Train Me Daddy

“Olivia, I’m not saying that you should forgive us. But I would like to help. I know that you’re here for your independence.”

“I’ll like to do the same,” Granddad chimes in with a smile on his face.

Olivia ignores him, “I could do with a job.”

“Really, well there’s a need for an admin assistant that I could put in a good word.”

This time I’m the one holding the cards. The one that’s pulling strings and I’m going to milk it for every dime.

“I don’t want you to try.”

I say as I cross my arms. “I need you to do better than that. You see I could have stayed in the city years ago if an old man didn’t convince me otherwise.”

“You’re right. You’ve got a job. How soon can you start?”

“Tomorrow.”

Then she finishes her coffee and stands up.

Granddad says in a panic, “Are you not going to stay?”

She shakes her head, “I don’t need to. I planned on having one coffee with Isaac. I’ve done that, and now I need to prepare for my new job tomorrow.”

“You start at nine.”

She shakes her head, “I’ll start when I like.”

She winks and then walks away, I murmur as Granddad’s complaining about her change of heart what does he expect?

“Yes, I’m glad that you’re coming to work for me and giving us a second chance.”

She chuckles, “You, may be in time. Him, I’m not too sure about.”

Then she leaves us in the coffee shop alone. I realize then that I’ve created a monster.

“Seems that you taught her well Granddad. She’s going to make us suffer.”

He shakes his head, “I’ve never begged for anything in my life.”

I look at my watch and sigh, “Well it looks as if you’ve met your match because I can see that little lady’s going to make you suffer for it. And you know as well as I do that she means more to you than you want to admit. You better get used to begging. On your hands and knees, because I intend to do that until she trusts me once again. Until I have her back in my life.”

On that note, I left him in the coffee shop as I thought about ways to win Olivia’s heart and I didn’t have a clue how I was going to do it, but I knew that getting her a job was one step. I just needed a thousand more to make sure that I get her back into my life.

***

She walked in close to twelve, and in the same yellow dress that I bought her, it was as if she was tormenting me and I hated her for having me on a string. I deserved it, but someone like me isn’t used to being at someone’s mercy, and neither is granddad as he walks behind her.

“So, Isaac where do I start?”

I look at her completely confused as she sits at my desk and puts her feet up in the air.

“Are you taking over the company?”

She shakes her head, “Nope.”

“Granddad?”

“She demanded that I come in and get to work she said, if I wanted to earn her trust and respect again then I’m going to have to show it.”