Chapter 256: Chapter 256
Coop
With Martin and Jojo gone it left me to answer my own phone, I could have gotten one of the interns to do it, but I was afraid I will snap at them and make things worse than they already are. By the 4th client I had to speak to because I had no buffer I decided I’m leaving for the day, I shouldn’t have come in in the first place my head wasn’t here it was at what will happen this afternoon? Will Olivia give me the closure I need, or will she blame me for everything like everyone is telling me she would? And how would Olivia take the news that I’m going to be a father? She knew I always wanted to be a dad so it shouldn’t be such a surprise to her. I grabbed my briefcase and locked my office, I glance at Jojo’s desk and felt a sharp pain in my chest, I was really a dick to her today. I thought as I walked out of the office. I need to get Olivia out of my life and make a life with Jojo, one we both can be proud of and where we want to bring more children into. As I walked to the lift my dad pops his head out of his office “You leaving?” “I’m no good here.” “Well for what it’s worth good luck.” “Thanks dad.” He turned around and walked back into his office. I got in the lift and drove down to the underground parking. I got in my Audi but couldn’t decide where to go, it was just after 1 pm I still have 2 hours before I meet with Olivia. I decided to go to the Hotel so long and maybe catch a lunch with John we haven’t seen much of each other lately.
I chose a playlist I normally listen to when I’m having a bad day it was hard rock, I put it on as loud as I could as I drove to the Hotel, there wasn’t much traffic, so I got to the Hotel in no time. When I stopped at the Hotel the valet greeted me and welcomed me back. It’s weird that some people actually realized when you are gone. When I walked through the door I got the same reaction from a few staff members, telling me it’s good to see me and where was I hiding all this time? I got a warm feeling inside of me because I wasn’t hiding, I was finally living my life with Jojo, when I came here, I was hiding this was my hiding place and the place I could get a buzz to be able to sleep at night. Now I didn’t need it, and it was all because of Jojo. That actually put a smile on my face for the first time today. When I walked into John’s office, John looked up and said, “You look good for someone meeting his ex?” “Well hello to you to John.” “Hi Coop. How you feeling?” “Do you have time for lunch?” “Yes, off course you want to go to the restaurant, or should they bring the food here?” “No, it’s okay we can go to the restaurant.” John grabbed his cellphone and we walked to the restaurant. When we took a seat he said, “I was serious you look better than I thought.” “Well, you wouldn’t have said that earlier today, it was only when I walked into your hotel and everyone welcomed me back that I realized that your hotel was my hide away place, where I hide from the world and now that I have Jojo in my life I don’t have to hide anymore.” “I’m happy to hear that Coop but what happened earlier today?” The waiter came and took our order, all John said was “The usual” Which meant Macallan Whiskey and medium to rare steak with a salad.
“Let’s just say I had words with everyone, in fact Martin got so angry with me he left. Like in told me his not going to work for me if I’m like this and he left for the day, then my mom stormed into my office and kidnapped Jojo, because she didn’t want Jojo getting the worse of it, I’m not that bad when it comes to Olivia am I?” John touched his chin, thinking “You want me to be honest?” “Off course I do.” “You are, you change into a totally different person around Olivia. I was surprised you had a smile on your face when you walked into my office.” “It’s because I thought of Jojo and how she’s helping me to live again, to live my life.” “I’m very happy to hear that and I truly hope that it stays that way even after you see Olivia.” “What does that mean?” Our food and drinks came and John got quiet. We both took a sip before he said. “I just hope Olivia don’t try her tricks with you again.” “What tricks?” “I don’t know what tricks Coop but that women can make you do anything, I won’t be surprised if she asks you to take her back and you actually consider it.” “I wouldn’t I’m with Jojo I’m the father of her baby.” “But you aren’t the father so that is an easy way out.” “I’m not sure I understand, you want me to go back to Olivia?” “God no Coop I’m just saying you can rationalize anything in your brain when it comes to Olivia, if she tells you she’s sorry and she falls at your feet you might just except her apology and push Jojo to the side.” That actually made me angry. “How could you think such a thing? I would never just push Jojo to the side, I ………”. I stopped I couldn’t believe what I was about to say. “You what?” John asks with a smile on his face. “I like her.” “Oh, is that all? You like her?” “I like her a lot okay and I won’t hurt her I won’t be the same as all the other assholes in her life, I’m doing this for us, I want to have closure to see if I could get over the issues I have with marriage, I would really really like to have Jojo by my side forever but that means marriage.” “Not necessarily.” “I know that and Jojo is fine with just me saying I want her forever, but you and me both know what forever means John and I want to give that to her if I can. She truly deserves the world.”