Chapter 4 Getting married again

• The next morning, i decide that I would pick up the pieces of my life and move on. Yes, Gabriel hurt me but I won't give him the or anyone else the benefits of watching me crumble because of the situation.
• I am Katherine Williams. I am a beautiful and a successful woman who has built a lot to her name and achieved so much. I won't let anyone destroy my happiness.
• I take a quick shower and brew myself a cup of coffee before settling into my clothes. A pair of of peach Palazo trousers and crisp white shirt. I finish the look with a set of jewelry and dab my face with minimal make-up.
• Satisfied with my look, I feed Elle her breakfast and have my coffee before exiting the house.
• Before getting to work, I make a quick stop at my favourite bakery. Yes I know I have a sweet tooth but you can't really blame me. It keeps me on top of things. I order a box of vanilla cake and ice cream.
• I am about to enter my car when I felt someone tap me on my shoulders. I turn quickly and my facial expressions changes drastically.
• "What do you want from me Gabriel? I told you to stay away from me. Haven't you done enough?"
• "Kathie" he begins but I am uninterested in whatever he wants to say.
• He made his bed so he should swim in it and make out with the fishes if he has to cause I don't care.
• "Honestly Gabriel I have no interest in whatsoever nonesense you want to spill. I am done and I'm late for work. Goodbye"
• I quickly enter my car and drove off immediately. Seeing Gabriel again tugs my heart but I won't be a fool for the second time.
• I arrive at work and is greeted warmly by Mira. She looks at me pitifully and I know instantly that she has heard everything.
• News travels like wildfire.
• "How was your leave ma'am Kathie"
• "You don't have to feel sorry for me Mira. I'm better now"
• "Are you sure" she inquires "you could've just stayed home and let me handle everything here. You know I can do it"
• "I know you can but for how long will I continue to hide? Believe it not, it has already happened and I won't just sulk at a corner crying over spilt milk. What's done is done" I say with a shrug
• "You should just stay off social media for a while" she insists
• I chuckle "I'm okay Mira. Thanks for your concern. Hope there wasn't too much trouble here?"
• "Everything was fine" she replies with a smile "I'll send a copy of a sales report to your email"
• "I never regret hiring you" I applaud her and she gushes
• "Anyways, I'll be in my office if you need me" I tell her and walk into my own little space.
• Being a fashion designer and designing wedding dresses has always been my dream ever since I was a little girl growing up. I wanted to be the person every couple smiles at when ordering their dresses. I wanted to be the reason for that smile and that's why I work constantly to make sure it becomes a reality.
• But with the way my life is going, I don't think that one day I'll wear a wedding gown as beautiful as one of my works and walk down the aisle.
• I bury myself into my work to try and get something done.
• I'm thinking of opening a another store at a new location but it's still at the planning phase. There's still a lot of paper work and physical work to do and I'm not still sure if I want it in this country or somewhere else.
• After responding to some clients order, I schedule a fitting session for one of the lady's so that she could try out one of our dresses later in the day.
• I inform Mira about it though cause I'll be visiting dad and I'm not so sure I'll be here when she comes.
• I knock off early after putting Mira in charge and drive over to dad's office. He welcomes me warmly.
• "Child of mine" he calls and hugs me
• "Father of mine" I reply before sitting down. "You seem very busy" I announce after noticing the pile of paper on his desk.
• "You remember that business deal I told you about?"
• "The one involving the expansion of your construction company?"
• "Yes" he sighs heavily "I'll be receiving some investors in a weeks time. Please endeavor to be there"
• "But what would I be doing here?"
• "Not here. I'll be inviting them for dinner at my house and it's only befitting that my family is complete with me"
• "But dad" I whine "you know I don't like getting involved in your business"
• "One day Kathie. One day is all I'm asking out of your busy schedule"
• "Alright" I reply. I'm not going to win this fight even if I tried. He'll end up guilt tripping me till I give in.
• The door opens up and a lady steps in. She kisses my dad lightly on the cheeks. For a second there I am dumbfounded because I have no idea what is going on.
• "Oh" she exclaims when she notices my presence in the room. "You must be Kathie" she comes to where I sat and hugs me tightly. "I've always wanted to meet you"
• My dad speaks up "Kathie this is Ava and Ava, my daughter Katherine" he introduces us while I'm still trying to understand what is going on here.
• "I can see the resemblance" she mused
• "Daddy I don't understand" I speak up "when did you..." I point from him to her "how?" I finally asks the dreaded question.
• "Let's talk about this later okay?"
• "But I thought you and mom..." I trail off waiting for a reply. Waiting for him to tell me that he's messing with me like he always does but the look on his face tells me otherwise.
• "Is this why you insisted that I come here?" I ask "To meet mom's replacement?"
• "Katherine"
• "Save it. I'm outta here" I say and abruptly pick up my bag and walk out of the office. They both have some nerves huh.
• One walks away from my life and disappears into thin air while the other one is getting lovey dovey with another woman and pretending as if I don't exist.
• I wonder why everything in my life is going the complete opposite of what I expected it to.
• *.*.*
• The drive home was silent and for once I appreciated the silence. It kept my brain relaxed and focused.
• Ava? So that means that there's no possibility of my parents ever coming back together. And I'm supposed to get used to the idea of having another mother?
• I feel like my life is just one big Broadway show and people are just lining up to pay for tickets to watch it.
• I arrive home and undress, then step into the shower and allow the water to wash it's way down my body to soothe my muscles and cool my body down.
• After drying myself, I wear my pajamas and floppy slippers then walk over to my mini bar to pour myself a glass of wine.
• I sit down on the dinning area and log online scrolling through my news feed.
• My phone chooses that exact moment to ring and I see Gina's name on the screen. She wants to video chat with me and I pick up instantly.
• "Hi Gina"
• "Someone seems like she's in a high spirit" she stated and I roll my eyes
• "Your eyes are going to fall out one day from their sockets if you keep on doing that" she mocks me but then I do it again.
• Minutes later, Mia appears on the screen.
• "Hi Mia" we both chorused
• "You guys never told me that cooking could be so strenuous. It's like my body isn't part of me anymore" she complains and that's when I noticed that she's plopped on the couch.
• I giggle.
• Mia is a chef. She owns her own restaurant and is quite an excellent cook that has catered for lots of big events while Gina is a doctor. Frida was the only one who just graduated and was yet to find a job. I don't know anything about her anymore though.
• "I thought you're used to it by now?" Gina asks and I seconded
• "I'm never going to be used to the weight of the world weighing down on my shoulders"
• "Complain much" I taunt her and she glares at me.
• "So how was your day Kathie"
• "Well you know," I began "went to work, took care of some clients, and did I forget to mention that I bumped into Gabriel at Bits and Bites?"
• "Did he do anything to hurt you cause trust me I will whip his ass to a pulp" Gina exclaims and we laugh.