One Wild Night

Mrs. Miller remained still as she gazed at her phone which was on the dining table. Never had she felt as insulted or humiliated as she was feeling at the moment. She had been humiliated in the presence of her brother and daughter, both of who she had invited over to show them how efficient she was at getting results.

They had all been gathered together having lunch while awaiting the package from the private investigator before the last call came in.

"There is no need to be furious. I told you before now that he is a very arrogant young man. Let's just forget about him," Mr. Wyatt told his sister with a shake of his head.

"I'm sorry, mother. It's all my fault. Don't worry, I will take care of it," Anita assured her mother and uncle.

"And how do you intend to do that?" Mrs. Miller asked, turning to look at her daughter. As twisted as it may sound, after what had just happened, she became even more determined to have Thomas Hank as her son-in-law. She needed someone as wealthy, smart, and capable as he was in her family.

Anita leaned forward in her seat, "I have a plan. I am friends with his personal assistant and..."

"The same lady he is fond of?" Her uncle cut in, making Mrs. Miller raise a brow.

"There is a lady he is fond of?" She asked curiously.

"Yes. That's the lady I told you about. The one who was with him at the meeting and sat on Anita's seat. He seemed quite fond of her," Mr. Wyatt explained to his sister who pursed her lips which were coated in pink lipstick as she listened to him.

"Is something going on between them?" Mrs. Miller asked, turning to look at Anita who shook her head.

"You're sure about that?" She asked again, and Anita gave her a nod. Even if anything was going on between them, she wasn't going to let a person like Lucy get in her way.

"Good. You say you are close to her?" She asked, turning to look at Anita.

Anita gave her mother a quick nod, "Yes, mother."

"Then maybe you can get her to set up an appointment with him. Apologize to him on behalf of the family, and let him know that your mother was only trying to look out for you, and make sure your new boss is a good person," Mrs. Miller suggested, and her brother shook his head.

"If you ask me, I say we forget about him. If I had known he was this arrogant I never would have sold the airline to him," Mr. Wyatt spat out angrily still feeling very upset over the way Tom had treated him.

"Oh, shut it! You sold the airline to him because he was willing to pay much more than every other person did, so quit whining," she hissed at her brother condescendingly as she gave Anita her complete attention.

"The private investigator did a lousy job and got caught, I believe I can trust you to get close to him enough to seduce him, right?"

"Yes, mother. I can do that," Anita said confidently.

"You should return to your office then. I'm sure you have work to get back to," her mother said dismissively, and Anita quickly stood up and picked up her bag.

"Thank you mother," she said politely and gave her uncle a nod before walking away.

Immediately she stepped out of the house she let out a sigh of relief as she walked over to where her car was parked and got inside. It was time to set everything in motion and get her man. She was just going to give Lucy a call once she got back to her office.

Meanwhile, Lucy lay on her bed staring at her novel with unseeing eyes. No matter how much she tried to focus on the novel long after Alicia left, she just couldn't bring herself to get past a single paragraph. Alicia's words kept replaying in her head over and over again.

Why did Tom lie about moving into the neighborhood a year ago when he had moved in recently? Did that mean he had moved in after their meeting at the club? How was that possible on such short notice? How did he even find out where she lived if that was the case? Was it possible that he was moving out now because he felt guilty after hearing her story? None of it made sense, Lucy thought in frustration as she dropped the novel on her bed and stood up to pace around her bedroom.

The only reason she wasn't freaking out as she probably would have done, was because he had informed her some days back that he had lied to her about certain things. Still, she couldn't help the questions that were running through her mind now. Who was this man? And what was he keeping from her? She asked herself as she moved back and forth in her bedroom barefooted. She was feeling very tempted to pick up her phone and demand to see him, or better still go over to where ever he was to meet him, but she didn't want to do that. Something told her that he was probably going to lie to her, and she wanted to figure things out on her own before confronting him.

She glanced at her bedside clock, and when she saw that it was just 4 PM, she sighed to herself, wondering how much longer she had to wait before she would hear from Sonia. She needed to talk to someone. She felt like her head was going to explode if she didn't at least speak to someone.

She picked up a polo shirt from her closet which she wore over her sports bralette, and then put on her glasses and slippers, before walking out of her apartment with her phone in hand. She needed to take a walk and clear her head.

Immediately she stepped out of her apartment, her eyes moved to Tom's apartment, and she walked over to stand in front of the building, and simply stood there staring at it as though all the answers she needed were displayed there.

She probably would have doubted Alicia's words if she didn't already find it strange that he had admitted to having feelings for her today, and also confessed that the lady he had told her about was nonexistent. After hearing from both him and Alicia today, she had to wonder what other lies he was keeping from her.

She couldn't help the feeling that she was missing something very important. It felt like there was something in her brain that she needed to connect the dots and find her answers, but she couldn't seem to access that part of her brain.

She glanced at her phone when it suddenly started ringing and raised a brow when she realized that the call was from Anita. Anita... At least this was someone who knew Tom before she did. Perhaps Anita would have some of the answers she needed? Lucy wondered as she kept staring at her phone which was ringing.

She pursed her lips when she recalled that Tom had asked her not to inform Anita that she was aware of the nature of their past relationship. If truly Anita was trying to matchmake her with Tom, then Anita would probably be willing to tell her whatever she needed to know about Tom, right? Lucy received the call at the last moment.

"Hello, Lu. I've missed you," Anita said with a pleasant voice, and Lucy rolled her eyes.

"Hello!" Lucy said in an equally pleasant voice, ignoring the obvious lie Anita had just told.

"I guess you're done for the day? Do you have time this evening? I'd love us to hang out together," Anita said hopefully.

"Uhmm... I'm not sure. I have plans," Lucy said, thinking that Tom might decide to drop by later, and she wanted to be at home when he did. Even though she had so many doubts concerning him at the moment, she still wanted to see him. That wasn't strange, was it?

"What about tomorrow then?" Anita asked, tapping her pen against her desk impatiently.

Although Lucy wanted to ask her about Tom, she wasn't very sure hanging out with Anita was a good idea, "I will have to..." The rest of her words trailed off when a cab came to a stop some feet away from where she was standing, and Tom stepped out of it.

"I have to go now. I will give you a call tomorrow to let you know if I can meet you," Lucy said as she quickly hung up the call.

Seeing her standing there, in front of his apartment as though she had been waiting for him to get back, Tom's heart skipped a beat as he approached her. How was he going to tell her the truth? Now that he wanted to open up to her, he didn't know how to go about it, "Hey, babe!" He greeted with a smile that let her know that he really had not been avoiding her, and neither was he scared of her.

Seeing the smile on his face, Lucy's heart fluttered in her chest, and her lips curved of their own volition. What could this handsome man possibly be lying to her about? She wondered as she watched him approach her, his earrings glittering in the sunlight.

Tom stopped in front of her, "I missed you so much, Lu," he said as he spread his arms for her to embrace him.

Lucy was very tempted to ask him about his lies, as she wanted to clear off all her doubts. But at the same time, she didn't want to bring it up. Maybe not at that moment. Nothing else seemed to matter to her now, more than the man who was standing in front of her. She felt so relieved merely by seeing him. Although it had been only some hours since she last saw him, it felt like it had been such a long time.

"I missed you too," Lucy said with a bright smile as she walked into his open arms and embraced him tightly, surprising them both.

Deep down, she knew that going forward she was going to watch him more closely, and would definitely find out the truth eventually. She only prayed that he would tell her whatever it was before she finds it out on her own. And more than that she prayed it wouldn't be an unforgivable lie.