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“I’ll call you back about their reaction and the Job.”
“Kiss my lady and gent for me, Aunty sends her love.”
We hang up and I go to the kitchen to help the twins, their nanny Leah probably left already. Weekends are her time off. She’s truly a godsend. The money I accepted to disappear from Naseer’s life gave the twins and me a chance at a decent life. Surrounded by family. My children are certainly spoiled by lots of family attention.
I reach for the cereal and move around the kitchen to help them start their breakfast. They will soon be in front of the TV enjoying their shows, not sure what their new favorite show is this week. It seems to change weekly.
While they eat, I ponder how to tell them about my engagement. I’m certainly not as excited as the time their father proposed to me but I’m not sad either. He’s never going to be a part of our lives.
“Lady, Gent,” I call them my nickname for them. They both look up.
“There’s something I need to tell you guys.”
“Okay,” they echo and continue with their meals.
“What do you guys think about Mommy marrying Knox?”
“Yay!!! That would be awesome, he can take us on a bike ride all the time” echoes Micah “and we can watch all the Avengers’ movies with him and eat popcorn” Mira adds.
“Good,” I say, “because mommy is now engaged to be married to Knox.”
“Awesome!!!” Yells Micah like I’d just give him a one-month pass to Disneyland.
I go and hug them both, they have just made my decision an easy one for me.
They finish their meals and go right in front of the TV. I noticed the oven warmer setting on.
Leah had made their Lunch, perfect. I get to relax and do nothing right now.
Now, I must think about my next plans. I received the job offer yesterday and already told Knox about it which I think is what triggered his proposal. I’ve worked my butt off for the last five years building a strong company with my business partner Orion Isaac. Orion and I met at a mobile apps conference three years ago, right as I was thinking about moving back to the US with plans to start a business. We hit it off and today, we have a great work relationship, growing our website and apps company.
The company is growing at a perfect pace that we can handle. We are an office of six people, but it feels like a family. This new job offer could put us in the big league, it’s an offer we can’t turn down if I want to succeed in this field and on this path.
LaBelle Fleur company COO approached me, stating he heard about me and my team from a friend and felt I was the right person to help with the overhaul for the website and a new app. They believe they are missing out on market share because their current app is not user-friendly. They plan to launch a major campaign to target the holiday season which will also launch them into a higher market share.
They’ve seen my work and would like me to do the same thing for them. I’d given a ridiculous amount to deter them from working at their headquarters in the beautiful country of Rhanaz. A country I’d vowed never to return to, but they had accepted my offer and even thrown in some extra benefits for myself, Orion, and the team.
I couldn’t deny my team the chance to be a part of a career-changing opportunity, plus I didn’t have a valid excuse for Orion, my amazing work husband as I call him. A guy that’s always in my corner and always has my back. I decided to let go of my pride and fear, I accepted the offer, which also made my acceptance of Knox’s engagement easier.
My mind is a scrambled mess, but I fired up my laptop anyway, coding has always been my savior, it’s the key to my survival. Once I’m in coding mode. My troubles and woes can remain stagnant and my mind in coding mode stays fluid.
Naseer used to dislike that I could be in that mode for days and not respond to him. The numbers are my escape. He used to call me the worst girlfriend probably because I didn’t swoon over him, or I didn’t care if he stayed or left if I had my coding.
To get my attention, he once hid my laptop and wouldn’t give it back for days. I was furious with him, but he said I needed to disengage and enjoy the moment, what he didn’t know was him and books was how I survived the death of my parents. Coding and the twins are how I have survived without him for the last five years.
Taking this Job means the extra focus is paramount. The chances of our part crossing in Rhanaz are less than .000001. I should be in and out, with nice achievements under my belt then figure out how to marry my fiancée without hiccups.
Am I in love with Knox, the answer to that isNObut
Is he a good man? Check.
Do I feel safe and happy with him? Check.
Does he love my children? Check.
Will I someday fall in love with him? Maybe.
Accepting his proposal is easy because he checks every box that doesn’t involve risking my heart.
