CHAPTER 82

CHAPTER 82

Love pov
It’s been weeks now since we finally dated. We always have a long call and text. We even email each other every day and every opportunity we can have. When the clock ticks to 6pm, he'll call me to say that he's already downstairs waiting for me.

My phone beeps. A message

Hello baby, how are you? I wish you're thinking of me
-Emerson
Then I hit reply.

I'm good. The accountants were not yet done with their reports and so am I.
-Love

Not more than a minute or so, my phone beeps again. He's really not doing anything.

Looks like I'll be thinking of us alone.
-Emerson

That made me chuckle and as if tired of texting him, I dialed his number and called him. At the second ring, he answered.
"Very eager." I tease.

"Yes I am." He said. "I think, I'll be at your office earlier than expected." He added.
Someone knock. Is it Emerson. But I was wrong, it’s Sophia and she's carrying a paper bag from Marlow's so I stood up and waited for her to put it down.

"Who bought it here?" I asked when she put it at the top of my desk.

"It was an employee of Marlow's burger; he said the owner ordered to give it to you." She said.

"Oh...." I said. "Okay. Thank you." I said and she nodded before going out of the door.

I remembered that I was talking with Emerson. "Hello. Sorry but I just got a burger from Marlow's." I said making him laugh.

"I thought Jem's company is at risk for you to just put your phone down without saying anything." Emerson said.

"I can even see you pouting." I tease.

"I'm not." He replied, he sounds like he is really pouting. "You like to talk to your burger more than I am." He added.

I laugh at him. "And now you're laughing at me too."

"Wait? Are you PMS-ing?" I tease him.

"What?” He exclaimed.

Oh oh... I'm in a big trouble.

I was going to say to him that I was just kidding but my door open widely and revealed a man dressed in a black suit.
A man that is directly looking at me. The man that I love.

He's here.

To lecture me, I guess.

"You won't be getting away from me." Emerson said, smirking and walk towards against me.

"Sure I can." I said before trying to be alert on not becoming his victim but Sophia came in. I didn't even hear her knocked.

"Mr. Hanks is on his way." She said but before she was about to say something, Jem barged in.

"I'm here, so yes, thank you for your heart whelming welcome." He said before entering my office. Emerson was about to say something but then stilled. Jem has a right, anyway. He owns this building.

"So, my dear friend, why are you here? At this hour?" He asked, sitting on the chair at the front of my table. I sat on my chair.

"Can you please prepare us a cup of coffee, please?" I asked Sophia, she nodded and closed the door to prepare the coffee.

"Well?" Jem said as he crosses his legs.

"I'm just here to have time with my girl." Emerson said as he gave me a kiss on the cheek before he sat at the front of Jem.

Jem looked disgusted on what he heard. "What happened?" I asked him bluntly. I look in his eyes and try to understand what he'll about to say. I checked my phone first if I have a text message and I have. It’s from Celine. Now I'm wondering what the h*ll happened between this two.
"Celine and I had a fight." Jem started before Sophia came in and distributes our coffee and leave.

"I know. I just got a text message from her. She wanted me to walk with her later this evening." I said to him and to Emerson.

"Evening? Walking? I think that's not a good idea." He said. Yes, that's what I thought he'll say.

"I've been in this city for years, walked in the street in the middle of the night alone but nothing happened and besides she asked me to come to the park and watch the fireworks that will be shown later." I said to him. Every Friday night, the park has firework displays.

"Can I come with you?" Emerson asked."I'll just keep my distance. I want to make you safe." He added.

"What about, you accompany Jem and I'll join my best friend?" I suggested and he sighed.

All we can do is nothing but to wait for the right moment to come.

"I wouldn't brag about what caused your problem with her but if you want to, feel free. We're both your friends, anyway." I said to him, reassuring.

"I... We.. Ah... We didn't break up but she's very angry with me. She thought I was having an affair with... Ah... With Martha?" He said to me without looking.

"Martha? Really? Why would she think that?" I asked him as he massaged his temple.
"Yes. Yes. I don't know why but she just wants me to be with Martha all of a sudden." He said to me as his voice trembles.

"Are you sure?" I asked, now sounding so doubtful. I know Martha; she's a very nice and good woman. Maybe it’s just a misunderstanding.

"Sure of what?” He asked, feeling numb, for sure.

"That you didn't do anything?" I asked and all I received from him is his eyes that are now reddening.

"I can't, I mean I won't be cheating on her. Martha is a friend and more like of a sister to me, Martha feels the same way. She should understand that we both grew up together. Me, Emerson and Martha." He said to me.

"I know. Let me talk to her later this evening." I said to him and true to reassure her.

What happened at my friend's coconut?

"You can talk to Martha and let her talk with Celine." Emerson suggested out of the blue.

I look at him and I slowly shook my head. "If you know Celine really well, you wouldn't dare to do that." I said to him and back to Jem who's looking down at his own feet. "When she got jealous, that will be the end of you if you would try to defend or even let her talk with that girl." I added as I arrange my stuff to where it should be.

"Sounds like the person I know." Emerson interrupted as he teases me with a cough. That made me raised my eyebrow.

"What did you say?" I asked him. He raised his two hands in surrender. "I didn't even mutter a word." He said making me smirk.