Chris POV
Immediately the clock struck 6 pm, I did not wait to be told that it was time to close from work and return to the comfort of my home. I grabbed my bag and rushed out of my office trying to leave without Jace noticing, he can be annoying at times especially when it comes to work. I'm the boss, but he can be bossy too.I looked around to see if there was anybody apart from me and Jace in the building, unfortunately, everyone had returned home to rest from the exhausting day at work. I increased my pace when I heard Jace's footsteps behind me. Jace is sleeping over at my place today, so we could work together on the memo. I told him not to, but still, he insisted saying that he needs to be there as my source of motivation since I've been lovesick." You could end up drawing Joanna's face on the poor innocent memo sheets." He said, I scoffed and rolled my eyes at him trying to contain the embarrassment." I didn't see Axen today... Is she okay?" Jace asked.I turned back to face him, my brows raised... In a questioning expression.He chuckled nervously, and I could swear that I know that feeling, it was something familiar." I mean, she never stops pestering you so it's odd to not see her today." He said in an attempt to explain himself further.I refused to say anything, I stepped out of the car before he could rush to open it." Is he angry?" He wondered, since I could hear people's thoughts, it's natural for us immortals, but I have to act natural and answer calmly." I'm not upset, I'm just occupied with thoughts. Let's get in." I replied and pointed to the restaurant. I had changed plans of eating dinner at home and wanted to give ourselves a treat.He smiled.“Wait!” I ordered him just as he was about to open the entrance door." Any problem, Mr Chris?" Jace asked with concern." I'm okay. It's just that..." I couldn't complete my statement because of the strong scent that was filtering into my nose. I've perceived this wonderful fragrance of cologne somewhere.It is a rare scent, one I had perceived only once from somebody's body precisely a female... It was faint then, however, I'm sure it is the one I'm perceiving right now.I didn’t need anybody to tell me who it belonged to, the thought of it made my heart skip a beat.“She was here?” I asked nobody in particular. I was excited, but I had to try so hard not to show it.“Huh? What are you talking about?” Jace asked.My eyes darted in every direction to see if I could find her in the multitude of people seated. I didn’t see her, but at least I now know that she comes to this restaurant, so I rest assured to find her here.“ Never mind, let’s go inside,” I said pretending that nothing happened and scurried away. Jace stared at me like he's just seen a ghost.I can’t blame him though, I am the weird one here and no doubt he looked astonished.“Okay,” he said, shrugging his shoulders. We’re all ridiculous on this planet.“Have you prepared my schedule for tomorrow?” I asked, stabbing a piece of salad into my plate and trying so hard not to think about Joanna.“Yes. Which means that we need to complete the memo tonight." He said looking away.“Now eat up, we need to get home on time and start working.“ I said, concentrating on my food.Joanna's POV*********I sighed deeply and stood up from the bench I was sitting outside when I realized that I was spacing out again, instead of thinking straight. I know what is wrong with me, but somehow it feels strange and I don't know what to do about it. My thoughts.My face was pale with worries, I left my office with the intention of going home, yet I found myself sitting on the bench at the corner of the building, it's one of my favourite spots though. I sat there patiently for thirty minutes as if I was waiting for my saviour to fall from the sky.I swerved to see who could dare kiss me on my cheeks and when our eyes met, I lowered my guard and smiled. It was Yolanda and her presence just lightened up my mood." How are you feeling today?"" I'm good, pretty okay," I replied, making sure our eyes never meet." Come on, girl. You don't look okay to me. What's up?"" I don't know. I just find myself worrying about it again, it's annoying and I want to stop it. I want to focus on the things I love doing, I want to shut down everything and be happy, and focused, still, I can't."" Is it about what the doctor told you?"I shook my head, " No, it's Chris."Yolanda gasped, she inches forward and placed her palms on my lips and dragged me away for fear that someone might hear. " What are you talking about? Don't tell me you're thinking about him?" She whispered." Hey! I'm not, trust me. Anyway, never mind."" Stop hiding things from me, you know I always find out in the end." She said." Is that a threat?" I asked her walking away." No, it's a reminder."" Let's go home first, I'm tired," I answered.There was a bit of traffic on our way, I knew it would lengthen our stay outside. I just enjoyed the way the cold breeze blew past my face and nothing else. All I want at this point is to get home, undress and collapse on my mattress, even though the world is being cruel to me I don't want to miss the moment of peace when I'm on my bed.I turned to ask Yolanda a question, but she was fast asleep like a baby. I raised my hand to wake her and stopped halfway. She is cute in her sleep and it felt nice to have her lean on my shoulder to sleep. I felt sad when I thought of how lonely she would be when I'm gone.“We’re here ma’am” the driver announced.I tapped Yolanda lightly, she woke up feeling dizzy. I alighted from the car and waited patiently for her to come out as well.Chris POVThe rays of the sunlight sieved through my eyelashes, I rubbed my eyes severally as it was blurry when I opened them, it could be from the rays of the bright sunlight. I looked around and found Jace sprawled on the floor sleeping recklessly.I can't remember what time we slept off, but I can say that it was late at night. We had worked over the night to complete the memo for today's meeting." Oh! Shit! Today's meeting," I kicked Jace who was snoring like a pig." Wake up asshole! It's late." I rushed off to the bathroom to shower and prepare for work.A pleasant aroma struck me when I came out to the dining room, Jace was seated in one of the chairs yawning loudly." Eat up already, we need to be in the office. I shouldn't be reminding you of your job responsibilities." I said.I looked around to check if Axen was still around because nobody else had access to the house and on top of it prepared breakfast for us. Something was strange, she left early without waking me up or informing me." Is it because I refused to eat with her last night?" I asked Jace, who looked up at me confused.I shrugged off the thought and sat down to enjoy my meal.