the wrong kind of love #25

Chapter 25

Brian was gone for a while, but when he came back, he did not seem too happy. Mandy looked at him as she answered yet another call and then looked away. Brian stared at her, shook his head and carried on walking.
“Brian!” Mandy called out to him. He turned around and looked at her with a frown pasted on his face.
“Call for you. It’s James!” she said.
He flinched slightly and rushed to his desk, “Sure. Pass him onto my phone!” he sighed. He sat down and waited for the phone to ring. He looked at Mandy as she busily searched the book for his name and internal number.
“32, Mandy!” he shouted.
Mandy nodded and transferred the call. She hang up and immediately took another call. Brian’s phone started ringing and he quickly answered it.
“James. Talk to me!” he smiled.
He listened for a while and looked at Mandy, “Are you serious? Who is it? You are kidding. Tell me you are kidding…so it’s not….OH Jesus Christ!” he whispered, looking at Mandy again, who was busily answering more calls. He turned around again and leaned closer to the phone, “James. You are sure about this, right?” he asked. Then he nodded and sighed, “Right ok mate. I owe you one. No, I am not doing anything about it yet. Cannot bear it, that’s why.”
He hung up and played with his lips for a while, deep in thought. He suddenly sighed, shook his head and continued with his work. A few minutes later, he saw Mandy taking her head set off and standing up. He quickly stood up and walked towards her.
“Where are you going?”
“To pay my husband a visit. What’s it to you?” she asked moodily.
“You cannot leave to see your husband!” he argued, “Simon will have your hide!”
“I can do what I like. It’s my coffee break!” she smirked. She quickly turned around and walked out. Brian panicked. He had to do something. He looked around himself and ran to his phone, quickly dialling a number.
“James. She is on her way up, mate. Please, please make sure the coast is clear. Do something. I dunno create a diversion or something. I dunno just think of something, please!” he sighed.
He hung up and bit his lip nervously.
Mandy walked out of the lift and walked towards the door. She knocked lightly on it and made her way in.
“Mandy. What are you doing here?” gasped Nicky.
Mandy stared at him. He looked really flustered, but she smiled, “Oh I thought I’d come and see you during my coffee break!” she grinned, walking towards him and kissing his lips quickly.
“Coffee break? What coffee break? Break from what?” he asked confused.
Mandy grinned and sat on his lap, “I wanted to surprise you. I have a job!”
“A job? That’s great sweetheart!” he grinned, “Where?”
“Here!” she squealed, bouncing slightly on his lap, “I work in the advertising department at customer services!”
Nicky’s smile faded very quickly and he tugged nervously on his collar, “Y-You work here? As in K&G Agency here?” he shrieked.
Mandy bit her lip and nodded with a huge grin on her face, “I had my interview on Monday and I started this morning. Great huh?” she grinned.
Nicky smiled and nodded, “That’s…Fabulous honey!” he smiled, hugging her.
“Now I don’t have to be away from you all the time. I can see you more!” she laughed.
“Yeah, that’s…great!” he said with a pause.
“I knew you’d be pleased. Anyway, I have to get going now. Break’s over. I have to go and answer some more calls. See you later babe. Wanna meet up for Lunch or something?” she asked, walking to the door after kissing him.
“Oh erm, I am having a working lunch today. Got loads to sort out after the conference and everything. Sorry babe!” he grimaced.
Mandy smiled and nodded, “No problem babe. We’ll do it another time then!”
She blew him and kiss as she walked out. Brian was sat at his desk, looking over at the door at all times. She was bound to come back soon, and he was desperate to know what she had seen. He nervously jumped up every time someone walked in and sighed when he saw it wasn’t her.
Mandy casually walked back into her department, sat at her desk and put her headset back on. Brian looked at her, jumped up and walked over to her.
“Is everything ok?” he asked, “Are you ok?”
“Yeah. Why shouldn’t I be?” she asked, looking up at him curiously, taking her headset off.
“Oh, no reason!” he shrugged, “Just wondering, is all!”
Mandy sighed, “Brian, you have not wanted to talk to me for the past few days and acted as cold as ice around me, just coz you have the hump coz I am not leaving my husband, and all of a sudden you seem very interested in what I am doing, where I am going and how I am? What’s it all about?”
Brian looked at her and bit his lip. He had to think quick, “I dunno. You just looked a bit down and I wanted to know if you were ok!”
“Well, I am fine, thanks for your concern. But right now, I have some calls to answer, so if you don’t mind!” she sighed, putting her headset back on.
Brian walked away and sighed, “Fine!” How he wished he hadn’t gone through all that trouble. That he would have gone with his original plan.
Half an hour alter, Brian looked up from his computer when he heard someone walking in. He couldn’t stop staring. He immediately knew who it was. He stood in front of Mandy’s table and waited for her to finish speaking on the phone. She looked up at him and smiled.
“Nicky!” she greeted him, jumping up and wrapping her arms around his neck.
Nicky smiled, grabbed her hands and removed them from his neck, giving her a kiss on her lips.
Sam leaned closer to Brian, “Who’s that?”
“That’s her husband!” he whispered back in a growl.
“Wow. Cute!” she grinned.
“Arsehole!” he spat, folding his arms and continuing to stare at them as they talked.
Sam looked at him and snorted loudly “Don’t like him much I take it!”
Brian just couldn’t stop staring at him as he talked to her, “He is treating her like crap and she is so much in denial about it!”
“Treating her like crap? IN what way? He is knocking her about?” she gasped.
Brian shook his head, “Nah. He is just sleeping around!” he answered.
“Oh my god. Was that what all the questions were about earlier? Who is he sleeping with? Anyone from here? Anyone we know?” she gasped.
Brian almost laughed. Typical Sam, always wanted in on the gossip.
Brian shook his head, “I don’t know who it is yet, but I am trying to find out!”
“Then how do you know he is…” she started.
“I just know!” he growled.
Sam stared at him, “Does she know?”
Brian gave her a look, “Does it look like she knows?”
“Well no, but…” she sighed.
“She has her suspicions and she suspects who it could be with, but right now she refuses to believe it and says it is all in her imagination. I am trying to get some proof though and I am this close!” he whispered.
“Who does she suspect it is?” she asked with her mouth wide open.
“Oh, our lovely Cheap Charlene. NO shame, that girl!” he growled.
Sam nodded, “Well, you heard the rumours about her being involved with married man, right?”
Brian sighed and nodded, “That’s why I wanna find out for sure!”
“Why?” she asked, “I mean, what has it got to do with you? and why are you so set on finding out?”
Brian sighed and stared viciously at Nicky, “Coz Mandy is far too nice a person to be treated like that. That guy so does not deserve someone like Mandy. She is far too good for him!”
Sam smiled, “Looks like someone has a little crush on someone!” she sang.
Brian looked at her, “get serious, will ya?” he growled.
“Oh, so you don’t think she would be better off with you then?” she tested him, raising a brow.
Brian sighed and stared back at Mandy, “I would never hurt her or treat her like he does. He does not appreciate her enough and that’s just…wrong!”
“Brian, honey! Don’t get involved. You will only end up getting hurt and she will not like you much for it!” she advised.
“Yeah well, she don’t like me much at the moment anyway. I have nothing to lose really. I am going to prove to her that her darling husband is not as honest as he makes out to be. Even if she ends up hating my fucking guts, he will not make a fool out of her. No matter what it takes!” he growled, staring menacingly at Nicky and sitting back down.