by brifer
Tito Bri, you’ll be my first and last dance sa debut party ko ha. Ito ang unang bungad ni Kathy when I met her and her mom sa restaurant sa The Peninsula along Ayala.
Kathy’s Dad was my college buddy and sadly he passed away the previous year.
Kat became super close to me. At almost 18, she has become a real stunner of a girl. Mestiza like her mom, she stands 5’6″, with a body that will make any man salivate.
Two more days and she will be 18, a woman by social and legal standards. But with me, she acts like a little girl. With her mom present, she was sitting on my lap while we’re waiting for our food. She was showing me the pictures of the 3 gowns she’d be wearing. She would defintely look ravishing in those gowns.
While these were happening, a man tapped me on the shoulder. Hi Bri, he greeted me with a ngiting aso at kindat. Si Ric, my business partner. Pare, I’ll drop by your office tomorrow. May dadalhin ako. Gawin mong personal assistant mo, ang sabi ni Ric. Pare, sino naman yon. Alam mo namang ayaw ko ng secretary or personal assistant, sagot ko naman sa kanya. Without asking for our pemission, he pulled a chair and sat. Pare, umpisa nya, anak ito na isa kong kumpare, inaanak ko, at pinapakiusap sa akin ng ipasok ko ng work. 22 years old pare, gandang bata kaya super protective ang kumpare ko. Ikaw lang ang puede kong pagkatiwalaan na di dedemonyohin ang inaanak ko. (Alam nya kasi na di ako pumapatol sa mas bata pa sa 25 years old). Sa mga sinasabi ni Ric, napatingin sabay si Kat at ang mom nya sa akin, with Kat pouting.
Para matapos na, sabi ko sa business partner ko, ok pare, bring her to the office tomorrow at 10 AM. I will inform our HR head to be there also so we could interview her. Ric stood up and shook my hand and said, ok pare, pero formality na lang yung interview ha. Inform ko yung kumpare ko na may work na ang dalaga nya, sabay tingin kay Kat na naka upo pa rin sa lap ko at kindat sa akin, which made Kat to make faces.
Selos ako tito Bri, agad na sabi ni Kat. Bigla namang tumawa ng malakas ang mom nya. Medyo nag blush ako. I gave her a kiss on her cheek and said, don’t be. You’ll always be my baby. She gave me a hug and kissed me on the cheek as well. Then our food arrived and we had a good time eating and talking about the coming party.
I’m Brian, 47 years old. A widower for 3 years now. I have a daughter who’s in the US. She is 21. She’s pursuing her studies there so even though she’d like to be with me, she has to be 8k miles away from me. Since my wife passed, I haven’t have a gf because my daughter is selosa like her mom. She said I could only have a gf pag nag bf na sya. And she told me never to have a relationship with any woman below 25 years old. (That’s the main reason why I don’t even look at girls and young women.)
After a great dinner, Kat and her mom left and I returned to my place, alone. I sold our big house and bought a 3-bedroom condo. I have an old cleaning woman who comes daily to clean and wash my clothes. Her husband is a part time driver. I hate driving in metri-manila.
Upon retiring to my room, I got a text message from Ric, “pare, tomorrow ha. Agnes ang name ng inaanak ko. Super ganda at sexy nya kaya alagaan mo. Protect her pare lalo na sa mga maniac agents natin, hahaha.”
I started becoming curious about Agnes. I was almost asleep when my cp rang. Hello, I greeted the caller. Hi tito Bri, Kat here. Before you sleep, I just want to say again, na nagseselos ako. Don’t fall for your new secretary ha. I’m obedient to your order to me na no bf until I finish college. Kaya dapat wag ka ring mag gf. Medyo napangiti ako sa sinabi nya. She’s like a daughter to me at gusto ko yung paglalambing nya. Of course, baby, sagot ko naman. She giggled and said, tito, dinner tayo tomorrow night. Just the two of us, sa Pen ulit. Napa Oo na lang ako bigla. Yehey, she screamed. See you tomorrow tito. Muahh. And she hung up.
