"Joy, You know, How hard it is to find a place in Mariana city, and also the rents are so expensive and you can't afford that right now? Right🤔? So What If I say I have a job for you and In return, you can stay here🤔, Until you find a nice place for yourself? Okay? and also If you want, you can start your night shift too, that way you could arrange money for rent too, So, how does that sound? Huh?😶😶"
Joy looked perplexed😕😶 at Drake offer, she was confused😕😶, she could not understand what to say.
" Ugh... He is right, I don't even have enough money for the rent and Getting a place here in Mariana City is so hard, Should I accept his Deal🤔😕, wouldn't that be better than just being a freeloader at this house🤔? also, If I would start working at the hospital night shift, that would help to manage for the rent, Should I just Accept his Job😕🤔, I would do it until I get a Place to Live, Right, Joy? Wondered Joy in confusion😕😕.
Joy paused for a moment, she did not have any better option😕😶, So Joy took a deep breath and said hesitantly, " You aren't wrong about my condition, but I can't just stay here for free, so Okay, I accept your Job🙄, so tell me What I have to do?"
As Drake heard that a slight smile ☺☺🙂spread over his face, but he tried to control it and said, " You did the right thing, Joy, Okay so here's the deal."
Drake thought for a moment and then looked at Joy and said, "umm... I have been looking for a housekeeper🙄🙄, who could, clean my place, do my laundry, wash the dishes and especially could cook for me🤤, and you are an awesome cook🤤🤤, so you can become the housekeeper🙄🤔 , that way you won't feel like a freeloader and then there won't be any problem for you to stay here, Right?"
Drake looked at Joy in the hope that she won't disagree with him🙄😟😟.
Joy thought for a moment, she looked here and there, then at Drake and took a deep breath😤 and said," Hmm... Okay, I would do that, I don't have any better option then this right now, But let me tell you one thing🤔, once I got a place for myself, I would leave this place🙄🙂, Okay?"
A smile spread over his face😍😍💕💖 and he slightly murmured🙄," And I hope, You never get a Place so that you could always stay here with me🙄😍."
Joy looked at Drake murmuring to himself and asked," Did you say something?"
" No, Did I?" said Drake smiling 🙄💕🙂😍as if he won a lottery.
He then asked Joy to sit and told her that he is going to prepare something for the dinner.
" Oh? Wait, From today onwards I would be the one do theses work, so Let's start by Preparing Food, Okay? said Joy as she stopped Drake from Going to the kitchen.
Drake looked at Joy and said Okay, Joy then asked Drake to get fresh and she would prepare the dinner.
Drake went to the room and shut the door, he took a deep breath and said, " Ahh!!!! It was so hard to make her understand, My heart was beating so fast, Thank god, she agreed and did not leave", wondered Drake.
Joy prepares the dinner and called Drake. Drake came and sat on the chair, Joy set two plates and sat beside him.
" Wow!! Rice and Curry? It looks so delicious🤤🤤🤤, I think I Did the right thing keeping you as my housekeeper, Mam🤔🤭? said Drake with a mischievous smile🤭.
Joy looked at Drake and a slight smile spread over her face. with a smile and chatting, they finished their drake, talked for a while and then went to sleep.
Next morning Joy woke up early at 5:AM and starts cleaning the house.
" Ahh!! 😤😤looks like he hardly cleans his house, there's so much dust everywhere, Did he even clean this house" wondered Joy. (🤭🤭🤭)
She cleaned the living room, arranges the books on the shelf, cleaned the kitchen, and his room.
After cleaning everywhere, Joy went near Drake's room, where he was sleeping.
Joy knocked on the door but he didn't answer. Joy then opened the door and saw that Drake was still asleep.
" Wow😲🙄🙄! he is still asleep, It's 8 in the morning, and he is still asleep," said Joy to herself.
Joy then starts the vacuum cleaner machine to clean the room and said, " Hey! Drake, you should wake up now, Just look what time it is? huh? Don't you have to go to work?"
" Ugh!!! What sound is this, Stop that, it's so noisy, I am sleeping" said Drake as he covered his ears and slightly tried to open his eyes.
" What? you still wanna sleep more? Just wake up now Drake, I am not going to stop this machine, Okay?" said Joy within dominating tone.
Drake rubbed his eyes and woke up, as he opened his eyes he saw Joy in front of him cleaning the room.
" Uh?? Joy? what are doing? " asked Drake smiling🤭😍😍.
" Can't you see, I am cleaning, Now wake up and freshen up🙄🤔, I would prepare breakfast till then", said Joy as she finished cleaning the room.
Then Joy starts to leave and Drake again went back to sleep, Joy saw him doing this and said looking at him," Oh!!! Aren't you gonna wake up😤? Do you want me to pour some water on you, to help you wake up😤? huh?"
Drake woke up again and said," Ahh!! All right🙄😤? I am waking up😒😒."
Joy then left the room and went to prepare breakfast for both of them.
As Joy prepared the breakfast, she went to Drake's room to call him for breakfast. she knocked on the door and Drake asked her to come in.
As Joy went in She saw Drake was half-naked. he was not wearing his shirt. Joy turned back and said, "Uh!!!! Breakfast is ready."
