Chapter 23
I quickly searched around for my robe and spotted it hung beside the kitchen apron. I hurriedly put it on before mum walked into the kitchen.
“Mum, this is Mr Adam Wilson, my boss at work.” I introduced him to her.
“Your boss? Oh it’s so good to finally meet you Mr Wilson!” She said happily. She went over and shook his hand.
“The pleasure is all mine.” He said.
“I can’t believe you’re here in Richmond! Did you have some business you were doing around here?”
“No actually, I came to Richmond to see if Ms Parker was okay.”
“That’s very thoughtful! Since you’re here would you like to join us for dinner?”
No!
“I’ld love to.” He smiled pretentiously at my mother then he looked at me with his nose in the air.
“Mum, can I speak to you for a second?” I pulled her anyway not bothering if she agreed or not. We went upstairs to my room.
“Mum, what are you doing? I don’t want him to have dinner with us!” I tried to whisper.
“That’s not nice. He’s your boss and he came all the way from New York to see you.”
“That’s because he wants to take me back!”
“What?”
“He’s going to Michigan for business two days from now and he wants me to go with him.”
“Well… I think you should go.” She shrugged.
“What?! I can’t mum! I’m on leave! Besides, you need me here more than he does. What about dad? I can’t just…”
“Shhhh Sophia listen to me.” She interrupted me. “If you really want to help us out then you can do so by going back to work.”
“Are you sure you want me to go back? It’s too sudden.” I pleaded.
“I’m sure honey. I can take care of dad and myself, don’t worry. Now change into something else, you can’t have dinner with us wearing just a robe.”
“Okay.” I said and she left the room.
I can’t believe I’m going back with Mr Wilson, that arrogant swine! He thinks he can just kiss me anyhow he wants and whenever he feels like. He was trying to shut me up that’s why he kissed me. I’m so angry at his barbaric behavior! And now he’s going to have dinner with us!
I whined as I went to my box to get something suitable to wear. This time, I made sure I put on a bra. I decided to wear a plain light blue sundress. It wasn’t too showy but it was okay for dinner. I brushed my hair a bit and went back downstairs.
I found mum and the swine seated at the dinning table. They had already stated eating without me. I sat down anyway and served myself.
“This meal is delicious. Who cooked this?” Mr Wilson asked.
“Oh it was Sophia who did. She’s an excellent cook.” My mum chirped.
I rolled my eyes internally. She was putting up her usual grandstand act anytime she was with someone affluent or of significant importance.
They conversed throughout dinner but I stayed silent most of the time. I was angry at how he was pretending in front of my mum to be such a charming and warmhearted boss meanwhile he was actually a swine.
When we were all done eating I began to clear the table.
“By the way, how is Sophia at work?” My mum asked him.
“She’s one of my best employees. Very hardworking and functional. She’s the longest PA I’ve ever had.”
“Oh I’m so happy to hear that!” My mum delighted. I was going to puke anytime soon.
“Let me.” Mr Wilson cleared the table with me. He’s such an actor.
He helped me to take the plates to the kitchen. I decide to wash up now so I don’t have to do it later. I was surprised when he began to help me.
“What do you think you’re doing?!” I finally attacked him.
“I’m just helping out, that’s all. Your mum is really friendly and welcoming. Why are you acting like I’m a burden?” He said.
“Because you are. And I’m sick of your goody-goody act in front of my mum!”
“Goody-goody act?” He laughed.
“Yes! Now I don’t need your help in the kitchen! Just go.”
“Okay! Okay!” He said with his arms in the air and left.
I finished washing up and went back. They had moved to the living room where mum was showing him her favorite photo album of me! More like a documentary of my whole life! She had made that album herself, compiling photos of me year after year from the day I was born up to the day I graduated from college. Every birthday picture was there, including all my firsts. Like my first broken tooth, or my first visit to Santa.
It was so embarrassing that she always showed every visitor that photo album. But I couldn’t blame her, I am her only child.
“When Sophia was in high school, she used to be a cheerleader, see how gracious she looks here.” She pointed at the book.
I groaned and sat on the couch opposite, continuing my Desperate Housewives on TV.
Mr Wilson actually looked intrigued. He smiled from time to time at the pictures my mother showed him. He glanced at me once in a while as if he couldn’t believe I was the same girl in the photo album.
