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1 Mr. John Doe
Darien dropped his body at his bed. Boy, he's exhausted. He never really likes travels. Especially with airplanes. Hours of sitting without able to do something. Why? Because of the headaches he faced every time he board a flight. He loosened his tie and throws it besides him. Slowly he massaged his temple. His mind played the scene at the airport and his office. His lips curved in a smile. Working with Miss Kingston will surely be refreshing. When he first received her resume and saw her photo, he knew that Serena Kingston is a startling beauty. But it can't compare when confronted up front. He was so amazed with her uncommon beauty when he first saw her at the airport that he was struck silenced. He still felt stupid with his lack of response at that moment. And she didn't even recognize him. It took him a moment before he realized she meant to ask him to act as her boyfriend. He went along with her, knowing that the best is yet to come – at the office.
Darien stood up and went to his kitchen. He made some coffee. Pouring it into a mug, he went to the living room. He took a sip. Unconsciously, he rubbed his lips. The vision of the kiss between him and Serena suddenly became very clear. The kiss was a mistake. He doesn't know why he did it. He just acted on impulse, but it was a mistake all right. However, it felt so good he didn't mind if he was bound to do it forever. Shaking his head, Darien put the ridiculous notion out of his head. To think that she even thought that she could deluded him into thinking it was another person. He chuckled, remembering that hair bun and thick glasses. 'Common face huh?' There's nothing common with that golden blonde hair, midnight blue eyes and luscious lips. Lips that asked to be kissed… ' Can't I think about anything else? Must be the jetlag.' Walking back to his bed, he close his eyes before he dozed off after a few moment.
" And you what?!"
" I kind of asked him to pretend to be my boyfriend…" Serena answered, afraid to look at Mina who was looking at her with wide disbelieving eyes.
" And he agreed?"
" Well, not really. I took him to James' family before he answered." Well, he didn't realize at that time she was dragging him to James' family but Mina doesn't have to know that.
" Oh, this is famous. The first meeting between the CEO of Intertrade and his secretary was not in an office or a conference room but at the airport while the latter was asking him to be her boyfriend." Mina can't miss that one.
" I didn't asked him to be my boyfriend. I just asked him to act as my boyfriend." Serena corrected.
" Whatever."
" You know, all this troubles started after the first improper thing I done. One trouble leads to another." Serena sighed. " I shouldn't have done it at the first place. So much for the stupid impulse."
" There you go again. Life was meant to be lived. If you kept following all those ridiculous should and shouldn't do you set up; it will be so tiring. Just follow your heart."
" Even if my heart brought me this much trouble?" Serena sighed. " But I must say, I haven't had this much fun as long as I remembered." There's a little smile on her lips.
" Risking your job like that was fun?" Mina was having a hard time believing her ears. " Serena, is there anything that you should have told me but you didn't?" she asked, using the warning tone.
" No, no… nothing. Honest!" somehow she knew Mina will not think her kissing encounter amusing.
" Are you sure?"
" Very." She nodded. Serena turned off the lamp next to her bed. " Goodnight Mina."
Mina smiled. She knew Serena was deliberately avoiding her questions. " Night. Sleep tight."
" Good morning Serena." Serena was startled by a deep voice that began to sound familiar.
" Morning, Mr. Shields." She replied. Getting up she took out his appointment book and followed him to his office.
Darien smiled at Serena's obvious effort to address him with a formal manner. Glancing through his shoulder, he asked the blonde angel. " I thought we're beyond the formality?"
" I wish to keep our connection professional." She replied, knowing he will brought that up.
Darien sat at his chair. He stripped off his blazer and hung it. " Professional? Hmm… Why?"
" Despite popular beliefs, we secretaries didn't really went out to get our hands on the boss."
Darien lifted his brows. " Oh, then what is really secretaries main objection?"
" Just to rob all their money and belongings and make them suffer for the rest of their lives." Serena answered, straight-faced.
Darien laughed, his shoulders shaking with mirth. When he laugh, Serena noticed his face softened and he looked almost boyish. " Then I guess I have to be careful with you. I'll keep that in mind."
" You better do." Serena smiled, relieved he didn't brought up yesterday's incident.
