Mel and Tobi arrived at the big complex building, what first caught her eyes is the bigger picture of Tobi drawn at the entrance of the building close to where the receptionist sits, Mel’s eyes landed on these when she was still in the car so she didn’t wait for Tobi to come down and open for her like she always does, she gets out and walks over to where the painted picture is……she sees his Charming smile in the lifeless picture and she also burst out laughing, Tobi is holding up his laughter too as he keeps on watching her, he secretly gets out his phone and waits till when she touches the picture, he takes her picture with quite a number of beautiful convincing pauses, she had no idea he did and now she turns to see him trying to compare the looks
“Who did this”
“Some man, I don’t even remember his name anymore”
“Damn! this is really you I could swear he’s the best you see”
“Yeah you’re probably right, if you want I can ask Jane to call him over and we can have him make one for you especially with what you’re wearing today”
“Silly….I don’t have a company to hang it in front of”
“We can keep it in your room so anyone who enters there to see you can admire it”
“Yeah right? …..thanks but no Sir” Tobi loves it when she speaks in this way, it’s when he usually gets to know she’s so annoyed and irritated and he just enjoys teasing her , everyday he’s just discovering who Melanie truly is and he loves it
“Shall we” he asks her and she quietly follows him inside…..
They both enter to find the receptionist doing what she loves to do the best, applying makeups, it’s not a secrets that the slimy receptionist Janet is so much in love with her boss that she can’t stay away from makeups especially whenever she hears his car drive in, she also wears her best smile with her ever red lips shining so bright……at least all her colleagues at work place know how she’s dying to be his woman, he’s too handsome for a man and she sometimes wishes she was in Jane’s place, she would use the opportunity maximumly and maybe then he would have noticed her because he has failed to notice her all this time yet God only knows how many times she has wedded her boss in her dreams……her only hope has been the fact that Tobi has no woman in his life but today seems different, unlike all the other females he has ever come together with in the office, today, one can see by how bright his eyes are shining that this woman is not just any woman to Mr Tobias, they had stopped out side briefly and talk, she had wanted to spy on in their conversation but she was almost bursted when they started coming inside, she ran for her dear life and tried as much as possible not to look guilty by applying some powder but her face gave her away
“Good morning Sir” she forces a smile and for the very first time as long as she can remember, Tobi directly looks her in the eyes and she couldn’t read his expression because his face head a surprise and at the same time some sarcasm
“Good morning Janet….. don’t you think that lipstick is a little too much, it can scare my clients away I’m sure” Janet felt so embarrassed and so cheap, she could see the pregnant fool standing by her boss’s side is trying so hard to hide her smile and so she refuses to die in her own movie, with her head and shoulder raised up high she forces a smile
“Not at all Sir…. this is how I always do it every other time and no client has ever complained about your receptionist or have they?”
“That’s because, it’s only applied in the morning, during the lunch time and when you’re delivering my files especially in Jane’s absence correct me if I’m wrong” Mel was so sure Tobi had no idea the implication of what he just said is, the babe is so embarrassed so she needed to save the situation
“Wama mukwano……we women can’t do without make ups and I feel you a hundred percent, I also have awkward time tables like you” Tobi turns to face Mel who he knows is obviously lying
“But Mel you…….”
“Ssssshhhh….are we going to stand here forever…..which way please show me” Tobi is still confused but he leads her to the office and the moment their backs disappear, Janet grabs the available serviette and rubbed her lips wiping the lipstick and cursing Tobi under her breath……..
Tobi and Mel are greeted by every employee they pass and Mel instantly amazed by how much these guys love their boss just by the way they all welcomed him as if he has been away for months, they finally arrive in his office and he asks her to make herself comfortable
“You have a pretty cool office in Here…..I mean this whole place is cool”
“Thanks….I’m glad you love it”
“I love it…. you have quite a good number of employees here how do you recruit them normally”
“Most of them apply here to do their internships like you wanted and they end up being retained here”
“Hmmmm in this case there is a huge possibility I might have gotten lucky if the school had cleared me to do my intern”
“Sure….I believe in giving people opportunities whenever I can….non of there people I recruit here in that manner has ever failed me, we even maintain friends relationship and working with them is always cool” Mel just stares at him all smiles
“Where is the Jane you can’t spend a day without talking about, I thought by now you would have introduced her to me already” she asks
“Oh!…. she normally waits for me at the reception but she wasn’t there, she must be in her office taking care of something I had made her do last evening” he gets the office phone and calls her
“Good morning boss”
“Where are you Jane….. I’m not seeing you”
“I’m around….. I’m in my office”
“Come so quick to my office, I have something important I need you to take care off”
“Coming right away” Jane is even used to being on her toes every time her boss calls she she just picks files and runs along
“Good morning once again” she greets Tobi and says hello to Mel who’s seated with her back facing the door
“Come in please” Jane obeys
“How was your weekend”
“Good…..I was able to trace that file”
“Good but that’s not why I have called you here right now…..you see her” Jane nods and smiles too
“Her name is Melanie Fina…. I have just hired her because I know you need an assistant, the workload on you has been too much lately so she will work and report directly to you under your supervision…….. she should be treated like all of you here in our small but growing family”
“Nice to meet you miss….my name is Jane”
“The pleasure is all mine Jane…. I’m Melanie” they shake hands
“She will start any day she feels she can and please guide her and be of help to her where necessary, this I’d her first Job”
“You can count on it boss…always and if that’s all, I would like to go continue with what I was doing”
“It’s OK Jane you can” Jane leaves the office wondering if that woman was carrying her boss’s child, she could see the fire he possessed in his eyes and she concludes her boss is finally in love and she’s so happy he’s going to become a father, she wonders how he was able to hide his relationship from everyone, they all thought they knew him but they were wrong……….
The rest of the day passed quickly with Mel being showed around by Jane, introducing her to all the other employees, and explaining how the daily activities there run, everyone is happy to have her as one if them and welcome her but it’s only the receptionist who didn’t want to greet her or have anything to do with her, in her eyes she was already a stumbling block, every other employee leaves when it was already 5pm leaving behind only Mel, Jane and Tobi………. they are able to continue with the office till when it clocked six thirty pm, Mel has been doing nothing aside from keeping herself busy with the beautiful environment, but the employees had something to gossip, everyone is talking from ear to ear asking themselves if the child is Tobi’s and now that it’s only three of them, they drive Jane to her home and continue home…………. Tobi finally drives Mel back home and promises to call her and find out when she will be ready to start work, but he also asks her not to take too long in deciding he didn’t really go in to announce they are are back but Mel’s mother comes out to receive them……they had a little chat as Tobi hits the road to reach home
“How was your day….I have been worried about you” Ofelia asks
“Cool… Tobi offered me a job”
“Did you accept it”
“Yes I did….I’m starting when I feel like it” her mother looks a little worried and Mel notices this
“What’s wrong mother”
“Did you talk to Tobi…. did he tell you something”
“If it’s about the school issue mother you just forget, I’m not going back to school…. he will tell you what i said”
“But Fina….you can’t study for all these years and now claim you can not go back, think about how much we have spent and how are we going to survive”
“I just told you Tobi offered me a job and I accepted”
“I don’t think that’s the right thing to do, I was thinking you and Tobi shouldn’t see each other anymore”
“And why is that if I may want to know”
“Melanie, I don’t know if accepting that job was the right thing to do but let me tell you this, Tobi is so undoubtedly in love with you though you both don’t feel it or don’t realise it” Mel so shocked shakes her head unbelievably…..
To be continued…
