Chapter 2 Meeting Zach Henry.

Zach.

"So, tell me angel, where are we going today?" I asked my daughter, Tracy. She looked up at me giving me the warmest smile I could ever ask for. She was my favorite person in the world.

"Let's get ice cream, dad." She said excitedly.

"Ok, dad will take you to the biggest ice cream store in town." I said to her,

She shook her head sideways to indicate she wasn't going.

"You have somewhere in mind?" I asked her, giving a bit of a surprised face.

She nodded her head and gave me a very sweet smile.

Today was Saturday, and in order words, it's one of the days I get to spend with my daughter.

Working as a CEO of the biggest company in town can be so time consuming, I hardly have time for her during weekdays, except for when I see her before I leave for work in the morning, but on Saturdays and Sundays, I dedicate them to her.

"No problem darling, anywhere you want," I said to her as I sat down on the floor allowing her to finish her makeup on my face.

"You look pretty, dad" she said as she applied a pink lip gloss in my lips, turning me into her perfect barbie.

"I know, right, and you're the best makeup artist."

Ring ring

"You have a call, dad" Tracy pulled my hand towards my phone which was ringing out loud on the sofa next to us.

I had been trying to ignore the call.

Picked it up to check who was calling, it was Alfonso: my personal assistant.

I tried my best to hide my annoyance so as to avoid questions from my little makeup artist standing in front of me.

I hated two major things in my life: cold coffee and being called from work on a Saturday morning.

I answered the call, stood up from where I sat and walked a few steps away from Tracy, with the phone glued to my ears.

"Do you wish to be fired, Alfonso?" I said immediately I was able to talk.

"No sir, but it's urgent." He said with his voice shaking over the phone.

"It's Mr Williams, he asked me to get to you, he said it was urgent."

"Tell him, we'll talk on Monday." I said and hung the phone.

Then facing Tracy who was already waiting for me to finish, I rubbed her head and carried her on my shoulder.

"Let's get you all cleaned up, so we can go get ice cream." I said smiling to her.

"Stella, could you please clean her up for me?" I asked Tracy's nanny who was sitting nearby. For as long as I remember, Stella had been living with us, she was once my nanny, and now she's also helping look after my daughter.

I had even stopped seeing her as an outsider, she was family now, but she just won't accept. She treated me like a mother would treat her son.

"Here we are ladies" I said as I parked my car a little distance from the ice cream store. It was a bit big but not something I would say it's up to my class. I guess Stella was the one who introduced Tracy to this place, I had no issue with that though.

"You two go on ahead, I'll catch up to you in no time." I said to Tracy as my phone started ringing beside me, it was the second time today. I could eventually fire Alfonso, I thought to myself.

"Mr Zach" I heard Mr Williams voice on the phone, one could tell from his voice that this man was getting old.

"I'm sorry, but I can't hold any meeting today, I'm with my daughter!" I said to him,

"I understand, but the gravity of the situation is beyond us waiting, your business could be at stake." he said to me.

"My business? What'd you mean my business could be at stake?" I asked, almost getting really tense.

"I'll come over to your place this evening, we'll talk." He said and hung up the phone.

I sighed, I guess it was important after all.

I walked towards the ice cream store to meet Tracy and Stella, but to my surprise, when I walked in, Tracy was buried in the chest of a lady, and she was smiling really bright.

"Hey sweetie, Daddy's back." I said to her as I came into the ice cream store.

I bent down to pick her up as she let go of the lady she was hugging.

"Daddy, guess what," she said as soon as she was coupled up in my arms.

"What princess, tell daddy," I said to her smiling, looking straight into her eyes.

"I got a best friend today." My eyes shone bright in excitement.

"You're so lucky, Princess." I said to her as she nodded her head in excitement.

"So where's this new Best friend of yours, or won't you introduce Daddy to her?"

She turned back and pointed at the lady who was still squatting.

"She's the one, dad" she was smiling at the lady.

I guess they were Best friends after all.

She stood up, now I could see her face well, damn was she pretty. I tried not to get carried away by her pretty face.

"Nice to meet you sir, I'm Emily." She said, still stretching her hands towards me.

I received her handshake and my God, what a soft palm she's got.

"Nice meeting you Emily, I'm Zach, Tracy's Dad" of course she knew, she just heard Tracy call me Dad. I felt awkward, so I just gave her a faint smile.

"I suppose you're my daughter's best friend" I said looking straight into her eyes, searching for what I don't know.

"Yeah, she's an adorable kid." She replied to me, smiling brightly.

"Thanks for being an amazing bestie to my daughter, we'll stay longer some other time." I said to her and then looked at Tracy who I was still carrying. I stroked her hair to the side revealing more of her face.

"Let's get going honey, daddy has an important meeting to prepare for." I said to Tracy as we moved out.

"Bye"

I could hear the lady say to Tracy as we stepped out.

I signaled to Stella who was still getting the ice cream on the counter that we were about moving out.

She gave me a worried face wondering why we were leaving as soon as we arrived.

I had an important meeting by 4pm this evening, we can take the ice cream home.