A Mason's Desire(Completed)

Chapter 43

Jayden's POV

I used the back door of the pent house and climbed the stairs to my guest room.  This place is one of my favorites aside the house I've built for my future wife and kids. This place was uncompleted when Keisha was getting married and it was here that I hid myself for sometime till I regain my strength to face the world.
There's a soft music playing inside. My steward must have forgotten to turn the Bluetooth device off. Turning on the light, I realized that it isn't the Bluetooth that is playing but the noise is from somewhere else in the room. I entered my fashion room but there's nothing playing there. Then I opened the bathroom door and there, the loud music flooded the entire room. Someone's in there. I began reciting silent prayers that for once, it shouldn't be Rachel. She has been a pain in the neck lately that she can go every length to get me to have sex with her but that won't happen.
I furiously turned on the light to know who's in there so I can sack the person with immediate effect.

Shock is an understatement to describe what I'm feeling seeing the least of the people that I imagined to be in my bath. The woman whom I hate the most right now yet I love with my entire being is relaxed in my tub with her eyes closed. I tiptoed into the washroom and sat at the edge of the tub. She doesn't have the slightest clue of my arrival. I roamed my eyes on her totally naked body that is set bare before me. Has she been hitting the gym?  She looks nothing like a mother of one. Her body is just so perfect. Much nicer than what I'd fantasized for two years. Her boobs, oh Jesus! Is driving me crazy. It's so round like she has done boob job on it. Her nipples are standing in attention as though they're ready for me to devour them. It took me a gallon of self control to restrain myself from touching her. She's someone else's and she shows no sign of being in love with me. Right now what I feel for her isn't necessary as her happiness is somewhere. This is the time to accept defeat and so I can also move on and let go of the past.
I stood up from the edge of the tub and exited the room.

15 minutes later

I walked out of one of the rooms, dressed in a blue T-shirt and white knee length shorts. I'm already done washing the sweat on my body down.
"Sorry" Keisha bumped into me the moment I stepped out.
"No worries. I've been searching this whole place for you. Where did you varnish to?" I claimed innocence.
"I was having a bath in one of the rooms. I'm sorry I've wasted your time. Just that it's been long since I had such a relaxing bath so it took me away. You know?" I only nodded with my head bent.
"I guess I'm ready now to be shown around" she said with enthusiasm.
"Alright. Let's begin with our tour at the valley" I said and led the way.

"Wow this place is just like how I envisioned my dream house to be. It's very peaceful and has a lake also. You know that right?" She turned to look at me.
"Yes I know and still remember everything that you said about your dream house and how you wanted it." She smiled when I said that.
"Actually, I've grown to find things coming from your perspective to be the best; that's mainly why I spent a fortune to persuade you to get down here. This place has a lake with ten swans which I'm optimistic that they'll increase in number once they reproduce and it is stocked with varieties of fresh water fishes.The area at the top is where the swimming pool will be. This very land that we stand is where I'll build two tree houses with an evergreen garden surrounding it. The rest will follow as time passes."
"This is magnificent! I know there are great achitecs but I never thought there would ever be someone who would be able to bring my vision to life. You are a genius!" She sincerely.
"Thank you" I got closer to her and removed a strip of hair from her face. I'm doing well hiding the sadness in my heart when I think about losing her and my childish behaviour towards her.

"Come with me" I offered my hand and she put hers in it. I walked us to the entrance if the house and pushed the door open for he to walk in first.
"I want you to start with this place first. It isn't nice now but I trust your work."
"I'll do my best" she turned her back at me, looking around the place. Maybe it's now or never.
I cleared my throat behind her and as I wanted, I gained her attention.
"Can we settle our past differences?" She smiled at me with searching eyes that made me quiver.
"Trust me, there's nothing to settle. I've walked past it. Besides, we were young then we couldn't make proper decisions for ourselves." What the fuck. She sees everything that we had two years ago as a childish act. Bruised.
"Oh so you regret everything that happened between us?"
"Words won't be able to suffix how much I regret everything but as the saying goes, we move."  She walked past me to another side of the room and I followed her.
"I regret everything too you know?"
She looked into my eyes. Hers, has no emotion to show.
"It's alright let's not worry ourselves about it. I'm a happily married woman with an adorable kid and you here will be married soon. Congratulations" how she said that made a big lump of pain grow in my throat but I managed to swallow it.
"Thank you and I'm sorry for being an ass.
"That's also fine." She said simply.
"I hope you have a nice time working with me." 
"I hope so too" she smiled at me and I forced a smile back.

"First we'll have to clear everything that is in here so I'll be able to start with the wall designs and the paintings."
"You can paint?" I asked surprised.
"My work requires me to know a lot so I've exploited it all."
"Wow!" I said amazed.
"There's no need to be amazed. Wait till I show you what my hands can really do"

I smiled in my head when my filthy mind took back to days and what her hands did to my groin.
"Why are you laughing?"
"Oh am I?" She just ignored my question. Shit I thought I was laughing in my head.