9 MRS. SASAKI
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Haru left Ame to play by herself so he could continue his work. When he came back a little later to check on her, she was lying on the floor, fast asleep. She was lying in an uncomfortable position, the airconditioner was pointed directly at her and she was drooling all over floor.
"How can you sleep like this?" Haru sighed as he turned of the tv, unplugged the playstation and carried her in his arms. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders, still asleep, she mumbled, but Haru couldn't make out what she was saying.
'She's probably dreaming.' He thought. He put her down on the couch and placed her arms on her side. He covered her with blanket, wiped the drool of her mouth and kissed her on the forehead. 'Sleep tight'
It was already late noon when Ame woke up. 'When did I fall asleep?' She thought as she scratched her head.
"Wakey, wakey baby." Haru said, standing by the entrance. "It's almost past lunchtime, let's eat shall we?" He said as he took a glance at his watch and came up to her.
She fixed her hair, stood up and tidied her wrinkled clothes.
"Go fix yourself up in the comfort room. Don't worry about your clothes, I've asked Sam to bring clothes for you." He said as he pushed her into the comfort room. Just as she got in, Sam arrived with her clothes.
"Here you go sir, for miss Tsubaki, a simple dress, not too showy, and goes down to knee length." He said as he handed a paper bag which had the logo 'TK' in front.
"Good, but please remember. It's not miss Tsubaki, it's Mrs. Sasaki now." Haru said as he took the bag.
"I heard that!!!" Ame shouted, her face was flushed. She opened the door and practically snatched the bag from Haru's hand and slammed the door closed.
"What's her problem?" Haru asked.
"Sir, I think she was flustered about what you said." Sam whispered.
"About what? About fixing herself up?"
"No sir, about her being referred to as Mrs. Sasaki." He corrected.
A smile slowly crept on Haru's face as he looked at the door and shook his head. He was happy that being referred to as Mrs. Sasaki, struck her.
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As Ame looked at the bag, she noticed the logo was their brand. She took out the dress and immediately knew the name of this design, "Flow". In fact, she remembered striking a pose for this dress. It was a navy blue dress with a halter top and a skirt flowing down to knee lenght. The dress fit her perfectly and emphasized her small waist. Whatever she wore she looked stunning. Heck even if you make her wear a trash bag she would still look stunning!
She fixed her hair and got out of the comfort room.
"Mrs. Sasaki you look stunning. I can see why you were famous even in your early years." Sam complimented as he bowed.
"Thanks." She did so.
"Let me formally introduce myself. I am Tashibana Samuel. Mr. Sasaki's personal assistant, and from now on, yours too. Excluding from your occupational needs, I can assist you with anything at all." He said as he once again bowed.
"Nice to meet you, Tashibana. Thank you for the dress." She said as she held out her hand.
"Not at all. Only master's orders. And please, call me Sam." He said as he shook her hand.
"If he's going to assist me as well, you better give him a raise." She said as she pointed to Haru as if she was scolding him.
"What? No "Thank you"?"
"Thank you for the dress." She laughed as she pounced on him and spun him around. Now he was the one flustered by this.
"Okay, you're welcome. Come on let's go eat." He said as he stopped her and grabbed her hand, dragged her out as he hid his flushed face.
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Sam drove them to a four-star restaurant. Ame had never been here before.
"If you want to go to a five-star, them tell me. It's just, I frequent this place and I like the taste of the food here." He said.
"It's not that. It's just, I've never eaten at this place before. If you say it's good, then it's good." She smiled.
"That's my line." Haru whispered.
They entered the VIP room. Both of them sat down as Sam stood behind them.
"Sam? You aren't eating with us?" She asked.
"No ma'am, this is custom, enjoy your meal." Sam said.
"Come, sit with us and eat." She said as she pointed to the seat beside Haru.
"But..." He said as he looked at Ame, then at Haru.
"Do what she says." Haru said.
"Then..." Sam sat down.
"Are you used to eating after Haru is done?" She asked.
"Well, no. I usually just drop him off here or home and have lunch on my own." She nodded.
"The food here is good!" She exclaimed.
"I'm glad you like it." Haru smiled sweetly. Sam coughed, just to remind them of his existence.
Three of them ate together and chatted away. When they were finished, they headed back to the company.
"Can I walk around? I want to explore." Ame asked.
"Aren't you afraid of being noticed?"
"Why would I be? I'm not here as a celebrity, I'm here as your wife." She said as she held his hand, "Please?" She said, acting all cute.
"Fine, do what you want." He said as he spun her around and gently pushed her to the door.
She turned back to him, "Thank you hubby." She said as she opened the door and left.
Haru sat down on his chair and covered up his burning face. 'I'm here as your wife.' What Ame said kept circling his thoughts. 'Thank you hubby.' His face burned up even more.
She walked along the corridors of the 7th floor without anyone even recognizing her. 'Who would've thought, disappearing from the industry for only three months, that everyone would already forget about me.' She thought.
"Did CEO Haru not come to work today?"She overheard one of he employees.
"Yeah, I didn't see him come in today." Another said.
"Hey, have you noticed that one of the elevators is restricted? It can only be accessed by card."
"No, but one of the elevators were out of order the other day. And I noticed some people were working on it too, I thought they were only doing some maintenance work."
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