CHAPTER FOUR

Klaus' POV

By ten am, Craig and I are at our mum's place eating breakfast.

"So how are things at the Enterprise?"

"Good, real good mum. Your first son is just as fruitful as his father"

Craig compliments and I smile. He's always praising my works. Our sibling bond is unbreakable. I love him to bits and I'll never stop defending him. I'm twenty- eight and he's twenty-five. We attended the same school from kindergarden to college though I was always ahead of him in class. He was always getting into trouble and I always got back home with a broken nose as a result of defending him, but I never got tired and till now I'll stop at nothing to defend him. That's how much I love my little brother.

"I'm very proud of you son, both of you" Mum says as she smiles at us. I love my mother very much most especially because she raised my brother and I the right way. As little boys she never spared us. She would whoop our asses hard when we did something wrong and I will never forget the day she locked me up in my toilet all day because I didn't do the dishes before going to bed. I repented after that punishment and made up my mind to be a good kid. The worst was when she grounded me for one month, no TV, no video games, no outing, no friends allowed to visit, no phone, just school and back home into my bed room just because I came back home one hour past my curfew on school days which was nine pm. My mum was a war!.

Above all I'm still very grateful to her for doing all of that to me, I am a successful business man today because of her.

Let's not even mention my father's own method which he used to discipline us, his punishments were Savage and just remembering them sends chills down my spine.

"So how is it going with Daisy?" Mum asks

"I broke up with her" I say and she suddenly starts to smile

Yeah, she never liked Daisy.

"And finally my son decided to free himself from bondage, congratulations son, I'm proud of you"

She says cheerfully. She never liked Daisy likewise Daisy . Whenever they met, they always behaved like cat and rat.

"Mum!"

"What?"

"Daisy and I didn't work out, that's all". I try to defend. Daisy's not all that bad, I really did enjoy some moments I spent with her but she's just not the girl for me. I had to end things before they got to another level without me realising.

" I told ya" she says playfully.

"Yeah, you did"

"Good"

"No doubt she has been blasting my phone with calls and texts and voicemails" that's Craig

"She's been calling you?" I asked surprised.

"Yeah non stop"

"I'll talk to her"

"Nah, don't you worry. I'll handle it"

"You sure?" I ask concerned

"Trust me bro" He says with a reassuring smile. I trust Craig, if he says he's gonna take care of something, he's definitely gonna do just that.

" So, have you met anyone else?" My mum drops the bomb. Typical mum.

"Mum he's still healing from his heartbreak" Craig says aghast

" Yes I have" I agree and Craig looks at me dumbfounded, I let out a tiny chuckle and he creases his brow, unsure of what to say next. I like it when I burst his bubble like this.

"No you haven't!" He denies flatly

"Yes I have" I say with a naughty smirk

" You haven't gotten over Daisy yet"

" One hour was enough for me to get over her"

"Oh, since when did you become a man whore?"

"So seeing another girl makes me a man whore?"

"Literally" He says with a n eternal frown masked on his face. I don't even know why he's so worked up.

"Son, any girl after Daisy is fine by me. Introduce her to me soon enough"

"I'll do just that"

"That's my boy, and you Craig , haven't you met someone?"

"Mum please don't start" Craig says as he concentrates on his food. I can't help but laugh at him

"Why not?, You're old enough to get a girl for yourself. You're such a fine man"

Craig suddenly smiles.

"What's funny?" I ask curious

" I think I like Emerald" he says with a foolish smile

" Emerald as in Hazel?"

"Yeah"

 

The moment he says yes I feel my nerves tension in every part of my body. I do not like the sound of that. Hazel is mine alone!

"Don't even go there, she's out of bounds" I warn sternly

"Why's that?" He asks confused

"I like her okay, so you stay at least one mile radius away from her" I warn again and this time around more sternly.

"Boys,  who's this Hazel girl?"

"She's Klaus' personal assistant"

"And you both are interested in her?" Mum asked with a creased brow.

"I like her" Craig insists

"No you don't!" I interject.

