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*CHAPTER 8*
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”What?” Jimmy asks him as he saw the look
Jaime gave him.
”Are you being serious right now?”
”What, not like she is anything to you other
than you..you know”
”What is that supposed to mean?”
”It means what you know it means brother. You
may think we are stupid but I am not, even if
everyone else is. I see right throu-ghthis façade
you are trying to put up. Quit it, give in and
take a bow. There is no shame in that”
”This is not façade, it is who I am ”
”Right!!!”
”I do not have time for this Jim”
”Oh, I have all the time in the world for this
little brother. Just an advice though, I promise
I will take it easy on you and maybe be a
vouch for your childishness” he laughs
”You know what, I am walking away now”
Jaime says turning away
”Oh , go right ahead, just p@$$ her to me when
you are done though, she looks way hotter
than the rest, where is Bekky anyways, I
thought she was your….everything. now it’s
Alexandra right?”
Jaime ignores him and keeps walking, he
could hear his chuckle behind him, he
squee-zes his jaw ti-ght.
”Atleast she has a good @$$, maybe you can
tap on that tonight, you know where to find me
when you nee-d to make a drop off, I do not
mind taking a sloppy second like that..hmm
hm hmm, not at all”
Jaime stops, turns and stares at him..
”What? You want to say something? You
should, I have got a lot more from where that
is coming from and unlike you, I am not
looking to keep up an appearance that you and
I know is bullshit”
”What do you care Jim?”
”I don’t, I just nee-d you to seat your bu-tt down
and let daddy here handle things as he ought
to but know, you get to get your pretty face
into everything I aim at and now this?” he
points to the back of Alexandra’s head seated
afar off ”Really?”
”I didn’t ask for anything”
”You don’t nee-d to, you just nee-d to be you
and everything lands on your plate like a
platter of gold, isn’t that just right?”
”What do you want from me Jim?”
”Get out, that is what”
”You know I can’t do that?”
”Well, that is where the problem is, isn’t it?
Besides, I know you are going to be a big
flop. I do not see why it has got to be you,
why you?”
”You should ask him that not me!!”‘
Jimmy chuckles ”Right, see what a golden boy
you turned out to be then”
”Stay out of my business Jimmy”
”You step away and maybe I will”
”I really do not have time for this” Jaime turns
and walks away, nearing the long stretched
table he stands beside Alexander.
*
Alexander already has cherries in her mouth
and plucking more into it, she ignores as she
felt his eyes on her.
She takes another, and then another, when she
stretches her out for another, he hits it away
taking the bowl of cherries further away, he
pulls out a seat and the seats.
”What did you do that for..?” she says in
between mouthfuls
”First off, you do not eat in public unless I tell
you too”She chuckles ”You are being serious with this
rules thing are you? Is that an actual rule or
you are just doing it to spite me because of
what I said outside which you deserve by the
way…because I suspected you were trying to
be funny”
”I do not care about your @$$umptions; I just
told you…you do not eat in public unless I tell
you to. Now wipe your hands with that paper
roll on the table, seat and then do nothing else
unless I tell you.”
She eyes him ”You do not tell me when to eat
and when not to”‘
”I do actually. Your @$$ just ripped out a dress
worth your ordinary cloths and bags and shoes
together and won’t still be able to cover for
half the cloth, now you still want to pop more
things into your tummy?”
”So what? I can’t eat because I have a big
@$$?”
”No, you can’t eat because I say so”
She shakes her head, she stretches her hand
for the cherry, he pushes it further away from
her. His hands were longer, she eyes the far
away bowl from where she is seated and
sneers at him.
”For real?”
He ignores her ”Pay attention,” he points to the
end of the table ”See the caliber of people
here? Behave yourself. I know you aren’t used
too such cl@$$ and prestige and being around
people with such wealth, so try to not further
embarr@$$ me” he tells her.
She scoffs.
Now, you don did it Jaime Lockswire.
”Why am I even here?”
”Call Girl” he says abse-ntmindedly
”Yeah I know, but what kind…am I supposed
to be your plus one to this kinds of boring
events when I do not get to do much as eat a
cherry?”
He ignores her as they turn to see Jimmy
walking to take a seat, Jaime releases a sigh,
she eyes him and then looks back at Jimmy.
”Well, atleast someone gets on your nerve as
you do me. What’s your story with that one
anyways?” she indicates Jim who looks right
up at that moment, he bl-ows her a ki-ss. She
furrows her brow, Jaime frowns.
”The story is ”None of your business Alexander
” he says to her, his eyes on Jimmy as he is
talking to a few people and shaking hands.
She chuckles ”Right. Maybe you are the person
with the problem then, such attitude”
”You have a mouth Alexander, you should curb
it”
”Mouth is meant to be used in talking, and
other things”
”Like?”
”Like it is ..”None of your business”.
Booyaaah !!” she gives a small victory shout.
”Got you right back, second time is a bitc-h.
How you like that pretty boy?” she laughs, he
turns to reply her.
”Jaime Lockswire?” someone says behind him
cutting him off. They turn to find a pretty lady
smiling from ear to ear, her perfume filling the
place.
