CHAPTER 16

NOVEMBER

Never in my life did I think that I'd be sleeping in this house.

I've been tossing and turning, and I just can't fall asleep.

All my thought was on what could have been if his stupid phone didn't ring.

*flashback*

"Sorry, I have to take this" he said and left me standing here behind the door, bare chested.

I started feeling cold, my nipples were so hard due to his torture on them.

Who even called him? Ex-girlfriend?

Who could be so important?

I wanted to run, where would I run too?

I couldn't even go home because of how late it was.

I won't even get a bus or keke (tricycle) even a motorcycle at this time.

The time read, 11:45pm, when did it get so late?

I put my straps over my shoulders, carried my purse and walked to the living room, where I sat sulking like a four-year-old child.

I sat there for what seemed like hours when in reality, it was just three minutes.

The silence was closing in on me, my thoughts were eating me.

A part of me wanted to drag him back to the living room and let him ravish me like he wanted to do.

A part of me prayed for Sango to strike that person that called him but being the good and well-mannered person I am, I didn't do any of the above listed.

I laid on the couch with my right hand on my forehead and my left hand on my stomach, waiting earnestly for him to come back so we could continue from where we stopped.

When I eventually heard his footsteps, I closed my eyes and steadied my breathing so it would seem I was sleeping.

"How can someone fall asleep so fast?" I heard him murmur.

I felt his breath on my face, so I knew he came close.

Kiss me!

"Let's get you to bed" he said softly and kissed my cheek.

Fuck!

He carried me bridal style to one of the rooms in this house, laid me down on the bed and left.

*flashback ended*

And, that's how I've been laying here all night, thinking about how soft he was with me.

But he's my boss and if anything happens between us, it can spoil our working relationship.

This was a mistake, it wasn't supposed to happen, plus the man might have been drunk and horny and I was here, making all things fall into place.

There was a knock on my door some hours later, God knows I didn't want to let whosoever it was know that I was awake.

I stayed quiet but the knocks came again this time, harder than the first.

Just as I was about to answer, the door opens and the maid lady whose name I got to know is Abigail, came in.

"Kalmon just left the house but he asked me to wake you up and feed you before you go," she said, and I smiled.

I was disappointed!

There, I said it, I was disappointed!

"Okay, I'll be down in a minute" I said fondling with my dress, there was nothing for me to wear here, and I couldn't possibly go back home in this dress, but the problem was, I had no option.

As if reading my thoughts, Abigail walked to the closet and removed a trouser and a shirt and they were all my size.

"Kalmon had that kept for you earlier" she explained, and I nodded my head.

*********

For the whole Sunday, I had no reason to meet or see Kalmon and for that, I was so grateful but then, giving the type of friends I have, it was impossible to shut up about him.

They drained me of all information about that night.

Now sitting here in my black skirt and pink wrapped top, I looked over to my watch and the time read 7:45am.

15 minutes and he'd be in this building.

'I can do this' I chanted in my mind and I left to go make his coffee.

At 8:02 he strode out of the elevator, walking towards me with an easy smile playing on his lips.

"Good morning Mr. Knight" I greeted, handing him his coffee.

He didn't say too many words per usual, he just gave a short nod, collected his coffee, and went into his office.

Well, this has been pretty easy.

We had a meeting in five minutes, and I had already set the conference room but Mr. James for the meeting was not here yet and Kalmon is someone who hates waiting for things. Although, he had some kind of patience but right now, I can tell he's running out of that patience.

The meeting was set for 9:30 and it was 9:50, I tried calling his secretary, but she wasn't picking up.

10 minutes later, Mr. James came in with two other men but Kalmon became a spoiled child.

"Tell them I'm not available" he yelled As I left his office, my phone rang, and it was Mr. James’s secretary that was calling.

"Hey, I'm so sorry for not picking up earlier. It's all my fault that they came late. I thought the meeting was for 10:00, I'm so sorry do you think you could help me do something?" She said in one breath.

"I'll see what I can do"

"Thank you so much Nov, you're a lifesaver" she said and hung up.

Well, the only thing I can do is try, right?

I went to the conference room and led the men to Kalmon's office and when they settled and started talking about business, I left to go get coffee for them.

"Yo" I heard a familiar voice call, I turned my head and found the person that spoke.

"Casper"

"I know you missed the boy" he said giving me his 'best smile'

"You never told me you could paint" I attacked "Shit, how'd you know that?" He asked scratching the back of his neck.

"Oh, I don't know, I kinda want for this charity fundraising event and saw this really beautiful painting called November and your name was attached to it" I explained.

"I can explain" he started "Explain what? I'm not mad at you! I know there was a reason you didn't tell me" I said, and I entered the kitchen, made the coffee and went back to the office.

"Oh Miss November, you didn't have to make us coffee" Mr. James said smiling wildly, then he winked which made me smile.

Mr. James was a 48-year-old man who lost his wife a year ago, he looked too good for a forty-eight years old and he wasn't among those rich men with alcohol induced bellies, if anything, he was fit.

"But I've made it and I'm sure you don't want to break my heart by rejecting the coffee" I said, placing my left hand on my chest "I couldn't possibly break the heart of a lovely lady such as yourself" he said, and I smiled.

"Enough of this, let's go back to business, November, you should leave us" the dragon said with a stern voice.

Wait, what?

"Bu—"

"Did you not hear me?" He asked, his face was in a nasty frown and though it looked so hot, I didn't want to argue with that, so I left the office.

The fucking nerve of that man.

Always talking to me like I'm a year old.

Twenty minutes later, the meeting ended, and the men came out of the office.

"Thank you so much Miss November for letting him have us," Mr. James said and I smiled, nodding my head in response.

"NOVEMBER!" I heard the dragon call.

Here goes my death!

Mr. James gave me a pitiful look and they left.

"What the hell is your problem?" He asked, I didn't even know how to answer that question.

"How dare you? So just because I let you kiss me then you think we are lovers?"

What?

"So, because of what happened on Saturday night, you think you can finally control me? I have been doing my business like that and I always got what I want, I gave you an instruction to tell them I wasn't available, but you let them in and then what do you do? You flirt with the man. I thought you were better than that. Anyway, if you want to flirt with him, kindly do that outside the surroundings of this company" he yelled and pulled his tie, throwing it across the room.

I couldn't believe my ears, and in a way, his words hurt more than it should've.

I stood in shock like I had been slapped. Yeah, I was but, with words.

"I-I'm sorry for not following your instructions, but it had to be done. I was wrong and I'm sorry, but I won't have you insult me like that" I spat and stormed out of his office.

What a nasty man!