Dick groaned for what seemed like the hundredth time. He had been working on a business presentation that needed to be shown the following day for practically the whole day. He knew why he was so bad at things like this; he wasn't trained for business. The whole suit and desk wasn't really him; or at least, not what he wanted to be. He sighed as he noticed the time on his computer. 23:16pm

He usually went home at 7 o'clock in the evening but no, not tonight. He had vowed to himself to stay put until he had finished the stupid presentation. With some hope in his heart, he peeked in his coffee cup and was moderately disappointed to find no trace of caffeine. He didn't even remember drinking the last of it; that's how tired he was.

It creeped him out ever so slightly to know that he was alone in the building. It was a huge place and you would never know what was lurking. He felt a shiver dance across his spine and he shook his head to free his mind from such thoughts. Dick yawned and leaned his elbows on his desk. He stared at the computer screen for a long time, hoping to somehow receive instant ideas and knowledge but alas... That did not happen.

His fears of creatures lurking within the darkness of the building came back to haunt him immediately as he heard noises outside of his door. His heart plummeted as he saw one of his doors slowly begin to open. He began mentally assessing if his zombie killing skills would be as good in reality as they were when he played on his gaming system.

Any fear or uncertainty melted away as he saw a wonderful figure step through. He breathed out in content as Kori stood about 3 metres away from him. His heart began to beat a little faster, he noted. He softly smiled as Kori blew some of her hair out of her eyes in an irritated manner. She shrugged and brightly smiled at him. Dick couldn't help but notice how awesome she looked; whether it was because he was drowsy and he didn't care what his thoughts were like or because he just wanted to mentally tell himself that; he didn't know. Kori strolled up to his desk and juggled the objects in her hands. Dick only then noticed what she was holding.

Under her left arm, Kori had two folders which were stacked neatly together. She placed them down on the desk first. Then, he noticed she had a small cardboard holder with two coffee shop cups. He gulped at that; the chance to have some caffeine. Lastly, she held a large stable type of bag which smelled delicious. He raised an eyebrow at her,

"Kori?" He paused, "What are you still doing here?"

Kori placed the coffees down and tapped the folders with her slim fingers, "I was finishing the rest of today's work." She explained and her expression softened; almost becoming sympathetic, "Also... I noticed how very stressed and tired you were becoming with the efforts towards your presentation so I thought to bring you some things."

Dick practically lunged for the coffee. He carefully sipped it and exhaled a sigh of tranquillity, "I love coffee too much." He admitted, causing Kori to laugh. Dick eyed the bag some more,

"What else d'you get?" He chuckled. Kori grinned and pulled out two slim boxes from the bag. Dick almost jumped on her with delight.

"You got pizza!?" He asked, excitedly,

Kori nodded, "Of course. I was not very sure what flavour you enjoy so I got you pepperoni." She explained, handing him one of the boxes. Dick was lost for words. He knew he was getting crazy over pizza but it wasn't that which was making him like this. He was acting this way because Kori had gone out of her way to do something sweet. He really did like that quality of hers. Kori shrugged,

"Besides," She paused, smirking, "Neither of us have consumed dinner. This is acceptable, yes?"

Dick smiled, "More than acceptable. This is awesome Kor. Thanks." He approved,

Kori nodded with a cheery smile, "Oh!" Kori remembered, bringing out 2 cans of soda from the amazing bag of wonders. She shrugged as she slid one across the desk to him, "In case you did not wish to drink coffee with your food." She amended.

Dick stared at her for a moment, "You are the best secretary I've ever had." He informed her. Kori giggled.

She collected her can of soda and her own box of pizza and turned to leave the office.

Dick tilted his head, "Where are you going?" He wondered,

"I was going to go and eat at my desk, Mr Grayson," She answered, shyly. Before Dick could continue the original conversation, he had to stop her there.

"Kori, you know you don't have to call me that." He told her,

"At work I do..." She replied, a little bit confused,

"Yeah, when we're around executives and stuff; not when we're together. Remember at the bar, you acted like I was just a friend?"