He was taken aback ”Christine Barlow” he says
laughing…”Wow!!!” he exclaims looking at her
as he stands up holding his arms out as she
goes into his arms, squashing her bo-dy to his,
she has a reach laughter.
Alexander turns on her seat, staring at the lady
who hu-gs Jaime and accepts ki-sses on both
her cheeks.
”I know right?” she says smiling as she pulls
his cheeks, and touching his che-st.
”I didn’t know you were in town..it’s been
ages” He told her, the smile reaching his eyes.
”I just came in, first flight. You know how
mother can be pa-rticular in things like this and
seeming that I have missed tons of it, once I
got in she dragged me, but I had to se-nd her
ahead of me, you know how dramatic she is”
”Oh, sadly I do”
She pulls him into a hu-g again ”Oh Jaime, I
have missed you. Maybe, we can catch up
after..everything tonight yes?” she says
touching his arm.
Alexander watches her hand movement, the
familiarity it places as she touches him, the
way they smile at each other, comfortable with
each other, the touch to the cheeks, hair, face,
arm… those lingering touches.
There is history there between this two .
Alexander thought. What was her business
anyways.
While they are talking, she gets up and bends
stretching to take the cherry bowl that Jaime
pushed far away from her.
”Oh my goodness!!” Christine exclaims as she
covers her mouth staring at Alexander, who
turns backwards but still bent towards the
table, a perfect view of her bott-om showing.
Jaime who had followed Christine’s eyes and
sees what made her exclaim has a scrowl on
his face as he reaches out and then pulls
Alexander back to sit down, taking the bowl
away from her, he hands it over to a p@$$ing
waitress, his gaze comes back to burn her.
She lands ha-rd on the chair, ”Jesus Jaime
Lockswire!!!” she exclaims reaching to ru-b her
bottom.
”You know her?” Christine asks as shock
wanes down to confusion, she stares at Jaime.
His jaw flexes, she frowns shaking her head as
he didn’t deny it.
”Don’t tell me this is what you end up with
Jaime? ” she has her index right fin-germove
up and down pointing to Alexander.
”This? I do have a name lady” Alexander says
frowning as she turns fully, throwing an arm
over the seat so she could look at the
”Christine” lady properly. She uses her own
index fin-gerdoing what Christine does back to
herself, indicating that she wasn’t whatever she
meant.
”Oh honey! I am sure you do, but that is
irrelevant to me at the moment.” She turns to
him “Jaime sweety, are you okay? I mean, is It
because I was away and you …are acting out
like this? This…untardy person who doesn’t
even know how to dress up properly for an
event as important as this….showing her rear
to everyone. Dear Lord Jaime”‘
”Oh, that is his fault, forcing me into a dress
two sizes too small for me, and refusing to let
me go back home and change, threatening me
what God knows what. And I do have a name
and it’s Alexander and I am right here,”
Alexander says
Christine scoffs rolling her eyes ”Really Jaime,
her?” she is appalled as she looks Alexandra
over.
Jaime flexes his jaw, Bekky, Bekky would have
done just fine. He sighs ru-b-bing his temple
saying nothing.
He hated changing his plans, this is what
happens when plans gets changed last minute.
” Don’t tell me she is the one.. you have been
going on about?”
He began to answer, they hear the clinking of a
gl@$$, everyone stares at the end of the long
table..
”Attention everyone, can we all take a seat and
proceed please, The mayor and everyone else
is here….seats please” the spoke man says
” We will finish this later Jaime”‘ she tells him,
then she throws a frown at Alexandra ”And get
rid of that thing before you do something
stupid” she tells him.
”Oh lady you are the one who is a thin–
OWWWWW!!” she exclaims as Jaime takes her
hand she had placed on her thi-ghs and
squee-zes it firmly, not too much, but enough to
cause her to feel pain. She tries to pull away
but he doesn’t let go”
”You are hurting me” she winces in pain
”Let me repeat this for emphasis Alexander,
the next thing you do that embarr@$$es me, I
will have security toss you out like a leftover
food, into the bin””You Di–!!” she cries out as he bends it more
”Stop please”‘ she begs
”Is that un-derstood?”
”Fine whatever! Can you let my fin-gergo now
please”
He lingers, making sure that she un-derstood,
he lets her go. He leans back as she watches
him and ru-b-bing her hands. A frown creasing
her beautiful face. She curses him mentally,
threw a bat at him, broke his nose and sprayed
paint on his bo-dy. When she was done she
locked him in the booth of her car and drove
to the city and forgot him there for hours.
If only wishes were horses. She sighs frowning
at her fin-geras she ru-bs it again. She looks up
to see a beautiful woman, who is been
escorted to the table with the man Alexander
recognizes as the Mayor, they are ushered into
their seat.
”So, now that everyone is here, shall we begin?
Mayor..would you like to say a few words?”
