Married To My Secretary

Chapter 12

I wake up and Kate is gone, where the hell has he gone?, Ah! Demons! I forgot to set my alarm to go for a run. I hit the bathroom to make sure I put in and Kate isn't there.

Where is he going?, I leave the room, and an exquisite smell invades my nostrils as I go down the stairs, it smells like food, and my favorite smells better than the bacon and egg from the restaurant across the street. As I approach the kitchen I hear Kate's voice and they are speaking what I think is German, my parents and Kate are laughing out loud. What is this? I get astonished.

"Hello love, come here. “Kate, she approaches me and takes my hand to sit next to her.

"Santiago, apart from a great woman, you found yourself a very good cook," my father adds with a huge plate of food in front of him. With this smell it seems so.

I smile. What else can I do? All this has come as a surprise to me, for me that Kate was a girl like any other her age, not that she knows a lot of things that leaves me stunned.

Take a fork and bring some bacon to my mouth, this is embarrassing; I take the fork and start eating on my own, I glare at her when no one is watching us and she just laughs, this food tastes so good, I can't help but devour even the crumbs, after a few minutes of chatting with my parents, I go up to my room, take a shower and get dressed while Kate goes into the bathroom.

I hate waiting, Kate is already late, I start to look at my watch, when I look up, there she comes down the stairs, that red dress fits her body perfectly, like a second skin and heels that make her legs They look longer, I can't help but stop seeing her, a beige jacket covers her shoulders, without saying a word we go to my car, that fragrance of hers that makes me want to hug her and inhale her for a long time.

"You were late," I say, waiting for him to finish down the last step.

"You look good too, my love," he winks at me, I don't know why I have the need to smile but I don't.

At that moment my father approaches us, for a moment hearing his voice makes me shudder, I hope he hasn't heard us.

"Son, we thought that I think we'll stay longer." He puts his hand on my shoulder.

Oh God! How do I tell him no?

"Sure," I smirk more than Brittany, "that would be great."

“I've realized that I need more time with my family, look, I didn't even realize that you had married, I don't want that to happen again, I want to be your father, not a stranger to you, Santiago, then they will have beautiful babies that I'm sure I won't even know if we continue like this, I don't want that to happen.

Dammit! Always, whenever my father shows up, it's to ruin my inner peace.

In the company, everything is exactly the same, I give my orders and Kate complies with them, at least it's easy to work with her, she understands everything to the letter, not like Andi's fool that I don't know why Malcom puts up with her, Ah! I already remembered, she sleeps with him in his office, but when he gets bored with her, I'm sure he'll make me fire her.

Kate complies with everything to the letter and without having to ask or remind her, I can't help but remember the old car she drives, my parents can't see her in it. How is it possible that my parents see that my wife drives that? I'm sitting around in my swivel chair thinking, I have to get Kate a better car.

I leave my office and there she is trying to get comfortable in her desk chair, I know it's because of that dress she's wearing, but she looks more than good.

"Green, come with me," she looks at me intrigued as I pass by her desk and say these words without stopping me. She quickly takes her things and without thinking much about it, she follows me, she already knows me, I don't wait for anyone, she goes up to the elevator and then I have to wait for her because my corporate staff doesn't stop at any floor while the general of the company does, and that I understand.

When I see the door open and there she is, I start to walk towards the front door.

I get to the car and she's already behind me, I don't know how she does it so fast with those shoes. I open the car door and she gets in without asking and without a word, we arrive at my favorite place to buy cars, D&C Cars. I get out of the car and without waiting for her to open the door, she gets out analyzing that place over and over again.

“Choose one “I say, I look at my watch, I don't have much time, I turn my eyes to her and I see that she looks at me with bewilderment “What? Seriously, pick one. I don't like repeating twice.

“What? For whom? I start walking and she follows my lead.

“Oh my God! You make me lose patience, for you! Do you see anyone else here? “This woman has the gift of despairing.

A man in a vintage green suit approaches us. He extends his hand to me with a wide smile.

“Welcome to D&C Cars, it's a pleasure to serve you, I'm Charls Davis, sales agent for D&C Cars, are you looking for a specific car?

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Davis, I'm Santiago Centinelo, we're looking for a car for her”I take her hand and shake it; then, he extends it to Kate.

“A pleasure to serve you! Is the lady looking for something specific? I look at Kate waiting for him to speak, but he doesn't say anything. Ah! Oh my God! I have no time.

"A pearl Bentley please." I can see Kate's surprised face, he grabs my arm and practically pulls me, he'll wrinkle my suit.

"Hey, are you serious? a bentley? I'm perfectly fine with my car,” he scolds, when Mr. Davis is far enough away.

“What? Do you really think I'm doing it to be nice? “ those eyes dammit! They're prettier in the light”I'm doing it because I'm embarrassed that you're driving that old car. My parents can't see my wife in a piece of junk like that.

I turn around before those eyes captivate me and I head towards Mr. Davis, I don't know what Kate's favorite color is but all women love that blessed color that for me is light blue but is actually called turquoise or something like that. I pay for the car and Kate begins to sign some papers, he's easily won a car that I hope he won't sell.

“Don't go selling it or something like that “I clarify, before I'm going to do it and she looks at me confused “Seriously, I don't want to see you in that ridiculous car you have, if you sell it it's to buy something better than this “she laughs and I watch with intrigue.

“Clear! How do I have money to buy something better! I turned to see her seriously, today I didn't wake up wanting to laugh and it shows. She understands and follows me, Mr. Davis hands her the keys to his car and she watches them for a few seconds.

