11 CHAPTER 11 – UNEXPECTED BREAKFAST

Feeling so confident and static to how the heiress of TGC look.......excited to see Althea's reaction on her; she walks out of her room with full of credence.

Descending the stairs, Jade hurriedly went to their lounge area eager to see Althea.

But when she steps inside the living room the young Senior Architect couldn't be found.

"Yaya Sita?!!" called Jade, wondering where's her guest is.

"Yes derie?" Ask yaya (nanny) Sita, who just came out from the kitchen.

"Where is Althea yaya (nanny)?" Questioned Jade, you could see confusion written on her beautiful face.

Instead of answering the youngest Tanchinco, yaya Sita grabs Jade's wrist with a smirk on her face and drags her into their kitchen's mansion.

Jade wonder why yaya Sita lead her in the kitchen.....but before she could ask.....Jade's jaw literally drops.

There she witnesses 'her goddess' moving so ever gracefully in the kitchen owning the area as her battleground, condescending her movement between the stove and the island kitchen holding a spatula on her right hand, while her left hand is busy gripping the skillet handle.

Jade is amused by the happening in front of her and perplexed why the young genius is wearing a 'Pilot Uniform.'

Then, just like in the movie 'her goddess' is moving in slow motion.

Scared to even blink.........for the reason to engrave in her beautiful head the occurrence she witnesses just right now.

The heiress could feel the wild beating of her heart, it's like.......it will come out in her chest any minute now and the sudden churn of her stomach.

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While Althea is busy preparing breakfast, she feels someone is watching her, when she turns around to see who it was.....she was surprised to see Jade standing in the archway looking at her.

Feeling diffident, the young pilot smiled sheepishly to the young heiress.

"Hi Jade, I'm sorry for invading your kitchen....hope you don't mind." The young genius wearing an apron timidly greeted the youngest Tanchinco.

"Hey....I thought we're having breakfast outside?" Jade with a baffled look.

"No...I mean yes!" Answered Althea stammering.

Stunned by the beauty in front of her wearing a very coquettish dress.

"Then why are you here in my kitchen?" Jade was more demented, one eyebrow raises, with each hand in her waist.

"Mmmm......did I not tell you, to pick you up around 9:00 AM?" Reasoned Althea still a little bit stunned.

"Yes......that's why I'm kind of confused, why are you so early and in my kitchen?" Reacted Jade, still bemused.

Althea approaches the young heiress with a bashful smile.

"Have a seat mademoiselle, our breakfast is ready.....just give me a minute to prepare it." Instead of answering the youngest Tanchinco, Althea pulls out the chair and extends for Jade's hand.

Even with a confused look, Jade willingly reaches for Althea's hand leading her to the chair, the young pilot pulls out and assists her to seat down.

The young Senior Architect makes sure that the heiress is settled comfortably in the chair, then she instantaneously prepare the breakfast she cooked.

Jade is so amazed by the food Althea arranged for them.

Even though it's just a common breakfast that being serve....the way how the woman in front of her wearing a pilot uniform plated it.......she could pass as a professional chef in a fine dining restaurant.

"Jade hope you like what I prepared.........we have here the famous American breakfast. Consist of homemade thick pancakes with syrup and blueberries topped off with a few rashers of bacon. And also a somewhat Canadian breakfast, by the way...... the eggy-looking section is not an egg it's actually perogies. I just fried dumplings that made from unleavened dough then I traditionally stuffed it with potato filling and finally, we have here some sausages and toast to mop it all up.......... Bon appetite!" Elaborated Althea with nervousness......not sure if Jade will appreciate what she prepared for their meal.

"Oh my god, Althea....these are amazing!!!! How do you do these all in just a short period?!!" Dumbfounded.....Jade could not believe it.

"Yaya Sita helped me Jade.......come let's dig in before it gets cold." With contentment in her eyes, Althea is pleased that Jade likes the food she prepared.

"I'm glad we eat here.......privilege enough to experience this once-in-a-lifetime breakfast, which the young Senior Architect of TGC cooked and prepared for me. Thank you, Althea, you don't have any idea how I appreciate this....thank you." A little bit sentimental, the heiress of TGC wipe the tear that about to fall from her chocolate brown eyes.

'Why I am like this? Why I am being emotional in front of this woman'. Asked the young heiress to herself, she's not like this.

Again another first.

She never experiences this kind of treatment from other people who she merely close with.........even from her close friends and mostly to her exes.

What a 'First' again.

"Hey...hey....stop that, we are here to eat not to be maudlin okay? I'll promise you Jade this will not be the last.......this is just the start of many breakfasts to come, okay? And even lunch or dinner.....whenever you want or requested from me......I'm willing to oblige." Reassured Althea.

Reaching Jade's hand above the table squeezing it gently for comfort.

"Promise?" You could see Jade's face with so much faith in her eyes.

"Promise Jade....and I'm the kind of woman never break her promises." Althea sincerely says.

