Gahh! I'm so incredibly sorry for the lateness of this chapter! School life's gotten really hectic, and I just didn't find the time to write! I've also been gone a lot this summer, but I'll try and get the writing back to up normal! So sorry, but hopefully you'll enjoy chapter 3 of Love in Waiting!

Disclaimer: Nope, don't own anything!

Chapter 3—Chance Encounter

As Seto finally got out from work after an exhausting day, he walked to his car and immediately sunk into the comfortable luxury seat. It had been a horrible day and all he wanted to do was to go home and curl up with a good book. The hardware had been trickier than expected and he had lost his temper at least 5 times that day. He normally had to stay after work but that didn't mean he liked it. Finally, after resting his eyes, he started up his BMW and drove out of the parking garage.

Tea finished work and went to visit her friend Naomi, who liked to sell little trinkets on one of the busiest streets in Domino. It was a cute little booth designed to attract the teeming lot of young couples and gossipy girls that often swarmed the streets. As she caught sight of her friend, Naomi waved excitedly at her, beckoning her over quickly.

"What's up Naomi? What's with all the excitement?" Tea asked with a grin. "Hey Tea!" The girl said happily. "I just scored a date with a totally hot guy! He was buying a teddy bear for his little sister. Of course we got to talking, and now we're going to go out to dinner!" Naomi beamed. "Awesome Naomi! Have fun!" Tea said. Naomi hesitated a little, then said to Tea, "Hey hon, can I ask you a favor?" After getting an affirmative from Tea, she continued. "Tonight's date is really important, but I don't want to close the shop up so early…tonight's one of the biggest nights since that new bar is opening, so I want to attract a lot of customers. Do you think you could watch if for me? Please?" Naomi asked. "Ummm…" Tea hesitated, but then relented. Hey, it wasn't as if she was going to do anything anyway. "Sure, Naomi. Just be sure to have fun on that date and tell me how it went, all right?" "Thanks Tea! I owe you one majorly!" Naomi said happily, handing Tea the keys and other equipment. "I'll tell you how it goes!" She said, waving as she walked in the direction of her home.

Tea sighed. It was a little after 7 o'clock and she had been watching the booth for a couple of hours now. Not many customers had arrived, and she was getting bored. Just then, a sleek black car drove up next to her and a fat, old foreign man came out of the car. He whistled appreciatively at Tea and started speaking to her rapidly in what sounded like French. Fortunately, Tea had taken a tiny bit of French in high school, and could understand smidgens of what he was saying. He was gesturing at her and she caught the words "how much?" Oh! So he was trying to buy something from the booth! She quickly glanced at the merchandise and said, "$10." The man gaped, looking happily astounded. He smiled lecherously and opened the door to his car, as if inviting her in. Tea stared totally confused, and was just a tiny bit nervous. As he brandished ten dollars at her and gestured for her to get in the car, Tea freaked and ran off into the nearest café. The man stared after her. After swearing angrily in French, he slammed himself back in his car and drove off with a screech of tires.

Meanwhile, inside the café, Tea didn't feel like leaving in case the freaky man decided to come back, and so she remained inside the little shop and waited until the coast was absolutely clear.

As Seto was driving along, he suddenly remembered that one of his colleagues whom he had helped in his business ventures had invited him to have a couple of drinks at a bar he had just opened. The bar was one of the most successful ones in town, and Seto felt like he needed to pay his respects to the place. Sighing, he drove to the touristy district of Domino and searched for the "Paradise Night Bar". Unfortunately, nights in Domino were packed with young people of all backgrounds looking for a great night out, so finding a parking space was almost impossible. Seto, getting frustrated, finally found a vacated spot just next to a small, empty booth filled with teddy bears, celebrity magazines, and other assorted goods. Driving quickly, he did not notice that he accidentally knocked over one of the many boxes on top of the booth, spilling its contents and causing a big mess. So, when he got out of the car and locked it, he didn't give a backwards glance to the mess he had just left behind.
Tea finally left that it was safe to leave by 9 o'clock, and she went back out to the booth, feeling a little guilty that she wasn't able to sell much of the merchandise. As she stepped outside, the gasped at the sight. One of the boxes of stuffed animals had been knocked over by a black BMW, and it had even run over several of them! Oh no! Tea thought desperately. Naomi's going to kill me! Then the thought hit her. She should take a picture of the car so that she could find the owner! She dug around in her purse, but could not find her beloved camera. "Crap! I left it at Kaiba's house!" She said, frustrated. "Fine! I'll just get the owner out here then. That guy is so dead!" Tea said, as she lightly hit the car, attempting to set the car alarm off.

