. He woke up early ,the sun was still up ,it was in those months where the rays of the sun started threatening your sleep as they penetrated into your house as early as 5 Am. Arden Kay headed to his office, there were some clients he had to attend to before ,he relaxed and crossed his fingers hoping that Sarah Parker Kay would arrive.
He wore some jeans and a t-shirt, today was not a work day,he was going camping, the truth is he was free were it not for a few things and this is also the day when one of his women comes around to take the weeks tiredness away..And since he had not planned or called anyone ,he was hundred percent safe.
He got home last night , he was more depressed to wanna speak with Rose, Every time he goes to the " Next Door" He has to bring her some chicken and fries plus cookies,she loved them.And they would eat together catching up about school , chatting about life and boys who are hitting on her, yesterday was optional,there was no catching up,he placed the bag on the dinning table and tiptoed upstairs.
He had his secretary Amos close his tab for that day at exactly 9:30Am, it read " JUDGE ARDEN MAY IS NOT AVAILABLE PLEASE CHECK AGAIN TOMORROW!".
Being free made him smile and sent Amos for a bunch of Roses. " Make sure you mix the colours,this one is so unpredictable,I do not even think she cares about flowers!" He told him.
Amos was his personal secretary for years, he understood what Judge Arden meant by Closing the tab and remaining in his office , literally he was having company , someone other than business was coming to visit for a session.
Arden referred to them as Sessions ,for you only visited for a particular period of time but today tabs were closed till the following day .
" No problem,this one seems to be special," Amos said picking the money.
" Believe me I am falling for her big time!" Arden replied and realized those words came out so fast that he had not intended, Amos froze gave him a long stare and turned slowly when he didn't say anything else.,
wonders shall never end ,Judge Arden falling in love, and the way he use these career women like toilet paper, how will he keep them away? He rolled his eyes and headed to the parking area.
At 11 Am ,there was a knock at his office door and he smiled Sarah Parker was early, he shook his head " The better" He chuckled rubbed his palms and went to open the door.
It was not Sarah, it was Faith,and she came right inside pushing him out of the door, wearing a body-corn that hugged tightly on her body ,with black lipstick and long eyelashes, her nails were as talons, Judge scrutinized her and pitied her, he had moved on from this league ,he has a lover now.
" And how may I help you Faith,do we really have an appointment?" Arden tightened his facial features and moved away when she tried to hug him.
Her lips turned up as a smile as she realized today I was no game ,and my no smiling spoke tonnes of serious business." I missed you , remember you left me hanging ,I thought you would come back but you didn't!" .
" So you thought of invading my work place without an appointment?" He roared.
"I can see you are alone ,can I be an appointment?" She looked around and noticed the fresh Roses at the corner table ," We are busy? how comes I never got any roses!" She batted her eye lashes.
" Because ours is give and take,no strings attached,we agreed !" Arden said walking towards the flowers and sniffing on them.
Her brows arched ,then she furrowed her eyes as she put on a pout, giving me that cat look ,but I was not in for such stupid business and I had been through this begging look ,my daughter know how to do it better than Faith,and I have never fallen for it.
" You always told me am special ,am better than these classy women of yours!" She whined ,Arden was getting irritated.
" Because it's your job it's what you do!,not to me only but to a lot of men , it's time for you to go !" Arden walked closer to her,gazed into her eyes and let his statement sink , then he walked to the door and opened it for her.
" Are you chasing me out of your office?".
" I am not chasing ,you I'm putting boundaries do not come here again ever your services are no longer needed!" The judge made it Clear,but she was stubborn. She never moved an inch.
"But we have been together for years how can you suddenly do this to me," Her lips parted and her eyes narrowed.
"From the first day that we met I told you that this was not a relationship ,it was just s*x and you said you understood, I do not understand why you are invading my privacy this is my office!" Arden May burst out,his lips were trembling,he didn't have time, he would never let Sarah find him arquing with some w***e and it appeared she was being dramatic.
" Don't I make you happy? , how many times have you confessed that I am the best ,then why are you acting like this?" She crossed her arms over her chest, her tone firmer.
"I highly appreciated your services Faith, but they will no longer be needed, everything that has a beginning has an end and this is our end," He forced himself to say those words.
" Amos, how did you let her in !" Arden shouted," Get her out of here,next time mind who disturbs my privacy!
He spat down ,his hands clenching and unclenching ,not like he could beat her up, but it was a way to release the anger pressure that was building in him.
Faith's face was a cloak of shock , Amos held her hand and she pushed him with rage" Don't you dare touch me, I know where the door is!" Her once enticing eyes were now full of rage.
" And what exactly are you waiting for,you ain't welcome here today!" Amos told her.
