I got up before J the next morning, tempted by hitting it again this morning for breakfast. But I decided to save it for later just case the day didn't go as swell as yesterday. So I decided to have some fun with J that morning.
I started off by taking little steps with my two fingers up and down his naked chest. I made sure to tease him by his most ticklish areas just to watch him squirm in his sleep. J turned to his side and folded his arms. "Playing hard to get I see", I whispered to myself. I started nibbling on his ear to get a reaction out of him. He giggled a bit and exclaimed, "stop it A" in his sleep. I could of done what he asked me, but where was the fun in that.
I started kissing him down the side of his neck, as I dug my fingertips in his muscular back, making sure to leave my mark on my pet. That seemed to really make him squirm. He eventually turned over again, laying on his back this time. I started rubbing my finger along his lips, pulling the bottom lip a couple times. After doing all of that, I decided to have a little more fun with J. I started calling out his name, hoping to wake him up to play. I could tell he was reluctant to get up the moment he opened up one eye. So I told him about the shower issue in the hopes of getting his attention. It worked like a charm, cause soon after I told him that he's eyes shot wide open. I took the chance to make my move and punched him in the stomach. I quickly ran into the bathroom and locked myself in it.
As I waited for J to get me back, I stood against the bathroom door panting in excitement. But I was soon discouraged when I caught a glimpse of the empty toothpaste tube.
"Shit", I said to myself. Seeing that tube was a harsh reminder of how F**ked we were. I held my head with both my hands, and almost felt like breaking into tears.
But I had to hold myself the moment I heard J knocking on the door. I put on my smile and opened the door slightly to greet him. After an interesting back and forth conversation I let J in. I ran my water and hopped into the shower. J and I spoke for a bit while I was showering, but I noticed something was up. I could tell he was stressing about our wellbeing while he held the empty toothpaste tube in his hand. I had my face towel in my hand, and I instinctively threw it down to the shower floor. I knew I had to draw J's attention away from the toothpaste tube, so I called out to him to hand me his face towel hanging off the rail. We both had similar face towels that we bought as a pair. So I knew he wouldn't notice the difference, because he never really has.
It seemed to worked. I asked him, "what was wrong", but he just pushed it aside. J has always been a quiet character when it came to his stresses, but I could easily tell when he he was stressing about stuff.
J got back to entertaining me while I finished off my shower. And as expected, he got me back for the punch by flushing the toilet while I was in the shower. I almost used every single curse word I knew on hand, but I held my tongue and let J have this one. After I finished my shower, I went into the room and got ready for work.
I found J in the kitchen, and without hesitation, I stole his coffee from his hand. We talked and bickered for a bit. Afterwards I reminded J about his tasks he had set for himself regarding the app. It was quite weird that he told me that kind of information during our pillow talking session. But that's my husband for you, most vulnerable after sex.
Afterwards I noticed I was going to be late for work if I didn't start heading out.
My mood today wasn't set on having a bad experience at work today, so I made a silent prayer in my heart that the day would go smoothly. But the Lord mustn't have heard my prayer because as soon as I walked into the office the boss was screaming, "April! My office now". Karen rolled her eyes and told me, "the boss is in a mood today and has been chewing on everyone in the office". She put her hand on the side of her mouth and whispered, "I don't think he got that head from his wife last night, so be careful". I told her, "thanks. I'll watch my step and mouth". I walked into the office and found my boss pacing up and down the room.
"Shit, shit, shit", he kept repeating while pacing up and down. "What's wrong", I asked him. "It's that sexual harassment client. He went down to the lady he had a technicality with", he tells me. "And I'm guessing that didn't go too well", I asked him. "It went horribly wrong. Now the lawyers that side are hitting him with a charge for stalking. What the actual. Why do you make me deal with such people Lord", the boss said while looking up at the ceiling.
"What do you need me to do", I asked him. "I need you to go and sort this shit out before it hits the fan", he yells at me. I nod my head, and head to the door. As I walk I feel quite happy about this situation, because it not only means I get a day out of the office, but I also get to handle a case on my own. But the moment was short-lived. The boss told me, "and take Ashleigh with you to keep an eye out for you". I pulled my face, and turned around to the boss and told him, "sure, will do".
I freaking hate Ashleigh because she's basically my second boss who I always end being stuck with as her apprentice. She's acts like she's all that, and thinks everyone in the office likes her. But all of us would like her to toss over and die. We're convinced that she's been sleeping with clients as a form of bribery, and most likely our boss too to gotten her current position. And I bet it's a black hole down there by now.
