Charlotte could tell something was wrong when Riele came out of her office.

"Don't tell me you're retiring too," she asked as Riele gave her a confused look.

Riele didn't reply as she slammed the file she received from Mr. Owen on her desk scaring the shit out of Charlotte. "Are you going to talk or should I go and report Mr. Owen for sexual harassment?"

Riele burst into laughter. "You are out of your mind, Charlotte." Riele sighed before she passed the file to her friend.

Charlotte took the file from her and flipped through the pages. "I don't understand. All can see is this handsome guy who looks hot and sexy. Is Mr. Owen trying to set you up on a date with his son?"

"What son?" Riele asked. "Mr. Owen doesn't have any son."

"Who knows, he might have a secret son."

Riele quickly collected the file from her friend before she starts to make weird assumptions. 

"He is the new CEO. The one that will replace Mr. Owen," Riele explained

Charlotte's eyes widened in shock and excitement. "Are you saying that this handsome guy is..."

"Yes. The handsome guy you just saw there in that file is going to be the new CEO and I will be his assistant. Can you believe that? Why does bad luck hover around me, uh?" Riele cuts in.

Charlotte stared at her in silence before bursting into laughter.

Riele couldn't understand why Charlotte was laughing. "Why are you laughing?" She folded her arms and looked at her friend, waiting for her to explain the reason for her laughing. 

"I'm so sorry," Charlotte said in between laughs. "Are you sure you are okay?" she paused. "What's wrong with being his assistant? It's not like you are in any kind of relationship. What exactly are you worried about? Do you have any idea how many ladies would kill for what you have right now?" Charlotte asked. 

Riele folded her arms as her stomach started to rumble. "I do want to argue, but I can't do that on an empty stomach. Let's go grab a bite!"

Riele got up and pulled her friend up as they went to the cafeteria.

"What would you like to eat?" She asked her, but Charlotte was silent as soon as they came to the cafeteria.

Riele ordered french fries because she knew Charlotte loves French fries. She got Spaghetti for herself. They took a seat that was vacant close to the window.

Riele started digging into her spaghetti. She was halfway through with the food when she noticed Charlotte hadn't touched her food.

"Are you going to keep playing with your food?" She asked. Charlotte pushed her food aside and stared at Riele almost making her choke. "I know what that look means. What is it you want to tell me?" She asked.

"Riele, I know what I am going to say is going to sound like a shock to you and I don't want you to scream or shout just. I just want you to listen to me."

Riele almost choked as she listened to Charlotte speak. "You know I'm going to think you want to tell me you're pregnant," she said as she laughed expecting Charlotte to laugh at the joke too, but she didn't. She looked up at her expecting some kind of answer, but nothing came. "Wait! Does that mean that you're..."

Charlotte sighed.

Riele dropped her fork, folded her arms across her chest, and looked at Charlotte. As if knowing what the look meant, Charlotte started talking.

"It was a mistake, Riele. I was drunk and I didn't know what I was doing..."

"Who's the father?" Riele cuts in.

"Riele," 

"Who is the father, Charlotte?"

"You don't like him."

There's one person Riele didn't and he used to be a model for the company. "Kim Utter?" Riele asked in disbelief. Charlotte nodded. "How the hell did that happen? You never told me you were interested in him."

"That's because I am not interested in Him, Riele," she paused with a sigh. "I was drunk and he offered to take me home and one thing led to another..."

"Is he aware you're carrying his child?"

Charlotte shook her head.

"I couldn't reach him after the incident." Charlotte knew Riele would be furious so she quickly held her hand and covered them with hers. "Riele, I'm sorry. The truth is that I don't regret it."

"For God's sake, Charlotte! You're just twenty-three! What do you know about parenting a child?".

"I know, Riele. Parenting is hard, but you know... I've never had any of my parents to care for me. My dad died on his way to see me. Mom ran away the moment she gave birth to me. I was sent to the orphanage without having a taste of my mother's breast milk.

"Twenty years of my life were spent in the orphanage, until I ran away to make a living. I want to keep this baby, Riele. I want to prove I'm different from my mom. I want to show this baby what my mom couldn't show me; the love, the care, the protection...all of it. I don't care if Kim accepts the child or not. I know I messed up, but believe me, I don't regret it. Please..." Charlotte held Riele's hand tighter. "...be happy for me."

Riele looked at Charlotte and hugged her. "As long as you won't regret it. I will stick in for you." Charlotte smiled at her response. "How many weeks?" 

"Three weeks," Charlotte answered as Riele went back to her seat.

"Can I take permission from the baby to punch the father when I see him?"

Charlotte laughed.

"Don't you think you have other things to worry about than punching my child's father?"

Riele glared at her friend who was teasing her. "Was that necessary? I forgot about that guy or whoever he is. Maybe I dislike him because his name is Kim." Riele continued eating as Charlotte joined shaking her head to stop herself from teasing her friend more.

