Mine tomorrow .....

The day has ended but not for Amor, she needs to look for a school online so that she can enroll as a part-time student to take up a 2-year course in Office Administration before the next school year will start. Never in her wildest dreams did she think that she will still be able to pursue her tertiary education even just for 2 years. She has always been insecure when she meets with Do Yun's clients because of her lack of expertise, but now she feels hopeful she can be a lot better as soon as she learns the technicalities of being a professional personal secretary. She also promised herself to do good in her studies so that she can at least graduate with honors since that's the only way she can repay the kindness that Do Yun's company has showed her ever since she was hired. Although she doesn't know until when Do Yun plans to keep her as his personal secretary but she promised herself that she will repay him all her life as a debt of gratitude.

Driiiiin. Driiiiin. Driiiiin.

Amor missed the sound of the old alarm clock even though it means she needs to be awake for 23 hours 6 days a week. Outside the quarters, everyone is busy attending to their own business as usual.

Standing outside unit 1203, she straightened the outfit Do Yun brought for her last year and lightly knocked on the door thrice then David opened the door.

"Good..... good morning Mr. and Mrs.....," Amor stuttered but Ae Cha was not there. "Good..... good morning Mr. Kim," but Do Yun stood up to enter their room. She saw Mila sitting on the sofa thus she sat beside her.

After about an hour of waiting, Mila suddenly stood up but before Amor could give her greeting Ae Cha headed out to the door thus Mila hurriedly followed. A few minutes later Do Yun came out from their room wearing a light navy jetsetter stretch wool suit thus Amor stood up and before she could give her greeting Do Yun headed out to the door then she hurriedly followed.

As soon as they arrived in the office, Do Yun went straight to his desk closing the door behind him.

Amor was checking on the technical specifications of her new tablet when it rang and the caller ID says Mr. Kim, "Hello Mr. Kim," she answered the call right away.

"Please get inside," and Do Yun ended the call.

"What a waste of phone credit," she told herself.

She lightly knocked thrice and slowly opened the sliding door, without waiting for an invitation she stepped inside and closed the door, Do Yun looked busy in front of his computer thus Amor sat on one of the black swivel chairs.

"I need you to type and compile our legal documents and prepare a presentation within the day so that I can review them before I give the report to our clients abroad. I also need you to remind them of our meeting tomorrow."

"Oh..... what legal documents do I need to type Mr. Kim?"

"Company bylaws of our corporation, minutes of the previous meeting, Operating agreement for our LLC in the United States, Non-disclosure agreement, Employment agreement, Business plan, Memorandum of understanding, Online terms of use, Online privacy policy and the Apostille."

"Uhm..... yes Mr. Kim," she secretly gave him a sly leer.

"Close the sliding door behind you, I'll call when I need you."

"Ah..... okay Mr. Kim," Amor hurriedly stood up with no chance to protest and closed the sliding door behind her that separated both of their workstations.

After a few hours, Do Yun opened the door and Amor checked the time thinking she must have been late in submitting the report.

"I'll be back," and Do Yun left the office.

"Maybe he will take his early lunch now," she thought.

Satisfied with her work, she sent the report to Do Yun's email, and to her dismay did not receive an immediate response but she can only let out a sigh.

Her tablet rang while she was checking on the specifications and the caller ID says Mr. Kim, "Hello Mr. Kim," she answered the call right away.

"Hello Amor, I'm waiting for you here in the pantry."

"Oh..... yes, Mr. Kim I'm on my way there," Amor hurriedly stood up took her belongings, turned everything off, and locked the door.

As soon as she arrived in the pantry, Do Yun was occupying the left side table in the corner. He was sitting on the chair leaning against the wall staring at the floor with his arms folded and his legs crossed. She immediately sat on the other side of the table, "Sorry to keep you waiting Mr. Kim," she apologized but Do Yun only closed his eyes. "Am I in trouble again?" she asked herself.

Do Yun stood up and went to the kitchen then Amor hurriedly followed, "Are we going to check with the kitchen staff today?" she thought.

"Today I'm going to show you how to make Korean beef short ribs soup, called galbitang and you'll help me prepare it."

"Uhm.....," but Amor was out of words.

"Galbitang is not a light meal– it's very rich and hearty, today I'm going to show you the spicy version. It's always served with fermented kimchi, which offsets its heaviness."

"Ah....."

"I first tried the spicy version when I was in university and these are the ingredients:

1 kg beef short ribs

1 small Korean radish about 2 cups

1 medium-size onion

12 cups water

Starch noodles

4 cloves of minced garlic

4 to 6 green onions, chopped

ground black pepper

Extra ingredients needed for the spicy version:

Hot pepper flakes, soy sauce, and toasted sesame oil

We will be preparing for 2 servings only today."

"Oh....."

"Let's prepare the beef & broth now, why don't you rinse the beef short ribs in cold water a couple of times to remove any residual blood and bone fragments then soak it in cold water."

"Uhm..... yes Mr. Kim."

"Let me drain the ribs and I'll blanch it in a large pot of boiling water for 10 minutes."

"Ah....."

"You strain the ribs this time, make sure you wash each one thoroughly and remove any visible fat and clean the pot, too."

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

"I'll put the clean ribs back into the pot and then add radish, onion, and 12 cups of water."

"Uhm..... here you go Mr. Kim."

"You stay here and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat for 1 hour, and then lower the heat to medium and boil for another 1 hour, okay?"

"Ah.....," but before Amor can say anything Do Yun has left already.

"Bring it to a boil for 2 hours?" she asked herself. "I've done more difficult chores than this," she thought.

It has been more than a couple of hours has passed but Do Yun is not back yet and Amor has been checking the pot every now and then, "Should I remove it from the heat now?" she asked herself.

"Have you not removed it from the heat?" a voice from behind her right ear suddenly appeared.

"Oh....." Amor got startled to hear Do Yun's voice and from her peripheral vision, she can see his face is now just 3 inches away from her she could even feel his breathing. She wants to move away from the stove but her head has a mind of its own and it's not giving her body the signal to move.

All of a sudden she remembered the first time she saw him and she now just realized what she saw was love.