Chapter 5 --- Dinner

---2 weeks Later---

      Mr. SaPone went back to Thailand to see his parents and his company. Kat was happy that he went back. He made her feel uncomfortable, but she couldn�t stop working because of such a small reason, besides she had already signed that damn contract. She was now in the office beginning her work. Her desk was in the same room as his, they had to share the same office. His office was one of the largest rooms in the building and he wasn�t there to occupy it, so she had to be in there whether he was there or not. She was happy having the room to herself, but hated it when he was there with her. Kat had finished filing all the things that needed to be filed, and was now wondering what else she had to do. She was going to Mr. Ly to ask him for more work, but heard the phone rang.

"Hello Mr. SaPone�s office� Kat answered.

"Well, good morning Kat� a male voice, �are you done with the filing yet?�

"Yes, Sir. I just got done, would you like me to do anything else for you?� Kat replied.

"Yes indeed I do, can you go to my desk and make 50 copies of each set that�s in the folder, and stack them up. I need them for Tuesday�s meeting.�

"So, you�ll be back here next week?� Kat said surprised.

"Well, I will be there Sunday night, it will give me time to relax from jet lag before Tuesday�s meeting. Oh, make sure you have no plans on Sunday and Monday night. You have to keep me company.� He added.

She ignored his demand and continued with something she felt was more important, �Would you like me to book you a hotel for your stay?�

"No need. I go to America so often that I bought a room in the hotel and they know when I�ll be there. And Kat, how many times have I told you not to ignore my demands or when I say something? I will be there around 8 o�clock so we�ll have dinner Sunday night.� He demanded.

"Sorry Sir, I can�t do that. That�s my day off and that�s family time. If you want dinner, make it Monday night.� Kat was making excuses for not wanting to see or be around him. But it wasn�t a lie that Sunday was family day, when she sees her family and they all have dinner.

"OK, fine� Monday night it is. But I�ll see you on Sunday good�bye,� he hung up before she got the chance to ask him about �Sunday,� what did he mean by �see you on Sunday�? She just realized that she just agreed to have dinner with him on Monday night. �Great!� she said to herself, �I just let him take advantage of me.�

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"Wow mom, I love your cooking yummy!� Kat was excited to eat her mother�s home cooked meals. However, tonight seemed to be special for some reason. It was different from her other Sunday night dinners.

"How old are you, young lady? Why do you act like a kid still? Go wash your hands and change your outfit. Dinner will be ready soon. Your Auntie Vickie will be coming with her family and a guest.� Her mom scolded her.

      No wonder her mother was making her specialty for tonight�s dinner: we�re having guests. But it was only Auntie Vickie and her family there was no reason to get changed. She had on baggy jeans and a t-shirt with a rag over her head. It was her usual outfit at home. She didn�t feel like getting dressed up, she just went upstairs to wash her hands. When she came down, she heard the doorbell and knew it was her Auntie. She was so happy that she would get to see Nancy. Kat hurried and ran down the stairs to shout out �Nancy�come to Kat�� Kat came running down the stairs without looking at anybody else, only focusing on how cute Nancy was. She got to the ground, picked up Nancy and hugged her dearly and started to kiss her on her cheeks.

"Hi Kat� Vickie�s husband said with a smile. Mike was a very kind man, very emotional and sensitive, Kat liked him very much, he was perfect for her Auntie Vickie.

"Hello Mik�e� Kat didn�t realize they had another guest besides her aunt�s family.

"Hello Kat� said Mr. SaPone, he had a look of surprise on his face in response to the way Kat acted and dressed.

"Dammit,� she said in her head, she should�ve of listen to her mother and dressed up a little. All of them were nicely dressed, even her two lazy brothers were dressed up for dinner. After dinner, everybody gathered in the living room to drink coffee and tea and catch up on conversation. Kat was the only one that did not join them because she offered to do the dishes and clean up. She didn�t want to join them anyways; she wanted to be by herself. In the kitchen humming to herself and washing the dishes, she heard a man�s voice behind her,

�I see you are having fun doing the dishes,� SaPone said with a smile as he walked to towards her.

Kat was speechless �ummm�uh�yeah, I guess�it�s not bad�what are you doing in here? Can I help you with anything?� she managed to say.

He smiled coolly and replied, �No, I just came to see what you are doing that�s all. I must admit I almost didn�t recognize you when you were running down the stairs. You looked like you could hurt someone.�

"I don�t only look like I can, but I know I can.� She said with satisfaction, while drying the dishes with a towel.

"Ah...I am guessing you must have taken some martial arts while you was in college, what belt are you?� He questioned her and helped himself to the desserts on the kitchen table.

She had taken tae kwon do for about 4 years while she was in college for self defense, she had always thought she had to use it on this man, who has such a smart mouth and was very nosy with people�s personal lives or just hers at least. "Ummm�� she didn�t want to tell him, she had to think of something fast.

But he just guessed, �Shall I guess again? Let�s see, if I�m not wrong, it seems like you are a black belt, no?�

She was shocked that he was correct. He saw her facial expression and knew that he was right.

"Wow, I guess I am good. I got it right! What degree are you?�

She replied quickly, �I got up to first degree and I stopped. I didn�t have time to continue.�

"I see� oh yeah, about tomorrow night�s dinner,� he reminded her.

"What about it?� She questioned him.

"Where would you like to go? You can pick any restaurant you want. I don�t care if it is the most expensive restaurant in America.� He studied her, and continued before she had the chance to say anything �If you don�t want a restaurant, it can be my place if you prefer.� He said it with a calm smirking face.

Kat was really pissed off, who the hell does he think he is? She wasn�t an object that cared for expensive food, clothes, or even diamonds. �Excuse me Sir but I hope I am not getting the wrong idea by you saying that to me. I am not going to go to your house or dinner with you.� She snapped at him.

He went closer to her, �Excuse me Kat, but your job is to keep me entertained, meaning keeping me company. Now, don�t tell me you forgot already. My place was just an offer. We can go somewhere else, but you have to be with me to keep me busy.�

Kat was getting very irritated and uncomfortable because he was so close to her, �Look, don�t come any closer or else��

"...or else you�ll what?� he challenged her.

"I�ll hurt you.� She said with a serious face, and continued to be honest �I don�t like my position of having to keep you company. It makes me feels as if I�m a little toy you can carry around and use it until you are bored with it. I hope you know I am human, not an object or a toy.�

He studied her, �Kat, don�t be so loud, people can hear us, you don�t want them to get the wrong idea of us being close as we already are now, do you?� In a cool voice he continued, �Tomorrow I will pick you up, and we will discuss being honest with each other. Good night, I think it�s time for me to go get some rest from jet lag.�

Before she could say anything, he already walked out to the living room, telling her family it was getting late and he should get going.

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