LOVE AND DESIRE

CHAPTER TWO

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Ritchel couldn’t help but smile as they exchanged words with Mr. Z in chat. She was an avid fan of his. One of her collections is to buy his books. Every time she gets her salary, she allocates money to buy his books. Even though his book is expensive, she will keep it and buy it. His book is about her happiness.

What matters to her is that she gets all his books, especially the bestseller. He ordered the books online.

Ritchel Monroe is twenty-five years old and completed the Bachelor of Science course in Hotel and Restaurant Management she works as a Hotel Manager at Articulo Hotel Beach and Resort.

Articulo Hotel Beach and Resort is known throughout Pangasinan. Tourists visit the beach where she attends. She doesn’t have to leave Pangasinan to work because she loves the hotel she works for. The owner of the hotel, Adelaida Articulo, sent her to school. She also gave them a house to live in. Her love for her makes her treat her like her grandmother.

She never considered herself different.

Ritchel was a slender woman and attractive and doesn’t know how pretty she is, or there was a slight imperfection added to make her relatable. Has a pale, milky innocence and bright blue eyes and is sensational looking. Has a beautiful mouth with natural red lips. She is fair-skinned. Beautiful and pure. She stood about 5’7.”

She looks very much like her Mother Elena, who was a former flight attendant. Her mother Elena is not purely Filipino, her father is American, and her mother is Filipina.

Since she was born, she had never known her father and when she asked her mother about her father, she got emotional. That’s why she never mentioned it again. When she was young, she could see the pain on her Mother Elena’s face every time she looked for her father.

Her mother loved her so much. She gives all the love she needs. Sometimes she thinks about how a father can love a child. She was eager to feel her father’s love. She grew strong. A loving child and kind, but she knows that there is space in her heart that only her father could fill.

Ritchel smiled as she read Mr. Z's new book. She had been lying down for those hours and hugging her long pillow. What was on her mind was Mr. Z’s face. Even though she hadn’t seen the admired author yet, she knew he was very handsome. Her heart feels it.

She will admit as time goes on; she loves his work even more. It’s not just his work, but her heart is already beating for Mr. Z.

Her mother teases her that the authors that wrote the steamy romance genre are gay. She argues with her mother that Mr. Z is not gay. Her heart feels that. It’s not just her mom who says that he’s gay but also his supporters online.

She wanted to defend her idol, but she just let them go. That’s good because she has no rival in the heart of her idol.

She was already squirming on the bed because of the shiver and couldn’t help but shudder at what she was reading.

The feeling that she is the girl in the book she’s reading and doesn’t think she will get engaged anymore because the hero she is looking for is the same as in the book. A type of man that won’t put you to sleep at night because of hugs and caresses. And of course, because of his love, that makes you the happiest woman on earth.

There is no perfect man in the world.

The book is unlikely to come true.

She got out of bed and tugged at her hair.

“I think I’m going crazy,” she said to herself.

She doesn’t want to get married yet, but she’s affected by what she reads and gets carried away with s*x scenes. As time went on, she seemed to not be able to control herself and thought she was the one in the book. The woman was worshiped by love and caressed by love. She already feels a desire and lust because of what she reads.

“It’s your fault, Mr. Z!” she said again. “I’m just going to sleep, and you messed up my night again,” she said.

Fortunately, she had no one in her room because by chance she might have been mistaken for insane.

She had no feeling if she could read bed scenes and s*x scenes and was just thrilled. But now it is different. Her body was on fire with heat and couldn’t finish reading.

She reached for her cellphone and tried to chat with Mr. Z.

She knew he wouldn’t answer it because in a few chats; he had just seen all her messages. She knew his life was private, and she was just this naturally naughty fan.

“It’s your fault because I can’t sleep,” she texted Mr. Z.

He didn’t hesitate to send her feelings.

She was about to keep her cellphone on top of her side table when suddenly he answered.

She immediately picked up the cellphone and struggled to type her password.

Her heartbeat grew faster when she saw Mr. Z’s name and hurriedly opened his answer.

“That’s why I can’t sleep because you’re thinking about me.” He replied.

She shuddered at the answer.

She was like a teenager rolling around in bed and didn’t answer immediately. She wanted to savor what he said in the text and restrained herself from shouting.

“Are you asleep?” Mr. texted him again: Her hand trembled as she texted the man.

“I just shivered because you answered,” she replied, even sending her heart stickers. She even beat flirting in chat.

“Can I call you?” He asked her in chat.

She was about to die of shivering and didn’t know what to do.

“Are you sure?” she asked the man.

It even surprised her when her phone rang. Bewildered, she answered his call. It was a video call, so she was even more confused. She immediately turned off the camera of her cellphone.

“Hi,” he heard Mr. Z's voice on the other line.

“Hi,” she replied. He smiled at her.

She just saw the first look on him, and she knew he wasn’t gay. He is so handsome. She has also met many foreigners at the hotel, but Mr. Z is different.

“Why is your camera off?” the man asked her. His voice was very sexy to listen to and seemed to swing in the air. Nice to hear. “I want to see you.” She quickly got out of bed and immediately fixed herself in the mirror and reached for the powder and quickly put it on her face. It’s embarrassing because her face is oily even at night.

She took a deep breath before opening her camera and smiled sweetly at the man.

She noticed he was stunned.

“You are so beautiful,” the man told her. She could not speak immediately because of the thrill she felt.

“Thank you,” she could only answer. She was blushing.

“Aren’t you from Pangasinan?” the man asked her.

“Yes,” she replied with a frown. It looks like the man was her stalker.

At least he stalked her. Maybe he wants to know if her account is fake.

“You can call me Zaki,” the man smiled at her. That’s why Mr. Z is my pen name because Zaki is my name.

That was unique to her hearing.

His smiles make her even more excited.

“I wanted to chat with you earlier, but I’m just embarrassed. I’m in Pangasinan now,” he said. Her eyes widened.

“I’m San Fabian Pangasinan,” she replied with a smile.

“Wow, it looks like destiny has protected us. We are both in the same place. I want to see you,” Zaki told her, so she was stunned and didn’t know how to answer immediately. “Don’t worry, I didn’t do this before for all my supporters. I don’t talk to my fans in person or chat, but with you, I can’t refuse, and I don’t know why,” he explained to her.

She smiled at what the man said.

“It’s not that I don’t want to see you in person. I just can’t believe that with the number of your supporters, I was the one who was allowed to meet you. I thought I was just dreaming,” she laughed.

“Then see you, Ms. Ritchel,” Zaki told him before winking at her. She still couldn’t answer, but he disappeared on the other line.

She almost jumped at the extreme thrill she felt. The happiness she felt suddenly disappeared when she realized Zaki did not know her address.

How will they meet if he doesn’t know her address?

She is embarrassed to text Zaki her address.

She encouraged, and she sent her address to Zaki.

While hugging her long pillow, she can’t help but smile. She still couldn’t believe she would see Mr. Z.

She smiled again and could no longer wait for the day that they meet in person