Kori nodded,

"Well, that's fine when we're alone same as I wouldn't call you 'Kor' in those circumstances."

"So... When we are alone... You are Richard. When we are here during working hours... You are Mr Grayson,"

Dick chukled, "There you go,"

Kori giggled and nodded, dropping the formality. She wandered back over to him and placed her things down on the desk.

"Perhaps... I could assist you on your presentation, Richard?" Kori offered. Dick loved the way his name rolled from her tongue; he wouldn't deny that one.

"I would love that, Kori." He agreed, pulling a chair up beside him for her. While Kori made her way around the desk, Dick had already grabbed his first slice of pizza and was busy stuffing it into his mouth without trying to look like an animal. Kori stared at him as she hesitated to sit. He mentally kicked himself repeatedly as he had a strong feeling that she was going to be completely grossed out; Barbra always got grossed out when he ate like that. Taking him by surprise, Kori giggled and shook her head. His heart fluttered at the sound of her giggles and it was nice to have a girl beside him who wouldn't curse him for being such a male.

Dick took a swig of his soda to wash down his food and in the process, noticed Kori getting comfortable. As she sat down, she kicked off her little heels and crossed her legs on the chair and pulled her box of pizza towards her. He found it endearing how she could be so mature and yet so adorably childish at the same time. She pushed her chair closer to Dick so that she could reach the computer. He smirked as she began to take control and poke her tongue out in concentration,

"Hm... Let us see what we can do..." Kori mumbled, her eyes focusing on the screen. Dick stared at her for a moment with a soft, loving smile before shaking his head and eyeing the screen to observe what Kori was writing.

An hour passed by speedily for the two as they became absorbed within the work of Dick's presentation. Although, they had finished the presentation within 30 minutes and they spent the remainder of said hour, talking about all kinds of things.

Dick crushed his second cup of coffee in his palm and chucked it in the bag Kori had brought the pizzas in. Dick leaned back in his chair with his feet firmly touching the ground. His hands were linked and were placed against his stomach as he stared at Kori. It was far from a creepy stare; where they had been talking, their eyes had simply locked with each others to signal that they were listening. Kori mirrored Dick's position except her legs were still crossed upon the chair and her hands rested in her lap.

"So... I gotta ask you something," Dick began, earning a nod from Kori to continue, "Do you really wanna work in an office like this forever?"

Kori let out a small laugh, "I do not. I needed a job and it just so happened that you were in need of a secretary so I applied in hopes of getting it."

"So what do you want to do, eventually?"

"I would really like to try modelling..." Kori paused in thought, "I have been told in the past that my height would be useful for such a career,"

"And your appearance."

"Excuse me...?"

"Well... You're beautiful... Models need to be beautiful so you've got all the key necessities."

Kori blushed; Dick could see by the light of the computer screen, "I... Thank you..."

Dick grinned and nodded, "Do you wish to work here for your whole life?" Kori queried,

Dick snorted and shook his head, "No way. I wanna be a cop someday." He admitted,

"Then why do you work here?"

Dick shrugged, "Bruce wanted me to work here after I left college."

"He is... your adopted father, correct?"

Dick smirked, "You a fangirl?"

Kori matched his smirk, "Should I be?"

Dick chuckled, "Well played, Anders."

Kori giggled and covered her mouth as she yawned. Dick sighed, "I think this will have to do for the presentation. I can't think of anything else to write even if I wanted to."

"I believe it is a good presentation," Kori told him, smiling sleepily.

"As good as it can be, anyways." Dick replied, stretching as he stood up. He began switching the power off within the office as Kori collected all the trash to place in the trashcan.

They walked down to the car park together, furthering their general talk. Dick smiled at Kori as she stood timidly in front of him, "You need a ride home?" He offered,
Kori shook her head, "Oh no, that is alright. I can walk-" Dick interrupted her with a facial expression,

"Have you seen how dark it is? No way are you walking. C'mon." He instructed, nudging his head in the direction of his black car. Kori got in and watched Dick do the same. Kori clicked her seatbelt into place and looked through her bag to make sure that she had everything she needed. She nodded to herself as Dick began pulling out of the car park.

