Chapter 5 She is Mine

I look at Colin from the glass window while he is busy doing his work. I still can't forget when he said "SHE IS MINE!" In front of Frank that day. Does he mean it? Why? I thought he hates me.

I get up from my chair and walk to the restroom. I get into a stall and have pee. After that I wash my hands and fix my hair a bit and make sure nothing ruin my make up.

Then I walk back to my desk and see a bouquet of flowers is on my desk. I take the flowers and looking for the card but I couldn't find it. Who give this to me?

I turn my face at Colin and he is keep doing his work. I have no idea who the sender is but I like the flowers I can change the flowers on my desk into this new one.

"Venice, can you come over for a sec?" Colin calls me.

"Yes sir." I nod and walk into his office. "May I help you?"

"I found some mistakes in this document, can you fix it?" He turns his face at me and give me the files.

"Yes, sir." I nod and take the document. "I was wondering, do you know anything about the flower on my desk?"

"Nope, not at all. I'm busy." He shakes his head.

"Right, okay." I nod and walk out from his office and get back to my desk.

Who is this flower from? I have no idea. I don't like secret admirer like this because it made me curious all the time. But what if it's him? Colin?

I turn my face to the glass door across me and looking at him. So dreamy. He suddenly turns his face at me and frowns at me. I shake my head and turn my face away and continue working.

No, it's not him. I'm sure the coldest man alive is not the sender of the flowers. I don't see him such a romantic guy whatsoever. But I see him as icy cold heart guy.

I take some paper and walk to the copy machine to copy some paper. "Hey, get the flower that I gave you?" Todd smiles at me.

"Oh that was from you." I giggle. "Well, thank you so much. I love the flower." I smile at him.

"I'm sure you do." Todd smiles at me. "I will see you around." Todd waves at me and walks away.

"What did he just do? Did he flirting with you?" Summer chuckles at me.

"I guess so." I giggle.

"Anyway, did you hear that there is open promotion for senior production manager position. Why don't you sign up?" Summer grins at me.

"Why don't you try out?" I turn my face at her.

"Oh I love working with the design team and got a chance to meet those models everyday." Summer laughs softly.

"Maybe I will try. I mean I will get my own office no more answering the phone." I giggle.

"Yes you should." Summer grins at me and walks away.

Yes I should. I will get my own office and the salary is like double bigger than my own salary now. I even will get my own assistant. How cool is that?

I walk back to my desk and open up the website for the job vacancy to read all the requirements. I need recommend letter from Colin but will he give it to me? Oh I'm sure he will. He hates me I know that for sure.

I continue revising the documents he gave me and take a look at him for a bit. Yes I will ask him for the recommend letter and then I will go for the promotion.

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"It's late, shouldn't you go home?" Colin frowns at me.

"Nope, I'm fine. I have packs of instant noodles cup here." I said to him.

"Okay then." He simply nod.

"Uh sir, there is open position for the senior production manager and I'd like to apply. Would you like to give me recommend letter?" I raise my eyebrows at him.

"Yeah sure. I will give it to you tomorrow. Good night." He simply said and walks away.

I get up from my chair and walk to the pantry to make a cup of coffee and boiled this instant noodles cup. After that I walk back to my desk and see a note on it.

Don't go home too late. Always take care

Who is this note come from? Did someone is spying on me? I look around and the rest of the room had turn into dark because the lights off.

I shake my head and go back to sit down on my chair and finishing my work. I'm not scared with ghost or anything. I'm just scared with bad guys. That's all.

I keep working and finish them all. I clean up my desk and take my bag and walk to the lobby and then walk out from the building. I look around and there's no cab around. I look at my watch and it's late.

I sigh and start walking on the street to get to the bus stop. Until suddenly someone walks next to me. I turn my face and Colin is walking down next to me.

"I thought you have your car." I frown at him.

"Yes but this morning I went to work by took a cab." He said to me.

"And I thought you were leaving already." I said to him.

"I remember what happened when you walked down in the street alone so I was getting worried." He simply said.

"I'm a grown up woman. I can take care of myself." I roll my eyes.

"I don't trust you with that. You spent months to finally leave your husband who cheated on you." He says to me.

"Ex-husband." I simply said. "And don't give me marriage advice, you spent years to get over your ex-wife. You never date anyone else ever since she left you. How tragic is that." I chuckle.

"I have trust issues." He simply said as we stop by the bus stop. "Have you ever wander around New York until morning comes?"

"No, never." I shake my head.

"Wanna do that? You said that you want to fall in love with a man within a day and that's it." He turns his face at me.

"But not with you." I shake my head and look at him from head to toe.

