Ever since Kim had agreed to go to Glodine, I had begun searching for a job, I could do while she was away for the whole month. It had been two days since Kim went and I couldn't find a job yet. Every day turned out to be the same and today had been worse. I had first gone to a restaurant, where the owner kept throwing glances at my thighs and I was so annoyed that I exploded and left his office as I continued my search in the scorching sun. Luckily I came upon a store where they had hanged a vacancy sign but as I made inquiries about the job I was told that if I wanted the job I was going to work till 10 pm, which was impossible because Louis would be home at that time so I rejected the offer and kept searching for another vacancy.
I gave up the search when it got late and began walking home. When I got home I noticed Louis's car in the garage and I became fidgety.
Scared, I ran to the door but it was unlocked and on opening it, he stood there dressed in a white T-shirt and black shorts, looking relaxed as he rested his back on the wall like was waiting for someone, for me to get home.
" Where have you been?" He asked as soon as I closed the door behind me.
"I..em...I went to get something." I coughed.
"What?" He asked as he curiously looked at the bag I carried.
" Something personal." I hurriedly said
" Personal, right?" He asked, raising his eyebrows at me.
" Ye... yes." I stuttered, feeling anxious.
"You are flushed. Are you alright?" He asked as he touched my neck to feel if I was running a temperature.
"No. I mean ye...yes, I'm fine."
"Don't get me confused, is it no or yes?"
"Yes...yes."
"Okay, calm down, you are sweating like crazy even when the air con. is on." He said and u wiped the moisture from my forehead with my palm. "What's it you went to get that isn't in the house?" He sounded serious.
" Per... personal stuff."
"Do you know it is so easy to know when you're lying?" He smirked as he stood upright in my front.
"It's personal." I defended.
"Sure. You might have forgotten who I am, Kylie. Spill." He persisted and I went mute as I remembered who I was dealing with so I gave up.
" I went in search of a job," I said truthfully.
" Why?" He asked without any trace of surprise.
"There's nothing I'd be doing at home when Kim's fine for the month and I couldn't stay without doing something so I decided on it."
" You should have told me."
" No, I didn't want to bother you."
"You should still have informed me and I would have given you a post at K and V." He said as he led the way to the living room and sat on the couch. " You know it is dangerous out there, especially at night and if you were nowhere to be seen I'll be held responsible."
"I'm sorry. I never planned on walking that far."
" You walked to and fro?" He asked surprised and I nodded my head."You never cease to amaze me." He sighed."it's okay you can sit." He said as he made space for me on the couch. " Did you find any?" He asked when I sat.
I hung her in disappointment and I heard him click his tongue.
" You can follow me to work tomorrow and I'll get a post for you." He said after a long silence.
I was stunned that I flung my head to face his amused face." Serious?" I asked, trying to get what he had said again.
" Yeah, I have seen your potential and what you are capable of doing so you can work at K and V starting from tomorrow since you are so eager to get a job ASAP." He smiled
" Thank you so much." I practically grinned at him.
" You don't have to thank me because you deserve it and more."
I was overwhelmed with happiness that I didn't know if I should scream or I should keep thanking him.
" Kylie." He called me back from my reverie.
" Hm," I answered as I giggled.
" You are a good person. I just felt if you had told me earlier I would have done better because you deserve more than that." He said looking into my eyes and I blushed." Keep doing what you do best." He advised me as he patted my shoulder." I made dinner so make sure you put something in your stomach because tomorrow is going to be a long day." He said before going upstairs, leaving me astonished.
It was the grumbling of my stomach that reminded me that I hadn't eaten anything since breakfast and I made my way to the kitchen.
He had cooked pasta and it was surprisingly good. I never knew that he made such delicious food because I craved more when I emptied my plates.
While having my bath memories of how he told me that I was going to be working at his office came back to me and I began to think about what work he would give me. As soon as I got to the bed I fell asleep.
Now the excitement I had felt yesterday mixed with different emotions when I realized I was going to work as his assistant. When we had first gotten to his company I had thought that I was going to work as an errand girl because what can a nanny do at an organization like his, not until he introduced me to everyone as his assistant, some of the workers had glared at me while others were happy for me to join them.
Louis who was a kind and gentle man turned to be an entirely different person when at work, he was a man of anarchy that wherever he went people had to dear him and if anyone makes a mistake he lashes at them. I had thought the same applied to me when I began calling him Mr. Vale again.
" You are an exception, when everyone calls me Mr. Vale I still want you to refer to me as Louis." He said as soon as we entered the office after a board meeting.
" Why I'm I an exception, if everyone calls you Mr. Vale I'm also expected of the same."
" You are an exception because I'm used to hearing you call me Louis and not Mr. Vale and it sounds weird when you call me that here and when we get home you call me Louis.
" Unbelievable," I muttered
" Excuse me?"
" Nothing," I said as I sat at my designated chair.
" Pizza?"
" Pardon?" I asked confused.
" Do you care for pizza?"
" I don't mind, just as long as I see something to eat."
Minutes later, we were munching on the pizza while, watching a Korean movie on Netflix, when his phone rang and he went to answer it.
Looking to my side, where he stood d I realized that his countenance had changed and that I had to pause the movie we were watching.
" What's wrong?" I asked disturbed.
" It's nothing serious, you can go back and continue the movie without me I'll be back soon."
" Just like that?" I asked, surprisingly
" Like how?"
" Don't pretend. We were watching a movie together, you got a call and suddenly you want to leave and you expect me to be calm and continue the movie? It's not possible, you can at least tell me the matter."
" Someone broke into the house and he was caught so I need to check who it is before he's handed over to the cops." He said and I was shocked.
"Can I come with?" I asked but he shook his head.
" I can't risk you following me there.."
" But.."
" I'll give you a call to update you but you can't follow me there. He might be harmed and I wouldn't forgive myself if something were to happen to you."
" Okay, I'll stay but you must update me."
"Sure. I'll see you later." He said as he hurried out of the office.
When he had gone out, I became worried that I couldn't sit again but pace around. An hour turned to seven hours and I couldn't take it anymore. I was about to go out of the office, back home when my phone began ringing. Quickly, I picked it up but instead of Louis's voice, it was a strange voice that came in saying that he had an accident and was being rushed to the hospital.
I didn't know how fast I was but the next thing was that I was in the hospital waiting as Louis was being operated on. Different doctors have passed but no one told me why he was being operated on and finally, when they were through, I was called in by a doctor.
" Who is to him?" He asked as we entered his office.
"' I'm his...." I trailed as I thought of what to say." I'm him..his wife" I lied because I knew they wanted an arrelationshiphipn, not a stranger. " What's wrong with him?" I asked nervously
" Em. Your husband had a collision on the head which caused a lot of blood and as a result, he has a temporary loss of memory."