Riele looked at Charlotte and she could tell she was happy. "I am glad you're not getting rid of the child." Charlotte smiled. "I'm always here for you if you need anything and I'm serious about the whole punch thing."

"I'll let you know when I need it."

They both smiled.

After a strenuous day at work, Riele got home feeling so tired. It was surprising she didn't receive any calls from the hospital yet.

It's been five years since her mom was hospitalized. She had refused to response to external stimuli. 

I doubt she's ever going to wake up. Riele thought as went to her room.

Riele's mother had a car accident five years ago that led to a brain tumor. She went out to buy things for her children. Unknown to her that a moving vehicle was coming and before she could try to escape, the car hit one side of her body pushing her straight to the pavement where she hit her head.

Good thing she was rushed to the hospital. Riele was just sixteen and her brother was five. It was a sad news.

She was having her school party when she got a call from the hospital. It was the worst day of her life.

Riele lay on her bed trying to get some sleep when her phone rang. She knew there was only one person who dared to call her.

She picked up the call without looking at the caller. "Seriously, Charlotte?" she asked as a giggle was heard on the other side of the phone. "What do you want?" Riele whined.

"Don't worry. You will be happy and grateful to me when I tell you why I called," her friend said as Riele waited patiently for Charlotte to say whatever she wanted to say so she could go to bed, but Charlotte was silent. 

"Charlotte, I'm going to hang up now,"

"Hold on! Do you have your laptop with you?"

Charlotte asked as Riele grabbed her laptop by the side of her bed and placed it on the bed switching it on.

"Is there a good reason why I need this?" Riele asked signing in her information.

"Just trust me," Charlotte told her.

"It's not like I have any other choice. So what am I looking at?" Riele asked.

"Go to google chrome or Firefox whichever you use and search for Diamond Boys," Charlotte instructed. 

Riele paused as she spent a few seconds trying to process what Charlotte just told her.

"Have you done that?" Charlotte asked.

"Um... yeah."

Riele quickly opened google chrome as she typed in the word Diamond Boys in the search box.

"What did you see?"

"It's loading," Riele paused. "Oh, I can see five handsome guys and they look like they are from New York. Is there a reason why I'm looking at this?" Riele asked.

"Just go to Diamond Boys Wikipedia and tell me when you see it. I'll call you back."

"See w...". Charlotte hung up before Riele could ask her questions. "What did she say I should check again?" She asked herself as she pondered.

Then it hits her. "Wikipedia," she said as she quickly strolled to Wikipedia. "Diamond Boys is a five-member boy band under Sparkles Entertainment. It is composed of Kim, Jake, Devon, Jay, and Mavin," she read.

She was getting bored with the story. She strolled down to see if she could find anything interesting, but nothing. "I can't believe Charlotte just made me waste my precious time reading this, I'm going to chop her ear off when I see her tomorrow."

The mention of tomorrow made Riele realize that tomorrow would be a different day for her. "I have to find clothes to wear."

she shut down her laptop as she breezes through her wardrobe.

She searched and searched but she couldn't find the clothes she needed. "Wait a sec! Why am I bothering myself with what to wear?" She asked herself as she picked out a blue jumpsuit. "This is perfect."

She scanned the shoe rank for her shoes. She decided to go with white canvas. "Who knows, you might need it to run just in case something unexpected happens."

She puts her jumpsuit on the sofa and her canvas near the sofa. Riele has had enough drama for one day. She stretched her tired muscles as she jump on her bed.

She picked up her phone placed it on her stomach and slept off. She didn't know if Charlotte was going to call back because she has been waiting for her call for a while now.

*††*

Charlotte sat on her bed with her laptop in front of her as she glanced through the pictures of Diamond Boys.

She couldn't believe her eyes. She called Riele so many times, but she wasn't picking up. "Dang it! She's asleep," she said as she kept the pizza she was eating in its box. She grabbed some tissues and cleaned her hand, tossing the tissue straight inside the waste bin. She texted Riele.

Charlotte

Have you seen it?

Call me when you do.

Call me when you don't.

Just call me when you're awake, sleepy head!!!

She pressed sent as she continued to transfer the pictures she downloaded on the computer to her phone. "It might come in handy."

She stared at the hotties that appeared on her screen.

"If only Riele knew how lucky she is," she said to the image in front of her. "But I guess she will never know," she paused. "I wish you will be the guy to sweep her off her feet and make her fall in love for once in her life," she continued to talk to the image. "If not you then maybe one out of the five. Let someone just make her happy. She's been through a lot.

"Her dad died on his way to see his son. Her mom took care of them and now she's hospitalized. She also has a younger brother to cater to. I feel for her. Please help her fall in love. I know it only happens in movies, but I believe it can happen in reality too." She closed her eyes as if she was saying a prayer.