Earlier that day when Althea was cooking the breakfast, while Jade still upstairs........Yaya Sita unintentionally informed her that the young heiress is always taking her breakfast or any other meal alone, ever since her siblings have their priorities and the Tanchinco patriarch and matriarch are always out of the country.

That's why the old woman was so grateful, knowing someone was giving attention to the youngest Tanchinco, relieved that she will not feel lonely again.

Hoping against hope that this will not be the first and the last.

Even though the young heiress is not presenting her demeanor but the look of wretchedness in her eyes tells it all.

Yaya Sita was and is the sole person who's seen the young heiress in her vulnerable time, especially to the men she open and trusted her heart with.

Other people easily judge the young heiress as a heart breaker, but they never knew how the youngest Tanchinco was devastated every time her relationship crumbling........it ruined her disposition bit by bit.

"Althea? Why are you in a pilot uniform?" Interrupting Althea's trance.

They are now eating heartily with the breakfast the young Senior Architect prepared.

"Ow....sorry if I was not able to change Jade, my apology. I just came actually from the airport.....and if I went home it will take time and my planned to cook you breakfast will be spoiled." Sincerely Althea apologizes.

Bowing her head trying to avoid an eye to eye contact with the heiress.

"Hey, why are you apologizing.....hey Althea look at me." Jade suddenly stand up and went beside Althea....reaching Althea's chin bringing it up to look at her.

"Your such a sweetheart you know that?" Jade laugh knowing the woman in front of her feels anxious.

"I was just confused why are you wearing a pilot uniform.....I know you're a pilot.......but wearing a certain airline pilot uniform is a different story unless your also a passenger aircraft pilot, that's out.........." Jade cut her stupid blubbering mouth when she realized Althea just comes from her other responsibilities.

Jade is dumbfounded for being clueless and tackles sometimes.......great job Jade! Trying to kick herself for being ignorant.

"Ow....so you just came from the airport where you work?" Wide-eyed....so surprise, Jade, cover her mouth, questioned the pilot in front of her.

"Yes I am....hope you don't mind?" Althea, scratching her nape with a flush face.

And then it happened...................

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The chocolate eyes meet the dark brown ones.

With that instant connection.....they knew.....they knew what they both feel.

The wholeness of their nothingness, the sensation of being free, and the experience of magic.....the magic of LOVE, that creeps to their very mind.....heart.......and their deepest soul.

With that knowledge between the two of them......they laugh.....a very heart-warming laugh.

The numbness they feel in their existence just vanishes through thin air.............

But they can't admit these feelings they have to each other.......not yet, for now, maybe sooner or later....who knows.

They have to be sure and the heiress needs to sure-fire herself from other commitments she has right now to her boyfriend.

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After their gratifying breakfast.....this made Jade so full for the first time.

Again another first courtesy from Althea.

The young women proceed to the Tanchinco's garage where Althea parks her red Ducati.

"Thank you Althea for the delightful breakfast you've prepared.....I have never imagined someone would go through such trouble." - Jade, sentimentally overwhelmed, while walking their way to the parking garage.

"You're welcome Jade......I'm glad you like what I prepared for our meal and for your information my dear this is not a trouble at all. I'm actually honored to serve the Tanchinco Heiress." Althea concluded with a bashful smile creep on her gorgeous face.

Contentment is what you can see in the young pilot's eyes.

When they arrive at the parkway, confusion strikes the heiress's face.

"Althea.......is this your bike? Is this what you ride coming from here?" - Jade, still shock and kind of astounded knowing the young pilot is riding a bike.....how cool is this woman besides her can be?

Is there anything that this young pilot can't do?

"Oh my god.....I'm sorry Jade, I forgot to tell you, how foolish I am, knowing you are wearing a dress and I didn't even ask you if you are comfortable riding a motorbike........it really slips my mind, my apology again." Disappointment written in the young pilot's face, how can she be so dumb......again the proof of being an idiot in the presence of the heiress.

"Hey....Hey, it's okay Althea no harm done, don't exhaust yourself for this. Actually, I'm empress knowing you can ride a bike.....what else you can't do young pilot?" Joke Jade, nudging the young pilot side playfully just to make her relaxed again.

"Thanks, Jade......anyway how about, I'll just leave my bike here, then I can drive your car to send you to your office......after that.......I can come back here to get my bike........if that is okay with you of course. Considering somebody driving your car beside you......just a......." Before Althea could finish, Jade shush her with the heiress fingers covering her mouth to stop the young pilot from blabbering.

"Hahaha.......stop it, Althea, you really make my day! How about I'll let you borrow my car then, send me to my work.......just leave your bike here. You can pick me up around 5:00 PM after my work and we can have dinner together my treat of course, as a payback for the surprise breakfast we've indulge earlier. Just use my car whenever and wherever you want to go today. You can get your bike back after of course we finish our dinner and sending me back home. How is that sound? " Jade's long explanation concluded it all.

"Okay." The only word that came out from the young pilot's mouth.

Jade just shakes her head looking at how adorable the young pilot is.

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