Chapter 79

Carlos and Triffany were inside their room after Triffany had tucked Tommy to sleep. She sat down on the couch while he was on the bed.



Carlos looked over at her, she was deep in thought and it was past ten. "Hey what are you doing?" He asked out of concern.



Triffany looked up to him. "I don't know. I just can't sleep." She said honestly.



Carlos got out of the bed and went over to the couch. "Why?"



"Dad is in the hospital and mom is by his side awake and then Tanner who isn't aware of any of it because I lied to him." She looked down at her hands that were in her laps.



Carlos held her hands and gently squeezed them, he knew how she felt now. "Your dad and mom would be fine and Tanner, you lied to him because you don't want him to get worried, so it's for his good."



Triffany looked up at him as he continued. "I do lie to Gabby too, most times, so you did the right thing. Whereas you should worry more about yourself and your health." He told her, she had just given a lot of blood to her father, she needs to rest.



"How?" She asked.



"You look exhausted. You have to look after Tanner and you also have to go to work tomorrow." He reminded her.



"Oh shit!" She exclaimed as Carlos looked at her surprise at her outburst. "Work." She jerks up. "Jeez!" She ran over to her wardrobe.



"What's wrong?" He asked her.



"I didn't find a good dress to wear." She told him while going through her wardrobe. She was searching for a nice outfit when she received a call from her mother at noon and had forgotten about this.



Carlos rolled his eyes. “What’s so important? You don’t normally think of what to wear.” He got up from the couch, putting his hands in his pocket.



“I will be representing my company and we’re being transferred to a big company tomorrow. I have to look my best.” She checked an outfit in the mirror and then tossed it aside.



Carlos watched her for a while. “I just don’t understand how that has to be a problem.” He looked at the effort she was putting in just to search for an outfit.



“Hey.” He called out and walked over to her and held her shoulder, she turned around to face him. “You should rest now, it’s past eleven.” Triffany looked at the time and faced him.



“But I have to do this.” She looked into his eyes.



Carlos left her shoulder as he looked at her wardrobe, he scanned the clothes in there. “You should wear the yellow one.” He told her and she turned to see it. “Yellow suit you better.”



Triffany looked at him and wonder why he’s being this nice to her, she smiles softly, well if it is all a pretence then she wants him to keep acting this way. This was the first time he had to say something suits her and she was happy he pointed it out himself as a real husband does.



“You think so?” She asked him, wanting to hear him say it again.



Carlos smiled down at her. “Yes.” He held her hands. “Now you should get some rest.”



Triffany looked at him. “Why are you being so nice to me?” She asked him.



Carlos narrowed his eyes. “Nice my ass!” He let go of her hands. “You have a lot of work to do tomorrow. Am just giving you a hint.” He told her seriously.



Triffany looked confused. “You’re scaring me now.”



Carlos walked over to his bed as he lay down, putting the quilt over his shoulder. “Don’t say I didn’t give you a hint.” He switched off his bedside lamp and closed his eyes.



Triffany returned to the couch as she lay down. She looked at Carlos and mumbled. “He’s strangely nice, and weird today.” She smiles, just thinking of all he had done for her today. “Well, it comes once in a while.” She switched off the light and fell asleep.



…



Carlos woke up the next morning and saw Triffany still asleep on the couch, he walked over to her as he checked the time.



“How can she still be asleep by this time.” He looked down at her and saw how tired she looks. He covered her with a blanket.



After watching her for a while he walked into the bathroom, brushed his teeth and took his bath. He went downstairs after getting dressed in his well-tailored blue suit.



“Good morning Mr Carlos Zack.” Tanner who was having breakfast greeted him.



“Good morning.” Carlos smiled since Tanner greeted him like some businessmen he does associate with. “But, don’t you think that was too formal?”



Tanner shook his head. “Am not sure it is.”



“Morning brother.” Gabby smile as Carlos peeks her cheek.



“Morning.”



“Breakfast is ready,” Gabby told him and he joined them on the dining table.



Tanner looks around hoping to see Triffany but she was not there. “Where is Triffany?” He asks Carlos.



Carlos looked up at his little face. “She’s still asleep.”



Tanner signed and Gabby and Carlos wonder what he was going to say. “I thought as much, she never wakes up early. I have to prepare myself cause I won’t be seeing her each morning.” Gabby and Carlos chuckled at his word.



“I will drop you off at school on my way to the office,” Carlos told him.



“Thank you.” Tanner smiled.



“Now eat.”



Tanner took a spoonful of the meal and smile. “This is so delicious.” He told them as Gabby touched his hair softly.



“Eat a lot okay.”



Triffany woke up to the loud ringing of her cell phone, she stretched her hands out of the couch and picked it without looking at the caller ID still sleepy. “Hello, who is this?”



“Where are you?” Hearing the familiar deep male voice from the other side of the line she sat up and looked at the time as her eyes grow wide.



“On my way sir.” She jumps off the couch.



“I want you here in thirty minutes.” Director Kammy told her and hung up.



“In thirty minutes? I haven’t even taken my bath or makeup.” She picked up the towel to head to the bathroom but decided to glance at the bed and she found it empty.



She frowned. “Unbelievable! He left without waking me up.” She rushed into the bathroom to take a quick shower, not even having the time to curse Carlos in her heart.



She dressed up and applied light makeup before running downstairs. “Triffany, why the rush?” Gabby who was alone in the living room asked her.



“Am late for work. Where are Carlos and Tanner?” She asked.



“Carlos took Tanner to school, he would head over to the company after that,” Gabby told her as she watched Triffany took a bit of a sliced of bread and a sip of her tea. “Slow down and eat.”



“Sorry Gabby, but that won’t help.”



Gabby gave Triffany her car keys. “Take my car.”



“Why?” Triffany looked at her.



“You would be late, so go on Triffany.”



Triffany got the message and smile. “Thank you, Gabby.” She said before hurrying away.