Well, tomorrow will be another day. I slept soundly that night.
I arrived early the following morning. I was refreshed, there was a spring in my steps. I couldn’t figure why.
I entered my office, sat, and began perusing the draft contracts prepared by our agents for a prospective clients. I was deep in thoughts when the door opened. Hi pare! Si Ric, my business partner. I looked at him asking myself why he was there. Oh oh, nalimutan mo ano, biglang sabi ni Ric. It immediately dawned on me the personal assistant he wanted me to hire. After him entered our pretty HR head, married with 2 kids. They sat in front of my table.
O pare, ready ka nang ma meet ang bago mong personal assistant, tanong ni Ric. Sige pare, papasukin mo. He texted her to come in. The door opened and all three of us looked at her at the same time. Ric wasn’t joking. This girl is awesome! Very beautiful, fair complexioned, long shapely legs, very nice curves (I was thinking, her vitals would be 36-25-36). And I was able to ascertain all these while just looking at her eyes. That’s a skill man. It’s what I call “enhanced peripheral vision” hehehe.
I motioned to her to take a seat. She sat beside our HR head. I began my questions. So you’re Agnes. So what did your ninong tell you about your prospective work here? With a pronounced fear and tripidation she answered, personal assistant sir. I continued, would you be willing to travel with me as my secretary/personal assistant? She looked first at Ric who nodded to her and then she looked at me and said, yes sir. Ninong assured my Dad that I’ll be in good hands with you. I smiled at Ric.
I looked at our HR head and then instructed Agnes, kindly prepare me a cup of coffee. She immediately stood and asked me, Sir, black or with sugar and cream? Black, I answered. She left my office to prepare my coffee. The three of us began talking other personnel issues. I felt that our HR head was already briefed by Ric that Agnes is practically hired already. All that was needed was for me to say that she’s hired.
After 3 minutes, Agnes returned with a cup of coffee. I took a sip. Lumaki bigla ang mga mata ko na bigla ring ikinatakot ni Agnes. I took another sip and smiled. Saan ka natutong mag prepare ng ganitong coffee. Full bodied, strong enough to get the aporoval of a US navy officer. Her apprehensive facial expression immediately changed. She gave me the sweetest smile and said, I always prepare a cup for my Dad every morning Sir. I nodded and stared at her, the kind of stare that would make a sweet girl uncomfortable. Then I said, because of this coffee, you’re hired. She looked at me with surprise and asked, really sir? Hired ka na Agnes, ang linaw ng sabi ni pareng Brian, Ric interjected. Agnes ran towards me and hugged me tightly. Thank you very much sir, she whispered to my ear while hugging me. Medyo tumayo ang aking….. balahibo (kayo talaga, advance mag isip hahaha). Nakiliti ang tenga ko sa pag bulong nya sa akin na halos dikit ang lips nya sa tenga ko. Our tight embrace was interrupted by the loud voice of Ric, mission accomplished! Pare bukas na magsimula si Agnes ha. She owes me lunch. I nodded and said, see you Agnes tomorrow morning and I want my coffee ready when I arrive. Yes sir, you can be sure of that, Agnes responded. Then the three of them left my room. I leaned back on my swivel chair and closed my eyes. I recalled Agnes’ beautiful face, her super sexy body, her nice voice, her soft breasts which I felt when she hugged me. Then I immediately came to my senses. She’s only 22 and the main reason why Ric and her Dad want her to work under me is that I am trustworthy. I began humming an old song, “young girl, get out of my mind.”
I was still musing when my cp rang. Tito Bri, sabi ni mommy lunch na lang tayo instead of dinner. Si Kat. Our relatives from UK who will attend my party tomorrow night will be arriving late afternoon and mom wants me to be here at home. Puede ka ba lunch? It was already 11:15 AM. I just can’t say no to Kat especially when she uses her super lambing tone. So I said, ok see you at 12:15 at the Pen. She again screamed in delight.
