Amanda batch 12

Amanda
Episode 33
Oh, sorry about that’ Morg-n almost bumped into her.
‘What was that about? And why is her hair black? Did you tell her to change it’? Morg-n eyed his friend suspiciously.
‘No, why would I do something like that? Her hair, her business’ Greg replied.
‘Cool, so what’s up, you said you wanted to see me’ Morg-n pulled a chair and settled in.
‘I have a plan that could help me get out of my father’s cage’ Greg was hopeful this would work out.
‘Um, first, remember we were supposed to hang out next weekend’? Morg-n raised a finger and Greg paused.
‘Yea’ Greg nodded.
‘Let’s do it this weekend’ Morg-n replied. He still felt bad for ending things with Alex and that was getting into the way of his work and other facets of his life; a hang out at the lounge wouldn’t hurt, it was the magic he needed to get over her.
‘Okay, so, I want you to go over Nathan’s profile, his accounts, records, just check if you can find anything dirty; I have a feeling he conspired with my father against me’ Greg asked.
‘Are you asking me to spy on your brother’? Morg-n asked.
‘Not like that, you know they tricked me into signing the papers’…
‘No, you weren’t tricked, you just failed to read the content’ Morg-n reminded him.
‘Okay, I accept that all these is my fault but you need to help me Morg-n; I can’t win this battle on my own; please’ Greg pleaded.
Morg-n had been friends with Greg since their teenage days; Greg was the nicest person he’d ever known and he was going to help him out. He was good at internet stalking.
‘I’m on it’ Morg-n replied.
‘Thanks man’ Greg felt relieved.
‘Always’ Morg-n replied and walked out of the office.
‘That’s that’ Greg sighed.
He couldn’t wait to see the look on his father’s face once he realized that his own plans had backfired on him.
‘Good morning, Mr. Beecroft’ Gwen sauntered in.
‘Gwen, did you see Wendy around here’? He asked. Now he thought about it, it couldn’t have been Wendy that had sent the nuts, she had a doctor’s appointment that morning.
‘No, why’? Gwen raised her brow.
‘Um, I walked in here and found pistachio nuts on the table, you know how much I like to eat that’ Greg replied.
‘Oh no, you think Wendy brought that? Was that why you threw it in the trash bin’? Gwen blurted out then regretted it immediately. Was her boss having a problem with his girlfriend?
‘So it is not Wendy’ Greg murmured.
‘No. Amanda did’ Gwen replied. She had seen the hurt that had been sprawled on her face; her pistachio had been stashed in the trash basket.
‘Oh, how did she know I liked that’? Greg felt slightly guilty for throwing the nuts away, he hoped she wouldn’t take it personal.
‘I am not supposed to say this, but you are still acting like she is Holly but she is not, Amanda is a different person and I promise that you wouldn’t regret hiring her’ Gwen was confident.
‘Really? You two are that close’? Greg was suddenly curious to know more about her, he decided to use tact.
‘Yes’ Gwen nodded.
‘So, why did she bring me the nuts’?
‘She feels that you don’t like her, you aren’t comfortable and that’s why she’s trying everything possible to feel accepted’ Gwen explained.
It was all making sense now ‘Wait, was this why she dyed her hair black? Because I remember telling Morg-n I didn’t want a blue eyed blonde’ Greg rose to his feet.
‘Yes’ Gwen replied with a smile.
This new set of revelation made him feel like a devil; well, he didn’t want to spend a lot of time around her for both of their sakes; but giving her such a long list was uncalled for.
‘I need to call her’ he reached out for her resume. He had to fix this and make everything right.
He realized that they both had not spoken of the night at the club and he hoped to clear the air; she may feel the list he’s given her was related to her slapping him; but that wasn’t it at all.
He didn’t hate her, no, he was drawn to her. He didn’t resent her, he was curious about her and that was what scared him. He had never felt so drawn to anyone like that before; the attraction he felt for her was beyond his control and that was why he gave her such a long list.
