The Goddess of Don Pablo
Chapter 26: Dating Online The Hacker

Maria had just opened the door to her flat and put a bag of sweet bread she had bought on her kitchen table. He went to the bathroom. His body was covered in sweat as he had to walk through 2 bus stops to reach his flat.

Not until 10 minutes, he had been standing under the bathroom shower. About 30 minutes more Maria was in the bathroom. He had been wearing a kimono when the notification sound on his phone rang. A short message through the messenger application service goes into his inbox.

Hi, how's your day ? if you're free, I'm still online via FB. Just to know you more, if you don't mind. Reply please..Thomas.

A short message from Thomas. Hmm.man it.think Maria. He recalled his first introduction to Thomas via email which continued with his Facebook friendship. Now the man sent a message back to her. Actually Maria is quite accustomed to responding to flirting men who used to reprimand her through social media. He is a police officer who handles IT problems and must be familiar with all applications circulating in the public. His profession demands it that way. Until not a few also he has several fake accounts in some applications/social media only as a disguise. There are not a few men who seek the satisfaction of sexual desire and ask her out on a date. But Mary had thousands of ways to decide their invitation. Because indeed his intention to play in social media is only part of the profession he pursued. But not this time. On the one hand, he was curious about Thomas. Moreover, this man has the same background as himself. This makes Maria feel challenged and curious about the real figure of Thomas.

Maria replied to the message on her phone while walking to her computer.

I'm free now. Just wait for a sec, I'll be online via my computer.see you there..Maria.

Maria's computer starts to turn on when she presses the power button on her CPU. Maria gets dressed while waiting for the monitor to display the main menu. He was wearing a t-shirt with shorts typical of home clothing. He took a bag of potato chips from the kitchen and brought with him a glass of orange juice as a snack. A sign that it will surely linger in front of his computer.

not until 5 minutes he has opened his FB page. He saw Thomas online. He shortly rebuked the man.

Mary: Hi, I'm ready now...

Thomas : Oh, Hi, I hope I didn't interrupt your weekend...

Maria: Oh don't worry...

Thomas: You're not out dating ?

Mary: Hmm.i have no time for dating a man...😁

Thomas : Wow..amazing.a beautiful girl sitting alone in front of her computer on weekend..🤭

Maria: And you have no other woman you can seduce on a weekend other than me ?😉

Thomas : Hahaha...Well, you're mocking me or hoping I'm the guy who's gonna take you out just to take you out to dinner ?😁

Maria: Hahaha..you turned out to be more powerful than I thought.lantas you would expect me to just accept your invitation without refusing, right ?

Thomas: so... are you serious ?

Maria: Hahaha..do you think aq will agree with your invitation ? Hm...🤔

Thomas : Oh.quiet beautiful lady..before you reject me.and make heartbreak...you should not rush..hmm..how klo currently, I invite you to come online..

well...before you regret reject me..hahaha😁😆.

Mary: Damn it ! you turned out to be an expert at seducing women.How many women have you conquered in this way ?

Thomas: hmm...you want an honest answer or I need to lie a little, Miss ?

Maria: How can I choose the second one.I want to see a little bit of your lie...😁

Thomas : hmm.You are either the 4th or 5th woman who will be my victim at this time...😆

Maria :Wow...your little lies are not enough to please me..How about your honest answer ?

Thomas : Hmm..well.klo it ..to be honest.you're the first woman I ever chatted with in person.I mean outside the interests of my work.

Maria was silent for a moment. He was curious about the man across the street.

Thomas : Hi.nona beautiful...you are still there ?

Maria who gasped at Thomas' chat reprimanding him returned to reply.

Maria: Yes.I'm still here..

Thomas: You're not thinking a no-no, are you ? I mean. I don't scare you, do I ?

Mary: Oh.no. You mean what fear ?

Thomas :Hmm.no. I'm afraid you'll think I'm a sexual predator who targets his prey through the internet.🤭

Maria: hehehe....you mean that, man ?

Maria who read Thomas' chat felt a little shocked. This man is different from the usual men who flirt through medsos. Thomas looks like he's open enough to chat with and without further ado. But on the other side Mary saw there was a closeness to this man. Honestly, this is the first time for Maria he felt blushed just by chatting online like this. Though this was not the first time for him to be seduced and wrestled by a man. But for some reason, Maria could even feel warm on both cheeks due to the blood flowing. To the point of feeling embarrassed to be made by this man. Thankfully, they were not on webcam. Until the man across there could not see the hue of his face, which he was sure must have changed the water of his face at this time. He felt a little flattered by this man's words, but Maria hurriedly neutralized his feelings.

