Forty Nine

The ride has been smooth so far. Izzie must be really excited to see her dad, she's been restless all day. She kept mouthing words and trying to pronounce the objects she saw along the way.

"Kittie" she babbles, pulling at her shirt.

"Kitty. Yes baby, that's a kitty" I whisper to her as we pass a shop that sells Cheshire cats and she giggles again.

"Pwetty"

"What?"

"Mama. Pwetty" Izzie says as she stares at me intently, probably wondering if I could understand her. I lean forward and kiss her all over her face, she giggles loudly and I couldn't help but chuckle at her cuteness.

I start to imagine how I would have survived the past week if little Izzie wasn't in the picture. Zach and I would have gotten home smoothly that day, no baby, no grandpa, and most definitely no fights.

This is the first time Izzie referred to me as her mom, i don't know if I should allow it, what if her real mother comes for her?

My train of thoughts are brought to a stop as the car drives into the company's parking lot and I stare in awe at the majestic company in front of me. The car stops and I pull the buckle off of my body as I reach over to do the same for Izzie, she giggles happily and hops into my arms. This girl seriously needs to get used to walking.

I hug her and pull her bag and my purse as I step out of the car. I push the glass doors open and walk into the lobby and straight to the receptionist's table with Izzie still bouncing happily in my arms. The receptionist stood straight with a bright smile and bowed when we approached, I almost thought she knew who I was.

"Good morning ma'am, how can I help you?" Her smile getting brighter, if that was even possible.

"I'm here to see my husband"

"Okay. What's his name?" She asks switching on her computer.

"Zach Lee" I say to her and fingers freeze. The lady is the seat next to hers also looks up and stares at me like I'm crazy.

"I'm sorry. I didn't catch that, can you repeat the name for me?" She says and this time stares intently at my lips as though expecting something else to fly out.

"Zach Lee. He's the CEO?....I guess?" Their reactions are confusing me, at this point, I'm not sure I stepped into the right company.

"Okay ma'am. Do you have an appointment?"

"I need an appointment to see my own husband?" I stare at her in surprise.

"I'm sorry but you can't go up without an appointment" She says and I feel disappointment sink into my stomach.

"Oh...okay" I start to walk away but then I hear her friend whisper to her.

"Can you believe her? She actually came here with a child and claimed to be Mr Lee's wife. So shameless" The lady says and the one who attended to me nods in agreement.

I walk out of the building towards the car and the driver runs towards me.

"What happened madam? I thought you were going to see Me Lee?"

"I was. But apparently, I need an appointment to see my own husband"

"That's no problem. I have a card that allows me to use the CEO's elevator. It's exclusively for him, and he gave me a spare in case I need to run errands for him" The driver says and smiles at me, he opens the car and pulls a card out of a box beside the driver's seat.

"What's your name?" I ask, Izzie starts to get fussy and I pat her back softly.

"It's Marcus ma'am" he says with a grin, he should be in his early thirties, he looks really young.

"Thank you Marcus, we'll be back soon. Thank you" I say as I walk away with the fussy baby in my arms.

I walk back through the same doors I just walked out of, the receptionists staring at me, probably wondering what I was going to do next. I find the elevator quite easily as it's painted gold, or maybe it was actually made out of gold, I don't know and honestly, I don't care. I swipe the card and the doors open, I step in and smirk at the two ladies before the door closes. I think I caught the attention of everyone in the lobby by stepping in this elevator.

I try to distract Izzie for a while, she shouldn't be using a pacifier at this age but she's seriously spoilt, I didn't pack it in her bag so now I'm stuck with a baby on the verge of tears.

The doors open and I'm surprised he doesn't have a secretary by his office doors. I knock but I don't get a reply, if he isn't in there then I'll just have to wait there until he gets back.

I push the doors open but nothing could have prepared me for what I saw behind those doors.