Timmy the unexpected

It's a Friday night. 10:30 P.M exactly. I am still at the office, doing the finishing touches of my presentation for Tuesday's Client Day. My cellphone just ran out of battery, I left my car at home because Arnold drove me to the office and I don't know who to call using the office's landline.

It's 11:15 P.M. I'm aware that it's Traffic-Zone-Friday because it's Gimik Night. No taxis in sight, and what sucks most is that I can't even call Arnold to pick me up because he was in his uber late office meeting.

At 11:45 P.M a black Mazda-3 was waiting outside the office's building. I recognize the plate no. and the professional cute looking guy who just stepped out of the car. But because I'm still clueless for whatever reason that he is here at the parking space of my office's building, I acted as if I didn't notice the guy and the car.

All the while, I thought that he was waiting for a chick to come out of the office, but 15 to 30 minutes later no chick ever came into view. The guy I knew was a bit uneasy, maybe because of waiting for quite some time. Still, he looks fresh and elegant, even if he already loosened his tie.

When he posed as if he was leaving, I made up my mind and showed up to him.

It was already 12:35 A.M.

As soon as he saw me heading to his place, he suddenly approached me and offered a hand in handling my things. He also acted as if he wasn't waiting for someone. He walked me to his car, opened the door for me and offered a ride home.

Since I'm so tired from the whole day of office work, I found no energy to refuse. Besides, I guess the other public vehicles are having a hard time getting to my workplace because of the traffic jam, and I think I'm just lucky to bump into this nice person to offer me a ride.

Inside the car, I realized that he was really waiting for me. When I thought that he was waiting for somebody else, he suddenly opened the topic and told me that he learned from Arnold that I do not have a ride home; That he cannot fetch me because the meeting was extended due to some technical problems in his workplace and that I left my car at home.

So it was Arnold who asked for a favor to his #1 enemy or should I say, rival. Nice gesture, Arnold. And yes, the guy who fetched me was the owner of the black Mazda-3 the classy hottie named Timmy.

“So you guys have been keeping-in-touch? Since when?”

“Uhm, since the time that you asked us to act as grown-ups.”

“So what now? You have become instant bros. in just a snap? Ha! Ha! Nice. I never thought that this was possible. So, how did Arnold call you? How did you know his no.?“

“Am I working with the police now? Or a friendship historian? Ha! Ha! Well, I was checking on you so I asked your brother. But seems you prohibited Hero to call you at the office so he doesn't know how to reach you. And I was also trying to call you on your phone but your phone was dead. So, I've got no other choice but ask Hero for Arnold's no. and I learned that even he was prohibited to call you at the office. So the good guy gave me the address of your office, and here I am.“

“OKAY. So you were checking on me? Huh? Why?“

“Because pretty little miss, the more I see you the more I get addicted to you.”

“Hmmm.. Lame. Do you honestly believe that I'll believe in your sugar coated lame joke? Okay, here's the reward laugh.. Ha! Ha! Happy? … Besides, why does a guy like you feel that – if it's for real?”

''I don't know. Maybe because you're fun to be with. Like, I enjoy every moment that we're together.''

''So Mister Sweet Candy, were you really waiting for me for the whole 3o minutes? Cause I was just at the corner watching you as you wait for the surprising chick that will pop on the door of my office building a while ago.''

“You just didn't do that?“

“I just did. And you know what? You look hotter when you loosened that tie from afar.“

''You're not flirting with me now, aren't you?“

“I'm just telling the truth. And to answer you're previous inquiries, Yes. Everybody that I love was prohibited to call me at my office because I don't want people to eat my time when I'm working.”

''But what if it's an emergency?”

“I have a cellphone, don't worry. But it just died out because I also left my charger at home.”

“So you love them, huh? You love Arnold?!?“

“What the heck are you talking about? Of course! Of course not! I mean of course I love him because he's my friend. But of course not in the same manner that you think. Okay? So shut up now, before I forgot that I'm just hitching your car.“

“Somebody was explaining. Hmm.. guilty?“

“I'm not. I just prevented you from thinking … oh, what's that look all about?”

“So you like him?”

“Does it matter now? We're not even an item. So shut it, okay?”

“So, I have a chance?”

“Chance to what?”

“Chance to be yours, silly.”

“I don't know. Maybe. I'm just not that sure, because we still have a lot of catching up to do. Thanks Tim, for doing these for me. I really appreciate it. For now, I wish this is just right for you, just as it is for me.”

“Okay Sweet Pea, just remember that I'm always here for you.”

“Thanks Mister Sweet Candy”