Elsa is so shocked that she doesn't even know what to do. Ricardo has been insisting this whole time that he is the better parents while her kids has turned into something else in the space of two years.
Of course, they are kids and sometimes they get naughty, but not to the extent of making someone miserable and loss her job.
Of course, she was the only one who could handle the kids, her and Miss Avon, the kind, old French lady who has been their nanny for years and she has been doing a wonderful job all the time.
She was like a mother to Elsa and Elsa did speak to her about a lot of things and she told her that's he would be leaving Ricardo soon and the lady bluntly told her that she would quit her job too. She loved the kids, but she is not willing to do the job without Elsa.
She did left and Ricardo has been hiring nannies that haven't seem to understand the kids well enough.
She is glad that she has come, she is going to out things in order and make sure that her kids get the best.
Only God knows what would have happened to the kids if they didn't come the time that they did.
She drops the knife in her hand and goes to the sink to rinse her hands. She has lost the zeal to cook, she is going to order something for the kids from a nice restaurant, she is very sure that they are going to like it.
She wipes her hands dry on the towel and begins to walk back to her room. She grabs her phone and begins to dial a number.
She is going to send someone over to Miss Avon's house so that she would know that she is is back and would like to rehire her.
Elsa is a good mother on her own, but it's going to be super hard for her to balance the kids and her work, she needs the help of Miss Avon and she knows that they both will be drilled to see each other.
"Hello, Carlos. " She says in her phone as soon as the person at the other end picks up. Carlos is her personal assistant.
Actually, she has a number of assistants, but he is her best because he is fast and very efficient. She likes people that get jobs done in the shortest time.
" Good afternoon ma'am. " Carlos sounds excitement.
"Look, I need you to do something for me real quick. " She rolls her eyes. She knows that he wants to dive into small talks immediately with her, but she is kind of in a hurry right now. Yes, she is a strict boss, but she is friendly with a few other workers and Carlos is one of them.
"Anything for you ma'am. " Carlos says. She imagines a smile on his face and she rolls her eyes again.
" There is this Lady, Avon Jean. She is my old Nanny and she kind of left the job when I left. I want you to send someone over to her place and tell her that I have rehired her. Bring her over. " She orders him.
"Wow, that will take me about half an hour, but I can get it done. " He tells her.
"Of course you can, Carlos. You are Carlos. " She chuckles.
" How is that husband of yours? " Carlos asks.
"I don't know and I don't care. " She sighs. " I am here for my kids, remember?"
"Oh, yeah. " His voice sounds a bit down. " I can't wait to come over so as to help you. "
"Be sure to get all the rest you can, Carlos. I am going to make you work your ass off over here. " She jokes.
"Hooo, now I am scared. " He laughs. " I don't mind working my ass off, though. As long as it's for you, it's always worth doing. "
She laughs, she sounds filled with happiness. She knows that Carlos is loyal to her, even in death. And that's why she likes him that much.
"Alright now, get back to work. "
"Yes, ma'am. "
The call ends and she drops her phone on the bed. She knows that Miss Avon is going to be here in a very short time, that is settled, but there is one thing left for her to handle.
She didn't plan to stop out already, but she has to go to tell Ricardo personally. She doesn't want him to come back home and meet Miss Avon back in the house, it's going to be shocking to him and she can't bet that he is going to behave well.
Although she doesn't want to, she is going to do down to his office and tell him herself. She didn't plan to step out in the public eye so quickly, but she is going to keep herself anonymous.
She takes her phone into the pocket of her hoodie. She puts on her trainers and make her way to Ricardo's bedroom.
Technically, it's hers too, but she left. She remembers all the memories they used to have in the bedroom, all the crazy sex they had and all the intimacy they shared.
She hesitates at the door before turning the knob and walking into the room. The room is still the same as it was before.
The King sized bed is in a side and the never ending whiteness of the house gives it this unending heavenly feeling.
She looks at the bed and images of her and Ricardo on that same bed comes back to her mind. She sees herself holding fast to Ricardo as he rams in and out of her.
She remembers moaning and telling him to stop because the kids would hear them, but he never stopped.
He would kiss her mouth shut, pin her hands on the bed, and continue to go even faster.
She blinked severally and shakes her head as if to take the thoughts out of her head. She didn't come here so that all those memories would come back to her, she is here to get her kids.