I arrived at the restaurant earlier than Kat. I took my seat and looked at the menu. Then Kat arrived, wearing a mini skirt and a tight light colored shirt. Her attire accented her to die for figure. Almost every guy and gal was looking at her. She’s really stunning. And she’s very pretty. All the waiters stopped on their tracks, some still carrying the orders of other diners. I stood as she approached. Then when we were facing each other, she leaned forward, gave me a light embrace and kissed me on my lips! I was taken aback. I looked at our waiter who gave me a wink and a broad smile and two thumbs up.
I helped Kat and have her seated. As I sit, I softly said, you naughty girl, what was that for? Wala lang, hihihi she replied. Naughty naughty naughty, I kept telling her. And she just kept smiling. Yung smile na parang naka isa. We ordered and had a wonderful lunch. We talked about her coming party. Then she suddenly asked, so how’s the new secretary? Oh Agnes, I feigned surprise. Then I described her, but not accurately. I didn’t tell Kat how beautiful and sexy Agnes is. She seemed satisfied and relieved by my understated description of Agnes. By the way tito, you’ve been asking what gift I like you to give me and I’ve been saying that your mere presence at my party is a wonderful gift already. But last night I thought of one thing you can give me as a gift. What is it? I asked excitedly. I’ll tell you tomorrow night tito, during the party. Tell me now so I could get it today, I insisted. Tomorrow na lang tito, again in her sweetest lambing tone. So I did not persist.
We stayed at the restaurant until 2:30 pm. I told her that she should be going. She texted her driver. After paying, we got out of the restaurant passing thru the lobby where all eyes were on her. We passed the main door where her car/driver is already waiting. I leaned forward to give her a kiss on her cheek but she kissed me on my lips, again!! I think I blushed terribly. As she entered the back seat of her car, she said, see you tomorrow night tito Bri. Remember, first and last dance will be with you.
I was still shaking my head because of the naughtiness of Kat as I approached the valet parking booth. As I was waiting for my car, I was thinking about the gift Kat wants me to give her, the gift that she’ll tell me about during the party itself. What could it be?”
I drove back to my office after my eventful lunch with Kat. Pag pasok ko nagulat ako kasi nandon si Agnes, ang new personal assiatant ko. O Agnes, I thought tomorrow ka pa babalik? Kasi Sir, daming kwento sa akin ni ninong Ric about you during our lunch. Na intrigue po ako, sabay bungisngis.
I looked at her quizzically. Ano namang pinag sasabi ng ninong mo about me, I asked her. Yun po, widower kayo for 3 years na, may one daughter na bata lang ng one year sa akin, at ayaw nyo pa daw mag gf at di daw po kayo pumapatol sa women younger than 25. At mabuti nga daw po pumayag kayo na magka personal assistant kasi sa tingin nyo abala lang pag mag travel kayo. Kaya nga po very thankful po ako that you hired me. Pati po si papa ko very thankful din po.
As I listened to her, I could not help but looked at her eyes, her face. And using my “enhanced peripheral vision” I surveyed his sexiness. She was wearing a dark gray skirt with white shirt and gray blazer. Her legs were crossed and I could see her shapely, long legs. Maputi at tama ang laman, di payat di rin plump. Like Kat, Agnes is a stunner with a to die for body. I sensed that her way of speaking was turning me on. Seductive but you know she’s not being seductive. The way she would lift her chin when stressing a point, her varied tone and intonations, show she is a confident young lady.
I was totally engrossed that I did not notice that she had paused. Sir, ok ka lang? That brought me to my senses. Oh, I was listening intently to what you were saying, palusot ko. So dami mo na palang alam sa akin ha. Ikaw naman ang magkwento about you, sabi ko sa kanya. What about sir, she asked. Kahit anong puede mong ishare sa akin, I clarified.
