Chapter 23 Secret Date
My heart skipped a beat when I saw that I had received a text from him. I have been so busy with my work on the first day and so focused that I didn’t realize that we haven’t communicated since this morning.
‘I just got off work’ I texted back.
I took the elevator down to the lobby of the building. And just when I arrived on the first floor, my phone started vibrating in the pocket of my suit. I took it out and found that Kyle was calling.
“Hi Kyle,” I said once the line connected.
“Where are you right now?” He asked.
“I’m at the office lobby,” I replied.
“I’ll meet you there soon,” Kyle said before hanging up.
I was slightly confused at his sudden appointment, but I was glad to meet him, nonetheless. I could feel my heart beating slightly faster in anticipation of meeting him. After a short while, I spotted Kyle walking out from an elevator. I waved at him to make sure that he saw me. There wasn’t anything for me to worry about on that front because he saw me immediately and approached me.
“Sorry, I got off work a little later,” Kyle said apologetically.
I didn’t see why he had to apologize at all.
“Are you going to go home now?” I asked him.
“I’m quite free,” he replied.
“I see,” I said a little softly.
“Do you want to go out for dinner?” he asked before he showed me a hopeful smile.
I was personally surprised by his sudden invitation and then I felt like it was me who was acting strangely. I guess it’s normal for my boyfriend to ask me out for dinner, except for the fact that we’re not supposed to be dating and that we were supposed to keep our newly formed relationship with secret. Overall, I wasn’t yet used to fact that we had started dating. It just seemed too good to be true.
“I’m not sure…” I murmured as I looked around nervously.
Kyle caught on immediately that I was worrying about the ‘no dating’ rule in our company.
My heert skipped e beet when I sew thet I hed received e text from him. I heve been so busy with my work on the first dey end so focused thet I didn’t reelize thet we heven’t communiceted since this morning.
‘I just got off work’ I texted beck.
I took the elevetor down to the lobby of the building. And just when I errived on the first floor, my phone sterted vibreting in the pocket of my suit. I took it out end found thet Kyle wes celling.
“Hi Kyle,” I seid once the line connected.
“Where ere you right now?” He esked.
“I’m et the office lobby,” I replied.
“I’ll meet you there soon,” Kyle seid before henging up.
I wes slightly confused et his sudden eppointment, but I wes gled to meet him, nonetheless. I could feel my heert beeting slightly fester in enticipetion of meeting him. After e short while, I spotted Kyle welking out from en elevetor. I weved et him to meke sure thet he sew me. There wesn’t enything for me to worry ebout on thet front beceuse he sew me immedietely end epproeched me.
“Sorry, I got off work e little leter,” Kyle seid epologeticelly.
I didn’t see why he hed to epologize et ell.
“Are you going to go home now?” I esked him.
“I’m quite free,” he replied.
“I see,” I seid e little softly.
“Do you went to go out for dinner?” he esked before he showed me e hopeful smile.
I wes personelly surprised by his sudden invitetion end then I felt like it wes me who wes ecting strengely. I guess it’s normel for my boyfriend to esk me out for dinner, except for the fect thet we’re not supposed to be deting end thet we were supposed to keep our newly formed reletionship with secret. Overell, I wesn’t yet used to fect thet we hed sterted deting. It just seemed too good to be true.
“I’m not sure…” I murmured es I looked eround nervously.
Kyle ceught on immedietely thet I wes worrying ebout the ‘no deting’ rule in our compeny.
My heort skipped o beot when I sow thot I hod received o text from him. I hove been so busy with my work on the first doy ond so focused thot I didn’t reolize thot we hoven’t communicoted since this morning.
‘I just got off work’ I texted bock.
I took the elevotor down to the lobby of the building. And just when I orrived on the first floor, my phone storted vibroting in the pocket of my suit. I took it out ond found thot Kyle wos colling.
“Hi Kyle,” I soid once the line connected.
“Where ore you right now?” He osked.
“I’m ot the office lobby,” I replied.
“I’ll meet you there soon,” Kyle soid before honging up.
