Chapter 6 - Lunch date

Jennet left her house after having a hearty breakfast, alone in her new kitchen. She was in her formal attire, a slim fit black blazer to match with her white shirt inside it, pairing with her black slacks. Her long black hair was tied in a ponytail.

Since she moved to her new place, she had to drive for thirty minutes to get to her workplace. Unlike when she was still living in the apartment, she just needs ten minutes to get to work since it was just close by.

At 8:00 am, she arrived at a tall white building where she worked. She parked her car at the parking area and stepped out with her bag. She was about to walk towards the entrance when a voice called out for her.

"Jennet!"

Slowly, she turned her head to the side. She saw a good looking man walking towards her with a smile. He was in black suit showing his masculinity.

She smiled warmly as she greeted the man. "Good morning Mr Tybelg."

Luca Tybelg, the one heartthrob who is the branch manager of her workplace. He was the man who has been helping her since she started working in this travel agency company. Because of that, rumours spread around about her being a lecherous woman who loved to leech to their bosses since he's also a rich man because his family owned the company.

"How many times have I told you to just call me Luca." He said as he stood before her. His dazzling black eyes flirted with her silently.

"Well, I am just used to it now." She replied. "It has become a habit for me to call you by your surname." She added.

Luca smiled. "Well, I am used to call you Jennet instead of Ms Lockhart. So you should do the same."

Jennet smiled. "Well, then, Luca, what made you come so early today?" She asked, changing the topic.

"I came to see you." He replied with a wide smile.

"Oh..." Jennet raised her brows, in surprised.

"Is there something that we need to discuss?" She asked again. It was rare for him asking her out without a reason.

"No, I just came to see you." Explained Luca, still smiling.

"I was wondering if you would like to grab lunch together with me today?" He asked straight to the point. His handsome face was all smiley. "Just the two of us." He added again.

Jennet was speechless for a while. She opened her mouth, wanting to reply but then she closed her mouth again.

She wanted to say something but she found out, she couldn't say it. In fact, she didn't know how to say what she wanted to say. She didn't expect the heartthrob of the company would ask her out. Though they had known each other for five years, he had never asked her out even for lunch. This will be the first!

She looked around, making sure, no one's around, eavesdropping their conversation. Her troubled expression made Luca smiled.

"You don't have to worry about what other people may think. They have nothing to do with me asking you out for lunch." He said softly.

Jennet looked at him. "Well, okay then. I will go grab lunch together with you today." She answered while nodding her head in agreement.

Well, it's just lunch. Nothing special about it. After thirty minutes of lunch, I will be back to work as usual and no one will be getting angry at me. She mumbled to herself.

"Cool, then I will be picking you up from your office later this afternoon." He added, snapping Jennet back to her senses.

"Umm, let's just meet at the place you chose. I will go there to meet you. You don't have to come to my office." Jennet immediately stated out her opinion.

She was worried about getting to face all of his fanatic fans within the company. Their furious look frightened her!

If the other colleagues see him coming to fetch her for lunch, it will turn the rumour to be true: about her being his mistress. She doesn't want that! She's innocent all this time!

Luca frowned at her. "Why? We're on the same floor. There is nothing to worry about." He said.

Jennet pursed her lips for a while before answering. "You see, it's uncomfortable for me if you come to fetch me from the office." She explained after thinking. "You know, your fans will kill me." She added in a low voice.

Luca looked at her. Her troubled look with knitted brows, pleading for mercy made him laughed. He couldn't believe she would say that. She's just so cute!

But he just nodded his head, not probing any further. "Okay, deal. I will text you about the place and time. I will even call you if you forget about this date." He said.

After hearing his words, Jennet was in confusion. What? Date?

She looked at him with a questioning look. "Date?"

Luca looked at her blank face that was confused. "Yeah, I am treating you to a lunch date for pals." He smiled.

She inhaled a deep breath in silence, "Okay." She answered with a smile but within she was still confused. Does the term lunch date for pals even exist? What does it suppose to mean anyway? Dating and becoming friends?

Both of them went to their own separate ways as soon as they entered the entrance. They worked in the same building and she worked in the administration office. Since Luca had been so nice to her since years ago, the other colleagues were envious of her. So, rumours spread like wildfires in the company when she moved house saying that she's the hidden mistress of the heartthrob, although it was just a baseless rumour that no one can prove of.

Jennet walked into the empty office. No one has arrived yet. She headed straight towards her desk and found stacks of papers were on top of her desk. On top of it was a note: Due in three days! Pass to me with complete itineraries before 9 am on March, 24th- Mira.

She exhaled a deep breath. Why always giving me the last minute job and not someone else while I was on leave?! She groaned silently.

She stepped towards the window and raised the blinds, letting lights into the gloomy office. She sat down on her chair and turned on the computer in front of her. While waiting for it to run, she went to the pantry and made herself a mug of hot chocolate before taking it with her to her desk.

She sat down and started to drown herself with all the paperwork.