Kori began using her hands to direct Dick on where she lived as his location knowledge was pretty awful, "And then it is a left on that road. You cannot miss it." She informed him,

"Wait... Isn't that an apartment block?" He wondered,

Kori nodded.

"You live in an apartment with your family? Damn, that must be crowded." He observed,

Kori smiled patiently and shook her head, "I live alone in the apartment," She corrected him,

"You don't live at home?"

Kori shook her head.

"Most independent 18 year old I've ever met..." He said more so to himself.

Kori shrugged and peered out the window at the sky which was only illuminated by the glowing white orb, "I had my reasons... I did not get along so well with my family. One day my parents told me to leave... So I did," She explained, nonchalantly.

Dick's expression saddened for her predicament, "I'm sorry, Kori..." He murmured, feeling like a complete idiot for bringing it up.

Kori turned to him with one of her joyful smiles that made him feel 'butterflies'.
"It is alright. You did not know. Besides, I enjoy living alone. Of course it is lonely sometimes but mostly... It is quite an experience." She commented, waving a hand to emphasize her words.

"I get what you mean. I live alone in my apartment too," He shared,

"You do not live with your girlfriend?"

"Nah, I-" Dick faltered, "Wait, how'd you know I have a girlfriend?"

"Besides it being in the newspaper very often?" Kori rolled her eyes, "She calls for you on most days but you usually tell me to place a lot of people on hold. Would you like me to put her through more or-"

"No!"

Kori raised an eyebrow at his outburst,

"She... She just gets on my nerves a lot..." He mumbled,

"You are not happy in your relationship?" Kori asked, quietly,

"I don't know... We've been together for a year now and I just don't feel a... spark anymore. Y'know?"

Kori nodded as she listened to him carefully. Dick had to ask his question...

"So, do you share the relationship troubles?" Dick chuckled, hiding the fact that he really wanted to know.

Kori laughed and shook her head, "Not anymore... I had a boyfriend until around... 4 months ago." She told him,

"You broke up?"

"There were... very serious problems within our relationship. It was for the best that we separated."

Dick nodded as he pulled up outside Kori's building, "Here we are," He breathed, leaning back in his seat a little.

"Thank you, Richard." Kori blinked,

Dick nodded, "No problem." He returned,

"No... I do not mean just for the car ride home but thank you for being a very good friend to me as well as a very good boss." She smiled,

Dick matched her expression, "Thank you for being a good friend and an awesome secretary to me, Kori." He chuckled. Kori giggled.

They gazed at each other by accident for a passing moment before Kori leaned towards him.

A large part of him was daring to hope that she was going to kiss him. But, she did not.

Kori wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his chest against hers as she embraced him in a friendly gesture. Dick rested his hands against her and softly rubbed her back. He could feel the thin vest she wore beneath her smart shirt and he noticed his fingertips ran across her the back of her bra. He turned a bit pink and decided to stop letting his hands do their own thing. He soaked up the scent of her hair and skin. She smelt tropical and fruity. He loved it.

It wasn't a kiss but he was grateful for any contact at all form her. He felt immediately cold as Kori pulled away from him, his arms slipping from her back, to her waist, to his own lap.

She bid him goodnight and scurried from the car to the main lobby. Dick watched after her, even after she was inside. God, she was beautiful. She had many qualities other than her appearance. She was sweet, cute, helpful and beyond friendly; not to mention, she had a figure that was jaw dropping.

What am I doing? I can't like Kori... Wait... Do I like Kori? I can't like Kori. She's 4 years younger than me... Isn't that weird? No... She's just my secretary, right? Nothing more... Well... She is a friend... Shit. Dick mentally convinced himself of what he already knew.

He had definitely begun to fall for Kori and... He was kind of okay with it...