Whispered To Himself

John checked his phone immediately but there was no message from her.

"She's really true to her words. I hope you'll remember me and spare me some of your time." John whispered to himself before getting off the bed.

He had to go to the company and work while she was not contacting him and he planned to shove his work for the next day if she would contact him. However, John waited for a whole week but nothing happened. There was no message or a single call.

"She must have forgotten about me." John slumped back on his swivel chair like he had lost all hope.

The day was about to end and there was nothing at all from her. His face turned dark and he tossed his phone on the table carelessly.

Everyone flinched from the sudden coldness. "Finish your report within two hours and submit it to me before six in the evening. I'll be checking on it tonight."

They were struck by the sudden lightning of his words. Two hours?! Was he joking?!

"How did he become so evil? Who upset him?!" The department leaders wanted to cry at the sudden news. The shareholders could only give them an encouraging smile.

'Ding!'

Everyone's heart was in their throat while watching their boss take a glance at his phone.

John blinked his eyes once. Then twice. He picked up his phone and rubbed his eyes.

A slow and beautiful smile appeared on his lips while reading the message from whoever it was. Everyone was stunned at his reaction. It was their first time seeing their boss smile like that.

John felt a dozen pairs of eyes staring at him so he covered his face and coughed lightly. "I have something to do tonight. You can do your report and submit them before lunch break tomorrow."

"Yes sir." Everyone answered with relief. 'Whoever sent that message was their saviour.' That's what everybody thought.

"Meeting is adjourned," John announced and left them in a hurry.

***

Eva had been reading the comments online about her and she was debating internally if she should at least post a picture once or if she should just ignore them.

She had written a new song already within the past few days and she was working on the tune and accompaniment. Since she couldn't really think of what exactly to do, Eva decided to take a break.

She saw the stuffed toy sitting on her large bed and remembered John whom she had not seen in the past few days.

'I am free now until ten in the evening. Would you like to have dinner together?'

That was the message she sent him, making John smile while having a meeting.

'Where are we eating? Shall I pick you up?' That was what John replied while changing his suit into a white t-shirt inside the adjacent room to his office.

Eva sent him the address of the restaurant and started preparing herself. She chose a plain white dress with a red ribbon tied to her waist. She wore a low-heeled sandal and picked a red LV sling bag to match her clothes.

She put on light make-up before grabbing her things and going out of her room.

The restaurant serves Spanish delicacies and their paella was really good.

John arrived first and was guided by one of the waitresses to their reserved private booth. Since he was wearing a face mask, nobody recognized him which was a good thing for him. Eva came in after a few minutes.

Walked towards the private booth. She saw John sitting on one of the couches with a glass of water.

"Can I get your order?" the waitress asked with a pen and paper in her hand.

John put down his menu book and turned to face her. "You can order our food."

"Any allergies?" Eva asked before making an order.

"None," John answered directly without batting an eyelid.

"We'll get seafood paella, Rice, Roasted Lamb two glasses of fresh pineapple juice," Eva stated their orders one by one.

"Anything for dessert?" the waitress asked just in case.

"I don't need one. How about you?" Eva asked John.

"I'm not fond of sweets," John answered with a smile.

"Okay. I'll be back within fifteen minutes with your order." The waitress left, leaving the both of them in silence.

Eva sat across his seat and was checking on her phone for any messages and sighed once again.

"Are you having a problem with your work?" John asked softly while tapping the table with his slim fingers.

Eva nodded her head slowly with an aggrieved expression. "Sort of. It's a little bit personal so I'm having a hard time dealing with it. How about you? How's your day?"

His eyes lit up when he sensed the curiosity in her voice. "It's the same as always. I'm a bit bored with it but I need to do it. And I'm glad you have some spare time tonight."

"I'm kind of lucky to have a break." She could decide her own break and make a schedule for herself but she wanted to prepare for the future of her child. Once she has one.

"Don't you like going to different places for a change of environment? I mean, you mentioned you're rich, so I was thinking that you might be travelling oftentimes."

"I often travel to different places before. This year's travel plan was put on hold due to some reasons." Eva responded.

"Do you like mountains, forests or seas?" John asked her.

"Yup. Why do you ask?"

"I have a place in mind that you might like," John stated just as their food arrived.

They started eating while having conversations to know each other. They talked about the places they've been to and about the things that they hate the most.

When they finished their dinner, it wasn't even 8:30 in the evening yet. The night had gotten cold when they got out of the restaurant.