"How would you even know that?, you're not in my heart"

" I know you more that you know yourself and trust when I tell you that you don't like Hazel"

"Seriously brah, go ahead and have the lady, don't bite my head off" He says in defeat and I heave a sigh of relief. I really do like Hazel and won't want to compete with any man for her love, especially my brother. I don't want us to get involved in any messy love triangle which will only bring about hatred and jealousy. I'm happy he isn't very serious about Hazel.

" So when am I meeting her?" That's my mum for you. Always impatient.

"Not anytime soon mum, please be patient"

" You really can't blame me for being impatient, I want to carry my grandchildren already, I'm tired of taking care of big babies like you, I need cuties to destroy my stuff and make loud noise inhere, I miss crying babies"

"Mum please" I plead as I cover my face with my left palm, she's at it again. This topic always frustrates the hell out of me.

" If you're not ready to raise kids just give birth to them and hand them over to me, I'll do the rest"

" Mum you make it sound like I'm the one who has to get pregnant with your grandchild. I need a woman to do that and as it is now I'm single, so you need to relax"

"I don't care how you do it, all I want is grandchildren. You're twenty- seven for crying out loud"

I just sight and continue to eat my food. Arguing with mum is pointless, she'll just keep frustrating me with her demands and ideas.

By the way I'm twenty - eight  not twenty - seven.

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                     Hazel's POV

"You had sex with your boss?"

Wendy asks aghast, her facial expression is quite deadly and I don't even know how to handle her right now. This is why I've been hiding this issue from her but I just couldn't hold it anymore, I had to disclose everything to her and now she's mad. Like really mad. Even I am mad at myself for having sex with my boss.

"Yeah" I answer quietly

" What does that make you?"

"A whore?" I ask unsure

"Not really, he's got a girlfriend so that means you're officially a home wrecker"

" He kissed me first" I try to defend. I hate the way the truth stabs my heart.

"Tell me more" she says folding her arms and giving me a stern look.

" It just happened okay, we met at the snack, had a brief talk and a few shots then he kissed me and the next thing I realised was that we were on the bed and he was on me and ...and...." My voice dies down. Wendy is just staring at me unbelievably

"You should really quit this one night stand policy of yours, get a boyfriend"

"That entails attaching emotions"

"I don't see any problem with that"

"It's a big deal for me Wendy. Alright then, I promise I'm never sleeping with my boss again, I tell him it was a huge mistake"

"And mean it, if possible avoid him. I don't want any girl pulling your hair or calling you names because of a man. That's lame"

I love Wendy from here to the moon and back. No one has got my back the way she does.

" What will I do without you?"

I say pouting and rolls her eyes.

"I'm still mad at you"

"Should I make you pancakes?"

"No thanks, you're a horrible cook"

"You just crushed three quarters of my self esteem Wendy, that's not being very nice"

"The truth hurts like hell!"

"Yeah, whatever. I'll be in my bedroom" I retire to my bed to prepare the speech I have to tell Klaus the next day.

Honestly I don't entirely regret having sex with Klaus. If he weren't my boss, I would've looked forward to spending another night with him.

I swear.

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It's lunch break and I'm seated in my office idling. I'm not very hungry so I won't go out for lunch. A crazy idea pops on my mind and I smile foolishly.  I take my phone and type Klaus' name on Google and everything about him shows up. I click on his age and I'm amazed, he's twenty - eight years old. Quite young and when I click on his net worth I almost throw my phone away I away.

It's a fortune!

I see photos of him and Craig and an older woman whom I presume should be their mother and his girlfriend Daisy. I scroll down and click on Craig's profile, when I check his age I laugh, he's twenty-five just like me but I'm two months younger than him.

"You're not going out for lunch?" Mr Arthur asks from behind and I quickly put my phone away as I turn to look at him. I was so engrossed in it that I don't hear him come in.

" I was just about to leave" I lie

"Good then, let me take you out for lunch"

What?

"Excuse me?" I ask aghast

"I believe you heard me well Hazel"

"I'm sorry I can't go with you"  I deny flatly, I'm supposed to be avoiding him not going out for lunch with him. What if we go about and his girlfriend shows up and causes a scene?, Wendy will kill me.

