DOLCE AMORE Episode 18


We started with Serena arriving at Sarah’s restaurant with Gian Carlo, Franco and Nanny Melds.
 They found Tenten chatting happily with Sarah.  Serena asked Tenten why he was there since he always had work and Tenten told her that he was done with work and decided to drop by and see Sarah. Sarah told Serena that Tenten had gone to see her and apologized to her for standing her up. She then invited Serena and her party to join them for dinner. Sarah sat next to Tenten while Gian Carlo sat next Serena. Nany melds and Franco sat on different ends of the table. They all had a fun conversation except that Serena could not stop staring at Tenten and Sarah who kept giggling and laughing at Tenten’s jokes while Gian Carlo watched Serena’s reaction. Tenten seemed uncomfortable but he entertained Sarah. At one time, Sarah fed Tenten a slice of Pizza and Serena all but melted from jealousy.
Sarah went to get desert and invited Serena to join her. While in the kitchen, Sarah gushed about Tenten, saying he was a nice guy, very cute and had such soulful eyes. She also said that Tenten was very funny and thoughtful because he had gone there personally to apologize for not going to their date. Sarah therefore thanked Serena again for introducing her to him.
Back at the table, Gian Carlo asked Tenten whether he and Serena were okay since she must have scolded him for failing to go on the date she had set up. Tenten told him that they had sorted things out. Gian Carlo went on to tell a story about how he had upset Serena by failing to go to a Roma game and said that he had sworn never to upset her again. He said this as a way of warning Tenten against doing the same with Serena.
When the girls returned to the table, everyone congratulated Sarah for her desert and they asked her about the resort she had recommended. Sarah told them about the activities the resort offered and when they decided to go. Sarah said that she wanted to join them and enthusiastically asked Tenten to join them too. Tenten told them that he could not go because he had already been given his leave during the time that he had gone to Bohol and he might not be able to get permission from work once again. Serena said that he could try and ask for permission since JJ had said that he was a favored employee while Gian Carlo said that it would be on a weekend so he could still join them. Tenten refused to go nonetheless so the rest decided to go without him.
As they left the restaurant, Serena spoke to Tenten privately and asked him whether he refused to go to the resort with them because of her. Tenten denied it and so Serena insisted that he go. Tenten had no choice but to accept.
When they got to the hotel, Gian Carlo and Franco left Serena and Nanny Melds to go sleep in their own room. There, Gian Carlo asked Franco how much he knew about Tenten and Franco told him he did not know much. Gian Carlo said that he felt as if he knew Tenten from somewhere. They then talked about how Gian carlo was going to win Serena’s heart when they go to the resort and Franco said that he would help him.
Tenten told his father and Binngoy about seeing Serena at the restaurant. He mocked how she implied that he refused to go to the resort because of her and said that he was not bothered by her. Binggoy asked him to stop complaining since it was true that he had been avoiding Serena and it was fine for him to join them so that he could save his friendship with Serena.  Dodoy told him to go and represent the Ibarra name.
In the morning, Tenten was ready to leave but since Binngoy wanted him to look good because of Gian Carlo so he did a makeover.
Taps arrived back from her retreat and when she learnt that Tenten went with Serena, she was worried about him so she asked Binggoy to call him back. When Binggoy called, they realized that Tenten had left his phone behind since it rang at home.
Everyone had already arrived at the meeting place except Tenten. Serena kept calling him but Tenten did not answer. He arrived like the show stopper he intended to be and the girls both broke into wide smiles when they saw him. Sarah ran toward Tenten and welcomed him with a hug. The party then proceeded to the van that would take them to the resort but before they got in, Serena apologized to Sarah because of Tenten’s style and explained to her that Tenten tended to overdress or underdress. Sarah who is completely smitten with Tenten said that she liked Tenten’s style and did not mind it.
In the car, Gian Carlo sat with Serena; Sarah sat with Tenten while Franco sat with Nanny Melds at the back. Sarah kept giggling so Serena kept staring at them at the back. Sarah finally fell asleep on Tenten’s shoulder and Serena seemed uncomfortable.
When they arrived at the resort, it was a fun place with activities such as zip lining and wall climbing and when Tenten saw this, he ran off saying that he was going to the bathroom since he is afraid of heights. Tenten skipped the Zip lining activity and when they went wall climbing, Sarah went to look for Tenten. She found him making kites with children and asked him to go with her.

When they arrived to the rest of the party, Gian Carlo had confidently finished his wall climb and he asked Tenten to go next. Serena said that Tenten could not go since he was afraid of heights but Tenten wanting to seem confident, said that he could do it. Tenten went up and when it was time for him to be dropped down, he fainted halfway through the drop. Tenten collapsed on the landing and we ended with Serena hurriedly going to pick him up.

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