Men in Action 9:Velvet Harthrobe

Beauty smiled when she heard the siblings' naughty greeting to her. They called her early to wish her a Happy Birthday. She took a deep breath, today was her 26th birthday.

"Sister, when can you go home?" asked her youngest sister.

"Pepper, I don't know yet. But when my schedule is relaxed, I will go on vacation there. You know my job. Demanding on time. Also, it's time to pay your tuition, you still need a budget for your school projects. I'll go home just wait, okay? How are Dad and Mom?" She asked.

"According to both of them, they are okay, Dad went to the farm early to see our rice field. Mom, on the other hand, also came to our place in the market early to sell fish."

"Is that so? Alas, I thought I could still talk to them today. But it's okay. I'll just call this afternoon, tell them ah?"

"Yes Sister."

Beauty would have spoken to order her sister but she had already heard the loud voice of her boss. He seems to be awake and looking for her this early. In fact, she has been his Personal Assistant for almost three years. Her boss is well paid so she can stay here for a long time and he is kind even though it often hurts her head.

"Pangs!" he shouted loudly from his room.

Her eyes rolled in the air. Yes, his good boss calls him Pangs. Pangs for panget(meaning ugly). She combed her relatively short hair. She admitted that she was not that beautiful because she only looked ordinary but... 'She is not ugly.' That's all she said to herself. Since, she used to be called Pangs by her crazy boss but she doesn't want to be called that now. It's her birthday.

"All right, Pepper. Later, my boss calls me. His awake."

"Okay, sister. Happy Birthday!”

She laughed softly because even her other siblings chased the greeting. Her right ear is almost deaf but it's okay. She ended the call and then she walked slowly to her boss's room. She smirked because it just called her and the 'Pangs!' resounded around her.

"This Pagpag is annoying... The morning, I was called again. Bad trip, my head will definitely hurt again all day. It just came from the operation... Tsk!"

If her boss calls her Pangs, she has a revenge. That's what she calls it because his women are fed up with it. Suppose food is just the leftovers, so maybe it... She had a pity whoever marries her Pagpag boss. She lost her thought when she reached the door of her boss's room.

"Sir Velvet?" hse called.

"Hmm... Come in." its weak language.

She slowly turned the door lock. She was slightly shaken. Never once did it lock the door to its room in the house. And not once, has any of its women ever brought it home. If it is with a woman, it's definitely in his bachelor's pad and not here. She finally opened the door and her lips opened when she saw the appearance of her naughty boss. It lay on the bed without clothes and the only thing that covered the delicate part of its body was its white blanket that was about to be removed. Just a little movement eh she will surely see the naked truth. It clung to his forehead as he hugged his left hand to the pillow next to it. She blinked and then she rubbed her mouth. She should exited but...

"Uy, Pangs! Come here." Velvet ordered.

He fixed the blanket on the body and then lay down on the bed. It doesn't even look at her. She was forced to approach even though her face was very hot. In fact, there is nothing that her boss can really hide from her because she has seen everything here and even its secrets, she knows. That happened when he was completely drunk and he needed to get dressed because he fell asleep in the pool in extreme drunkenness and almost drowned. Fortunately, Sir Gin saw it. That's all, she needs to change his clothes and since it was her boss, she had no choice that time... It was her boss's birthday. And on his birthday, he gets very intoxicated because he is said to be only once a year and she is the one who will have problems in the end because he is naughty when he drinks. Plus, when it gets really drunk, everything it hides comes out of its mouth. So, she already knows everything...

"Pangs... I said, come closer." Velvet said impatiently.

She has already approached. She stared at his macho back. It have a few scars. It is said that he was hit several times in the body by a bullet.

"I'm already here, Sir Velvet. Why?"

Velvet moaned slightly as he fell flat on the bed.

"Pangs, my body is in a lot of pain. Massage me. I think my back is really cold. We were soaked last night in the rain during the operation and then when I came home last night I took a shower to rinse because we went under the sewer just to get into the opponents' hide-out. Tsk! Call Nigel later, tell him I cancelled all my meetings in the office today. Just schedule it for another day and he will take care of it first. When a woman is looking for me, tell him to answer that I commit suicide and buried!"

Beauty winced at what she heard. Nigel is the half-brother of her boss. His brother to the father.

"Okay, boss." she replied.

