Flames of Love

Waking up the following day, she rushed to the company to do her normal routine. She saw her other colleagues and greeted them warmly. She continued to work, even humming one of her favorite songs, by Don Moen, the great worship leader who takes people out of this world through singing.

"God will make a way, where there seems to be no way.

He works in ways we can not see, He will make away for me..."

Visibly enraptured by the song, a lady tapped her on her shoulders informing her that Mr . Alexander wants to see her in his office.

Reluctantly, she stopped her work to attend to him because it could be an instruction from the top. When she got to his office, she knocked and a voice replied telling her to come in. She was in the office not suspecting any problem when he suddenly got up and started to caress her body. She never knew where the strength came from, she pushed him down so fast and made for the door. She almost lost her balance and was in hot pursuit. She ran as fast as her legs could take her and fell . Trying to get up to continue running, she saw the door of the CEO was opening. Then it occurred to her she would be done for if he sees her, she decided to hide in between the pillars in front of his office.

Then she saw there was a curtain on his window outside. She hid under the curtain believing he would not see her.

He came out wondering what was happening. He must have heard the sound of the fall. Hence he started to check out properly and he lifted the curtain and saw her petite body trying to hide.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?"

"I'm a cleaner under the supervision of Mr . Alexander. I am running away from him because.."

"Enough, don't have time for your lies. Definitely, you are a spy disguised as a cleaner to destroy our company. " He thundered.

He looked at her disgustingly from head to toe.

"I don't have time for police now, I am traveling on a business trip. You will come with me to make it impossible to communicate with your sponsors. You are under my arrest" He roared.

He was too bossy, arrogant, and would not tolerate her speech. Grappling her hand, he was dragging her along with zero tolerance for a single word. She was shattered and broken. She tried to wriggle free but he was very tall, with broad shoulders and large arms, he was too imposing for her.

She had no choice but to tag along with his terrible temper. He seemed to be in a bad mood. The driver brought his Limousine and off they went.

You can imagine such a scenario, meeting your boss for the first time, and off he grabbed you never letting go calling you a spy, a liar, an informant.

Tears flowed from her eyes unhindered. Left her widowed, sickly mother at home, left her jobs and that was going to affect her flow of money. From the city of Houston Texas, they were on their way to Dallas, TX.

Right in the car, she tried to relive what happened to her.

" What are you doing here? Were you trying to steal something around here? Who are you?"

"I'm I'm very very sorry sir."

"Will you give me answers to my questions?"

"Which one should I answer the first sir?"

"Are you trying to play smart with me?"

"No, no sir."

"Who are you?"

"I'm.a new cleaner sir. I started this month."

"Why should I believe you?"

You are a spy, working for our competitors, right?"

"No sir, believe me, I am a new cleaner. Ask my supervisor, Mr. Alexander."

"I know you have been sent to collect information from this establishment. You want to know the in and out to serve as an informant. I will not release you until I am satisfied. Look at her innocent face, highly deceptive. How much were you paid?"

"Sir, I am innocent and do not know what you are talking about. Please, let me go, you have to believe me"

"As a cleaner in this company, weren't you told that this is a no-go area? You are to keep off! Did you not see the notice here? Are you such an illiterate that you cannot read simple English? I will query your supervisor. "

The boss continued to roar.

"Sir, I came very late to work and he was furious with me. In trying to beat up the time, I rushed and had a collision with one of the pillars, so I fell. Then I heard your door open and..."

I lied, I could not tell him what actually happened.

"Enough, you were hiding from me?" The CEO said.

"Yes, but please do not query Mr. Alexander, it's my fault. I accept my fault."

I was visibly shaken with fright.

"You will behave yourself and make no noise, Miss".

" Yes sir". I nodded quickly.

He continued to drag me like a thief. Finally, a limousine was waiting for us. He pulled me inside before entering the car.

I became scared and had to ask him.

'Sir, don't be angry with me, where are you taking me? To the police station?"

