Jonathan sighed as he loosened his tie and shrugged off his jacket. It had been a tiring day for him. The office work was continuously piling on in heaps, there wasn’t even a single moment to spare since last three days. His company was rapidly emerging as one of the most profitable companies in the country. He hadn’t reached the goal yet but he was sure he would.
He remembered when he had taken over this company, it had been a fledgling then. He had worked hard to get where he was now. He had given up so much to take this company to heights and to make it successful. For past three years the only thing that had been on his mind was this making this company big. He had worked day and night and had put everything in his life on back burner for it. He would have never made it without Liza. She stood behind him, like his biggest supporter.
Liza… he missed her so much. He had barely seen to her in last month. He never had time. He would come home late and go to Office early, only speaking once in a while, while in office. Oh, how he longed to hear her voice, to touch her and to kiss her, but he was too busy. Too damn busy, to even love his wife. Jonathan had known that it will be tough to bring up a sinking company but he was nowhere near ready to loose so much over it. He was slowly drifting apart from Liza. He promised himself that he would take her out on a date soon, just like they used to go.
A knock on is door, startled him. It was Stacy. Stacy was a beautiful woman, with her beautiful figure, brown eyes, long legs and blond hair. But beauty was not the reason why she was working as his assistant. Along with beauty Stacy had brains. She was as intelligent as she was beautiful. She was excellent when it came to business and therefore was in charge of handling company in his absence.
Stacy was also a friend to him. She was the one who spent nights with him in the office, helping him through files and bringing him coffee. It was during those times when he momentarily forgot about his loneliness. It would be a lie to say that he wasn’t attracted to Stacy at all because he was but his hear belonged to Liza and even looking at Stacy the wrong way felt like he was committing a sin against her.
“Mr. Black has arrived for the meeting Jonathan, they are already seated in Conference room 1” she said. James Black was a very important client of the company and if the deal was concluded successfully, it had the potential to bring great profit. Jonathan put on his Suit Jacket and grabbed his folder. He was nervous and he was sure that Stacy could see it because Stacy gave him an encouraging smile and led him to the conference room.
It was exhausting and exhilarating at the same time. Jonathan had maintained a calm facade throughout his presentation but his insides were turning to jelly as the end of the meeting was approaching. He had gone all out for this meeting. He and Stacy had spent days of being holed up in his office working tirelessly on the presentation and the deal, he just hoped that it turned out to be alright.
It was done. The meeting was finally over and the feeling of anxiousness that had settled on Jonathan’s chest dissipated as James Black signed the deal. “I am looking forward to working with you Mr. West” James said shaking Jonathan’s hand “Same here, Mr. Black” said Jonathan. “Miranda, will show you your way out, gentlemen. I hope we all move towards a great future from this day on wards.” James merely smiled and he and his team followed Miranda out.
Jonathan let out a breath as he plopped down on the nearest chair. It had been nerve-wrecking and he couldn’t help but wish that Liza was there to hold his hand. She always calmed him down. She made him more confident, she made him stronger than he actually was. Jonathan whipped out his cellphone from his pocket and was about to call Liza when Stacy came in. ” Did they accept the deal?” she asked, the excitement in her voice clearly indicated that she already knew but she wanted to hear it again “yes they did” he said getting up . Stacy squealed and hugged him. Jonathan was shocked for a moment as she felt Stacy’s soft body press into him. Jonathan removed her arms from around his neck and distanced himself from her. He gave her a tight smile and walked past her.
Jonathan went to his office and called Liza. Stacy’s hug didn’t feel right to him. It was as if his body was rejecting her touch. However feeling her press herself into him made his ache for Liza grow. He was going to go home and take Liza out tonight. He would finally get to spend some time alone with her. It had been days since he had properly talked to Liza and he intended to set it right. He planned on taking the next day off and spending it with Liza. He would make sure to make it up to her. Liza never complained but he knew that she got lonely. Alice kept Liza Company, but she had her own life and couldn’t be always there. Then there were those nightmares. Liza still suffered from nightmares, they weren’t that often but they still plagued her sometimes. He hated staying in the office while Liza could be fending off the horrible nightmares on her own.
Liza’s phone kept ringing but she didn’t pick it up. After calling her for fourth time, she finally picked it. “Hey Love” he said, eager to hear Liza’s sweet voice “It’s your sister dumbass.” someone replied. “Alice! Why are you attending Liza’s calls? Where is she?” Jonathan asked “You were too busy with your work and Liza was getting gloomy over not seeing you for three days straight so I brought her to mall for shopping. Currently she is trying on something” Alice replied. “When are you guys coming back, I need to see Liza.” he asked “I am having a sleepover with Liza today. You can see her tomorrow” “What are you, 15? I need to see her today, you can have sleepover day over tomorrow. For today and tomorrow Liza is mine.” He said He heard Liza ask in background who was Alice talking to. “It is your stupid husband Liz. Tell him that you will have a sleep over with me tonight. please, please, pleeaasee.” he heard Alice plead to Liza. He imagined his sister making puppy dog eyes at Liza and knew that he stood no chance, nobody could resist Alice’s puppy dog eyes.
“Hey babe” he head Liza speak. “Hey, so will you be going to Alice’s house tonight” he said trying to sound sad which wasn’t very difficult since he actually was disappointed. “Yeah ” he heard Liza reply and his lips formed a small pout. “Stop pouting you oaf, let me spend tonight with Alice and tomorrow you might just get a surprise” Liza said making her voice husky at the end. “Okay, love but remember your promise. I am not going to leave you alone for even a second tomorrow” he said. “Hmm… sure, I am all yours tomorrow.” Liz replied and he imagined her biting her lip. Jonathan groaned at the torture he was inflicting on himself. He heard Liza chuckle “Bye babe, I will see you tomorrow. Love you.” she said “Bye Love.” he replied and heard the call end with Alice telling her to stop wasting time.