“Well, I should go get dressed too, “ Jace said and ran upstairs, straight to my room.Joanna's POV“ You what?” I asked bewildered.When I saw him, Chris. Walking into the mall with his assistant, I prayed that he wouldn't recognize me. Unfortunately for me, he did and I can't help it.I wanted to push him away and run, but I restrained myself from doing so and now he is spewing nonsense.“ I know that I'm sounding crazy right now, but I want your body. We will make a good pair of lovers, trust me. I'm not asking to date you, I just want us to be sex partners I could pay you if you like. " He said, I was dazed by such arrogance." What effrontery?!" I yelled unable to control my emotions.This guy before me is crazy and his arrogance is driving me crazy too... He is a lunatic for sure, because where could he have gotten the nerve to spill such trash?“ You must be insane! What happened that night was a big mistake, Chris. And I regret it until now” I said, trying to explain things to him. Of course, I am the fool that placed myself in this mess.“ I don’t care about that, it’s irrelevant now “ He answered back, making me more frustrated.“You should get going, “ I said with a smile the whole scene was just so overwhelming.I wish that I could turn back the hands of the clock and right my wrong that night because right now I’ve lost the little interest I had in living this lonely life. I glared at him, I didn't want to raise my voice to avoid unnecessary attention from people." You wouldn't want me to scream, would you? Please, use the door... I don't care what you came here for!" I said calmly.He got to the door, looked in my direction and shouted, “ When you've thought it through you can message me. I'll be waiting for your reply. ” he said and shut the door.I stood dumbfounded staring at the door, his figure still engulfed my mind. My chest became tight and I started gasping for air.When I woke up, I found myself on the hospital bed, with Yolanda sitting pitifully beside me. " Why am I here?" I asked her trying to understand the situation." When I walked into the mall you had fainted already, what happened?"" Nothing," I replied and looked away." Why didn't you tell me?" She asked." Tell you what?"" That you were sick?"" What do you mean, Yolanda? Stop talking nonsense."" How could you!" She asked and started crying. My best friend had just found out about my sickness I thought." I'm sorry... I..."" You would have told me that you were sick, and I wouldn't have dragged you to the mall with me. Are you feeling pain anywhere?"" What's with you? I'm fine, why are you acting strange?"" The doctor said that you've been through stress lately and deserve to rest," Yolanda replied still checking my body to see if there were any suspicious signs." Just that?" I asked." Yeah."I heaved a sigh, she nearly got me. Thank goodness that she didn't discover the fact that I'm sick with stage three cancer." Come here." I pulled her in for a tight hug.Joanna's POVI sat quietly at the spa looking at Yolanda enjoying every moment. She is one person that I can say with a full chest that she is a god-sent, a very lively girl and I’m glad to have her in my life. " Joanna?" Yolanda called, disrupting my thoughts. " look what I’ve found. Have you tried this before?" She asked waving a silky hairband at me and looking at me with that cute face of hers." Nope, you know that I don’t use stuff like this. Concentrate so we can get out of here, I'm damn tired and need to rest." I answered with a frown, but she didn’t take the bait. " Don’t be so impatient Joanna, dear. Give me a few hours and I'll be done here, but for now, bear with me as I need to savour every moment slowly."" You bad bitch..." I groaned.My mind drifted to Chris and I shuddered not from cold, but rather at the nerves he got to ask me to be his sex partner and still had the guts to pester me. I wish I could just make him disappear from the face of the earth or something,
Chris POVUnable to contain the feeling of euphoria I did a few dance steps, actually I'm an awful dancer, but Joanna was a real pain in the ass, the good thing is that she accepted my sex partnership proposal.I haven't spoken all day with Axen and I'm quite sure that she is pissed off still sadly I can't help but ignore it, we could always make amends later. We've been friends from birth and I know how sensitive she can be to things especially when it's me on the line." Hello Axen, can you come around? I have some good news that you wouldn't want to miss for anything in the world." I said with a giggle, it wasn't funny but I create my sense of humour.Before I could drop my phone on the living room table, there she was standing before me. At first, I was startled. " Hey! I thought we agreed not to use our teleporting powers except in an emergency?" I asked her.She nodded like a kid, " Yeah, we did. And I couldn't help it when I got your call it sounded more like an emergency." She
Joanna's POVThe alarm blared and I stretched my hand to shut it off. " Ping!" A notification rang forcing me to ignore the annoying sound of my alarm.I snatched my phone from the table frustrated, I threw it back on the mattress and walked out annoyed." Why would he say one thing today and switch words the next day?" I asked myself." We were supposed to meet up today!"" Who are you talking to?"" High heavens!" The frightened me shrieked... I nearly jumped out of my skin. " When did you get in?" I didn't even see her sneak in... Yolanda has a way of scaring people." Just now."I heaved a sigh and slumped on the sofa, " I wish to sleep more." I mumbled." I'm stepping out soon... Did you eat breakfast yet?" " No... I just woke up to an annoying alarm and notification."" What is it about?"" I can't believe that I accepted Chris's proposal... You're responsible for this, Yolanda."" Stop fighting it, Joanna. You deserve to be happy, so live a happy life... You never know when...
