the men of my life

chapter 11

            As soon as she arrived at the office, Matt came to see her. She was having her morning coffee which was her time but she was disturbed by him.

- Coffee, she said.

- No, I'm not thirsty.

- But you disturbed my morning ritual.

- Sorry but it's you who told me to come in the morning.

- Yeah, not at 8 in the morning.

- I was already here at 7 and was waiting for you to turn up.

- What? Silly, does anyone call at 7?

- Yes, my client.

- I fully pity the woman in your life.

- Why?

- Who would want that his or her partner have to call at the office at 7 in the morning?

- It is not very often but when my work demands for same.

- Oh! I'm not your work. When I said in the morning, it's at 9 not 8.

- You said you want to talk about Robbie. So it is a priority.

- I'm happy to hear that Robbie is a priority but nevertheless, at 8, it's my 'ME TIME'.

- Sorry again. Look I'll wait outside and I'll come at 9.

- No, don't go. I was teasing you.

She wanted to tell to go away and leave her son with her, so that they continue living their life as before but she could not.

- Look, I'm not forbidding you to meet Robbie but last week, you gave him a full time. I'm only asking if you could meet him twice in the week and on alternate weekends.

- Now you are talking like a lawyer.

- No, I'm not a lawyer. But you yourself said that sometimes you have to be at 7 in the morning at your office and sometimes, you have remained late at night there. If ever you have been busy and could not meet with him. He will be sad.

- And how about you and your work.

- When I have an important project, I left him at my parent's place on school days and on weekend, he is with me. During holidays, I worked from home and Doris looked at the office.

- But I want him in my life.

- I know. Let him be well verse with your work routine and personal life then we could ask him what he wants.

- You are making the culprit.

- No. He was very happy last week, spending time with you. He loves your home and already told me to redesign it, but he was also sad as he could not spend time with his friend, Timmy.

- Why don't you come and live at my place?

- What? Have you gone mad?

- If you come, we could share our son and he also will be with both parents and could see his friend.

- Hey, we have our personal life. I am already seeing someone and I think you also are with someone.

- No, I'm free for the moment and there's only Robbie.

- When I have told you that I don't Robbie to be hurt, I have not told you to live like a monk.

- When I got back here, I was already a free man.

- As I have told you, I'm already taken up.

- I have been here for 3 weeks and I have not seen your man. Where is he?

- He is out of the country.

- Is he real?

- Just ask Doris about his brother?

- You are dating your assistant's bro.

- Yeah. He is also my accountant.

- Wow.

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