MIA'S LOT [Wattys 2019]

Chapter 10

"Good morning ma," everyone said with a standing ovation as I took my seat at the board meeting that morning.

"Good morning everyone " I replied.
"Please, be seated "

"As you are all aware, we have a new investor and he will be joining us for meeting this morning. Each one of you would need to brief him about our current activities, both the profitable and non-profitable ones. " I said to the managers.

I put a call through to the receptionist to direct Ralph to the conference room. This is the first time I would be seeing him since our agreement that Saturday. He has been out of the country for business meetings.

Although, we kept in contact regularly. He was always video-calling whenever he was free. Sometimes it's not so convenient because of the different time zones, but it became a ritual for us to speak to each other every day.

After a rigorous two weeks, he's back. We agreed to have dinner this evening after work hours in my apartment. He said he would cook and I would sit back and watch only. I wasn't permitted to lift a spoon. So, I'm expectant of the wonders of chef Ralph in my kitchen tonight.

There was a knock on the door. The receptionist opened the door and brought in Ralph. He looked so handsome, as usual in his three-piece suit. His black hair was styled in the usual manner, he had a signature style.

With him came his personal assistant. She looked like she was suffocating in her dress. Why is her skirt so short? Why did Ralph allow such dressing? They are pretty provocative. Now, I'm sounding like those jealous possessive girlfriends.

Am I even a girlfriend to Ralph? We talk yeah, and we agreed to be friends... Okay, friends with benefits.
It can't be called benefits since there's no sex. So I guess we are just friends who are dating...Let's just see how far we go with this.

Joe stood up to welcome him with a handshake and lead him to his seat towards the far end of the table. Ralph looked at me and smiled. I returned his smile too and cleared my throat so that no one would notice our communication, back to business.

After deliberations of over two hours and a half, the meeting came to an end. We had to decide who we were going to promote this season. We had a lot of talented members but we could not have a showcase for all. We had to set a priority list which wasn't so easy. There were a lot of factors to consider before choosing each person.

Some were set to have their showcase next season due to the kind of season their images depict. We also had to adjust the budget for the new equipment. We needed to get them according to their level of importance so as to not purchase one that wasn't urgently needed due to lack of technical know-how.

As soon as we were done with the meeting, the hospitality team led the members of the board to the relaxation area to serve them lunch. As I was about leaving, Ralph called me out and said he needed to see me for some urgent issues. What urgent issues? Pfft!

I waited for him to catch up with me and then led him to my office. As soon as we got in, he closed the door and keyed in the lock. I gave him the look of what are you doing and he just smiled sheepishly. Then he pulled me close and kissed me as if his life depended on it and I returned the energy. Gosh! I've really missed him.

When he broke free, he smiled. I never knew he had dimples! Dimples, me like! He still held me in his hand by the waist and kissed every part of my face.

"These past few days without you have been terrible. I almost sacked my personal assistant, who had been working for me for the past five years, when she fixed a meeting without my consent. I should have been back yesterday to give you a surprise visit." he said.

"Really! Hope you didn't make someone lose her job because you were acting like a baby?" I chided.

"Of course not. She didn't do it intentionally, besides, it was for the interest of the company. I just felt she should have understood because I had told her earlier on of my plans with you"

"Okay. I have a question for you though. Don't take it the wrong way, mean no harm."

"No baby, ask away"

"Why do you allow her dress in skimpy seductive dresses? Or have you never noticed? Or you just felt like ignoring her mode of dressing?"

"Skimpy? I don't really know babe. Her dressing seems normal to me"

"Normal? Normal?" I move away from him. Is he really considering that normal? At what level does abnormality begin? Probably when she's naked, showing all the remaining parts of her goods that have been on presentation.

He came to meet me and led me to sit on the sofa in my office. He sat and placed me on his lap.

"Babe, I only have eyes for you. Isn't that enough? hmm? I admit my fault in not setting boundaries but I can't just let her go because you are jealous. She's good at what she does okay. Yes, she has tried her luck but I never gave in. She doesn't have a percentage of what you have. And I'm right here with you and not her okay? I'm sorry for being insensitive to your feelings. Why don't I make up for it at dinner, with desert" he said winking.

"Fine! I've heard. But there's a lot to do before I'm impressed, mister. So be on your toes tonight."

Yeah, well, what can I say, Bros before Hoes. Call me jealous, but I'm gonna protect what's mine. Mine? Really? Yeah, mine!

Yeah! What's mine is definitely not ours.............Don't forget to VOTE and COMMENT. xoxo