7 "It is you i want.."

Like every other morning she hurried to work . Approaching her office space, she saw it had been flooded with a lot of beautiful flowers and gifts , she wondered why and who they must be from. Her colleagues made eye contact with her insinuating she must have a serious man who really wanted her.  They all kept smiling sheepishly as she proceeded to pick up the letter that laid on her desk. 

[ With much love , I beg of you to accept my humble gifts  and give me just one last chance] . 

She rolled her eyes and heaved a sigh at the realization that it was all Dave's doing.  She bent down to pull out the trash can from beneath her desk as she tossed the flowers in it . 

'How could he be so irresponsible , he tryna make me lose my job?' .

She moved the gifts under the table angrily till there was none left. She sat down and got set for the day's work .  Just then , her cellphone rang, she reached for it and saw it was Dave. He wouldn't stop calling so she eventually took it.

"What is your problem? Trying to render me jobless?" . She whispered into the phone. 

"You make me do these things. Just forgive me already and let's start all over. It isn't so hard . In a month or two, we will be planning our wedding again" .  He said. 

"Wedding wedding wedding , that's all you talk about. Do I really look that desperate to you?" .

"I don't mean it that way. Just stop this already. We aren't teenagers. Adults fight and settle it , not call off a wedding"  . 

"You are an arrogant prick!" . She whispered . She noticed her voice was going higher. 

"Really me? . Heh.. you just threw the flowers I got you in a trash can. Beautiful and expensive flowers. You didn't even open up my gifts. Gucci , Prada , sh*t is all in there " .

On hearing this, she lifts her head to look around her.

"How the hell did you know all that!"  . She continued to whisper.

Just then she heard the horn of a car go "peem-peem" . 

"Because I am right here, outside your workplace"  . He assured her.

"And I am not moving , till you come here to tell me, all this madness is over and we can go back to our beautiful relationship or I am just gonna be hitting on this horn " . He stressed .

"What the..".  She voiced.

"Are you crazy? No, you are crazy. You better get off company property or I am calling the security on you " 

"Go ahead. I am just going to help you create a scene. I guess your boss wouldn't mind" 

"You son of a .."   

He ended the call. She was so mad but had no choice than  to  head downstairs. She took deep breaths and sat back up , wearing a smile on her face. She got outside , sighting her from the side mirror of his car , he got out .

" You need to leave" . She told him in a stern tone.

"And you need to stop doing what you're doing , no one's Jesus , I have been apologizing, since when did your heart become a wall? "

"Since you became a d*CK by f*cking my friend" 

"Babe.. that wasn't how it happened okay? She came on me " 

"And.. I ended up seeing you on top of her. What a twist" 

"What more do you want me to do or say for you to understand that I am sorry for what I did and that I want things to be better between us. I want you back and I want you to take me back. Just tell me" 

"There isn't anything you need to do. I just am no longer interested . So stop this. " 

"That's a lie. You love me. You are just hurt. Hurt by what I did. But you love me like I love you and you miss me, just like I miss you. You can't throw away all the good memories we've made because of the bad ,  okay.. I tell you what, accept to have dinner with me tonight and If I don't change your mind then I will leave.."  . He assured her as he moved to stand closer to her. She rimmed her fingertips on her forehead and her face told of how exhausted the conversation was making her. 

She realized he wasn't going to give up. It was Dave, she knew him. He would make living unbearable for her until she gave him what he wanted and there she stood thinking of a million ways to keep him at arm's length for good. 

"And if I say No..?".  She asked .

"Then I am just going to have to keep coming".  He asserted.

Just then Stace's car drove past them towards the parking lot.  Her heart skipped. 

"Your boss?" . Dave asked .

"Yes, now you really have to leave , don't get me in trouble"  . She pleaded. 

"I will leave but what's it gonna be?" 

"Fine.. fine.. we will go to dinner. Now just go" 

He gave a bright smile like he had won a trophy . She saw the excitement in his eyes but she was rather focused on Stace and Walter who seemed to be walking towards them .

She could almost hear her heartbeat but tried her hardest to stay calm. 

"Good morning sirs.."  . She greeted.

Stace, who had had his eyes fixed on them right from the car, pretends now  to not be bothered as he proceeded to climb the stairs into the building alongside Walter without responding to her greeting.

" Pss ..so Arrogant  " .  Dave muttered .

Just then Stace stopped. Walter shook his head slightly. Stace turned his head to look back at them and then continued to walk  into the building.

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"You should relax. He could be her relative " .  Walter said as they entered Stace's office.  He remained quiet and moved to his table, dropping his briefcase on it.

