“I want to have a mini garden on that area and on the other part I want to have the bar” I am instructing my workers for the renovation of the restaurant. I am in Baltimore’s place and now it is 9 in the evening.

“We can finish the second floor tomorrow but now…” “Excuse me ma’am, there is a handsome guy looking for you” said by the young girl named Cathy. I look at her confuse and glance at the handsome man standing behind her. Jed Crawford, my husband looking at me intently. I clear my throat and whisper to Cathy “Thanks, it’s my husband” and look at her with a back-off one. She then understands what I want to tell and left us there.

“What a surprise my husband, why are you here?” I ask smugly. “Just the first day but there is lots of changes in this place” he said while looking at the surroundings. I embrace myself with success; I told you I can do it! “I don’t want to let you down and besides I don’t want to leave this place without progress” I smile and inhale. “Its late night already Cheska, don’t you have plan to go home?” he asks. I hold the sheet high for him to see that I am still busy and I said “I would but maybe later, if you want you can…” he cut me off by taking the sheets on my arm and put it on the table.

“Wait Jed, what are you doing? I’m not finish with my works here” I said. “That’s why God invented tomorrow for us to finish what we left yesterday and he gave us the night so we can take a rest” he explains. I try to protest but it’s too late, Jed grabs my arm and led me to his car. “What about my car?” I ask. “Your workers can make sure that it will be safe so get in the passenger seat”

I action to open the passenger door when Jed grab it from me, I look at him confuse “Let me do it for you” he said. “Well, I can open it but thanks” I smile. I settle down on the car and Jed close the door for me, he ran towards the driver’s seat and we both buckle up our seatbelts. He starts the engine and off we go.

It is a 30 minutes’ drive from my restaurant to Jed’s apartment, not the mansion. While in the car, I felt an awkward silence and I need to talk so much so that I will not fall asleep.

I look at some of the receipts and total the amount I spend for the renovations of the restaurant. I then glance secretly to my husband who is focusing his eyes on the road. He is really handsome and I hate to admit but I think I’m falling in love with him.

Don’t you dare forget that he loves somebody else and the 6 months contract!

My subconscious reminded me. What can I do? I still love him “Amuse by my face my wife?” he snaps that makes my mind working again. I look out that window to hide my blushes “I’m just wondering why you visited me there” I lie, and to think that he will buy my small lie. “Well, I want to see the changes and if I should take back the place” he said.

I look back at him and now his eyes are back on the road. So to keep my brain and body working, I quickly look back the receipts. “What are those?” he asks. I look at him questioningly and he look at the receipts that I was holding “Ah! This are the receipts I spend for the renovations, I need to hide them. You know, the prices as of today are much more expensive than I thought” I explain. 

“The paints, the table and chairs, and other things that I need to put on the restaurant for it to be great and good-looking for the customers” I sigh not wanting to end up the topic because I know for sure that my eyes will give up.

I am so tired, and I do want to take a peaceful sleep. I check the receipts one last time and securely put it inside the envelope. I yawn and there I felt that my eyes will shut close. I must not sleep “Hey Jed, I already told you about the recent happenings of the restaurant’s progress, maybe it’s your time to tell me something” I command. “What shall I tell you?” he asks without leaving his eyes off the road. “Anything so that I couldn’t sleep” I said while yawning again.

I am so damn tired, please Jed say something. I again yawn for the third time and I think I am going to breakdown.

“I am so tired” and for the fourth time I yawn and now darkness consumes me slowly. But before I fully asleep I heard Jed murmur something “Just take a rest my lovely wife, you need to take care of yourself” I maybe hallucinating but if not I think he loves me to.

How can he love you if he loves Rose? Don’t be ridiculous Cheska! 

My subconscious spats at me and finally I fell asleep.