The Boss And I

Chapter 7 - Lover never fails

Oh my goodness, what is that awful smell? 

I open my eyes and see James snoring like a wild bear and smelling like he bathed in all the alcohol he had drank last night. I try to wake him up but he just twitches and turns over and has his back facing me. I search for my phone and look at the time, its only five o'clock, we still have four hours till work starts but might as well get ready and have breakfast at home for once. 

I get up, have a shower, get dressed, make coffee, read the news on my phone and eat some toast. As I'm eating, I remember the events that unfolded yesterday. I sigh. It was such a long day, at least everything with Morris is all cleared up but that little Dalia, I wonder what happened to her last night. Eh, not my problem. I shrug.  

As I take the last bite of my toast, I hear James getting up, yawning and stretching his arms in the air whilst he walks out of my room, he scratches his stomach from under his shirt and squints at me with his half open eyes.

"Oh sorry, was I eating too loud?" I say sarcastically as I get up to pour him a cup of strong coffee.

"Morning, why are you so grumpy this early?" he says walking to the table and sitting down rubbing his eyes.

"I'm not sure, it could be that my boyfriend whom left me to go and play yesterday came back drunk and very extremely loud" I say as I slam his half filled mug on the table.

I glare at him in silence. James makes a loud gulp noise. 

"Uhm... I'm sorry?" He says.

I roll my eyes and turn to head to the kitchen. James stands and follows behind me.

"Seriously? You're upset because I ditched work, went to play with Dalia, left you to do all the work and came back drunk?" He says like he is trying to better his case by making me look like I am overreacting.

I snap. "You tell me?!" 

He laughs awkwardly and walks back to the table and brings the mug to his lips.

He takes a sip and spits it out.

"AHH Iths stho bitther an hawt (Its so bitter and hot)" He says in a lisp.

I smirk at him and grab a napkin.

James glares at me as I walk towards him but I shrug it off and give him a napkin, he takes the napkin and wipes his mouth and the table. I walk passed him to go to the bedroom but he pulls me back and sits me on his lap, he looks me dead in the eyes and I look back into his, he pulls my face closer to his and starts kissing me slowly from my neck to my cheek and then round to my lips, I dodge his kiss and give him a peck on the cheek. 

"I ain't going to be kissing you when your breath be smelling like that" I say and kiss him once more on the forehead and quickly escape. 

He sighs and gets up from the table and returns to his apartment to get ready for work.

I'm in my room and am preparing my bag as it is now seven-twenty, I make sure I have my pen, notebook, laptop, paperwork and gum. I hear James leave and go back to the kitchen to clean up. 

Now it is eight o'clock and James calls my phone to ask if I am ready to go, I grab my bag and turn off all the lights and head out. We get to the office and are twenty minutes early but a majority of our colleagues get here half an hour before work starts to setup their stations and relax before a chaotic day starts. 

I walk to my desk and see a beautiful bouquet of pink and white roses with a small card that is attached to the handle, I pick up the card and it reads,