"No, we are on a journey, a two hours journey. I have an important meeting with my board of directors, I chose to go by road. I won't let you out of my sight. I shall be there for just three days. Then the coast will be clear. You shall be free."

"No, please let me go, I am not an informant. I am a cleaner and I also work as a cook in a restaurant. I have a sick mother, and I need my jobs to sustain me and my mother. Please, I plead my case."

"I'm sorry about your mom but I can't afford to release you until after the crucial meeting is over.

" I do not have a change of clothing. Look at the way I'm dressed, it's not decent for public view."

"And who told you, you will be exposed to the public?"

He stopped at a shopping mall, pulled her out and they entered the shop. He shoveled some dollars in her hands.

"Get what you need. I am waiting for you."

She brought out her phone and called her mother, informing her, she is on an emergency journey but will explain when she is back. She also called the two supervisors pleading with them for just three days absence.

"What are you doing spy? How dare you call anyone."

"Check my phone, I only called my mom and my two supervisors."

He collected the phone from her and kept it.

They continued the journey to Dallas, Texas from Houston, TX. Hunger gnaws and her stomach was making an unusual sound. She dared not complain. She found it difficult to look at him but he seemed relaxed a bit and he slept off. Only God knows why he was so rude. Not just rude, he seemed worried about a lot of things.

She looked at the man, he looked extremely handsome in his thirties. His face looked as if it was carefully designed like a Greek God

Looking at the popular CEO, a multi-billionaire business mogul in Texas. One of the most powerful CEO. Young, intelligent, rich, and very handsome. He is everything you need in a man. Sitting beside him takes her breath away.

Johneca did not know he had woken up but was actually watching her staring at him.

"You've never seen a handsome man before? You little naughty rat".

" Listen, Mr. John, I've respected you enough. I hate to be called names and I'm definitely not a rat."

"Where did your gut come from? You better behave yourself.!"

"I hate you!"

He turned to look at her properly, surprise written all over his handsome face.

"You don't mean that, do you?"

"I hate you for making me feel miserable. I'm tired and very hungry. You are mean"

"No woman has ever talked to me, like this!." He mumbled.

Then he grabbed her and shook her violently. With blazing eyes, he scolded her.

" Don't you ever talk to me like that again? Who needs your love anyway?"

"I think you need my love and acceptance. Look at you, handsome, very rich but looking miserable. You are cruel because you need love." Johneca found her voice at last!

"The petite lady has some interesting stuff. I ought to be angry but you are becoming interesting. Tell me, how do you know that I need love?"

"Hmmm, my mom tells me that whenever you see a man behaving abnormal, something is missing in his life and it's likely to be love that will fix it."

"Miss love, can you fix my misery in life?" He retorted in fierce anger!

Its all your fault Mr. Alexander, Johneca thought to herself, since that stupid phone call yesterday.

Wondering who was calling at the unguided hour. Lol, she looked and saw it was her supervisor in her place of work Why can't he back off? It was clear she was far from being interested in a relationship. A lot had happened to her and she is not in the mood for a romantic date.

Johneca, a beautiful lady of twenty-one years old, started working in a company as a cleaner under the supervision of Mr Alexander about two months ago.

She has been very dedicated to her work since she came. It was an elderly lady who was doing it before she retired and when she got the information of a vacancy, she applied for it.

Her purpose was to augment her finance She works in a restaurant, in the evenings and now cleans in the mornings.

Since when both their restaurant and home had been engulfed in flames of fire, she has had to come low to work to support her mom who lost her husband two years ago. The jobs meant a lot to her.

Apart from helping to pay their bills and putting food on the table, she has this determination to own a restaurant. Her purpose and determination with discipline will help to accomplish her dreams in no distant future. She hoped in God that divine help will locate her to do so.

But unfortunately, since she resumed the cleaning job it has been challenging with Mr . Alexander, a middle-aged man who has a wife and children.

He is insisting on having an extramarital affair with her. She is adamant that she would not succumb to his whims and caprices Now he is calling her at an ungodly hour for a date.

"Sir, I plead with you to stop calling me. I am not the type of girl. Other ladies would give anything to have you. Go for them."

