Chapter 249 - Crazy Lair

Jade was excited about the opportunity she had been given, all through the day. She wanted to share her good news with Jake but he still hasn't called her as promised. She just thought he was busy and would probably call her after the close of work.

Because of her presentation tomorrow, she decided to stay a bit longer than usual to prep herself up since she already made plans of meeting with Amy and Lair afterwork, and she had texted them earlier to inform of their hangout at the karaoke.

She didn't want to take any chances of hanging out for too long and miss out on preparing for her presentation. She made a quick copy of the flash into her personal one and dropped the one Simon had given to her in her drawers. She'd work more with that one at home.

"Shit" She cussed when she noticed the time. It was 7:30 pm already. She was sure Lair a d Amy might have been waiting. She hurriedly gathered her things into her bag and rushed off the building.

She tried flagging down a taxi, but none would stop. She sighed when she thought about how Lair and Amy must have waited for her.

'But didn't they call?'

She decided to walk to the bus stop so she could get a taxi or probably a bus from there. She fumbled with her bag to bring out her phone so she could call either one of them and ask them to wait to wait a bit longer since she was running late.

Jade was about to dial Lair's number when his call came in first.

"What's up? Are you there yet?" Lair asked the moment Jade answered the call.

"Erm no, I'm just walking towards the bus stop to get a bus or a taxi" She replied as she walked with hurried steps.

"Really? Just wait I'll pick you up, I'm just around the corner" He said. He had thought about calling her to confirm her location when he noticed he was around her place of work.

"Oh, okay" She said. "What about Amy?" She remembered to ask. She was sure Amy must have been there waiting for them.

"She just left the office too. I'm sure we'll arrive at the same time" Lair told her. Jade let out a sigh of relief. She was actually feeling guilty that she'd might have been keeping them waiting.

Jade turned back when she felt an awkward feeling envelope her. She looked around but she couldn't find anyone or anything. For a moment there she thought she felt someone following her or staring at her.

"Jade?" Lair called through the phone, when she suddenly became quiet.

"Hmm, I'll be waiting" She said when Lair's call snapped her back to reality.

"Okay" He replied before disconnecting the call. Jade looked behind her again to confirm that no one was actually watching her, she kept having the feeling that someone was watching her or rather following her.

She hissed and brushed off that thought as she walked over to the bus stop to wait for Lair.

Soon he arrived in his car in less than five minutes. Jade hopped into the car.

"Should I say you look good? Relationship is sur treating you well" Lair teased making Jade roll her eyes at him.

"Just shut up and drive" Jade ordered with a glare.

"Yes ma'am" He chuckled as he drove off.

"Why were you coming from this direction?" Jade inquisitively asked. She was sure this wasn't the way back from the University where he was currently teaching as an adjunct lecturer. As a matter of fact it was the opposite direction.

"Well I got to a call from one of the hospitals I applied for a job-"

"You applied for a job?" Jade cut in as she asked in surprise. This was news to her.

"Yep"

"What about your old job, are you not going back?" She asked hastily.

"No" He replied.

"Why?"

"Because I missed you and I realized it was a mistake to leave and let you be with another man" He joked, but with a straight face.

"Lair!" She called in a threatening tone.

"Okay fine, you're too serious" He hissed at her. "I want to stay here and be with the family most especially Amy. She's having a hard time, and I know she's just putting up a front so as not to get us worried" He explained.

Jade looked at him without saying anything. Lair was indeed a great brother, as a matter of fact he was beyond that. He was a great person and his love for his sister was applaudable.

"Well I guess we'll be having more of you around then. It would be great to–"

"Hold on, don't be too excited, I'm not into abortions" Lair interjected her. Jade's eyes grew wide an she looked at him in mortification. 

"Lair?!" She half yelled his name in embarrassment. Who said anything about....never mind.

"What? Why are you acting so shy? Who knows what you and that boyfriend of yours have been doing. I'm just saying, I'm not granting abortion favours" He said in a jocular manner

"Just shut up" Jade roared with stink eyes, making Lair throw his head back as he laughed at her embarrassed reaction.

Jade was too embarrassed, she turned her head away and looked outside the window. How dare he say that to her?

Lair was crazy....he was more than crazy as a matter of factly.

Speaking about Jake, she looked at her phone. He was yet to call her. He wasn't going to neglect her again was he?

Well if he had forgotten about her, she'd have to remind him, and if he calls she'd give him a piece of her mind. She picked up her phone and sent him a quick text.

'Just checking up on you just in case you have forgotten to do so.. From your abandoned girlfriend'.