All Chapters of What Jack Wants: Chapter 11 - Chapter 16

"Lisa, someone's at the door," Jordan called from the kitchen and Lisa came out from her room to answer the door, after promptly looking through the peephole of course. After what happened with Randy, she knew better.Femi's figure, distorted by the glass greeted her when she looked and she flung the door open. He had a big smile on his face and pulled her in for a big hug."How's my favourite girl doing?" Femi asked as Lisa led him into the apartment."Oh you know, I'm okay.""I'm glad to hear it." He settled into the couch with Lisa beside him. "I'm here to talk about my offer the last time I was here. Well, that and also the fact that I wanted to see you too. Have you given it any thought?""If you tell me why you're being nice to me, I'll accept the offer.""Lisa..." "You said there was a reason so out with it already.""Okay but promise me you'll be rational when I tell you.""You're making it sound fishy, wha

Jack got home early that evening. His proposed wife was around but for some reason, her presence only fueled his irritability that evening. He wanted to ask her to leave, at least for the evening but he didn't trust himself to be polite when he opened his mouth so he just kept quiet and hoped that she would get the memo.  Ever since they started this whole trying to be a couple thing, Jess had been great if he was being honest with himself. He had even started enjoying conversation with her and her company no longer irritated him. He was finally starting to see her as someone he could build a life with. After hearing or confirming that Lisa and Femi were having a thing, everything irritated Jack and that included Jess. All he wanted more than anything at the moment was for her to go somewhere, anywhere but his house. He just needed to find a polite way to tell her this without offending her. For as much as she stood to gain from their contract marriage, she

"Jess, I have bad news." Theresa found her sister lying down, perusing social media without a care in the world. She wished she wasn't the bearer of the news that would remove the slight smirk she had on her face, probably from texting someone, but something was seriously wrong and someone had to tell her."Yeah? What's up?" Jess put her phone aside and sat upright."Well, it's just been announced that Jack lost his mother yesterday.""Oh my goodness, are you for real?""I am.""That is literally the end of my life, all of our lives." Jess was distraught for Jack but she couldn't ignore what it meant for her."You don't have to carry that kind of burden around sis, I understand that your heart was in the right place but it is not your duty to save us. Everyone will be alright, we'll figure it out." "I really hope so, mom will die.""Mom will be alright. She is overly dramatic about everything so you can expect a horrid re