FALLING FOR MR CEO

Chapter Three: Its Gonna Be Alright(UNEDITED)

After he left the embassy promising fire and brimstone if the cause of the accident was not detected as soon as possible,he went straight to his parents mansion located just outside the outskirts of town knowing that they would be finding it difficult to accept the news.Hell,he hasn't come to terms with the news himself.His parents mansion had a huge mahogany gate that did not fail to take his breath away whenever he layed eyes on it,the compound had well lawned grass,a massive structure of a lions head resting on the wall designed with marble.there were mighty pillars completing the beauty of the mighty edifice.The house was worth a 50 million dollars..he went up the stair case and on getting to the huge golden doors,they burst open and out came his beautiful mother Mrs Brenda Fredrick Brown who didnt look a day older than 40.she wore a light blue cashmere sweater with black pants.two huge carret diamond earings stood proudly on each ear lobe.

"Son,tell me its not true.tell me this is just a cruel joke"..his mother said crying her heart out while trying to hug her son.harriss' heart twisted painly at the sight of his mother crying.

"Mum,please calm down..Father we need to talk".he said once his father joined them on the stair case.

"Yes son..lets all go inside.Brenda you need to rest.i'll resolve this matter".Fredrick said trying to keep his emotions in check but he wasn't fooling anyone.Pain was written all over his handsome face and he looked older than a man of 60 years.

As we got into the magnificient living room,dad ordered the maid jane to take mom to the bedroom so that she could have some rest.after they left,we went to my dads study to talk.
"Dad,i dont know what happened,the jet was thoroughly checked.i dont know what went wrong.i just left the embassy and no one could give me an answer".i said with so much anguish in my voice.

"Son dont beat yourself up.this came as a surprise to all of us.we have to be strong for your mom and for max."

"Max!he is going to be crushed.losing both parents at a tender age.I cant believe this is happening".

"Son i understand.we just have to take all this in stride.max is upstairs sleeping.he has been asking for his parents all day.i didnt let him attend his music class today because of i didnt want the other children to upset him with the news.i want us to be the ones to tell him about this before anyone else."

"yes dad i understand.thats the right thing to do.i'll have to issue a press release to the public tomorrow.".harris stood up to head to max's room to see him before his dad cut him short.

"Son,one more thing....you will be in charge of max from hence forth.your mum and i will be leaving for the united states early tomorrow after we talk to max.i want to get your mother far from everything here.we cant possibly go with max.his school and friends are here".

Harris looked at his father like he had just grown a head."Dad,you cant just spring this up on me and expect i'ld be ok with it.you know i have a really tight schedule.i dont want a situation whereby he gets neglected".

"you have no other choice son.the arrangements have already been made.you are going to leave with him tomorrow morning.his clothes,books,toys and other stuff will arrive at ur pent house by noon.your brother will rest easy knowing his son is in good hands".harris scoffed but remained quite.

"i'll do my best sir"..he said dryly.

"do not screw this up son.i'll be checking in to see your progress."

"how long will you and mom be gone"

"i am not sure son but we'll keep in touch".

"alright dad..i need to go and rest now.good night dad".he left the study and headed for max's room.he opened the door gently and walked in.he smiled as he saw the boy sleeping peacefully.he walked over to his bed and placed a light kiss on his forehead.

"look's like its just you and me buddy.this is all my fault.if i hadn't convinced them to embark on that blasted trip,you would still have your parents with you.im so sorry.i hope i dont screw this up as well"..he gave him another peck before leaving the room.he went to his bedroom,took off his clothes and hit the showers,he made sure the water was very cold before he stepped into the bathtub hoping the sting from the water would dull the intense arch he felt in his chest.after a while,the water got warm and so he switched it off and left the bathroom.he put on this pj and climbed into bed waiting for sleep to comsume him.after several minutes of tossing and turning,he finally went to sleep but not before thinking of the highlight of his day.the light skinned woman with beautiful eyes which she used in starring at him,waiting for an apology.."ya right.like that is ever going to happen".with that thought,he allowed sleep consume him.

Harris was having trouble breathing.he was drowning in an ocean in the middle of nowhere.
"i am going to die.I am going to die.Someone help me"...he kept repeating those words untill he woke up panting by the sound a someone knocking on the door...the maid.

"Sir,are you alright?"..she said from the other end of the door..harris looked around his surrounding and realised that he was in his room and he breathed a sigh of relieve.the maid was still knocking and asking if he was alright.

"Yes jane..im fine thank you.i'll be down in a few".he heard footsteps away from his door and he assumed she was gone.He took a deep breath and looked at his wall clock and realised it was past eight.He left the bed to go freshen up and in a about 30 minutes,he looked like the dashing CEO he was.he left his room leaving behind his demons as well.

He saw his family having dinner on the massive dining table and he made his way to join them.he greeted eveyone on the table and max ran to him for a hug.he ruffled up the boys hair and led him back to his seat.he gave his mom a peck before taking his seat.his mom looked more settled than how she was yesterday although she still looked sad.

His dad cleared his throat and spoke up"max,i have something important to tell you.promise me you'll be strong".the boy nodded and his father began.he told him mildly everything while leaving out a few details.

"so you are going to live with your uncle untill we get back.is that ok?".

"yes grandpa.i love uncle harris.are daddy and mummy in heaven?"his mum tried to control her tears before answering the boy.

"yes my love.your daddy and mummy are in heaven with the angels watching over you".That put a smile on max's face as he continued munching on his ham and eggs.they all ate quitely with the occassional chatter from max.

"ok max.come lets get ur toys from your room".his mum left with max hand in hand before his father spoke up

"son take good care of yourself and max.and also the company.we'll be leaving any moment from now.if you need any information on max's classes,give his teacher a call.her name is bridget summers.i've written her number down for you"his father said while holding harriss' shoulder.harris nodded and made his way to say goodbye to his mum.

"this are all his things here.the rest will be delivered to your pent house by noon and please take care of yourself son".she said with tears in her eyes as she handed the bags to her son but not without giving him a bone crushing hug.

"i will mom.have a safe trip".

His mum bent down to hug max."be a good boy ok..obey your uncle.i'll miss you so much.i promise to keep in touch".

"yes grandma.Please stop crying.i'll miss you too.i love you grandma".they said their goodbyes, entered harriss' car and left the mansion where he had spent most of his childhood growing up.