Part V: Monday Blues?

Katie was in her office, reading a few financial statements and some memos being circulated. She was trying hard to concentrate, but she kept on looking at her office clock. It read 10:30.

"Would it be too early if I drop by the hospital now?" Katie thought.

She then heard someone knock at her office door.

"Come in." She said.

"Ms. Singer, this is the approved budget duly signed by your father. He requests that you recheck in case we missed a few adjustments." The brunette explained as she handed the report to Katie.

"Thank you. I'll just call him after I examine it."

The brunette was about to go out the door, when Katie finally decided she should go and try now.

"Uh Grace, do we have a board meeting tonight?" Katie asked.

"Not that I know of Ms. Singer. But I can ask your secretary to check if you want to." Grace smiled in reply.

"Yeah… Thanks. Uh Grace?"

"Yes Ms. Singer?" Grace turned around again.

"Would you know flower shops near by just in case?"

"I think there is one right across the street." Grace smiled although slightly confused with the type questions being asked by her boss.

"Thank you. I'll let you go now." Katie smiled and waved at Grace.

"No problem." Grace then went out of the room.

Katie stood up and organized her table. She took her car keys and her phone. She was searching for her purse inside a drawer when she heard the intercom beep.

Ms. Singer, you have no pending appointments for the day. Do I hold your calls for the rest of the day?

"Yes please. And in case there is something urgent that needs my attention just call me in my mobile phone, ok?"

Yes Ms. Singer.

"I'll be in touch."

Katie then took her purse then went down straight to the flower shop.

"Ms. Singer! How may we help you?" the shop owner happily asked Katie.

"I would like to have a bouquet of white roses please." Katie smiled in reply.

"I'm terribly sorry Ms. Singer but we ran out of white roses yesterday, we do have red roses."

"Do you have any white flowers?" Katie asked.

"Yes. We have gardenias…" the shop owner lead Katie to see what the flowers he was referring to looked like.

"Ah… Do you think you can arrange them like a bouquet?" Katie inquired.

"Yes of course. It would only take a few minutes. Daniela!" the shop owner turned to have the flowers arranged.

Katie waited for about 15 minutes and was handed down a very beautiful bouquet of gardenias. She paid using her credit card, and then walked to where her car was parked. Katie's car was a red 2005 Ferrari Superamerica Maranello F1, with the word SINGER on the plate. She was about to unlock her car when she heard someone shout her name.

"Katie! Where are you going? Aren't we supposed to have coffee?" It was Tad and Sarah.

"Oh dear…" was all that Katie could mutter.

She turned to face her friends.

"Hey…" Katie said.

"Hey you! Whoa! Nice flowers!" Tad said as he tried to inspect the lovely bouquet.

"I wonder who they are for…" Sarah added while giving Katie a grin.

Katie just smiled, while her friends continued to examine the flowers on her hand.

"Katie can you at least date this one longer than the usual?" Tad asked as he turned his gaze to Katie.

"I'm not planning to date her… for now. I just want to say thank you… properly" Katie answered as she turned to unlock her car door.

"Thank you? Why do you have to say thank you?" Tad asked.

"Because she helped me Saturday morning." Katie replied.

"Helped you how?" Tad was confused.

"Katie had a head butt competition with pole in the park. She met a doctor while they were at it. She checked Katie just in case she lost a few bolts and screws on the head." Sarah giggled in reply.

"Right…" Katie rolled her eyes.

"But seriously Katie, in case you DO date her… try to make it longer?" Sarah pleaded as she and Tad looked at each other.

"Why?" Katie asked as she put the flowers on the passenger seat.

"So you'll get to know her well. Who knows you might…" Tad said but was cut off.

"Don't say it Tad. Not a word." Katie turned and pointed her index finger at him.

"Easy Katie." Sarah put Katie's hand down.

"Ok, just get to know her a little. Having new friends is always good." She added.

"I have to go. I don't really know if she has shifts on Monday mornings." Katie said as she went in her car.

"Be careful now. No pressure." Tad smiled.

"Bye guys." Katie was off to Swedish Covenant Hospital.

"You think that one can crack up the puzzles in Katie's love life?" Tad asked Sarah.

"We'll know soon enough. Let's just hope Katie dates her twice. We can start hoping for that… for now." Sarah answered as they watch Katie's car disappear on the corner.