CHAPTER 4

Jake has a very demanding job and barely has time to spend with his wife and therefore he uses every opportunity he gets.  He loves Laila and their son very much and he treats me like a younger sister. I tell Laila I’m headed to pick Brad up. I gotta admit no matter how much work I have or how tired I am I always look forward to spending some time with my boy. I’m always looking forward to our next time together.

We get to the company building, I and Laila head to the private elevator. We wait for it to reach the top floor of the building. I head to my office and call Paul to release him to head home. He tries to argue that he must drive me back home but I convince him that I can drive myself back on my own. I take my handbag from the leather seat in my office and head towards the elevator.I head towards the lobby to wait for the Laila so that we can head to her house together. She shows up to the lobby after some time and we head to my white Chevrolet Corvette C8.

I enter on the driver’s side and Laila enters on the passenger side. I turn the radio on and Ava’s sweet but psycho fills the car and me and ly sing along.

Oh, she's sweet but a psycho

A little bit psycho

At night she screamin'

"I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"

Oh, she's hot but a psycho

So left but she's right though

At night she screamin'

"I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"

She'll make you curse, but she a blessing

She'll rip your shirt within a second

You'll be coming back, back for seconds

With your plate, you just can't help it

No, no you'll play along

Let her lead you on, on, on

You'll be saying, "No, no"

Then saying, "Yes, yes, yes"

'Cause she messin' with your head

Oh, she's sweet but a psycho

A little bit psycho

At night she screamin'

"I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"

Oh, she's hot but a psycho

So left but she's right though

At night she screamin'

"I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"

Grab a cop gun kinda crazy

She's poison but tasty

Yeah, people say, "Run, don't walk away"

'Cause she's sweet but a psycho

A little bit psycho

At night she screamin'

"I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"

They had a fancy home with a very homey feeling and I loved it whenever I visited. I hear sounds of small feet running in our direction and prepare myself for the impact of the small boy of the two year old against my own.

“Auntie Kira..,” Brandon squeals.

“Little man,” I call out.

It doesn’t take long before Brad runs into my open arms and wraps his tiny hands around my waist. I pick him up and smother him with kisses all over his chubby face and he releases giggles. I smile widely upon seeing his big dimpled smile and I give him a big smooch on his nose and in return he gives me a sloppy kiss on my cheek.

“I missed you so much auntie Kira,” Brandon says still giggling.

“I missed you more little man, but I’m sad that you don’t visit me anymore,” I say faking sadness.

“Don’t be sad auntie, I’ll force mummy to allow me to visit you a lot. Can I come live with you?” he asks innocently.

“We’ll have to ask mummy and daddy about that Brad sweetie okay,” I tell him and he nods his head continuously.

“It’s good to know that I was not missed around hear” we hear Laila say behind me.

Brandon giggles and drops from my arms to go greet his mom.

“Baby, you’re going to spend the week at aunt Kira’s place since mommy and daddy won’t be around. Is that okay with you?” Laila asks.

“Yaay, I told you auntie Kira, I was going to visit soon,” Brandon says excitedly.

“Yes baby, I knew you would keep your promise. Now how about we go to your room to back some of the things you need, then we can head to my place,” I tell him.

“Okay auntie Kira,” Brandon says.

Brandon holds my hand in his little ones and drags me upstairs to his room. I can tell how excited he is to go to my place since we do a lot of fun activities. I make a mental note to notify the temporary PA that I will not be going to work tomorrow. I want to spend the day with my little man and on the next day, I’ll take him to work with me.

Many must think that I don’t have much work being a CEO since I can take a day off to have stayed home with Brandon. I made sure that there are no pending projects that require my attention urgently.

We pick up a few of Brandon’s belongings since he has his own bedroom and wardrobe at my place. We head downstairs and bid our goodbyes to Laila and head towards my car.

It takes much time getting back to my place than we spent coming here since there is a lot of traffic. We play our favorite song on the radio and sing along at the top of our voices. Brandon dances around in the back seat and swings his body and arms wildly in an attempt to dance.

The snow glows white on the mountain tonight

Not a footprint to be seen

A kingdom of isolation

And it looks like I'm the queen

The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside

couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I've tried

Don't let them in, don't let them see

Be the good girl you always have to be

Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know

Well, now they know

Let it go, let it go

Can't hold it back anymore

Let it go, let it go

Turn away and slam the door

I don't care what they're going to say

Let the storm rage on

The cold never bothered me anyway

It's funny how some distance makes everything seem small

And the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at all

It's time to see what I can do

To test the limits and break through

No right, no wrong, no rules for me

I'm free

Let it go, let it go

We alternate in singing the verses of the song and in no time we get home.

I pack my car in my garage and open the backseat door for Brandon to get out.