“Green, I'm going to have lunch, I won't arrive in the afternoon because we will have a meeting with my father and Henry, you finish everything and go home, I don't want you to be late. Get me the number of mr. Williams from G&G photography, I also need the editions of the article that they are preparing, “she tries to find something to write about but she has left her bag in my car and I continue on purpose “they will call for a press conference, please tell them that I am not available for A good time.

“Wow! Mr. Centinelo," he cuts me off, "I'm not going to remember all that. I need my notebook and it's in your car.

I sigh, get her bag out of my car and hand it over to her looking into those beautiful eyes.

"I don't repeat myself twice," saying this, I get in my car and leave, leaving Kate with the biggest expression of hatred he could collect.

I smile immediately as I turn and leave her behind me. I change my whole countenance when I get in my car and continue on my way.

I go to the restaurant where my father said he would be waiting with Henry, we have lunch and the rest of the afternoon goes by quickly for me, talking about company things with my father and helping Henry with others from the printing company he runs that was also Founded by my father a few years ago, I own more than 60% of the shares, so it is in my interest that things go well. Everything was going great until, as always, my father insisted on getting me out of my mind.

"I'm proud of you, Henry. Always carrying things wonderfully. Learn Santiago, Henry is a good husband and a good manager.

I feel anger take over my being, but I can't lash out at Henry, my father doesn't know everything I know, Henry immediately looks at the features on my face and tries to soften the tension that at this moment can be cut with a knife.

"Dad, Santiago is, too, I'm sure, and he's grown the magazine by over 50%."

"I know," the man who claims to be my father interrupts him. Sometimes I wish they'd tell me I'm adopted “ but...

In that the blessed waiter interrupts us, but...? That leaves me thinking, my father gives his card to the young man, but I don't allow my father to pay for things for me, I immediately take out mine to pay for what I have consumed. The waiter leaves and I turn my gaze to my father.

"But what, father?" Go on.” I relax back into the padded mahogany chair and gaze at him intently.

“Let's be honest, Santiago “he looks at me carefully “I don't think you'll make your wife happy, you're distant, withdrawn and cold with her, it won't take long for her to leave you.

"Dad, what do you know?" “ I raise my voice, I hate that he judges my way of being “ Just because I don't kiss her everywhere, do you think I don't make her happy? You seriously don't think there are people out there who walk around acting like they love each other? “Yes, I say that for Henry “a kiss doesn't mean anything, for God's sake! I throw the napkin I was holding onto the table and get up.

"Santiago... I didn't mean to upset you," I hear him speak once I've turned and walked towards the door. I hear the noise of the chairs, I guess they've gotten up too, and then I hear footsteps behind me and I know it's them.

“Santiago... “I'm not interested, I continue on my way and get into my car without stopping at any time, I see that they get into their car and I begin to drive behind them, it makes me want to deviate and go to another place to clear my mind but I know that would be adding fuel to the fire.

He is never happy. Is Henry better at acting than me? He doesn't want Brittany. Who wants his wife and has lovers? At least I haven't slept with anyone in these two days of marriage with Kate. I have to calm down, I'm so upset that I would do anything crazy right now.

Finally we arrive, they enter the house and I follow them, I just want to go to sleep to forget all this, but remembering that I have to share my bed with someone else because of my father makes everything inside me turmoil and everything feeling of anger returns taking with me how tired I may feel.

Kate is in a small chair in front of the TV and watches me walk through the door. My father approaches my mother who is in the biggest chair and gives her a tender kiss, while Henry kisses Brittany who is in the other small chair. Can't you see father? It's acting. I'm not going to do that just because they do it, no.

I head towards the other room and sit in front of a huge window looking outside, right now I don't even feel like sleeping.

“You are well? “Kate approaches me with an intriguing gesture on his face, he sits next to me but I don't take my eyes off the window.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" I answer coldly, I don't feel like talking.

“You know, I think I know you, and if you didn't walk into this room ordering everyone around, it's because there's something wrong with you “well, that makes me smile, I look into his eyes. Is that the idea you have of me?

But then my smile fades when I remember what my father told me today.

"Why don't you mind your own business, Kate?" I don't even pay attention to his expression when I turn my eyes to the window.

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“What? he asks almost immediately defensively.

“That you worry about your own life “the truth is that I didn't think very well about what I said, nor about the volume.

"I'm out," he says, without hesitating. I watch her walk away and knowing her I know she's serious. Women are always serious.

Shit! I screwed it up.

I follow her into the room. The truth was not my intention to say it that way, I just wanted to tell him that I don't want to talk. Why does one problem with my father always trigger another fucking problem?

“Wait. What are you talking about? You can't leave,” I say, walking into the room, she has taken her suitcase and begins to put her things inside.

“You know, I'm sick of that shitty temper of yours, I hate it, do you really think you can talk like that to everyone just because you're Santiago Centinelo? "Oh! Why do these things only happen to me? “ You don't understand what respect is, or humility, or anything, you're simply submerged in your narcissistic world... “I close the door, someone can listen “you're always feeling more than other people and I can't go on with this. ..

Damn! I hug her, I have no other, I feel how she breathes heavily. Please Kate.

Take it easy.

“Kate, stop it “I like the scent of his fragrance on his neck “I'm stressed and I don't want to fight, seriously.

“Cool! And you have to take it out on me!” he blurts out, shaking to get free of me and I finally agree, he walks to the bathroom and locks himself in, slamming the door.