"Do you have a proposal ready?"She asked
"Yes,yes yes we do"He replied
"I will be back in California tonight,Dinner at Rockie's at eight?"She inquired
"Yes, ofcourse,my treat"He said hurriedly
"Whatever"She answered and the line went dead.
That was the phone conversation between Juni Cartel and the famous Angela Mandela that evening at 5pm,the day Juni met his Role Model and opponent.He had really not been expecting her call at least not this soon and he even wondered where she had gotten his number but he soon admonished him self that all that mattered was that she called and wanted to meet , getting his number would have been easy,her manager would have just contacted a few people .
He quickly sat up and tried to review everything he knew about her so far, Her only parent which was her dad lived in a estate which she bought for him, she was quite single at the moment,she loves tennis and also she visits a certain orphanage regularly to give donations .She lived in a penthouse in a hotel which bought permanently with her 2YEAR OLD SON?!
Wow,Juni thought,he never really kept tabs on her like he did certain authors so he didn't know much about her personally but this came as a huge shock to him. Who the father was ,he wondered as it stated that she lived alone with her son and no one else.He thought about how that could come to play and well,he could try empathy since he was also the son of a single mother.He went through his proposal several times and by 7pm,he had underlined at least 230items that needed to be fixed and made perfect before presentation which meant he wouldn't be leaving the office early today.
With a loosened tie,a shirt with one button at the top,sleeves rolled up,Juni Cartel and his ever loyal secretary sat in Juni's office correcting and perfecting every mistake he ever made. He quickly requested the financial status of the company from the finance team.who sent it to him via email almost immediately to determine the compatible income for the author and also made a copy of it so If Angela Mandela needed to know if they could maintain her,she would be given proof.
He had earlier called his wife that she shouldn't wait up for him.that he would be home late,but he knew better,Carmen Cartel would never go to bed without her husband,he could only try.as well ,this wasn't the only time Juni would stay out late and they both knew what was at stake so she just muttered a "okay" but Juni didn't believe her for a second as he admonished "I love you but go to bed early babe,you have to wake up early, tomorrow,you know?…you know what?here's the deal,go to sleep and when I get home,I will wake you up,okay?".."promise?"she asked
"Promise"he replied positively as she said "I love you,you know but if you don't wake me up,you don't want to know what I would do to you?". He replied amidst chuckled "I love you too and I'm sure I don't want to know".
"Good."She concluded and the line went dead.
Juni sighed "Women in my life" while Mark just smiled as he continued corresponding the details.
By 10:30pm,Juni and Mark had finally finalized the details with cups of coffees being drained
"So what do.you think,boss?"Mark.asked
"Perfect,I hope"Juni said as he flipped through the contract documents before adding "I'm just gonna lay my head for a bit before heading home,how about you, Beyonce?"
Mark yawned a bit as he rubbed his forehead and smiled slightly "Mutual ,boss"
And that's what they did but Nature took its course and what woke up the boss and his secretary was a thrilling phone call which came from Juni's phone and they both groaned as they snapped up.
Mark asked while standing up,ruffling his hair as he checked his wristwatch to "What time is it?"
Juni checked his watch which read "1:30am"
"Oh crap" he muttered and he was so right and looked to his phone which was still ringing,it was Carmen. She didn't sleep after all.
"Hey babe"He said groggily
"Heyy,are you sleeping or what?you don't sound okay"she inquired
"Nah,nah..I'm okay, already on my way ,babe"he said standing up as he packed his stuff and documents then his car keys
"Juni Cartel,you sure you are okay?"she asked again with a mock voice
"Yeah ,yeah,I am,I thought I told you to go to sleep?"he asked
"I woke up,dummy.You better be okay,i will be waiting"She replied and hung up
"Mehn,can't believe we slept that long boss"Mark said smiling slightly
Juni smiled back "It was nice"
"I guess so" Mark said
"Do you want me to drop you off at a bus stop, Beyonce?"Juni asked
"Nah,I will stay here and just go home in the evening later and do not call me that"Mark said as Juni yawned and said
"Just make sure you don't infect my office and coffee with your unclean body odor"
Mark groaned "Oh jeez,gross, I'mma go home and be back before 6am then because I know you."
Juni chuckled as he walked down to the hall to the elevator with Mark in tow
"Nice choice, Beyonce".