His to Hold

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

It was a little bit after six in the evening when Andrew decided to leave Jenny's apartment and head to his apartment. He hadn't wanted to leave, but he had to, the fact that she fell asleep on his shoulder as they watched the Wu assassin on Netflix, made him feel a certain way and he certainly did not want to further explore his feeling toward her. In their family, they respected each other choices and stood by each other side no matter what. When he turned ten, he was forced to live with Malia and his cousins, since according to his parents, he was too young to explore the world with them. Unfortunately, they lost their lives during the war in Afghanistan.

He hadn't wanted to live with his mother's side of the family, however, throughout the ages, he had come to realize that it was the best thing that had ever happened to him. His bond with his cousins was strengthened as they saw him as their brothers. Together they created and brought the conglomeration to life and now he was the CEO of the designing branch as well as others.

Taking a deep breath, he entered his apartment, placed his vehicle key on the counter and was heading to his room when he remembered that Marc had been waiting for his call. The man hadn't stopped calling him all throughout the evening, in the end, he took a picture with Jenny a little too close for comfort and send it to Marc. Guess it worked, since his phone had stopped ringing. Grinning like a five years old child, he dials Marc number.

After his brother and his mother had left his office, Marc had set about fixing it with Jimmy's help. Once done, he sat down behind his desk and his eyes landed on the floor where the scene had happened. He had a smile on his face as he recalls their struggles and their short moment of passion. If she had that effect on him now, he couldn't wait to explore further. She had become his drug and his weakness in a very short time and as his mother had told him, it was best not to questions it and simply live out his feeling; and speaking of his mother, he needed to find a way to bring Jenny to the tea invitation, otherwise, his mother will pester him till he goes crazy.

He looks at the time and saw that it was close to six in the evening. He had given Andrew enough time to console her. Taking his phone, he dials Andrew's number, but to his surprise, the phone rings till it went to voicemail. He dials a second time, the same thing happened, he dials again and this time it went straight to voicemail. 'What in the world is going on' he questions as he looks at his phone with disbelief, he dials again and again and again and the same things happened. On the ten calls, he sees a message from Andrew and saw red.

In the picture, he saw his beloved laying her head on Andrew's shoulder, she had a smile on her face as they both looked at the telephone. He felt his inside boils at Andrew's word 'chill cousin, let me enjoy the lady company' Andrew, Andrew you're calling for trouble, he whispers. However, as his eyes were fixated on Jenny's, he felt loneliness creeping into his heart. When his mother had fallen ill, and they were out of money to take care of her expenses, he had sat down with his brother and cousin and together on a piece of paper, they were able to create what they have.

His sole focus had been on the company's, the only woman that had ever mattered to him, was his mother. No other woman could compare to her. She was a fighter through and through. Never resting and always managing to find a semblance of balance within the family. She had overstressed herself which led to her sickness, a tumor in her eyes. The doctors hadn't been optimistic and with their financial status, she wouldn't have been able to be operated. He was seventeen then and since then he vows to never have her work till the day she rests in peace. They were there to make sure of that.

So, when he met Jenny, she reminded him of his mother, a hard-working woman, living by herself with no family to lean and procuring self-respect all on her own was not ideal. He met a lot of women, but none were of Jenny's caliber and for that, the more he learns about her and sees her, he falls deeper into the abyss of love. He just wished that it was the same for her, otherwise, he wouldn't have to play all those tricks just to force her hand at the end.

He looks at the picture, once more, closes his phone, took his stuff and left the office. He trusted Andrew, so he will have to wait till he explains the meaning of this picture and then he'll decide if he would kill him. It was around nine in the evening, as he sat in his living room and reading Almost heaven, that his phone rings. Seen that it was Andrew's he picks up on the second ring.

"Hello"

"You need to chill cousin; you almost blew up my cover," says Andrew

"What do you mean"

"Well, you decided to call me at the moment that she and I were having a heart to heart conversation as she was retelling the event that happened in your office. According to her words, she said you were doing funny things to her body"

"She said what"

"Come on Marc, I know you heard me, you were doing funny things to her body and she also claims that she will never have s*x with you, you too much of a vile man"

Hearing the last part, sadden Marc's but didn't let it show in his voice as he says "So she told you everything that happened"

"Oh yes from the fight till the funny part," says Andrew as he laughs "Dude, I think you have to change strategies, Jenny is too innocent and too pure"

"I know that you don't have to remind me"

"Yes, I do, otherwise, you will never win her heart"

"I will win, once she is mine and by my side, she will see the type of man that I am and will love me"

"She may be naïve in that department, but she is no i***t, she is going to fight you and I am afraid you might lose that battle"

"Andrew, you know I never lose, I love a challenge and she is my challenge, no need for you to worry."

"I am not worried about you, but her, you should have seen her this afternoon, she was completely lost, Marc what really went to your head, you traumatized her"

"I wasn't thinking with my brain" was his small replies

Andrew takes a deep breath "anyway, I do believe you should lay low for the upcoming days, she needs to focus on opening the restaurant and I don't want my client to be distracted, so if you mess with her, I will be the one giving you a whooping"

"Looks like she has tainted you"

"Marc, I am being serious, stay away from her"

"She's mine, you know"

"As long as she doesn't have the ring, she is not yours, she will be when I see it, but until then, you have to follow my orders, otherwise don't expect any update on my side"

"Gosh, alright I get it, you were always the one to draw out a hard bargain"

"Glad we're on the same page, now I am going to give myself a cold shower, for your woman made me horny"

"Why you little piece of..." Marc didn't finish his word as Andrew hangs up and he was looking at the phone with disbelief until he saw a message from Andrew saying 'as I said, you need to chill cousin'

He drops the phone on the couch, lay his head and thought that Andrew was right, he needed to chill but will he be able to.