It was time for me to leave and I felt sad for leaving because it might be the last time I might be spending with Brent
"Call me" Brent said "When you're home" he added
"I will. I love you"
"I love you too"
Mom wanted to see me off but I told her not to since I wasn't ready to be explaining to her how I got my new winter white Hyundai Tucson.
"Bye" I waved at them, opened the door and left
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"Welcome home fiancee" a cocky Jake, who was waiting for me at the garage said
I ignored him and picked up my bag
"Let me help you with that" he said and stretched out his hand in order to take it from me
"I'm fine, thank you"
"I'm not taking no"
I gave the bag to him and followed him
"Welcome home" he said when we were in the elevator
For the past three years that I've been Jake Black's assistant, I've only been inside his house on few occasions, maybe five times
"I prepared your favorite" he said as we were about to step out of the elevator
"One, you can't cook and two, you don't know my favorite. In fact, you know nothing about me"
"Where do you get all this from?" He asked as he was leading me to the dinning room
"All what from?"
"Everything you think about me is always negative. You being my assistant, you are suppose to know me better"
"Me knowing you better is the reason why I don't want to fall into your trap"
"I don't set traps, I'm not an Hunter"
I sniffed in a delicious meal, my mouth watered, it was fried rice which was my favorite food
"Let me drop your bag" he said and headed inside.
I sat and counted the seconds until he was back
"Lady's first" he said and served me first
"Wow" I thought when I took my first spoon and eyed him suspiciously "Where did you ordered this?"
"Why do you think I ordered it?"
"No reason, I'm just asking"
"I cooked it myself. I can cook. My mom taught me how to cook"
"And you expect me to believe that?"
"No because you've never believed in me before, but you can go and check the kitchen out yourself"
"No need" I murmured and continued eating my food
"Why do you hate me?" He asked when we were almost through with our food
"I don't hate you but I don't like you either"
"But I'm your boss and you're supposed to like me"
"I don't like you because you don't act likable"
"What do you want me to do?"
"I want you to leave me the hell alone"
"I might have consider that but you signed the document voluntarily"
"That doesn't fucking mean anything"
"It means everything"
"I can't start dealing with you twisting me" I said, dropped my spoon, got out of the dinning chair and headed to the sitting room
Few minutes later, I heard the tap running in the kitchen and I tiptoed there.
Jake's back was to me and he was washing the dishes, our dishes while humming to himself
This was a side of him that I've never seen before and since he wasn't aware of my presence, I stood there and watched him until he was almost done with the dishes
I tiptoed back to the sitting room and called Brent
"Hey"
"Hello"
"Hope I didn't wake you up?" I asked
"Nope" he answered "I was already awake"
"Okay. I'm home"
"Okay"
" What of mom?"
"She's here with me. Do you want me to give her the phone?"
"Yeah"
"Hello" mom said
"Hi Mom, I'm home"
"Thank goodness"
"I just want to let you know"
"Okay"
"We'll talk later"
"Alright, bye"
Jake joined me some minutes after
"How was your journey?" He asked as he took the couch that was facing mine
"Great"
"And how is his health?"
"He is trying. He is fighting"
"Okay"
He later turned on the TV while I logged in to my Tiktok account