"Well, you're having dinner with me tomorrow night. I will go before you say anything." He simply said and walks away.

"I haven't say yes for that!" I shout and grunt.

He shakes his head and keeps walking on the street. I sigh and get into the bus and sit down. Who is he thinking he is? He might be dreamy but cold ass heart guy like that isn't my type.

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"Knock the door before you come in, Venice." Colin simply said while looking at some paper.

"What is this? This is a recommend letter that you made for me?" I frown at him.

"I thought you like that. You're annoying, you insult me, and despite all of that you're a good babysitter, oh don't mention the food you cook." He turns my face at me.

"It seems like you're the one who make my life miserable. Before you came in, I was fine with Nicole although I had to listen about her marriage problem. I have been working here for four years now." I frown at him.

"I sent the real one to the human resources department already. You had the copy." He simply said.

"Well, good. Now I will get fired." I sigh and ripped off the paper. "Are you happy now?" I glare at him and walk to my desk. "You will receive my letter by this noon and you won't be seeing me by tomorrow."

"Venice, come on." He sighs and takes my hand bring me back to his office.

"What? You want me to get fired right?" I raise my eyebrows at him.

"None can fire you except me." He said to me.

"Then why did you do that? It will be a career growth for me. I want to have my own office with the glass window where I can see the city view when I get stressed. I want the higher salary. I want to have my own assistant." I frown at him.

"I don't want to lose you." He sighs.

"I will get you another new secretary before I start my new job." I roll my eyes.

"I don't want any other woman. I want you." He said to me while look into my eyes.

"So you can hurt me everyday." I simply nod and roll my eyes.

"I can give you, your own office and give you higher salary, Christmas bonus, and anything else you want. But please don't leave me. You're mine." He keeps looking into my eyes.

"Okay, sounds interesting. But you have to take that recommend letter from the human resources department as fast as you can before I get fired." I said to him.

"Actually, it's still here." He said to me and opens his drawer and show me the letter.

"You're a bitch. I will murder you." I glare at him and walk to my desk.

"Don't forget about the dinner tonight." Colin simply said while walk passing my desk.

I roll my eyes and didn't answer him. I lean my head on my desk and looking at my computer and continue working. If in one week he is not going to give what I want, I will write my own recommend letter. That's it.

"Venice, we have lunch client outside right? Let's go." Colin says to me.

"Yes, sir." I sigh and take the proposal and my bag then walk following him to the lobby.

"Taxi!" He shouts and trying to stop a cab but no cab is stopping.

I laugh and walk closer to the street. "Taxi! Hey! Taxi!" I shout and a cab stopped right in front of us. "You're welcome." I grin at him and get into the cab.

"You must pretty loud out there huh." He simply said and gets in then sit down next to me. "Grand Central please."

"Wait, I thought the meeting is in The Plaza." I frown at him.

"There is no meeting. The client has postponed the meeting right through my phone." He simply answered.

"And why are we going to Grand Central?" I raise my eyebrows at him.

"Because we are going to Broadway. I happened to have two tickets to watch Hairspray." He said to me.

"Oh.." I nod.

"Then we can go to have lunch in a diner that really cool there." He said to me.

"Are you guys dating?" The cab driver asks us.

"No!" I shake my head quickly.

"Yes." Colin answered.

"In your dream." I roll my eyes and turn my face to the street.

Wait, did he say that we are dating and actually mean it? I don't think so. I'm sure he is just playing along with me right now making me get angrier than before.

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I walk into the diner and look around. "So why here? And why now? Knowing that we will have dinner tonight." I frown at him.

"Tonight's dinner is at my place and you cook. Right now is my treat." He said to me and walk lead me to an empty table.

"So we're out during the work hours." I said to him and sit down across him. "How could you know this place anyway when you are new in New York?"

"I'm actually not new. I was born and raised in Bronx. Before I got a job in Vogue, I was working in Los Angeles Times. I moved to New York because my ex wife's job is here. She is a model." He said to me.

"Make sense." I simply nod.

"What would you like to order?" A waitress smiles at us.

"Surprise me." I grin at Colin.

"Well, what about two super creamy pasta and chocolate milkshake." Colin says to the waitress.

"I will be right back." The waitress smiles at us and walks away.

"You never smile to anyone else, don't you?" I ask him.

"I did but not to you." He simply said.

I look around and turn my face to the outside of this diner until I see Gregg is walking down in the street with pregnant Hannah.

I turn my face away quickly and cover up my face with menu book. "Please tell me that they're not coming here." I mumbled.

"They walked away. You really have such a hot ex husband." Colin simply said.

