Falling For The Man I Married

Chapter 5: My girlfriend, My fiancée

Madi's POV:

"Mr Wilsons. Good evening, Sir." I greeted him with a smile when I stopped in front of his table.

He looked at me a bit surprised and studied me from head to toe. And my traitor heart started pounding fastly inside my ribcage.

"Madi," he said almost in a whisper. I gulped as my eyes widened in a bit surprised.

Did he just call me 'Madi'? Since I started working in the company, this is the first time he has called me by my name and not by my last name.

"Sir," I said after my brain recognized it to be true.

"Gabriel." my eyes widened again not just because of the way he wanted me to call him but the way he pronounced his name... manly.

-'Jesus! His voice! So cold and sexy.... wait---- sexy?'-

"Sit down."

I heard him said and I gulped.

"Mr Wilsons---"

"Gabriel. Just call me Gabriel, Madi. And sit down first, I don't want you standing while I speak."

"Yeah," I murmured slowly.

-'haist, not even a gentleman! He didn't even pull the chair for me! Great!'-

"Why do you want me to call you by your name, Mr Wilsons?" I asked as soon as I seated.

"We're not in the office Madi, You can call me Gabriel."

-'Ohh.. cut the professionalism and the formalities, I see.'-

"You have a point Sir---- I mean, Gabriel."

Wow, I love how perfectly it sounds when I mentioned it. I looked at him and he's staring at me, but I didn't look away.

"Let's order first." He's the one who looked away first.

He didn't have to call the waiter's attention, because once we touched the menu, one of our waiters came to our table. I silently prayed that this one was already briefed by Noelle.

"Good evening Sir, good evening----ma'am?" It's Tony, our head waiter.

I smiled at him as his eyes wanted to say something. My eyes silently giving him a signal not to mention my name and I breathe a sigh of relief when he continued his spell.

"My name is Tony and I am your waiter for tonight... blah...blah...blah..."

I looked back at my menu. He asked what our orders would be and he wrote it down on his customer's order slip.

"Anything else, Sir... Ma'am?"

Mr Wilsons glanced at me, waiting for my answer, but I just shook my head.

What am I supposed to order here that my tongue hasn't tasted yet? And of course, most of them came from my own recipe style.

"How about desserts, Sir... Ma'am?"

Tony asked again but looking at me with amusement dancing in his eyes. I smiled at him and was about to speak when the man in front of my seat beat me with an arrogant comment.

"No, we're not going to order desserts. Just go get our food and stop flirting with my girlfriend if you want your eyes still part of your head or your head to be still connected to your body!"

My mouth fell open by his sudden outburst. And wait'-- Me-- girlfriend? What the fuck! Since when?

"I'm sorry, Sir." Tony's frightened face added to my shocked state. He immediately disappeared at our sight. And Mr Wilsons acts as if nothing happened after that.

"Mr Wilsons--- Gabriel, what was that?"

He glared at me when I mentioned his last name again, but it didn't last when I change it to Gabriel.

I don't know which one should I react first, the one he introduced me as his girlfriend or that he arrogantly snapped at my employee? Because that was the first rule I created since my business operated-- 'Treat every employee fairly'--.

"He's flirting with you and you seemed so oblivious to that!"

Ohh.. what am I supposed to say? He's not really flirting with me... and because this is the first time they've seen me sitting in my restaurant with a freaking guy, they were surprised.

"That's not what I mean! What I was asking is why did you introduce me as your girlfriend? And what is it to you if someone's flirting with me, you're not my boyfriend!" I huffed and I crossed my arms over my chest.

He didn't say anything, he's just looking at me as if studying me or something.

"That's included in a deal that I am about to offer you."

My eyes snapped at him in a flash.

"What?" my voice was a bit loud, so I repeated it but in a lower tone. "What? What are you talking about? Can we discuss that deal now?" my curiosity strikes from within.

"No. Not until we finished eating."

"But...." I was cut off by the smiling Noelle who's pushing the food cart. She actually delivered our food?

-'Oh my goodness! Really, Noelle?'-

I bit my tongue when I saw her obviously checking Mr Wilsons' face and body. She placed our food in front of us while smiling like an idiot at the Greek God sitting across my seat.

"Do you need anything else, Sir? My name is Noelle, just call me anytime if you need anything." she batted her eyelashes. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

But to my surprise, Mr Wilsons held my hand resting on top of the table and Noelle's eyes followed his gesture.

"Don't worry Ms Noelle, I won't bother to call you. We don't need anything. Everything's already here. And can't you see I am with my fiancée, so stop flirting with me!"

