Rise of the lowly janitor

Shuttered or not

Present day

*Jake POV*

All I want is return to my room and lick my wounds, but unfortunately, George has other plans. He and his friends are right by the elevators and stairs. I can’t avoid them even if I try.

“Hey, water-boy. Need some s*x lessons?” George shouts while his groupies laugh.

“My bet. You actually know more that I do. Having had older experienced women very young. You should tell me how it feels dipping your tiny weeny is a well and all.”

I completely lose it and finally snap. More than the loss of my parent, my assault by my foster parents still haunts me at night. The therapist and Leticia are the only two people I ever told about it. Leticia knew just how hurtful that was to me yet she happily told George about it.

My rage brewing out of control, my fist lands hard on his jaw, I hear it c***k as the impact sends him flying across the floor.

It’s too late by the time Bra Steve’s calming voice plays in my head. “Stand down, Kid. He is trying to get you fired.”

Too late, George is already curled up on the floor with two of his front teeth laying on the blood stained floor a few feet away from him.

His friends back away from me, shocked. I guess they really believed that I was coward all along.

I slowly walk away and out of the club. I exit it in time to see everyone running towards the i***t. I need to clear my head and recollect myself. One thing for sure is that I will lose my job, get arrested and probable be sued too.

I am wondering aimlessly on the street in the outskirts of Lily town when my phone rings.

“Let me guess, you heard about me punching George.”

“Hi, Jake. How are you? I am fine, thank you for asking.”

I sigh, not knowing how to respond to the sarcastic comment.

“45 Avenue, flat number 2.”

“What?”

“I am waiting for you, Lover boy.”

The call cuts and I am left wondering what to make of this. Tanya has avoided me since that weird day she left me worried only to call me at the worst possible moment.

With no place or work to go to, I decide to go find out what she is all about.

The exquisite flat in an upmarket place is familiar to me because I have seen it a multiple times on television before. It is one of the perks she received when she was crowned Miss Asherway.

The security at the entrance looks suspiciously at me before searching me from head to toe.

“Tanya, huh?” he asks enviously.

I don’t bother to respond because I have no idea why she had called me here.

I sigh at her door before knocking. I am a bit taken aback when she opens the door wearing only a short satin gown. I would say she is trying to seduce me if I didn’t know better. I am pretty sure she is not wearing any bra underneath because I can see her n****e impressions through it.

I force myself to focus on her sexy face instead and rebuke the feelings her near nakedness was raising.

“Hi, Tanya. What’s up?”

She flashes me with her million dollar smile before closing and locking the door behind me and dropping her gown on the floor.

“Tanya?”

It takes everything in me to keep my voice calm. I lusted over her mother as a teenager and she was not even close to how sensually bootylicious her father daughter is.

She giggles, waves for me to follow her as she catwalks through the passage.

“I hear that b***h you propose to cheated on you. I want to f**k you until you realise she was nothing.”

Now this is a shock. I lick my lips, and follow her with my heart already racing. I don’t know what is in it for her but I will take anything that will make me forget Leticia’s betrayal. Especially when it comes wrapped in a perfect package like this.

I know that my fate is sealed the moment I walk into Tanya’s bedroom and our lips meet into a passionate kiss.

It takes everything from me to break the kiss but her naked body closely pressed against me does nothing to cool off the beastly hunger she was raising.

“Make love to me, Jake.”

I look down at her, our brown eyes meeting. “You do realise that nothing will ever be the same between us after this?”

I have a type, she happens to be one but she is also a friend and I happen to value her friendship.

She purrs and kisses my abs before acting all hurt. “You are so clueless. Just f**k me and get her off your system!”

I narrow my eyes at her. We apparently have things to clear she and I because I don’t know why she is acting this way. “What’s really going on, Tanya?”

She sighs, her face getting all flushed.

“You chose her over me and she turned around and cheated on you.”

I look at her dumbfounded. “I chose her over who?”

She rolls her eyes. “I flirted with you from the first day we met, the day you caught me from falling but you friend zoned me. You chose her.”

Her sulking voice is really amusing. I can’t believe my ears. Never have I ever suspected that Tanya was into me. Leticia always complained about our friendship but I thought she was just being jealous.

“You are the gorgeous Miss Asherway, Tanya.”

She glares at me like I have insulted her. “So?”

“I am a water-boy. You can’t really be attracted to me.”

Maybe it’s self doubt and degradation but this woman has wealthy men drooling over her everywhere she goes.

“Oh, Jake. You must know that you are so much more than your circumstances. You are hot, kind, non judgmental and really sexy.”

She even gasps when she says this and I can’t believe that I have been so blind. Her response the day I proposed to Leticia now make complete sense.

“Unless of course you think I am materialistic and…”

I have already covered her lips with mine before she says anything else and the bulge on my pants is enough to reassure her of her effect on me.

It is midnight by the time we collapse on the bed, completely drained.

I have been with Miss Asherway, Y’all!

She lays her head on my chest and I still can’t believe the turn of events. Even if she wakes up to regret this, it would still be the best day of my life. Kissing, touching and being with this woman is everything.

She is fast asleep on my chest by the time I grab my phone and read all the messages from my colleagues.

As expected, Mr Reed has fired me with immediate effect. I have a day to come and pack my stuff or he will throw them out. The next messages are about George opening a case of assault against me and police arriving at the racing club looking for me.

I can’t help but curse inside. I am going to prison for sure. It’s a pity because my life was just starting to be interesting.

By the time I read the fortieth message, I am shocked and really sleepy. I have the same question I once had about Mr Smith when I drift off to sleep, except it’s about Mr Spencer senior now. According to my colleagues, the old man threatened his grandson to cut him off his will and all his wealth if he did not cancel the case against me. He even gave one of my colleagues his card for me to call him because he has a job offer for me. The question is Why?