I strummed my fingers on my desk while I wait for my proposal to be approved.

Our boss' secretary, Justine, went out his office with a stack of papers in her hand.

Justine immediately gave me our clipboard where all our documents were filed.

There were also a few persons from different departments who were waiting for their specific files to be approved and signed.

I was tasked by Miss Harriet to get our documents and she even whispered to me to get our file first before handing out the other files to our subdepartment's assistants.

Once I saw my proposal's name, I discretely pulled it out from the pile and held it with my right hand.

There was a ghost of smile wanting to appear on my face already.

I have a good feeling about it.

I went to one corner outside the Head Office and three assistants came up to me.

I checked if their documents were duly signed before I handed it to them respectively.

Then my eyes rested to the boss' signature and an encouraging note written on the sticky note on top.

It's my second time to have my proposal be approved.

I still feel elated every time.

It's like a safety net and assurance that I know what I'm doing and I'm being good at it.

When I arrived at our office, I immediately went inside Miss Harriet's who was sipping on her coffee.

"How is it?" She asked with a knowing smile.

I handed it over to her speechlessly.

"Yeees!! Told you! It will be approved!" Miss Harriet smiled at me widely and I just mirrored her expression but with a wider smile.

I almost thought my face would crack.

"Let's gather the team later before lunch. Around 10:30? Will that be fine with you?" Miss Harriet asked.

"Yes, miss. " I nodded.

"Great! See you then! Please tell Gustavo to reserve our conference room for the meeting later. Thanks!" Miss Harriet said and I nodded again.

I passed by Gustavo, our maintenance personnel, and told him Miss Harriet's instructions.

He said and he continued mopping our floor.

I went to my seat and stared at my photocopy of my approved proposal.

I grinned and congratulated myself for a job well done.

This month's advertisement is about a chocolate-filled marshmallow cake.

I know it sounds weird but it actually looks yummy.

I have seen the production of this food invention and it actually fits my  description.

I was also responsible for the branding name and its advertisement since it was approved.

Sorry. Did I sound conceited already?

Hihi. Insert pabebe mode.

Anyway, time flew by fast and here we are inside the conference room.

I have my presentation saved in Miss Harriet's laptop and she was presenting her logistics on the recent success of the company.

"So, since this food invention is already filled with chocolatey goodness. I thought of naming it, Choco Haven." I suggested.

I saw our teammates nodded. Some raised an eyebrow but most seemed to agree.

"Won't that be a giveaway for the  name? I mean, wouldn't it sound redundant because of the description and branding name?" Summer, our team's editor, asked.

"I actually thought about it when Shai discussed that to me." Miss Harriet came to my defense. "It might be redundant in a way but it will add an impact just reading the word haven. In your honest opinion, what first comes to your mind when you hear or read the word, haven?"

"Paradise." Summer answered abruptly and realized where the conversation is leading at. "Oh yes..I get it. Yeah, it was a nice name..Nice idea."

Miss Harriet gave her a smile and before she went back to her seat, winked at me.

Miss Harriet knew that Summer has this habit of annoying everyone during meetings but she has sensible  arguments, nonetheless.

Summer is smart, capable and very knowledgeable about her job.

She's quite a perfectionist so we can't blame her.

At least, she managed to raise our standards and challenged us to prove our point well.

Miss Harriet, on the other hand, is a thirty five year old lady who treats us as her younger siblings which makes our working environment less stressful as it is and very approachable.

"Well then, now that we have agreed about our new Choco Haven, can you do the visual layout of it, Dom?" Miss Harriet asked Dominic Sevilla, our visual editor.

"Yes, Miss. It'll be ready by tomorrow. I just have pending project to finish today." Dom nodded and gave her a thumbs up.

"I'll start also with the web advertisement for it." Ynigo Collantes, our Tech Expert, added which received a nod of approval from Miss Harriet.

"Same here. I'll do my routines with them this week. Hopefully before the end of the month, we will be launching it." Rhea Del Mundo, our PRO, said which earned an applause from Miss Harriet.

"Wow! I really love our team! You all have the initiative to work together." Miss Harriet grinned, her eyes twinkling with amusement.
"We'll have our meeting again next week to update up on the details and for other concerns! Good job, everyone! You may have your lunch! Take my card with you."

Miss Harriet threw her credit card which Dominic caught with his hand.

"Aren't you coming with us, Miss?" Dom asked in surprise.

"Nope. I have a date today." Miss Harriet giggled.

She stood up and turned to us before she left the room. "Eat well, team! See you after lunch!"

With that said, she walked briskly to her office and I saw her applied some lipstick.

The rest of the team went out while I  put back the chairs.

I saw Miss Harriet talking with someone over the phone giggling.

Miss Harriet even waved at me when she passed by the conference room.

"Alright! I'll go with you, Rei-rei!" Miss Harriet exclaimed in a chirpy voice.

I felt my insides almost gave in.

Rei-rei?

Is that the same Rei-rei that I knew?

I felt the color drained on my face when Miss Harriet opened our department's door and Reagan smiled at her with a bouquet of lilies in her hand.

Miss Harriett hugged him in surprise and I have to turn around to keep myself from hurting.

That was the moment that I knew.

I never stopped loving him.