Sir??

Damn! He has been caught drooling. He felt stupid as he looked up at Emma trying to hide his embarrassment.

Yes Emma?

"Desert is here, she said with a worried look on her face. Was he thinking about his predicament again? She felt a strong urge to reassure him that all is going to be well.

He thanked the waiter who had an amused expression on his face and looked like he was struggling not to laugh. He thought to himself, was he checking Emma out right now? He wondered, I must be very exhausted he concluded.

He frowned remembering she just used honorifics for him, has he not told her to change that?

He began slowly, "Emma, I think it's high time you stopped using sir for me, call me Williams please or willy if you like. I'm not comfortable with it, it makes me feel like an evil boss that is taking advantage of you.

Not to mention I'm aware of all the horrible names you guys call me behind me, Emma's cheeks burned with embarrassment, so he knew.

She just nodded in response, she couldn't bring herself to say anything without stuttering.

He decided to change the topic and distract himself from thinking about what just happened and asked Emma to tell him about herself, she was surprised about the turn of events, why was he asking her that now?

She said " Well there's not much to me, I grew up in a home of 3 kids, the only daughter in the family with 2 brothers', a senior and a junior. I work at Willy's but I guess that's no news to you sir. He smiled and said and?

"There's nothing else to tell" she replied.

"Oh! Come on, I'm not going to have any of that " He said jokingly!

"What else" she said more to herself than to him. "I have a dream to become a renowned artist and own my own gallery "she said with a faraway look in her eyes.

That caught him off guard, not what he was expecting, " really" he said, so why aren't you doing just that since it's what you want?

She smiled and thought this man sitting right opposite me does not know a thing outside his world.

" Well, we that are not heir's/heiress to a vast estate or large business empire's, do not just think of a dream and live it immediately, we need to work our ass's off for people like you, put up with every of your dissatisfactory behavior, smile even when we are treated unfairly and lots more in hopes or funding your dreams which at the end of the day may not come to light" . She replied

Woah! Where did that come from? He was quiet for about a full minute before he whispered" I'm sorry Emma"

She herself did not know where that came from but she admitted that she feel refreshed after saying it. She wanted to apologies after saying it but his apology cut her short.

"I'm also sorry sir" She replied in a tight voice, what came over her, she really needed to watch it, now willy would terminate her employment with the firm and might even sue her for defamation of character. Or better still he would have her locked up and tortured till she could speak no more, isn't that what the rich did in the movies anytime. She blames herself over and over again in her mind, Emma! Oh Emma! What have you done? See how quiet he his, why is he not saying anything huh? He's probably thinking of one thousand and one ways to deal with her for her foul mouth.

She would kick herself once she's out of his sight, she blamed it on the wine she had for desert knowing fully well it has no influence on what she had just said.

He should at least say something, even if it's just to acknowledge her apologize, his silence seems like more punishment.

Just as she concluded she was going to go on her knees and plead for his forgiveness, he cleared his throat and said in a low but firm voice.

"Be my bride, Emma"