Chris POV" Congratulations, Mr Christopher. We have gone through the documents and we like what we have seen, so we have agreed to sign the contract with your company. It's our pleasure to partner with you. We look forward to greater achievements and a profitable partnership with you." I smiled. Finally, after throwing tantrums at Jace about why he brought me there when I had a date with Joanna, I and the Japanese company agreed and signed the partnership contract.It's a win for me. Now my company will keep growing at its pace without interruptions from other competitive companies. My tech company remains one of the leading tech companies. Now I can return and have fun with Joanna as much as I want. " What time is my flight?" I asked Jace, Im was sure he must have been tired as I repeatedly ask him the same question."Noon, but we will be leaving for the airport in no time." He replied these are one of the qualities I admire in him." Did anyone call from home?" I asked hoping he w
Joanna's POVWhen I woke up beside Chris that morning, by impulse I desired to escape from him for no reason, but I fought the urge and stayed. I vowed not to run away from any situation in the future.This is the last month I have to live in this world and spend time with the people that are dear to me. Last night, I did what the old me wouldn't have done in the presence of Axen. I'm sure her intentions were out of this world but I shocked her and did what I wanted with Chris without feeling embarrassed or remorseful. She planned to ruin my moment with Chris, yet I proved tough enough to not give in.Sighs... It will be a hard time for me because Axen will be all out to destroy my happiness, still, I won't let her have her way as she did with the other girls he had a fling with." Chris, breakfast is ready," I announced." I'm coming." He replied rushing down the stairs filled with excitement like a kid that had been expecting the arrival of his mother." Enjoy your meal. I have to w
Chris POVJoanna has an independent personality that I admire so much. It is a decision she made and I respect that in her; my style.I've never dreamt that I could fall for her when all I ever wanted was just sex. Slowly, I got attracted to her though I'm not sure if I'm head over heels for her yet.She didn't smile brightly like she did earlier, and I guess something must be troubling her, I ruled out mind reading as it would mean trespassing boundaries... Not like I cared about such principles.I'll love to hear whatever is distressing her when she is willing to let me hear about it." Are you worried about something?" I asked, but she was so lost in thought and she did not realize that I had asked her a question.I tapped her gently on the shoulder, " You don't look happy, is there any trouble that you would love to share with me?" I inquired just as I managed to steal her attention.She forced a smile, " I'm okay... Don't worry about me, I'm just tired and need some rest." She sai
Joanna's POVI woke up to a call from Mr Vance telling me to rush to the company as there was an emergency, and I'm hoping it was not a bad one because I don't want to start my day as a bad one. I had enough yesterday and want to be happy today.I looked at Yolanda, she was sleeping so peacefully. I did not want to wake her from her sleep, so I went to the bathroom to wash and dress up.Today will be a stressful day for me, I could tell from the way Mr Vance called me so early in the morning. I wanted to rest today but I guess that won't be possible.I rushed out of the house without informing anyone, I didn't even wait to eat the meal Chris prepared. I had an emergency and according to my business ethics, an emergency should be treated as one.I know that Chris and Yolanda would be worried so I'll notify them when I must have settled the issue. " Vance, what is the emergency about?" I asked." The designing team called me this morning to complain about a mistake that did." He said whi
Joanna's POVI lay on my mattress feeling very weak, I didn't know what to do. I felt so insecure about the whole situation. When I was dating Aiden, he was good to me though all those things were fake I never doubted it till the very end. He fooled me, robbed me, hurt me and even want to ruin me more. " What have I done to be treated so harshly by him? What did I do to deserve a cruel life?" I kept muttering to myself.I stood up to join Yolanda in the kitchen, my head started spinning, my ears were ringing and the world turned white.I heard voices so I tried to talk to them but no one heard me, I could see them but they did not notice that I was awake.The noise was so loud in my ears, " Can anybody hear me? I'm feeling hungry and I want to eat."I kept repeating those words but nobody heard, I saw doctors and nurses running around to save me.I tried raising my hand but my body was numb I could not feel any pain, " Am I dead? What is going on? Doctor, please save me. I can't die l