Episode 10
Jane was not embarrassed by the fact that she was the first to make a move towards her boss. In fact, she was happy that she had finally gotten the chance to open up to him about how she felt towards him. It was an important step for her and she knew she might face rejection but it was a risk worth taking. She knew her boss to be a very good man. He is a very likeable person and he has demonstrated his willingness to take care of her if they were to be dating or get married. Jane was very much single and searching and she was tired of waiting for men to make the move towards her. That was why she decided not to miss the opportunity to shoot her shot towards her boss.
As they sat in Janeโs living room that morning, they were just watching each other in silence after Jane made the first move. Her boss was shocked to hear it. It was the first time a woman was asking him to be her boyfriend or to possibly marry her. He has been seeing such a thing only on the TV. Now, it was happening to him and he didnโt know how to handle it.
As a matter of fact, Janeโs boss had the feeling that Jane stole the initiative from him. It was true that he liked Jane but he would have preferred if he was the one who made the move. He too had been waiting for the right time to express his feelings towards Jane. He wasnโt happy that she did it first.
But he truly liked Jane and didnโt want to miss the opportunity to be in a relationship with her because of masculine pride.
โYou should have allowed me to ask you out. Why did you steal the initiative from me? Iโm not happy about it.โ Janeโs boss said with a frowned face that was not too serious.
โBut I have been waiting for you to ask me out. In fact, from the very first week that I started working under you, I have been expecting you to make a move but it was clear you were not going to do it. I got tired of waiting. I just thought if you were not going to do it, why not I make the first move.โ Jane responded with laugher.
โI was taking my time. I was actually planning for it to happen as soon as possible. Just that I have not decided on the date that I was going to ask you out. But in my mind, I was already dating you.โ Her boss said.
โHow can you be dating me without me knowing? Well, I have saved you from the stress of deciding a date to ask me out. I have also saved you from spending money to ask me out. Now, you will not have to take me to a restaurant where you will spend money to buy me ice cream. All you have to do now is to say yes to my proposal.โ Jane said. She had gone to the kitchen to fry eggs. She also made two cups of tea. She gave one to her boss while she was drinking the other.
โSincerely, I truly like you and I have been thinking you will reject me. I have been rejected by many ladies in the past. One of them said she did not like the fact that I was an atheist.โ The man said as he sipped from the cup of tea. The tea was very hot, so he was sipping it little by little.
โHonestly, I also donโt like the fact that you are an atheist, but there are other good things about you that I could not just ignore. Someone who is an atheist today can repent tomorrow. I believe you could repent. That is possible. After all, we also started as unbelievers before we became Christians.โ Jane said.
โWell, Iโm glad to hear that from you. Iโm happy you recognized the fact that Iโm a good man. Iโm also happy that you are still single and that no man has snatched you while I was wasting time. To be honest, you started entering my eyes since the day you got employed in the company. In fact, did you know I recommended you for employment after the interview? You know I was part of the interview panel the day you came. I started liking you immediately and I made sure you were hired and assigned to my office so that I will be seeing you daily.โ Janeโs boss said.
โReally? But what has kept you waiting?โ Jane asked.
โI donโt know. But like I said, I was already dating you in my head. I was already married to you in my head, just that I did not tell you that Iโm your husband.โ He said.
โWell, now, let me give you the chance to say it to me officially.โ Jane said.
โOh yes! Jane, I really cherish the working relationship we have had and I wish for us to take it further. I would like for you to be my girlfriend. I would like to marry you. And I donโt want us to waste any time about it. In fact, I want us to skip dating and go straight to marriage. I think we have been dating since the day we met, just that we havenโt made it official. I donโt have an engagement ring right now, but I would like to ask you if you would marry me?โ Her boss asked. He was kneeling.
โOf course I will marry you. If I was not going to marry you, I would not have expressed my love for you first. You are a wonderful man and I will be more than glad to be your wife.โ Jane said.
Just like her boss said, they did not waste any time. The marriage plans started with immediate effect and they got married in less than two months. That was how Jane got a husband while trying to solve the ghost problem.
THE END.
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