Chapter 17 Chapter 17
Benjamin Jnr
Is she really ignoring me after she compared me to our parents, for fuck’s sake, this was going south very quickly. I need to fix it we can’t meet on the wrong foot my father would be livid. I messaged my mom to get Jojo’s number but her phone was off, then I tried my dad but he didn’t answer. The only other person I can contact I really didn’t want to but I need to speak to Jojo so I swallowed my pride and called Morne, the phone rang twice before he answered “Benny my boy how are things going?” He knew I hated when he called me Benny but I needed something from him so I was going to let it slide. “I’m good thanks and you?” “Not bad, now that your fiancé has left me, I can fuck whoever I want to.” I didn’t like the way he said that it was like he was disrespecting her in some way. “Oh, so you guys broke up?” I said with a smile in my voice although I wanted to grabbed him through the phone and hit him. “Yes, apparently you are coming back and she can’t be seen with me something like that.” “Oh” “But that’s not why you are calling.” Morne said. “No, I wanted to know if you can give me her number, please.” “Oh, this is classic the big Benjamin Devon doesn’t have his own fiancé’s number.” “Yes, okay Morne make fun of it, will you help me or not?” “No, I’ll give you, her number.” He gave me her number and ended to say “Just so you know she’s a real prude you will be much better off staying in Europe and fucking those models.” I didn’t know what to say so I just went with “Thanks for the tip.” I wanted to hit him so badly he was talking about my fiancé but I’ll get back at him when we are in the states, those few messages we exchanged made me actually feel a bit protective of her. “See you soon.” “Cheers.” I put the phone down and walk to the kitchen to get a glass of whiskey to calm down before I call Jojo.
I walked up and down in the kitchen drinking my whiskey and thinking about what Morne said. I shouldn’t let him get to me like that he was always a dick towards me in school and he will be the first to cry wolf and play the victim. Poor old Morne he didn’t have as much money as we did and that made him bitter and cruel, although my parents thought we were friends. I just hope he treated her well when they where together but then again, I can’t ask her, I won’t like her ask questions of things I’ve did in Paris, that will only upset her. When I was done with my whiskey and calmed down a bit, I dialed her number the phone went over to voicemail after a few rings. “Is she ignoring me?” I asked out loud, I dialed again but yet again the call went to voicemail. I was going to try until she answered, I called 2 more times the 4th time she only answered she sounded like a scared little mouse “Joelle hello?” “Joelle nice of you to answer.” “Who is this?” Really, she had no idea it was me? “You know who it is Jojo.” “No, I really don’t.” “It’s your fiancé, Benjamin.” It was quiet for a while before she said “Benjamin?” “Yes, it’s me who else will be calling you from a Paris number? Is there something I should know?” I teased her. “No off course not.” She said but I could hear I offended her. “I’m just joking Jojo or do you prefer Joelle?” “No, I prefer Jojo.” “Good me to.” It was quiet for a while before she ask “Why are you calling me?” “You really don’t know?” I asked “Maybe I have an idea?” “Will that idea be the fact that you were ignoring my messages?” “Mmmmmm maybe, but I didn’t think you had my number.” “I didn’t but I have my ways.” “I’m sure your mother wasn’t as happy when you ask her for my number?” “I didn’t get it from my mother. And it sounds like there is a story there?” “Nothing you have to worry about.” “Jojo when I come back to the US everything that involves you is my business so you can tell me now or I will find out when I’m back.” “And when will that be?” It actually sounded like she wanted me back. “Sorry, that is none of my business let’s talk about why you called me?” I decided to rather go with why I called that is more important than when I’m going back to the States. “Well, I’m sure you know why I actually called, the fact that you would think that I would put our kids through what we went through, I would never.” “But you will decide what careers they should take?” “The oil business is our family business Jojo, mine and yours and off course I would expect them to continue the tradition we can’t let our companies be bought up by others. Then the sacrifices both of us made will be for nothing.” There where silence in the back ground, she might be thinking about this or she might get ready to scream at me. “Your probable right and besides we not going to have kids right away there is still a lot of things that should happen before we get there.” “Exactly, I’m glad you understand.” “Well according to your mom, I just have to obey you so I’m sorry I got upset earlier.” What the fuck? My mother told her to obey me, I need to get back to the states as soon as possible or my mother will ruin every change I have to making this a real marriage. “We will speak about my mother when I get back.” “Okay no worries, I’m sorry I ignored you.” I didn’t like this side of her I like the feisty side the side that tells me when she doesn’t agree with me. But I wasn’t going to say anything now. “I’ll see you soon Jojo.” “See you, Benjamin.”
As soon as I disconnected the one call, I called my pilot telling him I want a flight plan and everything ready to leave in 2 hours I will be in the States tomorrow. All my fun and games have come to an end and I need to start and work on the relationship that I had no choice in but will make the best of it, I mean it is the rest of our lives at stake here.