A Little Like Fate

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"What time is our meeting again with her, Kim?" Tanong ni Thirdy sa secretary niya while taking off his overcoat and walking towards his desk. He just got back from a few floors down to check on the progress of their production for their new collections.

Kim was following Thirdy and stopped just in front of his desk while Thirdy sat down on his swivel chair.

"3PM." Sagot ni Kim while checking her iPad. Thirdy looked at the digital clock on his table, it was already 2:45 PM. He smiled unconsciously, nakita naman ito ni Kim kaya napangiti ito, still looking at the iPad in her hands.

"Excited?"

Napatingin naman si Thirdy sa kaniya at nakitang naka-smirk ang secretary niya kaya tinaasan niya ito ng kilay.

"Saan naman?" Patay-malisya niyang tanong. He knows exactly what Kim was asking but he refuses to admit that he does. He'd like to make himself believe that he isn't that interested in the woman they're about to meet.

Kim lowered the iPad and looked at Thirdy, "Do I really have to spell it out for you?"

Kim's answer made Thirdy sigh. His secretary was one of the few people who knew about his history with the model. Ayaw kasi siyang tigilan ni Kim hangga't sa hindi niya sinasabi kung bakit gustong gusto ni Thirdy makuha bilang endorser at model si Bea when they had a meeting with Gian and SJ a few months back. Hindi dapat nila kukunin si Bea dahil sa tingin nila ay hindi ito papayag but Thirdy insisted. After a few more talks, they decided to call her manager kaya eto na sila ngayon.

"Whatever you're thinking is not the case. I'm not excited, Kim." Thirdy said a little too defensively.

His secretary crossed her arms in front of him, "Hindi excited 'yung dumating ka rito sa office 30 minutes before your usual time? Hindi excited 'yung binati mo lahat ng empleyado sa labas? Which, for the record, you haven't done since you assumed the position. And don't even get me started sa mga ngiti mo kanina pag—"

"Grabe, nageffort ka pa para ilista 'yung mga ginawa ko ngayong araw?" Naiiling na sabi ni Thirdy.

Kim just smiled at him sarcastically, "I'm just doing my job, sir."

"Tigil-tigilan mo 'ko, Kim, ah. Hindi ko pa nakakalimutan ang mga pambibisto mo sa'kin kina Mama tsaka 'yung mga pinagsasabi mo kay Dani." Thirdy glared at his secretary.

This time, tumawa na si Kim dahil sa sinabi niya kaya napahilamos nalang ng mukha si Thirdy.

"Eh, wala eh. Nagtanong kung anong ginagawa mo, eh." Kim shrugged and smoothed her clothes.

"Kanino ka ba nagtatrabaho, ha? 'Diba sa'kin?" Inis na tanong ni Thirdy.

"Secretary mo 'ko, oo," Kim said while nodding, "Pero mas pinahahalagahan ko 'yung bonus at tickets na binibigay sa'kin ni Tita Mozzy and Dani."

This made Thirdy roll his eyes. Typical Kim, she's always been like this.

"I just gave you a raise last month!" Thirdy said in disbelief.

"Tsaka, hiyang hiya naman 'yung bonus at mga libreng travels mo galing sa'kin?" Patuloy na sumbat ni Thirdy.

Mayaman naman sila Kim and she certainly doesn't need more money but she just enjoys teasing Thirdy like this. Natutuwa siya sa mukha ni Thirdy na hindi mai-pinta.

Kim sat down on the chair in front of Thirdy's desk.

"I mean, telling them more about where you are and what you're doing doesn't sound so bad naman, diba?" Kim said teasingly, she liked annoying her boss to no end.