"Security. Watch our backs while I make this call." Derek requested.
"Yes, Sir." the Security team replied and formed a line in front of Judith and Tyler.
"Wait here for me, Amanda. I'll be back." said Derek.
"I'll be here." replied Amanda and gave Derek a kiss on his cheek.
"Hah! You think this group of security guards are supposed to scare me? You're just a fake and a loser. You will be exposed and the security here will drag YOUR sorry a** out!!" mocked Tyler.
Two minutes later, Derek disconnected his call and returned to Amanda's side.
"Who did you call?" asked Amanda.
"I made a call to Owen. Watch on. The fun is about to start." said Derek, before turning his attention to Judith and Tyler.
"Listen closely you two. You have about....oh I don't know...another sixty seconds to take back what you said about me and my girlfriend here, apologise to both of us, and we'll all just go our separate ways, as though nothing ever happened." warned Derek.
'Oh My God! Derek just called me his girlfriend!' Amanda blushed with joy after hearing Derek call her his girlfriend.
"Or else what? Who the hell do you think you are!? You're just a homeless loser and if that lady wants to stand by your side, then she's a loser too!" mocked Judith.
"Have it your way....you still have about ten seconds." said Derek with a smirk.
"Yeah and in ten seconds, everyone will know you are a fake and I take your girl home with me!" threatened Tyler.
"Time's up! No way back for you two now!"
Ring! Ring!
Tyler's phone suddenly rang. Tyler picked his phone out of his pocket to answer. It was Tyler's dad, and he sounded furious.
"YOU DUMB PIECE OF SH**! WHO THE HELL DID YOU OFFEND? DO YOU WANT ME TO SLEEP IN THE STREETS?" Tyler's dad screamed over the phone.
"Dad! Calm down! I didn't offend anybody!" Tyler adamantly replied.
"SHUT UP AND PUT YOUR PHONE ON SPEAKER! I KNOW THAT B**** JUDITH IS THERE WITH YOU!" Tyler's dad screamed.
"Ok ok. Chill, dad! Hold on. Hey Judith, my dad wants to speak to you too!" replied Tyler as his put his phone on speaker.
"Pay attention, Amanda. This is the fun part." whispered Derek.
"Listen up, you two! Tonight you offended someone that can never be offended. You both almost caused my company to go bankrupt! I have no other choice! Judith! Tyler! BOTH OF YOU! ARE! FIRED!" shouted Tyler's dad.
That news shook Judith and Tyler to the core. They both dropped to their knees.
"Don't you dare come to my office tomorrow or I will have security kick you out and the police to arrest you for trespassing!"
Click!
"I told you. There's no way back for you now. All you had to do was apologise. And now you are both jobless." said Derek.
"You! You caused this! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!" Tyler screamed and lunged towards Derek. However, Tyler forgot about the security in front of him. They subdued Tyler before he could even touch a strand of Derek's suit.
"Oh, before I forget...." said Derek before approaching a subdued Tyler.
WHAM! WHAM!
Derek landed two hard punches on Tyler. One to his stomach and one to his nose. Tyler ended up holding his bloodied nose and curled up in a fetal position, writhing in pain.
"That was just a warning! The next time you disrespect me or my girlfriend, you'll end up worse than your sorry a** state now!" warned Derek, before turning around and holding Amanda's hand.
'What! A! Man! I'm so blessed to be your girlfriend!' thought Amanda, before turning to Judith.
"By the way, Judith, I don't know how you are related to Derek; and I don't care! You stay away from him from now on! He's way better than you are, and he certainly is no loser!" said Amanda.
And as if both Derek and Amanda's were telepathic, they both utter together to Judith and Tyler....well...you guessed it.
"Who's the loser now!?"
Derek and Amanda then got into their car and drove off leaving Tyler still in pain and Judith in tears.
The drive out of the hotel soon turned pleasant, yet awkward. On one hand, the night sky and the ambience certainly contributed to making their date more memorable...however, both Derek and Amanda went quiet.
Perhaps it was because Derek publicly proclaimed Amanda as his girlfriend; but Derek was blushing as he was driving. He didn't know how to break the silence.
"So....errr.....I hope that incident did not spoil your night...or our date." Derek stammered.
Amanda was too shy to answer back immediately. She took a few seconds to gather her courage just to even respond.
"Back there....did you mean it? Do you really see me as your girlfriend?" asked Amanda.
"Well...perhaps this may answer your question." Derek replied as he took his left hand off the steering wheel to hold Amanda's hand.
Amanda's heart started racing as she locked fingers with Derek's. She could only beam with joy as she held his hand tight.
During that time, in a Starb*cks cafe, team MNS members Madison, Nick and Steph gathered at their usual corner spot.
Nick and Madison arrived early to have their "first date". Technically, they were practising their roles for Sunday's event so they can act more naturally as a couple.
Steph could only watch from her counter and giggle at the sight of Nick and Madison acting so nervous with each other.
Before they knew it, the cafe was officially closed. Steph cleaned up the cafe first before locking up the front entrance. Time to begin their MNS meeting.
"Phew I'm glad that training session is over and done with." said Nick.
"Ok, Nick. You said this was an emergency. What's going on?" asked Madison.
Steph joined in after preparing hot tea for all three of them. "Yeah, Nick. Your message said something about Mr Derek. Do you have breaking news about him?"
"Thanks for the tea, Steph. Yeah, indirectly, this helps with our mission about brother Derek...Madison, do you know Amanda, head secretary for the Quinton Consortium?" asked Nick.
"Yeah sure I do. Steph knows her too. I remember my first visit here, she and brother Derek dropped by the cafe." replied Madison.
"Really? Have they been together that long?" Nick mumbled to himself.
"Together? What do you mean, Nick?" asked Steph.
"Ok ladies, listen closely. Currently, I'm not a hundred percent sure...but I think brother Derek and Amanda are dating." said Nick.
Bombshell!
"WHAT?!?"