The project with B Telecoms completed, Pam and Jenna were sent back to the office. Tim on the other hand continued to work as consultant from B telecoms on the next phase of the engagement. This obviously lessen their time together. Since the R&R for the project, Jenna has been bugging Pam about Tim. Since she has not been in a relationship, without denying her of the happiness, Jenna was constantly reminding her of guys and to be aware of the cultural differences.
Tim rarely reports to the head office and out of the very few times Pam was unfortunately out on client meeting. On one time that their schedule aligned, Pam who was focused on her coding job unnoticed the commotion in the office. She is unlikely to pay attention to things that does not concern her.
"OMG he is back! Not one but two Gods have graced our office!" Girls busy chit chatting about it while looking at themselves over the small mirrors that every one seems to possess in their respective station. The guys were a bit annoyed.
"Look who we have here!" Jenna smiling brightly holding a cup of coffee walking towards Pam handing her the other cup. She remained undisturbed but took the coffee Jenna delivered. Jenna would bring her something when she works, coffee, juice, snack or take outs. She would normally only get to sweet talk to her or thank her after she is done.
"Tim, it seems you miss someone?" Jenna said while Pam is about to sip her coffee which almost got her keyword drenched when she burst that coffee she just sipped.
The mention of Tim got her to her senses and raised her head looking side to side. Jenna was chuckling. Tim was in bright smile looking handsome as ever together with Mark who is chuckling too.
"I never thought that our Pam is so diligent at work. Are you always like this when you are coding?" Mark can help but continue to chuckle seeing how embarrassed Pam is.
Pam was literally looking up to the two gods when Tim suddenly whispered something quickly in her ear. 'This guy! Do you really have to do this to ask for lunch together?' She never gets to say this but the feel of his breath on her ears gave her goosebumps. On the other hand if Tim asked her to go lunch with him, all eyes would probably at her.
Little did she know that it never escaped Petty Becky's eye. When Tim and Mark returned to their designated transient rooms in the office, Becky did not miss the opportunity to quickly shame Pam.
"Well...well…well few months ago who was unenthusiastically claiming that they are not out there to fish for an expat?" Pam ignored her which fueled Becky's enviousness. "Acting pure and mighty. Anyway, good for you! Getting a big catch."
This pulled the string, Pam retorted "were you there? did you see me flirt? did I not work my part to deliver my job. If you are so free, I am not. Let's all get back to business." She returned to work on her coding.
This scenario became talk of town for good number of days in the office. It did not skip Tim. IT was a good thing that it was a lunch with Mark and Jenna too. He was afraid that this could negatively impact Pam and the relationship he wants to establish with her.
He then would just casually talk to her in the office when they meet each other. They became more connected over mobile chat. Now that they are not in the same office, Pam now understands the meaning of missing someone. Both of them are passionate about their job, when they are immersed in what they are doing they forgot about the outside world. One would remind the existence of the other over messages like 'did you have lunch?', 'are you home now?' or 'how's your day. However, no one seems to be hinting on seeing each other outside of the office.
One late night overtime, just as she is about to book for a ride back to the dorm her phone buzzed with chat messages.
Tim: Are you still in the office? Is your work done?
Pam: Yup but I am going home now, just about to book for my ride.
Tim: Head outside now.
Pam quickly packed her things up and headed out. Her hear is beating fast, is he waiting for her outside? As she reached the lobby, she saw a silhouette of a tall guy in dark blue suit. She quickly ran towards the guy only to find out as she comes nearer…it was not Tim. Suddenly she is pulled in her wrist away from the direction of the guy.
"Ahhhhh" She screamed frightened and caught off guard. This send random people's eye toward her and the man holding her wrist. Tim pulled her to embrace as she turned red in embarrassment.
In muffled voice, "What are you doing?"
Tim chuckled, "protecting your red cheeks from exploding and pulling you away from going to another guy"
Pam had the reason not to lift her head and stayed on his embrace. She is embarrassed for screaming and now from getting hugged in public. She can smell his fresh scent and feel his well-toned chest. Her heart is racing like F1…so this is how it feels to be on a man's embrace.
This gave Tim the opportunity to steer her in his embrace towards his car parked on hazard along the main road. He opened the passenger seat for her and went on the other side.
"You scared me." This is the first thing that Pam said when Tim started to drive. "Where are we going?"
"Did you have you dinner?" Tim replied with a question.
"No which reminds me I was about to pick up the burger I ordered downstairs before heading home."
"Never mind, I'll get you something."
They reached a midrise building 20 minutes south of office. Tim parked at the basement. Pam is at a lost. The building does not have a restaurant. Her door was opened by Tim. He grabbed her hand and led her to the elevator. She just followed, speechless. He pressed on 10th which is the last floor.
"Why are we here?"
Tim just dragged Pam and tapped his card to open the door of the left side corner unit. There were 4 units in the floor.
She was welcomed by a minimalistic unit in white when the lights were turned on. Her mind is spinning. 'Why did he bring me to his place. Is he planning on something? I don't even know if we are in a relationship.'
"Just here, I will get you something to eat."
She obediently sat on a soft leather couch which appears to be for four. There is a lazy boy beside the couch which matches the light gray colored couch. Seem the theme of the room is white and gray. Her ayes roamed around the unit while seated. There is a 55" LED TV hanging on the wall except for the horizontal cabinet below the TV nothing else is in the living room. There is a door adjacent to the TV it must be his room. It is a decent sized unit for a single man living this can be considered huge.
Tim finally went out finding her in the same place she sat. She takes her by the hand. Grasping her hand and computer bag, "no one is going to take that." He smiled and continued," leave it here." She was led in a small kitchen with high table and chairs on the side for two. Chicken pesto pasta is served on two sets with something that looked like grilled cheese sandwich.
"Wow, you cook?!" Pam is surprised, she thought most men would not cook.
"I'd like to do this often with you." Tim smiled at her.
"Why?" At the back of her mind 'you never said you love or like me.'
"Because I want you to be mine."