Have you ever known a love that transcends reason .....

"2 ice cream scoops for dessert please," additional order from Do Yun.

"Let's talk about your regularization over a bottle of water, shall we?"

"Huh?" Amor's startled response. "I knew it, this is indeed my last lunch," she told herself.

"You are a work in progress and I am willing to give you another chance to improve for another year."

"Huh?" she was more startled upon hearing another year. "He still wants me around for another year?" she thought.

"HR will discuss your compensation as a regular employee tomorrow."

"Oh..... Mr. Kim....."

"If you have questions feel free to ask them tomorrow when you meet our HR."

"Uhm..... Mr. Kim, I....."

"Yes?"

"Ah..... I want to thank you for giving me another chance but....."

"Did Mr. Abad offered to take you in?"

"Oh..... no Mr. Kim not at all and even if he did as I've said you may not trust me to take care of myself but I hope you trust my loyalty to you."

"You also said you are my personal secretary until I say otherwise," Do Yun closed his eyes in frustration. "Brewed coffee please," additional order from Do Yun.

"Uhm..... Mr. Kim, please let me explain without interruption you know I stutter when you interrupt."

"Huh?" Do Yun is about to let out a laugh but Amor looked serious thus he just took a deep breath. "I'm listening."

"I have been married for 10 years right after I finished Senior High School and now I have 5 kids. I wanted to work to help with the finances but my husband only wanted me to stay at home and take care of our children. An accident caused him to stop working and to make ends meet I needed to be the one to work temporarily. In my mind, I only hoped to work for a month and treat it as a part-time job but I don't know what tomorrow brings to me and my family. Theo was in a wheelchair after the accident but since last week he has been using crutches so he seems to be getting better and may want to go back to work soon."

"I see. My offer still stands though but not for long, if you still want to meet with HR to check on your compensation as a regular employee then feel free to do so. I'll give you until next week for your final decision, that should also allow enough time for the recruitment to hire for a replacement."

"Ah..... thank you, Mr. Kim."

Driiiiin. Driiiiin. Driiiiin.

Amor was awakened by the sound of an old alarm clock, she then checked the common clock on their wall and it is already 5 am on a Sunday. "I may need to get used to not having days off also," she told herself and went back to bed to sleep a bit more and woke up a couple of hours later. "I'd better check on the kids now," she thought and took her personal phone and dialed Evelyn's number. After a few rings, someone answered on the other line.

"Hello, Evelyn?"

"Hello, Amor?"

"Yes, it's me."

"I'm still on the way to your house, do you want to talk to Theo? Wait don't hang up we can talk while I'm walking. So how's everything there??"

"Should I tell her about Do Yun this time," she smiled thinking about it. "Well, I'd say it hasn't been bad but it has not been that good either."

"Good, the kids should be awake by now. Do you want to talk to them first?"

"That might be a better idea though."

"I'm here now, I'll knock on the door first okay?"

Amor can hear Evelyn calling out Henry in the background.

"Henry, I have your mother on the phone do you want to talk to her now?"

"Just wait a while, Amor, I think I can hear Henry trying to open the door now."

"Thanks so much, Evelyn, don't worry I have time."

"Aunt Evelyn you're here," Amor can hear Olivia now and she misses her terribly and feels happy that she can already come home at last.

"Amor, Olivia is here."

"Hello?"

"Hello, Olivia?!"

"Hello ma, why are you not home yet?"

"Don't worry my child, I'll be home very soon."

"Is that Amor?!" Amor can hear Theo in the background.

Olivia then gave the phone to her father.

"Why didn't you call yesterday? Where's the money I asked from you the other day??"

"Oh..... Theo, I don't think....."

"Do you really want me to work on crutches? Do you really want me to beg along the city streets?? If your boss didn't extend your contract I need you to look for another job tomorrow, understand?"

"Uhm..... Theo wait up, are you telling me you really don't plan on getting back to work just yet?"

"It seems that you're really deaf or you think I'm joking that's why you're not taking seriously what I'm trying to tell you. You want to be with your children and starve, go on. Did your parents agree to buy what we need? Good," and Theo ended the call.

"This is my reality," she thought and let out a sigh.

As soon as Theo ended the call, Amor dialed her mother's number right away and after a few rings, someone answered on the other line.

"Hello?"

"Hello, ma," but Amor can no longer hold on to her tears.

"Amor, how are you? Why did you call?"

"How are the kids? Are they awake already?" but the pain in her voice is becoming obvious.

"Are you kidding me? Of course, they are now about to take their brunch. Will you be coming home next week??"

"Of course, I want to go home already I miss the children but Theo doesn't like to go back to work yet," and Amor wept bitterly to her mother.

"I don't know about that, but have you talked it through with him?"

"We've talked about it twice already and he hasn't changed his mind, my boss offered to extend my contract for another year but I declined the offer," and she wept until she got exhausted.

"As I've said. better talk to him."

"It's either I look for another job or depend on you until he gets another job, my boss is only giving me until tomorrow to decide."

"Yes, go ahead and accept the offer."

"Ma....."

"What is it, Amor?"

"Ma, I can't stay here anymore....."

"Why not?"

"If I stay here another day longer, I may not want to leave anymore....."

"How come?"

"Don't push it ma," she told herself. "I think I am the problem here thus I am the only one who can solve this bye ma," and Amor ended the call.

Through Amor's mind down to her soul Do Yun is the one that she can't wait to see.