? ROOMMATES WITH
THE CEO ?
? Living with my boss ?
SEASON TWO
By: Racheal Dennis.
Episode 7 ?
Claire’s POV ?
I left the house in a haste to go back to morfield, to spend some time with my mom.
But then again, what will I tell my mom. My mom won’t appreciate me leaving my husband’s house because of an argument we had.
Besides, Killian’s parents doesn’t know about what is going on now. It’s best if I talk to his Mom first before I take any other action.
I take a turn and drive straight to Killian’s Mom’s boutique. Her boutique is one of the biggest in all of San Francisco.
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The ride to the boutique wasn’t a long one, I arrive in no time. I enter the boutique and head straight to the receptionist. Immediately she sees me, she wore her brightest smile.
“Welcome, Mrs Knight. Good morning ma’am” she greets me.
“Good morning, how are you doing today?”
” Fine… Is there anything I can help you with? Or are you here to see the boss?” She asks.
“I’m here to see your boss, is she in?”
” Yes…. This way please”
She leads me to an office with the name ‘Nicole Knight’ on the door frame. She knocks on the door and we heard a faint come in.
The receptionist steps in first, while I stayed behind.
“Ma’am, Mrs Knight is here to see you” almost as immediately she said it, she turns to me.
“Please you can go in” she told me.
“Thank you” I thanked her.
I enter the office, and I’m engulf in a very tight hug instantly.
“Claire, it’s been such a long time” Keira shrinks in my ear.
“We saw each other last week” I said.
“That’s a very long time. I’m so glad you are here, Mom and I were just talking about throwing dad a surprise welcome party, he’s coming back next month” she blabs.
Just then Nicole walk towards us and pull me from Keira, only to put me I another tight hug. What can I say, my family is filled with huggers.
“Mom.. can.. can’t breathe” she release me immediately.
“So good of you to visit me today… Please come and sit down” Mom leads me to a couch in her office.
I sit down while she sits next to me, Keira sits opposite me.
“How is my grandson?” Nicole ask.
“He’s fine” I answered.
“And what about my brother, why didn’t you come with either of them?” Keira asks.
I sigh and stays silent. They notice my sad expression, Mom holds my hand gently and lifts my face with her fingers.
“Claire, is everything ok?” Nicole asks me. I shake my head.
Keira and Nicole look at me with worry in their eyes.
“Actually…. I’m here to discuss something with you, Mom. It’s a good thing you are here too, Keira”
“What happened?” Keira asks me.
“Anita. Does that name sounds familiar with you?” I ask.
She and Nicole exchange looks, before she turns to me and nod slowly.
“How did you get to know about Anita?” Nicole asks.
“Killian brought her home” I said.
“What!!” They both exclaims.
” Why would Killian do that? That girl is crazy, she’s obsessed with Killian. That’s the real reason they move from San Francisco, so that she can forget about Killian” Keira said.
“She lives with us now, and she’s making me look like the bad guy in front of Killian. He doesn’t believe me anymore, he’s always defending. Mom, I honestly don’t know what to do….. I think it’s best if I leave Killian”
” Don’t say that” Nicole scolds me. “Claire, listen to me. In every marriage there are times of trials…… temptations are bound to happen, no marriage is perfect.
Take Killian’s dad and I as example, since we got married, we’ve never had a moment of peace. We were always fighting over every little thing, to the extent that Killian’s dad wanted a divorce. But I didn’t let him, I believed we can still work. I did everything possible to make him change his mind, I even had help from you and Killian, remember. Look at us, today we are living fine, we are one of the happiest couples in town” she paused and looks at me straight in the eyes.
She clears her throat and continue.
” So tell me, Claire. Are you just going to run away from this? This is your home we are talking about, you need to fight to maintain the foundation of your home. We women, we are the pillars of our home. How can a home stands tall and firm if the pillar is made of wood? Claire, go back home and fight this. Don’t worry we are with you all the way” Nicole said.
” Yeah. Forget about Anita, she’ll fall in her own trap and Killian will get to see her real face. Killian doesn’t have too many friends, so he believes in friendship a lot. The few friends he have means a lot to him, don’t worry he’ll come around. But please don’t leave” Keira pleads.
I think about it for a moment, I can’t just leave like that. It will mean Anita has won. No I can’t let her win even before the battle begin.
This is my fight and I must win.
“Please don’t go, Claire. Think about your son, you leaving will affect him a lot. I don’t you want to make the same mistake I made with Killian and Keira” Nicole pleads.
I take a deep breath and sigh.
” I heard you Mom. Running away will only make things worse” I said.
” So… You’re staying right?” Keira asks. I nod, she jumps and claps her hands together.
” Thank God, I thought I’ll had to give you some $panking”
I look at the clock behind us, it’s already 11:44am. I remember when I left the house Ryan was still sleeping, he hasn’t have anything to eat. He might be up now, and hungry.
I stand up.
“Mom, I have to go back home now, Ryan might be hungry now”
Nicole and Keira gasp loudly.
” You mean Ryan haven’t had his breakfast?” Nicole asks.
I chuckled nervously. She holds my ear and begin to pull it.
” Ouch… Ouch… Ouch Mom easy” I winces.
“Don’t let Ryan suffer because of your fight with Killian, do you understand?” She asks.
