_ Our Husband _
"I need a leave."
CJ looks up at me in disgust.
"Who the hell let you in my office!"
"CJ, this is not the time and place for this. Please! I need a leave."
He glares at me.
"I'm not talking to you. Get an appointment. Come back."
"I've waited the whole day to get a chance to talk to you! It's serious, Sir!"
"Don't call me sir!"
"Cedric!"
For a moment, our eyes lock but he looks away.
"Don't call me that either. It's CJ."
"Okay CJ! I need a leave urgently."
He clasps his chin and looks at me.
"You just started working here the other day and you're already asking for a leave!"
"As I said, it's urgent. Please!"
"What happened?"
"Something serious."
"What?"
"My friend's husband died."
Sympathy flickers in his eyes before he replaces it with a sm
