Middleston or Hiddleston? - Chapter 5

Middleston or Hiddleston? - chapter 5

After a few hours of battling, sitting in front of the computer, making calls to the client, shooting emails here and there, checking my subordinates' works and having short meeting to re-plan the whole rundown for tomorrow's event. We finally claimed victory at 8pm when the client gave his nod of approval.

"Well done guys! The client is very happy with our performance! Now, where shall we celebrate?" I screeched in excitement in the conference room.

"Club?"

"Pub!"

"Steamboat!"

"Seafood!!!"

My colleagues shouted out different ideas on where and what to eat for the celebration.

"How about chocolate buffet?" Without looking at the person, I already know from who this familiar voice came from. It was non other than Tommy.

"This sounds good. Desserts are good after a stressed day at work." Finally, I heard a suggestion which was exactly what I'm thinking.

"Desserts? Woah. That's cool." Matthew, the clubber in our team said sarcastically.

"Anything wrong Matt? Just turned around the spelling of stressed and you will get desserts. Isn't desserts the best therapy now?" I shot him with a theory of mine.

"Yes. The boss is always right" he said, disappointed.

"Good that you know. So come on be happier!" I gave him a light and friendly push.

"Alright! So besides Wayne, any of you beau wanna get a ride from me?" He said enthusiastically as he pointed at us with his finger.

"Matt. Stop asking the obvious. There's only 8 of us in the marketing team. It's always the usual people following you. Do you need to do this all the time?" Stella mimicked Matthew's action with a disgusted face.

"That's my style alright? I know I'm too handsome to resist. But, please don't stop me." Matthew flipped his fringe and looked at Stella into her eyes.

"Oh please..." Stella rolled her eyes at Matthew.

"Well, the both of them are always bickering. Just ignore them." I said to Tommy as we were on our way to the car park to get the cars. Yes, Matthew and Stella were still bickering.

"Is alright. I find it kinda cute and interesting." Tommy said with a wide grin plastered across his face.

"Haha. You will find is cute and interesting now. But as time passes, you will find it irritating to see them bicker almost everyday! Is torturous" I raised my hands up to surrender as I looked at the both of them.

"But I'm sure they added fun to work. Don't they?" Tommy laughed at my action of surrendering.

"Well. That I agree." I chucked as I put my hands down.

"Whatever, I'm sure halfway through the journey, you will be calling us again." Stella mocked at Matthew as she boarded my car.

"I will prove you wrong this time! I will show it to you I would not lose my way." Matthew defended himself with confidence, as he unlocked the door of his car,

"Yea yea whatever we shall see. If you call me, I'm swear I'm not gonna pick up." She threw another sentence at him.

"No worries, you will not be receiving my call." Matthew flashed a smile at Stella before driving off.

"Gosh. Teena! You saw that?! That man is ready an idiot!!! He's driving me crazy!!" Stella messed her hair up as she screamed in the car.

"Hush! Not so loud, Stella!!" I snapped at her. "I hope they are not scaring you away. I do not want to lose a personal assistant because of these two lunatics." I turned to look at Tommy who sat at the passenger seat beside me.

"No worries. Is kinda fun to watch them bicker. Is like watching a comedy." Tommy joked as he eyed Stella's reaction from the rear mirror.

"Tommy!!! What comedy?! Is not funny at all alright?!" Stella shot a death glare at Tommy as she screamed again.

"Calm down Stella. Calm down!!!" I reminded her again that we are in the public as I played her favorite EXO's songs through the radio in my car.

"Well, I guess I will be able to now." She smiled dreamily as she hugged me from the back.

"Alright, hands off now, Stella, else we will never get there." I said as I freed myself from her.

"So Tommy, I heard from Teena you have met Tom Hiddleston before. How is he? Is he a nice man like what Teena had always mentioned to me?" Stella asked Tommy on our journey to the chocolate buffet.

"Well, I'm not sure about Teena's definition of nice but, I have worked with him before in a play. He is really an amazing and kind gentleman. All of us involved in the play love him very much." He replied to Stella's question with a smile.

"That's so lucky of you! Teena has been waiting for the chance to see him!! She is a huge fan of him. She watched his interviews, movies, shows and she even thought of flying over to look for him." Stella exposed my secrets. All to Tommy.