”Sure” the man says getting up. ”Well, here we
are again.. as usual, another banquet, I hope
you all came with large empty tummy’s
because those fat thi-ghs of chicken and the
desert wouldn’t eat themselves” he says ,
everyone laughs, he smiles then clears his
throat ”I and my beautiful amazing wife is
pleased to have our family and friends
gathered here to celebr@te another fiscal year
which had skyrocked much more than we had
anticipated and we wouldn’t have been able to
do it all if not for you all. As you know, aside
the social gatherings, we are also here to
discuss delicate matters that would affect other
aspects of the company that is a family
legacy, the city which I run and also as a
board member of the Heritage Group who I am
also the president, we are here to discuss a
way forward for the future. But before that, now
it is time to eat, mingle and ofcourse…dance”
he says ‘I am sure they have wonderful things
planned for us, yes?”
”Yes” they chorused clapping
”Go ahead chairman”‘ he tells the man beside
him before he takes a seat.
”Okay, welcome, thank you Mayor and our able
president. Now for the first and main
courses..we have-”
A few minutes later, the waitress lined up and
begin to serve food, getting to their table,
Jaime shakes his head, and tells them they
should skip his and hers
”Wait what?” she turns to him ”I am hungry”
”You will eat when I say, or you will burst out
more from that dress. Later, you will eat and I
do not want any more complains ”
She bites her li-ps and thinks of the worse
thing to do to him. After fruitless attempts to
get food and he keeps stopping her, she
resigns to her fate, thinking up evil things in
her head.
An hour later, after the entire course is done.
”Here we go” she hears him mutter, her tummy
makes thun-der sounds, she bites her li-ps and
curses him again.
”So first on the agenda, applicants se-nt in from
the members of the board for whom to be the
next president for the Heritage Group is as
follows.. ‘Mr Richmond, Mr Kellies, Mrs
Roland, Miss Rebecca, Tantua Christine, Mr
Jimmy, Mr Gockirk, Miss Telema, Mr Rikardo
and last but not the least Mr Jaime. These are
the nominees from members of the board,
those who prese-nted themselves, those who
were prese-nted by other families and those
who prese-nted their children, would the
nominees please stand up, give a speech, tell
us why you think you are a good candidate,
what you plan to achieve and why you think
you should be the next generation president to
a multi billionaire company”
They all stood up, everyone but Jaime.
She turns to him..”Correct me if I am wrong
but aren’t you supposed to be up”
”Be quiet Alexander ” he hushes, everyone is
looking at him, including the Mayor, who isn’t
pleased. He grabs a bottle of wine, turns some
into his gl@$$, takes it to his mouth and then
sips.
”Let us go on please, you can see that he
doesn’t take things like this seriously, I wonder
why he was even nominated” Jimmy says, the
chairman looks at the Mayor, he nods. They
carried on. Calling on the first person to
speak, and then the next and then the next.
Jimmy gave a long powerful speech, a few
nod their heads, others smile.
Alexander nods ”He sure knows what he wants
to do ”
Jaime says nothing. When Jimmy was done,
everyone clap-s.
”And, well ladies and gentlemen, these are our
nominees and they have spoken well. Can we
vote?” he says
”Not yet!’ The Mayor says
”Sir?” the man turns to him
”He has been nominated and he has an
obligation to speak.”
”But as you can see, he doesn’t respect
authority or the people here, surely you can
see-” Jimmy was cut off as the Mayor rises.
”Jaime Lockswire?”
Silence
Alexander looks at him, he is sipping his wine.
”You have got to be kidding me ”Jimmy is
heard exclaiming
”Sir?” The chairman began ”He may not be
interested sir”
”His name was submitted and he shouldn’t be
bullied out” he says ”Jaime, you have a minute
to speak .”
Silence
”Damnit Jaime Lockswire” The Major hits the
table, his wife touches his arm, she looks at
Jaime, as though pleading with him, he sighs,
dropping the wine and then gets up.
”Alright father” he says
Alexander who had used that opportunity to
beckon to the waitress to get her the bowl of
cherry on her tray, has it in her hands, she
pops it into her mouth at that exact moment
when Jaime answers.
She chokes
”FATHER!!!?”
Everyone’s eyes are on her,so was Jaime’s. He
frowns. She follows his eyes, sees that he is
eyeing the bowl of cherry and then her
mouth.She spits out the cherry back into the
bowl and places it on the table, she laughs
nervously.
”Father?” she repeats quietly ”The Major is your
father?”she asks in a whisper
”Jaime Lockswire, do you mind explaining
this?”the Mayor says.
Jaime sighs dee-ply,here we go ”Yes father, I
do.She is my handler.As you can see, I am a
man of the world and my way of life wouldn’t
suit that of the president,a wild woman here, a
wild pa-rty there… so i choose to withdraw my
nomination from the post of presidency.This is
of my own doing and not influenced by
another.I would remain as a director where I
am and I think that is befitting” he says as the
lady gasps , he continues ”can i take a seat
now father?”
The Mayor stares at him, his expression
unreadable, every other person is muttering but
Jimmy has a hu-ge smile on his face.
”I think that since he has pulled out his
nomination, we can proceed” Jimmy says to
them.
”I have a question” Alexandra raises up her
hand.
*TO BE CONTINUED….