They ended the call, they claimed that their mother had come around and they hadn't wanted her to get upset because they were talking to a man. They had told me that that she abhorred when they had discussion with men.
I did not read much thought into it, the whole revelation was overwhelming for me. I could only imagine how God had already connected me to Peace and I. I was truly to grateful that God found a way to connect her to me.
The company, the villa party and now the children. I went down on my knees. i raised up my hands and fell down with face kissing the ground.
" Thank you for helping me meet Peace once again lord. I love you so much. Thank you for answering every of my prayers. I could not have met her again without your intervention. I, I really don't know what to say. Lord only you knows what I had to go through while being away for five good years, away from my other half. You know that I have been faithful in the secret place with you and even though Peace and I had been separated for that long. You helped me control myself so I could be sexually chaste. And now, now you want to reward me with peace and joy."
I was so happy. I thanked God for helping me meet and connect with peace again, I want to make sure all the years lost was recovered.
"This is great", I told myself. But if Peace had children…could I possibly be the father, I sat down on my bed after the prayer. Could it be that the children were Luther's ? I don't believe it. Peace would not be with any other man because we are still married, we are still married and she could possibly not have committed adultery. I mean Peace had a thing for children, she could have adopted the three children and decided to take care of them. Yes they must be orphans or she decided to take care of her friends children and now they call her mommy because she had now become someone that is close to a mother figure. That had to be it.
THANE
" Good morning everyone, I streamlined through the office hall way like a young dolphin, I felt giddly. It was all about to happen. My first meeting with Green foods would be held today with some major staff and most importantly with Peace.
I held the contract that was signed by green foods in my hand and read the contract of agreement with a smile. Our contract signed a week ago entailed that we would meet three times a week to asses our company's individual growth. It also stated that we would become co CEO's for a period of five years and it would be annulled after the contract has expired. I know that getting her attention would not be easy but it was a golden opportunity, a golden contract. I held it firmly and I was going to ask my secretary if she had made 3 extra copies of the entire file and placed it in the treasury.
" Excuse me boss, how do you see this draft?"
" Ask your manager."
" Good morning sir, I want to show you the logo for the beverage section at out headquarters at kano?"
" Ask your manager Ms bimbo"
" Sir, can I have a brief impromptu meeting with you about the production strategy."
" Talk with your manager."
I was hanged by female employees who had worn either too short skirts or undersized t-shirts that made their chests feel like they would explode in my face any time. I raised up my heads and replied them curtly. The least of the things I wanted was temptation. I remembered the word I read in the bible today as the holy spirit reminded me.
Guard your thoughts, they are your source of life.
I did not want to allow any of my employees to get to me. if they knew better, they would stay away from me and not try to tempt their boss.
I got into my office, I greeted my secretary and I got into my office. awaiting the arrival of Peace and the rest of her crew today at the headquarters.
Random employees( Bimbo)
"I could not believe our boss would turn down our offers like that don't you think Tina?"
" Right, I am starting to feel that…" Tina got up and stared back and front, then got in closer into the circle that we were in and whispered " maybe he is gay." I could hear her voice screech because she was trying to be discreet as possible.
" No way!" chioma shouted.
" There is definitely no way, maybe he has a secret wife that we never see. After all, he does wear his ring on the finger." Chioma said stretching out to show everyone her ring. She was married a year ago, she didn't have to rub into our faces. I rolled my eyes.
"where you not there when he decided to have a house warming party last two years, did you see any wife? have you ever seen her face to face inn the company? The only one we see come to his office is his cousin."
" Some men just like wearing wearing a ring on their ring finger"
" most unlikely, thane is not that kind of man."
" You speak like he you are his mother."
" Ehen, about that woman…her name….grace! have you seen the way that woman used to parade our boss around like a trophy."
"We are our boss's fan girl's she found out about our organization and she threatened to expose it to our boss."
" That woman is definitely a witch" I exclaimed. " How could a cousin be that clingy."
" Do you think that the both of them are" chioma touched her lips as her eye brows raised.
" NO way NO way No way." chioma exclaimed once again like an American letting go of her African ascent.
" She could be the boss's lover for all I now, very possible. It really is possible."Tina finished with her previous line of statement before she was interrupted by Chioma.
" Our thannybooboo doesn't even look our way." Sofia that had been quiet and in a trance suddenly got up ans stood on her chair. What an act, she was the hysterical kind of person and we all looked up to her to give her quirky but motiuvational speeches that were always impromptu.
" Are we just going to sit down and watch our boss live a lonely life, are we??!??!"
" NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" the room full of girls who were in love with our boss had chorused in one accord, as if they were waiting for her overused questions.
"We have been with him when he got wet under the rain, then we tied our polysterene clothes to shield him, and Thane in his mercies gave us a 5% bonus. Was it not to prove our true love to Thane. Wasn't it why we started this organization. Or the other day when he had stayed up all night in his office trying to get some work done before deadline. Weren't we with him through thick and thin; from cleaning his office to arranging hos coffee at regular intervals to going all out to recreate his bedroom in his office. Do you think there has ever been such lovers in the entire history, in fact what wife would do that, huh? What wife?"
" Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
" So my advice is that Let our love spring forth then one day, just one day. the best of the best, the worthiest of the worthiest would be the one who would claim Thane as his one and only. But for now…." She paused and loke at us with pride and her slender waist ,wrapped in her tight office skirt bent a bit. Like she was trying to create tension with her pause and suggestive movements.
" for now, we are his one and only she looked up to the roof and raised her hands to the ceiling like she was about to catch a giant falling baby.
" Seems like you all break time is too much." Our personnel manager Mr Joshua came in. Everyone rearranged themselves and continued with their lunch.
I laughed, thank God he didn't catch me standing on the chair