CHAPTER 7.
Clara-belle, wanted to drive her own car, to lunch but Ricardo, insisted on driving both herself and him to lunch in his car, she wanted to drive her own car so that when their lunch was over, she could just drive straight to Megan school and pick her up as plan, and then straight home and as she promise herself no later than today she would be telling Megan the story of her father Ricardo and herself.
If she wants to meet him, she would let her go ahead and meet him.
"No need for that Miss Tate, we can take my Mercedes-Benz, and after our lunch I could take you home, and I wouldn't worry about your car if I were you, because it will be driven home to you by one of my private drivers, from the premises, so by six thirty tonight you should have it back."
Ricardo told Clara-belle, firmly, getting in his car, Clara, got inside and buckle her seat belt and thank him.
"Thank you very much, Mr Wallace, I really appreciate it." Clara, told him with a smile.
"Oh, Miss Tate, don't mention it, that's nothing OK, and please could you call me Ricardo?."
"OK, then Ricardo, I will only call you Ricardo on this lunch date is that alright, because you're still my boss."
Clara, told him.
"OK, then, I agree." He reply as he park the car in the crowded parking lot of the Hard Rock Cafe.
"Well, Ricardo, please call me Claire, OK."
Clara, didn't give him her real name, she just told him a random, starting with the letter 'C' coming out of the car and closing the door.
They, step inside, the cafe together and went to an empty booth, he sat on the right side and she sat on the left side, where a man and a woman in the next booth behind her, was having a very intriguing and interesting conversation, although she didn't hear everything they were saying, but it sounded as if they were plotting a crafty plan because of what she heard the female voice said to the male, it was something interesting.
"I am going to give him a taste of his own medicine, but in the worst way possible, trust me when I'm finished with him, he will be sleeping on the streets of New York City."
That is what Clara, heard her say, but the voice sound so familiar, but Clara, was soon interrupted when the waitress came to take their orders and Ricardo call her fake name.
"Claire,"Claire, are you OK?." He ask politely telling Clara, the waitress was here to take their orders.
"Yes, I'm fine thanks, I was just thinking about my little girl Megan, and how I was going to pick her up from school."
Clara, told him smiling, yes, she lied, but seriously, you didn't expect her to tell him the truth though, about what she just heard.
"I will have a gin&tonic and a beef burger with small fries with extra onions please." Clara, order.
The waitress, wrote down her order in her small notebook.
"I will have a cappuccino, latte, with large fries." Ricardo order winking at the waitress, she smiles and left.
"Now, Ricardo, what was it that you, wanted to discuss with me, here I am." Clara, ask politely as she told him the last part.
"Well, about that Claire, I just wanted to discuss, my wedding and re-arranged it and this time properly with two guest lists OK, Michelle, confuse me and I think the best person to sort it out for me was you, since you are my personal assistant now, but first of all you and my fiancee', need to get along first."
"Your fiancee', is a very, stubborn, young woman Ricardo, and I don't like her attitude she needs to drop that attitude and start thinking of other people's feelings too."
Clara, told him seriously.
"Yes Claire, you are, right, I agree with you one hundred percent/%."
Soon, the waitress, was back with both Clara and Ricardo's, orders, which was filled now, she places Clara, gin&tonic in front of her with her meal, and she did the same for Ricardo too.
"So I told Michelle, not to let what happen in my office this morning happen again or I will be calling off the wedding, the next time she insult, you again, especially in my presence, and so she didn't like it, so that is why she stormed out of my office, like Hurricane Ivan, this morning with nothing more than another insult to you."
"She can go to hell for all I Care!."
"That's what she said then disappear from my office, slamming my door in the process."
Ricardo, told Clara everything, Clara just shook her head as she smiles, reaching for her glass of gin&tonic.
Soon lunch was over, and he took care of the bill, he also kept his word, and brought Clara to Megan school after asking her, about her little girl earlier, today at lunch, he told her, he will take her to her school and bring them, home too.
After, both Clara and Ricardo, arrive at Megan school, she got out of the car and got Megan from inside, where she was waiting for her to come.
"I am so sorry, darling, but my boss and I had lunch and he insisted on driving his own car so I am afraid I don't have my car yet; but I'll get it later tonight, come on then darling Mr Wallace, is waiting."
Clara-belle, explain everything to her, and told her to hurry because her boss was waiting.
"OK, then mom, and your boss has the same name, like, me is he my daddy?."
Megan reply, as she asks if Ricardo was her father and as Clara-belle, say no more lies to her.
"Yes, he is darling, but don't say it to him, he doesn't know yet OK can this be our little secret for now my love?."
Clara, told her daughter, seriously, as she asks for it to be a secret between both of them for now.
"I promise, mommy."
Megan told Clara-belle, smiling, as she hold onto her hand, they walk back to Ricardo's car.
"Ricardo, this is my pride and joy, life and my world Megan," Megan this is my boss Ricardo Wallace, but that's Mr Wallace to you darling OK."
Clara, said, introducing, her daughter, and her father to each other, but she didn't make Ricardo the wiser.
"Nice, to meet you, Mr Wallace." Megan told him with an outstretched, hand.
"The pleasure, is all mine, young lady
its seems you are very intelligent, just like
your mommy too."
Ricardo told her as they shook, hands, but he has a certain look on his face, which Clara, know way back from college days, it was the look of uncertainty, realization, surprise and shock, but he tries to hide it but it was too late, she had already seen, the look.
"So Claire, does Megan, have a surname?," and if yes, what is it, may I ask if I'm not asking too much, I don't want to seem like an intruder to you Claire."
He asks.
"Not at all, Ricardo, questions, were made to ask OK, and yes, she certainly does have a surname, but why don't you ask her that and she will tell you."
She told him with a knowing smile.
"Well, Megan, I know I just met you, but I would like to know something and I ask your mom and she told me to ask you and you will tell me, OK, what is your surname?." He explains as he ask her surname.
"My names are Megan Anna-belle Wallace, so my surname is Wallace, sir." She reply.
"What, Wallace!."
"You mean like, my name too."
He was so shock, he almost pass through the red light, without realizing.
Clara, saw his reactions, which was very obvious but soon Megan and Clara-belle, was home, Clara got out of the car and got Megan, out of the back seat and told Ricardo, thanks and goodbye as she reminded him about her car too.
"See you in the morning, Claire, and bye Megan and take care." Ricardo told Clara and Megan goodbye, and sped off.
Megan and Clara-belle, took their showers, however, separately, Clara, pop some corn, and did homemade vanilla ice cream, and they, both got comfy on the sofa and Clara, tell Megan everything that happened six years ago before she was born and also after her birth.
From Nathaneil's, party, then the mishaps with her dad who kicked her out of the house and disowned her that night, that same night she got played by Ricardo Wallace, Megan's Dad who just left one note and she never saw him again until, two months ago, when he became her boss.
Six years ago, he was an elusive player, twenty four years old and also a college student, who got her drunk and play her like a game of blackjack, and the note he left Clara showed, it to Megan too....
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