She rolled on the bed and covered herself properly with the duvet to keep herself warm. She was seriously tired from the whole chaos yesterday. She suddenly heard the door bell and since relaxed more since Joan would see who it is but still she heard it ring again and again.
" Joan! " she yelled her name from her room where she laid on the bed yet there was no response.
" Joan!... Joan!... " she yelled again but no reply.
"God! where on earth is this lady?" She whispered to herself as she forced herself to get up then down from the bed. She walked all the way downstairs without taking a look at herself in the mirror. There was still no sign of Joan and her dad has already gone to work, Anna has gone to school already and her mum stepped out to see someone, so where could Joan be? while she was still scratching her head and yawning from tiredness, she opened the door only to meet Logan Jack's secretary standing right in front of her and another neatly dressed woman behind her. She rolled her eyes away from her and looked around instead. Something about her gesture told her something was wrong. The lady cleared her throat, " Mr Logan sent me here " she said as she wanted to speak further. "Really? what does Mr high and mighty want now?" Maya asked nonchalantly as she folded her arms.
"This is Jenny Abram, she's here to help and direct you, Mr Logan Jack wants you to get ready you are going to spend the day with Jenny, there's a lot to do and the date is finally fixed to be on the twenty-fourth... "No way!, that's in three days time!" she exclaimed in surprise as she unfolded her arms...." You better get your acts together, those were his words not mine" said Logan Jack's secretary as she turned to take her leave Jenny behind with Maya.
"She snorted after Logan's secretary said the part that those wear Logan Jack's word.
"I'm Maya Ethan and am sorry you're stuck with me." she apologised to Jenny as she let her into the house and shut the door behind her.
"It's okay and besides it's my job," Jenny told her in a sweet voice as Maya offered her a seat in the sitting room.
" So....what do I offer you? soft drink, a cup of tea, coffee or a cup of water? " she asked her but she just shook her head.
"No.. no please I'm full but thank you for the offer" she said nicely with a smile.
" Are you sure?" She asked once more and she nodded. " Don't worry about me, am okay." She told her.
" Oh..okay please give me some time and I will go take my bathe and change into something better" she told her and she nodded then she quickly went upstairs and changed
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"We've already been to almost all the shops and my feet are killing me already, I mean I don't get it, why am i even getting ready for a wedding I don't even want in the first place, I have pleaded to her for us to stop and continue tomorrow but she refused " she soliloquized to herself as the kept on going from shop to shop.
Here she is standing in a bridal shop and getting her measurement done. "Are we done now? I really want to leave" she told her as she sighed after being measured. Jenny turned to her, "Almost.. we still have to head to the cake shop and we have to check out the hall and... " Maya cuts in...."Are you kidding me?" She asked her with a raised eyebrow and she just stared at her. She hissed and picked up her handbag and then headed to the door.
" Maya!... Maya! it's all Mr Logan's order!" Jenny told her as she quickly ran and stood in front of Maya.
"The wedding is in less than two days, so you don't have any choice than to rush the arrangements" she told her kind of pleading.... "We've bought most of what we need, I have had my measurements taken and chosen the style so I really think you do not need me anymore, I trust your taste and I know you will surely do your job well. I have work to do in my office and I really have to go please." Maya pleaded to Jenny as she passed her and ignored her calls. She quickly got into her car and and headed right back into her small office.
After she packed, she got down and headed straight into the one floor building. She got the place a year ago and turned it to her own small company.
She's a furniture designer, she creates her own furniture designs and carries it out herself.
" Hey Maya, you're actually late today just like yesterday," said Betty her one and only co-worker who works together with her as she kept her handbag and changed into her working clothes.
She and Betty were almost of the same height she was slim fit, she has well carved eyebrows, hazel green eyes, perfectly structured nose, thin pink lips, visible cheek bones when she smiles and a long dark brown hair. She and Betty met in college as course mates and with her eccentric character and Maya's bouncing behaviour, they instantly became friends.
They had dreams of starting their own company together someday and finally here they are kicking off in their career. Maya's dad had offered to help a lot of times but she declined, she wanted to build something on her own. " I'm sorry some annoying stuff kept me on hold" she told Betty frustratingly as she put on the gloves.
