Chapter 6

When Alex got home, he met Monalisa watching her favorite series. He hopes she doesn't start her usual nagging. 

"Alex, where have you been? You didn't come home last night and now look at the time you are returning" 

"Babe, I am not in the mood for all these. You should have just welcomed me first. I had a busy day and I would like to shower and rest" 

He left her and went into his room to take care of himself. Monalisa stood still in shock that he couldn't give her an answer. 

Alex finished taking his bath. He picked up his phone to call Ashley to know if she was fine, but Monalisa walked into the room. 

"Your food is ready" 

"Oh! Thanks, I will be there soon" 

Monalisa looked at him and walked out of the room without closing the door. Alex didn't mind, he called Ashley and she sounded very fine over the phone. 

Alex went over to the dining table and Monalisa joined him. She dished out the food for him and also her own. They ate in silence. 

Monalisa was not comfortable, they have never eaten in silence like this. What was wrong with him? Was he seeing someone else? 

"Alex, we need to talk after eating,” She said.

Alex never wanted to hear that, he needed rest but his girlfriend wouldn't let him. 

"Any problem? What are we talking about?" 

"About us, Alex" 

"It has to wait till tomorrow, I am really exhausted" 

"No! You are just coming back after leaving me for a trip. Tomorrow you will tell me  you are going for one business or the other" 

"Monalisa, can't you be intelligent enough to know when your man is tired?"

"Oh, you now call me by my name. You even have the guts to shout. I see, my conscience didn't lie to me" 

Alex looked at her. What was she talking about?

 "What do you mean by that?" 

She didn't say anything, rather she stood up, cleared the table, and moved to the kitchen. What is all this? Why has she refused to be a considerate woman? It was really eating him up.

Monalisa has always been troublesome. She feels insecure because many women flock around him, but he has always assured her that the fact they come around him doesn't mean he is a flirt. He has chosen to be with her. 

Alex walked into his room to have some rest before waking up to do some work on his personal computer. 

Monalisa also came into the room, took her bath, and lay down on the other side of the bed. She faced the wall and covered herself with a thick blanket. 

Alex wondered why she was acting all strange. He knew he had not been giving her all the attention she needed because of the nature of his job. But he has always wished she would understand.

"Babe, can we talk?" He touched her so she could respond. 

She turned and looked at him.

 "I am not in the mood anymore. Do whatever you wish" 

Alex pleaded with her, it took her some time before she could sit up. 

"Babe, you wanted us to talk. I am all ears" 

"Alex, if you are no longer interested in me please be open to me now so that I will know what I am doing" 

"Where is that statement coming from?" 

"From my mouth of course. You placed your work as a top priority and forgot about me. I have asked you when you are going to see my parents, you keep telling me to hold on. I am getting tired" 

"Why should you be tired? You live in my house, you have access to everything in the house. You cook and I eat. You already know the nature of my job"

"I expect you to be patient with me, the entire enterprise is in my care, if I lose focus then we will suffer. I am doing everything to make sure that you and our kids are fine" 

"That is not what I am saying. If you can't give me half of your time now, I am sure you will not do that when we are married" 

"Lisa, I don't want us to talk about this again. We are not married yet, I don't know why you fail to reason with me. Don't impose anything on me for now" 

"Really? Why would you return from your trip and choose to sleep in a hotel?" 

"Because I needed enough rest" 

"Oh! You are saying I am a nagging girlfriend, right?" 

"Oh my goodness! Can you stop shouting? It is late for crying out loud. You already know you nag too much. You make me feel like staying out there" 

"I see, it seems you have found someone better than me, that is why you are saying all these, right?" 

"I have nothing to say to you now. Believe whatever you think. I need to sleep" 

"I won't let you sleep, you must tell me if you still love me or not?" 

"Monalisa, let's get to bed. Tomorrow is another day to trash out these problems" 

She kept nagging and complaining. Alex left her and slept off. By the time he woke up around two o'clock in the morning, she was already asleep. He looked at her and shook his head.

Alex took his personal computer and moved to the living room.

 "I need to work, but this lady doesn't see it that way. If I don't work, we will starve. Does she expect me to stay idle indoors and fucking her every hour?" 

He shakes his head sideways and starts his work. In the middle of his work, he remembered what transpired the previous day. 

Gregory Simpson is very heartless. Why do most men think money is the main priority above their family? Alex recalled what Monalisa was complaining about, it was almost the same thing. 

Monalisa's case is different. She complains about every slight thing. She is the opposite of Ashley. Alex never meant to compare them, but Ashley has a very calm spirit. 

What attracted him was the fact that she was not raised by her mother. Her father never cared about her but she trained herself to be so disciplined and hardworking. 

Another thing that surprised Alex was that she remained a Virgin. She only wanted to please her father.

 "She is a perfect woman. I didn't meet Monalisa a Virgin. She met numerous guys before meeting with me" 

Ashley deserves an award. Alex couldn't believe he broke her virginity. He thought she was one of those prostitutes that go to hotels with men, but when he tried inserting his cock into her, he realized that he had a bad description of her. 

Talking of comparison, Ashley is more qualified than Monalisa. Alex's girlfriend is only with him because of his money and fame also. She loves him but loves his money more. 

Alex couldn't concentrate on his work because of Ashley.

 "What is wrong with me? Hope I am not in love with her?" 

Alex knows  Monalisa has been a disturbance to him. No man needs a disturbing woman let alone one who nags all the time. 

Alex thought of knowing the girl better, but he had one little problem. How was she going to cope in the hotel? It is not good for a lady to be staying in a hotel.

 "Maybe I have to get her a guest room. I will talk to her about it" 

The next day, Alex got prepared for work. He came to the dining table but there was no breakfast. Does it mean she didn't prepare anything? 

"Monalisa, where is my breakfast?" She didn't say anything, rather she kept pressing her phone. 

"Am I not talking to you?" 

"Alex, can't you prepare a simple breakfast for yourself?" 

Alex was so shocked. He has been doing that himself till she started living with him. It was actually not a big deal but the manner in which she said it was very disrespectful. 

Alex kept calm and didn't reply back. He was really getting fed up with her attitude. He took his briefcase and left for work. 

"Hey, move the car straight to Genesis Hotel" 

He wanted to know how Ashley was doing. This is the only lady that has given him peace, but the other lady has been a noise maker to him. 

The car came to a halt.

 "Hold on here, I am coming" 

He went into the hotel and met the receptionist. Alex told her the room number where she lodged. The receptionist had to call to confirm what he was saying but nobody was picking up. 

"Sir, nobody is picking up" 

He got confused.

 "What are you saying? I checked in with her yesterday evening"

They checked their records and found out that she had checked out.

“What?”