Lucy's POV
One look at Jason made me think.
Oh shit! there was no way I was going to get this job.
Jason is one of my ex-boyfriend Andrew's friends.
When I was dating Andrew, Jason would flirt with me constantly and I once slapped him for groping me because I found that disrespectful when I was dating his friend and when I told Andrew about it , Andrew, my ex boyfriend, brushed off what I said.
Thinking about it now there were signs that Andrew never really cared about me but I ignored it.
I think he was just trying to use me to get over Tory his ex girlfriend or get her jealous to come back to him but either way I guess it worked they must be happy together because I haven't heard from him since,it won't matter if he tried to get in touch with me because I changed my phone number.
"Miss Lucy." Another interviewer called and I snapped out of my thoughts and recomposed myself and avoided eye contact with Jason.
It has been years I don't think Jason would remember me that well.
I decided to act normally and walk towards the interviewers.
"I hope you don't think you can get this job after slapping me?" Jason asked through gritted teeth and I stopped walking.
Yes he still remembers.
"Get out now!" He yelled and I turned to the other interviewers.
"Mr. Jason is the one that needs a secretary. If he doesn't like you there is no way you can work for him." One of the interviewers said and I sighed as I glanced over to Jason that was still glaring at me.
"Thank you." I muttered and turned around and left the interview room with my head bowed in defeat.
To think I would meet him here of all times,if he was still friends with Andrew my ex boyfriend I know he would go and make jokes about my condition to Andrew.
I was walking out the exit when I came face to face with a familiar figure.
"Oh it's Danny's mom." Desmond smiled as he saw me and waved to me.
He walked up to me.
"Good afternoon Mr Desmond." I greeted him professionally because I saw he was wearing a suit.I think he came here for business.
"Oh you know my name." He said with a raised eyebrow and I sighed.
"Well..yeah." I mumbled, I don't want to say I heard it from the mouth of the lady that came to the kindergarten,I think he was upset to see her there.
"Oh, my apologies that our meeting was cut short the last time because of an unwanted guest, please What's your name?" He asked softly.
"Lucy." I replied.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Lucy ,why are you here?" He asked.
"I came for a job interview." I replied.
"Oh is that so, I am guessing by the look on your face you didn't pass." He said as he noticed my deamour and I nodded.
"You should cheer up and smile, one rejection shouldn't put you down." He encouraged me.
"I know, it's just that I need a stable job." I mumbled the past part.
"Um...I think I can help you with that." He said and I waved my hand dismissively.
"No need to bother yourself about it, I thought you came here for business,you shouldn't worry about me." I told him and he chuckled.
"Why don't you want my help, did I leave a bad first impression?" He asked.
"You did nothing wrong." I replied, I was actually trying to avoid him because of how embarrassed I was when Danny said he wanted a Daddy in tux when he saw him.
"Don't put too much thought in me asking to help you with a job, I just want to help the Mother of my son's friend." He said.
"Your son talks about me?" I asked in mid surprise.
Joseph was always fond of me,he would always come along with Danny, my son , to say goodbye to me, so I won't be surprised if he talks about me at home.
"Well...he does...a lot." He replied with a small smile as his eyes wandered around.
"I have to go but we can talk more about this later,here's my business card ,give me a call later." Desmond told me as he took out a card from his pocket and gave it to me and I took it from him and put it in my handbag.
"Whenever you are free to talk ,we can talk about the job or you can come by the company." He offered.
"Oh thank you so much sir." I was thankful.
"Sir?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Thank you Mr Desmond." I corrected myself.
"Mr Desmond?" He asked.
"What should I call you then?" I asked as I furrowed my brows in confusion.
"Daddy." He said with a chuckle and I chuckled nervously as I tucked my hair back into my ear.
I don't think I was going to hear the last one this anytime soon.
"Ceo Desmond." I heard someone call from behind me and I turned to see Jason, walking towards us with an unpleasant look on his face.
"What are you doing with this slut?" Jason asked loudly and people close to us heard him and I gritted my teeth in annoyance.
What the heck is wrong with this guy? I frowned.