After the files had entered her phone, she shut down the laptop as she decided to call it a night. "Let's see what tomorrow holds." She closed her eyes and allowed nature to take over.

Kim Huxley arrived at John F Kennedy International airport where he awaits his PA to come to pick him up.

He wore a white shirt that was nicely tucked inside his black trouser. He wore shiny black shoes and he had his suitcase with him. Everyone that saw him knew him, especially his fans that had been waiting for him since yesterday.

"Kim! I love you," some girls screamed.

"I love you!" 

Kim waved at them with a cute smile on his face. He was glad there were officers there to keep them in place.

He checked his time it was 8 am and whoever was going to pick him wasn't there yet. He dialed Mr. Owen's number, but unfortunately, it was switched off.

He was already losing his patient. If he had known such would happen, he would have come with some of his brothers.

**++**

Riele woke up late only for her to check her phone and see twenty missed calls. She quickly showered, brushed her teeth, and put on her jumpsuit and canvas. She packed her curly hair in a Ponytail. She took a white cap and her glasses just in case he wants to throw a fit.

She ran out of the house as a call came in from an unknown number. She wasn't in any mood to pick up any strange calls. She boarded a taxi that took her to the airport. She paid the driver as she searched for the guy. She forgot to bring the file, how on earth was she going to identify him now?

She heard some group of girls screaming 'Kim Huxley'. She moved closer to see if it was the same person. She has never seen his color of skin before.

He wore a white shirt and black trousers and he had eyeglasses on. She moved closer to him and to be honest she must admit, he looks handsome. She tried to find her voice. "Excuse me," she said tapping the young man.

He turned to face her and the moment their eyes met, she almost lost her balance. Good thing I am not wearing heels. She thought as Kim removed his glasses, he took a good look at her. He didn't say any word to her. He put on his glasses and handed his suitcase to her as he waited for her to lead the way.

Riele already must admit she doesn't like him. He's probably a rich spoilt brat. She thought as she boarded a taxi.

The driver took the luggage and put it inside his booth while Riele waited for him to get in before she did. The driver came inside the car, started the engine, and zoomed off.

Kim's phone rang as he looked at Riele before picking up the call. "Bro," he called.

Riele turned to see the smile on his face. He's cute no doubt.

 "Yes, I have gotten there." He replied.

After a pause, he looked at her before replying. "She looks okay."

Riele felt so uncomfortable around him. She watched him with keen interest trying to see if she can make out a few words, but he started whispering on the phone and she couldn't make out what he was saying.

He hung up and waited for the car to come to a halt before he got down. Riele went to get the suitcase from the booth as she followed him to the office.

**++**

Everyone had gathered around waiting for the arrival of the new CEO. Immediately Kim and Riele entered the office. Some ladies lost their sanity. The started to scream his name.

Riele turned to look at them only to see that some painted their faces. She tried so hard to hold her laughter. She glance at her friend who gave her a death sentence look. Riele could tell she was in trouble with her.

"Welcome, Kim," Mr. Owen said as he shook his hand. "Everyone this is Kim Huxley. He's the new CEO and I'd like for you all to behave yourself around him. And to you ladies... be careful," he warned.

He gave way for Kim to introduce himself and say a few words.

"Thank you, Mr. Owen," he said. "I'm Kim Huxley and I will cut to the chase. I don't like ladies that paint their faces to impress me," he said as he pointed to a few ladies. "I don't like tardiness," he directed his gaze to Riele. "I don't like to explain myself twice. I like things to be done in a neat and organized manner. If I see anyone who is not working when he or she should, I won't hesitate to fire that individual. If there are more things I think you all should know, I'll let you know."

Everyone clapped after he gave his speech. Mr. Owen then walked him to his office.

Riele sighed as she went to meet Charlotte. "Okay,  before you kill me, can you tell me why you called? And I got your text," she said as Charlotte pulled her closer.

"Did you find what I told you to search for?" She asked.

"Um... Just a few words. I don't know what you want me to look for exactly."

"Pea brain," Charlotte teased. She showed Riele a picture of Diamond Boys where Kim Huxley's picture was easy to view. "Now, look at this." She gave the phone to her as Riele looked at it.

"Wait! This is our boss," she said. "He's a member of Diamond Boys?" Riele asked in shock.

"Not only is our boss cute and handsome, but he's also a singer and a dancer."

"Not to forget he's rude and a heartless jerk!"

"I can't wait to get him to touch me," one of the girls called Amber said as Riele and Charlotte looked at her in disgust before going back to their discussion.

"This new CEO is going to render so many hearts broken. I can't wait!" Riele said.

"Riele Grants!" Mr. Owen called and she could tell that from the tone of his voice, she was in big trouble.