FLOWER OF THE DIVORCED COUPLE

CATHEDRAL'S POV


It feels so good having grilled cheese sandwich from Chessa's almost after two months. I remember the last time I came here with Jason........Jason,oh shiz!


I just remember I had to call him. I picked my phone with one hand while I wiped my mouth.


" Jason I am so sorry, I was so hungry that I had to-" I started to apologise but the voice of a woman cut me off.


" Jason Blake's assistant, who am I speaking to you?" A sternly professional and leave-your-ears-dead voice screeched.


" I am Cathedral and I would like to speak to Jason." I maintained the level of politeness in my voice.


" I am sorry he is currently in a meeting." Who was this new assistant?


" Alright, can you just tell him to call me back?"


" I will." She said curtly before disconnecting the call.


What is it with assistants?


I quickly placed a ten dollar bill and went out to seek a taxi. I was first going to visit the company and see the things over there.


" Taxi!" I called out as a taxi stopped.


" Where to ma'am?" The old taxi driver asked.


" Weston INC, please." I said and I got in.


I was looking out of the window drinking every inch of my home when my phone rang.


" Cathedral, hello, Can I have a second?" Xavier's voice boomed over the phone.


" Good afternoon Xavier, yeah sure." I replied.


" I need you to send me the revised version of files immediately." Xavier commanded.


" Already done sir, I mailed it to your office yesterday."


" Okay then." He said.


" Yeah" I said awkwardly as there was no exchange of words.


" Cathedral, where are you? I know that you are not in New York."


" Sir my whereabouts should not concern you and as I said I have some legal issues to deal with," With that idiotic me had ended the call, I so was going to be in trouble for talking this way to, technically, is my boss.


I reached my office and immediately strode in. I saw a blond receptionist and it immediately made me cringe, she was on my 'to-fire' list.


No person in or of this company is to be mistreated.


" Good Morning, Can I see Matthew Gomez?" I politely asked the receptionist. I saw her expressions change, she had recognised me.


" Miss Weston, of course I will inform him. Oh and he is on the twelfth floor right now, in the IT department." She said to me sweetly.


" Thank you" I gave her a smile and proceeded.


I took the lift for staff and got off the twelfth floor. I quietly entered the IT department and looked around for Matt.


" Miss Weston." I heard Matt's voice and spun towards it. I hugged him immediately drawing huge attention to us.


" God, Matt, thank you Matt for everything you have done while I was away."


" Miss, let us go somewhere more private."


" Please call me Cathedral." I said and we headed to my father's cabin.


" Cathedral, we have hold on all the accounts and the amount stolen from us is safe."


" Thank you Matt, I can't thank you enough." I said and took a seat.


" This company is my priority, do not thank me miss."


" Okay, back to the problem, I went over all the files and I think we have a trojan horse, like Lucas was."


" Trojan horse?" He looked puzzled.


" Yes, Call the security head and I want you to go through this." I handed the file I had prepared.


He took it from me and had a stern expression skimming through every page.


" This states that we no longer will provide access to anyone in the financial department to our bank accounts." He stated.


" Yes, our past assets will be sealed, we will be creating new accounts and link them to the old ones, but no one will have access to the old ones accept the board members, company secretary and the CEO and the CFO which is me." I explained to him. This was the only way we could keep our assets to ourselves.


" I will run it through the board member and the company secretary and your dad."


" Do we have to, tell my father?" I asked him.


" Yes Cathedral, if we are going to take such step, the CEO's accents are essential."


" Okay" I agreed. I looked at the time, it was 2:34, I had to go now. I had to pick Samantha and we we would take the flight at night.


" Listen Matt, I have mentioned all the things I would like for you to do. Most importantly the security and related issues. I will have to leave now."


" Aren't you going to stay today Cathedral?" Matt asked as he read further through the file.


" I wish I could but I have things to take care of."


" I'll see you later Cathedral." Matt smiled at me.


" Bye, Matthew." I smiled back as I picked my bag. I had left my little suitcase by the reception in ground floor.


I called an uber to go to Jason's parents house. It was around twenty minutes ride to their residence.


I so much wanted to visit my home but my schedule didn't allow me. I was really saddened by it.


" Thanks for the ride sir." I smiled and handed him the money.


I let out a heavy sigh, poor Samantha, she did not deserve to be torn between her mother and father. I remembered the times when my parents were into a fight, I was barely nine. I was so scared that I did not come out of my room for two days.


I rang the bell and after a couple of minutes, a maid I had never seen in their house opened the door.


" Good afternoon, I am Cathedral. I would like to see Mrs Blake." I said politely.


" Good afternoon miss, please step in, I will call her." She stepped aside and I stepped inside.


I felt dirty sitting on the shiny leather couch. Their living room was probably the most beautiful and glorious part of their house. It was heavily decorated in very expensive style.


And I was still in my light blue jeans and a solid tee.


" Auntie Cathy?" A little voice pulled me out of my thought. I turned around to see Samantha who was fashioned in splats of paint.


" Hey, my favorite girl in the whole world!" I said and opened my arms to her. She needed more than a hug.


I bent down and hugged her tightly as her tiny arms went around my back.


" I missed you aunty Cathy." She sniffed in my embrace, oh dear god, don't make her go through this!


" I missed you too, flower." I said and she pulled away.


" Flower? Uncle Jay calls me that." She giggled while I wiped her precious pearls running down from her dark eyes.


" Is it okay if aunty Cathy calls you flower? Or is it a Samantha-Uncle Jay thing?" I joked.