He was avoiding her.
‘Oops’ he threw the resume down on the table as Wendy was calling.
‘I have to take this’ he whispered and Gwen rushed out of the office.
‘Hello Baby’ he placed the phone against his ear, Wendy was calling.
‘Honey, I need you now more than ever’ her voice was broken, shaky; it was filled with fear.
‘Really? What happened’?
‘Our baby is in danger, my gynecologist would like to see you’ Wendy replied.
‘Okay, I am on my way’ Greg dialed his driver’s number. He had given his car to Amanda, he still needed a means to get to the hospital.
Episode 34
Wendy’s eyes brimmed with unshed tears; they glowed with fear as she sobbed.
‘What happened? Is the baby okay’? Greg realized he actually cared for this baby.
‘Tell him doctor, tell him everything’ Wendy sobbed.
‘Welcome, Mr. Beecroft’ a female doctor approached him and he took the hand that was offered.
‘Your baby is okay’ the doctor said.
‘Thank God’ Greg sighed with relief.
‘For now’ the doctor quickly added.
‘What do you mean’? His hopes quickly faded away like dreams that never saw dawn.
‘Your baby is suffering from a kind of trauma, the fetus is stressed’ the doctor begun.
‘Stressed? Make me understand’ Greg felt completely lost in her medical language.
‘I wish I could make it easier for you to understand, but simply, the baby needs a healthy home so it can grow perfectly’ the doctor explained.
‘A healthy home’? Greg arched a brow.
‘Yes, the parents of the child must be together; you aren’t always there for Wendy’s sessions; the baby feels neglected too and the only solution to this, if for both of you to come together’ the doctor added.
‘Like husband and wife? Or we could live together’ Wendy found the strength to speak.
‘Oh, that wouldn’t be a problem Doctor, I’ll think about it’ Greg moved over to Wendy and placed a soft k-ss on her face.
He seemed very calm on the surface but he was terrified of that prospect of staying next to Wendy; something wasn’t right.
He had not studied medicine but he could swear that what the doctor said made no sense; it wasn’t logical.
Well, like he said, he was going to think about it. Right now, finding dirt on Nathan was the most important thing.
‘I have to go now love, I’ll see you and the baby later’ he k-ssed her forehead, rubbed her belly briefly and rushed out of the ward.
‘Do you think that would work’? Wendy straightened on the bed.
‘Of course it will’ a mischievous smile split the doctor’s face.
Tears stung her eyes as she stepped into the fifth animal shop in Los Angeles; Greg had specified that he needed a brown chinchilla rabbit; she was yet to find his preference.
She felt frustrated and confused; Gwen had assured her that everything would work out fine; but it didn’t. He had thrown her gift into the trash basket and that meant a lot.
‘Can I help you’? the sales girl asked as she stepped into the pet shop.
‘Yes, I am looking for a bunny’ Amanda blinked away her tears and focused.
‘Really? We have a lot, different species, come have a look’ the girl replied gleefully.
‘Oh, thanks, but I am actually looking for a brown chinchilla rabbit’ Amanda replied.
She noticed stars in the girl’s eyes, like she was confused.
‘Um? Chinchilla’s are mostly white, so it could take you ages to find a brown one’ the girl grinned.
‘Oh? Really’? Amanda swallowed. Why did she have this feeling that Greg was trying to punish her? She guessed he knew all along that there was nothing like brown chinchilla and he wrote it on his screwed up list to frustrate her.
‘Yes. So what s€× are you looking for’? The salesgirl asked Amanda.
‘Um, Female’ Amanda rolled her eyes and exhaled.
This only meant one thing, Greg was still holding a grudge against her.
‘Here she is’ the girl returned with a caged furry rabbit.
At the sight of the cute white bunny, all her rage faded like chaff in the wind; all her anger and resentment towards Greg turned to love and likeness as she stared at the animal.
‘She’s such a cutee’ Amanda smiled and car-ssed the pristine fur.