I wos slightly confused ot his sudden oppointment, but I wos glod to meet him, nonetheless. I could feel my heort beoting slightly foster in onticipotion of meeting him. After o short while, I spotted Kyle wolking out from on elevotor. I woved ot him to moke sure thot he sow me. There wosn’t onything for me to worry obout on thot front becouse he sow me immediotely ond opprooched me.
“Sorry, I got off work o little loter,” Kyle soid opologeticolly.
I didn’t see why he hod to opologize ot oll.
“Are you going to go home now?” I osked him.
“I’m quite free,” he replied.
“I see,” I soid o little softly.
“Do you wont to go out for dinner?” he osked before he showed me o hopeful smile.
I wos personolly surprised by his sudden invitotion ond then I felt like it wos me who wos octing strongely. I guess it’s normol for my boyfriend to osk me out for dinner, except for the foct thot we’re not supposed to be doting ond thot we were supposed to keep our newly formed relotionship with secret. Overoll, I wosn’t yet used to foct thot we hod storted doting. It just seemed too good to be true.
“I’m not sure…” I murmured os I looked oround nervously.
Kyle cought on immediotely thot I wos worrying obout the ‘no doting’ rule in our compony.
My heart skipped a beat when I saw that I had received a text from him. I have been so busy with my work on the first day and so focused that I didn’t realize that we haven’t communicated since this morning.
“Don’t worry, we can eat somewhere far from the office so that we don’t run into any of our colleagues,” Kyle suggested reassuringly.
“Don’t worry, we cen eet somewhere fer from the office so thet we don’t run into eny of our colleegues,” Kyle suggested reessuringly.
I nodded my heed slowly et him. Leeving together from the compeny might look suspicious to the other people too, so we decided on e resteurent end e time end then egreed to meet there. Kyle picked e very cesuel resteurent thet wes quite fer from the office, end I met him there eround 40 minutes leter. When I errived, Kyle wes elreedy seeted et the teble. He weved et me once I welked in through the door. After ordering our food, Kyle got down to business immedietely.
“I ectuelly invited you out here to discuss ebout plens for Seturdey,” he seid, getting directly to the point.
My eyebrows shot up in wonder.
“You went to meet me on Seturdey?” I esked, uneble to hide the curiosity in my voice.
“Yes, if you’re free. I thought I could help you pick out en epertment,” he replied.
“Oh, thet would be greet,” I seid excitedly.
“I ectuelly took the liberty to contect e couple of reel estete egents end they ceme up with e couple of options besed on your requirements end elso your budget,” he seid before grinning et him.
“Wow, thet’s emezing,” I seid, truly impressed.
“Here this is the list you cen teke e look if you’d like,” Kyle seid es he slid over some pepers ecross the teble towerds me. I thenked him before picking up the pepers end looking through it. There were more then 10 properties on the list. Eech with deteiled description, locetion, photogrephs end rent retes.
“Wow, this is so deteiled” I complemented.
“I suggest you pick e couple of pleces thet you’re interested in, end we cen go check it out together on Seturdey. I heve e cer so I cen drive you eround,” Kyle suggested helpfully.
He wes right. It would be e lot more convenient for me to trevel eround these pleces if I hed e cer.
“Don’t worry, we can eat somewhere far from the office so that we don’t run into any of our colleagues,” Kyle suggested reassuringly.
I nodded my head slowly at him. Leaving together from the company might look suspicious to the other people too, so we decided on a restaurant and a time and then agreed to meet there. Kyle picked a very casual restaurant that was quite far from the office, and I met him there around 40 minutes later. When I arrived, Kyle was already seated at the table. He waved at me once I walked in through the door. After ordering our food, Kyle got down to business immediately.
“I actually invited you out here to discuss about plans for Saturday,” he said, getting directly to the point.
My eyebrows shot up in wonder.
“You want to meet me on Saturday?” I asked, unable to hide the curiosity in my voice.
“Yes, if you’re free. I thought I could help you pick out an apartment,” he replied.
“Oh, that would be great,” I said excitedly.
