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*CHAPTER 70
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Friday morning…a day before Saturday, where
it all ends..
Adam eyes is bloodshot in anger, ”Who did
this?” he turns around to stare at the damage.
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*
The constant buzzing of his phone by his bed
side woke him up. Adam reaches for his
phone, his eyes loosely open, he answers.
”Hello?”
”Adam?” came the voice
”Lita?” He calls out ”Are you okay?”
”No!” she sniffs
He seats up, his eyes shooting open, he
reaches for the switch and then turns on the
light ”Whats wrong?”
”Last night while i went to book flights for our
travel back to town today, i was almost
kidnapped. My neighbor alerted the police, i
didn’t see their face”
”What?”he jumps up.
”And, that’s not all, i came home today,
someone has trashed our place, Steve’s
computer, everything. It’s supposed to look
like a robbery but..nothing seem to be stolen.”
Adam is folding his fist ”I told you to stay out
of town Lita, till all this blows over, why are
you back in town?”
She sniffs, her voice thick with emotion ”How
can i not bury my husband Adam? How! And
you know the worst part, they are br@nding him
a rogue cop? He was a good man Adam, a
good man” she cries ”My baby is going to be
born and he is already going to be known as a
son to a criminal..he was a good man, he was
Adam!” she cried
His heart pulled at her cries ”It’s okay Lita”
”The service is by 12, just family but i am
scared Adam”
”I would be there, don’t worry. Don’t stay at
home, i would send someone to get you in a
safe hotel for you and your family, after the
service, first flight out, you un-derstand? I was
not able to protect Steve, least i can do is
keep his family alive”
”Okay”
The line dies.
Adam is frowning into his phone as he sends a
text to one of Jaime’s guys back at the house
to get her.
His face ha-rd. He checks his time, it was
ba-rely 4. He couldn’t go back to sleep. He
would just wait it out till they are up so they
can get back.
*
Alexander opens her eyes to find him staring at
her. She smiles..
”Hey beautiful!” he reaches out to caress her
face
She yawns and then stretches ”Hey
boyfriend..is it just me or you look extremely
hot this morning?”
He laughs ”Well, i am a handsome man Miss
Beckington” he co-cks his li-ps in a sly grin
”That, i have come to notice, the angels would
be jealous!” she stretches her ne-ck and then
ki-sses his li-ps.
He watches her roll off the bed, nak-ed, she
strolls to the window, pushing the curtains
slightly open she stares at the bright beautiful
city from the pent house.
”Last night, it seemed so beautiful and
peaceful, the light, the music, the calmness,
now..its full of bustling life and honking of car
horns..can i just rewind it?” she stares to face
him, her soulful eyes boring into his as he
stared at her from the bed, his che-st ba-re, the
duvet the only thing that covered his nak-edness
from her view.
”Yes babe, you can..i can buy you an entire
city, and you can have all the peace you desi-re,
with me by your side ofcourse”
”Ofcourse” she smiled, tucking a tendril
dangling infront of her eyes behind her ear.
His eyes traveled her body, etching every
curve, every fold, every line in his mind, he
smiles.
”What?” she asks shyly, sinking into the
curtain. ”Like what you see?” she flutters her
lashesHe laughs as he swings his leg down, standing
up and then walking to her as the duvet falls
away from his body ”Loving what i see
actually” he pulls her away from the curtain and
then to him,he ki-sses her, slowly.
”I wish we can be here forever?” she breaths
against his li-ps
”Sure we can..” he ki-sses her back, sli-pping
his hand to cu-p her soft bott-om ”Want do you
want to have for breakfast?” he n¡pp|es her li-ps
”You?”
They both smile into each other’s mouth
”Lord! i created a monster!!” he chuckles, she
laughs
”Bite me”
He did, just a nip to her li-ps.., she M0-ns.
”Large size pizza, a bucket of chicken,
cas-serole and all sweet things” she whispers
against his li-ps, ki-ssing him as she breaths
every word.
”That i can handle” he ki-sses her back, then
pecks her nose. He steps away from her
heading to the bedside table to place a call.
She listens to him, she goes behind him ”And
chicken, i like well spiced chicken”
”And bring your special seasoned chicken, my
girlfriend seem to be a suc-ker for those, yes,
thank you and erm..anything else you think we
would like, thank you” He cuts the call and
then stares up at her, her head is bent towards
his ”Anything else beautiful lady?”
She shakes her head ”Er…nope” she blinks.
”Okay..” he smiles getting up and reaching for
his phone as it begins to ring, she Gr0-ns
”I can not answer it if you say so but…i kinda
love this woman that is calling” he pouts
She sticks out her tongue ”Of course, i don’t
mind coming second place when it comes to
her”
”Nah, she may be the Queen of my heart but
you..you are my world” he ki-sses her again
before answering..”Hello Mother?”
*
”So, i see you are having a duly nee-ded
vacation?” Gem says talking to the florist ‘No,
red roses for the room and then white lilies to
run down the hall” she tells the florist who
nods, ushering staff with banquet of flowers
and directing them.
