Stan told me that he needed to take me home ASAP. I asked him why and he said that Eric was looking for me. “I don’t need him looking for me. I am grown and he is not my real dad. Who does he think he is? He better run Cassandra like that because he sure in hell don’t run nothing over here.” Stan was holding my arm while I was fussing to keep me from falling. “It would have been a lot worse if he would have actually came in.” Stan said as he opened the door for me. “Wait, wait. You mean to tell me that he was actually here? But, how did he..? I paused and remembered that Zavier came back by and asked what I was doing later. So, like an idiot I told him, but it was only to make him jealous. “I need to stay over tonight. I can’t go home like this unless you’re prepared to bail me out of jail.” I demanded of Stan as he started the car. He immediately picked up his phone to inform Eric of where I was gonna be. I couldn’t believe that this man actually came down to the club looking for me. “He said that it would be best if you didn’t and he said that you better be at work tomorrow too.” Stan relayed his message word for word. I rolled my eyes and held up my middle finger since I wasn’t able to speak because I had opened the door to throw up. “Aye, man, you better not throw up in my car and I’m not carrying your ass either.” Stan scolded me as he waited for me to finish. I remained silent after closing Stan’s car door because talking was starting to make my head hurt. Besides, I was still trying to enjoy my night enough I couldn’t hold my liquor.
Chapter 4
The morning had set in and I wasn’t feeling my best. I pushed myself to get to up and get ready for work because I refused to lose this war to Eric. He’s already won so many battles and it was time for that to stop. “Hey, I laid your bag by the dresser.” Stan said as knocked to let his presence be known. “Thanks.” I told him. I was glad to have a friend like Stan because he took care of me last night, plus he went over to Eric’s to grab me some clean clothes. It’s true that we both sometimes can get on each other nerves, but if one of us is in need, we will always be there no matter what.
I went into the kitchen to get me a big cup of coffee to help with this hangover, but instead my hangover got worst. “What the hell were you thinking last night? You are representing me and it was very irresponsible for you to be getting drunk.” Eric yelled. “Why are they here?” I asked Stan as I saw Cassandra in the hallway. “Kait, they’re just checking on you to make sure that you are okay? You were drinking pretty heavy last night and you can’t mix alcohol with medication.” He said as he tried to touch my shoulder. “I don’t have time for this.” I told them as I moved before Stan could touch my shoulder. “I need you to move so I can get to work.” I shouted at Eric. “I’m not done talking and you need to realize that your actions reflect us. I want you to get it together. Do you understand me?” I was ignoring him the whole entire time. “Eric, stop it. She just went out. There’s nothing wrong with that.” Cassandra said as she placed her hand on his back to get him to calm down. “I don’t think that I was talking to you.” Eric said to her as he moved so she couldn’t touch his back. “Kaitlyn, you’re an adult and the boss at my law firm. I mean it. I’m not playing with you anymore.” Eric said as he was pointing his finger at me. “Glad those days are over….” I said before slamming the door. “What did she mean by that, Eric?” Cassandra asked looking confused. “Nothing babe, I’m sorry I yelled at you. It’s just that I care so much about her even though she not my flesh and blood. I just want her to know that everything we do is for her own good.” Eric said as he was holding Cassandra to get her mind off the last thing that was said. “Thanks for watching her, but I gotta say Stan, you aren’t making smart choices yourself.” Eric sternly voiced his opinion to Stan. “Well, with all due respect, sir, she is a grown woman and she is capable of making her own decisions.” Stan told him as they walked out of the door. “I’m sorry Stan, forgive my husband. He just don’t know how to express his feelings.” Cassandra stated as she hugged Stan goodbye.
While I was still trying to get over this hangover, I asked Carmen to go through my schedule for today. She informed me that I had a meeting with a client in an hour. Yes, finally some action. “Okay, I need the entire file copied. I want the originals to everything and place the copied documents in their file.” I instructed her. “Yes, Ms. Thomas.” She said as she took the files off my desk and exited out of my office. I looked down at my desk to start preparing when I noticed a sealed envelope on my desk with my name on it. Who the hell been in my office without my permission? I sat down to read the contents of the letter. I was pretty sure it was from Zavier; However, I was wrong. The letter stated:
Dear Kait,
I enjoyed our time last night as well as our conversation (wink). The reason for this letter is because you have yet to use my phone number, so I went old fashion and decided to write you. I do hope that I can officially take you out on a date where there is less noise and more decent meals. If you still have my number, feel free to use it any time of day. No matter the hour.
Sincerely Yours,
Keith Palmerson
I immediately smiled as I finished reading the letter. That really made my day because I actually enjoyed Keith’s company yesterday. The only thing to do now is to give him a call and maybe think about going out on a date with him. I closed my eyes for a minute thinking about Keith and what he looks like without any clothes on. “Excuse me, Ms. Thomas your 9:30 is here.” I looked at the clock on my computer assuming that it was correct with the time of 8:30 showing. “They’re an hour early.” I told her. “Yes, I told him that you were busy, but.” I held my hand up as I just wanted Carmen to stop talking. I asked her if she had the paperwork finished she hesitated to respond. I walked pass this short, light skin of a woman who apparently didn’t know how to do her job. I entered the conference room without even knocking first. I didn’t care at this point. I just wanted to know who this person is who thinks that they can just do whatever they feel. When I entered, I saw Zavier standing in front of the window looking down at the street. “Man, this is a lovely view.” He announced. I closed the door and asked him what he was doing here. I informed him that I had a meeting. He shook his head and said that he knew that. “Then, why the hell are you still standing here? Leave!” I basically tried not to scream at him. “Now, yesterday it seemed like you didn’t have any time to talk. So I figured that if I made an appointment, then you would have to talk to me.” He said while motioning for me to sit down with him. “I don’t have time for these games, okay. This is my job. I am at work. If you wanna play, I suggest you go find that bitch who had your attention.” I said as I refused to sit down with him. He was walking over to comfort me as he saw the pain in my eyes when I reminded him of his infidelity. “Kait, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have cheated on you. It was wrong. I don’t have any excuses for what I did, but I’m regretting it every day that I don’t get to wake up next to you.” He was being very apologetic while holding my hands. I wasn’t sure if it was the conversation with Eric this morning or if it was what Zavier was saying, but a tear forced it way out of my right eye. He gently wiped it with is thumb and pulled me close. “You don’t understand how bad you hurt me. You knew that I had issues with trust and yet you did that to me. How could you do that? We were supposed to be married. We were supposed to be happy. I was supposed to be your one and only. You were supposed to be my first. How….” Before I could ask him the question again, he was kissing me. Only this time