She looked down as if thinking what she could tell me. I have two younger brothers so unica hija ako, high achiever sa high school and college, and I love hanging out with my friends. She paused, and I immediately asked, merong bf? She looked at me and smiled, wala Sir. I had a bf during high school pero platonic lang. Super bata pa kami non. Nang college naman super strict ni papa. Pero I have female and male friends. Sometimes we go bar hopping sa Eastwood or BGC.
Mamaya sir we’ll go to BGC to celebrate my first job. Sama ka sir. Wag na, sagot ko naman agad. I’m sure out of place ako. I’m too old to hang with millennials. Naku sir hindi ka ma op. At you look younger naman than your age, Agnes said without any hint of bola or flattery. Parang matter of fact yung pagkakasabi nya. Sincere, kaya medyo napangiti ako which she saw. So sir sama ka. I’ll inform my bestfriend na sasama ang new boss ko, Agnes said with puppy eyes. Shit, napa yes tuloy ako. Ano ba naman, naisip ko, napasubo yata ako. I don’t go to bars, first because I don’t drink, second, I don’t socialize often. What time ang usapan nyo ng friends mo, tanong ko kay Agnes. 6:30 pm sir dinner sa steak house, then bar hopping na. Pero up to 11 pm lang sabi ko kasi may pasok na ako dito tomorrow. Ok, sabay na tayo puntang BGC, invite ko sa kanya. Thanks sir, she was grinning from ear to ear.
Agnes, I paused. Yes sir? She was looking at me intently anticipating what I would say. Yang attire mo, simula ko. Bakit sir, di ba maganda, tanong nyang may kaba. No, you look perfect. Pero alam mo naman, daming guys dito sa office. Mag slacks ka na lang with your shirt and blazer. Ahh, Agnes felt relieved. Kanina nga sir pag daan namin ni ninong sa common area, lahat yata ng guys nakatingin sa akin. So ninong stopped and said, oh kayong mga macho, don’t ever dare talunin itong inaanak ko. Malalagot kayo sa akin at sa boss nito (referring to me). Lakas lakas pa naman ng boses ni ninong hihihi. Mabuti at sinabi ng ninong mo yon, I interjected. Pero para bawas temptation sa kanila, don’t wear mini skirts, ok? Ok sir. Thank you very much sir for your concern.
We talked for an hour then I told her to freshen up so we could proceed to BGC. I hate to drive na ma traffic, stressful for me, so I give much leeway sa driving time, yung di nagmamadali. When we were both ready, we went to the basement parking area to my car. I drive a lexus suv. Wow sir grabe naman nitong wheels mo, manghang mangha si Agnes. Yung extra kasing pinagbilhan sa bahay ko eh ibinayad ko dito sa lexus. I just smiled at her comment. Do you have a ride Agnes? Car sir? wala po. Ihahatid at susunduin daw po ako ni papa. Mabuti naman para di delikado sa yo, sagot ko naman.
It was difficult to find parking at that time near the restaurant so I parked at an office parking building. Like a gentleman that I am inalalayan ko sya, hawak sa siko pag tatawid ng kalsada. Pag dating namin sa Bonifacio High street, bigla nyang inakap ang left arm ko. Feeling close agad itong personal assistant ko ah, isip ko. Pero patay malisya lang. I let her without saying anything.
We reached the restaurant at nandon na yung isa sa mga female friends nya. First words from her mouth, bf mo Agnes? Medyo nahiya yata si Agnes, biglang bitaw sa arm ko at natarantang sinabi, no, no, boss ko to bes. Oh sorry sir, I thought kasi bf ka nya. No worries, I responded. Kinukulit po namin kasi si Agnes na mag bf na. Lagi sabi strict papa nya pero ayaw talaga nya. Kasi naman, dati di ko pa nakita yung guy na gusto ko, sabat ni Agnes. Eh ngayon nakita mo na ba, tanong ng friend ni Agnes sabay tingin sa akin.
Speechless si Agnes. Buti na lang dumating yung isa pa nilang friend, a male na medyo malambot kumilos. Saved by the bell, I softly murmured, na medyo nadinig ni Agnes. She sheepishly smiled at me and looked down.
