Hitting Rock Bottom

Chapter 20 Boss Talk

Malachi's POV

The ringtone of my phone is singing in this quiet house. Waking me up slowly. I reach around trying to find my cellphone and when I finally do I answer without even looking. "Hello?" I blink a couples times just to glance at the time on my phone screen.. seeing it's 630am.

"Mal?!" It's my sister calling sounding as if she was worried. "Yeah Cece.. What do you need?" I ask her trying to not be rude but completely annoyed that she is calling me this early. I yawn awaiting her answer feeling a little impatient, maybe that's the grogginess talking.

"I was so worried when you didn't come home last night.. You always come home every night! So you can't be surprised that I noticed! I tried to give you all night before letting my thoughts and worries run full speed.. But then when I saw you still weren't here this morning I freaked! Where are you?! what happened?" She exclaims in my ear as I stretch and quickly figure out she is right I'm not home.. or alone.

I wake up more by blinking and recalling the events of last night, until I look down to see Yvette asleep on my chest. She is breathing lightly but looks completely comfortable and I would hate to wake her up.. Not just because of her but because I'm loving this almost as much as she apparently is. Especially when she looks so beautiful. Her hair is falling over her face so I quietly push the hair back and behind her ear as she moans lightly then nuzzling into my body more.

"Mal?!" Cecilia yells at me though the phone. "Shhhh.. I'm fine, I swear.. I'll talk to you later.. I just stayed somewhere else.. not a big deal." I try to explain as quietly as possible to hopefully not wake Yvette up. "Wait?! Did you go home with Yvette?!" She exclaims in my ear causing my eyes to roll back.

"Shhh.. I will talk to you later about it." I state as she exclaims. "Oh is she still sleeping.. you dirty dirty dog!" I roll my eyes again while now picking ching the bridge of my nose.. Trying to not get irritated with her, but come on, really. I said not right now. "It's not like that.. I will talk to you later.. goodbye sis. We will see you later."

"We?!" She exclaims again as I hang up the call so she won't wake her up. I huff out as I hear a giggling muffled on my chest. That sound alone creates an automatic smile on my face. My gaze bounces down to her frame. Yvette is staring up at me with those big doe eyes that scream beauty and depth. "Dirty dog huh?" She asks me as I outwardly scoff at that comment causing her to giggle more. "I'm sorry you had to hear that.. but my sister is my best friend and is also the nosiest person on this entire planet." I explain to her as her smile gets bigger.

"Oh I heard her say that and the fact that you have always come home at night which is surprising to me.. So what? You bring all your lady friends to your house?" I quickly shake my head at her answer.

"I don't normally do anything.. I don't have much time for flings." I answer probably too honestly as I start sitting up with her still on me, but pushing off my chest to sit up as well. "So what about me?" She softly asks as I plainly state. "You won't be just a fling." She looks at me curiously before asking. "Then what am I?"

"So much more to me than that.. and I'll make sure you know it." I say feeling my heart beating so rapidly at those words that slipped from my mouth so freely. The air in my lungs leaves with those words so quickly, that it's making me feels like I might pass out.

"Oh you will? How are you planning on doing that?" She asks smiling at me as her hand starts caressing over my leg its still laying on and surprisingly enough that action starts to calm down my heart. "That's for me to know and you to find out." I try to play it cool, but in all actuality I have no idea what I'll do, but I'm going to make sure I'm there for her.. hopefully she likes and appriciates it.

"I guess I'll just have to wait and see if you really mean what you say then." She says to me as I smile and inquire of her. "So I have some stuff I have to take care of with my boss today, but after that I really did mean it when I invited you to come meet my mother. The invitation is still open for today."

Her smile gets bigger as she nods pretty quickly while saying. "I would love to.. So I have to know.. are you quitting your job?"

"I'm going to tell him I'm not doing anymore jobs for him because I am planning on getting a regular job.. I just hope he can deal with that.. we will see what happens." She nods at me as she slowly starts to stand up but groaning as she grabs for her stomach while sitting right back down.

"Yve, you ok baby?" I yelp out in worry for her as she smiles at me and replies. "Yeah just still sore from the surgery."

"So.. after the surgery.. I havent heard.. is everything ok? You know.. with you? I know you said you got a call from the doctors last night." I remind her trying to not be too nosey, I just want to know what's going on with her. We stand up off the couch together, making that transition way easier on her, as she takes a couple steps then looking back at me. "You really want to know?"

"Yes of course? Are you going to be ok.. or do we need to go to other appointments? Other procedures?" I ask her with more curiosity over worry. "You.. would go with me?" She asks as I vigorously nod my head. "Of course.. anything you need." I state as if that is obvious. She bursts over to me until our bodies and lips collide. I wrap my arms around her while holding her small frame to mine. Once she peels our lips apart, she says into them. "That's the sweetest thing ever.. but I found out last night that my cancer is gone.. for now.. and we have to keep doing check ups to make sure it stays that way."

"Yve! That's amazing!" I yell, swinging her around still tightly wrapped up into my arms, causing her melodic giggle to emerge louder than ever. "So that's great we will celebrate that, along with introducing you to my mother!"

