Chapter 9

"Maya, darling!" Celia called out as she pulled Maya in for a hug. "You are absolutely gorgeous, what are you doing with a grumpy man like Jason?" She continued.

A very familiar, nauseating scent hit Maya's nostriles as Celia embrased her in her arms. Surely Celia just used the same perfumeas the woman Jason was seeing. Maya tried to convince herself that Celia wasn't the woman Jason was seeing.

"You're Jason's secretary?" 

"Yes honey, just call me Ms Clark."

She grabbed Maya's hand and got into one of Jason's cars. Maya would have much rather went alone.

"So tell me sweetie, how long have you known Jason?" Celia asked.

" Nearly five years." 

Celia gave her an awkward smile and placed her hand on Maya's thigh.

"I'm so happy Jason found such a beautiful lady." 

Maya smiled and removed Celia's hand from her thigh before shifting away from her. 

"Thank you." 

"Why are you going to cut your hair? Jason doesn't even like short hair?" 

Maya suddenly felt uneasy around Celia. She hated all the questions she kept asking but she just sat through it, hoping the questions would end soon. 

"I'm not doing it for Jason, I'm doing it for myself." Maya responded then realised what Celia just said. "Wait, how do you know Jason doesn't like short hair?" She asked in a cocky tone. 

Celia smirks at Maya's first response but decided to ignore the question.

"I see JJ found a feisty little girl."

Maya narrowed her eyes at Celia. She heard the nickname Celia just used for her husband and it infuriated her. 

"JJ?" 

Celia's face filled with panic. She remained quiet and avoided eye contact.

"Could you explain why you just called my husband JJ?" Maya shot angrily.

"It was an honest mistake." Celia grinned. 

Maya rolled her eyes and sat back in her seat. She knew Celia was hiding something from her but she was afraid to figure out exactly what it was. The ladies exit the car and got their hair done. Maya ignored every question Celia asked about her and Jason. She could swear Celia was in love with her husband. 

"I love how your hair turned out. I mean it's not as pretty as mine but it's great." 

Maya turned to Celia after she had enough of Celia's insults. With every step she took towards Celia, Celia took one back till her back was against the car. 

"Listen here, I understand you're trying to be friendly but I would appreciate it if you stayed the hell away from me and stop speaking about my husband as though he belongs to you." 

Celia chuckled. She loved playing with Maya's feelings. Jason indeed belonged to Celia and she was fighting the urge to tell Maya all about her relationship with Jason.

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

She found it hilarious how Maya defended Jason. Poor thing had no idea what her husband got up to every other night.  

"Don't test me."

Maya got into the car with Celia and the driver dropped them off at Jason's penthouse. Maya went inside and Celia got into her car and drove back to the office. 

As soon as Jason got home he grabbed Maya off the couch and slammed her against the wall. 

"What the hell were you thinking?" He snapped.

Maya looked at him in complete confusion. Surely this wasn't because of what happened between her and his secretary.

"What are you talking about?"

Jason let go of her and stepped back. Maya didn't dare move. 

"I'm talking about the shit show you caused this afternoon! Have you no shame Maya?" 

She feels her body tense up as soon as Jason grabbed her arm. She was still confused as to why he was mad. 

"I'm sorry." She mumbled.

She didn't mean it though, she just knew he would let her go if she apologized but he didn't. She looked down at her feet while Jason blew a gasket because she knew if she defended herself he was surely going to hurt her. 

"If you never in your life even try to disrespect Celia again believe me when I say we are going to have problems!" 

That's when it hit Maya. The nicknames, the scent, the comments on what kind of hair Jason liked. It was as clear as day but Maya didn't want to believe it. She looked up at him. Her sadness quickly replaced with anger. She knew he was cheating but the thought of it being with Celia was sickening. The one woman Maya hated with every fibre of her being was the one her husband felt the need to spend his nights with. 

"Celia?" 

Jason didn't know what she was talking about so he continued to scold her. 

"So she's the woman you've been seeing behind my back?" 

"What did you just say?" He snorted.

Jason stepped closer to Maya but she didn't care. 

"You heard me Jason. To think I defended our marriage against that two faced bitch! Everything she said and I still defended us! Only to find out she's the woman you've been screwing every single night!"