It was awfully silent in the meeting room, the only sound that could be heard is the sound of the clock ticking and the continuous sighs made by Kye. Her elbows placed on the table raised to her chin, letting it rest on the palm of her hand looking so bored, she was twirling the ball point pen on the long silver table while Bob was too focused on his phone arranging her schedule. Kylie sighed trying to gain his attention, she sighed louder. Bob tried not to turn to her, he knew what she was doing and he is not going to give in to her.
She sighed louder than before sounding like a sick dog seeking for attention. Bob not taking it anymore, he snapped. “ What ? What ? What ? ” he barked at her, she raised her head to look at him, she released a sigh again.
“ What do you want Kylie ? ”
“ I’m bored, ” she whimpered softly, “ I’ve been sitting for hours and they have not arrive. ” she let out a yawn. “ I’m tired and hungry, I need food. ” she plopped her head down to the table causing extreme pain in her head. “ Ow! You caused this Bob, you caused it. ” she cried, raising her head up, massaging it.
Bob rolled his at her actions, ‘so childish’, he muttered not to her hearing. “ It is just ten minutes, thirty minutes has not gone by so stop whining like a baby and –”
“ That ten minutes felt like hours even years.” She groaned, gently resting her head on the table.
--wait like a good child you are.” He finished his statement not minding that he was interrupted. “ Well it is not exactly their fault, we came earlier than the set time we agreed on.”
“ Wait, what ?” uttered Kylie, her head raised.
“ We agreed to meet here at seven, it is almost seven. They will be here, so have patient.” He told her, then she laughed.
“ So you are telling me that I had time to eat that lemon scones and you lied that we are late. Now you are telling me that we came early, very EARLY!!” She yelled , “ Are you f**king kidding me ?!”
“ Language Kylie.” He scolded her, seething his teeth in annoyance.
“ Don’t fuc--” he cut her off, “ Don’t…” raising his left index finger at her with a threatening glare in his eyes. “ Don’t you say that profane word, it is highly prohibited around me.” He said but she was not moved by it rather a glint of challenge shone in her eyes, giving him a smirk then all the sudden she started chanting the word ‘fuck’ while hitting the table. “ Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck…”
“ Fine I’m sorry, I’m sorry for not letting you eat those scones. Sorry for lying to you and bringing you earlier than the set time. I just wanted us to be here before them so it won’t offend them after all we are the one that delayed the contract.”
“ I understand, but I’m hungry…” she whined.
“ If you wait a little longer, I promise to buy a lemon scones on our way back and you could eat as many cookies you want.” That statement alone brought smile to get face.
“ Okay, I will try to hold my hunger for a little while.” She said agreeing to behave for just some minutes.
“ Thank you.” He breathed out, turning his attention back to his phone.
After five minutes, the door barged open and an average height bald man wearing a navy suit strolled inside holding a briefcase in his hands. Their heads whipped towards the man. Bob stood up to meet the man, Kylie was too tired and hungry to lift herself, she just simply wave and smile at the man, the man returned to gesture.
Bob stretched his hands towards the man for an handshake, the man took it and introduce himself. “ I’m Kelvin, the personal assistant to Mrs Anissa. Sorry she could not come in person, she is down with a flu. Please don’t be annoyed.”
“ No, not all. Send my greetings to her wishing her a safe recovery.” Bob told Kelvin with a polite smile, slowly he withdrew his hands from the man and gesture to the near him which was opposite Kylie. “ Please have your sit, sir.”
“ Thank you.” Kelvin smiled at him as he sat down on the chair, he dropped the briefcase on the table. Unlocking it, he brought out a blue and pass it to Kylie.
She took it and muttered ‘thank you’ to the man, he simply nod as response. She opened it , going through it. The words look tiny to her, it was a six paged contract, trying to read it gives her headache. The only words that is visible to her us the heading of the contract. ‘ Brand ambassador contract’. She wanted to be sure she is not signing her death but she does not have the strength to read it so she slide it to Bob to read it. Bob took it and started going through it, reading each line by line.
Kelvin cleared his throat, “ Well in the meantime why don’t we enjoy the delicacies the hotel's chefs prepared for us, their food is very lovely. The restaurant is planning to employ some of them.” The man said, her stomach churned at the hearing the word ‘ food’ all what he saying afterwards, she did not pay attention to it. “ Come in.” the man shouted and Dexton come inside pushing the food trolley. 
Kylie’s eyes widened seeing Dexton in a white double-breasted jacket, pants in a black-and-white houndstooth pattern, and an apron with a toque blanche on his head, his face was full of smiles as he pushed the trolley. Kylie’s mind wandered off to the time she got hit by a boy that wore their uniform. “ Could he be the one ?” she wondered. 
“Dexton.” She did not know when she called his name, until when she saw the gazes on her surprise she knew the chef name but Bob, after glancing at Dexton instantly knew he was a highschool student then he just assumed that he is one of her highschool’s friends. 
“ Uhm… a friend of mine told me about this hotel's food, she said it’s lovely and she told me about you. I can’t wait to dig in.” She smiled at him, Dexton's head swell with pride hearing a celebrity praising his food. Bob stifled a laugh listening to her lies.
“ Trust me, you will love it. He is the best.” The man bragged, “ you will love the food.”
Dexton placed the covered plate infront of Kylie, carefully placing a glass cup near her filling it with red wine. His heart beating very fast, hands shaking, afraid of making a mistake infront of her, he want to please her in order to gain a positive review from her. Then he place the spoon, table knife and fork well on the table. On the other hand, Kylie was feeling impatient, she wanted to tell him she will do it by herself but seeing the intense gaze on her from Bob, she restrained a little bit.
