A week came and passed by quickly without giving Emy time to slack off as the whole production team is busy with the upcoming new album that everyone is working hard on their part and still consider lending a helping hand to others as they act as one team. Adding up to their schedule is the shooting of Idol's videos that will be posted online to update their social media accounts and platforms keeping the fan base active.
After finding out about the manager-make-up story thing, and confirming it through Ada, Emy still didn't get a chance to ask Manager Anne or Saff about it as their schedule is as loaded as hers, besides it might be a little impolite to be asking the person as this may lead to a confrontational situation. It's like a slap on their faces and telling hey! I have found out your little scheme! So Emy just decided to keep it to herself for the time being.
When lunch time approached, everyone got a little two hour break, including the Idols, so Emy went back to her desk to have her lunch as well. Opening her lunch bag, she smells the delicious meal that Mrs. Prim had prepared for her this morning in a bento box, so the vegetable, rice, and main dish will be separated. Her mom took time to prepare it all for Emy as her day had been very busy this past week, so she can surely eat whenever she has time.
Being alone in the office as the other managers might still be busy, Emy quickly swallow every bite so she can still have time to rest or maybe have a quick nap after eating. Once done, she cleans her desk up and put the lunch bag at her side drawer. She was about to lean on the back rest of her seat when her smart phone vibrated and lit up, it was a message, her eyebrows furrowed when she saw that it was from Saff.
The message written as ''let's have lunch together Miss Emy", staring at her Smartphone for seconds as she is thinking what would she reply to Saff's message. Suddenly, the door slightly open and Manager Tim enters the office, he instantly smiles seeing Emy there, he then asks her "Manager Emy did you have lunch already?"
"Ah...yes Manager Tim, I had packed lunch. How about you, did you have lunch?" Emy answered the man standing in front of her desk.
"Oh okay…that's good! Hmm…I just thought you can go along with me so it won't be lonely eating all by myself" Manager Tim said as he has flirtatious smile towards her.
"Oh...maybe you can ask Manager Kate or Manager Anne to come with you?" Emy said with a pan am smile plastered on her face.
"It's okay...I'll just go here at the pantry and check for some snack, I'll just rest at my table for now" Manager Tim said as being with Emy here at the office makes him want to stay.
Emy shifts her gaze from the man who is now walking towards the pantry to her Smartphone as she type a message reply to Saff that is written as "thank you but I'm already done, you should go have your lunch now...enjoy"
In less than ten seconds, Saff already replied to her as "I'm on my way to pick you up at your office" reading it made Emy's heart beat spike up as she suddenly felt a rush of panic.
'What's wrong with me?!' Emy thought to herself, she could just simply tell the young man that she doesn't want to go with him! So why was she feeling agitated about it right now?! Emy had planned to avoid Saff except for work related situations that she needed to assist him as Saff's manager, so going out for lunch with him would contradict everything.
She typed a message reply once again written as "No need for that, Manager Tim and I will be heading out" With her mind almost in a mess right now, she needed to make up an excuse just to escape this awkward situation between them.
Emy couldn't think of any reasonable excuse, so she just took advantage of Manager Tim's invitation from a while ago, with that she stands up and approach the manager who is currently at the pantry, "Manager Tim! Let's go out...I have decided I wanted to have dessert" Emy said with a bit of exaggeration at her tone of voice.
"You have decided?" Manager Tim confusedly asked Emy as he was a bit startled by her sudden approach that made it a little intriguing as to what is the reason behind the sudden change of her mood.
"Ah...I just felt like eating some dessert now..." Emy said trying to think of something just to justify her actions with a fake smile on her face.
"Alright then! Lunch for me and dessert for you" Manager Tim said expressing his delighted reaction about it or at least he can have quality time with Emy, just the two of them he thought.
Both of them immediately went out of the office and head towards the elevator, as Emy leading their way with faster stride that is almost like running while looking around them as if expecting someone will suddenly appear to get her, Manager Tim on the other hand silently observes as he already noticed her indifferent behavior but didn't ask, he just took long steps so he can keep up with her pace.
Standing in front of the elevator now, Emy pushed the button several times as if she was really in a hurry, Manager Tim's eyebrows furrowed at her behavior but still he kept silent about it.
When the elevator rang and stopped at their floor, as soon as the door opens, Emy's eyes widen in surprised as she saw right there inside is the person she was avoiding all this while. It is Saff.
"Oh it's our Saff!" Manager Tim said and smiles at Saff the moment he saw him.
Manager Tim being a gentle man with Emy let's her enter first as he placed his hands at her back waist as if leading her to go inside, Saff notices this and his serious gaze at Emy falls to Manager Tim's hand that is around Emy's waist now.
When it comes to Emy, there is nothing that goes unnoticed in Saff's brown eyes, as if it just comes naturally within him.
Saff didn't bother to return the polite smile to Manager Tim and instead he says sarcastically in a gruff tone "I didn't know that Manager Emy can't walk properly on her own as she needed someone to hold her?!" and Saff's eyes narrowed at Emy as they are looking at each other's reflection with the elevator being covered with mirror.
EARLIER
Saff is on his way down to the manager's office when he read Emy's reply, annoyance quickly envelopes his whole body as he reads her message. He stopped walking as he stares at his Smartphone, waiting for the elevator to reach his floor as he stands in front of it.
When the elevator door opened, he sighed deeply to calm himself, and took a step as he entered. The elevator personnel immediately greeted Saff and he slightly nodded at him in acknowledgement of his politeness even though he isn't in a good mood right now.
Standing at the corner behind the elevator personnel, Saff leans on the elevator wall that is covered with mirror, both hands on his pants' pockets as he slid inside the Smartphone he was holding a while ago.
As soon as the door opens, Saff saw Emy with a surprised look on her face. Behind him is Manager Tim who seemed to take advantage of Emy's stunned reaction and holds her waist from behind as if assisting Emy to her way inside the elevator.
Saff didn't like it and bluntly speak his mind about it, unbothered of the elevator personnel and Manager Tim's reaction.
Emy saw Saff's narrowed eyes gazing at her as they both look at their reflections as the three of them are now facing the elevator door. Emy breaks the stare and slightly look down to avoid looking at Saff, biting her lower lip, Emy didn't speak a word about What Saff had said as she can feel the tension in her sweaty palms, and if there is one thing that she wanted to do right now that is to run away from there.
Manager Tim already feeling the awkward vibe, he then says "Don't worry Saff, it's just a polite gesture...by the way, have you eaten lunch?" still he politely smiled at Saff while trying to change the topic.
While the elevator personnel just keep her eyes at the buttons in front of her, trying not to get involved with their conversation, she would still take a look at their reflections from time to time as an advantage like having a VIP ticket to a front row seat of a most talked movie premiere.
"There is someone who should be accompanying me to eat lunch but instead, that someone seemed to go out with somebody else" Saff said with sarcasm in his tone still not breaking his gaze with Emy's reflection.
Hearing it, Emy looked up and stared back at Saff's reflection.
'Why does he need to be this straight forward at times like this? And putting her in a complicated situation' Emy screams in her mind, shooting dagger looks at his reflection.
"Oh! I'm sorry to hear that...would you like to join us then?" Manager Tim said in a calm and serious face while turning his head to the side and directly looks at Saff now.