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*CHAPTER 47 part 2
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Down to earth Boss”
He turns ”Have you been there the whole time,
thought you went to do some important work
like.. find her attacker?”
Adam smiles knowingly ”Yeah, on it, so while i
am doing that, finding her attacker and stuff
and going shop for her, what are you doing?
Getting to know her, wrapped up in your arms
like that hmm?”
Jaime frowns ”I was not getting to know her.
Don’t confuse what you saw to what you think
you saw, she was..having a bad moment and-”
”And you have her in your arms?” he was
smiling ”Don’t get me wrong boss, it was a
pretty picture” he winks
”Don’t be stupid Adam.”
”Trying not to be Boss, just stating the
obvious”
Jaime drops the remote and faces him again
”And that would be what exactly?”
”That maybe you like her, i don’y mean as a
person but like the way a man likes a woman
kind of like”
Jaime shakes his head ”And you think so
because she was in my arms? Clearly not in
any way R0m-ntic, and besides, she had a
moment and i was just trying to-” he shakes
his head ”I do not nee-d to explain anything to
you” he turns walking away and climbing the
stairs heading to the liBr@ry, Adam follows him
laughing
”No you don’t, admitting it though would be
nice, not for me but for you”
Jaime swings around ”I do not like her Adam.
Alexander is a kind of woman a man like me
can never have anything to do with
R0m-ntically”
”Because of her profession? ” Adam frowns
”Men have loved worse women and i didn’t
think you were one to judge”
Jaime touches his brows ”I am not judging her
and it’s not about her profession which well, is
mostly frowned upon in my clas-s and family
and whoever have the decency streak like a
cloth. But that is life, her job, her profession
her life, i have no right to judge especially
because i do not know how she happened to
end up being every man’s mistress-” he
pauses as that realization made anger rise in
him, he closes his eyes ”I do not judge her,
and even though i do not judge her..she is
someone that i can never see R0m-ntically””
Because she is a call girl?”
”No..because she is annoying and i can’t stand
her. ”
”Ha! initially you couldn’t. I saw your face when
you found her on the floor, i saw how
protective you got over her at the hospital and
how you didn’t think before bringing her
here..and how much resources you are putting
in to find out who her attacker is un-der the
raider..”
”Are you out of your mind? She was with me
for the event, i brou-ght her out of the confines
of her job for services outside, she was with
me and then she got attacked, what am i
supposed to do? Hand her to the police to
take over her safety especially when we don’t
know who attacked her?”
”Every sane man would do so..she is not your
problem, if we are looking at it realistically, she
isn’t your girlfriend, nor wife, sister or relation.
Just a woman you are paying for her services
obviously, so you owe her nothing, yet..she is
here, you getting her cloths, you..zone out and
your words this morning to me was
uncoordinated. I know you Jaime Sir, for a
while and i could predict your activities and
what next when it came to you because you
were always precise, concise and everything to
you was black and white, now..these days..it’s
different and i think you have noticed that with
you, if you haven’t then i think you are lying to
yourself”
He stares at Adam ”Nothing has changed..i am
still me and do what i want when i want. I am
still coordinated and precise.”
”Right” Adam rests on the rail staring down
stairs..”I have friends, people who would keep
her safe with their life, until we find her
attacker, she would be safe..let me take her to
them..”
”NO”! it came out more for-ceful than he
wanted.
Adam smiles ”See”
”See nothing, i said she doesn’t leave my sight
and besides, you heard the doctor, she would
keep having episodes, how are they supposed
to handle it?”
”Doctor, we can send a nurse there too” He
smiles teasingly
”No!” He turns and enters the liBr@ry, going to
his book shelve and touching books, not
picking any,
Adam is shaking his head with a smile as he
enters the room, perching on the table, his
hands folded, he states firmly. ”You like her,
and you want her close, admit it!”
”I do not..and who the hell gave you a right to
an-alyse who i like and who i do not?” Jaime
drops his hands and turns to him, his jaw set.
”Lets see” Adam has a finger tapping his jaw
”first off, for a bit you walked around like a
zombie when you and Miss Christine broke up,
or sorry scratch that when she ran away with
another man”
”Careful Adam, you overstepping” Jaime frowns
angrily
”Work with me Sir, i am making a point, so
before you punch my face in, listen. You
literally zoned out from everyone, worked up
and became successful, letting go of
distractions and when you did let them happen,
it was pas-sive moments, flings here and then,
you were never attached to a woman since
then and maybe, i un-derstand you didn’t want
to be broken like that again. I have watched
you, i have seen the few, scantily few women
who came and left, i have seen you not
wanting to reach out, not as if you don’t care,
you do..infact you are one of the most caring
men i know..but then again, you kept people
at arm’s length, the only woman who had
access to your heart was your mother..
I have watched you to see how sad you seem,
no matter how much you try to hide it;
loneliness perks up its head, but you hold it in
well. And then overtime, you were okay with it,
which was fine. No woman could hurt you, no
one had the power over you. You went on with
your life and became this envious kid on the
block. Not your fault you are smart, not your
fault you are a better son-”
Jaime takes a step towards him, he moves
back raising his hands in the air ”I won’t go
there..boss, so..as i was saying..you have
been this person for a while , as thick as a
wall and no one could break, not even Miss
Christine who used to have your heart in her
hands literally and you did everything she
wanted. Women have come flocking, i
see…you see, none had had any effect.