Gem is heading into the hall to supervise the
work done for Jaime’s party tomorrow.
*
”Yes mother, who has been squealing on me?”
He is staring out the window now, he spares
Alexander a glance, she is plopped on the bed,
her tummy on the bed and her but facing him
as she fli-pped throu-gha magazine. He smiled,
he walks to her, he bends and then places a
light ki-ss to her bottom, she yelps, he laughs
walking away.
”Silly!” she bites her li-ps
*
”No, the news are loud, atleast this time, it’s
all lovey-dovey of you and Alexander. How is
she, i bet she is super better?”
Gem sights Jacob with Salim, the Chief of
police, she goes to them ”Tell her that
whatever she is doing to make you sound and
look like this, she should continue”
*
”Oh mother, you really do not know what she
has been doing , but that is for me alone..” he
blus-hes, Alexander sticks out her tongue. ”But
she is good, yes, her wound is all but healed,
and she is up and about making my life not
that i am complaining” He turns away from her,
he rests at the wall ”You know, tomorrow’s
party isn’t necessary Mother?”
”Oh silly, it is your father is mighty proud, let
him do what he wants for his son, you won’t
ruin it for him, you un-derstand?”
He smiled ”Yes mother, how is the old man, i
sent him some docu-ments to look over last
night when i got back in the city, did he look
throu-ghthem?””Oh yes baby, and guess what?
He was over the moon.
Africa is hu-ge, and to think that you
have got sponsors with your company to go
down there? It’s amazing, plus..i saw the
blueprints of the plan you have..oh, bless your
heart my son..you are indeed not of this world.
I can’t help but imagine what life would be for
the un-derprivileged over there when they get
light and water, food, education and free heath
care..though it would drain you financially but-”
”No mother, its a good project. We already
have worked out the modalities and then done
a chart on lost and won resources..we can
handle it. I just nee-d dad to look it throu-gh. ”
”You know you are president now of the
Heritage group..” she points out
”Yes, i still nee-d my father, i may have the
total say when it comes to my company and
all my investments but Heritage group began
with father, yes i may be the President
but..now that i have stepped into his shoes, i
still nee-d his wisdom, and that he has plenty”
He could hear her smile ”And you wonder why
your father loves you”
He smiles ”He said he would tell you what he
thinks tomorrow”
”Oh i see, he is trying to lure me in to make
sure i attend by all means”
”You know your father well Jaime, plus..i also
nee-d to ensure you bringing Alexander, i did
tell her she is my special guest of honor”
He turns to face her ”Oh..i just nee-d to get her
into a dress made for queens”
There was a pause ”I am happy”
”About?”
”That you found someone worth it to love
again.”
”Mother?” he moves further away ”I ..”he trails
off, he moves further away as his heart began
to beat fast.
*
Gem gasps covering her mouth, Jacob and
Salim stare at her
”What is it Gem?”Jacob reaches for her, her
face breaks out in a smile
”Oh Jaime, you have my blessing!
Oh..wonderful double news! Of course, secret
yes but you know your father is…” she laughs
”Okay baby, see you tomorrow and don’t you
dare be late, the entire city would be here” she
cuts the call and stares at her husband
”What is is Gem?”
”I think soon, we would be planning an even
bigger event” she leans in and ki-sses his li-ps,
she walks away with a happy gait to her feet
”Gem, what did my son tell you, what is he
planning?”
”Secret! Secret!” she laughs waving at him as
she danced away, ”Only for his mother’s ears
for now Darlene, be patient” she giggles.
Jacob laughs shaking his head
”What do you think she is happy about?”
”If you saw the news about my son yesterday, i
think you can guess”
”Oh! Love, and other things?”
”Possibly” Jacob says , then he frowns
”Jimmy?”
”Well, no one would ever think he is any of the
things Steve’s proof said..he has been going
about his business as every one, all his
business partners were checked out and are
clean, his accounts..influx and outgoing is
neat..he is like your every day saint close up. ”
Jacob sighs ”I really don’t know what to think
or believe anymore. Jaime wouldn’t ever lie,
and someone did lock that poor girl in the
sto-reroom and that man attacked her..i nee-d
to know what’s going on so i can protect my
family..i, i do not un-derstand how to deal with
this Jimmy situation”
”I know. The Steve’s docu-ment are kept in the
archive, until we have something substantial, it
can’t be used. It is none and void.”
”But…i can’t seem to get rid of the fact that
Jaime had said that Jimmy had purposely hit
the tree when he carried pregnant Gem years
ago…i mean, Jimmy came to the hospital
crying and- i remember that scene so long
ago. Gem lying there in blood and me a
broken mess and then Jimmy and-, ” he trails
off ”Or the fact that Jaime said Jimmy had
tried to kill him,, threaten him,…he told me the
reason why he began acting the way he did
was because of Jimmy wanting him to step
down so he can make president and then
Mayor…, i – i don’t know what to think about
my son. Yes, nothing has been found about
him but, Jimmy is my son, and ..he has never
been saintly..but he had never shown this side
of him ever, so you un-derstand my delima?”