"You are such a great fool, I promise to take care of you. Just agree on a date this weekend."

"And what would you do if I refuse?"

"You lose your job, I promise you."

"Fine, I will think about it. Goodnight."

Johneca hung up, thinking about her dilemma. She needs the job but keeping it is more trouble for her. She is thinking of still appealing to him but if he refused to yield she will have no choice but to let it go. God must give a new one.

She tried telling her friend Sophia and she had advised her to keep playing along till she gets a new job. She doesn't know what to do anymore. She is reaching her limits. She vowed never to allow him. She is not a call girl and wouldn't result in that.

There is dignity in labor so her dad and mom would always advise her. And now this? How would she be able to escape from the grip of her influential CEO, became a burden.

"Mr. John I'm very hungry please." Johneca turned to the CEO as they journey on, breaking through her own thoughts.

She spoke without thinking.

He suddenly raised his eyebrows, pressed his lips tightly, and told the driver to stop immediately. A restaurant was in view. He made a call, and behold, a hamburger was brought with coke and water.

He collected it from the waiter that brought the pack and gave it to her, looking the other way.

" Now you can take this quickly."

"Thank you, sir."

I was indeed very grateful for the meal. I never knew he listened to care enough. He looked so cold-hearted that I sometimes wonder if there is blood flowing through his veins.

Imagine my plight since morning, I woke up as early as possible to do my job only to be accosted of spying.

He never answered back not looking at me. I also chose to ignore him. I settled on my meal and started to munch. The meal was specially prepared.

This is a special hamburger for a billionaire.

It must have cost a fortune. It may be like my salary for two weeks though. I closed my eyes to enjoy every bit of it since it must have cost a fortune.

Then I remembered our restaurant before it was razed down. People love to eat my special hamburger like this. Though ours is for low-life people. But I know I can prepare a delicious one like this.

"Good to know that you are enjoying your meal," he said.

"Who told you that I am enjoying it?" I replied.

Johneca felt miserably sad, weak, and famished. He behaved as if he did not hear a thing. He seemed to be deep in thought, he kept on brooding over his official meeting with his board of directors later in the day.

"Isn't it clear?" He finally retorted.

"I don't know what you are saying, sir." Johneca pretended.

"You must have been very hungry" He mumbled.

"Sure"

'I will warn you to be very careful. You must not divulge any information about our company."

"I'm done explaining myself. I never heard anything. I want to go home."

"A dream that cannot come true."

"You need more of this food. You are too skinny, you need more flesh on your body."

"Now, you are sounding like my mom"

"You are a cleaner?"

"Yes, but I also work in the restaurant too. I thought I had explained all to you, sir."

"I see. Do you cook in the restaurant?"

"Yes sir"

"Can you make such a home meal as you've just eaten?"

"Yes sir!"

" Wow, that means you must be a cook and who taught you how to cook?" John asked feeling amused.

"It was my dad who started to teach me. Later, he asked my mom to continue to do so.

We had a restaurant before it was burnt. I am working so hard to have my own. This is my ambition."

"I see. Was that why you would do anything to get your own, restaurant?"

"Oh no, please not again"

"I will have to verify all these things you are sharing with me before I believe you"

"Fine, but I am sick and tired of telling you about my innocence.

I may be poor, but not a fraud."

"Says Miss...?"

"Johneca is my name."

"Now, we are there, behave like my personal assistant. Do I have to tell you what they do?"

"Yes, you will have to sir."

"Fine".

Mr John Williams stepped out majestically from the limousine. He entered the board room and all rose in reverence. He was well respected by all the board members for his witty, and sharp ideas.

The meeting started and I was told where to stay. The meeting lasted four good hours. They had light refreshments in between.

At a time, Johneca became afraid that he was going to tell everyone, that she was an informant. She later relaxed, when she saw that no one came out to disturb her where she was sitting. She could not hear a thing about their discussion. It was towards evening when they ended the meeting and they went straight to the hotel where they would stay for the night.

