I pull away from Gary moments later, emerging all dressed up. Gary already has his close on and is sitting close to the glass wall. I joined him on the couch. He hands me a cup of wine which I sipped at slowly.
“Brunnie, What do you say about that?” I took a deep breath. I’ve been quiet around him ever since he asked me those questions.
“Umm, yeah sure It ain’t a big deal”. He scooped closer to me.
“Hey.” I looked up at him and smile. He smiled back affectionately..
“Do you love me?” I paused. Do I really love him?. He’s been so nice and caring to me I couldn’t ask for more. I leaned into the couch and sigh
“That’s a pretty dumb question to ask Gary.” I roll my eyes and he chuckles.
“I guess that answers my question then” He chug down the wine in his glass and placed it on the table.
“C’mon, let’s go meet Hazel, I don’t want her barging in her and seeing what her eyes isn’t supposed to see”. I laugh and drop the glass of wine back on the table. We went back to his apartment. Hazel was watching a movie. she rolled her eyes on seeing us.
“I thought you guys were going to stay there forever.” Gary stuck his hand into his pants pocket.
“And what if we had?” He asked with a smirk. I sat down beside Hazel.
“You wouldn’t dare to leave me out dad” She said and flipped her hair. Sometimes I forget she’s just seven. Gary chuckle and went into his room. He emerged later dressed up in body fitting shirt and pants. I try not to stare. He pecked me and ruffled Hazel’s hair.
“I have a meeting with a client and I might not come back till late at night.” I nod and Hazel shrugs. He pulls me up.
“Come see me out” Hazel groans and tune the tv. I walk out of the living room with him. We enter the lift and I lean against the walls. He smirks and look down at me.
“Ain’t you gonna give me a goodbye kiss?” I roll my eyes and chuckle
“You wish!” I say and tuck my hair to my ears. He come closer to me. .
“Then i guess I’d steal one.” He says and pecks me fully on the mouth. I punch him playfully. The doors open and a maid steps in.
“Morning boss, morning miss.”Gary reluctantly withdraws and lean beside me.
“Morning” He replied nonchalantly. I wink at him and smirk. The doors open and we step out. Carly saunters to us.
“Boss, we’ve got a little issue with the stuffs shipping in” He spares me a glance and nod in greeting.
“What’s the issue Carly”. He ask as we walk towards the limo with Ben beside it. Carly glance at me uncertainly. Gary pulls me into a quick hug and peck me on the cheek.
“I want you to be around when I’m back. I will drive you home myself okay.” I nod and he pulls away quickly and slide into the backseat. Carly goes in next and Ben closes the door. He gave me a quick smile before sliding into the driver seat. I watch him drive out before going back into the mansion.
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I sit at my swivel chair as I look at the client opposite me.
“How much are you offering D? ” I took a drag of my cigarette and puff out the smoke through my nostril. He taps his finger on the table.
“Two million dollars.” he says. I scoff audibly
“Do I look like a begger to you?”
He lets out a sigh
“So how much do you want me to pay you?” He asks. I Stood up and walk over to my cabinet.
“You know how this works, I have to settle a lot of people and it’s gonna take a huge amount to do that.”
I pour wine into a glass and took a gulp. He stands and stalks over to me. He takes the cigarette from me and took a long drag.
“I do know, but the clients who want them won’t pay all the cash till they lay their hands on it, so if it could safely reach them, you can name your price.” He pour himself a cup of drink and took a swig.
“Hmmm, I hope they won’t act all smart?” he scoffs.
“They won’t dare, you know what to do to them don’t you?” He gave me a tight lipped smile.
“Of course I do D.”
“So what do you say?” He asks impatiently.
“Sure…. you have the deal already” He gives me a hard stare. He chugs down the rest of his drink and give me back the cigarette. He walks over to the chair. He took his suit jacket and puts it on.
“So when am I expecting it?.”
“As soon as you want D” He nods.
“I say in two days?.” He voices out.
I chug down my own wine and stalk to the table.
“And I say done.” I sit down on my chair. He smiles and button up the shirt.
“Nice speaking with you” He says and walk out of the door. I lean back into my seat and smirk.
“You aren’t so smart D. Spend a lot of time with your family, cos you won’t be around to see them again.” I chuckle and took a drag of my cigarette.
Francis’ POV
I sit up on the bed and rub my face. Brie eyes flutter open and she sits up too.
“Hey munchie.” She says and kiss my neck. I sigh and move away from her. She archs her brows and buttons up her nightie.
“What’s up with you, you’ve been quiet lately” I pull the covers from my body and stand. I walk over to the glass walls and sigh. I feel her behind me. She began to kiss my bare back.
“It’s her right, that stupid dirty pussy Gary’s got isn’t it… you like her.” I scoff and walk back to the bed. She shakes her head and sit on the couch.
