Chapter 20

Chapter 20

April

Present Day

"I'm coming" I screamed with a mouthful of cake, rising up to my feet from the sofa in the living room to get the door. 

I saw only the neck of the person through the peephole and wondered who it could be this Sunday morning.

I was certain it couldn't be Jordan since I didn't tell him where i lived. But i was wrong. 

I opened the door to see him glaring at me. 

I wanted to quickly go back inside and shut the door but as if he knew, he quickly entered through the vulnerable space i left open. 

"You may come in," i said sarcastically, shutting the door behind me.

"I've already given you one whole week to get your proud ass together and I'm taking no more. " He turned around to face me. "What's all this about?" 

"What's what about?" I folded my arms and intentionally acted unaware of the subject.

"You not talking to me, not picking my calls or replying to my messages? You wouldn't even look at me at the wedding and it took a lot of courage from my end not to have it my way because i didn't want to ruin the function" He played with a strand of my hair with his fingers making me shiver but i kept it hidden. 

"Need a booty call?" I scoffed, taking his hands away "Look, Milan was great but i can't continue this. I'm back to reality in New York with bills to pay, work to do, and dreams to achieve, i can't let a man stir me in the wrong direction" 

"I would never do that" 

"Says the man who can't keep his dick in one place" the words escaped my mouth before I could stop. 

"What are you implying?" He stepped closer until my back hit the door. 

"You know what? I'll let it all out. For years i have only been in sexual relationships, " i scoffed " I even set up rules for myself to protect my heart and it was going perfectly fine until you broke two of them and I started breaking them too. And the first time we had sex made me feel special because it was your first and that was when the rules started breaking. Want to know what the rules were protecting me from?" I paused   "Love. I didn't want to fall in love. " My chest was pounding fast after the revelation. 

Silence. Deafening silence erupted. 

He finally said "You have no idea how long i have waited for you to say that" He gave me a side smile leaving me totally confused. 

"What do you mean by that?" I arched a brow at him

"I'm celebrating my company's anniversary this coming weekend, I'll show and tell you everything there" 

He planted a brief kiss on my lips.

"I'll send you an invite to your office tomorrow" he paused "thank you" 

"For what?" 

"For beginning to fall in love with me" He opened the door and left. 

I stood in my living room completely bewildered at what just happened. I had questions and things to say but he didn't give me the chance before leaving. 

Later that evening, another knock on my door interrupted my Tv watch. 

This time it was Sean. 

The one rule i broke with Sean was letting him know where I lived. I stood under the porch, not inviting him in. 

"I'm sorry about how I walked out last time but I just needed you to know it can never happen between us. We had good times no lies but it's high time we moved on. Getting attached to someone like me would be unrequited because I don't feel that way for you"

"No" he firmly said

"I won't go away. I know about your past, Megan told me" 

Megan is such a loudmouth. Remind me to legit kill her and dump her body in the ocean.

"I understand why it's hard for someone like you to not fall in love again" he continued "I want to make it right with me. I tried so hard to fight it off but I just couldn't so I begged God for a sign and he gave me one when I saw Megan and Vanessa at the airport. I figured, that was the sign I needed. I truly love you and all I want is a chance to show you how much we can be together" 

"Let's give us a chance to get to know each other, only then can you decide whether this is wrong or right" 

"There is no chance giving Sean. I mean it. There's no us and there's never going to be. I'm sorry" I went back into my house and locked the door, crashing and falling down to my knees. 

My heart is in a mess. I like Jordan but I don't know if he likes me. I don't like Sean but he likes me.

 I know what it feels like to break someone's heart but it's better done early than later. Sean needs to get a grip and fucking move on. 

"Hey you, this is fucked up yeah?" I said to King as he curled up to me.

I suddenly remembered Jordan's last words before he left. 

Thank you for beginning to fall in love with me.

Knowing him is mysterious enough but having to decipher the meaning of what he says sometimes is more mysterious. 

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I couldn't be any happier today at work. I resumed to find out that Cavanaugh's been fired and Zendaya suspended indefinitely. I figured so much drama must have happened during my absence and as much as i really want to know the deets, I'm not one to engage in office gossip. The air has been cleared and the perpetrators have been dealt it. 

"Mrs. Denver is here," Corrine said via the intercom.

That came as a surprise because i wasn't expecting my mother's visit. 

"Let her in" 

I stood up to embrace her in a hug. 

"My daughter seems to love her work than family." She joked. 

"We still hung out last week Mum" i rolled my eyes and smiled as i took my seat. 

"Well i was close by and just decided to check up on my single daughter which reminds me, i secured a date for you with a very successful lawyer.." 

"I'm seeing someone" The words came out abruptly but i needed to put an end to my mum's matchmaking efforts.

She leaned in over my table.

"You're seeing someone?" 

"Yes"

"Oh sweetie why didn't you say so? Tell me, who is he? What does he do? Tell me everything" She seemed completely interested in the man I made up. 

"You'll meet and know all about him very soon" i assured. 

"At least tell me his name"

"Trevor" lies upon lies. That's what you resort to when you have someone like my mother who's hell-bent on making you meet up with a stranger on a blind date so that you guys can discover within five minutes if you're made for each other. 

My phone begun to ring and the caller ID made me remember i have just two months to pay off the mortgage on my house. 

"Hello Ms. Denver, " The mortgage broker said

"Hello Mrs. Kmetko" 

"It is my pleasure to tell you that the release document for your house is ready and that you can come by the office for the final statement"

"How's that even possible? I have two months left to settle the payment plan"

"The outstanding payment has being paid." 

"By who?" I rose up to my feet. Who do i know that could possibly pay a million dollars for me? 

I heard her rustling papers to probably look for the receipt. 

"It says here JC" 

She said and my chest became heavy. 

I hung up.

"Is everything alright?" My mum said.

I hesitated "yes mum everything is fine. There's something i need to sort out" I kissed her on her left cheek. "I'll visit Saturday morning" 

I hurriedly stepped out of my office and into the elevator. It took me few seconds to remember the floor number he pressed the first time we met on the ride. I punched it in growing furiously impatient to lash out at him.

Buying me gifts is one thing but paying for things like my house is overboared. I wanted to pay for that house by myself and he ruined that opportunity. Fuck, I'm so mad at him.