"Oh Hai,like usual?" Air asks her customers,once he step in her shop. That man constantly visiting her flower shop everyday since month ago at 5 pm with same flower.
He nodded "yeah,like usual"
Air immediately wrapped some roses into pretty bucket of flowers "how's your day?"
"Good, but pretty busy than usual. You?"
"I'm good,jus--" Suddenly a boy comes drunk to her shop make her sighs "Caleb...you drunk again?it's still 5 pm.."
"Woahhaa...shut...shut...shut up..Shut up you Little sister,give me a house key yeah key..key....I lost them..lost the key...key.." he said with demanding
Air take a key from her pocket "take warm water for shower and go to sleep,I'll make dinner after I'm home" She give the key
He take it and walk out her shop without even can stand properly,she sighs "Sorry about my brother," she said to her customer
He nodded "he's your brother?"
"Yeah,he is...he actually not like that before but I don't know why he become like that now.." she give the bucket to her customer with smile "here you go, Mr. Ardan"
Ardan take it and asks "since when he become like that?"
"Since our parents died," she keep smile
"If you don't mind,when your parents died?"
"Five years ago,from accident.." her eyes looking around,looks like try to not cry but she still smile
"I'm sorry for that, so you pay your own college?"
She nodded and clear her throat "yeah,"
"This business?
"I make this business since that day from the money that my parents saving for me but my brother..seems can't bear that reality,he wasted his money for drink"
"Maybe I can help your brother," Ardan said
"Hm?"
"Yeah,I need assistant for my secretary"
Air chuckles "Assistant for your secretary?what a joke?"
"Why not?my secretary totally noisy when I give him much work and said need assistant to help him"
Air silent and then sighs "I don't think that good idea,he not finished his college after our parents died,I'm afraid he just will be heavy burden for your company"
"How old he is now?"
"25,this year"
"And you?"
"20,this year"
Ardan nodded "then settled,tell him to meet me here without getting drunk tomorrow"
Air looks confused "are you sure, Mr. Ardan?"
"Yeah,here take my number" he give her a notes and says "let me connect with you"
She silent and look at the notes,he pays his flower and walk out her shop.
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"You old man! You love that girl!?" Leon eyes open wide "you not joking with me right?"
"Do i looks like I'm joking?" Ardan sighs "I never felt this way before,do you think it's crazy?"
"Yes!" Leon sit on the couch "I mean you never fall in love before and now you told me you love that girl? you was think I'm stupid when I will married with Lilith, you even think love is stupid thing"
Ardan rub his face and sighs "I know,it's crazy"
"How do you know that is love?"
"I don't know,I assume it is"
"and how you can fall in love with her!?"
Ardan silent before says "her eyes, her smile, her dimples on her cheeks, her soft voice, how warm her body language, her personality, I don't know why but anything on her was enchanted to me"
Leon raised his eyebrow at Ardan's word "so you don't know why but you loves her?"
Ardan nod
"And you want make her brother to be my assistant!? You offer me a drunk boy!?"
"He not just drunk boy, don't doubt my sight"
"But you just said he not finished his college and get drunk all day,you make me more frustrated"
"Don't worry about her brother,now just help me to get closer with Air" Ardan said "how to ask a little girl on the date?"
Leon rub his own forehead "this will be your first date in whole 37 years of your life, plus you want date a young girl..it's gonna be hard"
"I think I'm gonna bring her to fancy restaurant or vacation to Paris?" Ardan ask
"Do something simple instead, from your story she might be like something meaningful than just fancy restaurant or vacation," Leon said "ahh,I'm gonna call my wife, Lilith may know cause she also woman" Leon stand up and take his phone out to call his wife
"For your information,I do stalk her too"
Leon stop for a moment and look at Ardan "so when she told you story about her,you already know but you keep asking!?"
"Yeah,"
Leon jaw dropped "what?"
"What?"
Leon sighs and back call his wife
"Air Watson..." Ardan murmured
After few minutes Leon call his wife,he back sit and says "creepy stalker,Lilith said bring her to the beach"
"Why?"
"Lilith said she may like it,walk around the beach while sunset"
Ardan nodded "okay j--"
Leon cut his word "normal date! Don't you try to buy that beach just for your date!"
"she might like that beach,so I better prepare and buy it for her"
Leon sighs "Ardan,listen...dammit, don't too much about it now, that will too much for her once she figure out"
"When I can take her to the beach?"
"Not sure,but I guess after winter"
"Too long,I need take her on a date as soon as possible"
"Then maybe go out when Christmas eve?"
"Lilith suggest that too?"
Leon sighs "no,but I suggest"
"I'm not believing on your suggestion"
Leon getting annoyed by Ardan "Dammit! I'm not wrong! Take my suggestion if you want take her on the date ASAP!"
"Fine," he take out his phone and looking for Air's pictures that he get from stalk her.
Leon feeling shiver on his spine "creepy,"
"I just fall in love," Ardan said and keep look into his phone
"But you---damn normal man will not stalk like that,you even..." Leon pauses for a moment to take a look at Ardan's phone "...how can you get pictures when she's sleeping!?you truly creepy stalker!"
