"Options... I've ran out of Options..." (Book 3)

Chapter 102 - "Hulk Smash...?"

Chapter 102 - "Hulk Smash...?"

Clara's PoV

'Hulk Smath' Henry kept saying as he ran up the corridor of the building towards John's office.

They never really get the chance to come to John's office which means when they do they love it a lot and feel quite privileged.

I've no bloody clue how I was going to explain this one to him.

'Whoa. Henry stop. This one' I yelled instructing him back to this room where I knocked once on the door and pushed it open.

Before I had a chance to explain anything to John or Henry the three year old was straight through the door and climbing up on the chair with John who was shocked to see him.

'Hey there buddy. What we doing on daddy's office?' John hummed confused at how we had even got in.

Thankfully I had managed to sweet talk one of the receptionists down stairs at giving me a key fob and told them that if they didn't that I had the power to get them sacked..: which technically I did.

'Daddy Daddy. I'm hulk. Hulk smath' he said again holding his very green cast up to John making me chuckled but John was confused and rightly so.

'Has Mummy Clara been breaking you?' He said with a confused expression and looked up at me.

'No. It was Evie' he blabbed.

'Huh?'

'Evie was climbing the tree and I didn't even see it. Apparently Henry followed and fell out. I feel like such a bad parent' I mumbled.

'Eh. Could have happened to anyone' John mumbled.

'Yeah but it didn't. It happened to me' I scoffed.

''Don't beat yourself up Clara. He seems to be liking it' John smirked as the three year old plonked himself on John's lap. 'Anyway how did you get into the building? I'm going to have to up my security in this place'

'Oh please. I had a key cut months ago to get in this place... plus Henry looks exactly like you. It's hard to not know he's the bosses son' I laughed.

'Why was Evie climbing trees?'

'Attention I think. But all I keep thinking was if she had had a fit up there then they would have been the end of her' I snapped angrily even though it wasn't John's fault.

Henry jumped off John's lap and started dancing around the room before John found some "important" paper work for Henry to do and explained it would be crucial and a massive crisis if he didn't do it.

'Come here' John hummed encouraging me to now come and sit on his lap which I'm pretty sure sets a bad example to Henry.

'John we really shouldn't do this is front of henry' I mumbled still resting my head in John's chest and smiled anyway.

'What kissing? I don't think he minds. He's three' John mumbled with a peck and then started kissing my mouth properly and then attacked my neck.

'Stop it' I whispered with a giggle as the door opened.

'Oh. Umm. Sorry sir. I umm didn't mean to intrude.... it's must that your wanted in Mr Maddens office'

'He's not in today. It's his day off' John said rolling his eyes.

'Yeah. Exactly. He's got a call on the line that wasn't due until next week... you should take it' the assistant said.

'Take yourself and grab some snacks for you and Henry... get me a good bar of chocolate. Don't worry Max here will watch Henry' John assured as I went to the closest vending machine.

- - -

'Well, well, well. Haven't seen you around these offices in a while' Scott laughed as he appeared in front of me.

'Scott? How are you?' I hummed politely but in reality I wasn't too bothered. After Fucking him around in surprised he even wanted to talk to me.

'Fine. Heard your having another kid. I take it this one is John's?' He said snidely.

'I'd watch your mouth Scott. I could easily get you sacked before you get home tonight' I said rolling my eyes.

'How do you propose doing that? John won't bother firing me... if he wanted to he would have done it by now' he sighed.

'Perhaps he's waiting for a reason' I scoffed. 'Just go back to your office' I mumbled.

'Sorry about your daughter yeah? In an ass but I know my limits. Cancer sucks' he commented wandering away.

'What the hell did he want?'

'Better question is why is he still here?' I mumbled confused.

'I couldn't just sack the man Clara... he hasn't actually done anything wrong here' John pointed out.

'Yeah but even still'

'Even still what? There's not actually anything that he's done wrong in work so I can't just randomly sack him' John scoffed as the pair of us headed back to John's office.

It was nice to be able to be somewhere normal for once and not confined to either a hospital or home.

I personally don't think John should be in work at the moment - I think he should take even more time off than he originally wanted but he won't and he is still annoyingly needed for important meetings.

'Do you talk to Scott a lot?' I asked with a shrug as he looked at me as if I was crazy to want to know that and wondering seriously why I had asked that question no doubt.

'No. I just sign his pay check every month. There is no point starting world war three Clara. He works in It and if o personally or Richard has an It problem then they send someone else up. They know I don't particularly like him which isn't true because he did nothing wrong - you was the one that lied' he smirked.

I rolled my eyes and found Henry was jumping on one of John's sofas as John's assistant was trying so hard to get him to comply.

'I'm so sorry sir... I was trying to stop him--'

'Don't be sorry' John laughed grabbing Henry in his arms. 'Shall we go and get a snack from the vending machine? Mummy Clara didn't do a very good job did she?' He laughed.