[STORY] Amanda (Season 2, Episode 02)

Episode 02.

Look’ Morgan pointed at the mess.

Greg was surprised at first, he didn’t remember breaking any bottles by mistake, this was strange.

‘Do you have cameras in your house’? Morgan asked.

‘No, I don’t need them’ Greg replied. Honestly, he felt people that had cameras were living in fear.

‘What? That’s dangerous’ Morgan was flabbergasted on hearing this.

Greg was a powerful and wealthy personality and had a lot of competitors in the software business, what if they tried to attack him in one way or the other?

‘I don’t understand why you’re asking, I guess this happened during my fight with Nathan’ Greg stared at the broken pieces.

‘Or someone must have broken into your apartment while we were at the lounge’ Morgan countered his argument.

‘Wow, you see? That’s why I don’t like cameras, you’re just afraid. No one broke into my house, no one ever has. Besides, how would they access my security codes’? Greg snorted.

‘That happens all the time, you don’t need to rely on the codes; someone that really wants you down could go a long way’Morgan replied.

‘And this someone would be’? Greg raised his brow, he had never experienced any burglary attack, so he found it believe someone must have broken into his house.

‘I don’t know’Morgan shrugged.

‘Don’t worry friend, I would be fine’ Greg reassured him.

The night rolled by quickly, in a rush, morning flooded the skies and everything was brightness.

Greg was a the head of a business empire and that meant he was a very busy man.

‘I need coffee’ he said to Gwen and rushed into his office.

He was having a very important meeting with the board of directors today and he needed to be alert; they were going to deliberate on the future of Beecroft Softwares.

‘I need my coffee Amanda…’! He yelled and paused as he realized he didn’t have a personal assistant anymore.

‘How hard is this going to get’? Greg released a sigh and moved towards the window.

The harder he tried, the worst it got; she had found a permanent place in his heart and that troubled him greatly.

He was a very self determined person who knew what he wanted and what he wanted was Wendy.

‘Here is your coffee and good morning’ Gwen walked in with a tray.

‘Thanks, get me the files from the Legal department’ he instructed.

‘Got it! What else’? Gwen stared at him.

‘I have not seen my Wallet, have you come across anything of that nature’? Greg asked.

First, his mother’s picture was missing, he had placed it permanently in the car and it was nowhere to be found, now his wallet? If Gwen had not seen it, then his best bet was that he dropped it at the lounge and that meant disaster.

‘No Sir’ Gwen replied tightly

What he saw in her eyes was unmistaken; she seemed pretty upset and uptight about something.

‘Is this about Ms. Atkins’? He corrected himself.

‘Not really, maybe it is a little about the fact that I am tired of making coffee. I am your secretary and not your waitress’ Gwen replied.

One thing was this: though Greg had a commanding personality and a domineering aura, she wasn’t scared of telling him her mind.

‘Oh? So it is about Ms. Atkins’ Greg dropped his coffee and focused on her.

‘She was really good and needed this job badly; are you aware that her mother is dyslexic? She is the only one fending for them both; paying the bills, feeding them both; it’s not fair that you fired her over a mere kiss’ Gwen replied.‘The person you should blame is your crazy brother Nathan, he kissed her, she didn’t kiss him’ she added.

Nathan had come by the office after Greg had left for home, Gwen had totally ignored him; he wanderedaround the company till he was tired and left.

‘Get out’ Greg scowled.

Gwen felt better that she had spoken her mind; Amanda didn’t deserve to get fired.

Suddenly, all the walls he’d put up since childhood, since the time he lost his mother came crashing down; guilt washed over him as Gwen told him all about Amanda.

He realized why she had been so dedicated to her job; he had never tasted that part of life and he felt horrible for firing her.

But what was he supposed to do? She was getting in the way of his job, thoughts of her distracted him for work, Wendy, the mother of his child and his wife to be.

There was only one way to amend this, and he was going for it.

‘Come in’ he spoke in a gruff voice. There was a knock on his door; it had to be his loud mouthed Secretary who had a strong loathing for coffee making.

‘Hello there…’Trudy walked in a very tight and revealing dress.

‘What are you doing here’? Greg rose to his feet.

‘Honey…I have missed you, I need you…right now’ the words dripped from her lips like honey from the comb.

***

She couldn’t get over the sweet words Greg had spoken to her the night before; this was really working; her love for him grew in strength. She was going to be the mother of his child and his wife and there was no stopping her.

He had fired Amanda and that made her feel more relaxed; now all of his focus was on her and her child.

‘You seem very happy this morning, care to share’? Elena watched her daughter’s face closely.

‘Yes. Greg said he would fix a date, so I am going by his office so we could have a little discussion on what we both want’ she replied.

‘That’s so beautiful daughter, I am so proud of you’ Elena planted a kiss on her baby’s head.

‘You know, I think naming the child after his mother really pleased him; I can’t wait for that wedding Ma! E.TV is going to cover it’ she clapped her hands excitedly.

‘Um, and Vogue or Elle too, I want my daughter’s wedding to be the best thing that ever happened to California’ Elena beamed.

‘It’s finally happening! I can’t hold my excitement back’ Wendy replied.

Elena’s eyes strayed to Wendy’s knuckles, they were bruised.

‘What happened’? She lifted her hands.

‘Um, nothing, just an abrasion, wall’s to blame’ Wendy snatched her hands away and grinned.

‘Okay, be more careful next time, I don’t want Lucy to get hurt’ Elena blew her a kiss.

‘Where are you off to mom’? Wendy called after her.

‘Finding you a wedding planner’!

‘Go well mother’ Wendy’s eyes glowed darkly, she fetched the file that sat next to her and threw it in the trash bin. She had no need of it anymore, she had established a new plan.

‘So here we go’ she applied another coat of lipstick, fetched her bag and left the house. It was time to set her plan in motion.

To Be Continued….. . . . .

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