Drake wore his shirt and looked at Joy smiling😍😍," Hey Housekeeper Lady🤭? How do I look🙂?"
Joy turned to Drake and said, " Hmm.. good".And Saw wet towel on his bed.
" Drake? Why would you put a wet towel on the bed😤?" said Joy.
and she took the towel and asked Drake to come and have breakfast.
As Drake came out he was stunned😲😲 to see his house, it looked so clean 🙄🙂🙂and nice, He could not believe, he was standing in his house.
He sat on the table with Joy and said, " Wow🙂🙂!! You are a good cleaner Joy, I could recognise my home."
" Yeah! And you are not, how could you keep your house so dirty" said Joy as she looked at Drake with slight annoyingly.
Drake smiled 🙂and finishes his breakfast, Joy then gave him his lunch box and said Bye.
Drake was happy😍😍, he could not believe, he thought he was having a dream. to him, it feels like he finally, was living the best days of his life💖💖💕.
Starting his day with seeing Joy's beautiful face💖, Joy cooking for him seems like a dream to him. even though it was a deal but Drake still feels too happy❤💕🤭🤭 and overjoyed.
A month has passed but Joy still has not found any place to live so she is still staying at Drake's place.
As days were passing by Drake and Joy were getting closer💕💖💖, they were getting used to each other. Joy waking Drake every day, Drake would put his wet towel every day on the bed just to annoy 🤭🤭🤭Joy, He was becoming more and more used to Joy being around him and managing his house and him😍🤭💖💖.
Drake was sitting in his office at the hospital smiling and lost in his thoughts. As Embrey entered his office, she looked at Drake smiling and lost in thoughts about something.
" Hey? Drake? Hello? Hello🤔? will you come out of your dreamy world now? Drake?" asked Joy smiling🙂.
Drake shook his head and saw Embrey and said, " Hey!! How are you doing Embrey?"
Embrey looked at smiling 😍😍Drake and said, " I am good, but It looks like you are on clouds ☁☁these days, You looked happy😍😍, did you won a lottery or something?"
"hahaha... Do I look that Happy?" said Drake with a wide smile on his face.
Embrey Laughed and said, "Don't you see it? You look always so happy😍😍? and smiling around in the hospital, even while checking patients😍😍? So tell me? what is it? huh?"
Drake smiled and looked at Embrey and said with a calm and happier voice, " It's Joy, Embrey? You know, After we agreed on the Work deal that I told you, everything feels so different, so nice, It feels so good when Joy comes in my room to wake me up, I get to see her beautiful face before starting my day, I loved the Face she makes when I Put my wet towel on the bed just to annoy her, and when she asks me to put my plate in the sink myself after eating food, everything feels so good, Sometimes, It feels like I am dreaming Embrey, But then I realise, It's not a dream, Its real, Joy is with me, you know what Embrey? I am getting used to her being around, being with her makes me feel like😍😍😍😍, it feels like.." stopped Drake and smiled.
Embrey Interrupted Drake and looked At drake, " It feels like, time should just stop there."
Drake smiled and nodded.
" Embrey? I don't know What I should Do🙄🤔? what If Joy found a Place? Huh? How I am gonna stop her then? said Drake with a worried look on his face😒.
Embrey looked at Drake and smiled," then marry her😍😍"
As Drake heard Embrey, he was stunned😲❤, he looked at Embrey and said, " Marry😲😲? I haven't even told her That I knew she likes me, and you want me to ask her to marry me? She would kill me, Embrey."
" Then tell, her, It been months since what happened, she is getting better now, I think you should tell her now", said Embrey.
" But What if she rejected me again😟😟😳, after what happened with her, what If she thought that I am asking her to be with me out of sympathy, because she is alone now, what if she got angry?" asked Drake in a worried tone.
Embrey smiled at Drake's behaviour and said, " Huh? you were never like this before? Why do you think so much? back in high school, you didn't even think twice before asking me out in front of my brother, you were not scared, then why you are now? huh?"🤔🤭🤭
Drake smiled slightly and looked at Embrey," Because, I don't wanna lose her, Embrey, being with her makes me feel like, this is the best thing that had ever happened to me💖🙂💕, you know, how it feels when we see someone for the first time and falls in love with them💖💖😍, do you know that feeling? I have that feeling everyday💖💖💕😍, Whenever I saw her, it makes me fall in love with her again, and again and again💕💖💖."
Embrey looked at Smiling Drake and said😳😕😕, " Ugh... My friend has lost it completely, Okay Now I would leave now, I have got work to do, but please listen to me and tell her how you feel.
Drake smiled and said Bye, before leaving the office, Embrey turned and asked Drake, " Hey? Drake? I was thinking, How about having a dinner at your house this weekend, ther won't be many people, just you, Joy, Peter and me, Peter was asking about Joy and wanted to meet her too, So what do you say?"
"Hmm... I would ask Joy, then I would tell you, Okay?" said Drake.
Embrey nodded and then left. Drake went back to his work too.
While having dinner with Joy at the house, Drake looked at Joy and said, " Hey, Joy? I wanted to ask you something?"
