Sinners and Saints II

Chapter 48

"Is he in?"

Olivia's face brightened as she stood right behind the secretary's desk, her bright eyes staring at the young man sitting behind it while he stared back with his glasses on his nose. He looked really shocked.

"Miss Olivia." He tried to get up quickly so he could greet her properly but Olivia had to stop him halfway. The only reason she chose that day out of all days to pay Rafael a quick visit at the office was so she could surprise him. She didn't want to spoil the surprise.

"No, you don't have to." She said smiling at him as she slowly turned to the glass surrounding the big room. Everything was so transparent. She could see every activity happening in the office.

There he was.

Olivia's smile grew wider the moment she noticed Rafael standing in front of his desk, his eyes focused on the chubby woman in traditional attire and a head tie made of the same special Ankara on her head. Olivia could also see the linen shawl she had wrapped over her neck. He looked like he was trying to explain something to her while she had her head buried in some kind of paper.

He looked so handsome even when he was working. It melted her heart to think that she had not stopped by at the office to see him enough. Olivia held on tight to her bag the moment she watched him raise his head to the glass.

Of course he had noticed her presence.

A huge smile appeared on his face just as Olivia found her hand raising slowly to wave at him. She looked so excited even then. She drew her eyes back to the man behind the desk.

"I'd just go in now."

She didn't even wait for a reply before she hurried along to the entrance of the room and then slid the glass open, taking a deep breath of the cool breeze from the air conditioners that filled the room. She could see the woman fold the papers she was looking into slowly and then placed them on Rafael's table.

"Hey baby." He let her into his embrace, placing a soft kiss on her check so he didn't smudge her red matte lipstick. Not like he could.

"Hey ." Olivia greeted him back.

"You look breathtaking." He slowly let her go.

"Oh, my. Thank you." Olivia chuckled like she had not spent her entire lunch break fixing her make up and making sure it was perfect before she got into that car. She slowly turned to the woman sitting across the table just as Rafael slowly turned to his phone.

Olivia's eyes widened the moment the lady smiled brightly at her. She could feel herself almost choke on her saliva the moment she recognized who it was.

"Oh my God," Olivia gasped just as Rafael slowly turned to them. He turned to Olivia. He could see how shocked she was. "You're Zainab Kareem!" Olivia's jaw was almost dropping as she took a step closer to the woman who wouldn't stop smiling.

"And you must be Olivia." She slowly turned to Rafael. "Rafael told me a few things about you." She stretched her hand to Olivia for a shake.

"Oh my God," Olivia hurriedly took her hand with both her hands, shaking it gently. "I'm a huge fan. My mother, actually."

"Oh, that's really huge." She slowly turned to Rafael, chuckling nervously while Olivia didn't dare leave her hand. Rafael shrugged his shoulders. "It's an honor."

"Mrs Zainab," Rafael cut in. "I'd like you to meet my fiancée, Olivia." Now he had to introduce the ladies formally.

"Oh I see." The woman didn't look surprised at all. Olivia slowly let go of her hands, tucking her hair behind her ears.