Virginia's P.O.V
I hadn't turned on my phone for a while now guess it was about time, I was met with more than a hundred voicemails, urgh mother's, we love em but at times they just tick you off. I deleted all of them without listening because I knew what they were about , that I'd abandoned her or some other over exaggerated complain.
I was planning on visiting her anyway so I guess it wouldn't hurt to go earlier than planned. I instantly got bored with my phone and my mind drifted and at some point the image of the guys bare chest came into view, I was just disgusted by myself ,but in all fairness he had a gorgeous body.
I changed into something my mother considered descent which in a millennial's eye was just plain old fashioned. I picked an umbrella as it was still drizzling and went to the servant's quarters and knocked, it took him a while but he eventually opened, " did you get my car fixed yet? It is your fault anyways that it has a puncture." I was just kidding in reality but his face immediately changed from annoyed to angered. "Look missy, I was hired to over see the needs of this establishment, and am not a mechanic ." He said the last part with a tone of finality. " Jeez lighten up will you? I was kidding but seriously though I need a ride into town." He seemed to kinda weigh the thought in his mind. " I will , on one condition ..." His voice drifted. He was just staring now.
" Hold up mister! I don't know what type of woman you think I am but there is no way your gonna weasle yourself into getting your way with me." I could feel my anger rise, but he just started chuckling then it turned to an outrageous laughter . I was needles to say confused. But his laughter was abit heart warming .
"I don't know what you were thinking but I was gonna say on the condition you get a mechanic to fix your russ bucket and get out of my driveway." I know he was just mocking but I felt the urge to give a come back , " it's my driveway but okay." I winked and smiled and I could see from his expression he was pissed by the remark he brushed past me.
A few minutes he stopped in front of me with my grandfather's old pick up truck. " Get in will you? We don't have all day you know." Now he was just trying to get back at me. Back in kindergarten my teacher said I was overly social and moving into highschool I was your typical teenager popular and sought out by everyone only difference is I was good in books.
" And why did you take so long?" He just grinned and mumbled something about the radiator, Ha! And you call my car a russ bucket ,but why don't you change the tyre for me it's much cheaper than getting a mechanic?"
"As I said before , my job is to look over your grandfather's property, that car isn't."
I don't know what was up with this guy but trying to read him was like trying to eat soup with a fork , he changed his personality quick, he was good at it too. " We're almost there , am assuming you're going to visit Miss Roxanne." I couldn't keep my expression from changing. " Judging by your face I'll take that as a yes , look don't let her get to you ,move at your own pace." I was stunned, " I don't believe this, getting advise from a stranger about my own mother , the world will never ceases to amaze." And there he went again with his angelic mocking laughter, " let's say I've gotten to know her since I was hired." He pulled up in front of the house, the Lee residence. I got out and closed the door behind me and I heard him say, " don't worry about your car I'll get you a cheap mechanic miss millionaire." I could almost taste the irony of his words , before I could think of a response he drove off.
My childhood house wasn't much from the outside it was just your typical family house but I have to admit I did miss this place from time to time. mom was asleep on the porch on a swing set I had bought her on her birthday , I sat down into the adjacent swing and I sighed loudly enough to wake her. " I see the city hasn't changed your behavior Gina." And she laughed, her teeth were magical , most people say I have her teeth and eyes, my sister got her complexion and personality.
" How've you been mom?" She wasn't one to complain even when I was a kid we were about to lose the house because of my dad who took out loans from really bad guys then when the pressure got to him he committed suicide , mom never she'd a tear in front of us even when she received threats she still smiled at us. It wasn't until my grandpa stepped in and saved us and that was the first time I saw her breakdown but she collected herself and we moved on.
" How have I been? Gina, it's been months since we last spoke you little bug, now come here and give your mother a proper greeting." I couldn't help but laugh out loud as I went in for a hug.
We got into the house and dived right into a chat about anything and everything, when she wasn't patronizing me about getting married she was the perfect mother. I learned that my sister and her fiancé had been here a month ago but now they were in France , didn't surprise me though those two liked traveling. Then the urge to get to know about the caretaker, damn! I didn't even know his name yet.stupid. " I don't remember seeing that car you love so much , Gina where is it?" Mother here has never been a fan of my car ." Just fine, and by the way did you know there's a caretaker for grandpa's resort?"
"Ah , I see you've met Nathaniel. He's a good man , former military actually like your grandfather I guess it was why he was hired so quick. He's a good listener, always comes by every weekend to check in on me, since you decided to desert me."oh , here she goes , she's a stubborn woman you know.
"Mom I didn't come all the way to get nagged ." I sighed placing my head on the kitchen counter. " Well you wouldn't be asking about him unless you want something , what is it?" She looked at me sharply. "Uhm , do we really need a caretaker if Grandpa is no longer around? I mean what for?"
" Why would you want him gone?and besides even if you decided to fire him, you can't the property is still under your grandfather's name and until his lawyer reads his will next month , only then will it be under your name." She said with that kind of power you could feel in the room.
" So simply am gonna have to get used to him pounding my roof every morning? Great."