Chapter 2 The meeting

He woke up in the middle of the night sweating and shaking, 'for how long will this go on?' he questioned himself and cursed under his breath. Checking his wrist though already knowing what he would find. 03:20am. 'Ten minutes late tonight' he thought, getting out of bed he went into the gym then started to do the only thing that helped him calm down. Working out on a steady pace, he pushed the weights, his body focused on the weights while his body focused on his next goal.

There was a piece of land in the outskirt of town he saw that he thought had potential to be more and would more profitable after construction. A string of thoughts and ideas of what to do on the same land went through his mind like a stream of water through a canal. "good morning, Mr Nkhoma" he heard a voice call out, hanging the weight on its hinges he sat up then said," morning Maggie, how are you today?". "Let me guess, since 3am?" she teased; he came to look at her as a mother and was the only person whom he would get away with just about anything. "Something like that. Is she awake yet?" he asked, Maggie looked at her watch then declared, "She should be coming out now". And on queue the little girl came running into the gym and found her father patting his neck with a towel. It was exactly 07:00am, she jumped at him with a huge hug and giggled, "Morning daddy!!!", "Morning angel, I was just asking after you" he tickled her, "Stop daddy stop!! Stop! Stop! Stop! Daddddyyy!!!" she laughed.

'Its amazing how his eyes could covey such warmth yet they could be so cold when doing business, ruthless is the only word that could best describe him' thought Maggie with a smile on her face. She had come to love this man like a son and the girl like a granddaughter, she came to live with them when the girls mother Violet was nine months pregnant. Violet was a petit who seemed so frail yet the strength she displayed was dazzling. It wasn't hard to see why he had fallen for her. She had raven black hair which was shoulder length, hazel brown eyes and her complexion was golden honey coloured and she had full lips. Her pregnancy had gone over due by a whole month, the baby had become so big that complications were inevitable; he was given a choice weather to save the mother or the baby. He chose his wife but his wife had other plans and so the baby lived and the mother died. Maggie could always tell that he was happiest when his daughter was around, it helped a lot that she looked exactly like her mother, only more beautiful.........if possible. Watching him ply with his daughter made Maggie's heart swell with joy, for Masuzyo Nkhoma had been like a son to her.

"Okay!! Okay!! Now run along and have your bath school wont wait for you, you know" she knew well enough that her father thought the world was of school, "okay okay am going!!! You ARE getting old!!" she kissed his cheeks then left. "You should also go have a bath, breakfast will be ready when you are done" instructed Maggie as she left the room. "Yes ma'am, is there anything else?" he teased. Maggie just laughed as she headed for the kitchen to squeeze the oranges.

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It was easy for her to see the potential of the land she now stood on, surveying it with prospect of buying it. She was looking at the shopping centre called Shoprite that was along Kafue Road in the out skirt of town when she heard the engine turn up to where she had parked. She felt the need to turn and look at the new comer but felt it necessary that she didn't.

He was startled to find a car parked on the site of his interest, what made waste was the fact that who ever owned the car had good taste which only meant one thing, another buyer.

Getting out of his car he glanced around expecting to feel the release of adrenaline into his system at the sight of his rival, adrenaline was released but not for the reasons he thought. It had been a while since he had seen such a figured and was astonished by her aura of confidence and self strength, as he got closer it aroused the curiosity in him that the lady didn't turn back to see who was in approach. He stopped 3 paces short of her side, he stood there transfixed as he caressed the woman with his eyes, feeling the curves of her body within his mind and his body responded in kind with flow of blood going down.

The scent of bitter chocolate filled her nostrils and moved something inside of her and was surprised that it could move. Her purse had quickened and felt herself get light headed, she felt his aura of masculinity and profound confidence and pride. She was afraid to turn and tannish or build the image of the figure she had created in her mind. The figure was six feet tall and weighed a grand eighty eight kilograms with profoundly broad shoulders and a near to the scalp hair cut with a clean shave. Lips to die for and dark deep brown eyes, big hands in a clean cut suit. 'Grow up!!!!' she yelled in her mind then turned, her breath caught, her heart skipped a beat and her knees grew weak.' I have grown up!!' she thought and reminded herself to smile, or at least try. His shoulders were broader; his hair was a smart brush, his lips full. She could not see his hands for they were in his pockets but his eyes, his eyes were dark and his focus was piercing, she felt naked and that he could see into her heart. Her eyes moved to his crouch and found it bulging, 'promising' she thought then decided to focus on what had to be done. "Hello, you must be from the agency" she said as she walked over extending her hand so she could feel the size of his hand.

He had punched his hands into his pockets in hop of concealing the bulging in his pants, and then she turned. He was ambushed by her beauty that he couldn't control his manhood that shoot out and he could have sworn that she flinched then contended her posture. He hesitated then decided, 'what the hell' he extended out his hand and on contact he felt her tense, "hi, how are you?" he asked putting his hand back into his pocket.

