A/N: I'm totally sorry about this Overly due chapter. Let me just say, everyone is right. College is hard and sucks at times. It might just be worse with the fact that I had gotten that concussion last year. Well ... I hope this chapter makes up for the wait. I try and see if I can't squize out another one soon. I'm having a losing battle against writer's block.

I DO NOT own Skip Beat!

Kyoko's face turned a brilliant shade of red as she thought of that possibility. To her embarrassment though she could imagine almost every single detail since they had been kissing quite a bit recently.

"Let's say I do….How will I be able to tell if he likes me?" Kyoko asked after a while. In her mind she concluded that she wouldn't need to do something so bold and instead just analyze her past experiences.
"Well...For one, if he doesn't immediately push you away from him then that's a sign. Or as long as he doesn't distance himself from you afterwards, that is another way to tell. He might even seem reluctant to part from you afterwards. Like it seems he held on to you for a second longer than necessary." Kanae thought out loud trying to figure out the best way to explain this topic to her 'inexperienced' friend. As Kanae tried to think of some more ways to explain it Kyoko examined her memories to see the answer for herself. While she did so though she came to the conclusion that almost each time Ren had shown one or more of those signs. But, she couldn't understand it. Was he just acting around her? Maybe he didn't like her so he pretended to like her. Kyoko didn't know exactly why Ren acted that way around her, but she was ninety-nine-percent sure it was not because he held romantic love interest for her. As a silence passed between them they both contemplated about the situation within their minds while time still passed. After more time had passed Kyoko was about to ask a question when the 'Love Me' door opened.
"There you are! I've been looking for you for the past half hour!" Lory exclaimed as he walked into the room not noticing the atmosphere one bit. As he found out where his goal was in the room he hurriedly walked over.
"I wanted to make sure that you were prepared for today. As well as to make sure that nothing is hurting or that you felt up to coming back so early." Lory explained in a tentative voice to Kyoko. Kyoko was amazed at how much concern the president was showing over her well being. Barely anyone would show this much emotion that they had for her in the past. She realized them that almost every single person in her past didn't really care for her that much. Only Corn and Sho's parents were the ones that came to mind. However since she started working at LME she's noticed that so many different people have come to cared for her. Just maybe Tsuruga Ren was one of those people.
"President-sama, I'm alright. I feel fine. There's no reason to worry so much. Tsuruga-san had asked the doctor before my release to make sure that I'm good to go. Trust me. I'm ready for a good hard day at work today." Kyoko told the president while her friend listened on from the side.
"Still, I wanted to make sure for myself. Kyoko, you are a member of LME. I'm accountable for your well being here at work. I make sure all of my employees are in their best shape to tackle their work for the day. This includes the 'Love Me' section too. Which you are apart of." Lory said with a loving tone towards the end. A small joyous smile appeared on Kyoko's face as she took Lory's words to heart.
"Thank you President-sama. Thank you." Kyoko said in a semi soft whisper as she completed a proper 90° angle bow. During her bow a single loving tear escaped from her left eye. Kyoko quickly wiped the tear away discreetly before she finished and stood up once more. Lory smiled kindly at the young actresses antics.
'She's truly an amazing woman.' Lory thought amazed to himself. "Well then as an award I have a car out front for you Mogami-san that will take you to your set. And, there is no way of my taking me up on my offer. This is for your own good." Lory told her sternly. Kyoko, not wanting to be late to the shoot because she was arguing the issue about the ride with Lory, accepted his offer reluctantly. As Kyoko gathered her things she grabbed a few of the energy drinks from her locker when she remembered the third person in the room.
"Ooh! Moko-san! I'm sorry, but can we finish our... t-talk later?" Kyoko asked tentatively with a slight blush beginning to show on her face.
"That sounds fine. How about tomorrow during lunch?" Kanae suggested knowing that Kyoko wouldn't pass up the chance to eat lunch with her. Kyoko perked up at her friends suggestion.
"Really Moko-san!? Do you promise? Will you pinky promise me?" Kyoko asked with stars in her eyes as she got closer and closer to her friend. Kanae realized her mistake pretty fast but in her mind it just ensured that in Kyoko's heart she wasn't pushed out by Tsuruga, or by that mystery childhood friend that suddenly appeared. Kyoko jumped in glee before being rushed along by Lory to the awaiting car. Once in the car Kyoko seemed to clam up as Lory started to ask her how the filming was going so far. Which was not unnoticed by the overly ecstatic love CEO of LME. However Lory had just assumed that it was because she hadn't made any advances towards accepting love into her life. Since Lory didn't want to come by as overly pushy to the young actress he allowed the conversation to die on the way to her set. Once they had arrived Kyoko quickly thanked him for the ride before zooming out of the car with inhuman speed. As Lory's surprised expression turned and followed the supposed route that the actress had taken he caught a glimpse of a certain somebody's manager.

Kyoko wasn't exactly sure what she had to come in for today seeing as they had finished all of the available scenes the day before. Once she found the director she expressed her concerns only to be greeted back with having to wait until the rest of the crew was gathered. In return Kyoko decided to wait in her dressing room to try and gather herself some more since the president had interrupted her talk with Moko-san. Once the director had called for everyone to gather around Kyoko felt like she was prepared to face whatever decided to show itself in her presence. As Kyoko walked out she surveyed the room to make sure that she wasn't in the near vicinity of that man. Kyoko gathered towards the right of the director and still wasn't able to find him. The director started to explain how the shooting wouldn't be able to resume until a week in a half from the current date and how he had thought it important to gather everyone since he finally was able to get a definite date at which they could resume. While the director was talking Kyoko didn't notice that Ren had come up behind her. She had mistaken him as a different crew member. As soon as the director finished she turned to make a fast escape only to be blocked by the very person she was trying to avoid.

A/N: Still Sorry! :( PLEASE REVIEW/favorite/follow!

Guest #1: Is this soon enough? Cookie? I'm sorry. I'll try sooner this time.

Adrienne Somni: Thank You! Well is this like you expected? And once more SORRY for the Long wait!

Guest #2: Sorry, soon after my last update I had exams as well and they were all spaced out. Which most would think is good, but not me. Which is obvious since I'm just now getting back to this again. Sorry!