"Don't be like that Hazel, it's just lunch. Come on"

I know, right?

" I don't want other employees to see us together and start thinking otherwise"

"Then that'll be their issue to deal with"

" But Sir..."

" Hazel!" He cuts me off with a firm call.

I need to, I really need to avoid him for the sake of my own sanity and also for the sake of peace between Wendy and I but  have you met my boss?, He's the hottest and most irresistible man on this planet Earth. Right now that he's standing before me, my mind is totally blank, his manly Cologne dominates my perfume so now my whole office smells like him and it's intoxicating. He smells like Christmas.

"Fine" I finally give in not that I have a choice tho.

We both walk out of my office and I feel my senses return to my brain from wherever they flew to. Now that I'm sane again,I'll use this opportunity to tell him the speech I prepared for him last night.

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Our orders are served fifteen minutes after ordering. We're both having barbecued chicken salad for lunch and grilled pineapples for dessert. Not leaving the red wine aside.

"I still don't think this is a good idea"

"Why not?"

"If your girlfriend see us together, she's gonna throw a tantrum"

" What girlfriend?" He asks looking at me in awe. Now I'm confused.

"The one who called me a bitch"

"Oh, you mean Daisy?"

I care less about her name.

"Whatever her name is"

"Daisy's not my girlfriend, we broke up" that takes me off guard, I unconsciously drop down my cutleries on my plate and look at him in awe.

" What?"

"Nothing, I guess I was just shocked"

"These things happen every day Hazel, you should know that"

Wow, so I'm not a home wrecker after all. That feels really refreshing.

"So now that u know I don't have  a girlfriend you won't refuse to eat lunch with me right?"

" I'm afraid I will"

" But why Hazel?"

"Because it's not right, what we're doing is inappropriate. You're my boss and I'm your employee, our relationship is supposed to be strictly professional" I explain seriously

"So?" He says with no iota of seriousness.

The nerve of this guy.

"Come on Klaus we had sex, that's not supposed to happen between a boss and his employee"

"First, you're more than just an employee to me. Second, we didn't have sex, we made love" he corrects and I give him a confused look. What the hell is talking about?

"Had sex, made love, what's the difference?"

"That night was special and I'll do anything to experience that again, in the most appropriate way though"

"I...I don't understand"

"Hazel" he calls as he leans forward and places is left hand on mine. His gentle touch sends chills all over my body and I can't help but recall how carefully he had handled my body when we had sex. It's like he was worshiping my body.

"Can you give us a chance?, Like can we get into a relationship?"

What the hell!.

I quickly withdraw from his touch and lock all those crazy feelings within me away. I can't afford to be smitten by this man.

"Klaus I was serious when I said  you should forget about what happened between us"

"I don't want to"

" It was just a one night stand okay, in case you didn't know that's all I need from men. The sex. So it'll be better for both of us if you wipe it off your mind and move on. I'm never gonna go out with you." I spot out and I see a glint of disappointed in his eyes. What was he even thinking?, that'll he'll propose to me and I'll pledge my undying love for him and tell him I've been waiting for him to bring this topic up. He found the wrong girl.

"Alright then, well talk some other time when you're calm" He says softly and that nerves ma great deal.

"We're not gonna have this conversation ever again, you get me?"

"You're not calling the shots here Hazel"

I hate the fact that he doesn't seem affected by my rejection.

I hate  the fact that he's not taking me serious at all.

I hate the fact that he has plans of bringing this issue up again.

I hate the fact that he's interested in me!!

"If I'm not calling the shots then who is?, because it's definitely not you"

"The end will tell"

Tss!

I don't even want to talk about the beginning but he's already talking about the end, just great!

"Can we just go back to the office?, I lost my appetite" I snap

"I'm not done eating yet and you haven't touched your food"

" So you don't wanna leave?,  fine then I'll just take a cab" I pick up my hand bag and turn to leave.

" Hazel wait"

I don't wait, I walk out and he follows me.

"Are we seriously doing this?"

I don't reply.

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