Can You Be My Girlfriend?

"I came here to give you this". Kirsten is handing him an invitation for her welcome home party.

"Isn't your welcome home party is already a few days late now?". Jack is ignoring the invitation card on his table and just continue working on his papers.

"Who cares, I'm the one who's going to throw the party all they need to do is just attend the whole damn thing". She is grinning at him while saying what's on her mind.

Jack never liked the way she talks to him. "Like I said before I need to check my schedule first". He said lazily to her.

"Okay!". She was looking at him and silence fell between them.

"What?". Jack can sense there's something she wants to ask him.

"Can you do me a favor?". She's reluctant but she have no other choice.

"Spill!". He said without looking at her.

"Can you give this invitation to Azalea Son". And she handed him the card.

Jack stopped and looked at her. He is frowning. "Do you know her?".

"I heard about her". She said innocently.

"To whom?".

"Sue!".

"You've seen her around?". Jack's curiosity aroused.

"At the coffee shop on the next block". She remembered a man pick up Sue but she have no intentions of telling Jack. She don't want to be accused of slandering if ever a misunderstanding occurs.

Jack falls to silence wondering why Sue informed Kirsten about his wife.

Suddenly the intercom ring.

"Sir Ms. Son is here, will I send her in now?". Susan waits for his reply.

"Send her in". He was looking at Kirsten. He wants to see what will her reaction be like when she see Azalea up close.

The door opened and Azalea came in. She is in her usual look and her eyes went to Jack's guest. She looks like a Hollywood star she thought.

"Am I interrupting something?". She feels embarrassed to come barging in but she remembered Susan let her in.

"No... Actually you're just in time". He stands up and meet her.

Kirsten was surprised to see Jack's actions towards her. She thought Sue is right Jack is giving him much more attention than her.

"So.... You are Azalea?". She sized her up and noticed she looks average. She can't see any extraordinary appeal about her and she wonders why men are attracted to her. Well that's the information Sue told her.

"Yes I am.... Do I know you?". She look at her and tried to recall if they've been acquainted before.

"Not really..... By the way I'm Kirsten Monnet". She gave her hand to her. "Jack's family and mine are friends for quite a long time now".

"Oh... Then nice to meet you!". She took her hand and shake it. She is very pleased to meet her. She thought she's a close friend to Jack knowing they've known each other probably since they were young.

Kirsten felt something warm about her. She is watching her and she can tell how genuine she is up close. But she needs to read the report that she asked to collect about her.

"Oh, this is for you". Kirsten handed her an invitation card that she is carrying.

"Really!..... You're inviting me already. But we've just met?". She was surprised for a sudden invitation by a new acquaintance.

Kirsten smiled at her. She became very interesting to her.

"It's just a small party and I hope you can come.... Please!". She makes a pitiful look at her like a child and she saw an amusement in her eyes. She even patted her head.

"Ah, you're so adorable". She is smiling widely at her without any pretensions.

'She's cute!'. Kirsten finds herself liking her but she won't admit it. "Just come tomorrow night. You can call me if you don't know the place I can gjve you my number coz Jack won't come anyway". She said to her while handing her a piece of paper. She wrote her phone number already.

"Really you won't come, but why?". Azalea is looking at her husband, confused.

"And who says I won't come". He is staring fiercely at Kirsten. He feels she is using his wife against him but he knows she's still unaware of their relationship.

Kirsten looked at him with wondering eyes while she rest her hand to her waist.

"I don't get you..... You said no earlier now your saying yes?.... Men are really more unpredictable than woman". She rolled her eyes in disbelief.

"I never said no". His tone is hard and heavy he is getting pissed by her.

"Checking your schedule means no already in woman's language". She tried to explain how woman thinks.

"Well I'm not a woman". He is now throwing dagger looks at her. He wants to strangle this woman.

Azalea is just listening to them and she can't stopped herself from giggling.

"Oh, you enjoy this scene". Kirsten noticed her just laughing at the side. She likes the way she giggles.

"I'm sorry, but you look so cute when you're bickering with each other". She said honestly.

"Whatever!". Kirsten rolled her eyes again. "It settled then, tomorrow night okay". She said then wink at her.

"Okay".

- - - - - - -

Jack came with Sue not by choice. She was also invited by Kirsten and Sue drop by his office already dressed. She pick him up. After calling his wife and explained the situation they decided to come separately.

Azalea will be accompanied by Corbin. Trey on the other hand is also invited but he was ordered by his cousin to accompany his wife as well. He can't bring any other date.

Jack and Sue came early than Azalea and Kirsten meet them at the entrance.

"Well, what do you know. The golden pair is here!". She always called them in that name because people thought they were bound to each other, perfectly. And it sounds annoying to her.

All of her guests are whispering with envy at the so called couple and Jack is getting irritated by his situation. He is supposed to be with his wife not with a clown tonight but he can't do anything about it. He is giving Kirsten a death stare. In his mind he is blaming her for this moment. He reminds himself to get that contract as soon as possible and burn it to ashes.

Kirsten ushered them to their table and ask the servants to attend to them. She walked back and entertained her other guests. Minutes later Azalea came along with Trey and Corbin. Kirsten meet them.

"I'm glad you came". She took Azalea with her.

"Hey!... Aren't you forgetting about us?". Trey is stunned when Kirsten took only Azalea and leave them standing.

"What!.... Do you want me to carry you, can't you just walk?". She is mocking him directly.

Trey wants to knock the daylight out of her. Like his cousin, he never liked her even a bit.

The six of them are sitting on a big table. Sue is making a sweet gesture towards Jack. She wants to see how Azalea will react when her husband is in the hands of other woman. Jack is very irritated on Sue's act. He keeps on giving her a cold stare but she seems to ignore it. He keeps on glancing at his wife but she don't look back at him. He understands her. This situation is also breaking his heart.

"By the way, how did you end up with The Shin?". Kirsten is very curious with Azalea.

"We are on a big project right now. Its a collaboration with my brother and I". She said honestly. But only about that part.

"Wow!..... That's probably a big project". She was very impressed by her. "By the way, do you have a boyfriend?". She's fishing information.

"No I don't". She replied and it's an honest answer. She really don't have a boyfriend because she have a husband already.

"Oh, that's good". Kirsten is smiling sweetly at her.

Azalea can't understand why is she asking a lot of questions about her. She is looking at her wondering.

"Azalea, can you be my girlfriend?". Kirsten ask her directly.

Trey who was drinking his red wine spit it back to his glass.

Corbin was frozen still.

Sue dropped her fork back to her plate.

And Jack is holding a table knife very tight. He wants to kill Kirsten from where she sits.