Chapter 20

• Martin got home with Stacy, he was a bit stable in his walking so she held onto him to the house, she was almost unconscious , it wasn't easy to get her inside so they rested in the sitting area, Martin lives alone an so his house doesn't look very good, he goes to check the guest room but it's untidy too , he wondered if they can share his bedroom , will i be able to restrain myself? that was his inner self , he hit his head with the back of his head confused on what to do , he has no female workers who could take care of her , what will she say when she see's herself in a new set of clothes and realize that thee is no one else present apart from him, for one she will be mad at him for bringing her to his home, that was for sure, maybe i should let her sleep here until she sobers up, he thought. this was really a bad idea bringing Stacy here , he's now talking to himself as if he has gone nuts, okay you know what, i will take her to my bedroom and let her sleep there i should be okay in the study checking out somethings, she will wash her alcohol in the morning when she gets up, he was decided, he took a glass of cold water to help him feel better , afterwards, Martin carried Stacy to his room , helped her remove her shoes and covered her before turning around to leave, as if he had forgotten something very important he turned back and gave her a peck on the cheek and got out smiling after gently closing the door. he stood outside and heaved a long sigh he didn't know he was holding his breath and proceeded to his study. THE NEXT MORNING Where am i , Stacy was confused , despite her head throbbing so much she could see that she was in a strange room , very different from her's, this room doesn't seem feminine at all she tried looking around for clues but her head wasn't letting her turn willingly, on the night stand close to be bed , there was a bottle of water and some painkillers, i bet the owner of this place knew i would have a headache this early in the morning, she reached for the tablets and before she could take them , she vaguely remembered she was with Martin in a bar last night. oh my God, she held her head between her hands , so this is his place, she thought, i hope nothing happened between us , she really hoped so , without thinking much she checked herself out and its then she realized her clothes were intact in fact she still had the smell of alcohol, she took the painkillers and drank half of the water in the bottle. She hurriedly got up and looked around to see where she could freshen up, she she didn't know her way around this place, in her helplessness , the bedroom door was opened, she quickly shot a glance at the door and saw Martin standing there all dressed up. Hey good morning, how did you sleep, he asked with a small smile on his face, good morning too and i didn't sleep well, my head was in so much pain when i woke up, so tell me , why didn't you take me home last night, why am i at your house, ? she asked , well we were all drunk , i asked the driver to get us here since it was past midnight and i couldn't have taken you home in the state you were in. I wanted to go to work and decided to check if you were up before i leave, the breakfast is downstairs you can have it when you are done freshening up, this way, he walked to the left, here is the bathroom and i got some of the tings you can use though not everything, at least they can help for now. Wait, you are going to work right now? she asked, what time it is, Martin checked his wristwatch and told her that it was some minutes past 9 in the morning, am fucked up, she mattered under her breath, her facial expression changed, Is anything the problem? asked Martin after he had noticed the change in her mood, not just a problem, am in trouble, why didn't you wake me up earlier ? she asked, what is it i will help you deal with it, offered Martin , am sorry there is nothing you can do about it. At least ell me what is it , i can also give good advice, she felt better at that not that she knew he would help but it was funny since Martin has never given anyone serious advice. Well, the thing is that dad thought i was a lazy body and doesn't want to allow me work in the company, he says i don't have enough skills but i argued otherwise and we made an agreement that i should convince him of my ability in one month , he knows i don't wake up early so the strick rule number one was that i should get to the office by 7;30 am everyday, it would have been better if i haven't messed up with the time several days now, i was given a last warning the day before yesterday and i know dad will not listen to anymore excuses, am screwed up already, i want to work and not idle around and doing shopping all week round. That is serious, your father is very tough, what if we find another good excuse and promise this will be the last time you are late, Martin suggested, don't waste your energy thinking, i know when he says it's final he means it, anyway i will just go home and try doing other things. she said, Martin left for the company and Stacy was left alone, she would also leave when she was done .