After finishing my food, aunt Em immediately guide me back to their living room where she and uncle Phil were sitting earlier but uncle Phil was no longer here in the living room. I just don't know where he went, I didn't even ask and they might think I like to gossip. As for Ash, he came out of their dining area at the same time as me, he went straight up their grand staircase and still not taking his eyes off of the screen of his Ipad.
'If he fall down from the stairs, I'd probably will burst out laughing.
I said in my mind as I followed Ash's stepped on each step of their grand staircase but I was very disappointed that he didn't tripped until he reached their second floor.
Tsk! What a shame!
"Darling?"
I witdrew my gaze from their second floor when aunt Em spoked. When I looked at her again, her wide smile was still there. Why is aunt Em smiling like that?
"I really can't stop smiling, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, aunt hahaha"
I sat to a vacant space next to aunt Em, I happened to look at their huge wall clock that was hanging above their huge flat screen. It was almost 10:15 in the morning and I quickly thought of Gian who I left in the guest room.
"I have a proposal for you, Gill." Aunt Em said and held my right hand with both of her hands. "Oh, actually it's not a proposal, it's more like a job offer." She said and smiled again very widely.
"Job offer, aunt?"
"Yes! I remembered you said last time when Gian starts schooling, you'll start to look for a job."
"That's right."
"Great! And I happen to know an available work position and you quickly came to my mind." She said happily to me.
Aunt Em even squeezed my hand a little because of how happy she was now, that is obviously showing her happiness.
"What kind of work position is that, aunt?"
I asked and looked again at their huge wall clock that was hanging above the huge flat screen. It's now exactly 10:15 in the morning and Gian might have been awake by now and must have felt hungry.
"A temporary secretary, darling."
"Temporary secretary?" I repeat what she said.
"Hmm!"
I've heard about that temporary secretary, I remember that Ash and aunt Em were talking about that in their dining area earlier, I didn't expect I'm the one aunt Em's referring to. If she is really referring to me?
"Is this the temporary secretary you were talking about earlier with Ash in the dining area?"
"Yes, that's right! And you're also the one I'm referring to Ashton."
"Thank you very much, aunt for the help you are giving me, but I have no experience in being a secretary and I am sure that there is someone much more deserving to get that position."
I shyly replied to aunt Em that I didn't know I had the courage to reject her, especially since this job was directly offered to me. I really hate myself sometimes, I'm really great in deciding things.
And I'm also certain that Ash will decline my resume, It's Ash we're talking about! Remember that we're not in good terms, he probably don't want to see my face everyday.
"You're always welcome, darling. I'm always happy to help you, you know that." Aunt Em's wide smile were still there. Because of her wide smile, I could see the wrinkles on the side of her eyes, but even so, she's still really beautiful. "And maybe this could be your opportunity to expand your job knowledge and can be added to your work experience, right?"
"Everyone started from a zero experience in a jobs so that's not a problem if you doesn't have an experience in being a secretary." She added to what she said earlier.
I know aunt Em understood my answer to her, it was actually an indirect rejection, but even so, she's still answered me positively. At the same time, her smile is very genuine now while looking at me.
"It's hard to be soft sometimes."
"What did you say?" Aunt Em asked me curiously.
I realized that I uttered out loud what should have been only in my mind. You're crazy, Gillianna! You just ate a mountain of fried rice but why is you're mind still floating?
"Oh, I said I'll try to pass my resume."
"Really?! You will?!" Aunt Em was obviously elated when she heard my answer. She even hugged me.
"Ashton said you need to submit your resume to the company's email but I'll ask him to give me their company's email so it won't be difficult for you to looked for their email."
"Understood, aunt. I'll go upstairs to see Gian, he might be awake by now."
I informed aunt Em, my baby probably may have woken up a while ago now and is definitely hungry.
"You don't have to, he and his papa are going down the stairs."
