Love and Money

Chapter three

Katie's POV

" How did the latest web developers day go ?" Kelly asked as I walked in , she was preparing dinner which smelled lovely but I wasn't sure I was going to eat . As it was my feet were killing me and I really needed a teynol.

" Not what I expected but what can I say ?" I shrugged , opening the fridge and helping myself to a bottle of water.

" Are they all snobs there or it's just terrible working hours ?" Katie asked placing a plate of spaghetti before me , I stared at the plate before me and felt too tired to force food down my throat all because Kelly was about to bully me into eating.

" I'm not eating this " I hissed and pushed it towards her.

" Are you that tired ? Maybe I should have dragged you out of your car. Yunno ,brought you up here and then changed you up . When was the last time you ate anyways? I'm guessing you've only eaten breakfast" she rambled, trust Kelly to nag about me not eating and taking proper care of myself. Kelly was who you could refer to as the mother you wished could shut up .

" And good evening to you Kelly" I said rolling my eyes at her .

" Don't take it the wrong way but I'm awfully concerned" She said sulkily , forming her lips into a pout .

" I appreciate it . And fine I'll eat ." I was going to regret eating but I had to do it if not Kelly was going to turn a mountain out of a molehill. She let out a whoop and I told her all about work .

" The hospital called but you weren't around " Kelly said avoiding my eyes .

That wasn't exactly good news, I hoped my mom was okay , I hadn't visited to her today because I was very busy and now I was hearing the hospital called. I hoped she was okay.

" What did they say?" I asked in a quivering voice hoping whatever happened wasn't an emergency.

" Nothing much only that the doctor wanted to speak to you " she said .

I had Dr Spence's number and so I called him , on the second ring he picked up the call.

" Good day Katie " he greeted.

" Good evening Dr Spence. How's my mom doing , is she okay ?" I asked him offering a silent prayer to God in my heart that she was okay.

" Your mom is okay but there's bad news. They're still tissue's we were not able to remove during the surgery and so she has to go through radiotherapy. External radiation, five days a week for seven weeks "

Where on earth was I going to get such amount from? I had only four thousand dollars saved up in my account and the rent was due in a weeks time . But if I completed the contract in less than a week if that was humanely possible then I could hope to get money from the contract but even with that wasn't going to be okay .

"Thank you Doctor Spence" I said tiredly .

" Anytime Katie " he said and hung up .

" What was that ? Is your mom okay ?" Kelly asked innocently, I was tempted to tell her about everything but I'd grown up learning to keep my problems to myself, I couldn't bring myself to tell Kelly unless she was my last resort. If I told her the truth she was going to take it upon herself to fund the radiotherapy with me and I didn't see that gesture as necessary at least not at the moment.

" It's nothing . He called to tell me mom needs some new drugs" I lied pulling a fake smile, a look of relief washed over her face as she let out a sigh of relief.

Damian's POV

Bad timing seemed to be my problem throughout the day . I hoped to have a quiet day in my office and vent off my anger on work. I should have told Lisa, my secretary, to make sure no one disturbed me but I was too angry when I got back from mom's place to want to talk to anyone.

Just when I was getting myself together, the door opened and a young lady walked in , and that's when I decided to play soliatre on my laptop since I couldn't really focus on work either . I avoided looking at her face thinking she was going to get tired and leave but after about seven minutes of standing and acting nervous I decided to attend to her after all she was the new web developer .

Looking up at her I noticed her top, that was the same top I'd seen earlier in the elevator , the brightness of it was impossible to miss, she was quite young probably twenty four at the most she was a natural beauty I noticed , her brown hair was pilled into a bun making her cheekbones appear higher and her lips more luc- was I about to call her lips luscious? I quickly brushed the thought away and looked at the lady infront of me .

She lacked confidence which was pathetic considering the position she occupied , I expected poise from her but she seemed too slow and nervous in her movements.

After a few questions she proved to be actually smart and more confident after presenting the contract to her I sent her off immediately and stayed alone in my office pondering over the clause to the will , Dylan wouldn't mind taking over that was a sure bank and I wasn't about to loose the company I'd worked for for over seven years to build to this height crumble. No . I had to do something quickly .