Diane looking at the view from the window. She actually had a good time with Matt for a while. Yes, he is a proud man, but he is sweet and kind of caring in his way. Diane has had a crush on him since one year ago, she thinks this vacation is a good way to asking him out for a date.
“So, how do you like this vacation so far?” Matt is asking Diane, while his eyes are focusing on his phone.
“Oh, it was awesome, I have a great time.”
“Good, I hope you have time for me in Singapore.”
“Oh, really? Do you want to?”
“Of course, I feel we don’t have to bond for the last couple of days, and I want it to.”
“I… I would love to.” Diane excitingly agrees with Matt's proposal to hang out in Singapore.
After almost two hours, they arrive in Singapore. Ms. Penny talking to everyone about a tour after a very luxurious lunch in one of the finest restaurants in Singapore, only the older couple are getting excited about it, they already sign for it, while of course their sons, will join them.
Asher came to Diane's table and asking her to join the tour as well.
“I don’t know, I already promise my friends here that we are going to have a shopping spree…”
“Diane, of course, we can’t refuse them, we could go shopping tomorrow, why not joining them for today!” Says Jessica.
“But, it thought you say that the tour will be boring…”
“Oh, hush, not! We will join you, of course, Diane goes sign myself and Nana as well.”
Diane rolling her eyes, while Asher accompanies her to meet with Ms. Penny.
“Sorry about my friend, they sometimes came up strong like that.”
“It’s alright, I used to it.” Asher’s answering her, without realizing the words that came out from his mouth.
“Used to it? Oh, okay Mr. Popular.” Tease Diane.
“No, that’s not what I meant about it.”
“What of it then?”
Diane stop walking and looking at Asher with a teasing smile, Asher looking back at her and give her the same smile, to challenge her, in fact, he challenges her even more, by trapping her into the corner with his build body, Diane can feel his tighten muscle inside his shirt, his warm body, with the combination of his ruggedly handsome face.
“Wha… what are you doing?”
Asher is smiling, and teasing her more, by whispering at her. “I just want to give you a little taste of how I becoming Mr. Popular, that’s all…”
Diane's heart beat faster, Asher cornering her like this actually makes her desire him even more, she will deny it though, she’s afraid to have some connection to a guy that she just met, not to mention their age difference, it’s bothering her.
“Asher… please stop…”
Asher’s desire for her just came in out of nowhere, when he saw her face, her tease, and the smell of her perfume, for him, it’s a killer combination.
“Really? Do you want me to stop?” He whispers directly at her ear, his lips even touch her earlobe, for a tease.
She can feel it, something burning inside of her, a desire to give him more than just a tease, she tries to fight it so much, still denying her attraction to him, and even for the other two, she feels it was wrong for her, to have that kind of desire to more than just one man at the same time.
Asher feels it, she feels her flaming desire, but then her reluctance as well, he clenches his fist tighter, to erase his impure thought. He wants her so bad, but he will always honor her decision. After for like 5 minutes, he let go of her, with his fingers caressing her red blushing cheek.
“Sorry, I don’t want to make you afraid or something.”
He walks away, leaving Diane standing alone, feel so dejected. She has to feel relieved about it, but why does she feel even worse than before?
“Diane! Come here? Let’s take a picture with this funny-looking statue!”
Nana is calling Diane, the tour begins with a very cheery feeling for everyone, everyone except Diane, she feels so dejected, but then, it was her that rejected Asher's advances towards her.
“It’s call Merlion, Nana!” She fake a smile at her friends, while Nana rolled her eyes.
Together with them, Diane takes some pictures, making memories with her friend, she even poses together with Matt. Sometimes Diane takes a glance at the other groups, Seeing Asher laugh and fooling around with Brandon and Callum, seeing him taking care of his parents, even though they are closer, she feels ever so distant with Asher.
Asher, feels it, a pair of brown eyes keep taking glances at him. He put on his sunglasses just so Diane will not be able to see that he observed her.
“Seriously, Ash, please stop, there are too many women out there, they already swooning over your body, no need for the sunglasses.” Tease Callum.
“You are wearing sunglasses as well!” Asher protesting at Callum.
“I had a photoshoot recently here…” Callum hissing at Asher.
Brandon just smiles and shakes his head. “Clowns.” He said at the two of them.