"Good, you?" "Grand, what do you think of this land?" "It's got potential" "For?" "Apartment block or offices or a hotel, why the 21 questions?" "I am just curious; I am trying to access the buyer"

A smile crazed her lips and with that the whole mode changed , without really noticing she started to flirt, "the buyer, I like the that sounds, what does that make you?" she asked as she walked passed him almost brushing shoulders and his scent filled her lungs with a burning sensation.

As she walked past him, he caught the scent and with that, all of his restrains were released. Jasmine and wood pine, the scent alone managed to bring out a new feeling in the pits of his stomach, a familiar feeling that he could have sworn that he had felt before. As at now, he decided not to dwell a lot about that," the help?" he said then pulled his wallet and dag his fingers into it.

'Was I too forward?' she thought to herself then on impulse she asked," what do you think you doing?". She noticed the look of confusion; she dropped her eyes to the wallet then back up to his eyes. His facial features turned into the broadest smile she had ever seen, he extracted two business cards then he handed to her they first card saying," the first card calls the director for the agency and the second card calls my lawyer, Morris. You can get this land for a million if you use Morris, he will be expecting your call". A blush spread across her chicks, embarrassed. She just smiled back at him then said," thank you" she dropped her gaze to the earth then felt his eyes on her, she loved the feeling though it made her feel naked. "What of yours? Your card I mean" she asked then raised her eyes and found him watching her, without moving his eyes he reached for his wallet pulled out a card then handed it over. For some unknown reason she could not break free of his stare, she felt the sexual tension rise. When she couldn't take it anymore, she looked down on the card only to look up at him then asked," There is no name, why?"

They say that looks can be deceptive but he knew that this woman was not to be taken lightly. The charisma that flickered as she moved, the confidence that she carried and the self reliance that she displayed, It moved to such lengths that he felt his blood fill up down south. "I never got your name so its only fair, don't you think?" he challenged, against herself she laughed exposing perfectly white even teeth. He liked the way she laughed, watching her he asked," Have you already had breakfast?" without thinking about it. "No............" she almost offered then stopped herself, 'what is happening to me?' she asked herself. He heard the pause then offered," it could a early lunch?" then he looked at his watch then said," a very early lunch". To her surprise she laughed again then thought,' what the hell', "call it what you want, I just want to eat" the tone she used made him wonder if she meant the food or him and just for a second too long he held her gaze, "what's her name?" he asked with a gesture that pointed to her car. At first the question eluded her then she took a closer look and noticed it, her BMW seemed to be blushing at his Audi that seemed to have dominated hers. This made her giggle, just the way she laughed made him want to protect her and hold her. He saw her tilt her head when she noticed him staring, he just broke into a smile then said, "Sorry".

She saw his eyes display this and that moved her, as quickly as she saw this even more quickly did it disappear without a trace instantly. The mystery behind this man had captured her imagination, "where?" she asked. "Huh?" he questioned clearly not understanding. "Lunch/breakfast, where are we eating from?" she asked liking the fact that could get to him.

The dare devil smile on her face seemed to invite him, he felt the urge to reach out and grab her but to his better judgement, he did not. Sensing hid wanton it stared something inside of her she couldn't remember her body ever responding to anyone else's this way, turning to start walking towards their cars she had her face against the sunlight and it did not help that her eyes were dusty brown and turned gold against the sunlight. Or that her skin seemed to glow against it and now that he could clearly see her cleavage he could guess that they were a size 28B that gave him sinister thoughts which did not help with the situation down south.

She noticed him look and felt a nerve twitch just above the left eye, the front of his jacket was undone and she couldn't help herself but check the front the front of his trousers and noticed the strain. Looking away she felt desire build, she never believed in the thumb theory but she couldn't help it look. She saw his thumb, it was long and thick which promised a good size. 'A filling size' she thought and felt the folk of her legs twitch with lust. "Am staying at the golden bridge hotel, so if........" she trailed, he punched his hands into his pockets before she saw the impact her words were having on him. Too late, because she saw it. "I heard that they serve very nice appetisers there" he said hoping he didn't give himself away. Women had never been a problem but this was of another calibre and it had nothing to do with the fact that he had not gotten laid in over a year. "So you will follow me?" she asked as she unlocked the car at the push of the button. He opened the door for her and said as she boarded the car, "we shall see" was more of a challenge. She grimed at him, walking towards his car he heard her start her car then drove off. Laughing to himself he thought, 'wild woman!!!! Damn!' then he started and drove off in pursuit of the lady, he swore as he realised that he didn't even know her name, then again, neither did she know his.