At the Heir's Request

Chapter 23

Shanique Munroe

"I liked the guy from this morning." Anderson tells me. We were on the phone discussing the zoom interviews that we conducted this morning.

"Yeah, he was the only one who stood out to me as well." I agreed. Finding people who we liked that could do the job was so hard.

"Set up another interview with him and the Andrea lady for next week. Check the calendar for my availability." He instructed and I jot it down in my book so I won't forget.

"Okay..."

"What yuh doing?"he asks, his voice droppping multiple octaves.

I felt flustered.

"I was doing some work but I took a break to talk to you." I tell him.

"Hmmmm, yuh miss mi?" He asks again in that same tone. Why him a do this to me?

"Yes. You left early this morning." I say in a whiny voice. He usually leaves the house early, but today was extra. I don't even think he did his morning workout.

"Yeah, pushing some extra time this month. You know why." He said after a beat. I sighed.

"I don't like to wake up without you though babe." I tell him the truth. I've grown accustomed to having him around so much that it's kind of unhealthy. My mom calls me clingy all the time because I refuse to go too far away from Anderson. If he's not coming then I'm not going.

"I know. It's only for a short while princess. You know how I do things." He tries to get me to see reason.

I guess I can compromise. He really does have a lot on his plate right now and I don't want to add to that.

"I have meeting now. I have to go." He tells me, making my mood drop.

Gosh Anderson spoil me so much now that I sometimes can't even stand myself.

"Mi know yuh over deh vex up enuh, nuh bother even with it now babe. Cheer up. We ago see each other at home." He cuts into my thoughts.

He has grown to know me so well. I guess that's what happens when you have literally spent 90% of your time with someone. They figure you out.

"Okay, later. I love you." I tell him before allowing him to go to his meeting.

Anderson and I have been working deligently with our international and newly acquired local clients with all their planning and activations while planning the launch of Cryptic.

Currently we have been interviewing persons for various roles and I can say I do not enjoy this aspect of the business. Thankfully, your girl is finally done with UTech and all my time and energy has been dedicated to the company.

It was a bitter sweet moment when I handed in my final paper to my lecturer, mid April. I wasn't a student anymore. That was a strange concept to me seeing that that's all I've been for the past 21 years. I cried that night in the shower.

At one point, I thought I wasn't going to make it. Especially in March when Anderson sent me to Miami for the two weeks leading up to Malique's studio soft launch. I had to be running around Miami with Malique's assistant during the day, reaching out to the media outlets that we wanted present, going over interview schedules and PR packages while working on my final research paper at nights.

Anderson joined me two days before the launch and seeing him was like the coming of Christ. The fucking I received the night of the launch was my reward for a good job.

Anderson had me speaking in tongues and soaking the bed with how good he delt with me. Every time I reminisce about it I get hot.

Transitioning from full-time student to full-time employee was a bit less dramatic. Anderson had already found us a building by then and we had worked on furnishing it together. I'm mostly here by myself during these days seeing that he is still the Marketing Director at T.D. Grant.