THE CO - WIVES

Chapter 4

James.

My wife Joyce had started being distant. The sweet loving wife had suddenly changed. I had shared this with her driver, Jeff who also happened to be my confidant. He had suggested I do investigations. I had therefore decided to put up secret cameras. What I saw broke my heart. My very own wife had been seeing Jeff behind my back. I did not relay this message to Jeff. That weekend I had received a long message from Jeff, blackmailing me into employing him as the head of Financial Department. He had told me that he had a copy of their love making video. He threatened to send the video to my business associates to show them how loose my wife was! As much as I loathed her, I also wanted yo protect her image as the mother of my kids. I was disgusted.... I had started taking booze. It had become my friend.
My Personal Assistant, a pretty girl, down to earth, a girl I had fallen in love with right from the first time I laid my eyes on. She was so efficient, unlike others I had previously. She was a little stubborn when it came to me doing any favors for her. She never realized that I had fallen in love with her.
Jeff had been swindling my money. A company I had worked so hard to get where it was, was being brought down by Jeff and my wife was so blind she couldn’t realize that Jeff was just using her. I had decided to confront her about the affair but thought against it. I had to wait for the right time.
On Saturday I never went home. I couldn’t stand seeing that bitch. I had known for a while that she had been threatening Jacky. But why didn’t Jacky tell me? I wish she would just trust me, enough to tell me everything that happens in their life. I was falling, falling so hard for this girl. A personality I had never met. I had drunk myself silly. Never went home, but to my secret mansion. I was rich, I had it all!
On this day I decided to tell her how I felt. She looked shocked, or scared, I don’t know. She hid her emotions so well. I decided to cancel anything that might come up, take her to a nice place where we would talk about what I felt. We got to Karen, my mood a little better because I had her, the love of my life.
Stedmark gardens it was. A nice place for a nice lady. We settled at a secluded area and I demanded that nobody should come here other that the waiters. I needed our time first alone and away from work, away from everything.
After settling down I ordered a bottle of wine for us before food would be brought.
“Jacky, I wish I met you long time ago. You are a beautiful lady and a person I’m willing to spend the rest of my life with. Will you be my girlfriend?  I could have asked you to be my wife right away but I want to give you time to process this and get to know me. It may not be much but I don’t want to rush you and please don’t say no to me. I am ready to lose everything just to get you. Please?"
“Sir I ….."
“No please, call me James. Drop the formalities please. It feels good to be called James by you babe.”
I could see she was struggling to come into terms with whatever I had told her.
"Sir... Sorry, James.... What about madam Joyce, she will skin me alive if she really confirms that we are having an affair."
I could feel the concern in her voice.
"Ours won't be an affair Jackie.... Hell no! Joyce has put me through a lot and am ready to take you to the altar as  my legal wife if you allow me. Tell me hun, what will it take to have you?"
She couldn't look me straight in the eye. It was evident that she was a shy girl and I was taking her faster than I could have. But what could I have done? I was helpless. I needed a companion. A woman who would stick with me and be mine alone!
And that woman was Jackline.
Our food came and we ate silently. I could read through her mind. She was deeply troubled. She was fighting between telling me what was inside her heart or just keeping quiet.
On the other hand, I was battling between telling her about Jeff and Joyce or just shutting up.
Talking of Jeff... That bastard! What was he trying to do earlier today??? Who did he by think he was? I let Joyce find comfort in his hands but I wasn't gonna let my Jacky land on his filthy hands. Hell no!
Damn. I had a plan and I was going to teach him a lesson of his life.
He wasn't in a position of eating his cake and having it at the same time. NEVER!
We finished our food and more wine was brought. Jackie had relaxed a little bit and she seemed more comfortable with Me than before.
"Jackie, there is one more thing I have to tell you before you give me your answer concerning my proposal."
"What is it James, just tell me, I am all ears."
I moved near her on the couch and eyed her, without blinking.
I had to be sure I was dealing with someone o could trust.
I took her hands into mine and looked at her beseechingly.
"Jackie, I want you to send your resignation letter to the HR via mail today....."
I paused, to read her reactions.
"But si... James, I don't have any other job. How will I survive in this city?"
She looked shocked.
I couldn't help but smile.
Nobody likes losing their job at all!
"Don't worry about that darling, I have that all figured out...."
Before I could tell her my plans, my lawyer called and told me that he has finalised preparing my divorce papers.
I was happy to hear that. I wasn't ready to live with a woman full of infidelity.
I Gave him instructions to deliver them to Joyce for her to sign. I knew it wasn't gonna be easy but I had strong evidence to win the case over her in court. I was Also ready to fight for the custody of my kids. I was never going to allow her take them to teach them bad morals.
"Where were we darling?"
I asked Jackie as I hung up the call.
Before she could answer me, I remembered that I was supposed to take her to the mansion which I had built purposely to marry her and make it her home.
"Before I tell you the plans I have for you, I need to take you somewhere. There is something I need to show you."
"It's okay James, you are full of surprises... You know?"
She told me playfully, while teasing my chin.
We finished up our drinks, chatting like sweethearts. I paid the bills and we left to our destination. I had intended it to be a surprise and I couldn't give her any details when she insisted to know where we were going.