Now, walk in Miss Alexander, and all the vibes
are wrong, literally, from the first day you
spoke..you both hated each other..and then
every other thing spiraled out of control.
Never have i heard a woman ask you to
apologize and you do, unless you feel the nee-d
to. Don’t misun-derstand me; you were never
disrespectful to any woman, that i am sure off.
Your mother did an excellent job. But you are
arrogant in a way, wanting things to be done
in a particular way and then giving the woman
a slight coldness so they stay way from your
heart and indulging them in areas outside it.”
”What’s your point Adam?”
”My point is that..in a little while, she gets
un-der your skin, you worry for her and maybe
even care for her, a woman you ha-rdly
know..yes you bought cloths for Bekky and
gifted a few female friends jewels…but this
morning, but with Alexander, you see to be
wanting to do more, i mean you wanting her
new cloths wasn’t because you had another
event to attend and wants her to look the part.
You want to cover her, it is symbolic you
know.
You are already protecting her, giving her a
roof over her head even though she got one,
and ensuring that she gets the best health
care. And maybe just maybe you know you like
her and you don’t want to admit it or maybe
you don’t know and you don’t want to open
your mind to see the possibility of it”
”What’s it to you hmm, whether i like her or
not?”
Adam stares at him with a smile ”For the first
time, for a long time, she made you talk at that
dinner event ..the first day. She makes you do
things you would not ordinarily do. And as we
walked into that room…that smile on your face
hasn’t been more relaxing.
What is it to me? Nothing. But it would be nice
to see you be happy for once, to have a safe
haven you come home to, wrapped in arms
and forgetting the pain of the world. It is
nothing to me boss, really it is not. But i think
everyone deserves a little happiness and you
do deserve one..” his smile broadens ”And you
looked good together like that, i hated myself
for walking in with Tinny-B.”
”Adam, let me just say this again for the last
time, i do not like her, and she doesn’t like me
and-” he points to Adam stating clearly.
”What if she does like you though?” Adam
stares at the tips of his nails, bites of a nail
from his index finger and then stares back at
Jaime ”What if she likes this stubborn good Sir
standing before me with all your baggage?”
It throws him off balance ”She doesn’t, she
hates me as i her”
”Hate, such a strong word and yet…you do all
these for her” Adam spreads his hand out and
then takes it back to fold it, his eyes
questioning.
”If she were another stranger i’ll would do
same”
”Right i know you do alot for strangers, that
part is true, but this is different, i can see it
and i can tell it but you didn’t answer, what if
she likes you? Indulge me boss, just a little,
what if she likes you?”
”It’s her loss, because i am not attra-cted to
her.. we are completely opposite, and i cannot
date a woman who is not submissive”
”Ahh! You won’t like her back if she doesn’t like
you? Or you would you like her back if she
likes you? Or you already like her and you don’t
know if she likes you or maybe you both like
each other and neither one want to admit
it..but from here i stand, you like like like her”
Adam nods and snaps his fingers towards
Jaime ”It’s clear as day…Boss likes the
annoying miss Alexander..a woman he claims
he can’t stand..hmm, this is wonderful news
Sir, satisfying news i must say”’
You are not listening to me Adam”
”And you are being invasive”
Jaime sighs touching his temple ”Since you
have nothing to do other than to think up
stupid things in your head, do me this- go
check on my parents, don’t be obvious, and
then find out what is going on with the
investigation..thank you and out-” He points to
the door.
”You like her, and you don’t want to admit it.
You like her” Adam admits as he stands up
Jaime grabs a book from the shelve and then
flings it , Adam dodges , the book hits the
door, he straightens up and stares at Jaime ,
his li-ps curves into a smile ”Maybe you even
love her and your heart ..your cold hearted
heart would start beating again ” Adam touches
his heart ”Oh my love you would say, my
sweet Alexander..my heart beats for you my
lady, marry me and save me from this cold
cold world without love..i will buy you castles,
and take you on rides on my horse round the
city and maybe make you a queen beside me
your king..oh be my Juliet and i would be your
Romeo oh my love” Adam teases, another
book comes flying, this time he was out the
door, closing it shut before it hits it.
His laughter could be heard as he runs down
the stairs and fading.
”Stupid fellow” Jaime shakes his head walking
to pick the books ”Saying things that don’t
make sense” he arranges them back to the
shelve, he pauses ”Me, like her? Ridiculous!!”
He replayed Adam’s last words .. a smile
curves at the corner of his li-ps ”Romeo and
Juliet?”he laughs ”Oh Adam is sick, he nee-ds
to be check. Me and Alexander is like a ticking
time bomb waiting to happen, toxic. I would
be civil and nice to her from now own but just
so there can be sanity and peace and quiet in
the house, there is nothing to it..nothing” he
moves away from the shelve ”Like her like her?
No!”
He ru-bs the back of his head ”What is that
feeling though i can’t shake off?” he frowns.
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TO BE CONTINUED….