But the worst part is what she likes to say every time her and I got out to work on a case.
"The two A's are on the case", she says while we drive off in her car to our client. I really don't understand why my boss asked me to sort this matter out with Ashleigh, because when we got there she was doing everything while I was following behind carrying her bag.
But I had to suck it up, because any good word from her could really help me rise up in ranks.
We eventually sorted out the matter and told our client that "you need to keep away from your work colleague to avoid her suing your ass off for other things we all don't need".
We got back to the office and headed into the boss's office. "So", the boss exclaimed. "It's all been sorted out", Ashleigh told him. "Good, good, I knew you'd get it done", he replied to her. "Oh and A helped a little", she told him in a less than serious tone. "Did she now. Did you learn something", my boss asked me. "Sure did", I told him in a forced voice. "Great. Back to work", he told me. I walked out of the office and left them to their dirty dealings. As I walked past Karen she asked me, "did you have a fun time with the other A today".
All I responded with was, "Bitch", and went back to work.
When I got home later, my entire mood was just all over the place. I got into the apartment and found J standing by the stove in a cheery mood. He was cooking supper with a bright smile from ear to ear. "Looks like you had a great day today", I asked him. "Yeah! I managed to get that celeb to give a shout out of our app. How was your day", J asked. I threw my bag onto the table like a child having a serious tantrum.
"I'm guessing not so good", J stated. I looked at him and said, "you think". I sat down and started messing up my hair. "Ashleigh", J asked me. "Who else", I replied. J raised his eyebrows and went back to cooking. "Well I'm making another amazing dinner for you. So how about you kick back and relax while I take care of you", J said. I smiled a bit and told him, "that would be nice".
After he finished off cooking, he dished up a plate for me and we had dinner. Soon afterwards I went to take a cold shower to try and cool off. When I was done I walked back into the kitchen to find J tidying up after doing the dishes. I walked up to him and rested my head on his chest and sighed heavily. J held the back of my neck, pulled me back and kissed my forehead. "You feeling better now", he asked me. "I don't even want to have sex today. I just want to sleep", I told him as I buried face back into his chest.
"That's a first for you", he said to me. I lifted up my head and looked at him with a serious face. "Don't start with me J", I told him.
J smiled and said, "okay I'll behave myself". Afterwards he gripped my butt with both his hands and squeezed. I looked at him again and he said, "starting now".
We went to bed afterwards.
A few days after....
The next couple of days were a bit better, but there was something seriously wrong with J on one particular morning. He was pacing up and down in front of our bed while biting his finger nails. "If you keep biting them like that there'll be nothing left", I told him. "I can't help it, I'm just stressing out here", he told me. I took a moment to figure out why he'd be stressing out, then it hit me. "Oh, today is the deadline for the techo nerds", I said. "Yeah and I'm not feeling too good about it", he said as he stopped biting his nails.
"Well whatever the verdict is we'll get through this together", I assured him. It seemed to put him off edge just for a couple seconds. His phone beeped and he read the message that was received.
"It's Trevor. He said to meet up at his place in 30", J told me in an anxious voice. He grabbed his shoes and jacket and was ready to head out. "Not taking a shower love", I asked him. "No", he replied. "I think I'll take a slow walk to Trevor's to clear my head along the way", he told me. "Okay. Good luck", I told him. J kissed my forehead and left. I got ready for work and headed out too.
"Today is the day", Karen stated as I got to work. All I could think to myself was how ironic this was. "Yeah! The verdict today decides whether Jahmal continues this app venture or has to look for a new job", I tell her. " So", Karen says. "So what", I ask her.
"Are you hoping the verdict falls on him getting a new job", she asks me. "I don't know Karen, I've got mixed feelings about the matter", I tell her. "Well you better figure your shit out before the news arrives", she urges me. I start biting my nails like J did in the morning.
After an hour or so, my phone starts ringing. It's J on the phone and Karen and I look at each other. I answer the call and speak to him. I could tell J had been drinking by the sound of his voice.
Karen heard the part of my conversation with J where I said, "really baby. That's great, I'm so happy for you". I cut the call and threw the phone down. I held my head with my hands as I hung my head over my desk.
Karen walked up to me and asked me, "are you really happy for him".
In a slightly annoyed tone I told her, "buzz off Karen".