Mary: Oh, I understand that. Then you met me just for that purpose ?

Thomas : oh. no. I see your profile looks interesting. I mean, not only in terms of appearance but, not many women who work as IT especially in the police there. Maybe I can learn a lot from you...

Maria:Oo.you praise me too much but.thank you. Well.that's how not many female colleagues I know to wrestle this field. I mean most of my college friends back then, only a handful of women and not a few are reluctant to wrestle the world back as a profession or a job. Most of them choose a more dynamic profession according to them.

Thomas: Hmm....lantas if I may know, why would you want to work in the police ?Isn't that job too dangerous for a woman ?

Maria: Hmm. I chose to work in the police because I thought being an IT expert in the police force was a shortcut for me where I could access hundreds of thousands of people's data and know anything about them..and one more thing.because of my IT field, I'm not a police officer who works in the field. So just like the employees at the company, I work in front of my computer every day.

Thomas : Wow, I think I need to worry about you because maybe you can know everything about me...

Maria: Well.maybe.if you have a track record of evil...😁😉

Thomas : Hahaha.klo who catches criminals is a policewoman like you, surely the crime rate will increase...🤭

Maria: You turned out to be quite good at bragging to be categorized as a bespectacled nerd guy who was just glued to his computer ...

Thomas : Hahaha, thank you. Because you're still responding to this conversation with me ..Oh yes, if I may know you went to college in coveland..hmm ..are you a resident there ?

Maria: Oh no. But since I sat in Junior High I went to boarding school there until High School. So I went to college there too..

Thomas : Oh yes.sorry not racist.but I see your pictures you don't look like a real person here. I mean you look like a mixed-blooded woman ?

Mary: It's okay...Well you're right.I'm not a native...My father was Spanish-portugal while my mother was Asian ...

Thomas : Oo..quite..it is clearly visible from the look on your face. So you're living with your parents now ?

Maria pensively read Thomas's question in the chat. He never told anyone about his personal life.

Mary: No. I live alone..

Thomas : I'm sorry..not intending to be presumptuous..You mean your parents are gone ?

Maria was silent for a moment. He was confused as to what to answer. He himself did not know the news of his two biological parents. Either alive or dead.

Thomas : Mary..Maria...you're still there..?Sorry if I was sassy. If you don't want to answer, you don't have to answer my question. Let's just change the topic of the chat.sorry me..

Thomas, who had not received a reply from Maria for almost 5 minutes, panicked a little. He was worried that the woman across there was offended by his words. You idiot!that's too personal.I shouldn't have asked that at the beginning of the introduction! he said to himself.

Mary: Oh yes.thank you. Btw, you haven't told me anything about yourself...

Thomas: Hmm. What do you want to know about me ?

Mary: Anything that is not in your profile...

Thomas : Well.Besides my boring job.I also live alone in a simple flat. Both my parents are dead. I had to pay for my own life. Hmm...let alone yes ? I don't have many friends even barely have any friends at all to just take me hangout out. I'm used to living alone.same as you...

Maria : Oo.remarkable.

Thomas: If you don't mind could it be that you'd like to just have lunch outside with me next time ?

Mary : Hmm.maybe..

Thomas : Ok.btw, I finished our chat until here y. I still have a need to get out this afternoon.nice to know you more, Maria...Happy weekend.see you soon...

Mary: ok.you,too..see yes...

mary answered briefly closing her chat with Thomas. I don't know why Mary was curious about this man. He felt this man was not like most of the men he knew in cyberspace. Somehow this man is able to make himself closed, can make comfortable in a chat in cyberspace.

Thomas was there. Sitting in his flat staring at his monitor. Just this time he was curious about his target. Usually Thomas does not want to care too much about anyone including women who are targeted in his work. Usually he just does everything on order and gets his wages for all his work. But not this time, he felt his heart was at work this time.he wanted to know Mary more deeply personally. Not just physical appearance. He felt that something was being kept by this woman behind his tenacity as a beautiful and tough policewoman.

Could he have fallen in love with his target this time ? his heart whispered to this man. He remained silent for a while while brushing it off. He saw his watch. He must prepare. There's someone he'll meet this afternoon. Thomas keeps his entire conversation with Maria on his personal file. He turned off his laptop. A cup of tea in front of him.

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