When Love is not enough

45; His body…

Andre was taken aback and he frowned. He was going to ask what Camella meant when Fred Maxwell walked in. He saw the tense atmosphere between them and he chuckled quietly “Sorry am I intruding?”

“Absolutely not” Camella responded, getting her computer and set to attend a conference meeting. She turned and said “Will you be free this weekend, dad wants you to join us for dinner?”

“I'll see to it,” Andre responded. Not sure of anything else, he stepped out first and went towards the elevator. He doesn't understand why Camella Wood is making him think there's more to this offer than it is.

Later that evening, Andre got out of the shower, his hair damp and his soft white skin glittering, he stood before the mirror, drying his hair. Then his mind drifted to Camella again. He shook the thoughts off, he has to be careful henceforth.

But if he must ensure that Jack Johnson doesn't succeed in his plans, he has to be somehow closer to Camella. And being close to her might nurture some unhealthy relationships and assumptions, which he wouldn't want.

There's always two sides to a coin. She's arrogant and despicable sometimes but that doesn't mean she should slip into a loveless marriage. How can it be that he'd only had his eyes on her inheritance and body?

That bastard is an asshole. Despite being unreasonable towards him in the past, the other side of her coin towards him was being fair by offering him an opportunity that he never envisaged.

Now his financial status will greatly increase. His mother would live better and have enough beyond what she used to have. He only cares about his mother and as a matter of fact, her wellbeing and happiness was more important to him than anything else.

He was done drying his hair. He applied moisturizer, a typical skincare regime he practices after a shower. He wasn't done when his phone buzzed. He walked over and saw it was Camella.

Without paying attention, he answered his phone and the video came on. When Camella saw his exposed upper body, she momentarily went dumb. She saw his white glittering skin, his broad chest, muscled shoulders and a glimpse of his pink nipples.

Seeing she was lost, gazing at him through the video and not hearing him even saying “hello” to her, he was dazed and realised she was staring at his exposed body. Embarrassed, he hung up and went to his closet, pulling out his night robe and strap it on.

Meanwhile, Camella was glad that he hung up. She was carried away, she didn't remember that she called him to discuss some certain things to him. His body, his alluring body sends a wetness dripping down her panties.

She'd never felt this way before. She'd never be captivated by any man like this before. She swallowed hard, she blushed as the image of his bare upper body made her nipples hardened.

She poured herself a glass of water and gulped it down. Her phone started ringing again, she glanced at the caller ID and saw it was Andre, her face paled. He wasn't flirting with her, but she's losing her composure, just seeing him shirtless.

She swallowed hard and stilled her heart. He mustn't know what his body was doing to her. She has always been this calm, composed, decent woman who never shows her weakness or desire to any man.

And now, she's not going to let Andre make her lose her guard.

“Hi Andre” she called immediately and she answered her phone. In order to be composed she glanced at his face directly this time, trying to avoid looking below his neck. But from her split vision, she saw him having a cream coloured robe on.

A sigh of relief flooded her guts. She smiled, pretending that she's fine.

“Hi Miss Camella,” Andre responded. Now he feels safe and confident than earlier when he answered his phone. He smiled back and said “sorry I hung up earlier…” he said and trailed off.

Camella sat in her study, her hair falling to cover her face. She moved it backwards and said “It's alright…” and swallowed hard. She felt her thighs throbbed and she tried avoiding meeting gaze with him.

“I’m sorry that I have to call you this late. I just received an email from our suppliers and I want you to get integrated with them. Henceforth, you'll be dealing with them directly and not me” Camella informed and typed some things on her computer.

“Alright” Andre responded. He'd never been into procurement before but he knows it isn't going to be long before he gets used to it. He was ready to learn and possibly hire an assistant who majored in that field of study to work with him.

Meanwhile, Camella continued “There is a new consignment of goods to be procured. I know you are inexperienced in this aspect of the company's affairs but I am here with you, Andre. I will guide you and help you for the next two months.

I'm confident in your abilities Andre and I know it will be a work over for you within the next few weeks. So I will be sending a link to your email now, click on it and let's share a screen…” she said.

“Alright,” Andre replied and within seconds, there was a notification on his email. He clicked on it and immediately was on the same screen with Camella. For the next two hours, they were together.

There were moments of serious sorting and orders and another moment of cracking jokes. They soon forget they were partners but acted like two great friends. Camella heard Andre chuckling aloud and raised her head to stare at him through the camera, he was composed and focused.

The next morning, When Andre returned to the company, the invoices were ready and approved. Now, the goods were ready to be procured and he was grateful to Camella.

“Miss Camella” Andre called and she raised her head from the document before her and glanced up at him. His presence reminds her of how he looked last night. She cannot shake the image off her mind.

“Thank you” Andre appreciated.

“I think we need to get things straight here. If you want to call my attention, use my first name, Camella. Don't be formal. We're partners Andre and no superiority between us. Can you do it for me?” Camella requested.

“Yeah, okay” Andre responded.

For the next two days, he was busy coupling and assembling engines procured. He was sorting and he got busy along with the other engineers until late into the night. He let the other engineers go and decided to round off the work when Camella arrived.

Shocked, he glanced at her, dressed in a three quarter short and an armless top. Her hair was made into a high ponytail with flat sandals on. He wasn't expecting and now, everyone had left except himself and the securities.

“Camella, what are you doing here so late?” he demanded, pulling his overalls off and unbuckling his helmet.

“I brought you dinner?” She stated flatly.