Upon the mention of this, Amaia looked frustrated. "Not much progress."
She was usually a carefree and outgoing girl but when it came to the person she liked, she grew shy and timid.
When she was able to get Johnny's number and WeChat, they would only chat occasionally.
Sometimes they didn't even know what they were talking about.
With the way things were going, their relationship was bound to come to an end soon.
"Ah!" Ashley blinked in puzzlement, "What's going on?"
Amaia said, "The point is, I'm not telling him anything!"
Ashley already knew what it was like to be in Amaia's position. 'Yeah, I know that feeling. Loving someone and not being able to say it? That hurts.
Thank god I'm not there anymore. I've been there and I'm never going back.'
Ashley rubbed her shoulder to show her sympathy. "That's okay, Amaia. You'll get over this soon.
Do you need help? I can help you tell him."
She thought it was a really good idea that she started to get excited. She hadn't done this before and it seemed so much fun to do it. She was thrilled.
"Ah!"
Amaia blurted out. "No, no, no! Well, thanks for offering, Ashley, but I don't think that's a good idea. What if he doesn't like me? That would be so embarrassing!"
Amaia wasn't really like this. She couldn't understand why she was suddenly acting so sheepish and shy which was quite uncharacteristic of her.
Ashley could tell how much she liked Johnny.
Still, Ashley couldn't understand why someone would like someone like Johnny.
They didn't look like a good match.
They barely saw each other as Johnny was always with Andrew and Amaia was always working.
How could Amaia suddenly like him?
She asked Amaia as soon as she thought of it.
Amaia seemed embarrassed by the question. She leaned over to Ashley and whispered, "Ashley, I may have told you but please don't tell anyone else."
"Sure. I won't tell anyone," Ashley said, nodding.
"It started when Johnny was here for a meeting with Miss Mo. I was there too and that's when it all started..."
'Wow, it was that simple, ' Ashley thought to herself.
"So it was love at first sight?" Ashley prompted, sounding surprised.
"Yeah...Ashley, you can't tell anybody about this," Amaia repeated. 'I haven't even told Miss Mo about it.'
Ashley met Amaia's eyes as she spoke, "Amaia, I have an idea. If you do this, you might get him to like you back."
"What is it?" Amaia asked, her eyes gleaming.
Ashley paused for a short while before continuing. "So first, you have to talk to him everyday. Just to show you care about him. Then make sure you bump into him often. You can give him soup or something to eat. Slowly but surely, you'll be part of his life. What do you think?"
"Sounds good but I can't cook. How's that?"
Amaia never had to cook her entire life. It wasn't like she could suddenly start learning now.
"It's okay. I can cook. I'll teach you," said Ashley.
"That's very nice of you, Ashley. You have to help me though. Help me find out what Johnny's favorite food is. If everything turns out well, we might be family in the future! Ha-ha! It's going to be so much fun!"
Ashley didn't know what to say to this. 'Oh, sorry, Amaia. That's not going to happen.'
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