Chapter 18: Chapter 18

I wasn't joking when I told Precious that her food is better than most of the restaurants we'd gotten food from the times we went to.considering the fact she didn't have enough ingredients.

It's a good thing that the interior decorations were done and we decided to open the coming week but the only thing stopping us was hiring not that we wouldn't get if we wanted…. People would come rushing but because we believed in giving our customers the best,we hired the best chefs so that it would be hard to compete with them.

"So she's that good huh?" Noah asked when I told him I'd ask Precious to check my restaurant out.

"Extremely, and she didn't even have everything she needed just imagine she did." I told him.

"You want me to be happy and answer that question,but you went there without me." He grumbled.

"I didn't know she'd cook." I told him.

"If you did, would you have taken me along?" He asked.

"Nope." I answered, without him being there she gives him attention then imagine if he was there.

"Can you imagine? How are you going to go about it?" He asked.

"I'll ask my Dad to be the one to hire the chefs since he's more experienced." I explained.

"I feel like you're saying he's more experienced because you don't want him to ask why you don't want to do it." Noah said and I wasn't surprised he knew me so well.

"Well...I want to tell her myself and not her finding out. And I want her to get the job because she's good and not because I like her or anything." I said.

"That's well said, let's hear from Dad." He said.

Since he spent most of his days at our house,he started calling my parents mom and Dad and they didn't mind having an extra son.

"Yes Dad, I'm done with everything I'm supposed to do there." I said when I called my Dad and he wanted to know if everything was in order.

"So, what's the problem?" He asked.

"I want you to hire the chefs….since you're more experienced." I quickly added and Noah who was listening tried to hold back his laughter.

"Is that so? But I think you can do it." He answered.

"Hmm..Dad" I started.

"The thing is that he's kinda sick but he doesn't want to tell you." Noah lied,and I gave him a thumbs up.

"My baby are you okay?" I heard my mom's voice ask,and I groaned "and she had to be there." I thought.

"I'm fine mom,just a little headache." I answered.

"No headache is small and if you had a wife or at least a girlfriend she'd take good care of you." She said and this time,Noah started laughing and I was wondering how my headache is connected to any of the things she mentioned.

"Mom,I have to take my drugs right now. I'll call you later." I said.

After saying she would check on me,she also convinced my Dad to do the hiring which I'm grateful for.

"See you tomorrow then. Take a lot of rest you deserve it." My Dad said, before ending the call.

"Before you say anything,you got what you wanted so that's a plus." Noah said shutting the words up in my mouth.

"Well….that." I mumbled.

"I hope she gets it." He said.

"She will,she's that good." I told him,not worried in the least.

When we were done for that day,I called Precious to remind her of the job vacancy and she said she'd not forgotten.

When she talked about her rent expiring,I offered to pay but she refused saying she knows I have other duties to perform as a man and to my younger sister. Only if she knows that I'd just gotten extra millions from the container Noah and I placed bets on.

"You didn't send my own food." Noah whined when he successfully collected the phone from me.

"I asked him to bring you along, sugar,but he refused so it's all on him." She answered while I just shrugged.

"I heard you're going for a job interview tomorrow." He said.

"Yes,I hope I get it." She replied.

"If you're as good as he's going about which I'm jealous of by the way, I'm sure you'd have no problem getting it." He assured her.

"I'm going to cook just for you when I get the job." She offered,and his smile widened.

"I can't wait then…. and I need to be alive till then so I better give the phone back to him." Noah told her.

"Ok, I'll tell you how it goes tomorrow."

"Good luck beautiful." He told her.

"Thanks sugar." She said.

"Hi Mikey." She said,when I collected the phone back.

"For a while,I thought you've forgotten about me." I said.

"How can I? You know it's not possible." She said,and I started smiling.

"I was only joking." I told her.

We went on to talk about other things not related to work,and she even asked Emily when she would come to say hi again which I replied soon to.

I wanted her to be more open with me,but then again, I wasn't completely open with her. I know where she lives,but she doesn't know mine and it's only a matter of time before she ask and there wasn't going to be a good excuse why she couldn't come. I was already planning on bringing her there but I hope she doesn't ask questions I couldn't answer yet.

"When do you plan on telling her who you really are?" Noah asked,when Precious and I finally said goodbye to each other with a promise to talk to her before she goes for her interview.

"Very soon." I answered, not giving a specific time.

"Don't get carried away before she finds out,and I think I've said this before but I'll keep telling you." Noah said,all serious now.

"I know, it's just that she treats me well,and I'm actually comfortable and enjoying it for now." I told him,and I saw him nod in understanding.

I just wanted her to see like she sees everyone else. If she does get the job, it's going to be hard hiding it from her,so it's better be soon or it'll be too late.

"You're messing with my head Angel." I thought as I went to sleep.