Salim nods
”I want my son to be innocent but..all
these..all this things revolving around him
scares me, scares me for Jaime, for
Gem..and..the innocent woman who swears
that it was Jimmy who locked her in”
”I un-derstand”
”He would be here tomorrow”
”What do you want me to do Sir?”
”Just put an eye on him please, i..i don’t know,
i don’t know” he trails off
”Don’t worry Sir, aside that..we would be here
to ensure that the event runs smoothly..all
hands on deck”
”The Prisoner?”
”The judge would proceed with a trail for him
tomorrow. We asked him if he had any family
member he would like us to call, he said he
had none”
”Fine, he should pay for his crimes”
”Yes sir”
He turns away ”Oh by the way, did i tell you
how mighty proud i am of Jaime,he sent me
this-”
They are walking out to the garden.
*
”All the food you eat goes to your as-s” he
observes taking a glas-s of juice, Alexander
chews off the last fleshing thigh of the chicken
and then lic-ks her fingers
”More flesh for you to hold on to ain’it?” she
blinks
He smiles ”You are nau-ghty Beckington”
She flutters her lashes at him ”You are not
complaining are you Lockswire?”
”No..most definitely not” he leans towards her
A knock on the door, he pauses staring at it.
”Saved by the knock” he winks at her and gets
up, picking a rope he throws it over her
shoulders, he grabs another and then wears it,
he leaves the bed and then opens the door
slightly.
”Good morning Sir,Ma’am?” He nods
”Hello Adam, good morning” she says between
mouthfuls and waves, going back to her food.
”What’s wrong?”
Adam steps away, Jaime steps out and then
closes the door realizing he nee-ded to talk.
Adam began to talk. After a few minutes
Jaime stares at him ”You think it’s Jimmy?”
”That’s an un-derstatement, it is Jimmy..but
ofcourse no proof. I called a few contacts,
they said the dude been a saint..not even
meeting up with a miscreant- just office, home,
meetings, and a few dinner dates…so how can
you accuse him of organizing people to kidnap
a pregnant woman much-less toss a house of
a dead cop? You can’t! This is making me
frustrated because i know for certain it’s
Jimmy and i would just love to-.” Jaime sights
his folded fist
”You would not do anything stupid!” he orders
Adam doesn’t answer.
Jaime sighs ”I had Salim still keep tabs on
him” he explained ”He would let me know if
Jimmy has been up to no good”
”You think your brother is stupid? If he is a
criminal you think he wouldn’t know he is
being watched and cover his tracks”
”He can’t be that good Adam”
”The devil is detailed Sir!” he hisses
Jaime says nothing .
”Look, i hate to be a party-pooper and i know
you want to..stay here with Miss Alexander
but..Steve’s funeral is in two hours and i have
to be there for his wife, i promised and-”
”Adam, it’s fine, i would just tell Alexander”
”No Sir, the other guys would come and-”
”Adam, Steve’s death is connected to me to
isn’t it? so i should be there too..we would go
to the funeral.” he taps his shoulders
”Thank you Sir”
Adam leaves. Jaime enters the room, and then
shuts it.
”Did something happen?” Alexander stares up
at him, her eyes questioning
”No..just nee-d to attend the funeral of the cop
who died, Adam’s friend. ” he rests his back to
the closed door.
”Okay!” she frowns ”You seem sad”
”Yeah, Just think about the guy’s family..” he
ru-bs his brows and drops his hand.
”Wife and unborn kid, Adam mentioned” she
gets up coming to him , she doesn’t touch
him.
He nods
” Can i come with?” she co-cks her head to the
side.
He shakes his head ”I would drop you off at
home, i bet Tinny-B missed you” he stares at
her and then stares at the door leading to the
bathroom”You should shower. Plus i may stop
by the company and see what i missed and i
would come back home to you”
”Okay” she turns away heading to the toilet,
she pauses ”can i make you feel better?”
He smiles ”I feel great being with you already
..so..”
”Right” she turns away reaching the door
”But you know, the news the other day spoke
about how we nee-d to manage water,
so…bathing together saves water, and i would
hate to be the one misusing a gift such as
water mother nature gave us”
She smiles ”Well, come on then” she
disappears , he follows her.
They spent less time lathering themselves with
soap and more time ki-ssing and making love
un-der the shower.
He carried her, legs wrapped around him, li-ps
against li-ps, hips buried against hers, glued
together and moving to the rhythm of their
bodies until all they held onto was each other,
as pas-sion intensified and M0-ns and Gr0-ning
became nothing but sweet music till they fell
together, over the top and shattering into each
other’s arms.
”I love you!” he whispers into her ears and then
he ki-ssed her till she was out of breath.
*
TO BE CONTINUED….