Chapter 17

CHRISTOPHER

When I arrive at the door I knock on the door, she comes to open me and jumps on me, she takes me in her arms and tries to kiss me but I subtly decline my head

Me: I'm not here for that, will you let me in?

Claudia: I see that Mr. wants to be asked, okay we're going to play then, go ahead

When I pass the doorstep I see that the girl has not been idle, dim the lights, the candles, the cold champagne and everything that goes with it, she will serve me a glass of champagne which I take and deposit on the bedside table, I take a bathrobe and I cover her with it, I put out the candles and I turn on the lamps

Claudia: but what are you doing?

Me: if I'm here it's not to do what you think, we have to talk

Claudia: can't we talk after having pampered ourselves? Why do you take this look so serious, or do you want us to play boss and employ him?

She approaches me with a smile on her face, and caresses my chest and goes down to the bottom of the belt, but I grab her hand

Me: Claudia you will sit and listen to me

She executes, she knows not to look for me when I take this air, I pull up a chair and I sit in front of her

Me: I know that a lot has happened between us, since the time we have grown up and I think it is time that we take charge, and settle down

Claudia smiling: is it a marriage proposal?

Me: no that's not a request

Claudia: what is it then?

Me: coming to this country was just to form a work team, train them and go back to take care of my business, I would never have imagined living what I am living now, I found a woman who made a truck feel i thought i lost when who you know left with her lover i fell in love with her in one night without even knowing it i thought i loved my ex wife but what that woman do to me feeling today really makes me understand the meaning of the word love

Claudia: you are a tare, you make me sit here tonight to tell me that you love someone else? You used me all these years to dump me now when you meet a dirty third world whore?

Me: faith is not a whore, I know you must be pissed off now but I also know you'll get over it, you don't like me, we never liked each other, we were just having a good time together, you are a beautiful and brilliant woman i know you will also find a man who will love you as you deserve and who will make you happy like me i am now

Claudia: you're a dirty little prick, you think you can get rid of me so easily?

Me: it's the anger that speaks I know it, you'll get over it eventually, all I want is that there can't be any misunderstandings between us I want everything to be clear, because I intends to marry her, and she gave me what no woman could give me until now: a child

Claudia: now I understand, she trapped you with a child, what makes you think this child is yours? How do you know it's not someone else's child they're giving you to get money out of you?

Me: I know it's my child, I trust him

Claudia laughing: do you trust someone? You're really funny, does your good wife know you're here with me? That you couldn't resist the urge to see me, to be with me?

Me: I just came to tell you that we can't continue sleeping together because I have someone in my life now, someone who makes me want to be a woman's man, you're having a good time night and you should go back you have nothing to do here

Claudia: hahahahaaaa, you'll come back here, beg me because you can't help it you always end up coming back, and know that I don't intend to leave now I've been working for you for years without ever taking time off, I think that it's time now so i can enjoy my holidays

Me: as you wish, enjoy your holidays then…..

With these words I head for the exit I hear him breaking things and swearing but I don't turn around and I go home, when I arrive the lights were already off, it's normal it's already late, I lasted a little longer than expected but at least it's a problem to solve

When I go into the bedroom she was already sleeping, I go into the dressing room to change and I come back to bed, I lie down next to her and I take her in my arms kissing her on the neck this who wakes her up

Faith: did my heart return to you?

Me: yes little heart I'm here now, sleep I love you

Faith: I love you too

FAITH

I fell asleep yesterday before Chris came home, and this morning when I woke up he was already gone, bfff he could have woke me up right? What's wrong with this guy in the mornings?

I get up and I'm going to take a shower, and I go downstairs, I find Mrs. Khadija in the kitchen

Me: hello ma'am

Madame Khadîdja: hello madam, it's up to me to call you madam, it's up to me to use it call me by my name

Me: no at home, you have to give respect to the elders, I can't

Mrs. Khadija: ok you can call me like the others, mom kadi

Me: ok mom, call me faith

Mom kadi: okay, I made breakfast

Me: Why didn't you wake me up?

Maman kadi: sir to ask that we let you sleep

Me: ok

Mom kadi: why are you making this face my daughter

Me: I would have liked to see him before he left since he didn't come home soon

Mama kadi: don't be sad my daughter, he does his best to put you at ease, he left very early, it's probably not to disturb him that he didn't wake you up

Me: but I never said he bothered me…..

We were talking when the landline rang, mum kadi wanted to go answer but I offered hoping it was him

Me: hello!

The way: hello my darling, I tried to reach you in vain

Me: uh? I hadn't seen, it made me sad that you didn't say goodbye to me

Christopher: you didn't see my note, did you? I left it under your cell phone so you could see it, I didn't want you to panic and think about leaving hahahaaaa

Me: no, I haven't seen it, I'm happy that you're thinking of me, don't work too much, you'll come home quickly, ok?

Christopher: don't worry sweetheart, I'll try to get home early so that we can spend the rest of the weekend together, promise me to eat well and rest so that I can be quiet

Me: I promise

Christopher: I love you little heart, take care of yourself

Me: I love you too sweetheart

Click

When I come back I find Mama Kadi who looks at me with tenderness I send her a smile and I run into the room to look for the note that my darling m to leave

Hello sweetheart, when I was leaving this morning, you were sleeping very soundly I didn't want to wake you up, I have to go catch up on work to do since my super girl is no longer here, I'll be back soon so we can spend the night. romantic weekend, I love you

Christopher

I'm so happy, I feel that I'm going to have a good day….