Chapter 14: Part 1 – Daydreaming about my love

= Chris POV =

 

The previous day had been intense. Who knew taking Sarah to work would lead to so many developments. I spent the entire day leading the kitchen team in Jun's stead. Sure, I had pissed off Jun in the process, but Jun, being the professional that she was in the kitchen, didn't make a big deal of it, and even praised several of my ideas and culinary creations.

Sure, catching Jun and Sarah in the dance studio was a bummer, but I had literally been stalking Sarah and had overheard the entire conversation, so it's not like I couldn't have stopped it at any point, I was guilty by an accomplice in a sense.

 

What kept coming up though was the fact that not only had Sarah read my favourite sex scene in my favourite lesbian erotica with a straight face, but she also stared at me for a good five minutes before realising that I was awake, and still never once made a move on me.

I still recall her face as she looked down at me, her hair framing her face beautifully, and she stared as if she was caressing me with her gaze.

 

I had wanted to push her down there and then and have my way with her, however I knew better now. She was all confused about what she wanted, and I didn't want to confuse her further, but putting the focus on us having a physical relationship, when she didn't even know where her heart was, was counterproductive. I wanted her, and I wanted to know that she wanted me.

 

"Chris, I didn't know linguine was such an attractive type of pasta. With the way you are looking at it, one might say you are a little more into it than the average chef," Mr Lee said over my shoulder.

 

I started and sighed, laughing at my own stupidity. I had a hand in the linguine jar and while I had already scooped out a handful for the test product, it seemed like the attempt at getting a second handful had reduced to gentle caresses as I daydreamed about Sarah and the day before.

 

"Sorry I…I was thinking about someone" I sheepishly admitted and grabbed the handful with my gloved hand.

 

We were experimenting with hors d'oeuvre for an upcoming banquet and the requested menu was Italian cuisine.

 

"It's ok, sometimes the steamed buns remind me of my wife, and I take extra-large bites out of them during the testing process," Mr Lee said as he mimicked holding two steamed buns and taking bites out of them.

 

"Ew~! Ok TMI," I said and laughed, completely back in the present and started weighing out the cheese we needed for the recipe.

 

"Hey, true TMI is watching my fellow chef slowly caress pasta bits! Keep that fetish to yourself when I'm not around" Mr Lee laughed and went to go get some mozzarella cheese as it was part of the recipe.

 

I shook my head. Here I was trying my hardest to get Sarah to fall for me, and I was managing to fall harder still. In all my years of harbouring a crush on her, I did not remember daydreaming about her. It seemed that there were new highs and new lows to reach, even this far into this one-sided relationship.