Chapter 53: Chapter 53

Jason drove home. Very shaken and angry with himself. He could not believe that he had been in love with such a serpent as Rebecca.

He knew that she had been the one who had seduced Terry and he had foolishly fallen for her wiles and must be hurting now just like he hurt when he had taken his wife away from him. He felt it served Terry right but could not stop the stirring of sympathy in his heart for the poor man because he knew Terry must have been used just like Jason had been used.

He rembered the feel of Rebecca's lips on his and felt revulsion at both her and himself for forgetting for a moment the kind of person she was and what she was capable of doing.

He had been taken back to when he had been so much on love with her and his life had revolved round her. Just for a moment but that moment had nearly cost him if he had not caught himself in time.

When she had seen that her was not succeeding in her seduction, she had changed and asked him to be friends with her.

'Friends? What kind of friends?' he had asked incredulous.

'Any type of friend you want. If you want me to be your mistress, then I am okay with that . You do not have to marry me. It will be a commitment free relationship.

If not, I can be a platonic friend to you. All I want is to be able to stay close to you. It will not stop you from having other friends and mistresses of course'. She said grasping at straws.

'Rebecca, you cannot be a platonic friend to me and neither do I want to have a y fling with you. I have had enough of you to last me a lifetime. Go to your men and I to my women and work. It is better for everyone that way' he had said and as he made to leave, she had tried to grab his short again but he had thrown her hands off and she had staggered back and he was gone before she could recover.

Nancy had noticed him dress and driven off not long after they got back from work and she had been sure that he was going to meet with his beautiful ex wife.

She felt disturbed but could not understand the reason for her unease.

'I do not want her to hurt him again', she explained to herself.

But why it should concern her was what she did not want to dwell deeply on.

'He is a nice boss and I would not want him to experience what I heard that he experienced in the past', she said.

She went into the main house to help Mrs Potts as usual and decided to eat with her in the kitchen.

'Lass, won't you wait for Me. Campbell sir?'

'He has gone off to a date with his wife I presume' she answered, trying to appear nonchalant.

'His wife? Mr. Campbell has no wife. He is divorced'.

'That is who I meant. His ex wife came to the office to see him today and they planned to go out on a date and I am sure that is where he has gone to. So, it is possible that he won't want anything to eat when he gets back since he would be full or he would come back late and I can't keep waiting to eat with him', her tone told Mrs. Potts more than Nancy was willing to admit even to herself and Mrs.Potts smiled.

She really liked this little girl and believed that she was the ideal partner for Mr. Campbell sir. She would try all in her power to see that they came together.

But this talk of his ex wife, it was disturbing. How dare that devil of a woman come back here? She hoped that her boss would not fall for her tricks and lies this time. But men can be gullible. She just hoped for the best.

After the meal, Nancy excused herself and went in to her quarters. But she could not sleep. She found that she was straining her ears for any sound of a car coming into the driveway which would signal to her that Jason was back.

She was almost dozing when she heard it and became instantly alert but she could not go to the main building after having had her dinner and retired for the night.

She felt hot, very hot all of a sudden. So she put on her robe and went into the premise towards the pool.

She climbed in gently,she did not want to do e because she had been cautioned again any sudden movement because of her baby.

She felt the water in the pool embrace and cooled her body. She became calm and thought rationally about the events of the past few days and her reaction to her boss.

She was just wadding, when she suddenly felt an impact. Somebody had dived into the pool with her and she screamed before she could stop herself. She had been so lost in thought that she had not heard any approaching footsteps but the impact of someone diving into the pool.

The intruder was as shocked as she was because he had not expected anyone to be there at that time and the pool had been quiet, not showing any sign of anyone being there.

'Who are you and what are you doing here?' he asked.

Recognizing his voice, Nancy became bolder.

' What else could someone be doing in a pool? I felt very hot and decided to have a dip in the pool, I didn't know that I would have an intruder'.

Jason could not believe it. And she always had a response for everything.

He had got home and refused his dinner. He felt hot and had just taken his suit and came out for a dip, only to find that he was not alone here.

He felt drawn to this girl. He remembered his encounter with Rebecca and wanted to wash off the revulsion he felt and he remembered the kiss he had had with Nancy. Both could not be compared. The one was sweet and innocent, while the other was full of hypocritical venom.

He drew closer.

'What are you doing?' Nancy whispered scared.

Jason did not hear that and if he did, it felt like a voice far away. He was like someone in a trance. He kept drawing closer and closer to her.