She took the ointment from the drawer next to the bed. She sat on the edge of the bed and then she put it in her hands. She started massaging the back of her boss. She put his shoulders first. She seems to understand its tantrums this morning. The coolness of its back, it was completely soaked in water last night. She wakes up early to take care of her employer's personal needs. She did not know if she should be proud because of all who became his Personal Assistant, she was the only one who survived. Because this is the number one rule, it is forbidden to fall in love with the boss. Must be professional, just work. And usually by past those Personal Assistant before her, eh fell in love with Sir Velvet so they are fired. And she, that will never happen because she desperately needs a job for her family and she will never fall in love with a womanizer like her boss. She had seen it many times making women cry. Because, when it gets tired, it just doesn't want to. Sometimes, she fights with pity for the women he flirts with because she is also a woman. But of course, her loyalty is more in her boss because it is the only one who pays her a lot. And that big salary helped her a lot to help her parents to educate her younger siblings. She was second to the eldest. They are six siblings and her older brother Manuel got married early so she took over to help their parents. Anyway, she is happy with what she is doing.

"Pangs..."

She lost her thought when she heard the voice of her boss.

"Sir?"

"Cook me some pancit canton for breakfast. Make a coffee too. Put a lot of cream ah?"

"Yes."

(Pancit canton-instant noodles)

She continued the massage she was doing on its back. Then, suddenly his cellphone rang.

"Pangs, please give my phone."

She immediately took his cellphone which was lying on the table near the bed, she immediately handed it to him. Velvet picked up his cellphone and looked. Ervine is calling him, he has already answered the call.

"Yes, why?"

"Velvet, I need your report for the illegal firearms we confiscated last night from the arm-dealer syndicates we seized."

"Oh all right, all right... I'll do it later. But let me just remind you, what I told you last week. Let's all meet at Gin's restaurant. You already know that."

"I never forget." Ervine replied.

"Please just remind others. Tell me, I'll be upset when they don't come."

"Okay, copy that. But Clear, he can't be with us. He's in the hospital right now. Bloom was rushed to the hospital last night, she's about to give birth."

"Is that so? My godchildren will be added again, for sure."

"Yes. Bye."

"Bye."

Velvet ended the call and then lazily placed his cellphone next to his head. His back really hurt because of the intense soaking in the water. It's cold again. He has a history of lameness in his back due to his profession. So when his back gets cold, he will definitely suffer again. He close his eyes because he was relieved by the massage done by his Personal Assistant Beauty or he prefers to be called Pangs. It was simple because he never saw it to wear make up. It thinks more about the family it left behind in the province so it does not take time for itself. It only lasted for him because she never had a desire on him. She did see everything in him once he was very drunk and she never took advantage of it. So, he wonders if this woman is real or if she still has a hidden personality? He just smiles at the women he meets on the road, eh, they already squirming with excitement?! He took a deep breath. He smiled. Maye she thought, he forgot her birthday today.

"Pangs... My back is okay, it doesn't hurt anymore. Thank you. Cook my breakfast."

Beauty has stopped massaging her boss's back. She got up and put the ointment she used inside the drawer. She left the room and immediately went to the kitchen to cook. She has housemates here at home but she is the one who is ordered to cook the food. He said it is more comfortable when she cooks. She got instant noodles in the pantry.

"Oh, Sir is awake?" Aling Tinay asked.

"Yes. He said he wanted pancit canton and coffee."

Aling Tinay laughed at her. This is their laundry. It was holding the laundry basket full of their boss's clothes. How many times did their boss change his clothes? It does not want to dry out the sweat on the back because it has a history of strain on the back. Even though it's healed, it hurts when it's cold. She has already started boiling water in a small casserole.

Meanwhile... Velvet got up and immediately put on his clothes. He went to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth. When he came out of the bathroom, he immediately took under the bed the pink paper-bag with only a gift... And that gift, he will give it to someone who has a birthday today. He smiled because he was excited to see how it would react when she saw his gift. She will definitely not be happy because she prefers the money he gives. But now, his gift will be different. Not mone... He put it back under his bed. He left his room and then went straight to the garden full of various kinds of flowering plants he collected.

It was his stress reliever and those beautiful flowers of different kinds of plants in his garden, reminiscent of the different kinds of beautiful women. Variety of beautiful but equally enticing. He took a deep breath and then warmed up. He went to your big red rose tree. He has been taking care of it for several years, that is his very first plant. That was also his favourite.