Chapter Fifty-Nine

Kevin

Lia already called me while I was at the office that she was sleeping over, I already gave her a spare key to my apartment and I couldn't wait to be done with the day's work and be with her.

I was the manager of the finance department of a beverage industry which meant that I was needed for almost every meeting that was held for the improvement of the industry and that's what was keeping me back here in this conference room with all these people saying stuff that I think was none of my business.

"Mr. Kevin...Kevin MacDonald!!" Mr. Anorld shouted dragging me out of my thoughts.

"The fu**.., Oh Shit I'm so sorry, I was carried away, thinking of my cat that died.." I said sniffing as all eyes were on me.

"She died last night of epilepsy..." I continued maybe trying to convince them that I had a cat or that I was thinking about my dead cat.

"Well, Mr. Kevin... it's so sad that you lost your cat but I think you should be more focused on what we have here on the table unless you want to be fired so that you can have enough time to mourn your dead cat." Mr. Anorld said.

"No...No...I hated her...I..she scratched my favorite cushion before she died. I don't want to be fired. I won't think of her..never again." I said immediately and sat up straight on my chair to show that I was now fully focused. Some of the men and women seated looked at me like they didn't believe one word I said. How the hell did I come up with such a lame excuse, I didn't even have a cat to start with.

"Better for you Mac. So Miss Yori gave a suggestion about adding a gift pack for the beverages to increase the sale and as the manager of the finance department, we were asking if we had more than enough to make this idea real because we think the idea is great." He said looking at me as if he wanted to search my soul.

I cleared my throat and thought of what to say to him and scratched my head. Nothing was coming up, my mind was already crowded with thoughts that were not work inclined. I needed to clear my head and see the records first.

"I'll have to check with the department first then I'll get back to you guys by tomorrow or so," I said scratching my jaw lightly.

"Okay then, I think we'll wait for you to give us some feedback before we conclude," he said then everyone agreed with him and left for their different offices while some stuck around to engage in one or two conversations. Well, I for one rushed off to my office to round up and get my ass home.

The evening traffic jam was not much so within few minutes I was almost home.

I could perceive something baking...like a cake or something like that, I don't know. I wasn't a chef so I couldn't be sure of what lia was baking.

"Hey baibeee.." she said and hugged me tight around my waist.

"Sugar bear..." I whispered as I kissed her softly on her forehead while allowing myself to be swallowed by her scent mixed with that of whatever was baking..it smelled so heavenly and I couldn't help myself but sniff.

"Sugar bear, what are you baking?" I asked, my curious self couldn't wait to be surprised. She laughed and looked up at me.

"Cupcake...you like cakes right?" she asked and I nodded my head and smiled.

"You'll love it don't worry." she continued before the oven notified that time was up then she ran off playfully to the kitchen while I went to my room to have my bath and change into something more comfortable.

When I was done with bathing and changing she was busy singing Ava Max's 'Sweet but Psycho' as she set the table. I stood quietly and admired her while she playfully shook her ass as she sang. She was an awful dancer and I couldn't help but chuckle softly at how funny she was and how lucky I was to have her dancing in my dining room while setting up the table. She's so lovely and it made me wonder where she had been all my life. She turned around and looked at me then she laughed. She was probably laughing at herself because she knew that I had already seen her awful dance moves.

"You are a great dancer, you know," I said and walked up to the dining table where she stood then I held her hands.

"You know you could just laugh at me instead of trying to make fun of me," she said smiling and looking at me. She already prepared macaroni and cheese which she served but I couldn't find the cakes.

"Where are the cupcakes you made?" I asked.

"You should let them cool I think, don't be in a rush babe," she said laughing then I kissed her lips to shut her up.

"We should eat now, I'm starving," I said then I brought out a chair for her to sit down before I sat down on the chair that was close to her.

While we are we talked about work and I told her about how I was caught thinking of her right in the board meeting and how I lied that I remembered my dead cat. She couldn't stop laughing at me while I was telling her how embarrassing it was for me because all eyes were on me and all.

When we finished eating, I went over to the living room to watch a movie while she went to get the cakes.

"Baby...are you watching a RomCom?" she asked from the kitchen.

"Nah...Horror, you'll love it." I said as she came in with the cakes.

"Well, as long as I'm watching it with you. I don't have a problem with that," she said then she sat on my lap and fed me a bite from the cake.

"Damn! this is nice. Didn't know you could bake like this though." I said and took another bite from the one she was holding.

"I learned it for Suzy's Mum. She taught me and Suzy I how to bake and she was the best...honestly," she said and kept quiet for some time. I wondered why she was quiet. She never mentioned her parents in any conversations we had and it made me wonder what her parents were like.

"What of your mum?" I asked quietly.

"I don't know anything about my birth parents but I grew with my foster parents and had to run away from them because Uncle Jimmy was sneaking into my room at night and I knew that would never believe me if I reported because he was my foster mum's younger brother," she said quietly after some minutes of silence.

I couldn't believe what I just heard...she was sexually abused as a child? I was so angry that she had to go through such a childhood. I held her tightly and kissed her shoulder tenderly.

"I'm so sorry sugar bear," I whispered and she turned to me smiling.

"It's okay baby, it's behind me now, I've gotten over it," she said and kissed my temple. The movie was just wasting because I already lost the vibes to watch it. I needed to talk with Lia, at least know about her childhood, how she grew up, and all that. Knowing that she was a victim of child abuse made me sick and I wished I could punch the bastard in his fuckin' balls right now.