Chapter 11

Today Marcus and I are going to Nairobi national park, we decided to do some sightseeing instead of sitting in a boring hotel. I have already packed a bag because I'll be staying at his house for the night . I know what your thinking but it's a 4 bedroom house, so I can take any of the unoccupied rooms if I don't feel comfortable sleeping in his bedroom.

I woke up early, cleaned the house because my OCD won't allow me to leave it like that, washed the dishes and made sure everything is in order. My friends think that I have OCD but I don't think I do. who likes staying in a messy house anyway? The truth is, if you come to my house you better leave things where you found them or else you will be driving me crazy.

I remember one time my sister Elena came to visit and she moved some pillows around, I yelled at her so bad that she said she will never stay at my place again. Anyway ,I have already showered, dressed and put on makeup. All that remains is to wait for Marcus's driver to pick me up.

I receive a text from Marcus informing me that his driver is parked outside. I just pick my overnight bag ,made sure all the door and windows are locked and I went to the car. As I approach the car Mati opens the door to the passenger seat for me. I take a seat and wear my seatbelt, safety first.

He gets in the car and starts the car immediately. He is a very quiet man ,he hasn't said a single word since the journey began.

We arrive at the hotel to pick up Marcus but he is still in a meeting. So he sends his assistant with an apology and asks that I wait for him in his office. Hotel Royale is grand and huge. Finally I know the name of the hotel, it would have been very embarrassing if someone asked and I had no clue of the name .The walls are made of glass, everything is immaculately placed even the grass. Well kept and beautiful.

We climb the stairs to the entrance where there is a curved reception desk. On the other side is a huge lobby with white sofas. I don't know if white is a good idea especially for guests who have kids. The sofas will be brown in a few days. A huge chandelier is at the middle of the lobby looking like a centre piece.

We pass the lobby and take an elevator to the fifteenth floor . Apparently this is a private elevator only used when you want to go to Marcus's office but you will need a key card to access it. We pass the assistant's table and enter his office.

His office is manly , if that is a thing, a huge brown mahogany desk with a large high back chair made for a boss. It wouldn't surprise me if he had it custom made for him. There is a black couch on the side with a small glass table near it. There are two other doors in the office and am assuming one is a bathroom but the other am yet to discover.

" You can sit on that couch and wait for him to finish up his meeting. Would you like something to drink?" She asks.

Her name is Adeline or atleast that is what he called her when he said she will be picking me up.

" Some coffee please, black two sugars"

" Coming right up" she says turning to go and get it.

I don't like her. There is some weird energy around her, definitely something sinister about her. First of all, she is overdoing the whole smiling thing and it's weird because I can tell that it's a fake smile.

I look around his office and it's extremely clean. The office is full of natural light from the floor to ceiling windows. On his desk is an opened laptop ,some piles of papers and a cup of unfinished coffee. He must have left in a hurry for his meeting.

Adeline comes back holding the coffee I asked for and places it on the table near me. I take the cup and sip the coffee which is good enough for me.

" So what is you name again?" She asks in a not so sweet voice.

" Am Zawadi and you must be Adeline"

" How do you know Marcus?"

Why would she like to know? Is she supposed to know everything her boss does or what is her problem?

" We are friends" I answer vaguely.

" Marcus has never brought a friend in his office before. You must be a special friend" she says clearly insinuating something.

I don't know how to respond to that ,so I keep my mouth shut and continue sipping my coffee. It seems to annoy her that I am so unbothered so the next words out of her mouths surprises me.

" You know your not his type right"

" Excuse me?"

" Your not his type at all. He is into white sophisticated rich women and not whatever you are" she looks at me from my head to my feet, clearly showing that she disapproves of me.

" I don't know what you driving at but he and I are friends and it's none of you damn business what we are."

I don't even know why am trying to defend myself to this rude and awful woman. She clearly doesn't like me at all and she obviously feels the need to put me down. So fucking weak.

" For your information ,he will never love you."

" And how pray tell do you know?" I ask folding my hands on my chest.

" He is still in love with another Katelyn, so much so that he asked her to marry him"

" Okay ,thank you for the information"

" Just don't get your heart broken . Don't say I didn't warn you"

She turns and leaves the office leaving me with more questions than answers. My mind is swimming with questions.

Who is this Katelyn? Is she really his ex fiancé? And why is his assistant trying to sabotage our relationship? Is she in love with her boss? Am starting to spiral out of control and my anxiety levels are starting to rise.

After like 30 mins of overthinking, Marcus comes to his office and places some papers in his desk. He doesn't seem to notice me because he exhales so loudly and runs his hands through his thick black hair. He looks stressed out ,I don't know what the meeting was about but it doesn't appear to have ended well.

" Long day?" I announce my presence.

He turn to see me sitting on his couch. He comes and sits so close to me that our thighs are touching and pulls me in for a long hug. I wrap my hands around his neck and massage it.

" Everything is just stressful at the moment but I feel so much better now that you are here" he whispers in my ear.

The warm air from his breathe makes me shiver. I start blushing and lay my head on his shoulder so that he doesn't see me turning red. We stay like this for a few minutes before I pull away from his arms, which I regret.

" Do you still want to go out or we could stay here" I ask caressing his neck.

"No, we are going. I miss spending time alone with you" he insists.

He stands up and offers his hand to me which I take. We leave the office and go towards Adeline's desk.

" Hold all my calls and cancel all my appointments today" he commands her .

" What do I tell them?" She asks.

" Am busy"

He walks away dragging me behind him before she can say anything else. I can see from the look on her face that she is not happy and for some weird reason it makes me happy.