" ,"He will regret doing this to me !" She shouted, Arden was stirred, they had beautiful moments together, and he gave her lots of money, But he was ever careful making sure his safety and career were safe. No videos or pictures were taken ,he could book a room in a hotel and when he arrived,they always changed to a new one. And he never went there drunk.
As a Judge he had dealt with many cases of betrayal, blasphemy and money suctions, Faith has got nothing him ,noy even a picture for her social media platform.
He sat on his chair and plopped on its backrest and sighed, He checked on his watch ,11:30 Am ," That was close,!"
" Don't forget you are threatening a Judge!" Amos whispered," We can hear you and we can be voluntary witnesses!".
That's when Faith calmed down ,she stopped with the tantrums and walked away without another backward glance.
Amos went and stood at his office door,Matters Women they always discussed freely ,they had worked together for long and we're buddies.
" Just say it ?" Arden yawned and put his hands above his head.
" I'm sorry I let her in, My thought she was the special guest because in all of your women she's the one that you like most!" Amos said.
" I don't like her, she is just the mort available one,she doesn't work,she is a call girl!" Arden let out.
" A call what ?" .
" A call girl, Why do you seem perplexed?" Arden arched his blows.
" And you don't fear for your career,all these years, she did it with other men and you still had guts to go and face her ,God it never dawned on me ,!" Amos said bluntly.
" That girl is special, She knows what she does and she does it very well, you should seek her services," He smiled.
" My God, the ball is over to me , I might !" Amos laughed too.
" Remember I do not have a wife like you, so when you go cheating it's a choice that you make but you have someone who can satisfy you at home," Judge Arden explained.
" No need to explain ,I understand!" Amos said.
" I do it because I do not have any other option, These career women sometimes are boring they ask for big things, they want to go for vacations and I do not even have the time, and if I wanna go on vacation then I will go with my daughter, how am I going to be with someone's wife accompany me to a vacation in my daughter's presence, just tell me how?" Arden complained.
" Are all of them married can't you get a single one?" Amos asked exhaling sharply,he knew these married women were better because they never got attached,it was a case of lust and they go back home to raise their children and lie to their husbands.
" A single one wants to get married, I can only marry for love ,after all Rose is a big girl now !" He shrugged.
" And how about this special one you are waiting for !" Amos moved closer.
" Where do I start?".
" Start anywhere?" .
" She is a daughter to my Friend Saul Kay,you know him ,we have shared tables in events at the local bar severally in your presence!" Arden replied excitedly.
" I know that girl , I saw her the other day at the club ,and I wondered if Kay was going mad,what is he isiniuating being in his daughters company at a club!" Amos eyes widened.
" Her daughter is an Auditor at Saul Kay enterprises, but she lacks exposure, she is an introvert and the only men she knows ,is me and her father, she seems to have been wanting me for long !" Arden explained to his best.
" Introverts are affected by exposure,they are always indoor,never lonely or interested in night life!" Amos commented," So he is taking her out for exposure?".
" He is trying to break her away from me, believe me,I love that girl !"
" So he knows about you two?"
" Yes".
" Those are dangerous grounds you trending in ,make sure you don't sink !" Amos scoffed.
" Why do you say so ?"
" Haven't you shared women with Saul before and again the code of friendship,you can't date her young daughter!" Amos was shaking his head, this time he was not agreeing with his Boss.
" But I do not want any other woman except her, you have seen how i chased Faith out of this office and we might have shared women but that was in the past I am a changed person now!" Arden explained,he ached inside his friend the secretary has never been against all the women hr had but thus one he strongly rejects.
" you have been friends with Saul Kay for many years, you have literally seen that girl grow up, why are you noticing her now? what makes you think she's the one for you?" Amos questioned his sanity.
" I am an old man I have been with so many women before, I know when a woman turns my heart upside down, I know when I'm in love, I know what I need and I need Sarah ," Arden said ,tapping the back of a Biro pen on his large table surface.
" what kind of punishment is this? so this is what God is rewarding you with ,all these years of being single the best thing he could give you was your friend's daughter, a very young girl for that matter how does it make you feel," Amos was not happy with his choice, But the Judge was contented to fight.
" if you knew how many times I have asked myself that question but anyway matters of the heart of the hardest to explain," He said.
" You said to me she's like a nerd, she's a genius someone who will be very hard to control because these introverts are always very unpredictable, you want to go somewhere to have fun and she wants to be inside, and as I know you are very social and outgoing how are you going to handle her?" Amos raised another concern.
" love will conquer all those barriers,wait and see!" Arden was confident,no amount of critics would let him change his mind .
' I think she is coming , out can't Wait to hear ,how it went down?' Amos whispered.
" Forget it you are not hearing anything about this one, now this is personal!" The Judge replied,rising from behind his desk and walking to the door of his office.