"That's it? No words? Just silence? Hmm .. If only she knew how annoying you could be when jealous"  . Walter added pulling  out one of the chairs before his office desk for a sit. 

"I am not jealous!" .  Stace replied.

"Don't call me that" .  He warned as he went on to unpack his briefcase. He was so disorganized, everything just seemed to be falling off his hands. Walter sat there with his hands over his mouth, almost like he was having fun . He had his eyes   fixed on Stace.  

'been a while I saw him like this'.  He thought.

"I don't know , maybe I should help you out" . Walter insisted as he got up .

"I am fine. I can unpack my case" . Stace said avoiding eye contact.

"Okay…" . Walter replied, twisting his mouth as he sat back down.

"How could she be so unprofessional, leaving her work desk to go talk with a man outside when she knows we have a deadline to meet !" .  Stace spoke.

"I don't know, maybe it's important"

Walter replied. 

"Are you being sarcastic with me?" 

Stace asked letting  go of the file he held.  It dropped on the desk.

"Oh no no, why.. I just think you might be getting worked up over nothing . Should I call for coffee?" 

Stace  stared at him like he wanted to throw a punch at his face because he knew he was enjoying the moment. He soon sat down uneasy on his chair tapping his shoe underneath the table. 

"He called me arrogant" 

"Yes, he did. Anyone would. You snubbed the poor girl's greeting" . 

Stace blinked his eyes and turned his face away just then they heard a knock on the door. 

"Come in". 

 Stace said loud enough.  Walter remained calm , almost like he knew who it would be. 

"My designs sir.."  .  April spoke softly, almost like she could sense his uneasiness. She stood there holding on to a file awaiting his response.

"Okay. Sit" . He told her. She moved to sit on the chair next to Walter's and she greeted, he responded to her , this made Stace raise his brows at him. 

"I have some work to do. I will be in my office if you need me,  sir..."  . Walter stressed as he got up and left.

Stace took the file she had put in front of him and went through them without a word. 

"Okay. You may go" . He said.

"Why are you being so formal with me?" . April asked.

"What makes you think so? This is a workplace , everyone is expected to act formal and think formal , not hang around the premises with men ''  . He  told her. 

She sighed and got up to leave.

"Ok sir.. my apologies.." . She said as she headed for the door.

"Wait….." . He voiced standing up on his feet , his tone had softened.

"I am sorry… " . He added.

"It's just… who was he?"  . He asked.

"My ex .." . She replied from where she stood.

"Oh.." 

"Yes.." 

"What did he want?" .

She turned around and slowly paced back to his table.

"He wants another chance" . She voiced looking him in the eyes.

"Oh… okay…" . He said, breaking his gaze. 

"Do you still love him? .."   he added.

She remained silent for a while . Then walked round to where he stood. 

"It is you I want…"  . She assured him. 

His heart melted. He felt it.  His entire body begged him for hers , she was right there, those beautiful eyes staring into his, those juicy soft lips he just wanted to softly bite . 

'but anyone could walk in on us' 

She slowly reached for his hand and brought it up to her neck . She took off two buttons with her hands revealing her full jelly babies.  

She wanted him to touch them. They called for him. His mouth watered. His eyes glowed and so he kissed her, pulling her to himself so tight that he felt the softness of those babies . Her hands moved to his back as she struggled to take  off his suit jacket.

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Stepping into the second floor of the  building looking elegant as always was Miss Luna.. she walked like she was dancing and her puppets walked behind her.

Everyone greeted her as she walked past but she didn't respond.  Her eyes suddenly took note of an empty space and she turned back to observe . She brought low her tinted glasses on her face with her index finger that was hidden in red leather gloves. 

"Where is the new girl?" . She asked, turning around.

"Mr Stace sent for her.." .  Someone replied.

"Really? Did he?" . Luna asked . She blinked her eyes and turned to head For the elevator. 

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Passion…

"I think we should lock the door.." 

Stace breathed out as the atmosphere seemed to have gotten steamy. April wouldn't let him out of her grip, she pulled him back and she jumped on him. He caught her by the thighs and moved towards the one sofa in the office that rested at the opposite end of the office space.  He dropped her on it slowly.  She still had her hands wrapped around his neck , he knew she wanted him so badly and desperately,  he knew he wanted her too ,  he knew better than to be careless of reality but he couldn't help it. He planted kisses on her neck till his pointy nose travelled down along with his lips to the narrow path between her big oranges.

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Luna stepped out of the elevator and walked towards Stace's office . She kept swiping her finger on her phone  with so much concentration as she journeyed down the corridor.  She got to the door and turned the knob .