She walks towards the drawer and the car keys clink against each other she sorts through them and selects the one she is looking for.
The key to Ricardo's blue Ferrari. Ricardo has a mad collection of car, expensive machines on four wheels, and they are on of his most priced possessions. He is going to be mad that she would take THAT car, but she doesn't car.
She picks up the key and looks at it with a smile on her face. She can't wait to see the look on his face when he finds out that she has taken his Ferrari.
" What are you doing?" She turns around sharply.
She sees Ricardo by the door, with his hands in his pockets. The key slips from her hand, but she bends and picks it up immediately.
"I was just going to borrow your Ferrari. " She says casually.
He frowns as soon as he hears the word ' eFerrari. '
" You can take any car you want, but you know that my Ferrari is mine. " He sighs.
"Whatever. " She snorts. " I was to come see you at your office, it's kind of a coincidence that you are here. "
"Yes. " He nods. " I just thought it would be a good idea to get the kids from school earlier than usual so that they would spend the rest of the day with you. They have missed you after all. "
"Oh. " She says with surprise. Surprised to think that he thought of her.
"They are in the car as we speak. " He adds. " They are all hyper about seeing you. "
Elsa feels herself getting sweaty all ready. It's from the thought of seeing her kids for the first time in three years.
They won't be the same kids again. They must has added height and changed a bit, she can't wait to hold them in her hands again.
" Thank you. " She says, even though she doesn't want to.
"Yeah. " He nods awkwardly. He didn't expect her to thank him.
"Hey, I have got to tell you something. " She rubs the back of her neck. " I want Avon back here. I need her. "
She expects him to frown and oppose to it, but he doesn't. His face is so flat and emotionless.
This is surprising to her because she was ready to argue with him unless he agrees to let Miss Avon back, but he is not even putting up a fight.
"Okay. " He says.
"Okay?" She squints. " Is that all you want to say?"
"Look, she left on her own. Why do you want to call her back? Me, the kids, we have been doing fine without her and we will continue to. " He voices out.
"For your information, the nanny left. " Elsa folds her hands and tells him. " She said that you wouldn't let her go and she is sick and tired of the kids already. "
Elsa can see panic written all over his face. He rubs his hand over his jaw and taps his foot on the ground.
"Look, Avon is the only one who can handle the kids. " She further pushes. " You can't say no because they are my children and I can do whatever I want. "
"Of course. " He nods. " Whatever it is you want. "
He shrugs and begins to walk away.
"One more thing. " She stops him. " I am going to need cameras to be installed. "
" We already have cameras so what I'm God's name are you talking about?" Ricardo tiredly asks.
"It's personal. " She raises her brow. " I will be calling in the guys tomorrow. "
"This is not a fucking prison, why do you need cameras all over the place?"
"So that when next you hit me, I am going to get it on tape so that I can sue you properly. " She smiles. An evil smile.
She watches as the color leaves his face, is that hurt crawling up on his face? She looks at him and watches him sigh and look away.
Bull's eye. She meant to hit him right where it would hurt. She wants him to know that she hasn't forgiven him for what he has done to her.
"The kids are waiting. " That's the last thing he says to her before walking away. He shuts the door and then leaves.
She returns his key to the drawer and leaves the room. She walks down the stairs.
She can hear faint laughter and giggles of her kids and her legs begun to act like jelly. She holds on to the support and walks down the stairs with her heart beating with speed.
What happens next happens in a flash of what seems to be a second. She catches a glimpse of her older children and they see her too. They scream and run towards her with great force and speed and all of them end up on the floor.
She laughs very hard as her kids holds on to her, screaming her name in excitement. She holds them very close to herself as she tells them that she loves them. Tears are flowing from her eyes, but she is trying her best to stop them. She doesn't want to spoil this special moment for her and the kids.
"Mummy, you aren't going to leave again, right?" Her daughter Alison cries.
"Of course not, baby. "She whispers. " I am going to be with you guys always. I am never leaving again. "
That's when she makes the promise not to leave her ex husband's house expect with her kids.
She catches a glimpse of Ricardo by the stairs, looking at her. She can't explain the look in his face, a mixture of sadness and jealousy. She closes her eyes so that she doesn't have to see him.