" Okay, Serena what's the schedule for today?" he asked deliberately using her first name.
Suppressing the urge to correct his way of addressing, she opened the book in her hand. " At 10 a.m. you have to attend the board meeting. Then you're quite free until 2 p.m. which you have a delayed meeting with Intertrade's main shareholders."
" That's all?"
" That's all the appointment today. But there's lots of documents you have to read and some of it needs your signature."
" Okay." Taking some papers out of his briefcase, he gave it to Serena. " I want 10 copies of that before the board meeting. Then call the shareholders and tell them I want the meeting held at Peacock."
" Yes, Mr. Shields." Serena started to leave.
" And Serena,"
" Yes?"
Darien's smile was almost wicked. " You look so much better without the glasses and your hair down."
Her face turned red and she immediately went out from his office.
Darien and Serena were at the Peacock. Serena glanced at the elegant surrounding of the restaurant. She was asked to come by Darien, in case there's notes to be taken. The meeting was finished almost half an hour ago. Apparently there's nothing important being discussed because she didn't have to take notes. She stirred her drink slowly. Darien was talking to her about some of his business plan.
" You don't have any idea what I'm talking about, do you?" Darien asked finally noticing his company lack of response.
" Apparently not."
Darien was puzzled. " Why don't you say so?"
" To secure my job?" Serena replied with a smile.
Darien was stunned for seconds before he burst out laughing. It seems to him that he just met Serena two days ago but he felt very at ease with her. He usually loathes woman's company. They always cling to him and chatter non-stops about themselves. But this young beauty in front of him was completely different. Not once did she interrupt him when he's talking. And Darien was enchanted by her look and charm. He remembered his grandmother and her impossible wish. Somehow, it doesn't seem so impossible now. ' Absurd!' Darien dismissed the thought from his head and finished his drink. " We should get going now."
" Of course." Serena stuffed her notebook in her bag and followed Darien to his car.
In the car, Darien drove in silence. That's why Serena was surprised when he suddenly asked.
" Forgive me for asking. But who is this James to you?"
Serena looked at Darien. He was watching the road. ' What is James? A boyfriend? No. A friend? Not anymore.' Serena bent his head, contemplating her answer before slowly look at Darien. " He's just a jerk I know since high school."
" No more than that?"
" No more than – why are we talking about this?" Serena asked, not easy with his question.
His sight was still on the road. "Just trying to get to know you better."
" Very funny. That was personal question and you don't have to know me personally." Serena narrowed her eyes at him.
Suddenly Darien looked at her. " Can I?"
Suddenly felt wary, she asked carefully. " Can you what?"
" Can I know you personally?"
Those words hit Serena like thunder. Her heart pounded fiercely before she checked herself. ' Why are you behaving like a schoolgirl? He was probably joking.' Refusing to answer that question, she threw her glance outside the window.
Darien chuckled, sensing her reluctance. He didn't ask any more questions after that.
Serena was at the restroom, preparing coffee for herself. She woke up late this morning and felt exhausted. She was upset with herself. Upset for thinking about what Darien said to her the whole nightlong. She sipped her coffee. 'I only need a cup of coffee to put it out of my system.' She was so absorbed in her thought she didn't realize Darien entered the room.
" Can I have a cup of those?"
Serena jumped at his voice. " Mr. Shields! You startled me."
" I'm sorry. I just want a cup of coffee." He replied innocently.
" Why don't you wait at your office while I fix you one?"
" Okay."
Serena took a mug and poured coffee into it. She carefully held the mug with the steaming liquid in one hand and Darien's appointment book in another. Darien was at his desk. He looked like in a deep thought. He took the mug from Serena and sipped it.
" You make good coffee."
" Thank you." Serena said, absurdly pleased with such a simple remark.
" Listen, Serena. I want to ask you one question." Darien asked seriously.
Puzzled by his sudden change of moods, Serena replied, " Go ahead."
" Will you marry me?"
Ha ha ha… Don't you want to kill me? I can't help to stop at that. Tell me how do you feel about this story so far. Is it sucks or good? Thanks for all your support. And if you want me to notify you by mail if I've uploaded the next chapter, just tell me. Till then, enjoy!