A palatial hotel, a little bit outskirts of the town, they were ushered into their room, not rooms. A very big room befitting a wealthy man of his caliber.

That was the special room he stays, anytime he comes to the town for a meeting. It was later, Johneca knew he was the owner of the posh hotel.

Mr. John went in to take his bath, he came out clad in neat pants, or call it boxers. Johneca held his breath. He was clearly hot and handsome. Her stomach swirled. She starred at him shamelessly.

'He smiled and told her to go and take her bath."

"Sir, am I sleeping in the same room with you?"

"Do you think that I will let you out of my sight even for a minute?"

"I could have run away while with your board. I was tempted to do so but you may misunderstand it. Moreover, it is late."

"Why are you staring at me?" He said mockingly.

"Because you are simply out of this world"

'Johneca!"

"I'm sorry sir".

" Okay, go and take your bath. I'll be downstairs.

I felt like screaming for joy. A little relief. I dashed into the bath for a thorough scrub of my body. What a luxury. Let me enjoy this place before I return to my simple life, I said to myself.

I came to put on some clothing, then remembered he bought some. I checked out the things and saw he thought of everything a lady needs. I put on my pant and then saw a beautiful pink nightie that exposes all.

I quickly put it on with the same pantie, when I heard his footsteps, then he came in. He gazed at me for a minute then he turned away. I went for my powder and perfume. The entire room came alive with a sweet-smelling odor.

I put on a jacket to go out to the balcony and was humming a lovely song. He came out and touched me from the back.

"I know that you are shy?"

I couldn't answer, his body was too close for comfort. My chest was beating very fast. Then he whispered into my ears.

'Do you want me tonight?"

I turned in surprise and I opened my mouth. He clamped down on my lips and started to kiss me passionately. I wriggle out of his warm embrace. Even though that was what I wanted but too afraid to admit it.

"Your body craves for me, I could see it in your eyes. Let it go, stop fighting this. You want me as I also want to have you."

He said huskily in his deep rich voice.

I wondered how many ladies, he had said that to.

"Please, I'm afraid, I've never done this before."

He was taken unaware. He left me immediately and I was angry for putting him off.

"I'm sorry, I thought....em."

My body desired him more than anything but I held my emotions in control. He went in and turned his face away from me, he landed on the big bed and slept off, leaving me emotionally crazy for his touch.

I thought of him throughout the night, tossing and tossing on the bed.

What a disciplined man. Sleeping with a lady on the same bed without touching her!

I slept like a log of wood. My boss left me to sleep uninterrupted and woke up very late to discover it was ten in the morning. Seeing the time had gone I screamed my head off. Don't forget that I've always been an early riser. The comfort of the bed made my body relax.

"What the hell is this? Oh my, I woke up late."

He chose to ignore me and kept on watching me as if he was in a cinema house.

I hurriedly left the bed to go to the convenience room. I rushed to brush my teeth and took my bath. By the time I got to the room, there was breakfast on the table.

I settled to take my sumptuous meal, but he kept on looking at me and I was wondering what he was thinking of. Later he removed his shirt and exposed his broad chest with his muscular hands. This man is hot. Exceptional in beauty. My body burned for him. He put on a new shirt and later a well-tailored black suit that fits his body. He excused himself and went out but locked me inside the room.

I thought to myself that this man does not trust me. I decided to relax, after all, I never knew anything. I slept and never knew the time he returned to the room.

"You are very lucky, everything is still okay, we have nothing to worry about for now." He said.

By this time, it was late but I felt like discussing my leaving with him. My mother would be worried stiff and it's not good for her fragile condition. But I must admit I love to be with Mr. John Williams, hearing his voice looking at him all day long.

The reality is that I have to go home to work. I needed the rest and it was a good time but duty calls.

"I'm sorry sir. I"

He cut me off and demanded unperturbed.

"Why are you sorry?"

"I'm sorry for waking up late. We should be on our way now."

He started to laugh at me for the first time feeling relaxed, unlike the way he had been.

"What is funny sir?"

