. Dafa greeted him with a smile, since then Dafa seemed to not stop smiling. Grace loved the smile with the crescent eyes she had seen so often.
"Are you ready, miss?" Dafa opens the car door and lets Grace in.
"You're overreacting." Grace chuckles.
"You're beautiful."
"You're not connecting." Grace laughs.
"Alright, we'll go take the beautiful lady for a walk soon." Dafa started driving his car.
"Stop calling me miss."
"Do I need to call you baby?" Dafa chuckles.
"Hey, we're not even lovers." Grace laughs.
"Then what was yesterday? What does it mean you hug me and say you love me?" Dafa frowned.
"It's just an expression of feeling." Grace chuckles.
"Certainly, do I have to fight again to be your lover?"
"Of course." Grace gave a small laugh.
"All right, you just wait." Dafa glanced at Grace.
They had arrived at a large restaurant in the center of the city. Dafa invites Grace into the place, they are directed to enter a special room that has been prepared by Dafa before. Dafa was amazed when he entered the room that had been prepared in such a way.
"Have you prepared all this?" Grace touched the pink carnations on the table.
"Yes, it's actually for our dinner, but I can't help myself until nightfall to meet you."
"Why have you always teased me?" Grace chuckles.
"I'm not flirting, it's an expression of feeling."
"You're always looking for excuses." Grace laughs.
"Sit down."
Dafa pulled out a chair for Grace and allowed the girl to sit down. Dafa then sat across from Grace. He looked really happy at this moment, a smile did not stop adorning his face from earlier.
"Grace."
"Yes?"
"I want to tell you something."
"Say."
"Mmm, I love you." Dafa chuckles.
"I know." Grace laughs.
"Grace I'm not a romantic guy, I'm even hard to express feelings, but today I've prepared myself for everything."
"Yes, you prepared everything very well, Daf." Grace smiled.
"Mmm, will you be my lover?" Dafa looked a little nervous.
"What's in it for me to be your lover?" Grace chuckled seductively to Dafa so that the man would no longer feel nervous.
"You'll get a lot of love." Dafa laughed.
"What else will you promise?" Grace laughed.
"Your happiness." Dafa smiled sincerely.
"Well, I want to be your lover." Grace smiled.
"Deal." Grace welcomes.
"From today you're officially my lover." Dafa laughed.
"Why are you as silly as Ken's secretary now?" Grace laughed.
"really?"
"Yes." Yeah."
"It looks like that single guy's nature is infecting me."
"Hey, you insulted him single, you were single before." Grace laughs.
"That was then, now that I have you."
"It looks like Ken's secretary will also end his retirement." Grace laughs.
"What do you mean?" Dafa looked confused.
"Don't you know?"
"About what?"
"Secretary Ken."
"What's wrong with her?"
"Don't you know where Ken went on leave a few days ago?"
"No." Dafa shook his head.
"Do you want to know?" Grace spoke a little whisper as if afraid that someone would hear her.
"Of course." Dafa looks serious.
"He's going to Singapore."
"What?" Dafa was a little surprised.
"Sure he didn't tell you." Grace gave a small laugh.
"What's he doing there?"
"Are you not able to guess?" Grace looked at Dafa who seemed to be thinking.
"Jane? Didn't Jane go back to Singapore?" Dafa seems to have gained enlightenment.
"Rubber."
"What's going on between them?" Dafa looked confused again.
"Something."
"What's that?"
"Possible problems with feelings." Grace chuckles.
"Oh God, is Ken chasing Jane?"
"It looks so."
"Why didn't that guy tell me? Is he trying to hide it from me?"
"I don't know." Grace pressed both her shoulders.
"Where do you know, Grace? Did Jane tell you?"
"No." Grace shakes.
"Where are you from?"
"Ken requested Liam's wedding invitation to me before leaving for Singapore."
"Liam's? Who's she?"
"Jane's ex-lover."
"What connection?"
"I don't know for sure either, but it looks like Ken's worried about Jane."
"Why?"
"Because Liam's still after Jane."
"It turns out the guy's already moving, just watch out for you, Ken. You'll see me later." Dafa muttered softly but was still caught by Grace's hearing.
"What are you gonna do to him?" Grace chuckles.
"I'll force him to tell you everything." Dafa seemed to be smiling cunningly.
"Hey, you don't have to interfere in their feelings."
"I'm curious." Dafa chuckles.
Eventually the new pair of lovers only gossip about Ken's secretary relationship with Jane. Their romantic show turns into a gossip scene, Dafa and Grace brainstorm and second-guess what will happen next between Ken and Jane.
They seem to get along very well when gossiping about Ken and Jane's relationship. Sometimes Grace is made to laugh because of the ridiculous hypotheses made by Dafa about Ken's relationship with Jane going forward. They actually looked happy to gossip about that ridiculous secretary.
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Ken was sitting in the garden gazebo behind his house, he had just come home from exercising. Ken relaxes enjoying the wind while staring at the blooming roses. Ken seemed to be smiling to himself, not knowing what he was thinking. Suddenly for no reason Ken felt an itch in his nostrils until he finally sneezed.
"Hey, why do I sneeze only once? Didn't the ancients say that it was a sign that someone was talking about me? Ah, but I don't believe in myths." Ken rubbed his nose.
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