"He is straight if you're wondering." I simply said. "But hotness isn't that important anymore. Our body could change as soon as we grow old but honesty, loyalty, and love will never die." I said to him.

"Hmm...mmm." He simply nod.

"You wouldn't understand, you're an ice." I roll my eyes and take my phone out from my pocket.

"Still mad at me about the promotion?" He asks me.

"Well, you know what? I will give you one week to prove everything you said or I will quit. Recently, I got a job offer in Gucci so.." I smirk at him.

"I will keep trying to ruin your interview." He simply said.

"Why is that? I can't work in Vogue forever." I frown at him.

"You know I've been betrayed by someone that I loved the most. It's hard for me to trust someone else and I trust you." He said to me.

"That's all?" I frown at him.

"There's something more that I can't say now." He simply said. "Thanks." He nods to the waitress as she brings our food.

"Thank you." I smile at her.

"After this, we go shopping okay." He said to me and eat his food.

"Umm I would say no. I don't want people think that I'm a gold digger beside I have good clothes. I work in a fashion magazine." I shake my head.

"You're not a gold digger.. but okay." He shrugs and start eating the food. "Uh delicious." I just watch him eating across me. He seems very hungry as he eats ravenously. "What?" He turns his face at me.

"You got cream cheese on here." I said to him and point to my chin.

"Where?" He frowns at me.

"Here." I wipe his chin with my thumb. He looks at me and I just can look at him back. I push my hand away and wipe my hand with the tissue paper. "Sorry."

"It's okay. Just eat." He nods at me.

I nod and start to eat my food. Did he ask me out to have lunch with him right now? Really? I mean he could ask directly instead of making these cold moves.

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"Be careful." I smile at Troy.

"Careful." Troy giggles while holding his own plate.

I smile and set up the dining table. Troy gets on the chair and stands up while setting up his own place. "Here is your spoon!" I grin at him and give him the spoon.

Suddenly the door bell is ringing. Colin walks to the door and opens the door. I don't know who's coming but I hope it's not his arrogant ex-wife.

I turn my face and smile to an old woman who I assumed is Colin's mom. "Hello, Mrs. Everett." I smile at her and pull out a chair for her.

"This is her?" She smiles at Colin and points at me.

"Yes, that's her." Colin nods.

I turn my face at him and raise my eyebrows. What was that mean by saying that's me. "Hello, I'm Venice Peters." I smile at her and show her my hand.

"Such a beautiful lady." She smiles at me and rubs my hand.

"Thank you. Here have a seat." I smile at her and let her sit down.

I walk to my chair and sit down across her until Troy pulls over his high chair next to me. I chuckle and sit him down on his high chair.

"Here." I smile at them and serving the food on their plates.

"You cook by yourself?" Mrs. Everett smiles at me.

"Yes I am." I smile back at her.

"What do you do for living?" Mrs. Everett asks me.

"I'm actually Colin's secretary in Vogue Magazine. But right now I'm applying to Gucci." I giggle.

"Yeah you both can't be in the same office right? Especially as secretary and the boss since you both are dating even though I know you guys are very professional." She nods.

I turn my face at Colin and raise my eyebrows. He just looking back at me and give me his smirk and start eating the food. What is the thing behind all of these?

"This is first time Colin brought a girl to me ever since he got a divorce actually. He is very cold to woman." She chuckles.

"Absolutely." I laugh softly. "So are you from Bronx?"

"His father was from Bronx, I'm actually from Boston. What about you?" She turns her face at me.

"My mom was from Los Angeles and my dad is from England. I'm half British. I was born in Guildford and live there until I was 5 years old until we moved to Los Angeles. I'm only child, my dad owns a business company, and my mom passed away about three years ago." I said to her.

"I can guess that from your accent." She smiles at me.

"Yeah still got it." I giggle.

"Done!" Troy shouts as he finishes his food.

"Yay!" I smile at him and give him the sippy cup with water in it.

"You two seems very bonding. Colin told me that you are divorced too. Have any kids?" Mrs. Everett asks me.

"No. I was diagnosed with infertile. My ex husband cheated on me and got his lover pregnant. I don't blame him, he really wants to be a father. I want to be a mother too but he doesn't want to adopt." I said to her.

"That's not an excuse to cheat actually. He could talk to you about that." She said to me.

"I know." I nod. "But I'm over it." I giggle.

"I know you do. You got a gentleman over here." She smiles at me and winks at Colin.

I giggle and look at to this cold guy. He is just smiling blushingly. I guess I can dig his secret from his mom. Wait for my revenge, Mr. Everett.