1 Mr. John Doe
Darien dropped his body at his bed. Boy, he's exhausted. He never really likes travels. Especially with airplanes. Hours of sitting without able to do something. Why? Because of the headaches he faced every time he board a flight. He loosened his tie and throws it besides him. Slowly he massaged his temple. His mind played the scene at the airport and his office. His lips curved in a smile. Working with Miss Kingston will surely be refreshing. When he first received her resume and saw her photo, he knew that Serena Kingston is a startling beauty. But it can't compare when confronted up front. He was so amazed with her uncommon beauty when he first saw her at the airport that he was struck silenced. He still felt stupid with his lack of response at that moment. And she didn't even recognize him. It took him a moment before he realized she meant to ask him to act as her boyfriend. He went along with her, knowing that the best is yet to come – at the office.
Darien stood up and went to his kitchen. He made some coffee. Pouring it into a mug, he went to the living room. He took a sip. Unconsciously, he rubbed his lips. The vision of the kiss between him and Serena suddenly became very clear. The kiss was a mistake. He doesn't know why he did it. He just acted on impulse, but it was a mistake all right. However, it felt so good he didn't mind if he was bound to do it forever. Shaking his head, Darien put the ridiculous notion out of his head. To think that she even thought that she could deluded him into thinking it was another person. He chuckled, remembering that hair bun and thick glasses. 'Common face huh?' There's nothing common with that golden blonde hair, midnight blue eyes and luscious lips. Lips that asked to be kissed… ' Can't I think about anything else? Must be the jetlag.' Walking back to his bed, he close his eyes before he dozed off after a few moment.
" And you what?!"
" I kind of asked him to pretend to be my boyfriend…" Serena answered, afraid to look at Mina who was looking at her with wide disbelieving eyes.
" And he agreed?"
" Well, not really. I took him to James' family before he answered." Well, he didn't realize at that time she was dragging him to James' family but Mina doesn't have to know that.
" Oh, this is famous. The first meeting between the CEO of Intertrade and his secretary was not in an office or a conference room but at the airport while the latter was asking him to be her boyfriend." Mina can't miss that one.
" I didn't asked him to be my boyfriend. I just asked him to act as my boyfriend." Serena corrected.
" Whatever."
" You know, all this troubles started after the first improper thing I done. One trouble leads to another." Serena sighed. " I shouldn't have done it at the first place. So much for the stupid impulse."
" There you go again. Life was meant to be lived. If you kept following all those ridiculous should and shouldn't do you set up; it will be so tiring. Just follow your heart."
" Even if my heart brought me this much trouble?" Serena sighed. " But I must say, I haven't had this much fun as long as I remembered." There's a little smile on her lips.
" Risking your job like that was fun?" Mina was having a hard time believing her ears. " Serena, is there anything that you should have told me but you didn't?" she asked, using the warning tone.
" No, no… nothing. Honest!" somehow she knew Mina will not think her kissing encounter amusing.
" Are you sure?"
" Very." She nodded. Serena turned off the lamp next to her bed. " Goodnight Mina."
Mina smiled. She knew Serena was deliberately avoiding her questions. " Night. Sleep tight."
" Good morning Serena." Serena was startled by a deep voice that began to sound familiar.
" Morning, Mr. Shields." She replied. Getting up she took out his appointment book and followed him to his office.
Darien smiled at Serena's obvious effort to address him with a formal manner. Glancing through his shoulder, he asked the blonde angel. " I thought we're beyond the formality?"
" I wish to keep our connection professional." She replied, knowing he will brought that up.
Darien sat at his chair. He stripped off his blazer and hung it. " Professional? Hmm… Why?"
" Despite popular beliefs, we secretaries didn't really went out to get our hands on the boss."
Darien lifted his brows. " Oh, then what is really secretaries main objection?"
" Just to rob all their money and belongings and make them suffer for the rest of their lives." Serena answered, straight-faced.
Darien laughed, his shoulders shaking with mirth. When he laugh, Serena noticed his face softened and he looked almost boyish. " Then I guess I have to be careful with you. I'll keep that in mind."
" You better do." Serena smiled, relieved he didn't brought up yesterday's incident.