“She looks just like you here.” He smiled at my mum and she giggled, meanwhile I wanted to die of mortification.
“Oh dear, look at the time! It getting really late and I don’t want to keep you here. Sophia would you like to see Mr Wilson off?”Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
Yes, finally!
“Sure.” I beamed. He knew it was fake.
“It’s been a pleasure meeting you Mrs Parker.” He said standing up.
“Oh, it was nice to have you here.” She stood up as well and hugged him.
Rolling my eyes, I went to the door and opened it, indicating that I wanted him out of here as quick as possible!
“See you tomorrow.” He smiled to my mum before he went out to the front porch.
Tomorrow?
I closed the door behind me leaving just two of us with my mum inside.
“Why are you coming back tomorrow?” I scowled.
“Because I’ll be picking you up. Your mum informed me that you will be coming back with me to Michigan.”
“Oh, right. Are we going directly from here or would we fly to New York first?”
“Whatever’s fine with you?” He smirked.
“We can go from here. By the way, where are you staying for the night?” I asked only because I was curious.
“I could stay here with you if you want.” I gave him a dirty look. “Alright! A hotel, it’s really close to the airport.”
“Oh I know it, it’s not far from here either. How are you going to get there?” I asked again. I really didn’t care, I was just curious.
“I rented this taxi man over there for the whole day.” He pointed at a cab on the street.
“What?! You mean he’s been waiting outside for you the whole time? That’s so mean!”
“Relax, what I’m paying him is more that what he’ll make throughout this week.”
“You don’t have to waste your money and other people’s precious time like that.” I said to him. He was so annoying.
“Whatever Sophia. I’ll be leaving now.” But he stood rooted to the spot. I waited for him to turn around and get going. I raised my eyebrow when he didn’t.
“Can I at least get a ‘goodbye’? Or maybe a hug?”
“No.” I folded my arms.
“Argh! Fine then.” He stormed off.
The foolish part of me wanted to run after him and kiss him goodbye, but I remembered the blondie, his other lover, and then I changed my mind instantly. I am never letting that swine kiss me again! He can find someone else to use and dump, not me. I turned around and went inside the house.
***
Adam Wilson
“Hey Mase. ” I picked up my call. Already in my room, sprawled out on my bed.
“Adam, how’d it go?” Mason asked.
“Terrible. She was extremely upset when I asked her to come with me to Michigan. She kept going on and on about how selfish I am. I couldn’t take it anymore plus she looked hot so I kissed her. After that, she slapped me.”
“Woah!” He laughed hysterically.
“Good news is, she’s coming with me. I’m not sure why but I think her mother convinced her to.”
“You met her mother?”
“Yeah, lovely woman. Sophia looks exactly like her.” I said.
“At least you didn’t completely screw up.”
“Mason, seeing Sophia today was wonderful. Don’t let me get started on how she looked.”
I could barely keep it together when I saw Sophia opening the front door, wearing clothes that left very little to the imagination of what was underneath. If I were a dog I would drool, and if I were a wolf, I would howl. She looked so sexy that I couldn’t stop the sinister thoughts from flooding into my head.
And in the kitchen, when she was in such an erotic posture. I couldn’t control my eyeballs as they wandered over her beautiful body. It may sound crazy but I think her breasts have gotten a lot bigger, and heck she wasn’t even wearing a bra! I saw her nipples become visible from awareness, she knew I was looking yet she didn’t turn away. If you ask me, I think she enjoyed my gaze just as much as I enjoyed gazing! That was what spurred me on to kiss her, expecting she would give in and kiss me back but she didn’t. I was a little disappointed and that slap she gave me confirmed that she was still upset with me over something, but I don’t know what it is!
I wasn’t even angry at the slap, if anything, to me it was as good as effortless and I found it sexy. Sophia is so attractive when she’s feisty. She didn’t hurt me when she slapped me, she hurt me when she said I couldn’t kiss her anymore. It didn’t make sense. She kissed me at my office and when I try to do the same, she says no. What does she really want?
“Spare me all the horny details. I don’t want to hear it.” Mason said.
“I learned a lot of new things about Sophia today. She was a cheerleader in high school.”