Joy looked at him and asked him what is it.
"Hmm. Embrey, was thinking maybe we should have a dinner together, this weekend, you, me Embrey and Peter, Peter too, wants to meet you, So what do you say?" said Peter hesitantly.
Joy paused for a moment and then said, "Umm... Okay, It would be good, but I would have to go to the grocery store for shopping, there's nothing nice to cook for them.
Drake smiled and said Okay. later Drake called Embrey and told her about the Weekend dinner.
Its weekend, Joy was making a list of grocery she needs for Today's dinner, She wrote everything and asked Drake to help her out at the grocery store. Drake agreed to go with her.
Soon, it was evening, Joy was busy in preparing delicious food for all, Drake also came a little early from his work to help Joy.
He helped her in the kitchen and preparing the food.
Joy prepared the food and set it on the table, and the doorbell ranged. Drake opened the Gate and welcomed Embrey and Peter.
they all talked for a while and then had the dinner. Then Joy went into the kitchen to bring the Desert.
Embrey went to Drake and asked, " So, did you tell her?"
" What? No, I told you, I can't, what If she said No Embrey?" said Drake in a perplexed voice.
" Oh!! Drake, Why she would say No, She likes you, you need to tell her," said Embrey.
Before Embrey could say anything else, Joy came with Desert and gave it to Embrey and Drake.
Drake took the Desert and went to Peter. Embrey asked Joy to sit with her.
Joy looked at Embrey and said, " Hey!! Embrey, thank you, thank you for being there as friend for me, when Time was really hard, I was a little rude to you after what happened between us"
" Embrey smiled and said, " No, Joy, you were not rude, if there was someone else, they would have hated me, but you forgive me, An I am happy that we are friends again."
Joy looked at Embrey and hesitantly asked, " So, how is it between you and Drake?"
Embrey looked amazed, she asked," About me and Drake? there's nothing between us Joy, It was fake, you know".
" Embrey, You can't lie to me, I have seen the way you look at him, you like him, don't you, and you two are so good for each other," said Joy smiling.
Embrey looked around said hesitantly, " No, Joy, there's nothing like that, I was his past, and now there's nothing between us."
" Then, what everyone saw at your birthday party, what was that? was that fake too?" asked Joy smiling.
Embrey looked down and said😞😞, " It was my fault, I added something to his drink, he was so dizzy that he could not even think what was happening, I was so jealous of you back then, But if he was sober, he would not have ever done that, Believe me, Joy".
Joy looked at Drake and then asked, " Why? Why won't he do that😳😳?"
Embrey smiled as Joy looked at Drake and said, " Because, there's someone, he had always loved💖💖💕, and he still loves her, No one can replace her, his heart only beats for her."
Embrey smiled🤭 and stood to leave Joy alone and she left smiling as if she did what has to be done.
Embrey's words left Joy in deep thinking, She was wondering about what Embrey said.
" the person he loves, Who is that person, is there someone else in his life, wondered Joy.
Joy remembers the day when Drake proposed her and what he said to her.
" I would wait for you Joy"
Joy remembers everything about that day." But Drake never told me anything about it, he told me that he only dated one girl in his life that was Embrey, and after Confessing me he never thought about someone else until he went back to Embrey." wondered Joy.
" But Embrey says, it was fake, then Who is that person." and Just like that Joy slowly could understood everything, she could feel, Embrey was talking about her. she could feel what Drake did for her was not just out of friendship.
But she confused, what if she is thinking wrong, what if he has found someone else. and Drake was worried about, how he should tell Joy.
After a while Joy and Drake said Goodbye. Joy went to the kitchen to clean all the dishes.
As joy was cleaning the dishes and wondering about what Embrey said, Drake comes near her and said, " Let me help you with dishes, there are too many🙂🙂".
Joy looked at him and her eyes stopped at him for a moment💕💕💖, she looked away and asked him to go and sleep, she could do them.
But Drake didn't listen to her and starts washing them with her.
" Ahh!!!😕😕🙄🤔🤔 should I tell her? Maybe not? But I can't wait any longer? " wondered Drake as he looked at Joy.
Both Drake and Joy were lost in their own thoughts🙄🙄💖💕. as Drake took the dish and brought his hand under the tap to wash it, his hand touched Joy's hand💕💕💖❤, they both stopped.
Drake looked at Joy, their eyes locked for a moment 👀👀💖💖💕💕 and Joy didn't back up, Drake was so close to her, she looked at him with love and compassion💖💖💕 in her eyes.
Drake was so lost in her eyes💖💕. He gulped, he just could not control himself. he went more close to Joy💕💖💖, his heart was racing fast and so was Joy's. they could feel each other's breath.
Drake went close to Joy's face💕, she hurriedly closed her eyes👀, but this time Drake didn't disappear, he holds Joy's hand💖, put his lips on her💖💕💋.
As Drake kissed Joy, Joy opened her eyes👀👀, she was stunned, she could not move, Drake was holding her.
Drake could not control his feeling for her and kissed her, did he do the right thing? or was that gonna make Joy angry? would Joy push him away? or would she let herself be with him?