Andel is busy with his work as a secretary of Gabriel Lawson. He flawlessly changed his name to Oliver Gomez as his cover-up for his mission with his cousin Sabrina Mondragon-Alvarez that is now Mrs. Gabriel Lawson. That's right. She married his boss.
It wasn't planned at all. But anyway… he's code name is Shadow and working with her cousins is surely interesting. One thing that tires him is working 24 hours a day… mostly of those days. He wanted to relax sometimes—mostly… go on the beach and watch some girls wearing bikinis or someone without any clothes.
"Damn, I need to get laid." He muttered and started checking the files that his boss need to see.
His telephone rung and he answered it.
"Yes, boss?"
"Turn over your work to your secretary." Gabriel Lawson from the other line said. That's right. He has a secretary. He felt like the Vice President of the Company. "I want you to go out of the country and find me gems for my wife. I need it for her gown."
"It will cost a lot."
"I don't care."
"Okay. Coming right up." He muttered. He called his secretary and turned over everything. He still got twenty-four hours to rest and pack up.
Instead of going home, he took the stroller luggage that he always brings with him for this kind of mission. He fixed his desk and took important things from his drawer.
"Sabrina, that little brat is making my life miserable." He muttered again. "Why does she need gems to be attached to her gown? It's always like that." He kept muttering and Gabriel entered his office. Good thing that Gabriel didn't hear him. "Yes, boss?"
"I'll give you two weeks. You can gather it within a week another week for your rest."
"Really?" he suddenly asked. "A week for the off day with payment?"
"Yes," Gabriel said. "If you gather it within a week." His hands are in the pocket of his pants. "I'm going." He left and Andel punched on the air.
"Oh yeah!"
Once that he turned it over, he went downtown just to eat in a café. What he didn't expect was the little kid is there with papers occupied on a round table. Few photos are on the floor and another flew in his direction. He picked it up and sat down on the comfortable sofa in front of her.
She looked up at him. His hair is messy now and like he's in a new identity. He's wearing a black Rayban Shades and the tie that she saw a while ago is nowhere to be found. Three buttons are open from his polo shirt and he looked so sexy.
She might look like a puppy because of her baby-face.
"Hey, Pattinson."
"How do you know me?" She suddenly asked.
"You forget about me?" He asked holding his chest dramatically. "It's fine. I got that a lot. I like the designs by the way. Are you going to open a new resto?"
"How did you know?" She asked curiously. Andel smiled and tilt his head admiring this little kid in front of him. But she's not technically a kid… just in his eyes.
"It's obvious." He said and stood. "Keep up the good work, baby girl." He patted her head and went to his table and start eating the one he ordered.
She quickly gathered the photos and put them in her briefcase. She took her things and sat down in front of him watching him eat.
"What do you want?" he asked and slice a lasagna and pointed the fork to her. She shook her head.
"Can you help me?"
"You don't even know my name now you are asking my help."
"You practically know me—"
"Did your mom told you not to speak to strangers." He said. She frowned at him.
"Look—you are surely professional… I want to ask you some things for the opening of the second branch of my resto."
"Uhuh… I will help you but call me on my real name first." He winked.
She frowned and dug on her memories of who he is. Her brows creased even more and for Andel, watching her creased like that and in a deep though is such an entertainment.
"Give me clues."
"No." He shook his head.
"Oh, come on!" She mooed. She groaned and started searching on social media but nothing about him. She groaned.
"Little girl, I'll help you. But call me Oliver Gomez."
"What?" Her eyes widen and she dug on her memories even more. He moved forward and whispered to cover his mouth so no one could read it.
"It's not my real name." He winked.
"Okay…" She murmured. "Are you related to Andy?"
"Very." He winked again and her eyes widen when she now realize who he was. She covered her mouth. "Don't say it." He said and continue eating."
"Now I know who you are—and please, stop calling me little kid, old man."
Andel acted so shocked and hold his chest.
"Ouch. Did you just call me old man?"
"Yes. You called me a little kid. That's a double insult."
"I am not insulting you. It's the truth." He said.
She frowned and took out her phone and show him her photos. She's a sexy woman and she's not a little kid. She might not be tall like Kathleen or other Mondragon ladies but she's beautiful and she's confident.
"Does this look like a little kid?" She asked. She's wearing a lady-like dress on that event and she's posing seductively.
Andel looked at it and his throat dries. Ellen is the most adorable kid he knows when they are children. She's still adorable even she cries and pouts and frowning. But now, she's a woman and he couldn't believe it. He used to be her little brother and savior.
"You look ugly." He said and continue eating. The best thing to do is to lie. Damn, he needed to get laid. Even this little girl that he used to babysit is making him aroused.
"You are even uglier. So, are you gonna help me? I just need comfortable sofas for people's convenience…" She started talking about stuff and he listened to her. "Then, I accidentally listened to Taylor Swift's Ours… I think the atmosphere will be cozy and comforting… for both singles and in heartbreaks… I am thinking to buy lots of teddy bears and even cats if they wanted."
His phone started ringing and he excused himself and answer Andromeda's call.
"Yes?"
"We got a problem…" Andy muttered.
"Shit. My boss just gave me the assignment to search gems for Sabrina…" he muttered. Ellen is eavesdropping a little and took his lasagna and start eating it.
"What's the problem?"
"The snipper. He's dead. Shot right through the skull." Andy declared and Andel's jaws dropped.
"Are you kidding me?"
"No. I'll handle it for now. You go on with your mission with Sabrina."
"Are you sure of that?"
"Yes."
Andel needed to gather all the gems in three days. So, he looked at the little girl.
"I'll help you with whatever setting you wanted but you have to help me first." He said.
"Okay…" She said. "I will explain everything to you, but we have to leave the country right away."
Ellen gaped and her heart started pumping fast and loud.