Love, Again?

Chapter One

"Enough Jake, I've had enough of you and your fights and your insecurities!" infuriated at my husband.

"Insecurities? Insecurities? I saw you at the bar tonight, I saw the way both of you looked at each other. Its clear now." he yelled at me.

"We are colleagues! We share the same workplace! Can you just stop doubting me so much for Chrit's sake!" I yelled back louder.

"You know what, to hell with you and your work and so called "colleagues" Kylie, I'm out of here." And just like that Jake left, and banged the door behind me.

What had happened to us? Where was the love gone? I was sick and tired of thinking about this everytime we fought. Our fights which had become more frequent.

I threw the Italian takeaway from Jake's favorite restaurant thinking we would eat and sort this shit out. Only to discover the "shit" had apparently worsened. I couldn't gulp down even a morsel of food. I checked my watch. Shit, it was 1 am. We'd been fighting for the past hour, not to mention the fight in the car back home. I had to be up by 6am and I had to complete a lot of paper work. I changed my clothes, got on by bed, opened my laptop, switched off the emotional brain and started working. 

2:30 AM, great! I had now three and a half hours of sleep left, out of which it took thirty mintues for me to fall asleep.

"zzzzzz....zzzzzz.....zzzzz'' I got up to some stupid alram tone and that annoying sound of my phone vibrating on my wooden mahogany sidetable. After hitting the snooze button thrice I finally woke up. Jake was fast asleep beside me, oh thank goodness! I brushed my teeth, slipped in to my trousers, a well fitted shirt, my jacket and a scarf to go with it. My regular work clothes. 

I checked my watch being the punctual freak I am, Shit, shit, shit. It was 7 AM, I had to be at my desk by 7:30 AM to prepare for a presentation and considering the amount of traffic, from Brooklyn to Midtown Manhattan, it would take me no less than an hour by road. I decided to take the subway. I dabbed on some makeup, grabbed my handbag and wore my stilettos.

I woke up Jake, "I'm going for work Jake." I said hushly. No matter what, I couldn't stay without talking to him. "Hmmm... " he moaned. As I was walked away from the bed and was about to shut the door, Jake said, "Darling I'm sorry for yesterday.... I was probably removing all my frustration on you." he apologized. "Its fine Jakey... Go to bed now." I said and shut the door behind me.

The door opened behind me. "Honey, can you make me some breakfast." Jake said sweetly. What the hell! Couldn't he just pour in some milk and gulp down some cereal.

"I'm late for work Jake, but I'll make some nice dinner." I said trying to make up. "But I want waffles." he said trying to trap me with those puppy eyes.

These are the small little things that matter. The priorities which you have to juggle depending on the situation. If I wouldn't make breakfast our yesterday's fight would still continue. And if I would mess up my presentation, I had to undergo my boss's wrath. 

Breakfast it was. I made Jake waffles and some coffee. While I was still hungry since last night. I checked the watch, damn its 7:30 AM. "I'm going off to work, I'm super duper late." I said gave him a peck on the cheek and rushed out. I caught the subway from Park Slope and got down at Grand Central and took a cab. I worked as a market researcher and analyst at "Bright Works.Pvt.Ltd." a marketing company associated with the big bucks of the Big Apple.

I was at my desk by 8:26 AM to be precise. 24 minutes to prepare, but then Lanie walked through the door, with two coffees and sugar loaded muffins. My best friend, its like her life followed her orders. She had accompalished each and every milestone at the time she wanted. Be it falling in love, getting a job, promotion and now a baby on board.

"I needed my caffeine, life saviour." I said sipping down my perfectly brewed double decaf latte with hazelnut and a choco-chip muffin. "You're having and iced coffee, at 8:30 in the morning, are you alright?"

"Its the baby demanding, not me." Lanie defended her self. "Did you guys fight again?" she asked. God! How did she know? She always figured things out!

"Umm no, why do you ask so?''

"Look at those puffed up eyes" Lanie said pointing out.

Argh. "No sweets, I was working on the presentation.'' I answered back.

''Don't you lie to me" She said confidently. She always knew what was happening at the back of my head.

"I'm not! And would you excuse me now, I have to prepare for my presentation." I said sweetly.

"Fine. But tell me during lunch what it was about'' she said. I pointed out the door to her and she left. My 30 $ mascara was unsuccessful at hiding my puffiness. Finally I could prepare, but then my intercom blasted off. It was my Boss. The arrogant witch. The one who was born to harrow every employee who walked through the steel doors of Bright Works.

"In my office, now." She ordered. 

I gulped down my coffee and took my files and got out of my cabinet. Lexie came in with white lillies in her hand.

"These came in for you Kyl's" she grinned. 

Jake definitely knew how to make up for fights, I thought at the back of my mind. "Leave them by the desk'' I said and left quickly.

I walked up till my boss's cabinet, 'Ms. Elizabeth Collins' MD. I knocked on the fine glass door and walked in.

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