‘Yes. So, always hold her by the ears, be gentle and feed her very well plus lots of water; I’ll take your email address, so I could send you more tips on how to care for a chinchilla’ the sales girl instructed carefully.
‘That would be nice. Thank you very much’ Amanda settled the bill and was about leaving with the cage when the girl scre-med.
‘Oh my God, is that Greg Beecroft’s car’? She jumped to her feet.
‘Yes…you know him’? Amanda got curious.
‘Sure. Sure. He is a nice person’ she beamed.
‘Really’? The words rushed out of Amanda’s mouth before she could hold them back.
‘Call me Sam, short for Samantha’ she introduced herself.
‘Amanda, Mandy’ they both shook hands.
‘Well, he is a philanthropist, my sister was able to pay her tuition fees from his scholarsh¡p, “LucyBee” scholarsh¡p’ Samantha explained.
‘That’s nice, I have to go now, he is my boss’ Amanda replied.
‘Goodbye Mandy, I wish I could meet Greg in person to thank him for all he’s done’ she waved happily.
‘I could send your message across’ Amanda waved back.
‘Wow’ she sighed. She never knew he had it in him, the ability to be kind. That softened her heart and she was immediately curious; Greg was not a spoilt brat afterall.
She dwelt on the moment back at the office; she had been lost in his eyes once again; she needed to focus else she was going to lose her job one of these days.
‘Focus Mandy’ she stared at the bunny that sat next to her in the car.
Greg’s car was the sleekest she had ever seen; it smelt of expensive fragrance; it shone like it had been polished a hundred times; and it looked really expensive.
She had just tended to the first chore on his long list and the day was almost gone; she fetched her phone and checked it briefly.
Alex had sent her a text asking her to meet up; her mother had left to visit one of their neighbors and the last one was what she really needed right now. Nathan had asked if she was free to hang out.
‘Oops, I totally forgot, but I am set. We are going to enjoy this date together’ she said to the rabbit.
And then she thought to herself ‘You should have a name beauty, you really should, and it would make our relationsh¡p easier’.
‘Maybe I should call you Lucy’ she winked at the creature and ignited the car.
Episode 35
Greg’s eyes were fixed on the clock the wh0le time; her number wasn’t reachable each time he called and he was anxious? Had something bad happened to her? If she was hurt, he would never forgive himself.
‘Is she back yet’? He rose to his feet as Gwen walked into his office.
‘No sir, but I think you should relax, it’s not easy finding a brown chinchilla’ the sarcasm that dripped from Gwen’s voice didn’t go unnoticed but he chose to ignore her.
‘Find her. Track my car’ he gave an order.
‘I am on it’ she rushed to her system.
While Gwen was on it, his mind replayed the scene at the hospital; the doctor seemed fake and her positions and observations were ridiculous. Wendy was obviously very desperate for marriage; he could see that now.
As he was contemplating on the best way to ditch her, Morg-n walked in wearing a frown.
‘What’s with the face’? Greg asked.
‘We found nothing dirty’Morg-n replied.
‘Shit’! Greg ran his fingers through his hair, this meant that his father had won.
‘Hell no, he started this but I’ll finish’ he grunted.
‘But there’s something interesting I found’ Morg-n began…
‘Let me hear it’ Greg couldn’t wait to hear the news.
‘It seems Trudy is dating Nathan’ Morg-n announced.
‘That’s not possible, they don’t even know each other’ Greg scoffed, his blonde girlfriend couldn’t possibly be going out with his brother.
‘Here’s what we found, we searched extensively for Nathan, we found this picture on her timeline, and she tagged him to it’ Morg-n showed his friend a picture of Nathan and Trudy k-ssing in a park.
‘This is not California’ Greg noticed the atmosphere.
‘Yes, it’s New York, it seems your brother might have met her first before you did’ Morg-n suggested.