“You know she can’t be yours Francis, so forget it.” My face clouds in annoyance.
“What make you think she can’t be mine?” I grit. she ambled to me. She leans close to me so our face are inches apart.
“Cos she’s Gary’s and Gary dosen’t share.” I push her off and stand.
“The last thing I want this morning is you reminding me of that dickhead of a brother.” She chuckles.
“But is the truth, there’s no way you are going to make her yours. c’mon, I’m here for you.” She purr. I roll my eyes and put on my shirt. I pick my keys from the table.
“Then watch me Brie, I have set the pace to get her and I won’t stop till she’s mine.” She threw back her head and cackled.
“So what you gonna do, steal her?…. you know Gary won’t allow that!” An evil smirk crawls its way to my lip.
“I know, that’s why we would make sure he isn’t in the picture anymore” she frowns
“We?” She ask as she pack her hair into a bun.
“Yeah, both of us. You want his money, and I want her. so that makes us accomplices” She smiled widely.
“That’s the spirit Francis”. We stare at each other and I smile wryly..
LESLEY PERKINS’ POV
I slide into the seat beside Gary. He ignites the engine and drive out slowly out of the mansion.
“You’re looking sexy brunnie.”He says without taking his eyes off the road.
“Try another line Gary, it doesn’t flatter me”. I smirk. He spares me a glance.
“Acting hard to get right?” I wink and smoothen down my hair. He chuckle and steps on the gas. He presses a button and takes his hand off the wheel.
“What the fuck!, do you wanna get us killed” I panic as the car moves on it’s own. He smirks and snake his hand around my waist. He pulls me into a deep kiss.
“Does that flatter you enough.” he winks and returns to driving. I swat his arm playfully and I turn on the the stereo. I lean back into my seat and let him drive.
It’s 7 pm but the road is flooded with lights few people walking along the side walk. He pulls into my garage few minutes later and we got out. He drapes his hand loosely around my waist and we walk into the lobby.
We walked into the lift and I pressed the button for my floor. We emerge minutes later and walk down the hallway. I slide the key into the lock and turn on the lights. Gary stalks into the sitting room and looks around.
“You live here?” He asks as he sits on one of the couch. I roll my eyes.
“Do you expect to see a mansion?” He chuckles
“No, but it’s kinda small!” I shrug and drop my bag. I go into the kitchen and brought out a can of juice from the fridge and tumblers. I walk back to the living room and sit beside him. I hand him a cup. He scoffs
“Really?, Soft drink. Do I look like a kid brunnie” I laugh and pour some into our cups.
“Well, I don’t have vodka or white wine, so it’s the least I could offer” He ran his hand through his hair and drop the cup on the table.
“Thanks for walking me home Gary” I smile. How I wish it were under normal circumstances, I would have loved him with every bit of my soul. He thread his hand through my hair.
“I would do anything for you brunnie, anything just to keep you happy” He pecks me on my temple and I drape my arms around his neck. I pull him into a kiss. It was all I wanted, someone to care for me and tell me he truly loves me. We pull apart.
“It’s way past time for you to go home Gary” I stand and return the cups and can back to the kitchen. I hear him groan.
“You know, you’re a bit strict brunnie…. can’t I stay the night?” I grin and stalk over to his figure.
“Sounds tempting Gary, but I don’t want to get up at noon tomorrow and Hazel finding out that no one is around her.” He roll his eyes and reluctantly gets off the couch. He plants a kiss on my forehead and pull me into a hug.
“Come to work early or you’d leave me no option than to sentence you to living with me” I giggle.
“That’s ain’t gonna happen Gary.” I withdraw from the hug and walk him to the door. He steps out and I hold the door slightly ajar, my face poking out. He runs his hand through his hair.
“I don’t like the idea of leaving you all alone brunnie” He pouts. Now I’m convinced even if Gary was blind he would still remain cute.
“I’d be at your door before you wake up tomorrow okay?.” I assure him and he shrugs.
“Fine.” He gives me a quick kiss and pull away. He stuck his hand into his pocket and saunter away. I’m very sure his men and Ben were downstairs.
I close the door and lean against it. if this was how it felt to be loved, then I don’t want it to end. I get off the door and go into the bathroom to shower. I spent quite some time there, thinking about a lot of things. I wrapped a towel around my body and walked into the sitting room. I proceed to turn off the lights but stopped when I saw the figure leaning against the door. My heart raced in fear as I backed against the wall ready to scream. That side of the door was a little bit dim.
“Wh-who is it!.?” I stutter in fear as I watched his moves. He chuckle softly and walked slowly into the bright part of the room. I frown as I watched the figure decked out in a black suit, a flower in one hand and a box of chocolates in the other..
“Fr…. Francis!” I mutter under my breath, chills running down my spine..
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