"Who told you, I'm ready to go back today? If we were to go, is it by this time of the night?"

"Sir, please I will lose my job in the restaurant".

" Well, don't you bother about the place anymore. I will give you a better one."

"What sort of job is that?"

"You will be bedmate and I 'Il pay you very well. You need rest, it's clear. You need to put on more flesh."

"You are too skinny.!"

Johneca looked at him, in blazing anger.

"How dare you insult me, sorry to burst your bubbles, I can not be your bed mate. Whatever that means. I'm not brought up to be like that. I may be poor but I have my pride to protect. I tolerated your accusation but no more. I am leaving right now!"

Johneca picked up her handbag to go away but before she could reach the door, he reached out to her and held her so close, she could hardly breathe.

"Gosh, this man is irresistibly handsome. My body started to tingle as if the fire was burning me. I tried to wriggle free, he held me and looking into my eyes, I melted but still controlled my emotions.

He whispered in my ears,

" Stay with me and I'll make you mine. You will never be the same again. His deep husky voice turned me on like cool music in my ears. His breathing was soothing to my body. The fragrance of his body was smelling like lemon. Then he started to mumble sweet nothings, he looked into my eyes and before I knew it, we were kissing passionately.

He picked me up to the bed and removed all. I was enraptured by the fire of his love burning all over me.

Then I suddenly realized that I have never done this before, but the desire to have him come into me became stronger and I let him have his way.

At a point, he whispered,

"This is your first time, my little one?"

"Yes, please be gentle"

"I will stop if you don't want us to continue this.!"

I did not know the time I said.

"Please, don't stop, I want you."

He chuckled and continue exploring but was very gentle and made me a woman.

I slept off again till I woke up around 10 pm. I saw his handsome, face looking at me.

"My little one, you are beautiful."

"You mean, skinny?"

He laughed and mumbled

"Don't worry, I won't leave you till you have flesh."

My body ached from pain but the love in my heart was strong enough to endure it. What a night. This is more than a night for me. I snuggled into his arms, he held me close to him and I felt at ease. It meant so much to me. This is a dangerous game I'm playing because the man doesn't love me. I'm just a toy to relieve him. He said, bedmate. I mean nothing more to him than being his bedmate. He can never love me. We are in two different classes. He is stinkingly rich. I am a poor girl from a humble background, struggling to survive.

Well, I gave myself to him because I love him, but for him, he felt horny and needed a woman. I kept on thinking about myself. My mother would collapse if she gets to know what I did. I hope I would not regret this. Though it's too late to cry over spilled milk. I can not undo it anymore. I can only hope for the best. The best? Face reality girl. He can never marry you.

"What did you say?"

"I said nothing?"

"You liar!"

'Stop it, I may be poor but not a liar."

"You just uttered a word now"

"Which is?"

"He can not marry you"

"Did I say that?"

"Are you asking me?"

"Tell me, can you marry your cleaner?"

"You are not my cleaner, not anymore. You are my little lady now"

"Not your bed mate again?"

"Forget that I said that. I can not let you go. I don't have the intention of marrying again so I want a woman in my bed. That's all."

"What do you mean by 'again?"

"It's time to sleep little one."

"You've got to answer my question?"

"Are you this stubborn? I don't want to say anything about this. At least not tonight."

"So, there is a story behind your gloominess?"

"Shut up, little one"

"Please,Willie!"

'Hmmm, Willie! Are you kidding me?"

"I'm curious to know you more"

"This is what you should worry about.."

He drew me close and started to caress my body, sniffing, squeezing, and touching, setting me on real fire. I felt like yelling," I love you"

But with that stubborn streak in me, not letting go easily, that same thing that made me want to go the extra mile into getting my restaurant, I asked him the boggling question.

"Were you married before?"

His eyes suddenly turned red, he left the room and locked me up to go outside.

I have overstepped my boundary. I felt bad for hurting him. I also was hurting and burning with jealousy. Who is the woman that turned his heart like a stone? Surely, she meant so much to him. That's why he doesn't want to talk. I was imagining a lot of things.