One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 157: Missing him

In the second month of our relationship...

One of the children's foundations our shop is helping is celebrating its anniversary and Dana and I have decided to close the coffee shop even just for a day, so we can help them prepare for their special occasion. And since it's for the children of the foundation, all of our employees have volunteered to help. Caleb and Luke have an out-of-town meeting, so they couldn't be there to help us too.

Since children are the highlights of the party, we have organized a lot of party games such as musical chairs, freeze dance, pass the balloon, pass the parcel, egg and spoon race, and other fun party games that they enjoyed the most. We also added art-making and face painting, especially for the ages ten to fifteen.

In the evening when the party was over and all the children were back in their rooms, we started cleaning up the mess and putting everything back in its original place. Everyone was already feeling exhausted, but still, have a smile on their face.

"Thank you, Dana and Sam, for helping us organize this event," Ms. Pangilinan hugged us both.

"Ohh... you are very much welcome Ms. Pangilinan," Dana said with a smile.

"Yeah, and we are always happy to help especially for the children."

We had a little chat before I gathered all our employees in the middle.

"Guys, thank you so much for your help. We wouldn't have done this without you."

"It's our pleasure to help the children, Sam, and of course, the foundation," Martha said and everyone agreed with her.

As I was cleaning the last table, a smile crept into my lips as I suddenly remember Luke. I missed him. It's been three days since he and Caleb went to Cebu City for their out-of-town meeting and had planned to stay there for a week or until their investor is satisfied with their presentation.

I took my phone out of my jeans pocket and decided to send him a message.

*Hi, how did your meeting go?*

I bit my lip after sending that short message. I also felt the pressure and excitement slowly build within my system and I don't know why. Maybe because I terribly missed him and longed even for his message.

I waited for a few minutes hoping he would reply, but he didn't much to my dismay.

"Maybe he's still busy or he's still in a meeting so he couldn't check his phone and read my message," I mumbled as I continued what I was doing.

"Hey, what's with that long face!"

I heaved a sigh when I felt Dana's hand on my elbow.

"Nah! I just missed him," I replied with a shrug but she just chuckled at me.

"I'm sure he misses you too,"

"I know,"

that deep scowl

and I tried to send him

investor is kinda demanding

thought too," I continued

get home, but let's clean the venue for now because I really wanted to feel the soft mattress in my room, oh,

when she stretched out

now," We had a comforting laugh before we continued cleaning

had only been a few minutes since Dana had left me,

since I really wanted to finish what I was doing,

good heaven! The star fallen

was focusing on my work, I still couldn't help but laugh

I promise you're going to fall down later if you don't move away right now!" I playfully glared at her, oblivious of where she was

I turned around and saw where

earlier. The man who captured my heart, the one I kept thinking about even when I fall asleep was now graciously walking in my direction. -'Ohh...'-

my insides melt when he flashed me his heart-melting smile. Why does he need to be so

world suddenly stopped moving around us when I felt his arms wrapped

missed you too,

my eyes

of his arms. And since he has

landed exactly on his neck

mixed scent of his

you didn't reply to my

shrugged. "You don't how much I held myself not to

and hugged his neck

only thing I had in mind was that I miss him and

really miss me so much," he said with a

neck and looked at him with

you say that?" I

you never wanted

hissed, making a sour face. "So want me to

never!" His horrified face stared back at me and

I asked, excitement suddenly filling my

you later, sweetheart, but first, let's step aside because everyone is now staring at us like they were watching

everyone has a huge smile on their face

pulled him to the

Cebu for more than a week?"

the investors with our presentation, they immediately signed up the