" Oh my God you all our flattering me to much, I only contributed to the company's growth by giving them the ideas that I needed to grow their company. Glory to God."
" it was the way you ambled to the stage and your confidenc e was on par. I almost couldn't recognize you anymore." Stacie said.
" Madam, you were excellent." Was all andrew said, I nodded. I didn't not expect much from him. I was happy that I had seemingly contributed to the company. It must have lost them a lot of loss. I needed to do all I can to help this company stand, it was a business Idea I had kept to myself all this while so that it could be one of the backups that I had for my company but since they needed it , why should I oppose to lend out help?
Stacie stopped " Umm,I just remembered something please can you give me a little bit of time too." I wondered what she wanted to do and I was about to ask when I had hear his voice.
" Ms Peace!" I heard his voice from the back, we were going back to our company. The two hours limit would soon be expended.
" Please can we speak privately. It is really important."
" I see Mr Thane, lets head to your office." I heard Stacie giggle and I heard her telling Andrew to back off.
We arrived in the office and he sat down on his chair and signaled me to sit down.
" I walked to the table and I sat down and I felt anger flush over me, I was certainly not going to spend more than two hours here.
" Mr Thane, I have my business running while I am not there. Two hours Is already a lot of sacrifice for me three times a week. Don't make this diff."
" Your hands?"
" what do you need my hands for?"
He got off from his chair and I was shadowed by his tall figure, he stared at me and then sat down on the floor. He brought out a hidden first aid kit under his desk. He asked for my hand I was resistant and I didn't stretch forth my hand.
" Your hands, I saw that the files on my desk gave you a serious paper cut thrice. Let me help you bandage your hands."
How could a CEO step this low to entertain another CEO I wonder if he did this for every woman CEO.
" You don't have to worry, it is ju-just a paper cut. It is not your responsibility." He just stood there quiet and I looked the other way. Him holding my hands were just flooding old memories in.
I saw him with a ring on his finger, I wondered if he had re married, it wasn't the same one that we used to make our wedding vows. The thought buzzed in my head till it became a seed of chagrin. Was he with another woman without officially divorcing me?
"Peace, let's drop the CEO act in here, he held my hands and placed it on his face. Call me Thane." I stared into his eyes and I could feel my heart skip a bit, his closeness; just like this. Him sitting close to my legs, with my palm on his cheeks.
" I am sorry, I am incapable of calling you by your name so informally sir." I removed my hands and I decided to stand up and he used his palms to hold me down on the chair.
" Are you forcing me to stay Mr. Thane? Are you this crude? You cant be found holding and touching me in such a vulgar manner sir." He could start with explaining to me what a different ring was doing on his ring finger, I think I would be more relaxed knowing that I have not been replaced, was he this artless?
" Peace, I am sorry. I am sorry for treating you the way I did years ago. Cant we come back together. I really miss you. Five years, I have been waiting for you. Each day was.."
" You are focusing on the past too much, I can clearly see that you moved on quite well. I don't even see our ring on your finger. I am just seeing a strange one" I looked down at his hands.
" This was the ring that you gave me on the night before our wedding anniversary five years ago. Don't you remember ?"
I had completely forgotten about the ring, I was dumbfounded, I didn't even know where I had kept my wedding ring and I wasn't wearing it. I felt ashamed, I was behaving immature.
" If you want to speak with me, please just give me space."
" No problem peace." He got up and sat on his chair.
" what about you, I don't see our ring on your finger. Did you find someone else.?"
" I decided toremove the ring when I filled the divorce case in court."
" Ohhhh…about that, Peace cant we.."
" Thane, I think you are being selfish, please let's end this, I don't love you anymore. I remembered very lucidly from five years ago; you created a fairytale feeling, you were my utopia."
" But now. Now, what am I to you?"
" Each time I see you, I feel scared. I feel betrayed and lied too. Each time I see you, my heart skips a bit. I feel like a white lamb that is waiting to be devoured by a wolf. Do you want me to go back into a marriage with a wolf, with you? If you love me, you would let me go. Please , I came here for business only. I don't have any intentions of getting down together with you again. When you see me, just pass. You know that I would appreciate that right? or maybe you don't know, maybe you don't know what pain is inflicted upon me anytime I remembered how I had to stay up in the room alone." Tears started flowing down my eyes. He stood up from his chair "Peace" his words had echoed through my ears like an ultrasonic speaker which was getting louder and louder with each passing second and he approached me slowly.