Noelle and I opened our eyes wide in shock. My hand unconsciously tightened its grip on his hand when I heard what he said... not with the flirting thing, but with the word 'fiancée'.

What is wrong with this man? Earlier he introduced me as his girlfriend and suddenly now I've become his fiancée? What would be next... I'll become his wife?

"F-Fiancée?" Noelle's voice laced with surprise as she repeated the word in her mouth.

"Yes, fiancée." Mr Wilsons said not looking at her but at me.

"I see," Noelle said nodding. I looked at her and she has a 'you need to explain this to me' look in her eyes. "I'm sorry, Sir. I didn't know she's your fiancée."

I gulped as she eyed me. I know what will happen next.

-'Argh! Mr Wilsons!'-

When Noelle disappeared from our sight, I didn't waste any minute.

"Wow, Gabriel! Earlier I was just your girlfriend and all of a sudden I've become your fiancée? What would you say next, that I am your wife?" I asked in disbelief.

"Let's not talk about this, until we finished. Now, eat," he answered not even bother if I threw the knife at him.

"But this is-------"

"Madi!" I was cut off by his dominant alpha voice. "Just eat first, we will discuss it later."

'-Fine!'-

I didn't open my mouth again. I focused on the food in front of me. And God! I didn't know I was that hungry. My stomach growled at the sight of the food, and let me tell you... I think I can eat a whole cow.

I didn't even spare him a glance, I just savored the heavenly taste of the food. I know he's staring at me, my every bite and my every chew, but I don't care--- I'm hungry. Besides, I was just following his order 'eat first'. Although it's so creepy having an audience while eating, then so be it.

After finishing my food, my urinary bladder wanted to ask permission, she wanted to see her friend-- the bathroom--.

"Can I just go to the restroom before we start discussing your deal?" that's when I looked at him again.

He just nodded and sipped his wine, but didn't utter any word.

-'Madi, expect the obvious.'-

Walking down the hall to the customer's restroom.

Noelle suddenly pulled me and dragged me to the back office of the restaurant.

"Hey, why did you do that? I'm going to the restroom." I glared at her but she just crossed her hands over her chest and glared back at me.

"Huh!" she snorted. "Since when have you been using the customer's restroom?" she asked raising her eyebrow.

"Just now, because right now I am just a customer and not the owner," I explained, rolling my eyes.

"Oh, For goodness sake, Madi! What happened there? Tony told me he was scolded by your date. He's been accused of flirting with you, but the truth is, he's just acknowledging you. Poor Tony. And you know what, I offered to bring your food to your table just to see what he's talking about only to what? To even get a snarl from your so-called fiancé? My God, Madi! Earlier that man had told Tony he was your boyfriend, but when I approached you two, you became his fiancée? What was that Madi? I need an explanation!"

I lost count of how many times I sighed while she was rambling her thoughts.

"Noelle, listen. I will explain to you everything, but not now. Honestly, I was also shocked by the way he introduced me. He just asked me to be here because he said he has a deal to offer me. But I didn't know he booked a reservation here."

"Wait, a deal to offer you? First, he introduced you as his girlfriend, then next was his fiancée. Oh my God!" she exclaimed, her eyes wide open. "I think I know what his offer will be."

"What?"

"To be his wife!"

I chuckled nervously at her statement.

"That's not gonna happen. Why would he offer me to be his wife? We can't consider ourselves friends."

"So, who exactly was he to you?"

"He's my boss."

"What? Your boss?" she gasped. "You mean the CEO of Wilsons?"

"Yes, that's him."

"Oh, my freaking goodness! You had a hot and sexy boss, Madi!"

And not a second, I was confused by her sudden action. She bent down, looking for something on the floor.

"What are you doing?"

"Wait! I'm looking for something."

"And what are you looking for there?" I asked, also bending over to help her look for that 'something'.

"My panty."

I immediately stopped in my tracks.

"What?" I asked again, not sure if I heard it correctly or if it just sounds like.

"Yes. You heard it, my panty. I think I lost and dropped it somewhere when I saw your hot and yummy boss!"

I punched her in the arm and I started laughing. She also laughed with me.

"You're silly!" I said in the middle of my laugh.

"What? It's true, come on. Help me find my panty."

"Panty your ass!" we laughed a minute before I decided to go to the restroom. But this time, to our private room in the back office.

"You'll still share with me, including your boss' offer." she playfully warned me.

"Okay fine," I said before leaving the office and returning to our table.

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