As the wailing alarm started to sound, Tea waited for the car's owner, tapping her foot impatiently. A couple of minutes later, a voice interrupted her thoughts, and the alarm immediately shut off. "Hey! What do you think you're doing?" A man's voice angrily asked. Tea whirled around and found herself face to face with a handsome brunet man, wearing a crisp black suit and tie. She found herself drawn to him by an invisible force. But then she remembered what had happened and she assumed and angry face. "Excuse me! Look what your car did." She said, pointing angrily to the poor teddy bears face-down in the dirt. "This is my friend's booth, and you better find some way to pay her for the damage! How could you hit her booth? Did you not see it or something?" She asked angrily.

Meanwhile, Seto just stared down at the remnants of the bears. He didn't fully comprehend the words of the strange, angry girl, until she stopped suddenly glaring at him. "Are you listening to a single word I'm saying?" She asked him. "Excuse me." Seto said coldly. "I wasn't aware that I had hit your friend's…business. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to deal with damage costs, so I hope you are satisfied with…$100?" Tea gaped at him. He didn't even offer an apology and thought money was the way to get rid of her? Oh, this guy didn't know who he was dealing with. "Excuse me." She said, imitating the man's same cold voice. "An apology would be greatly appreciated, and I don't think my friend would be satisfied with your offer." She said.

Seto almost smirked. Did this ignorant girl know who she was dealing with? He was the most successful business tycoon in the country! He didn't have to put up with this teddy bear nonsense. Sighing, he pulled out the keys to his car, and threw them at Tea. "What's this?" She asked, bewildered. "Listen. I'll just give you the money. I'm sorry for running into your friend's shop. And to add to that, you can drive yourself anywhere you want." Tea just stared. This guy was beyond strange. But…it was a really nice car. One of the newest BMWs that Tea didn't even think was released to the public. Plus, she really needed to pick up her camera before her employer discovered it. "Fine." She said grudgingly, getting into the drivers seat. Seto slid in next to her and they started off in complete silence.

Tea was getting excited driving the car. It had a DVD system and top of the line stereo system. It even had a little computer with a navigation device installed on it, and a portable speaker phone. In short, it was an awesome car. As Tea headed toward the main gates of Kaiba's estate, she noticed that the man next to her had tensed.

"Is there a problem?" She asked, realizing that she had never even asked the man his name. "Nothing…" He said slowly. "Do you live…here?" he asked her. Tea thought quickly. She didn't want to lie, but there was not other way to get rid of the guy. She could say that she did live here and then give him back the keys and never see this guy again. Then take the bus home or something. "Yes. I live here." She said. The guy looked incredulous. 'He doesn't buy it.' Tea thought. But to her surprise, the man just nodded thoughtfully and said, "I'll escort you up." "No!" Tea panicked. What if her employer was home and she went in with a man? She would instantly be fired. "No thank you. I'll just let myself in. Thanks for the ride though. I'll see you later!" She said, getting out of the car and running towards the door. Thank goodness she had a key! Or else it would look pretty suspicious if she couldn't even get into "her" home.

She quickly opened the door and waved to the man, who still hadn't left. Tea hastily closed the door and breathed a sigh of relief. "Whew! Well, I'll never see that guy again!" Tea walked over to the couch where she had left her camera and found it there safe and sound. "I wonder where Mr. Kaiba is? Well, that was pretty lucky on my part." Tea thought aloud. Suddenly, a voice, cold and calculating cut across the room.

"Who are you? How did you get into my home?" Tea slowly turned around and found…the same man who had run into Naomi's booth, the cold one that had given her a lift home. Seto Kaiba…her employer.

Well? How'd it go? Sorry about the lack of update, but hopefully the chapter makes up for it! If you have any questions, comments, cries of outrage feel free to send 'em to me! Reviews are greatly appreciated! Hopefully next update won't take so long! Till next time!

K.L. Kat