"i need you to finish the redo within tonight. and oh right when's the ipad pro going to be delivered? it's a gift to my niece."

"it's going to be delivered within today, sir. it's paid with your card, not the company card, and i told your receiver from your house to call and make sure it was a 12.9 inch 4th generation sir, like you said."

"very good, you may go."

"yes, mr. jung."

jaehyun was having a headache. his favorite secretary was on leave and it's been months at that. he can't reach the man but he was promised that he'd come back.

he's been packed with different meetings everyday and he gained the headache from that. he slightly rubbed his temples as he removed his glasses.

it's night and he was finishing his last of the paper works before getting ready to head home. when his secretary left, he requested his employees to work extra hours but of course they had a raise. he'd still be the last to leave so he often find the whole floor dim from several closed lights. 

he grabbed his satchel along with his coat before walking out of his office. he found his secretary just organizing papers as if he was ready to leave.

"mr. kim, are you leaving now?" he said.

"yes, mr. jung. i've finished the rest of the paper works you asked me to redo." the man smiled. "what about the copy for the partnership with wong enterprise?"

the secretary looked down and scratched his nape. jaehyun sighed silently and nodded. "do it tomorrow." he said.

if it was mr. lee, he probably has it all done by now. he thought. "by the way, do you know when mr. lee comes back?"

"he set me a message a few weeks ago, mr. jung. he said he'd come back by the end of the month, i just forgot to mention. i apologize, mr. jung." the secretary bowed his head.

jaehyun sighed once more before patting the man on his shoulder. "go home, mr. kim. see you tomorrow."

it was all he said before walking past the boy. mr. kim or kim jungwoo has been the interim secretary for the ceo since the original secretary was gone. he was under the department of finance and had a huge crush for one of jaehyun's friends and business partner, lucas wong, or the heir for wong enterprise. although he was head of finance, it was his first time working directly under his boss. he gets nervous from his intimidating physique so he tends to forget things and make mistakes most of the time.

as jaehyun walked out of the elevator, he went straight to his audi r8. when he finally got in, he rested his head against the wheel. his head was pounding and he wanted to go back home immediately.

he started the car and quickly drove home as fast as he can.

it was now close to the end of the month and jaehyun was getting excited. his favorite secretary will finally come back after months of leave. he was in a good mood that he didn't notice he finish all his paper works. with a pile of papers reaching his chest from the table, it sure was a ton.

as it is obvious, he's been growing a crush for his own secretary. he was the ideal secretary for every ceo. he was efficient, erudite, well-mannered and on top of that, he was captivating. truly mesmerizing.

almost everyone in their whole building who's seen him had their eyes attracted whenever he walks into the room. he was kind too, generous and considerate to other people. no wonder everyone wants him even though he came from a low-class family.

suddenly, there was a knock on the door that cut off his train of thoughts.

"mr. jung. i have the guest list and seat plan for the party."

his interim secretary peeked from the door. the boss gestured him to come closer. "yes, come in."

thee boy placed the folder on the wooden table. the boss opened it and read his writings. "did you add seo youngho here?"

"yes, sir. he also requested to bring his husband along with him, said his secretary. and i have added secretary lee, seated next to you, sir. or should i relocate him?"

jaehyun's heart thumped as he heard the information. he inhaled silently and shook it off. "no need, he'll sit next to me. what about nakamoto yuta?"

their discussion went on and on that ended up him inviting his whole circle of friends.

"you are a son of a bitch, you know that?"

"i told you he doesn't hate you."

"he does, the only reason he asked to be in the party is to nag me all night. i only invited you, but sure you don't wanna know the truth that your husband nags me all the time, fine."

it seemed that jaehyun and johnny have another argument. it's after work and they went out for a drink. it was jaehyun's first words as soon as he sees johnny in the bar.

"he's not gonna nag you all night. come on, you're friends."

jaehyun kept rolling his eyes at how johnny spoke about his husband. not so long ago, johnny's husband, ten, found out about how jaehyun was developing feelings for his secretary. it wasn't that bad but jaehyun was being a coward.

it turns out that ten and jaehyun's secretary, taeyong, go way back. so ten felt excitement for the both of them since they were both his friends. but jaehyun never confessed. and now it made taeyong file a leave for how many months with no reasons why. they only guessed and guessed then this came into mind.

"yeah we're friends, jae."

all of a sudden, ten came from nowhere and was clear on his plan to mock jaehyun all night. "still a fucking coward, i see."

"i'm not a coward, ten. see john? i told you he's gonna nag me all night."

"if you weren't such a coward. i told you to confess, you're so great for each other. and now he's been on leave since god knows when and we don't know if he's coming back. you're such a fucking coward." ten rolled his eyes as he spoke, grabbing johnny's glass in the process.

"he is actually. by the end of the month. he's coming to the party too, so more reasons would nag me."

"babe, don't be so hard on jae." johnny said.

"he's so fucking stubborn, how can i not? he rants about his lovelife, how it's all going complicated and he doesn't have anyone with him. but then i tell him to confess and he just brush it off. you ask for advice and you ignore it completely so why do you ask?!" ten yelled.

"it's just hard to confess to taeyong. what if he doesn't feel the same? he might avoid me at all costs, much worse he can quit. and i can't afford not having him as a secretary because he handles everything so well."

all of jaehyun's attention was on the food in front of him. his chopsticks picked up different sushi and constantly stuffs his mouth with it.

"but how long will you wait? you'll never know if you never try."

when he got home, he quickly went to his room to take a rest. he had his head implanted on his silk sheets with his toes sticking out and hanging down the mattress.

although he had a very good day and he was in a good mood, he was exhausted with all the work. his back hurts and his head hurts, his eyes were begging to be closed from looking onto a screen all day, and his fingers were going numb from typing and listing shit from file to file.

just as he was about to drift off to sleep, he suddenly heard a soft knock from his door. surely, he'd think the maids would call him down for dinner but he didn't answer to the door and instead he decided to continue drifting off to a deep slumber.

by now the maids would get the sign that he doesn't want to come down for food since he was tired, but the knock kept going.

jaehyun groaned in frustration and the maid willingly opened the door.

"what?! i don't want to eat, are you new here?!" he quickly spat out to his maid.

the maid quickly tensed and gulped in fright. "uh, sir..."

"spit it out, mrs. kim."

"there's a delivery, sir." the maid spoke shakily and kept her head hung low.

"what? i didn't order anything. and aren't you supposed to be the one receiving the deliveries?" jaehyun's eyebrows were furrowed and his eyes were piercing right through the servant in white.

"yes, sir but—"

"then go receive it yourself!"

"mrs. kim, what's taking you so long?" suddenly, a voice was heard from outside of the room. a male servant sped his way up the staircase to reach the boss who was still on the bed waiting for everyone to leave.

the servant held the door wide open and away from the previous maid. he panted as he said, "special delivery for mr. jung. a baby is waiting for you."

jaehyun had his eyes widened at the very moment. his breath was hitched and he was out of words.

"a what?"

"there's a baby in a basket outside, mr. jung. and no one is there."

(A/N: holaaa! i'm back! this took a while too, and i had an inspiration for this from one of the greatest writers i know. the thought was very catching but of course with own ideas as well. have fun reading until the end! ⚠ this story was inspired by val_primaleon's lavander so credits to her ⚠ her stories are the best so read hers too!)