Chapter 16

"Excuse me, Sir!" a female voice stopped Robbie from doing the most awaited kiss, he was supposed to have at that moment. He lifted his eyes to the owner of the voice, who was the same crew member that he asked to step out. He raised an eyebrow at her as the woman started to stutter at the death stare he gave her.

"Ah... Sir, sorry, but... Um..." her words jumbled in her mouth as Robbie's patience, had dwindled in a few seconds.

"Spill it!" he growled that startled both the female crew and Alex who now opened her eyes. Alex's eyebrows crossed as she tried to regain her composure and she straightened herself.

"Robbie!" Alex called him with a warning glare that changed his tone immediately.

"Sorry... just bad timing," he emphasized, as he gave a warning look to the crew member whose lapel showed her name was Lily.

Alex tried not to laugh and bit her lip.

What was he so mad about? It's not like he was really into it. Or was he?

But she was, too. She was waiting for him to kiss her and it was the strangest thing.

'It was probably an impulse,' she reasoned, since both of them might not be dating for so long.

But Robbie never dated. Whether it be women or men.

That reminded her. He is gay so she shouldn't be expecting that what he was about to do was something more.

'It was just an experiment,' she thought.

If it's just an experiement, then why does a kiss be necessary? Is this how they test now? It couldn't be. But what is he trying to prove then?

Her mind was confused.

Maybe Robbie was not gay but rather a bisexual.

'It's possible,' she told herself.

Then what about her? Does that mean she's attracted to gay guys? What would she be? A lesbian?

She chuckled at the thought and Robbie stared at her.

"What's funny?" he asked.

Does she really think this is funny right now? He could have fired this woman because of her. All because of his desire to kiss her so badly and this woman just interrupted what could have been the most romantic moment of their lives.

He gritted his teeth as he glared at the woman, still standing shakily in front of them. She wanted to run as far away from her boss as she could by the way his eyes pierced at her.

"Nothing," Alex shook her head. "Now, ummm... Lily. Can you tell us what you need from us since your boss here is getting a bit agitated?"

The smile from Alex's lips did not part from her and it made Robbie boiled inside even more. Revenge was on his mind. He's still going to get that kiss no matter what. Maybe not now but soon.

'Sht! This is all wrong,' he told himself. But he wanted to do that for so long and ten years just made it even worse. His burning desire for her just could not wait any longer. He wanted her so badly... and the worst thing was she didn't even know. Or maybe, she didn't even want to acknowledge it at all.

"Ummm.... Ma'am... I didn't mean to interrupt anything but... your daughter was looking for you," Lily told her and the smile from her face suddenly wiped away. Alex was concerned.

"What happened?" she asked.

Did Sasha feel bad about what she did? Did she blame herself for how she acted?

She acted like a kid awhile ago by not even acknowledging her call to her. Now she felt more guilty.

"Okay. Tell her we'll be there," Alex told Lily. "Thank you."

Lily nodded and left them. She then walked back down the stairs to the main deck.

"I think I ruined our daughter's birthday completely," she sighed.

Robbie held her hand. For a moment, he forgot all about his desires and focused on how Sasha felt. There was a part of him that just wanted to fix it.

"Hey, it's okay. We'll find a way to make it better, okay? C'mon," and he took her hand. He led her back downstairs.

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"I'm telling you, Boss was about to kiss Ms. Allison. I was right there when I interrupted him," Lily told another female crew member who were washing up the pots and pans in the sink. They were standing in the galley and Sasha just requested ice cream for dessert.

"I don't think so, Lily," replied another crew member whose name was Cindy. She was in her fifties and had stopped what she was doing. She turned towards her and put her hands on her hips.

"I have been working with Boss since he bought this yacht ten years ago, and I tell you, in those years, I have not seen a single woman on board that Mr. Magsano had ever brought personally."

"But, believe me, Cindy. He even got mad at me when I interrupted them. I've never seen him so mad like this before."

Cindy shook her head. "Boss is not a man-man, Lily. He is gay."

"I doubt it. Why would he try to kiss Ms. Allison if he is gay?"

Cindy shrugged her shoulders.

"Maybe he was experimenting?"

"Experimenting with what?"

"Which one he likes better, man or woman?"

Lily laughed.

"Cindy, I don't think that's what Boss is doing. I never saw him with another guy. He likes Ms. Allison. Come to think of it, how did they ever get a daughter if they didn't have sex?"

"Well, we can only speculate," she said as if to dismiss the subject, and Lily didn't inquire further as she started to go back to the dining room to serve the ice cream.

Soon enough, the pair came to the dining room together and a smile formed in Lily's lips. For the first time, since she started to work for her bossy boss, she saw he was finally smiling. His eyes sparkled as he gazed at Allison unawaringly as she walked towards Sasha.

She was then completely convinced that her boss, who everyone thought to be gay, was actually a guy who deeply admired the woman who was the mother of his precious child. She hoped that this will not be the last time she will ever see them for she had never seen her boss so happy until now.

She then promised to herself that the next time she found them in the height of a romantic kiss, she will never interrupt them again.