" You mean some annoying stuff like... getting married to a handsome, hot and gorgeous billionaire like Logan Jack " Betty said teasingly to her and she raised her eyes to her." I wasn't following you! It's all over the news... gorgeous Logan jack is getting married!, do you know how lucky you're Maya?" Betty asked excitedly as she came closer and Maya just shook her head at her as she picked up a chain saw.
" Everyone keeps telling me that.. Everyone keeps thinking that way... You guys have no idea of such a jerk he is, there's just something about him that I refuse to accept. He is such a characterless man, he's got no courtesy, he's rude and he talks like he owns everyone." She told her the honest truth irritatedly. Betty just stared at her with her mouth wide open as if she was in shock"wow, you've got serious issues... "she said as she turned to pick her own saw..a
" You're right " both Betty and Maya quickly turned to the direction of the voice only to meet Logan Jack standing there in a black suit, white shirt and black tie. He just stood there with his both hands in his pocket. He wasn't smiling and neither was he smirking, he was looking as handsome as ever.
" You're right " he repeated as he took closer steps towards them and finally stood right in front of Maya. He stared into her eyes as if to dominate her. "She's got serious issues with me," he said which she found quite annoying not to mention the fact that his eyes was burrowing into hers and it was affecting her. It felt as if he was reducing her power and that shouldn't be.
" Oh my God! " Betty exclaimed excitedly as she did a little happy dance and smiled from eye to eye. "wait first... " Betty told herself as she took a stop closer and touched Logan' s shoulder then quickly took her hand off. "Arrgh! It's really Logan Jack! " she confirmed excitedly as she shook visibly excited while smiling from ear to ear and Maya felt like slapping her. This was the best time she needed her support and she was behaving like a teenager who just saw her ideal celebrity in real life for the first time.
" Would you please leave?" she finally asked him calmly hoping he will just go. He was silent for a minute, " No " he blurted out nonchalantly and that pissed her off as he folded her arms angrily. " And why not? this is my work place and not your company or your building so my say will stand and right now! I command you to leave! " she told him seriously.
" Hmm Maya... Betty came closer to her as she touched her lightly on the arm and she just brushed her hand away. She knows what Betty wanted to say, she wants her to give Logan a chance.
" Firstly, you don't talk to me that way and secondly, I'm not leaving here without you or..." " Or what? " she challenged him firmly even though she knew she was beginning to melt under his gaze but she wasn't that type to accept commands from people especially bossy ones.
"I'll close down this little place you have here and you won't be able to do anything about it" he said to her coldly and his eyes told her he meant it but she wasn't going to be the one to let him have his way.
" You wouldn't dare! " She told him wide eyed, he stared at her silently still with the same expression and she thought to herself 'yes!' Keep it up Maya...you've just won the first round. Just when she thought it was over, he quickly grabbed her right hand by the wrist and turned as they walked, he dragged her along ignoring her threats and instant commands to let her go.
" Maya... " Betty called after her as she followed them but she couldn't catch up with Logan even as she was having a hard time walking. Before Maya knew it, Logan opened the door to the passenger's seat in front and forced her to get in then shut the door and then walked the way to the order door and got in. He started the car and drove off.
" Stop this car this minute! you have no right to treat me like that... You better stop this car this minute Logan! " she ranted until he finally drove into a corner and parked then took of his seat belt and immediately turned to her. He leaned closer making her push her head backwards to rest between the seat and the window.
He stared at her hard and annoyingly as if he could borrow right into her soul. The worst part of it was that he was really close and she could feel her heart but she didn't know if it was because of fear or something else.
" You listen and listen very carefully to me Maya.. When I say you should do something then you should really do it. I sent Jenny to you and you neglected my orders and walked away..."
"I ...just simply thought that there was no need in wasting time planning a lie that will never last " she spoke back to him but she could feel that her voice wasn't as smooth as it was before. It sounded more coarse and out of place in her own ears. " No Maya, you cannot be weak in front of this man" she murmured to herself.
" You leave that decision to me, I will never let you go because you said so. I always get what I want and you Maya Ethan is going to become my wife and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it... always remember your father before you take any stupid move" he told her coldly and she found herself swallowing hot saliva. She suddenly felt so helpless and speechless after he mentioned her dad. Logan's eyes always told her a story of how mean he was and his every word has a hint of willingness. He turned back to the road and put on his seat belt then reared the gear and dove off.