I
The group ended up in an Italian fine dining Restaurant in Manila part.
Atty. Lulu automatically took the seat beside Atty. Wilgreg. Fortunately, the table is a round one, so the other side of Atty. Wilgreg is still free, which he offered with a smile to Atty. Ninia.
It was quite awkward and Atty. Ferrer could feel it, thus he tried to start some conversation until the atmosphere slowly became clear.
“Ahh, Lulu, where did you check in?” Atty. Wilgreg asked suddenly.
“At the Manila Hotel Wil,” she replied while giving him a quick glance and a sweet smile.
Atty. Wilgreg nodded and replied, “I see. It is just nearby here. Good thing we chose this restaurant.”
Atty. Lulu, nodded. “Yeah, I was actually happy; I will not be driving far,” she chuckled.
The dinner went well; thanks to Atty. Ferrer, who became the ice breaker almost throughout the dinner. Whenever there is awkwardness between Atty. Lulu, Atty. Wilgreg and Atty. Ninia, suddenly Atty. Ferrer would crack a joke. It will then be the ice-breaker.
“Everyone, thank you for the dinner, and Wil, I hope we can meet by tomorrow to catch up on some matters if you are not busy.” Atty. Lulu is smiling. She even took hold of the latter’s wrist and looked at him directly into his eyes.
Atty. Wilgreg fell silent for a moment. Thereafter, he found a subtle way of rejecting the invitation of Atty. Lulu without offending her. “I will check my schedules Lulu. I am actually cramming ‘coz I have an out-of-town business meeting this weekend. Until when will you be here?”
Still, Atty. Lulu felt rejected although she tried not to show it. “I see, maybe for a week. It depends. I might also stay for another week as long as there is no urgent need for me yet in our Company in Indonesia.”
“I see, alright. I will make sure to meet you before you return to Indonesia.” Wilgreg smiled and patted Atty. Lulu’s right shoulder.
It was like a friendly gesture but Atty. Lulu took it differently. She gently caught Atty. Wilgreg’s hand, and held it for a while.Atty. Lulu nodded and smiled. “Thanks, Wil. I will see you again then,” she replied softly.
Atty. Ninia was just silent while eating her chocolate cake as her dessert. She doesn’t mind letting Atty. Wilgreg meets Atty. Lulu alone. Her trust for Wilgreg is full and she does not want to cast any doubt or worry when it comes to Atty. Lulu. But seeing Atty. Lulu's action toward Atty. Wilgreg has somehow put an alarm in her.
When they separated that night, Atty. Lulu has plans already in her mind. She secretly side glanced at Atty. Wilgreg then at Atty. Lulu and deep inside she swore that he will be hers, no matter what.
II
“Babe, sorry about that surprise kiss of Atty. Lulu. She was like that with me since we were in our college of law years.” Atty. Wilgreg’s voice was apologetic. They are already on their way going to her apartment.
Atty. Ninia smiled at him. “No worries Babe; I understand, okay? She is your good friend for a long time, so why would I be jealous? But, if she is another woman kissing you, well, that is another story.’
Atty. Wilgreg laughed. “I have never seen you yet getting jealous, hmmm.”
“Hmm, don’t make me jealous. I am a violent person when it comes to that.” Atty. Ninia replied teasingly while showing him her fist.
“I want to see you being violent Babe but not when being jealous; in a different scenario.” Atty. Wilgreg teased back.
Atty. Ninia furrowed. “Like in what scenario?”
Atty. Wilgreg would really want to laugh but he controlled himself. His girlfriend, although seemed to be a modern career woman yet he noticed her to be very conservative and naive. “You will know in the future, Babe.” He then gave her a wink.
She gave him a frown in reply, to which Atty. Wilgreg laughed heartily.
Atty. Ninia has a hint on what he was insinuating but she does not want to ride on his teasing when it comes to that. He should learn to wait until she is ready for that.
“Babe, we are here. So, can I come in for a cup of coffee?” Atty. Wilgreg asked.
Atty. Ninia holds his chin and replies, “You can Babe but that is in case, you are not afraid if this BMW car of your Mom will be stolen from here,” she smiled thereafter with a tease on her eyes.
“Tssk, next time, I will bring my old Honda Civic,” he replied with a chuckle.
Atty. Ninia laughed triumphantly. She found a way again to reject his attempt to be with her in solo inside her apartment. She knows now how her boyfriend’s mind naughtily works.
Atty. Wilgreg shook his head and pretended to be sad.
“Learn to be patient Babe. You will get what you wanted, in due time.” This time, it was Atty. Ninia, who winked at him after kissing his cheek goodbye.
“Babe.” Atty. Wilgreg gently holds her hand and pulled her near him.
Atty. Ninia’s pulse rate grew fast as he slowly lowered his head and kissed her gently at first then torridly thereafter.
“That’s the perfect goodnight kiss I wanted Babe,” He said after breaking his lips from hers, devilishly smiling attempting to kiss her again.
But Atty. Ninia, stopped him by putting her one point finger on his lips. "Hep, my turn now," she said before crashing her lips to him, to his surprise.
“Whoah, that was exquisite! Could you be more like that Babe?” He said winking and then the spark in his eyes became hopeful.
Atty. Ninia smiled mischievously. “Hmm, I will think about it, Babe. I will just surprise you more.” Then she alighted from his car still smiling while Atty. Wilgreg was left with eyes full of excitement.