The Proud Boss Lady. novel Chapter 43

" Jess, Freya?" Jackie said surprised to see her twin and her friend back at the mansion when she got home.

" Much better now?" Freya asked her.

" Now that you girls are here, I feel better than before. But how did you know I was hospitalised?" she raised a brow.

" I called them," Mase answered.

" Why?" she blurted out.

"You needed their company. Besides, I needed someone to take care of you till we got back from the tour," he told her.

" What tour?" she looked confused.

" Alicia and Kyle, have a tour and I'm going with them as their manager to help boost their career," Mase explained.

"And, I didn't know?" she dragged.

" The day I was about telling you, was the very day I met you passed out on your bed. Besides you were hospitalised, you needed rest. Please let's not drag this." he sighed.

" Fine! have fun on your tour, Mase." she stormed up to her room.

"Jackie, I-I didn't mean it that way, please just hear me out," he called out after her.

"Bye Mase!" she fumed.

" We'd talk to her, just do what you've got to do." Freya convinced as he left the house.

"Jackie?" Jess called as she entered her room. Jackie stood at the window watching Mase back out from the driveway driving off.

" Why are you so worked up?" Freya asked her friend.

" Because we had a great time at the hospital, talking about random this, recalling the good old days, and now he's back to factory settings... work, work, work and more work." she rubbed her head immediately sitting down on her bed.

" You don't need to stress yourself over this Jackie if he's meant for you, he's gonna come get you, if not...you both move on,"  Freya spoke from experience.

" It's almost been 5 years Freya, how long do I have to wait?" she raised her hands in distress.

"Until he's convinced he likes you back, haven't you learnt a lesson or two from Jess and me?" she inquired.

" I have, but..." she sighed.

"You feel you've waited long enough?" Jess finished her sentence for her.

"That I have," she murmured.

" Give him a few more months, if by then he still hasn't--- but wait if he isn't making any moves, make the move yourself. If he says no, you tried your best after all." her sister advised.

" That's not a bad idea at all. As soon as they get back I'm doing just that," she added on determined.

***

"Good morning, Mrs V," Zayn greeted as he entered the house.

"It's Trudy and good morning to you Zayn." she smiled at him.

"Is Amelia ready?" he asked.

"Sure, she'd be down in a bit." she set a plate of pancakes and a cup of hot chocolate before him.

"Enjoy," she said walking to the kitchen. Zayn began eating his breakfast as he waited for Amelia. It was a Saturday and he had planned a great day ahead for both of them.

"Where's my grams?" she asked Zayn as she approached him

" Good Morning to you too, you look gorgeous." he ignored her question and complimented her instead.

"Thank you, so where's she?" she asked again.

" Hi, baby," Trudy pecked her on the cheeks.