Angel By Day Devil By Night

chapter9

Lerato

After spending twenty-four hours in hospital finally I was discharged. Jessie came in wheeling a wheelchair. “Are you ready to go home Mia Bella?” I think he was more happy than I am. “You know I can walk right?” I said hopping off the hospital bed to show him I can walk by myself. “Just sit already.” I did just that like an obedient child. I couldn’t stop worrying about Collin, he must be thinking I just disappeared from the surface of the earth. Well which was technically true. He will throw a fit like a five year old the next time I see him! That’s how childish he can be.

Jessie wheeled me out of the hospital taking us to his car. I’m glad he came alone because he still has a lot to explain. Yesterday I didn’t want to bring it up because his parents were there, but today I’m going to grill the truth out of him. I looked out the window contemplating to ask him because this was really hard for me. “Jessie who are those people? I have a feeling that you are I involved in my kidnapping.” For some reason I wished he could tell me he wasn’t involved, but my intuitions told me he was.

“Lee baby look, I know this is hard for you but can you wait till we get home? Because this is very long story.” What does he mean long story? Does he mean there’s more to this issue than I thought. I started panicking, my heart started running miles a second and I felt like I was going to have a panic attack! Jessie noticed the change in my breathing, he pulled over and unbuckled my safety belt, pulled me and put me on his lap. He embarrassed me in a hug and we stayed like that until I calmed down a little bit.

He cupped my cheeks with both his hands and said… “Mi amor look, I’ll explain everything to you I promise. Right now you just need to trust me and let me resolve everything. I love you Lee and I want you by my side safe and happy. So please give it time I’ll come clean and level everything with you baby, I promise!” I stayed mum with tears threatening to come out. I can’t believe he just said he loves me, I want to believe that but seriously look at me! What is it a man like him sees in me?. I’m just a pathetic looser who was constantly abused by her father and couldn’t even stand up for herself. Maybe he just want to use me like my father, I was only good for him when he needed my services. I cooked, cleaned and I did everything maids do in that house. But still I was not enough.

I didn’t realize I was crying until Jessie used his thumbs to wipe tears from my face. “My love I’m so sorry please say something, anything! Please love.” He doesn’t know his endearments are also the reason why I’m crying. Does he mean them or is this one of his sick twisted game to use me and when he’s done he will throw me away like I never existed. “Please drive us home I need to rest.” I said getting off his lap to my designated seat. We drove in silence until we came in a halt in front of a gigantic mansion. I was in awe but what are we doing here!

Jessie

My heart was bleeding for her, it was not easy watching her suffer like that. I know she needed to know all about my real world. I hope she doesn’t run when I tell her the truth because I won’t let her, I won’t be able to function without her. I hate she has so much hold over me, at the same time I love it and I wouldn’t want to have it any other way.

As we kept approaching the mansion my heart was beating rapidly, praying she won’t get upset because let’s face it, in a couple of days I completely interfered with her life. She was kicked out of her parent’s house she moved to a motel! I moved her from the motel to my condo, and now I’m taking her to the mansion, So much change in just a matter of days, I mean it can be overwhelming to anyone. Even the kidnapping added on top of everything else. This is crazy and outrageous.

I came to a stop in front of the mansion, she looked awed and I could see that no clear picture presented itself in her mind of what was going on here. “What are we doing here Jessie!” She asked the question and it was kind of hard to explain to her. If I was my normal self I’d have rudely told her how stupid her question was, but now I’m not myself, I’m a hormonal man who’s in love for the first time after years of f*****g around like a hormonal teenager.

“Baby I’m sorry to have overwhelmed you in such a small period of time, but here is the only place I can be assured of your safety.” I said cupping her face. “Then let’s go inside.” What? I thought she was going to throw a fit. I didn’t waste time to hop out of the car and went to her door to help her out. I carried her bridal style and went inside. I took her to my room avoiding the stares from everyone and a Jaw dropped Tara. Everyone was awed because no one has ever slept in my bedroom including my so called fiancé. My bedroom is a no go zone, everyone knows that.

I told her to rest before I headed to the living room where everyone was… including Dante. It’s Saturday so he’s not going to his decoy job at the college. I greeted everyone and sat there instructing one of the maids to prepare lunch for Lee. “What is she doing in your room?” Tara asked about to explode. “I thought I told you to leave my house Tara!” She thinks I’m going to kick Lee out because of her! Over my dead body. “ I’m not going anywhere Jessie… we are getting married and that’s it. Talk some sense to your son Detrick!” The more she talks the more she makes me angry. “If you are not going to do this yourself, I’ll have to ask security to escort you out. I can’t risk Lee seeing you here.”

“Hehehe” Dante started laughing so hard and I couldn’t understand his sudden outburst of laughter. “What is wrong with you dude?” He was literally getting on my nerves. “Dude I never thought I’ll see the day you act like this because of a woman!”

“Shut it already. I’m out of here I need to catch up on my work, this week I haven’t done anything, it was all about operation get Lerato.” Just like that I stood up and left for my office but not before reminding Tara to get her things and leave my house.