” Yes Mom. Yes” I answered quickly. She release my ear, I massage it gently to reduce the pain. “Now hurry, before I beat you again”
We all laugh briefly. I pit my purse and car key.
” Alright, Mom, Keira. I’ll be on my way”
Then I head out. God help me win against Anita, please.
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Anita’s POV ??
As I predicted, Claire left the house this morning. Finally, my plan I working, now that she’s out of the house killing Ryan will be so much easier. And she won’t be able to come back.
I head to the kitchen to get a glass of water, when I saw Killian standing near the gas. Rubbing his forehead in frustration, as if he’s confused.
Flour is everywhere on the counter, Ryan sits quietly on a stool next to him. I move closer to him and puts my hand on his shoulder.
“Are you alright, Killian?”
He turns to me, his eyes red, his hair rough like he’s been running his fingers through them.
“I don’t know what to cook, my mind is not settled” he replies.
Hmm, this is my chance to carry out my plan. Claire, your stand in this house is going to fall today. Ryan is the only thing keeping you and Killian together, I’ll get rid of him today. Killian is mine and mine alone.
“Maybe you should get some rest, leave Ryan to me. I’ll prepare something for him to eat” I said. Eat and die.
” Are you sure that’s a good idea, Ryan is very picky when it comes to his food” he look at me unsure.
” Don’t worry, I’m very good with kids” I assured him.
He nods, then bend to Ryan’s level.
” Your aunty will cook something for you to eat, daddy need some rest ok”
Instead of answering his father, Ryan is looking at me. Hmm, like mother, like son. As small as he is, he’s already a spoilt brat.
Killian stands up.
“If you need anything, I’ll be upstairs” then he left.
Now, let’s send this little brat down where he belongs.
I manage to prepare noodles, I don’t care if it’s sweet or not, I just need the food to put the iron pills I bought just in case opportunity comes like this.
I blend the iron pills and spread it on the noodles, I poured the remaining pills in the glass of juice in front of me. I carry the noodles and juice and placed them in front of Ryan.
“Ryan, it’s time to eat” I said and sit waiting for him to start eating.
But that little brat is smarter than I thought, he refuse to touch the noodles. He’s just staring at me as if he knew the noodles is poison. Well, if he doesn’t want to eat the food it’s fine.
I pick the glass of juice and give it to him, but he shakes his head and pushes my hand away.
Oh, so he wants it the hard way. I’m so ready for him, he must die today or I’ll never get a chance to be with Killian.
I stand up and begin to force him to drink, but he’s struggling, trying to fight me with his weak small hands.
“I don’t wanna, I don’t wanna” he shouts. I try to cover his mouth, but he bites my hand. “Daddy, dad. I don’t wanna”
I force him and pour the juice in his mouth, I struggle with him trying to bring his lips together so that he won’t get a chance to spit it out.
“What. Are. You. Doing?!!” Killian?
I turn around, my eyes wide open.
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Killian’s POV ?
I hear Ryan shouting from the kitchen, I didn’t want to get up but his screams gets louder each second. So I decided to go check what the matter was, I know Ryan can throw tantrums sometimes.
I reach the kitchen and saw Anita trying to force Ryan into drinking a juice. My son is pressed against her, he’s trying to get her off him.
I saw red, anger clouded my vision.
“WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?” I roared, she turns around with her eyes wide open in fear.
I rush towards them and push her off of my son. Ryan is coughing seriously. I raise my head and glare at Anita, she’s looking at Ryan with pure hatred.
“What the hell did you do, is this how you repay my kindness, Anita?”
She scoff.
” What I’m doing is for our future” she said.
” What are you talking about?”
” Really? Is that even a question? You were suppose to marry me not that witch”
I look at her in confusion. Why will she get that idea in her head.
“Marry you? Anita, I’ve always seen you as my younger sister. I don’t love you in that way” I said to her.
She lets out a dry laugh.
” You are joking. I felt the love you have for me back then, so why are you denying it now?”
I can’t believe I fought with my wife over this bch.
” Anita, I want you out of my house. I’ll pretend like none of this ever happened”
“I’m not leaving. You are mine, Killian and I would do anything to have you” she said.
I wish I knew this would happen, I would have listened to Claire.
“Leave now or I’ll have to call the cops” I said through gritt teeth.
She stays silent for a moment, then laugh hysterically.
“This isn’t over yet!” She said and run out.
Ryan’s cough becomes serious. In less than two minutes he’s already spitting out bl©©d.
“Ryan! What’s happening?”
He continues to spit out blood, the quantity increase with each cough.
“Da..” he coughs. “Da.. Daddy.. I.. I… Wanna.. sleep”
“No, no, no, no! Ryan, buddy don’t sleep. I’ll take you to the hospital” I said panicking.
Just then the door open and Claire walks in.
She stops when she sees Ryan lying in my arms coughing out blood. She throws her purse and phone on the floor and rushed towards us.
She takes Ryan from me, cradling him to her chest.
“What happened? Why is he coughing bl©©d?” She asks, tears already flowing down her cheeks.
” Sle… Sleep” Ryan said weakly.
“No, don’t sleep, please don’t sleep” Claire cries. I rush upstairs to get my car keys. And rush back, getting back I saw something different.
Ryan’s eyes closed before I could reach for him.
“Ryan!!” Claire scream.
“Ryan” I whispered.
No… This can’t be.
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