100 Days With Mr Romero

‘Meet me in Royal Cafe at 10 ‘ Emma read Sam’s text the moment she reached for her phone after waking up that morning.

She yawned and cleaned her drowsy eyes before dragging her self to the bathroom.

After showering, Emma wore a beautiful long black gown and decorated her hair around her shoulders. She applied a light make up on and came outside the penthouse.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

She looked around oughting for Bryan who seemed out of reach. A range rover pulled in front of the penthouse and Bryan stepped out of the car.

“I’ll be your chauffeur today. ” Bryan declared and smiled.

Emma chuckled and moved to the car. Bryan was smartly dressed.

“To Royal Cafe ma’am. ” Bryan said then started the car engine.

Few minutes later, Bryan had parked the car in front of Royal Cafe and helped Emma get out.

“My boss is waiting for you inside. ” Bryan told Emma pointing to the cafe.

“Thank You. ” Emma said and walked into the cafe.

When Emma pushed the door knob, the lights began to illuminate the whole place one after the other. While Emma marveled at the spectacle before her, a large cake was standing in the middle of the room and the whole place was decorated with natural flowers. A well decorated inscription with the tag ‘ HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA. ‘ hung on the wall.

Emma was shocked and she stood motionless. Her eyes were wide open and her jaw dropped. Before she could come to terms with what was going on, Sam popped out of nowhere handing over to her a bouquet of flowers while two men from the end of the cafe played a birthday tune from their saxophone.

Emma accepted the flower bouquet from Sam and for a moment said nothing. She was stunned.

“Happy birthday Emma. ” Sam wished her with a hug.

“What a surprise? ” she finally spoke while staring at the whole place.

The saxophone players left while Sam led Emma to a table of delicacies.

“Oh my God Sam. ” she marveled placing her hand on her chest.

“Sit. ” he told her while pulling out a chair for her to seat.

“How did you know? ” Emma asked Sam after she sat.

Sam knew Emma never told him about her birthday so he smiled while she wondered how he found out about it.

“I did my research well. ” he said presenting the cake before her.

“Happy birthday once again. ” he wished her.

“Make a wish. * he told her.

Emma immediately shut her eyes and blew off the burning candles on the cake. She pulled the knife stuck to it downwards while Sam clapped and cheered for her.

“Where are the customers here? ” asked Emma while looking around the cafe.

“I booked the whole place today. ” replied Sam and Emma blushed.

“Here. ” she said while extending a large piece of cake to Sam whose mouth was wide opened.

He ate it then cut out a part of the cake and fed her too.

“Dig in. ‘ he told her shoving the cake to the side.

Emma was confused on which meal to try first while Sam observed her smiling inwardly.

On the table before her were a collection of fruits, some baked snacks, a box of chocolate, some sea food, a plate of well cooked salmon, chicken sauce and more.

“Thank You very much Sam. ” commended Emma after they were done eating.

“This is the tip of the iceberg. ” Sam said while handing to Emma a sealed envelope.

“What’s that? ” she asked after collecting the envelope from him.

She carefully opened it and shook the well folded piece of paper.

“What? ” she screamed after reading the single document.

“You must be joking. ” she quickly added placing the paper before Sam.

“I can’t take this. ” she maintained.

“You will Emma.” stated Sam.

He must be joking she thought and chuckled.

“I’ve been thinking about this Emma and believe me I have no better replacement than you. ” he said shifting the document to her side.

“Sam you can’t just sign your business to me. What are you thinking? ” she yelled at him.

“Please Emma. ” begged Sam.

“I’ve thought about this and I have no regrets. If you don’t accept this, I will hurt terribly. ” he argued staring directly into her eyes.

“I can’t do this. I can’t manage your business Sam. ” hesitated Emma.

“And where will you be by the way?” she further asked him.

“Australia. ” he sharply replied.

“I’ll be going to Australia to secure a spot in the market and live there. I will like you to take over my business henceforth. ” he told Emma slightly hitting the table.

“I can’t. ” Emma disagreed while shaking her head.

“There are lots of people qualified for this position. I barely have an experience. I am not qualified for this task. ” she explained.

“Will you reject my birthday gift to you? ” Sam asked her.

“Come on Sam.” She said.

“Please Emma. Do this for me. I have a strong conviction you can handle this.” declared Sam.

“I can never think of any other person in the planet to take this while am away in Australia. ” he added.

Emma couldn’t say a word.

“So Emma. I will entirely hand over my business to you. ” he announced looking into her eyes

“I’ accept the offer and I promise to do my best. ” agreed Emma.

“Thank you. ” replied Sam.

He quickly ran to her side and hugged her.

Sam and Emma got out of the cafe and Bryan drove them home. When they got there, there was a private jet already parked in front of the pent house.

“We are set for take off sir. ” the pilot told Sam immediately they got out of the car.

“Are you leaving now? ” enquired Emma.

“Yes. Right away. ” replied Sam while Emma held her mouth.

He went closer to her, hugged her tightly and whispered to her ears “The penthouse is now yours.”

Emma took few steps backwards and her lips began to tremble in astonishment.

Sam then made his way into the private jet and waved at Emma and Bryan. Emma barely lifted her palm up. She was still in shock. Few minutes later, Sam had vanished from sight.

“Unto new beginnings. ” Emma said and went into the penthouse.