Callum heard it, he sprayed mineral water to his expensive shirt, just to make fun of him, Brandon jump from his chair and cursing at Callum.
“Son of a gun! This is Armani, you *ss!”
Asher and Callum just laugh at him, Meanwhile Diane and her friends looking at the scene with admiring eyes.
“D*mn it, they’re so dreamy, I really want to taste them in bed.” Says Jessica, she bites her drinking straw like she’s ready to eat the three of them.
“Jess, wipe that drools from your lips, you’re being obvious.” Nana giggles at her.
“Shut up, you b*tch! You obviously have the same dirty mine like now.”
“Not just us…”
Diane turns around to look at Nana. “What? who else?”
Nana’s frowning at Diane’s question. “Well, those two ladies over there, the groups of those old women over there, gross! They all want them, hun.”
“Oh, you mean them…”
“Of course, since you obviously swooning over Matt.”
“Oh, yes, that.”
“You still swooning over him, right? There’s no way you’re going to be like the three of them since they have a high standard.”
Diane feels like she just got struck by lightning, that kind of word, even though they’re her best friends.
“I… Excuse me.”
She runs away towards the toilet, Jessica pinch Nana’s shoulders.
“You b*tch! You don’t have to be so nasty, now she will be glum the whole day, there goes our timing to have some fun!”
“She checking those three, remember, we want the three of them, let Matt handle her.” Nana then looking around, trying to find Matt. “Where is he, anyway?”
“He’s buying some expensive thing, you know him, by the way, I’m bored, I thought we can lure those three, but apparently not…”
“Let us search for Matt and just go back to the hotel, I will tell Ms. Penny that we are going back.”
The two of them go away, and leaving Diane with just a piece of note, she read it and immediately gave out a sigh.
“Hmm… The two of them just leave you like this? Some friends you have there.”
Diane squeaking, she turns around to see Callum already standing behind her, he is tall, Diane’s head is on a line with his chest, his firm chest.
“Ah, I think they just tired, that’s all.”
“Do you always have to make excuses for her rude behavior?”
Once again, Diane gets another scolding, this time from a much younger man, she feels that she needs to bury herself in some sand, and disappear.
“Look, forget about them, let’s have some fun with us three, we already bored out here, but being with you will make all of this much more fun.”
He pulled her to sit with them, she doesn’t have a choice but to follow, she wants it, and is thankful that Callum is the one that initiates it. She smiles awkwardly towards Asher, who just smiled at her, while Brandon makes a small conversation with her.
After a while, she actually had a good time with the group. They visit the zoo, the laser show, even another event, after the sun is set, they go back to the hotel. Diane almost walk into the elevator, before Asher took her hand.
“Uhm… we are going to have some fun at the city center, want to join us?”
Diane almost agrees about it, but she remembers her promise to be with Matt, tonight. “Sorry, I have some, prior engagement already.”
Asher looking disappointed when Diane rejected his offer. “Oh, alright, uhm… have some good times, see you later.”
She smiles at him, trying to lighten the situation, Asher even escorts her to the elevator. She feels so guilty about it, but the thought to finally have a chance to be with Matt, makes her happy, even for just a little.
She already clamoring for Matt, for almost a year, he always helpful to her and even kiss her one time, though it is below a mistletoe, she always thinks of him as a gentleman, that friendly with everyone.
Matt is the sparkles that she can never be, and now, maybe will be hers, as well.
Diane wearing one of her black cocktail dresses, you can never be wrong with a black cocktail dress, she checks her phone, there’s no call from Matt. She decide it just to go to his room and they could go out together from there.
She nervously checking out her appearance once more and then goes to Matt’s room. she knocks several times, no answer. Diane thinking, he might be in the lobby, already waiting for her, when suddenly the door is open, and there’s Nana, wearing a robe with disheveled hair. Diane can’t even believe what is in front of her, and then Jessica is also there, naked, pouring a glass of water, she smiles at Diane and disappear to the bed where Matt is visible smoking a cigarette, not even care who’s in the door.
She walks away from the disaster she just sees in front of her, walks into the elevator, her friends do not even bother to call her, and she doesn’t even give a d*mn care about it. She feels lost and dejected, she checks her phone and sees a text from Brandon, she read it and closes her phone.
She goes out of the elevator, calls for a taxi, and goes into the night, somewhere where she can forget about everything for a night.