Chapter8

"Thank you. I hope everything is alright or do you need rescuing", he chuckled. "Ha ha, very funny. No kind sire, i do not need rescuing. What I need to do now is ask you some questions" she said. He had a confused expression on his face. His mind turned, thinking about all the possible things she could ask. "Okay, please go on", he said. "So, I've been thinking a lot about what you told me about your family and I think I knew your mother somewhere but I can't quite place where. Could you tell me a little bit about her, maybe I would remember her that way", Rita said. She liked the way she began the conversation. It was smooth and she knew that he wouldn't suspect a thing. "Well, she hardly ever talks about her childhood days but there was a particular day she just spilled it all out. My mum comes from a large family, she's the second child of six children. They lived in a large farm house on the outskirts of the city. Sometimes, I take a drive there just to see how the old folks are doing. That's really all she's ever told me",he said. "Ohh wow. I'm sorry, I don't mean to pry but did she ever have this ailment. I mean, when did it begin?", Rita asked, surreptitiously jotting some things down. Rodrigo thought about this for some time. His mother's ailment truly began about three years ago when he was still on the streets, looking for a job. Ever since he had gotten something to do, it has been manageable especially with his fat salary coming in. "About three years ago", he finally said. Rita gasped, covering it up with a cough. Rodrigo left his seat, rushing to help her. Rita grabbed his hands as the cough continued for the worse. Somehow, she found herself sitting on his laps and he on her chair. "Are you alright", he said, smoothing her hair. "Yes, thank you. I just had something stuck in my throat", Rita smiled. He continued smoothing her hair and she couldn't help it when she laid her head on his chest, she fit so well in his body and she wondered if fate wanted her to be with him. "I should go, anyone could walk in here", Rodrigo said. "No, please stay. Just for a moment, I really missed you", Rita said, burying her face in his chest. His cologne soothed her nerves and she wished she could stay in his arms for as long as she liked. "I don't know what I'm doing. I think I need to tell you the truth", he said. Rita sat up but still on his lap. She could tell that whatever he wanted to say was serious and for that, he needed her attention. "I love you Rita Anderson. I know it sounds crazy, knowing I only recently began working for you but that's how I feel. I'll understand if you don't feel that way about me. After all, you're engaged but I just needed you to know, to get it off my chest", he said, stroking her face. Rita kissed him, taking him by surprise. Rodrigo drew her closer and together, they explored places they couldn't dream of doing few weeks back. Rita gave everything she had into the kiss, silently telling him that she felt the same way. She didn't know how they were going to manage it, but they would try. After all, there was no harm in trying. "I love you too Rodrigo, from the moment I saw you, I've always loved you", Rita said when they finally broke away. "It's risky what we're doing but I can't seem to stop myself especially when I'm around you", Rodrigo said. "Shhh... Don't think about it too much, I know it's still early but let's take it slow. We'll figure everything out along the way. Trust me on that", Rita assured him. He kissed her again, this time slow and sensous. She could get used to this, get used to the feel of his arms around her body but like a switch had been turned off, she remembered she had work to do. "I should get back to work Rodrigo", she smiled. "Must you", he groaned, burying his neck in her bossom. "Yes, I must", she laughed, hitting him playfully on his head. "You smell so good, I could eat you", he grinned. "Rodrigo!, I never knew you had such a naughty mouth", Rita laughed. "You'd be surprised at the other things I could do with it", he smiled, pulling her lips to his. There was a knock on the door which startled them both. Rita scrambled to her feet but Rodrigo wouldn't let her go. "Are you crazy, you need to let me go. Someone is at the door", she whispered. "I know but you need to calm down first. Anyone could easily see you were up to something, your pulse is beating rapidly", he said. Rita knew he was right, she needed to stay calm if she was to hide what they were doing. She took a deep breath before she felt some calmness return to her. "That's much better", he said, placing her on her feet. She adjusted her dress, combing her hair too. When he certified she was okay, she gave a huge sigh of relief. "I'll pick you up at the close of work today. I'll be downstairs if you need me", he said, stealing another kiss. Rita nodded, kissing him back. The persistent sound of the knocking drew them apart as she walked towards the door to see who was behind it. When she opened it, it was as if all her fears had finally come to the surface. Edmundo stood behind the door with fury in his eyes. "Darling, how lovely to see you", Rita faked a smile as she hugged him. Rodrigo stood at a corner, his hands fisted at the back of him. He hated to see her with a man who didn't give a shit about her.