"Stop stop stop, Stella. Too much info, too much." I tried to stop her but to no avail.

"If you have the chance to visit Teena's house, you will see posters and photos of Tom Hiddleston in every part of her house especially her room." Stella stuck out a tongue and do a funny face at me as she continued to expose my secrets.

"Saw part of it in her office already." Tommy joined her and teased me as well.

"Teasing me aren't you, Tommy? Not afraid of me sacking you tomorrow?" I turned and looked at Tommy and said with a studious face, as I stopped the car at the traffic light. I could see fears written all over his face.

"Nah. She wouldn't do that. Trust me Tommy. She is too kind to do that." Stella gave Tommy the "Go" pass to continue teasing me by assuring Tommy that I will not sack him.

"Gosh, I should have let the both of you to take Matthew's car instead!" With the both of them ganging up against me, I could only give up fighting and just concentrate on the road.

Finally, we arrived at the hotel and with the information fed by Stella, Tommy knows how in love I am with Tom Hiddleston as a Hiddlestoner.

"I will definitely introduce you to him when he is back." Tommy winked at me as he walked towards the entrance of the chocolate buffet.

"Gosh, I hope he keep his words and introduce me to Tom!" I thought happily to myself, the image of meeting 

Tom as I skipped my way in. Yes, I skipped even though I was wearing a working suit. That's how happy I 

was.

"Hi. We have on our menu Earl Grey Tea as well as Jasmine Tea for the beverage. Which one will you like?" The waiter who served us, asked politely as he took our orders.

"Earl grey tea, please." Tommy and I said in unison as the rest ordered jasmine tea.

"Please add a splash of milk for my Earl grey tea." Tommy requested.

"Make it double." I said to the waiter and I could feel my cheeks getting warm for no reason.

"Teena, are you feeling warm?" Wayne asked with concern. Wayne is a nice and honest guy who cares for everyone of us. He is just like the head of welfare in our team.

"Huh? No. Why did you ask this?" I touched my face to see if it is warm.

"Hmmm. Your face is a little red." Wayne replied.

"I sense something fishy going on." Matthew said as he pointed his fingers at Tommy and I.

"Oh shut, Matt. Go and grab your favorite chocolates now." Stella saved me from the awkward situation by pulling Matthew away.

"I'm sorry, Tommy. Matt just loves to joke around." I apologized in embarrassment.

"Is alright. I'm quite surprised that you like Earl grey tea. Not many people that I know can accept the taste of it. When we were working on the play previously, out of all the front and back stage crews, only Tom and I drink Earl grey tea." Tommy's eyes sort of lit up in happiness, to find someone who shared the same taste as him for tea.

"Well, since you already know I'm a huge fan of Tom. You should know who influenced me. To be honest, I don't drink tea at all before that." I scratched my head as I laughed at my own silliness.

"Tom is really a great influence to you, huh? Don't tell me you love pudding as well because of him?" Tommy asked as he saw me getting the pudding from the tray.

"Of course not. Haha. I loves pudding since I'm a kid. He is not the reason of it. Hey. I do like him but I'm still me." I gave him a "I do what I want" face as I placed the pudding on my plate.

So, the entire session of the buffet, the colleagues were probing Tommy on his private life. From whether he is single to his family members and to his life back in London. Thanks to them, I've got to know more about Tommy. Got to know that he has two sisters and his parents had divorced since he was a kid. Well, I can't help but think of Tom again as that is Tom's family background as well. When I know that Tommy is single, I have a sense of happiness which I can't explain why.

"So Tommy, where are you staying? Do you need a ride back?" I asked before we parted ways after the buffet session.

"I stay here, I was so glad that you guys came here for buffet." Tommy pointed towards the direction of where his hotel room was located.

"What?! You must be so rich to stay in a hotel! You are coming here to work. You should stay in a rent apartment. It is cheaper!" I couldn't believe what I heard. Who will stay in a hotel when they are going to stay in a place for long term basis?

"No worries, I'm finding a apartment now. Will definitely shift out of here when I found an ideal place. Alright, is late. I shall not hold you guys back anymore. You guys will still have to travel home. Not so convenient as me." Tommy joked with us as he bid goodbye and headed to the lift.