His to Hold

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Alec felt a shiver down his spine, the moment he heard the voice, it was like a cold bucket of water was thrown at him, but instead of it been cold it felt warmed. He turns his head to the side and look toward the spoken voice. He saw a woman dressed in a red and white business attire and wearing a five inch black shoes. Her hair was short, her lips were covered with red lipsticks, she looks to be in her late 50’s and she had an amused smile on her face when their eyes finally met. He could feel the air thickening as his breath shortened. But reality came crashing down when he hears Andrew’s voice.

“Auntie, you are early” says a slightly panicked Andrew

‘Auntie’ that would mean she is Marc mother. How could a such a beautiful woman give birth to such devil

“What, early, didn’t your receptionist tell you that I was on my way” she says with such elegance, and Alec couldn’t take his eyes away from her.

She walks toward them and stop by the couch “so is anyone going to finally tell me what is going on?” there was a sweetness in her voice, but Alec felt something else behind that sweetness.

“Auntie, this is Alec, Jenny’s neighbor who is here to deliver my suit” says Andrew

“Looks like there was more than delivering a suit, if my guess is right, Alec here find out your true identity”

No one dared to utter a word as Malia continues “and as any normal adult, he is furious, I will be too if I were him. Mr. Alec, I am sorry that my children’s here have placed you in a rather difficult position, but you see as any respectable mother, I hardly can stand when my children’s are being insulted, so will you kindly explain to me, how my son involvement in the girl life be any of your business?”

Alec could feel his fury rising, what kind of family was this, he needed to get out of here, there was no point in trying to reason with them. He had to get to Jenny and exposed everything to her. Walking around the couch, he heads toward the door, but before he opens the door, he turns around and says “Jenny is not thing that can be manipulated, what you are trying to do won’t work and I’ll make sure that it doesn’t. Marc Bloomfield you better get ready for the upcoming storm.” He gave one last look at Malia and opens the door and leave.

“Well that was quite a show” says Malia

“Mom, don’t please” says Julian

“What? What were you guys expecting, I had warned you that this could blow up, but you wanted to do things your way Marc and now, hmm, how are you going to deal with this?”

“I already have a solution mother, it’s not the card I wanted to use but now that it has come to this…”

Malia looks at her son, then at her nephew who had this defeated air about him. Andrew was in a sticky situation. How will tonight events turn out, that was a big question. Malia looks back toward the door and remember Alec stance. For a man in his middle sixties, he looks fit as a rock, and it took all of her willpower not to devour him with her eyes. She may be old, but she was still a woman and right now the feminine side of her, wanted to lay her eyes once more on the fine specimen.

Alec left the establishment seen red as fury invaded his body. This was unacceptable, this was truly unacceptable, and to think he had wanted Andrew’s to be more than friends with his Jenny. He gets into his car, and sat there for a while, his thoughts were in disarray. Turning on the ignition, he drives away with no destination in my mind. Deciding that he needed a cup of coffee, he drives to his favorite café, enters and places his order.

As he awaits his coffee, he picks up his phone, goes into his contact and dials Jenny number. She picks up on the first ring.

“Hello Alec, do you love your surprise?”

“Clearing his throat, I surely do Jenny, it is the best surprise I have ever had”

She laughs and Alec felt his stomach drops at the thought of her losing that laugh once she founds out.

“Have you given Andrews his suit?”

“Yes I did” he said a bit rigidly, but his tone of voice went unnoticed by Jenny

“When are you coming? I could sure use your help here, I am kind of feeling nervous and overwhelm with the last minutes’ planning’s”

“I’ll be here soon” replies Marc

“Alright, see you soon”

She hangs up the phone and Alec places his phone on the table as his coffee arrives. As he sips it, he tries to think rationally with the event of the day. Try as he might, he couldn’t put out the fire that was brewing inside, and to top it all, he couldn’t remove the image of the blue eyes woman. Shaking his mind as if to rid the image of the woman he thought back to Jenny and tonight. One thing was for sure, Jenny couldn’t know tonight for tonight couldn’t be ruined.

After the meeting was over, Andrew sat alone in his office, thinking about the earlier events. He glances at the couch where the suit was laid. He gets up and walks toward it. He picks it up, open the bag to find a beautiful black suit. He remembers, how she had taken his measurements a fortnight ago. He had been perplexed about it but she had been all giggles. Now he understood. As he was about to zip up the bag, he sees a note attached. He takes it and read “Dear Andrew, thank you for been a part of my life and for making my long life dream come true and for always been there when I pretend that I am fine. Please accept this suit a token of my everlasting appreciation. Your friend Jenny”

Andrew felt something stick in his throat as his emotion ate away at him. At the same moment, he heard his phone ring. Placing the suit back on the couch, he walks back to his desks and picks up the phone, it was Jenny calling.

Clearing his throat, he answers “hello”

“Hello Drew, so do you like it?”

“What am I supposed to like?” he pretended to faint ignorance

“Ha, don’t play with me, I know you received it since I have just confirmed with Alec”

“Right” was all he said not wanting to pry more, if she called him that will mean that Alec hadn’t told her anything yet. Maybe he would have time to talk to her himself.

“Are you feeling alright Andrew?”

“I am fine, I just need to get some rest, today was long and exhausting day”

“I can imagine, since I have my load. Well don’t be late for tonight and make sure to go home and rest and groom yourself handsomely, I can’t wait to see that suit on you”

That made him laugh “Aye captain”

“Ok then see you later”

“Wait, Jenny”

“Yes”

“Never mind, I’ll see you later”

He hangs up the phone and sights. Tonight was going to be a long night.