He opened the plate and reveal fine dish of Branzino, to her it does not look like food. Bob let out a laugh, he quickly clap his hands on his mouth holding his laughter. 
Kylie sighed looking at the food then turn to face Dexton who was looking nervous. All this decorations for nothing. “ Why do you hate me ?” Dexton looked confuse on why she said that. “ Do I look fancy to you ? No do I look like a cow ? How do you expect me to eat this leafy thing ?” She looked at the dish as if it was the strangest thing she ever seen.
Dexton felt sad that she thought of his food like that, he really wanted to impress Kye so he could work in Anissa food palace “ Ma, it is called Branzino. Trust me, it is very delicious.” He tried persuading her.
“ I’ve tasted it, it is delicious, try it.” Kelvin said with a smile.
“ It looks delicious, but I and my taste buds do not do fancy. I can’t…”
“ Kylie be nice.” Bob warned her, he stretched the contract to her, she took it grumbling. “ You know when I’m hungry, I don’t do nice.” She reminded him.
“ Just sign the contract and we will be going, then you can eat.” Kylie grinned at that thought of eating real food, as she implies it to be. “ Is it safe to sign ?” she asked, clicking her pen. Bob nodded as response.
Dexton sighed sadly taking the plate. “ I will just take this, thanks for coming to Hotel Cadel.” Kylie held his hand turning to face him, “ I did not say I won’t eat it, I hate wasting food, you prepared it for me then I will eat it.” Kylie said collecting the plate from him then drop it back on the table.
She took a deep breath taking the fork and dig in into the dish, she put some into her mouth, chewing it. Her buds awaken in delight having the taste of the dish, it was delicious but she refused to tell him it is. Dexton noticed the reaction on her face, he was happy that she is enjoying the meal. He smiled watching her eat, soon she was done and drank the wine then clean her hands with a serviette also her mouth. She then took her pen to sign the contract.
The man collected the contract standing up, “ Thank you very much, we are glad that you accepted to be our ambassador, thank you.” he stretched his hand to her, the other hand holding the contract behind his back.
“ Oh it is nothing, it is kinda of my dream.” She stood up, shaking his hand and they laughed, by the time she turned back to thank Dexton he was already gone and the plates on her table.
“ Weird!” she commented. He went without her noticing he did. 
                        ••••••••
“ Dexton, Dexton, Dexton...” Kylie called the name ‘ Dexton’ repeatedly entering the kitchen, she sighted him near the cart, arranging the cup cakes in it.
She skipped to him, “ Hey Dex.” She said, making Dexton flinch and the tray on his hands fell on his hands, thankfulky there was no cupcakes on it.
“ Why didn't you tell me you can cook ?” she smacked him on his shoulder, he was shocked seeing Kylie here. “ Huh ?” he raise a brow at her.
“ Uhm... well I did not how to tell you.” He said, Kylie laugh remembering her make up is not on. “ Oh, my makeup is not on.” Kylie said.
“ Well I'm Kylie Tanner.” She said and Dexton thought she was introducing herself. “ And I'm Dex...”
“ No, no, no...” she laugh cutting him off, “ I mean I'm Kylie, beautiful nerd, green eyed like me and hair like mine, your food buddy. Rings a bell ?”
“ Please don't tell me you are Ashton's nerd.”
She rolled her eyes, “ I'm no one's nerd.”
“ How are you Kylie ? I mean how did you change your appearance ?”
“ Makeup.” She shrugged, giving him a response. Bob came in shouting Kylie's name. “ Let's go home.” He said walking up to meet her.
“ I am not going home with you, I want to hang out a little with my friend.” She told him.
Bob looked at Dexton who waved at him then at Kylie, “ Oh God, please don't tell me you told him about your secret.”
“ Okay, I won't.”
He pinched the bridge of his nose calming himself down, “ Why ? Why Kylie ? Bob you better go to the hospital and start to book future appointments. I can sense the future, unwanted headaches loading. Soon it will hundred percent full.” He said, talking to himself making Dexton laugh and Kylie roll her eyes.
“ Oh please,” she said with an eye roll. “ Nothing of such will happen.”
“ I can see the future, you can't. Anyways bye, get home safe and please...” He turned to Dexton. “ take her home, she is still a kid.”
“ I will.” Dexton promises, with his hands together.
“ Good, when you get home Kylie call me.” He told Kylie.
“ I will, stop behaving like my dad. You better keep cookies for me, I will come to collect it tomorrow.”
“ If you see...” He mumbled making his way out of the kitchen.
After he went, Kylie turned to face Dexton and say “ We need to talk.” Dexton agreed by nodding.
“ I can't believe I was nervous around you and you are my food buddy.” he said.
“ I also can't believe you are a chef.” she took a cup cake. “ Why are you working here ? I thought you are supposed to be a rich kid working to inherit your parents' business.” she said eating the cupcake. “ Now this is food.”
“ It's complicated.” He said.
“ Life is complicated, I love listening to complicated things so I'm all ears.” she told him as she stretch her hands to take another cupcake, Dexton noticed, he swat her hands away using his hands. She pouted, looking at him.
“ It is an order.”
“ Well make another one or better still tell them that I ate out of the cupcakes, I'm lovable they will probably forgive you. I need to have  perks of being your friend.” She took the cupcake.
“ Kylie !!”
She laughed, “ My friend is a chef!”