The dinner seemingly went great than I anticipated, but still i wanted to see Lia again it didn't take long for me to cook up an excuse for us to meet we had exchanged numbers at the restaurant am glad she wasn't being hard on that this time, i still felt disappointed when she refused my ride home. Its rare to see a girl of her status self drive, as if am sure of her status i just feel she comes from a wealth family.
I sat on bed after freshening up my back on the headboard, i picked up my phone from the charger, i went for Lia's contact.
**** 'If you still want to know how I understood your paintings , drop by my office '
Before i could even have any second thought i sent the text.
She didn't reply , and am not taking it back , I don't know at what time but i think i passed out waiting for her reply .
Something about today got me excited, just remembering i asked Lia to drop by and am sure she really wants to know what i felt when i saw her paintings , from what Kir told me am sure she is desperate to know.
I got out of bed and prepared my self for work, everything about today was going perfect.
My secretary Hannah Brown stepped into my office,
"your mother is on the line sir " .
She spoke fast and professional as always , she was good at her work and i like her for that, yet cunning , leaving the part where i think she dresses revealingly to lure me while it's obvious there will never be anything between us, i happened to know Hannah way before i joined military we went to the same high school and we happened to hook up sometime back then .
But i wanted to keep things professional between us, that happened in the past and I didn't want her having false hopes of that happening .
" connect her" i answered firmly and went back to my pc reading the financial report that Kir sent.
I picked the phone and stayed silent.
"Why won't you pick your cellphone " , came in the voice on the other line .
" sorry mom am quite busy".
" i know , but you should check on your parents "
Silence took over for a while before she spoke again
" about that dinner__".
" mom please I won't attend any blind dates "
" Adam!" She yelped in anger then calmed her self .
" i almost lost you son"
" and i assure you , you will never loose me ".
I could hear my mother cry on the other side her voice quivered , She's been so fixated on me marrying thinking I might die before i could get any offspring or so .
She's pushing me and I don't want that, not now
"Adam you'll do what your mother says, you ungrateful brat"
came in my indifferent of a father's voice. I never want getting on his bad , sometimes i feel am a mini version of him and it really pisses me of , he gets whatever he wants but i once beat him and went for military, that's literally the only score i won against him .
My grip on the phone tighted and I didn't reply , he hanged up , and i was so pissed that I couldn't contain my anger and smashed the phone.
Till when will i let him boss me around, sat for a while then stepped out.
"Get someone to clean my office" i spoke commandly to Hannah my secretary.
I got into Kir's office took off my jacket and crashed on the couch, as i signed heavily.
I could feel Kir gaze on me from his work desk , I signed again hopping he would ask what was going on , but he didn't. ' so much of a friend' I thought.
"Get your fuckin ass up you lazy CEO " , i stirred and looked at Kir who was still shaking me vigorously.
**** "Am up ! " i shouted.
" you are going to pay for my overtime__ am going by to lunar you coming "
" what are you talki__" i trailed off when I noticed kir was carrying his car keys and bag .
"Fuck" i curse , its night already I can't believe i just passed out like that.
"Did Lia come by" i asked
" no... looks like you got roasted "
I spanked him and he laughed at me , 'shit Lia lied' i thought as i stood . But then she never replied i thought she gave me the wrong contact.
" i want a drink" .
" I thought you'ld never say" .
I waited for Lia hopping she would show up the next day and the day after but she didn't and i still couldn't bring myself to text her again I didn't want to be the desperate one.
While on the other hand my parents were as pushy as ever and this really turned me off , thats why i hoped Lia would come but not today since my dad just budged into my office since i have been avoiding them, he came with someone and i was assuming that was supposed to be my date, for status she was beautiful but not as Lia i sure don't know why am comparing her with Lia but I could tell her taste in fashion was way over Lia's she was tacky for sure.
They were both standing there , my heart dropped my supposed to be date was expressionless while my dad was fuming with anger any father would, finding your son making out in the office as they try introducing them to what they know is the right lady for them .
My supposed to be date stormed out, i sure know how to annoy people.
" Get the hell out! ". My dad shouts in anger which reverberate shock waves in my spine and I fumbled with my clothes fixing them, Hannah nearly fell on her face as she rushed out of my office with her shoes and blouses on her hand.
" you are fired!" My dad yelled at her .
I walked to the front of my work desk with a stoic face as i collect all the courage i could get to defend all my father's attacks .
"She is my secretary " i spoke out stern , my dad was about the same height as me i could say we were more alike body ,face and abit in personality mine was young and capable but we had same stance and stoic face .
His hand flew straight, i clasped a fist as i felt the soreness of his slap. 'He sure still has it, it hurts' .
" you insolent brat" he shouted at me and i felt another soreness as the impact of his punch.
'God this old geezer'
I held my fist tight .
" you are a disgrace " before he could throw another punch Kir budged in and grabbed him ,
" we are at the office sir , workers are watching __ it'll be all over the news soon ".
My dad just stayed quiet i could hear him breath heavily in anger.
"Your mother__ your mother will be so disappointed ". My dad said before he stormed out of the office banging the door.
I took out a handkerchief and dabbed on my bleeding lip and leaned back on the chair huh! I signed, Kir sat opposite.
" this is what happens when I don't make the decisions " he chuckles .
" Does your every decision involve pissing your father".
Now it was my turn to laugh
" i just think that's how it is " I giggled
" Lia came " . Kir busted out my smile slowly fading .
" I don't know how much she saw , but she was outside when i budged in "
I clasped my head with both my hands "fuck!".
" Do you wanna grab a drink" he asked
"No, not really " i replied still taking in the fact that Lia was here earlier
"Call it a day i'll drop by to see John Clifford "
He stood to leave ,
" thanks man ".