Chapter 22 "Birthday party"

"Sir the meeting is in five minutes " , Jordan cursed he couldn't believe how the turn up of events was playing with him right now "Shit! I forgot about it, let's go!" he started to walk forgetting about Joel who was now glaring at him "Jordan!!" he yelled with anger pulling him back to his senses "Oh shit! Joel!" he closed his eyes and sighed, what was happening to him, he was so confused on what to do , he walked back and knelt down to him "I'm sorry hero but i have to go now, very sorry but you have to wait for me here okay?" Joel furrowed "No! I'm not staying alone here" his face formed with anger , Jordan ran his fingers on his hairs thinking of what to do , "Tessa can you please stay with him until the meeting ends and don't worry Pharrell will do your job there" he said with worried tone but deep down he knew she would not deny him given his tight the situation was at the moment, "Yes sir , you should get going" said Tessa smiling , Jordan turned to Joel and kissed his forehead "I'll be back, please behave " he got up and went away with Pharell, Joel was left visibly angered, Tessa smiled that she had to deal with another Milly, to her it was a peace of cake since she was used to babysitting her little sister.

"Hello there , I'm Tessa and you are. ...." she said sitting beside him on a couch, "Joel " he filled in the sentence but not turning to face her , Tessa chuckled in her mind to the cuteness this little guy here possessed, "Joel, did anyone ever told you that you are way more handsome than Mr.Brighton?" said Tessa, He pulled his attention to her and shook his head , "Well you are very handsome, I'd date you if I wasn't this long as the traffic lights pole" Joel laughed unknowingly and when he noticed that he did he was gonna turn back his hard face when Tessa held his lips at the ends to continue to laugh "That's it , you are even cuter when you laugh " he couldn't denie her presence and efforts to cheer him up and the truth is she was glad that she accepted to stay with him or else he would be here alone doing nothing in particular, "Thank you, by the way you are beautiful Miss" Tessa held her cheeks with both her palms as if she was blushing "Oh my , thank you handsome boy, I'm gonna be calling you Hb from now on" , he smiled at her nodding to agree with her words "What is your favourite subject at school?" she uttered moving closer to him "Sports and Science " he answered excitedly, he never had someone who could ask him such things the two whom he called his family are way too busy for such conversations "Wow! Milly loves Science too!" Joel blinked "And who is this Milly" he was curious "Oh wait a minute " she unlocked her hand phone and show him a picture of the three of them "This is Milly my little sister and this is Sarah, my family friend " she pointed on the picture, "Well she they are cute too but not as much as you are" he said lowering his head shying "Thank you" said Tessa, she finally held his arm patting it with that sisterly love that she possesses towards Milly, Joel felt so comfortable around her ina few minutes, unlike how other people here at the office who were so serious this lady here was so charming and he felt he could open up to her, "Actually my birthday is in days , how about you come with them and introduce them to me then, it'll be too much fun" he pleaded with his eyes "Deal!" said Tessa raising her hand making an oath...♡

Joel was so happy to meet up with her, they chatted for couple of hours, Jordan and Pharell were on thier way back to the office they were surprised to hear sounds of laughters , they didn't enter first and just peeked through the shutters, what they saw made them both drop thier jaws , the two were seated down on the floor when there were big couches in the office , they were very comfortable and laughing thier lungs out "You know what happened next? I slipped down to the floor and bang my bums" said Tessa and they both laughed, shortly the door opened, the two entered, Tessa and Joel got up beaming with happiness "Well well well, what is going on here?" asked Jordan, Joel held Tessa's hand "Jordan, I was thinking of inviting Tessa and her family to my birthday party, I hope it's okay with you" Jordan messed his hairs "Ofcourse it is hero" he was so happy and hugged Tessa "Yes!" , Jordan creased "Hello, I think I should be getting the hug here , I gave the permission " said Jordan, Joel wrapped his hand around his waist "ofcourse yes " mumbled Joel looking at Tessa, she gave him a thumb up, Pharrell was standing quite this whole time studying the people before him with a wicked smile as always "So do you wanna arrange the party now?" asked Pharell but Joel shook his head in denial "Nope! I want to go home now and rest , we'll arrange for it when you are back" Jordan was surprised but he couldn't say no too "Okay, let me escort you to your chauffeur then" he volunteered happily but soon his smile fell "Nope, Tessa will escort me" he said waving his hand to them , pulling Tessa out with him "Let's go" she couldn't deny and just followed him , Jordan's shoulders dropped down in disbelief, Pharrell laughed at him he looked so much like a soaked cat, "It's the revolution boss, Tessa could take your place, actually you should just propose to her already even Joel likes her , she is a keeper" Jordan punched his stomach lightly "Ouch!" he smiled walking tinhis seat, he was very badly that Joel looked her, I mean there was no way he wouldn't if even himself fell to her charm and cuteness, Joel usually doesn't get along with strangers even if they were workers of thier company this was indeed a revolution he thought, Joel escorted him to a limousine outside the building they hugged and kissed goodbye before he left, Tessa was amused to get a friend that was so much like Milly, she went back home once office hours ended and had dinner with her family, before going to bed, she received a text ..

