C13 Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Thirteen

Fiona's POV:

"Wow!" I exclaimed.

"I love your audacious Uncle but you would not be seeing me anywhere close to you, your son or home," I told him in anger.

"And I hope you are not calling because of my father's business because I will not stop till I succeed," I said.

"I am," he tried talking as I cut the phone off in anger.

"If you want to know more about your father's business, call me," he dropped a text.

I thought of keeping it to myself thinking it could be a trap. I decided to tell Veronica for our safety.

I only hoped they were not able to track my location.

I told Veronica about it and she asked me to inform the officer.

I got to work and I felt forced to apologize to Whitman.

"Come in," he said as I knocked on the door.

"Hi, uh…I am so sorry for how I have been behaving towards you lately," I apologized.

"Oh, really? I didn't notice but you look so beautiful today," he said, smiling.

At this point, I noticed he was trying to piss me off.

"Oh please," I said as I rolled my eyes and left the office.

Later that day, Whitman invited me for dinner. It has been a long time since I stepped out for dinner, the last was actually when I was in high school.

"The office gossipers. What if they find out?" I asked myself a little bit sad.

"Not going would not stop them from gossiping. Let them keep it coming, no one is stopping me from having fun today," I told myself with a wide smile on my face.

Veronica helped me with searching for a dinner gown and made sure my make-up was perfect for the night.

Whitman sent a chauffeur to pick me up. It made me feel like a queen.

I got there and saw Whitman. He looked quite different and so handsome. His beard looked well trimmed and had the perfect haircut.

"Come off it, Fiona," I told myself as I noticed myself tripping over his looks.

"Welcome," he said as he offered me a bouquet of sweet smelling flowers.

"Apology accepted," he told me as I took the flowers from him.

As I was starting to get late, I told him that I would love to leave.

He drove me home and I thanked him for accepting my apology I did mean at first.

"Keep looking beautiful," he said as he drove off without waiting to get a response.

I got into the house and Veronica stayed up late waiting for me to return.

"Mom, you should be asleep by now," I told her.

"I cannot sleep knowing fully well my child is not home," she told me.

"Well but I am safe with Whitman," I told her.

"No one said you weren't not when you have all that smile on your face," she said then I realized I came in smiling from ear to ear.

I got to my room, took off my make-up, got into my pajamas and went straight to bed.

It was going to be a long sleep,since it was the weekend.

I went to bed while thinking about the date. To me, it was a date.

"It was amazing," I said as I retired to bed that night.

I slept smiling that night like someone who just won a lottery.

A new week and I got ready for work as usual. I got there earlier than before and I met the officer gossipers, doing what they do best gossiping.

But today, it seems they were angrier than the former time, but I did not bother.

I got ready to leave and Whitman asked to drop me off but I declined. I did not want to stress him because it has been a hectic one for him.

We have been trying to work in the sales department of the company.

I got outside and heard someone call my name and turned.

"Alexander," I said as I recognized him.

"How did he find where I work?" I asked myself.

"How dare you stalk me?" I asked him in anger.

"Calm down. I am not here to fight you," he said.

"Calm down? Are you telling me to calm down?" I asked him angrily.

"I am only here to give you flowers," he said, presenting a bouquet of flowers to me.

This made me more angry that I turned to leave to avoid creating a scene, but he kept following me.

"I just wanna have a talk with you, Fiona," he said.

He was starting to raise his voice, I stood and I asked him to speak from a distance.

"I am so sorry for what happened between us last time. I feel so ashamed," he said.

"And I am here to make amends," he added.

"Sorry but it is coming late not after you watched your father humiliate me and threw me and my brother out of his house," I told him.

"I am sorry," he insisted.

"Sorry you cannot undo what you did and do not show your face anywhere around," I yelled at him and I went my way.

I got to the car park and I met Veronica there. It seems she has been there for a very long time.

"What kept you, Fiona?" She asked me because it felt unusual.

"You can not imagine Alexander came here this evening, offering me a bouquet of flowers, wanting to apologize," I explained to her.

"He should be grateful I did not get to see, else I would have punched him in the face," Thomas said angrily from the backseat.

"What was your reply?" Veronica asked me.

"I told him never to stalk me again," I told her.

"Good," Veronica replied.

"I would tell the officer about this. I do not think you're safe around here," Veronica said.

"Oh! Seems I dropped something," I said as Veronica kick-started the vehicle.

"What is it?" Veronica asked me.

"My ID card. Give me a minute, mom," I told her as I rushed into the building.

"Are you looking for this?" Whitman asked with my ID card in his hands.

"Thank you." I stated.

"You dropped it while you were talking to your man. He made you really happy," he said as he walked away.

"What's with the attitude?" I asked myself in confusion.