‘Well, she is a s–t and isn’t going to help me get Nathan; I need something dirty; Trudy is not dirty’ Greg felt stuck in a cage; he was terrified there was no way out of it.
‘I don’t know Greg, but I’ll keep searching; my team are working on it’ Morg-n assured him.
‘I found her’ Gwen rushed into the office.
‘Found who’? Morg-n glared at his friend.
‘Long story buddy, I’ll be back’ Greg rushed out of his office.
‘There you are princess and who is that little honey with you’ Nathan forced a smile, he wasn’t a fan of pets. He hated them.
‘Meet Lucy, Lucy meet Nathan’ Amanda smiled as she made the introductions.
‘Nice meeting you Lucy’ Nathan cringed on the in,side when he touched the animal’s fur.
‘So, how are you Nathan? Sorry I got your message late, I have really been busy’ Amanda followed him into the restaurant, she had parked Greg’s car safely in the lot. All she yearned for now was ice cream and a shoulder to lean on. She needed someone to confide in aside Alex, she had complained enough to Alex, and she felt Alex needed space.
‘Not a problem, I’ll always wait for you, anytime anyway’ Nathan winked.
‘So tell me about you briefly’ he asked.
‘Amanda Atkins; I am schooled at Humboldt University; I am working now to save up; my father is later, so it’s just I and my mother and my boss is the meanest person ever’ she sighed.
‘Really? Tell me about him’ Nathan appeared to be interested but deep down all his thoughts centered on f—–g her from behind and pulling all her blonde curls off her head’ his fantasies faded as he realized that her blonde was gone.
‘Hello? Nathan’? Amanda shifted uncomfortably; he was staring at her too long, like he was hypnotized.
‘What happened to your hair Mandy’? Nathan’s voice was stern, his green eyes lacked emotion.
‘Well, my boss doesn’t like blue eyed blondes; I just really wanted us to get along’ she replied.
‘Who the hell is your boss? Sounds like he is a real piece of shit’ Nathan swore loudly.
Blood tweaked her cheeks as she realized people looked towards their table ‘Nathan it’s okay, I am fine with this hair now. I look better in it’.
‘No you don’t. You’re ugly’ he bit his lip.
‘Excuse me’? She felt bad he would use such a word on her.
‘I am sorry Princess, I didn’t meant to, I am also having a bad day too; my half brother hates me so much; he accused me before our father’ Nathan sought for her pity.
She noticed the glimmer of tears in his emerald eyes as he spoke of his mean half brother.
‘He told my dad I take drugs and that ruined our relationsh¡p’ he said.
‘Oh my God, that is such a cruel thing to do. I am so sorry Nathan’ she reached out and rubbed his hands.
He loved the touch of her delicate skin; he loved the silkiness of it; he yearned to run his tongue on her bare flesh. She was his princess. She was his love.
His eyes settled on her plump l-ips and he decided to tell her how he felt by adoring her alluring l-ips with his’.
In a swift moment, Nathan leaned forward and bruised her l-ips with his’.
Fear gripped her as he k-ssed her in the open and without her permission; she tried to break free but his hands had encircled her.
‘Get off me Nathan’ she struggle but his hands were too powerful for her to run free.
But at the drop of a familiar baritone, Nathan released her at once and when she looked up, she found Greg staring at them both darkly.
Her heart stopped as his fiery gaze seared her into pieces and yet she was still alive.
‘Greg’? Nathan was surprised to see him there.
‘Let’s go’ Greg ignored Nathan and turned to Amanda.
‘I am sorry sir, I didn’t meant…’Amanda tried to explain but he offered her that dark look and she kept her mouth shut.
‘Wait, are you going with him’? Nathan trailed behind him.
‘I am sorry Nathan’ she slid into the car next to Greg.
Tears filled his eyes as he watched his princess walk away; what relationsh¡p did she have with Greg? He had seen the way they looked at each other; were they dating?
A jealous rage filled him and he decided to speak to Trudy on his plans concerning Greg.