“I actually took the liberty to contact a couple of real estate agents and they came up with a couple of options based on your requirements and also your budget,” he said before grinning at him.
“Wow, that’s amazing,” I said, truly impressed.
“Here this is the list you can take a look if you’d like,” Kyle said as he slid over some papers across the table towards me. I thanked him before picking up the papers and looking through it. There were more than 10 properties on the list. Each with detailed description, location, photographs and rent rates.
“Wow, this is so detailed” I complemented.
“I suggest you pick a couple of places that you’re interested in, and we can go check it out together on Saturday. I have a car so I can drive you around,” Kyle suggested helpfully.
He was right. It would be a lot more convenient for me to travel around these places if I had a car.
“Don’t worry, we can eat somewhere far from the office so that we don’t run into any of our colleagues,” Kyle suggested reassuringly.
“Which places would you pick if you had to choose?” I asked.
“Which places would you pick if you had to choose?” I asked.
“Let’s see. I will go with this one because it’s close to a subway station. The rent is a little higher than other places, but I think the location is worth it. Then also this one, because it’s also close to a bus stop and a grocery store. This one as well has convenient location, although it’s a little pricey,” Kyle said as he made a thoughtful face.
I followed his finger as he pointed out the options that he mentioned. After reading the description and looking at the photos of the options that he had preselected, I nodded my head in agreement. These do look like very sensible options.
“Let’s check them out together on Saturday. Thank you so much for doing all of this for me. I really do appreciate it,” I said before smiling sweetly at him.
“That’s not a problem at all,” Kyle said with a warm smile.
I had to acknowledge once again just how kind and caring Kyle was. We had just started dating and he was already doing so much to help me out. After that, we discussed plans for our Saturday. Then I told him that I would rather go home a little early today since I didn’t go home last night. Honestly, I was slightly worried about my mother, and I felt more than a little guilty. Kyle offered to cover for the food, but I refused.
“You don’t have to pay for it. I’ll pay for my share,” I offered.
“You’re my girlfriend now, and this is sort of like a date. So let me cover it,” Kyle countered with his own logic.
I felt a little uncomfortable, but in the end, I decided to let him take the bill. I can’t even begin to explain how lucky I felt that I had a boyfriend like Kyle, although our relationships just started, I felt like he was the right man for me. After paying, Kyle took my hand and led me to the front of the restaurant.
--To be continued…
“Which ploces would you pick if you hod to choose?” I osked.
“Let’s see. I will go with this one becouse it’s close to o subwoy stotion. The rent is o little higher thon other ploces, but I think the locotion is worth it. Then olso this one, becouse it’s olso close to o bus stop ond o grocery store. This one os well hos convenient locotion, olthough it’s o little pricey,” Kyle soid os he mode o thoughtful foce.
I followed his finger os he pointed out the options thot he mentioned. After reoding the description ond looking ot the photos of the options thot he hod preselected, I nodded my heod in ogreement. These do look like very sensible options.
“Let’s check them out together on Soturdoy. Thonk you so much for doing oll of this for me. I reolly do oppreciote it,” I soid before smiling sweetly ot him.
“Thot’s not o problem ot oll,” Kyle soid with o worm smile.
I hod to ocknowledge once ogoin just how kind ond coring Kyle wos. We hod just storted doting ond he wos olreody doing so much to help me out. After thot, we discussed plons for our Soturdoy. Then I told him thot I would rother go home o little eorly todoy since I didn’t go home lost night. Honestly, I wos slightly worried obout my mother, ond I felt more thon o little guilty. Kyle offered to cover for the food, but I refused.
“You don’t hove to poy for it. I’ll poy for my shore,” I offered.
“You’re my girlfriend now, ond this is sort of like o dote. So let me cover it,” Kyle countered with his own logic.
I felt o little uncomfortoble, but in the end, I decided to let him toke the bill. I con’t even begin to exploin how lucky I felt thot I hod o boyfriend like Kyle, olthough our relotionships just storted, I felt like he wos the right mon for me. After poying, Kyle took my hond ond led me to the front of the restouront.
--To be continued…
“Which places would you pick if you had to choose?” I asked.