Ardan turn off his phone "don't look at my-soon-girl without my permission,even if just a picture" he said with cold tone make Leon sighs "now you're obsessed with her"
"I was gave her my number,but why she not yet text me?"
"She maybe busy,"
Ardan open his laptop and showing the cctv he had to stalk Air on her own house,when Leon see that, he just silent in surprise. Ardan watch every movement of Air,the way she take care of her brother and make dinner make his eyes sparkling "perfect," Ardan murmured make Leon feeling scared
"You scared me,you know that?"
"don't mind me,go to your own house and take care of Lilith,"
Leon rolled his eyes "shut up,"
Ardan's eyes never leave her form "do you think she will happy if she lives here? I'll full the walk-in closet with bunch of dress and fancy clothes for her,shoes and many accessories,she will looks totally pretty but even when she just with those simple pajamas...she already pretty"
Leon look at his laptop "how many cctv you put in her house?"
"I don't know,I forget..I just know I can see every single step of her feet"
"Ardan! Dammit! You creepy!"
Ardan's eyes boring into Leon "go back to your house,or I'll kick you out"
Leon sighs "Fine,see you tomorrow" Leon said and walk away
"Hm," Ardan even don't have to see Leon walk out,his eyes keep on Air's form on his laptop
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Air wake up and check her phone "perfect time to wake up.." she murmured and rub her eyes in cute way
She off her bed and walk to the bathroom to take shower and then wear simple dress and let her curly hair down,he out her room and want to make a breakfast but her brother suddenly came from the outside with paper bag "hey yo,looks what I found in front our house"
"What?"
"I don't know it's some food,i can smells its so good," Caleb said and then pull out the inside of that paper bag,he also read a notes "it's comes for you," Caleb give that notes
Air take it and read it
'breakfast for you,Air. I think you gonna like it'
Air silent before asks "you know who send it?"
"Meh,how do I know?" Caleb said and open the food "smells like fancy food," he take a look to the paper bag "the name also seems fancy,"
"Caleb,we don't know what is that"
"And?if I die just die" Caleb said and take a bite then looks like he loves that food make Air sighs "I'll make omelet,you want?"
"Nah,this food so good,I will eat all of it,it's fine?"
"Hm, don't blame me if you get poisoned from that food" Air response and make an omelet for herself.
"Meh,this fine I didn't feel anything wrong in this food" his response make Air sighs
After she finished make herself an omelet,she sit beside her brother and start to eat it "remember what I told you last night?"
"About the man who want give me a job?" Caleb asks while still eat
"Yeah,"
"Fine,I'll be nice"
"Good,if you really can get that job at least i don't have to worry about your life"
"Whatever," Caleb keep eating, after few minutes of silent, Caleb says "isn't it he too kind to you?"
Air silent to mind her brother's word
"He comes to your shop constantly, he also want to get me a job,"
"Hmm,he is kind person"
"How old he is?"
"He said 37,"
"Single?"
Air nodded and finished her omelet then put the plate on the sink,she take a sponge to wash it,Caleb look at Air "probably he likes you"
"Why you think like that?"
"Just a random thought,"
Air rolled her eyes and finished wash her dishes "I'll open my shop kinda late today,"
"And I'll wait in this house without getting drunk to meet that man this evening,happy?"
Air smile and nodded "happy!"
Caleb give small smile,Air watch her brother carefully and then brush his hair "You're handsome if you take care of yourself"
"Don't mind me,short sister" Caleb said and suddenly stand up make Air can't brush his hair again "I'm not short!" Air snapped
"You are,how can girl just have 158cm of heights?" Caleb teasing her
Air's face getting red "Calebbb!"
Caleb laughed and walk to his room,Air sighs then look at the table and see Caleb didn't clean up the table after he eat,just leave the table with a mess "Caleb!"
Like it or no Air clean it up and she check up her phone,after few minutes she doing some chores like usual without she's knowing Ardan watching her so carefully from the hidden cctv.
"She's perfect.." Ardan murmured while watching her doing chores
Leon get in his office room and get annoyed when see Ardan sit there with his laptop "you watching her?it's still morning!"
"Do your job,don't mind me"
"Dammit,I need your sign here!" Leon put the bunch of documents on the table,Ardan just look at it for a second before returning his eyes to the laptop without say anything
"Dammit,Ardan!"
Ardan rolled his eyes and closed his laptop "Fine,I'll read and sign it. But help me first, when she open her shop and you put a cake in front her shop,wait until she take it then you can back here"
"What the fuck,man?" Leon surprised with Ardan's word
"What?did I ask too much,she didn't eat the food I was send to her house,so just go now"
"Fine,what cake?"
"Strawberry ice cream cake,add some marshmallows--" Ardan send some location to Leon's phone "buy it there,she likes the cake from that place"
Leon eyes slightly open "what the--"
"Also give a notes," Ardan said without care about Leon's expression
"Tell that you're the one send the cake?"
"No,if you do that I'll break your neck"
"Fine,you creepy man" Leon finally walk out his office room.
Ardan start focus on his documents but his mind filled by Air,he lay his back on the chair and rub his face "that little girl.."
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