Where I belong.

Part 17: John Henry

Bandz dropped me off the next morning. He seemed better so I didn't let his attitude from last night get to me.

I walked into Smith Towers and greeted Chantel.

I walked into John's office to get his tea and paper ready.

"You're here early."  A manly voice said.
"Oh, I'm on time." I giggled.
"Thanks for the tea and paper. Hey, you do remember our appointment, right?"
"That's correct.  By the way you have a conference call 2 hours before we leave."
"You are a star. See why I am lucky to have you here."

There was a knock on the door.

"Charlotte." He said.
"Am I interrupting anything?"
"Not at all.Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Oh, I was checking if you're free for lunch? I need some company today."
"Sorry. I have plans with Gwen today."
"Oh really?" She turned to look at me.
"Yeah. I will let you know."
"Oh, don't worry about it. Enjoy your day." She walked out.

I also decided to get to my office to get busy.
My office phone rang.

"Miss Palmer,good morning."
"Darling doll!"
It was Linda!
"Girl how are you!"
"You know I'm great but how are you? How are the Smith Towers treating you?"
"It's everything I ever dreamed of. There isn't even any drama. You would think all the Smith's come with drama. "
"Haha, no kidding right?"
"Uh uh girl. You should stop by on your day off. Girl I have to go now."
"Chat soon, ciao doll."

I had to go because John walked in and I didn't want him to think I'm just playing around during my work hours.

"Gwen. How good are you with sewing or mending?"
"Haha I didn't grow up rich so I know what I need to know."
"I seem to have had an accident here."

He pointed down at his pants. They had ripped down by the zipper.

"Oh dear, Mr.Smith what happened?"
"Nothing serious. I just need to get changed. I will wear a new pair. I just need you to fix this for me."
"Don't worry I will do it at home later tonight."
"Such a star. See you at lunch."
"Don't forget your conference call." I laughed.
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It was lunch time and as promised John came to my office.

"You ready?"
"Yes, sir."
"I told you, you can call me John."
I giggled.

We walked down reception together

"Chantel, we are out."
"Alright sir, what time should we expect you."
"Just when lunch ends."
"Fabolous."

We walked down to the underground parking.
We walked towards a very fancy Mercedes S- class. John opened the door for me.

"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
He turned on the car and it roared like a beast. It was so comfortable. It had red leather seats and such luxury.

"I can't believe you report when you leave your own company."
"They need to know my whereabouts incase a huge investor comes in."
"I see...nice car."
"Thanks..." He turned to look at me.
"You ever been in a Mercedes before?"
"No. "
"You want one?"
"Yes, but I mean where will I get the money? I can barely afford to fix my own house."
"Doesn't your man do it for you?"
"My Bandz. He tries his best and I won't pretend like I don't see it."
"Mhm." He said.
"What's wrong?"
"No nothing."
I ignored him and looked out the window to check the view.

We arrived at the mall and went into different computer shops to find something of high quality. At last after 30 minutes of searching we found something nice.  A Macbook. I have never had one before so I was really happy.

"Is the MacBook for you sir?" Asked the lady at the store.
"Oh no, it's for this precious jewel here." He pulled out his black card.
"Lucky thing. This one will spoil you rotten, don't let him go."
"Haha" John laughed.

We walked out of the store.

"I'm a bit hungry, how about some lunch?"
"Oh I brought some from home. I love cooking."
"Well right now I'm dying to get you some taste of the city."
"Haha oh well. What can a girl do?"

He took me to this fancy restaurant. Everybody looked so nice and I looked shabby but I didn't mind because I was there with my boss. I wasn't trying to look fancy or anything.
To our surprise we got carried away with time. By the time I looked at my watch I knew Bandz was on his way to pick me up.

"Uhm...Sir. I do have to kind of go."
He looked at his watch "oh dear, would you look at that? Let me just handle the bill and we can go."
He paid everything and it was time to go.

I really enjoyed being in his Mercedes, especially since I knew it was probably the first and last time. We would probably use a company car for meetings.

Upon arrival I saw Bandz's van. John parked right next to him and walked out to open the door for me. Bandz hopped out of the van.

"John." He said.
"Mr. Bandz , sir. How are you? We got carried away looking for a MacBook."
"I see so."

I walked to kiss Bandz.
"Hey baby, how was your day?"
"It was fine. Let's go."
"Thanks Mr. Smith. See you tomorrow."
He smiled and waved.