Destined

Chapter 4 * Kai

I'm left speechless, looking at the bathroom door, most of my life I've only encountered women who wanted to use me for my money, my status and to get ahead in life.

To be honest, I thought she only accepted the job because of that, what woman in her right state of mind would accept moving in with a stranger, even if it was her boss's orders?

I walk back into the bedroom and sit on the bed, pulling out my phone, I write her name on the search engine but there isn't much, so I text one of my best friends, who is a skillful hacker.

Kai: Nate, I need everything you can find on Giovanna Marie Hathaway, father Jared Manuel Hathaway, mother Camille Marie Hathaway...

Nate: You'll have it in one hour

I check the time, we still have one hour and a half until the boys and their girlfriends get here. After throwing my phone on the bed I walk to my walk-in closet to pick a pair of chinos and a polo.

As I'm choosing a watch, Giovanna walks out wearing a white linen button-down shirt paired with dark brown wide legs pants, with a golden minimal neckless, Cartier bracelet set. Yes, I recognize a Cartier bracelet set, I bought enough of them for my ex to know them.

She walks to her side of the closet picking up a leather brown watch with golden touches, she looks sophisticated and hot at the same time.

My mouth goes dry, I check her up properly, her skin is a perfect golden brown, hourglass figure, a round ass, and the most expressive hazel eyes I've seen in my entire life.

"Are you done checking me out?" she asks while looking at me sideways, "Matter of fact no, I could keep looking at you for the rest of my life and I would die a happy man" She rolls her eyes.

"Go freshen up Kai, your friends will be here soon," she tells me walking back to the bedroom and I hear the bedroom door open and close.

As I'm finishing getting ready, my phone starts to ring, I pick it up "What did you find out?". "Do I wanna know why you need details on an ex-Navy SEAL?" Nate asks me.

"Not really. So what did you find out?" I ask him. "Her mom is a Supreme Court judge, her dad is our beloved Country's current Air Force Chief of Staff General, and her brother, died last year, on a tour in Afghanistan, I didn't access his file but I can if you need me to. She was one out of three females to complete the Navy SEALs training, two out of three to be assigned, and the only one to reach Chief of Staff" he finishes, "Interesting," I say.

"Now out with it, why did I have to hack the Pentagon for information?" Nate asks. "We're dating" might as well soften the news before he gets here."You're what?" Nate screams, he usually doesn't raise his voice so I'm taken aback by the sudden emotional display.

"What?" I ask him nonchalantly, "What? Kai this woman is way out of your league my friend, not to say, if you piss her off she will likely kill you and make it look like a fucking accident".

"Yeah, yeah, whatever.. you'll get a chance to meet her tonight, matter of fact she moved in today" There's a second of silence then he finally speaks up, "I'm on my way," he says, and hangs up. I finish getting ready and go downstairs to find Giovanna, sitting on the couch, analyzing some folders, I clear my throat, and she looks up from the folders, "My friends will be here soon, are you ready?" I ask her.

"I was born ready," She closes her files and walks into my study, probably to drop the files, walking back into the living room "So give me the rundown on what to expect from your friends," she asks me, sitting back on the couch.

"JJ, Jack Jackson, is a wide receiver for the Texas Black Panthers, he's easygoing but reserved, Nate is the least talkative of all of us, he runs a cybersecurity firm, Zain is the jokester, he's in the finance business, people refer to him as the Wall Street King and then there's me".

She's quiet for a bit "Zain what?" she asks me.

"Zain Colt," I say and something flashes through her eyes but she schools her expression extremely fast. "Have you heard of him?" I ask her.

"You could say that" she shrugs "So a hacker, a money maker, a ball player and a politician, an interesting foursome," she says with a grin on her face.

"What can I say, we've been friends since we were kids and we promised we would always be friends".

She takes out her phone and starts typing, I try and see who is she texting, but she gives me a side-eye glance and I get up to go fix myself a drink.

"Do you want something to drink?" I ask her, "Can't, still on the clock" she says eyes on her phone.

I'm about to tell her it's alright to indulge in a glass when Gracie comes walking in.

"Mr. Hastings your friends are here," I nod, "Thank you, Gracie, show them in" I turn to Giovanna "game time".