Because of what aunt Em said, I followed her gaze and there they were. Ash was carrying Gian while Gian was playing with his necktie, twirling it around in his small hand.
You also understood correctly, Gian calls Ash 'papa', since that day Gian called him papa, we have not been able to teach him to change from papa to uncle. Ash told us to just let him be, he said that with no emotion that can be seen on his face. I don;t know if he just forced himself to accept what Gian called him.
Diane, on the other hand, was constantly holding her breath during that time. Maybe because of the growing nervousness she felt on her chest. But for me, it's okay for Gian to call Ash as papa, Ash is really his papa and if Gian learned the truth, it won't be hard for Gian to address Ash as his papa, right?
But I still really don't want to give Gian back, I just want him for myself. I'm also really confused sometimes, I don't know what to do. When it comes to Gian, I've become selfish and I know that's completely wrong.
"Good morning, my baby!" Aunt Em greeted enthusiastically and came over to meet Ash and Gian from the stairs.
"Grandma!" Gian greeted energetically while still pulling Ash's necktie.
It looks like Ash is about to leave for work, he is wearing his formal business attire. I also remember that Diane said last night that her grandfather and older brother left to work early, but where exactly is the word early when Ash is still here? It's already 10 am, that's not early anymore.
Diane sometimes says incorrect informations.
"Are you awake now, my baby?"
Aunt Em asked Gian while Ash walked over to the sofa and sat down in an empty seat next to me, leaving Aunt Em standing in front of us.
"He is, when I went up I caught him struggling to close the guest room's door. I decided to let him stay with me for a while while I ready myself for work and so we could go down together." Ash gave a long explanation.
I would like to say 'You're not the baby that Aunt Em said but why did you answer?', but ofcourse I won't say that. He will definitely roll his eyes and pinch my cheek again.
"Mama!" I greeted Gian with a wide smile when he called me and he moved to face me while he was still holding Ash's necktie in his small hand so Ash was pulled too when Gian moved closer to me.
"Remove your hand from your papa's necktie, baby Gian."
I was removing Gian's small hands from wrapping of Ash's necktie but I was stunned when skin of Ash's hand and mine touched, I felt a multiple electricity flowed in my body, I didn't show him that I was taken aback from what I felt and slowly removed my hand to Gian's hand that is wrapping in his necktie and I let Ash remove it alone.
When he finally removed Gian's hand in his necktie, Ash adjusted his seat and fixed his crumpled necktie due to Gian wrapping it around his little hand.
"I just can't keep it to myself anymore!"
"Do you want to eat?"
Aunt Em and I said almost at the same time. Even though I was talking to Gian, I still turned my attention to aunt Em who was standing not far from where we were now while she was looking directly to us.
"I just want to be clear, okay?!" She said and she pointed a finger towards us, she alternately pointing her finger to both of us. I raised two eyebrows and wondered what is aunt Em mean, I really didn't understand what she really want to convey.
"Did you and Ashton have an affair, Gill?" I almost choked on my own saliva after hearing aunt Em's question.
My eyes widened at her question but I couldn't answer right away. I also didn't heard any answer or violent reaction from Ash when I turned my gaze to him.
"It's just baby Gian looks so much more like Ashton. Maybe you two had a relationship before and Gian is your child, right? And you don't need to worry that I might get mad so you thought of hiding the truth from us because I won't get mad , you know how much I like Gill right, Ashton?"
Aunt Em's explanation was long and I could hardly follow it by the way she cite every word was so fast, I don't even know if aunt Em was still breathing while she's said those words. She also looked like she was rapping earlier.
From her long explanation, not a single word came out of my mouth, I don't know why I couldn't answer. Is it because I'm afraid I might tell them the whole truth? Ash and I did not have a relationship and Gian is not my son and even more so I don't have a child with Ash because Gian is Ash's son with his ex-girlfriend Hannah.
And that's the truth I'm afraid that I might accidentally mention to them.
But aunt Em didn't even know that Hannah was pregnant?
"We never were."