15. I choose you

I choked on my laughter and coughed a couple of times when I heard him say that, I did not expect it from him, and yet, I could not stop myself from blushing. There was nothing but awkward silence for some time until he brought up the next subject, which I gladly welcomed. Still, I couldn't help but wonder if he meant what he said or if it was said on an impulse. 

"Ms. Thandie Lohan, I have a business trip coming up soon and I need someone from publishing to accompany me and I choose you", I could not help but feel goosebumps, 

"Cuz says amazing things about you but first I wanted to clear it up with you before going to her. I wanted to make sure you were comfortable with the idea", he added

I loved hearing that my manager spoke about me in such light and this aligns with my new vow. I didn't have to think twice, 'for the sake of my career, I will have to put aside whatever feelings, animosity, and desires I have for Walter'. In all honesty, I was struggling to decipher my feelings for Walter. I knew that I was attracted to him, but every time I thought of him, it was more lustful than anything else, I couldn't see him as anything else beyond that. Perhaps I was oversexualizing him due to his appearance. I mean the guy looked like a walking stallion, he left a trail of women hungry for him wherever he went and I was no different.

"Yessss....gladly Mr Sekulu, will it be just the two of us"

"Would you like it to be the two of us?", he lowered his head and stared at me,

Again, with the tease, but it worked every time, like I said, I was hungry for this man, anything he said, it just sounded like an invitation to devour him and my imagination did love a good assignment.

"I am just playing, it will be 5 people from my team, I just needed one person from publishing, an editor to be specific."

I loved how everything was lining up in terms of my career, and since I took that vow, 'I will make sure that I bring my triple-A game to this project!'