(A changed man)Grayson finally smiled as he took a sip out of his drink, however that was short lived as Connor placed a hand on his shoulders, ‘So what's next Mr CEO?'.‘What's next for what?'. He frowned‘Kathleen', Connor laughed as he signaled the bartender for a drink, ‘You're in love with her man. How are you going to let her know?'.‘She has a boyfriend'‘That hasn't stopped you before'Grayson's faced tightened as he grimaced, ‘What do you mean by that? I'm not a woman snatcher Connor'.‘The last time I remembered you said you were willing to play down and dirty to get Kathleen. You're going to have to play harder considering how much she hates you'. Connor muttered.Grayson sighed, ’I just want to make her comfortable with me again before I do anything else, if I fire her boyfriend then she might go back to hating me. Doing all of this is so exhausting'.‘You're new to the game Mr Hunter', Connor chuckled as he winked lewdly at a redhead who brushed past him, ’It's your firs
(Meet my mother)‘So what exactly did you say to him this time?'. Ophelia asked Kathleen three hours later over lunch.Kathleen munched over her sandwich shrugged, ‘I didn't say a word. I just got my job back'.‘Then you must be some guardian angel sent cause Mr Hunter has been nice to all of us today now that you're back'‘Really??'’Yes girl', Ophelia confirmed as she brushed her braids away from her face, ’He's a much decent human whenever you're around, and he comes to the employee's lounge whenever you're here'.Kathleen frowned, ’What are you trying to say Ophie?'.Ophelia shrugged, ‘All I'm saying is, keep up the good work. You've finally tamed the beast'.Kathleen was still in the dark as to what Ophelia meant but didn't push it any further. Instead she focused on her sandwich but just as Ophelia mentioned, Grasyon walks into the lounge and grabs himself a can of Sprite and a packet of haribo gummy worms. Kathleen knew her boss, and she knew he hated carbonated drinks—he was a
(Family dynamics)‘So when are you both giving me grandkids??'.Kathleen almost choked to death on her roasted artichoke, she quickly grabbed a glass of water which she chugged down her throat in a bid to save her life, ‘I'm sorry what??'.‘Kids', Margaret said flippantly, ‘You're both together so I assume you'll be giving me kids sometime soon right??'.In the span of a minute the heartwarming conversation Kathleen shared with her boyfriend's mother turned into something erratic, she turned to Jacob for some support and he cleared his throat nervously, ‘Uhh mom Kathy and I have only been dating for a couple of months'.‘Two months'. She coughed.He frowned, ‘Mom Kathy and I have only been dating for two months. The talk of kids and all of that hasn't really come into place yet'.Come into place? Kathleen thought in pure bewilderment, it was never coming into place, she made it clear she didn't want to get married to anyone and most especially she didn't want kids—considering how much
(Paranoia)‘Oh come on Kathy now you're just being paranoid'. Jacob laughed as he parked the car in front of the company building.‘I know you'd think that way but I'm sure of what I heard Jac', she said as they both got out, walking up the stairs to the front door, ‘I think your mom was watching us having sex last night'.He stopped as soon as they showed their identification badges which was a new protocol and turned to face his girlfriend, ‘I know my mom is very much overprotective and can sometimes not respect boundaries but she wouldn't go as far as watching her son have sex. It's creepy and my mom's not that kind of person'.Kathleen sighed as she feared this was what he might say, but she knew what she heard and she heard Margaret Hempstead's footsteps last night. Her borderline disrespectful question if they used condom this morning to her was the final nail on the head, Jacob wouldn't see it cause he was just blinded by motherly love.She never knew the love of a mother or an
(He's my boss!)‘He's my boss'‘So?'‘It's just a tie Jac'‘Another man's tie!'She scoffed loudly, ‘I just helped him adjust his tie and Ophelia does yours all the time so what's with the hypocrisy?!'.‘Mine's totally different. Ophelia and I are just friends and he's your boss....there's a boundary Kathy!'.She stared at her boyfriend in disbelief, taken aback by the sudden change in demeanor over the darndest thing, it wasn't like she cheated on him or did anything suspicious..she just helped her boss adjust his freaking tie!.‘I can't do this with you right now'‘So what??', he scoffed, ‘You're just gonna ignore the problem like you do every single time?'.‘What is wrong with you?!", she finally snapped and yelled bringing about the attention of the other staffs who rushed to the corner of the hallway to watch from a distance, ‘We had sex last night, we were okay this morning and now you're some jealous dickwad who can't trust his woman?!'‘Not when she's adjusting another man's—'
(Men really do suck)‘Come on Miss Turner let me take you home'. Grayson couldn't believe he was following this drunk woman down the streets of the city, trying to get her home before something bad happens to her.‘Go away', Kathleen drawled as she staggered endlessly on the road ignoring the passersby who wondered what was going on, ‘You're a horrible person Grayson Hunter'.‘I know and you can hate me for it. Just let me take you home', he said and quickly held onto her arm as she tried to step onto the road of speeding cars, ‘Jesus Kathleen you're going to kill yourself!!'.She laughed manically, ‘As long as I don't get to see....do you know much much of a gaslighting prick you are?? you made me think I was out of my mind! that I was just crazy for thinking to were Mathew Knowles. You treated me like crap all these months knowing you were the man I had sex with!!'.She was causing a huge scene, this was beyond embarrassing for Grayson who couldn't take it anymore and lifted her up,
(The final truce)Grayson held up a paper bag, ‘I thought maybe you'd like some wontons or whatever'She frowned, ‘That doesn't answer the question. What are you....why are you here Mr Grayson??'.‘You can just call me Gray', he answered, ‘We're no longer at the office. Can I sit here?'.Her eyes darted to the empty seat and she shook her head, ‘I don't think so. You shouldn't be here sir and I don't care if it's out of work, it's inappropriate'.‘We've done a lot of—'‘You're messing with me'‘I'm not'‘Then what do you want?'‘To talk'‘About what??'‘Us'‘There is no Us!'‘There is and you know exactly what I'm talking about'.She scoffed loudly as she just couldn't believe her ears, ‘All we had was just one night Mr Gray, just one night together which you denied for the past four months. You made me think that I was crazy and now you're here with a bag of wontons thinking I'd forgive you??'.Grayson took a seat irrespective of her wanting him around and placed the bag between the
(Happy birthday Mr Hunter)‘What do you mean let's take a break?'‘You heard me right'‘Kathy I said I was sorry!'‘Doesn't take away the impact of what you did Jac', she shrugged being so over this conversation, ‘I just want a break from all of this'.Jac couldn't believe his ears, her eyes lacked lustre and emotion as she stared at him coldly, ‘Kathy I'm sorry. I mean it'.‘It was the first time I told you about my parents Jac. It wasn't up to a full day and you used that against me...how am I supposed to trust you after this??'. She answered calmly as all she wanted to do was sleep and get ready for work.She wanted to end things with him right here, every sense of likeness went down the drain after he took a jab at her childhood and there was a limit to what she could forgive—he was a spoiled mother's boy who has been enabled all his life and had the emotional maturity of a five year old, she didn't know why she didn't notice this sooner.Jacob sighed, ‘I'll give you the space you