"I can't wait." She says into my ear making me smile bigger than before. "Alright I have to go talk with my boss.. and then I'll be back to get you and we can go spend the afternoon with my family. If that's alright with you of course." I inform her creating an excitement within her, that has her bouncing on the balls of her little feet.

"That sounds great.. We can spend as much time as you want with your family.. good luck with your boss, please be safe.. and I'll see you soon?" She confirms our plans, making my smile perk up even more. "I'll be back soon." She nods at me and walks me to the front door. I lean down kissing her cheek before turning to prance down her stairs to my bike. Once I rev the engine I zip away to try to take care of this issue so I can move past it with her.

I get to his mansion in no time at all, I want this done and over with, so to say I sped is a complete understatement. They open the gates and then the front doors for me without hesitation. When I get to his office I feel the nervousness hitting my body but I have to do this. The doors open to expose the boss, Mr.Sanders, pacing around talking with someone on the phone.

"We will hopefully take care of that soon.. actually here he is to take care of this.. I'll call you later." He pushes a button on top of the phone, cutting off the call.

"O'Malley! I'm glad to see you, I was getting a little concerned.. Dealing with the anxious buyer of those rare stones as we speak.. but I do have to admit, when my guys told me that you stayed the night at her place last night.. I just knew you were taking my advice and using s*x to look around her place.. I knew you could get close to her just to solve this issue for me!" He exclaims as I shake my head before replying. "It's not like that.. I didn't use her nor did I get s*x from her.. But I got your stones.. I just want to get my money and be done with all this.. Thanks for everything but things for me have changed.. and.. I'm getting a different job... A real one.. you know, a 9 to 5."

"What has changed? Yvette? Or what?" He asks me as I shake my head, not wanting him to know about that for her safety. But he continues to suspiciously stare at me while I'm just walking across the room to hand him the bag. He swipes it from my tight grip as he opens and pours it out into his hand. He checks out the stones as he groans out.

"You didn't get them all.. one is missing.. The black opal." He explains to me as I shrug my shoulders. "That's all the stones she had in her safe.. so I'd say that it's not in there and maybe she just sold it." I explain grabbing for the case of money for me. His fist slams down on the top of the case, slamming it on top of his desk, making a loud bang to get everyone's attention. "You don't get the money because you didn't get all the stones."

"But I got most of then, all but one.. Can you pay me for that and I'll keep an eye out for it, even though she probably sold it." I try to negotiate as he shakes his head. "I'll give you half, but you won't get the other half until you get the other one.. Oh and I know she didn't sell it."

"How do you know that?" I snap at him as he states. "That was the one stone she never wanted to sell me or anyone because it's her favorite.. she always wore it on a necklace and I would bet she still has that necklace.. so you need to get that from her." He demands of me as I shake my head.

"I can't.. I got you the other stones and she didn't have the necklace or that stone.. I bet it's gone.." I try to take the attention off of her as he scoffs and grips my shirt, tugging me into his face as I hear the guards approaching from all around us.

"You will get me that stone whether you like it or not.. because I can tell you that not only will your family pay for your insolence, but so will Yvette. And if it comes down to that, then you will be in trouble and have to be replaced by someone who can get it from her with or without a fight. I don't care if anything happens to her, but I have a feeling that you do.. I don't know what you have going on with her, but that's not going to stop me from getting what I want.. I know the necklace will be harder to get, especially when it's around her neck.. and since you got the rest of the stones I'll be a kind and generous man.. I'll give you.. um.. a couple weeks from today to get that other stone or there will be hell to pay.. Because I'm getting really tired of you messing with my money and deals.. So until you get me what I want then you're not done.. you understand me?" He asks as I spat through grit teeth, "loud and clear." He rolls his eyes as he throws me back into his guards, who quickly grab hold of my arms. I try to pull my arms out of their grip but it only gets tighter the more I struggle.

They start dragging me backwards from his office as he waves at me, not feeling bad at all about our conversation.. but I am feeling so much worse than I thought. I had the best night of sleep I have had in a very long time and was in a great mood to come here and now this has to happen.. I had it set in my head that I would be done with this after today.. but now I have to figure out how to do this without her noticing.

I hate that I even have to do this but I would rather it be me, who won't hurt her.. over someone else that is willing to hurt her or worse to get it and I won't have that.. So I'll have to take care of this myself, if I don't want anything bad happening to her besides me hurting her, ironically enough.

The men throw me out the front door. I grunt out from hitting the ground abruptly as I roll towards my bike. Another guard chucks the suitcase of money for me, since he said he would give me half the money owed.

But it thumps on my back hitting me, then slipping to the ground. I groan out again as I slowly sit up on my knees, then standing to my feet as I grab the suitcase and open it to make sure I got the money he promised.

It does have the cash in there so I huff out, putting it into my bike, right under the seat. I slam the seat down making sure it's secure, while letting some of my anger out. I flip my leg over the motorcycle while turning it on without hesitation. I need to get out of here, I need to get back to her to feel better today. I rev my engine and take off, whipping my bike around so rocks fly out at the guards, causing them to jump and me to grin to myself.