"Are you up?" ~Jordan ~

"Yes What's up?" ~Tessa~

"Just wanted to thank you for saving me again today " ~Jordan ~

"Dealing with children is my profession " ~Tessa~

he chuckled

"Well you should be a nanny it suits you"~Jordan ~

"You !" ~Tessa~ he laughed out loud

"You must come to his party or else a storm might occur " ~Jordan ~

"Rest assured I will "~Tessa ~

they stayed quiet for a while not knowing what to chat

"Sir, what is your definition of love?" ~Tessa ~

she chose to change the atmosphere, he didn't reply for a while before texting

"A stupid entanglement and a waste of time, to fulfill others needs while you are sinking in a fire hole" ~Jordan ~

Tessa frowned upon received such words "How could he be so harsh about it?" she mumbled not understanding his boss's version of love, she simply can't agree with that

"Entanglement my foot! fyi love is when you miss them when they are not around, to need them the most then anybody else, to want to see them happy all the time, to feel hurt when they are in pain, in short love is a beautiful thing, you must not had a real one to be saying such nonsense "~Tessa ~

The moment he received a text a smiled etched on his lips "It wasn't real indeed" his mood suddenly changed and the smile that he had fell, his eyes darkened making his forehead aligned with wrinkles, he was boiling with anger, "Do you wanna go to sleep?" ~Jordan ~

she was surprised by the text but she understood him , if it was his way if telling him that he was going to sleep then he would let him

"YEAH! good night" ~Tessa ~

"Good night " ~Jordan ~

he placed down the phone and slammed the table with his fist, it seemed to annoy him whenever they talked about love and Tessa couldn't really understand why, she was curious about his relationship but retorted from asking ...♡

It was a very hectic and busy Sunday morning , the house was getting decorated by balloons and flowers , the workers were busy arranging Young master Joel's birthday party, for they were told to make it fabulous by their head Master. The chefs started to work on some dishes in the kitchen, Jordan and Pharell were sitting with the birthday boy, "Finally the hero was turning twelve , you are growing very fast Joel " said Pharell, he was a PA and a bodyguard but to them he was more like a family member, they've been together for ages , thier bond is stronger than a metal bridge, that is why he is always comfortable to joke around with both of them, unlike any other workers they wouldn't even dare. The arrangement ended in the evening and the guests had started to arrive most of them were his friends at school, some office workers, it was simple and they decided to invite friends and family, "Grandma , Grandpa!" said Joel running to hug his grandparents with all the happiness, "Oh little man, you look stunning " said Grandma Shin kissing his forehead, they entered inside the mansion along with other guests, Joel got out and stood by the door, turning side to side waiting for someone he seemed "Looking for someone?" asked Jordan, Joel pouted "It's Tessa! I wonder what's taking her so long to get here?" he kept searching in the groups entering but she was not there, Jordan smiled and held his shoulder "She will come, I trust her" he lifted up his head facing him "Really?" Jordan gave him a nod "Mmm" , "Hey handsome!" he gasped after hearing the sound call from a familiar voice, he turned his head and saw her standing with whom she told was her family the other day, his face brightened as he ran to them "Tessa!" he wrapped his hands around her waiste, Tessa chuckled "Ey, did you miss me that much?" he pulled away and said hi to other twothatbcame with her and then she held her arm "I thought you won't be coming " he pouted "What! I wouldn't dare to miss such special event to you " said Tessa kissing his cheeks, he grazed his hand on his cheek blushing "By the way this Milly and Sarah from the picture remember?" said Tessa "Oh come on ! Tessa I have a good memory.... let's get in" he giggled and pulled her to the mansion , the two couldn't say a word and watched the scene in silence, they both wondered how did their Tessa get so close to these two millionaires and just brushed away the thoughts, Jordan was standing at the entrance this whole time smiling at thier strange chemistry, it was just two days they got to know each other but today it seems like they've know each other for centuries. Tessa greeted his boss and introduced her family to him, Sarah pulled his hand "The handsome boss I've always been hearing about is indeed a handsome " he said shaking hands with him , Jordan didn't understand her "Sarah!" yelled Tessa to stop her form being such blubber head "What?" Jordan asked her but deep down he got her point and was dying to tease her in his mind , so she kept praising about him to her family he like it somehow, "Forget it" she said smiling at him mischievously, she let go of his hand and they all went inside...♡