Lucy's POV;I gritted my teeth as I angrily glared at Jason who seemed to have no shame and just spilled nonsense from his mouth. To think that Jason wants to stoop as low as insulting me in front of Mr. Desmond was just unbelievable.Because of what Jason just said, I dared not make eye contact with Desmond, what must he think of me?Jason walked towards us, while glaring daggers at me as I heard murmurs from people around us, Jason came to a stop in front of me, his masculine figure towering over me.Was he trying to scare me by giving me a death glare or intimidate me with his body build because he was a man?I stood my ground staring eye to eye with him."Shouldn't you be leaving already Lucy?" Jason asked, seeing that he hadn't succeeded in intimidating me and I scoffed."You know you are just plain stupid, just because I rejected your advances you dare insult me, you are a shameless man for even daring to hit on your friend's girlfriend!" I yelled at him and I saw his eyes wide
Lucy's pov:Bella's face suddenly turned sour."Oh my goodness ,what have I done?" She asked with a pout."I am so sorry Lucy I don't know it was him that was looking for a secretary, my friend just told me about a job opening and I was happy because I just wanted to find a better job for you ,I am so sorry I didn't do proper research." Bella apologized in a low voice as her shoulders were dropped in defeat.I don't even know why she was apologizing when she did nothing wrong, I know she just wants the best for me and I was glad to have a friend like her that just looks out for me."You don't need to apologize, Bella . I know you just had good things in mind for me when you told me about the job opening." I reassured her I wasn't angry at her in any way.Andrew,my ex boyfriend was still a sour subject for me even till now.I don't know when I will truly forget him , because seeing my son Daniel each day remind me that his Father is not with us because he abandoned us to be with anothe
Lucy's Pov:I heard my alarm clock start ringing and I jolted upright and slammed my hand on it and it stopped and I slowly turned to look at Daniel who was lying beside me and then I sighed in relief when I saw he was still sleeping.I slowly got up from the bed. I wake up early in the morning to go for a run at times. Sometimes it helps me clear my head from the intrusive thoughts that won't let me be and today I was certain I needed to run more than anything. The last thing I want is to think about him, I don't know why I woke up today thinking about my ex boyfriend. I would not give him that right to control how I feel anymore.I got up and walked into the bathroom and I looked at myself in the bathroom mirror.I had eye bags under my eyes, I didn't sleep well yesterday but I know I was stronger than this. I know this was not something that would easily break me.I have been doing well all these while, but I don't know why what my Stepmom's friends said yesterday got me up
Lucy's POVI knew that rent money was the only reason why my stepmother Mercy would come and talk to me.Mercy,my stepmom had a displeased look on her face when I mentioned I didn't have the complete rent money, it wasn't as if I didn't want to give her the money,but I came home with the money yesterday afternoon but she wasn't at home.I kept the money in my room and went off to work in the evening, next thing I know when I came back at night, I didn't find the complete money.I know my son Daniel would always ask me if he needs something and I kept the money out of his reach but I still asked him about it and he said he didn't see any money,he told me he was playing cook with my Stepmom so he wasn't in the room to know who took the money.So I don't know who took it, I will just blame it on my carelessness but the way my money and important items get lost so suddenly is something that I am still baffled about, because my room is locked most times when I am away but my stepmom has th
Lucy's pov:I spared a side glanced at my stepmom Mercy, who had her arms folded and was watching me through the corners of my eyes.What is wrong with this woman?She called me out here because her friend's son wants to date me?Has she forgotten her friends don't like me?"Lucy." Travis called my name and I snapped out of my thoughts and smiled at him."Oh..It's nice to meet you then." I said because I didn't know what else to say.Is my stepmom Mercy and her friend trying to act as matchmakers? I thought my stepmom only said bad things about me. Why was her friend trying to match me up with her son?"Both of you should get to know each other. I am sure you have a lot to talk about." His mother said.I didn't know how to reject this offer because I don't want to go on any date, but I don't know how to say no to my stepmom.She is too cunning."I don't know how to say this but..um... I don't want to go on a date ma'am, I don't thinkā¦.""Ha! Are you still rejecting men when there is n
Lucy's pov: Daniel exhaled as he continued sleeping and I sighed in relief, the last thing I wanted was to wake him up. I looked at my son with sad eyes, I just wanted the best for him. Even if I didn't want to admit it, my son needs a father figure in his life ,I don't even have anyone that could act as a responsible man for him to look up to and my uncle's don't keep contact with me ,because they don't like my step mom when my Father married her. My Dad's side of the family hates my stepmom, so when my Dad married her against the wishes most of them cut him off, his side of the family cutting him off included me as well. That was why I had no one to rely on that made me go and live with Andrew after I told him how awfully I was treated by my stepmom. I didn't try to get into contact with my Dad's side of the family because last time I did, I was told to not follow the footsteps of my stepmom but they didn't offer me any help. Since Travis doesn't seem like a bad guy ,I will j
Lucy's POV:The next morning got me in a happy mood.I told Bella about Travis's call. I don't know why I felt happy talking to him over the phone.I don't know if I was just glad that someone was being nice to me and paying attention to me. I know it sounds childish but that makes me feel happy.Bella just keeps telling me to do what makes me happy and if going out with Travis would do that ,then she was happy for me.After working at the cafe, I had to pick up Danny from kindergarten ,and to my surprise I saw Desmond there, his son and Danny were playing, while Desmond was talking to one of his teachers when I arrived."Danny ,darling mommy's here." I called out to Danny who turned and ran up to me with open arms.Desmond must have heard my voice because he stopped talking to the teacher and turned to me and I smiled and waved awkwardly at him.Joseph also ran towards me and he and Daniel were standing in front of me."Good afternoon Miss Lucy." Joseph, my son's 5 year old friend,
Lucy's pov:Today is a Saturday. I was checking the time on my phone constantly,to make sure I wasn't running late, but oh boy even if I was checking the time, I wasn't done yet.I was dressed in a white wrap blouse and blue trousers and kitten white heels, these are clothes that are at the bottom of my bag ,that I never wear because I had nowhere nice to go but given that today I needed to dress nice I decided to wear it after much deliberation. I was staring at the mirror getting my hair done , today is the day I had a date with Travis. I was sitting in front of my dressing table, looking at the mirror while I packed my hair into a bun and checked to make sure it was okay and it wasn't poking out on any side since my hair tend to be messy at times, when I was sure It was alright, I then checked if the makeup I was wearing was too much." I think the red lipstick is too much." I said out loud and I heard an audible sigh and I turned to Danny who rolled his eyes dramatically at me.