Closing his eyes thinking, 'I must just prove my love to her, she spoke about the persons her father brought to her, how they wanted what she had. I want what she has, but not as they did? I want her love and to get that, I will give her what I have.'
Two days later Torren had his lawyer draw up a will, sitting in the office so she won't be able to see him. He had Mr. Noel send word for her to come. Hearing her enters the office when the lawyer asks her to sit, "I am a bit busy, so can you please explain to me why you need to see me?"
"Ma'am, I am your husband Lawyer!"
Seeing she stood up immediately, then she checks to see if anyone was around, before she locks the door.
Wanting to know why she was locking the door but then she returns and takes a seat, as she said, "You could continue now."
"Ma'am, I am here because your husband had made this document ready for you to sign."
"And who are you again, I am sorry I didn't hear clearly what you said the first time?"
"I am your husband's lawyer, Mr. Noel and I am here for you to read these documents carefully before you sign it."
Torren sits silently waiting, anxiously for her response. I know she was curious to know what I had documented for her to sign.
She is not stupid, she knows about business. When she did speak all she said was, "I know my husband loves me but why did he make this will?"
"Ma'am, as you know he isn't that well, he wants to ensure that you are well taken care of."
"Thanks, but there won't be any need for that!"
Then I heard, paper being shredded, the shock I heard in my lawyer's voice when he said, " Ma'am why did you do that?
If something were to happen to him, you will be left undone and what will your husband say when he ask?"
"Will you keep your tone of voice low please, and stop saying husband, just supposed someone is listening.
And for your information, he doesn't need to know. You did what he instructed you to do. Now he will think that all has been signed over to me.
So there's no need for him to know anything that transpired here, now I am very busy and needs to be excused."
Hearing the click and the door open then close, I then came out from behind the filing cabinet. Observing the expression of shock still on his face, with his mouth still open.
I smile thinking she has a tendency of doing that to people. "Sir, I am so sorry but she shredded every piece of paper."
"It's alright Noel, draw up another plan, for me, and state all I have belongs to her."
"Sir, that will take a few days before I have it in order again."
"You take your time, I am in no hurry," when he left I sit quietly. 'She knows I love her but why did she tear up the document?
Was she testing my love or was she angry when I told her I have given to my family? Nah, she is much to caring, for such trivial things.
Dad said these things don't bother her, she loves flowers and being in the open.'
A week later Dad and I had just come home from the factory, the children room was open, hearing voices I approach slowly. Shawney and Candis were disagreeing about something.
Listening carefully to what was being discussed when Candis said, "Shawney, you don't have to play that you love the children, no one will know?"
Recalling the same way they used to provoke Dalia, now she is doing the same with Shawney. Listening to how softly and politely Shawney respond to Candis.
"Have I done something to offend or displease you, Candis? It seems as though you have a problem with me being here, and spending time with the children?"
"I don't have a problem with you being with the children Shawney."
"I see, so what you are saying is, my being here is the problem, or are you afraid that I am getting to close to your brother?"
Hearing her laugh softly, "Candis, I now see what is the real problem, do you despise your brother so much, that you don't like to see him happy?"
Torren heard her rage as though Shawney have struck a nerve when she snapped saying, "What nonsense you talking, you feel you are clever, but soon he will see what your schemes are?"
Loving the way she chuckles as she responds so calmly to Candis, "I now understand what is the real problem Candis?
It is I being near your brother, well I am not worried, and you shouldn't worry either. I am just here as a guest in your father house?
And if that is what bothering you, I could leave very quietly and just as easily as I came?
But from where I am standing right now it seems you need to work on your own problem."
"I don't have a problem."
"Then you have nothing to worry about and my being here should not concern you.
Now as you can see the child needs some quiet and no distraction, so please excuse me, Gretta must take her nap.
Oh, and Candis, I will like you to inform your husband, when I am at the pool with the children, I will appreciate my privacy."
"Thinking about it now, I do have a problem, they are my nephew and niece and I think you should leave."
"Well, I will leave when I am good and ready, but pass the information to your husband, will you?"
"You cannot tell us what to do, and when we could go to the pool?"
"Well don't say I didn't warn you, now honey closes those pretty eye for me, now that's my little girl."
Ignoring Candis when Gretta falls asleep, Shawney, left the room knowing Candis was angry and watching her as she go.