MORE THAN A SECRETARY

He felt her breath against his face, he wanted to kiss her so badly but he knew that would change everything between them, and he couldn’t risk it, not when it was Katrina, he didn’t want to ruin what they have if things go south which it always does, he gently pulled off and stared at her, her eyes were still close and he wanted to say fuck everything and kiss her.

“I am sorry Kat, I shouldn’t have done that,”

She opened her eyes and smiled weakly at him.

“Why are you sorry though? I thought we were practicing, I am just playing along, don’t let it get into your head,” she said and poked his forehead.

“Ouch, that hurts,” he said, happy that she didn’t get any wrong idea.

“Liar, I barely did that,” she replied and moved away from him, she looked at her phone and her expression changed.

“What is it?”

“Nothing, it’s just a text, I have been getting loads of it from an unknown number, I blocked the number and for one month I didn’t receive any but yesterday I got another and again today, I am sure it is the same person,”

She explained.

“What does the text say?”

“Nothing much, hello darling Trina, doing good I bet? Can’t wait for us to be together, and stuffs like that, it just that it gives me the creeps,”

“Can I see it?”

“Sorry, I deleted it, I don’t usually keep them, I shouldn’t have done that right?”

“Yeah you shouldn’t, if you get a text like that again, make sure to show me alright?”

“I will,”

“Good,”

“I should get used to this,” she said and lay on the bed with her face up.

“Get used to what?”

“You taking care of me, if you don’t continue after this ends I am gonna hunt you every day at work, and give you an ear full that you won’t have an option than to either take care of me or run away,” she said smiling widely. He liked her smile, has always liked her smile, it made her look even more beautiful.

“Sure thing, you know I am caring,”

He replied getting up from the bed to pick up the clothes he was gonna wear for the dinner party later today.

“You should pick up a dress too, I think the purple one will be best for this evening event,”

“And you have great taste too,”

“Thank you for the compliment ma’am,” he answered chuckling.

“Can I ask?” She suddenly said while she looked through her luggage.

“Sure what is it?”

“Since we are here for the old man’s birthday party does that mean we ain’t gonna be talking of business?”

“No, this is a full package, I already gave him my plans and all, I know he will choose who he wants to sell to by himself, I just hope that person is me,”

He said hoping the old man will see him worthy of owning the land.

“Just how much is it worth?”Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

“Over six hundred million USD,”

It’s was pricey but worth every penny. He looked at her to see that she had her mouth opened.

“What?”

“You mean a six hundred million dollars property and we still have to win the old man over, and will still pay him that much money? Like you have that kind of money? I know you are rich but that’s big money, rich people, you guys amaze me, like if I had six hundred million us dollars in my account I will never work again, I will just go on vacation, and invest a little so that it won’t run dry,”

She let out and he smiled at her honesty.

“It’s not much of big money when it worth it, and if I do get it I will be making more than that, let’s say times six or even times hundred more if I build the hotels and resort there”

“I still don’t know, wow, just wow, rich people amaze me, wow, six hundred million dollars, wow, you are a business genius so I know you will get more from this, I hope you get it, but still six hundred million, just wow”

She continued as she sorted her dress, he just stood laughing at her, she was one of a kind for real, he knew the property price was on the high side even his father had said so when he had told him but still, it was worth every penny, if he gets it, he will be making more.

They spent the rest of the day going through their normal routine, which involved work and work, they only stopped when it was almost time for the dinner party.

He watched her talking with the other ladies, she was smiling while sipping her wine, she looked so graceful and elegant, he was proud of her.

“Your girl is so pretty and she is friendly too, Reuben said coming to stand beside him.

” Yeah,”

“You are so lucky, no everyone is as lucky as you, you should hold her tight before someone else steal her from you,” he advised sipping his wine, if only he knew that she wasn’t his to beginning with, indeed any man who gets her would be very lucky, but that man wasn’t him, a woman like Katrina will like commitment and a stable home and he isn’t the man to provide that, he liked his freedom too much and wasn’t thinking of marriage until maybe in his late thirties or early forties

“I will Reuben,” he replied still watching her, she was laughing at something one of the women said with her head thrown back.

“You can’t even take your eyes off her, neither can she, you are in so deep,” he said, Lucas laughed softly at his ignorance, if only he knew, but he didn’t which was fine, the fact that he thought that met him and Kat we’re doing a good job.

“You are right,” he replied.

“So when are you gonna pop the question?” Reuben asked, the old man was sure nosy.

“We are taking our time, we are both still young and will like to explore and get to know each other before we take that step,” he replied weighing his every word, he didn’t want to say something that might alert the old man.

“I don’t understand young people of these days, back then, when people are in love like you guys they get married but these days y’all be on about exploring and stuffs when you can do the exploring together as a married couple,” he said shaking his head.

“Different times, Reuben, those days were good, but this is where we are at now,” he replied.

“I can’t argue with that, but just so you know, there will be lots of others who want her too, a woman like her always draws the attention of men, the faster you act the better for you, and I will like to be invited to your wedding soon,”

“Thank you for your advice Reuben and I will make sure to send you one,”

“I hold you on that, enjoy the party, and we will be talking business tomorrow, my secretary will let you know the time and venue,” the old man said and moved on to the other guest not even waiting for his reply, he smiled to himself, business would go just fine, he knew it will.

He watched Kat and marveled at how she could look so relaxed with ladies whom she has never met before this day, he saw her walking towards him and held out his wine as a sign of a toast, she did the same.

“What the fuck? when will this party end? These women are so nosy, don’t get me wrong they are friendly and accommodating but their questions are out of this world, they have been asking me the same question over and over again,” she whispered to him as she stood beside him.

“What are they asking? He asked even though he already had an idea.

“When we are getting married, where do we plan to go for our honeymoon, they even made suggestions, how many kids we plan to have, what my best sex position is, the list goes on, I am so tired of giving a none existing date and details,” she said and cringed he smiled at her expression, she really looked done, but how she could keep a calm face even when she was clearly losing it amazed him.

“Sorry, you have to go through this,”

He whispered pulling her close to him and hugging her when he noticed the women watching them.

“The things I do for you Lucas,” she replied against his shoulder.

“I know right,” he said pulling her closer.

“They are looking at us right?”

She said and he knew she would add her signature eye roll, he was thankful that it was dark enough for anyone not to notice that.

“Yes baby and we have to give them something to talk about,” he replied, pulling her off him and looking at her fondly.

“Something like what?” She asked with curiosity written all over her face, he knew he shouldn’t be doing this and also that he will hear an ear full from her later but for now, he will do what he wanted to do since his lips touched hers on the plane if she queries him, he will use the excuse of them been watched, and if his mind does too, he will use the same excuse, he wanted to taste her lips so badly.

“Lucas,”

She whispered with a suspicious expression that he found cute, smiling at her, he bent his head and took her mouth in his, she gasped in shock which made her open her mouth and he didn’t waste time and dived into it, deepening the kiss, her lips tasted better than he anticipated.

He heard the noise and the excited wows and ahs of the people around them, but he was focused on the woman whose lips were against his, he felt her surrender under his kiss, felt her kiss him right back, and smiled against her lips in satisfaction…