" You can call me that." She said timidly and I kissed her cheek.


" Oh, Cathedral! It's heavens to see you!" Elene came down the huge staircase. She wore a simple yellow dress and yet was looking like a model. Her green eyes glistened as her dark hair was pulled into a pony.


" Elena, It's lovely to see you too." I wanted to hug her but I couldn't, I had spoilt my shirt while hugging Samantha.


" Oh no, Samantha! Look what you did to Cathedral's shirt." Elena turned towards Samantha and then towards me.


" I am sowy aunty Cathy." She looked like she was going to cry.


" Oh, it's no big deal Elena, I remembering ruining my mom's favorite couch while painting." Ah! How much I missed painting! But I had not even a single second to take out the colors and play my magic over the canvas.


" Cathedral, I will give you a change of clothes, I am so so-"


" It's really nothing Elena, only us artists get it. I have some spare clothes with me." It's good that I brought a couple of spare clothes with me.


" Okay dear, you can change then and perhaps even take a shower. The first room on the left will do I guess." Her british accent added to her elegance.


I smiled at her and walked up the stairs taking my bag with me. I followed the directions and reached a room with an oddly familiar smell. I looked around, it was rather a dark styled room. I kept my bag beside the bed and looked around. The bedside table was what had amused me, there was a photo of me and Jason, which was taken when I was in college, we were at a museum and Jason was trying to imitate The Scream while I was laughing my heart out .


It was Jason's room.


His cologne hovering over each and every inch of the room. I inhaled deeply, I missed him already.


Without wasting a minute I went into the bathroom and took a brief shower. I grew fonder of the fact that I smell like him.


I had grabbed a pair of semi-formal pants and a full sleeve black top.


" Aunty, are we going to New Yowk?" Samantha asked me excitedly as soon as I stepped down.


" Yes flower, are you all packed up?" I bent down to her level.


" Yes aunty, can Tiky come with me?" She said as she pointed out to a multicolored unicorn.


" Why not sweetheart? Pack anything you want." I chuckled at how she jumped up and down and rushed to her room.


" Elena, may I ask you something?"


" Sure Cathedral, everything okay?"


" Where is Vanessa?" I didn't see or hear Vanessa since I had arrived.


" Oh, she is out." I saw the expressions change.


" Will she be fine wi-" I started to ask but Elena had cut me off.


" We don't have any other options, I know Cathedral you will take good care of her, I trust you." She held my hand and smiled at me.


" Thank you for everything Cathedral, when you had your memory loss Jason was devastated. You make him a better person, thank you." Her eyes were brimming with tears.


" I love him Elena, I will always be there was him and it is really an honour that you all trust us with Samantha." I said firmly.


" Aunty can we go now?" Samantha's sweet voice rang in the room.


" Yes." I said to her and held her hand.


" Robert" Elena called out loudly.


A very muscular man dressed in a black suit entered the room, he had no expression on his face.


" Drop them to the airport, do not take eyes off them till they pass the security."


" Yes, ma'am." He said in a firm and deep voice.


" Elen-" I protested.


" No Cathedral, these are Jason's orders, I wouldn't dare to disobey." Elena cut me off.


" Okay Elena, I will see you soon." I said and hugged her.


" I am going to miss you little one." She said and hugged Samantha.


" I will call you deely" Samantha told her.


" Let's leave flower." I held her hand as we proceeded towards the door.


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It was really creepy and safe at the same time when you have a bodyguard watching over throughout the ride to the airport.


" Samantha are you hungry?" I asked the three-year-old who sat right next to me.


" No aunty, I am really weepy."


" Do you mean sleepy, love?" I chuckled at her cute gesture.


" Yeah same thing." She said as she yawned.


"Here" I had reclined her seat and covered her with a blanket. She smiled at me before she snuggled into her unicorn and dosed off.


I spent most of the flight gazing her or working or simply sipping on some orange juice.


Jason did not call me back. I am sure he must has his reasons. He was really stressed over work and Vanessa and Jared.


I will give a call to both Jared and Vanessa when we reach. I had asked about Elena everything Samantha liked and disliked earlier. I told Juliana to bring all the things she loved to eat and to prepare dinner. I had posted a note on the door of Jason's home office to come early today.


" Ma'am we are going land in the next twenty minutes, you might want to wake her up." The stewardess said.


" Okay." I replied and tapped Samantha lightly on her shoulder and woke her up.


" We are landing in twenty minutes." I said to her, buckling her seat belt before I buckled mine.


We landed safely in New York and got out of the airport.


I saw Jason leaning against his shiny Mercedes.


" Uncle Jay!" Samantha shouted on top of her voice as she ran towards and hugged his bent figure.


" Flower you have grown!" He was happy to see her, I could tell easily, his eyes had a different shine in them.


" Uncle Jay, I brought Ticky too, aunty Cathy said I could bwing her" She jumped and looked at me.


" I see, that's wonderful. Well, not to be competitive or something, but I bought ice cream." Jason stated looking at me.


" Which favor?" She asked.


" Why don't we go home and find out?" He said as he opened the door for her and got her settled.


" Cathedral." He said as he neared and kissed my lips.


" I missed you so much." I said and hugged him.


" I am sorry I couldn't call you back, I did get your message. I did not have my phone the entire day, I am re-"


" I understand Jason, you have been busy and so have I, tomorrow is Sunday, why don't we make the most of it?" I suggested.


" Okay" He said and captured my lips again.


" Let's go before the ice cream melts." I joked and he laughed at it.


We sat in and drove towards home along with Samantha.



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