Two more female friends arrived. Sobrang kumustahan, lalakas ng tawanan, akala mo nasa bahay lang. Felt ko talaga out of place ako. Di ako maka relate. Yung isang girl biglang nagtanong, sir, boss ka ba talaga nitong si Agnes? I replied immediately, yes, and she started work this afternoon lang. Ayyy, sana kayo ang boss ko, guapo na mabait pa, nakangiting sagot naman. (Ako guapo? I haven’t considered myself guapo. Im not bad looking, ok, I’m above average. May angles daw na guapo ako, yung pag nakatalikod hahaha. I’m short, I only stand 5’8 1/2″, one of my insecurities. I’m also deeply tanned because I love the sea.). Thanks for the flatery, I said. Sabat agad si Agnes, Sir, guapo at mabait ka naman talaga. Uyyy, sabat naman ng bestfriend ni Agnes, may nahahalata na ako sa yo bes ah. Sabay tawa ng malakas. Medyo nag blush si Agnes sabay sulyap sa akin.
It’s time to order guys, I told the group. They started to order, and I noticed na expensive entrees ang orders nila. Kanya kanya kayang bayad to isip isip ko. Well, ready naman ako to take care of the bill. I’ll just use our company credit card. I ordered baby back ribs, full rack.
They’ve been friends since college kaya di maubusan ng kwento ang bawat isa. OP talaga ako, buti na lang our orders were served earlier than expected. Agnes ordered fresh garden salad and steak. From time to time she would try na subuan ako ng steak nya. I would gently decline and would say, di ako mahilig sa steak, or di yan kasama sa job description mo sabay ngiti. Nakikita ng mga friends nya yung attempts nya na subuan ako kaya lalo syang kinantyawan. Masasaya tong mga batang ito isip ko.
We had dessert and coffee after dinner. We didn’t notice that it was already 9 pm. I said to them, guys, I think you have to postpone your planned bar hopping. Agnes needs to be at the office early. Pag nalate to eh baka ma fired agad sabay ngiti. Tawanan naman ang group, babaw ng kaligayahan hahaha. And guys, I’ll take care of the bill. Woooooh! They chorused with glee. Sana kayo na lang ang bf ko, sabi ng isa sa mga girls sabay himas sa hand ko. I gave a hearty laughter. I noticed Agnes pouting so I said, sorry di boto sa yo ang personal assistant ko sabay tingin kay Agnes. Tawanan ulit. Kahit medyo OP, nag enjoy din ako kahit konti.
In the car, Agnes was silent. Ihahatid ko sya. So I broke the ice. Something on your mind? Agnes looked at me, touched my right hand and said, sir wag kang magalit ha. Crush kita. Yesterday pa lang, pag pasok ko sa office mo feel ko agad talaga. Sir sorry, Im a straightforward person. I hope you won’t think negatively of me. Of course I won’t think of you like that Agnes. Pero you have to understand, I don’t fall for any woman under 25 and you’re my employee. I don’t take advantage. Yes sir, I understand. I only told you kasi I want you to know how I feel towards you. Ayaw kong manghula pa kayo, paliwanag ni Agnes. Basta boss mo ako, nothing more, I said to her. She just nodded.
When we reached her place, she didn’t got out immediately. (I didn’t get out of the car to open the car door for her, I’m her boss and that’s the way it’s done.) She looked at me for several seconds, then took my hand and leaned forward and kissed me on my cheek. Thank you sir. You’re a real gentleman. I would really enjoy working for you. With that she opened the door and stepped out and rang the door bell. I started driving when someone opened the gate. I saw on the rear view mirror that she waved at me.
Whew! What the heck was that!!! I audibly asked myself. Nagkamali yata ako sa pag hire kay Agnes. Pero deep within, I felt good, good that I have a personal assistant who has a crush on me. Oh oh. Im in trouble, she’s just 22. Heck, bahala na, I whispered to myself and continued driving.
(Part 4, the debut party… )