" Okay, Serena what's the schedule for today?" he asked deliberately using her first name.
Suppressing the urge to correct his way of addressing, she opened the book in her hand. " At 10 a.m. you have to attend the board meeting. Then you're quite free until 2 p.m. which you have a delayed meeting with Intertrade's main shareholders."
" That's all?"
" That's all the appointment today. But there's lots of documents you have to read and some of it needs your signature."
" Okay." Taking some papers out of his briefcase, he gave it to Serena. " I want 10 copies of that before the board meeting. Then call the shareholders and tell them I want the meeting held at Peacock."
" Yes, Mr. Shields." Serena started to leave.
" And Serena,"
" Yes?"
Darien's smile was almost wicked. " You look so much better without the glasses and your hair down."
Her face turned red and she immediately went out from his office.
Darien and Serena were at the Peacock. Serena glanced at the elegant surrounding of the restaurant. She was asked to come by Darien, in case there's notes to be taken. The meeting was finished almost half an hour ago. Apparently there's nothing important being discussed because she didn't have to take notes. She stirred her drink slowly. Darien was talking to her about some of his business plan.
" You don't have any idea what I'm talking about, do you?" Darien asked finally noticing his company lack of response.
" Apparently not."
Darien was puzzled. " Why don't you say so?"
" To secure my job?" Serena replied with a smile.
Darien was stunned for seconds before he burst out laughing. It seems to him that he just met Serena two days ago but he felt very at ease with her. He usually loathes woman's company. They always cling to him and chatter non-stops about themselves. But this young beauty in front of him was completely different. Not once did she interrupt him when he's talking. And Darien was enchanted by her look and charm. He remembered his grandmother and her impossible wish. Somehow, it doesn't seem so impossible now. ' Absurd!' Darien dismissed the thought from his head and finished his drink. " We should get going now."
" Of course." Serena stuffed her notebook in her bag and followed Darien to his car.
In the car, Darien drove in silence. That's why Serena was surprised when he suddenly asked.
" Forgive me for asking. But who is this James to you?"
Serena looked at Darien. He was watching the road. ' What is James? A boyfriend? No. A friend? Not anymore.' Serena bent his head, contemplating her answer before slowly look at Darien. " He's just a jerk I know since high school."
" No more than that?"
" No more than – why are we talking about this?" Serena asked, not easy with his question.
His sight was still on the road. "Just trying to get to know you better."
" Very funny. That was personal question and you don't have to know me personally." Serena narrowed her eyes at him.
Suddenly Darien looked at her. " Can I?"
Suddenly felt wary, she asked carefully. " Can you what?"
" Can I know you personally?"
Those words hit Serena like thunder. Her heart pounded fiercely before she checked herself. ' Why are you behaving like a schoolgirl? He was probably joking.' Refusing to answer that question, she threw her glance outside the window.
Darien chuckled, sensing her reluctance. He didn't ask any more questions after that.
Serena was at the restroom, preparing coffee for herself. She woke up late this morning and felt exhausted. She was upset with herself. Upset for thinking about what Darien said to her the whole nightlong. She sipped her coffee. 'I only need a cup of coffee to put it out of my system.' She was so absorbed in her thought she didn't realize Darien entered the room.
" Can I have a cup of those?"
Serena jumped at his voice. " Mr. Shields! You startled me."
" I'm sorry. I just want a cup of coffee." He replied innocently.
" Why don't you wait at your office while I fix you one?"
" Okay."
Serena took a mug and poured coffee into it. She carefully held the mug with the steaming liquid in one hand and Darien's appointment book in another. Darien was at his desk. He looked like in a deep thought. He took the mug from Serena and sipped it.
" You make good coffee."
" Thank you." Serena said, absurdly pleased with such a simple remark.
" Listen, Serena. I want to ask you one question." Darien asked seriously.
Puzzled by his sudden change of moods, Serena replied, " Go ahead."
" Will you marry me?"
Ha ha ha… Don't you want to kill me? I can't help to stop at that. Tell me how do you feel about this story so far. Is it sucks or good? Thanks for all your support. And if you want me to notify you by mail if I've uploaded the next chapter, just tell me. Till then, enjoy!