The aroma of freshly made pancakes made my stomach churn with hunger. Aunt Catherine was a fantastic cook; sadly, her son wasn't here anymore to have a taste of the delicious food she made. I entered through the kitchen door, and Aunt Catherine's face lit up, seeing me, "just at the right time, my dear I was just topping the pancakes with maple syrup she beamed." I smiled at her warmly and spoke teasingly, "oh, another mother, one day you will make me fat and be peaceful then." Aunt Catherine loved it when I called her another mother. With a smile, she retorted, "This will accentuate your curves, woman!" this made us all laugh, and I quickly delved into the pile of deliciousness. I quickly scooped the maple syrup that was oozing from my mouth onto my finger and gave it a greedy suck. With my mouth full, I responded, "Aunt Catherine, you cook everything so delicious that no one can resist it.

Aunt Catherine smiled warmly and responded, "thank you, my dear; I just hope that JJ and Co like the pizza. They plan to give me an order for a huge quantity of pizzas for their company's cafeteria. This will surely increase my income, and I will raise your salary as well". I stood up from my place and hugged her, "you do a lot for us, aunt Catherine; we can't thank you enough; raising the salary is not required." I expressed, Aunt Catherine clucked her tongue and said "you deserve it, Nancy, I know you work hard and are the only one I can trust." This filled me with warmth and brought tears to my eyes, tears of joy, I am not rich, I don't wear stunning clothes but what I have with this amazing lady is priceless, it is said, "the fundamental glue that holds any relationship is trust."

The aroma of freshly baked pizza seasoned with Oregano from aunt Cathrine's garden filled the air. I thought to myself, how someone can reject such temptingly delicious food? I quickly brought my hot bags; it was time to deliver the pizza at JJ and CO. I put the different flavors of personal pan pizzas in the hot bags on my bike and moved towards the location aunt Catherine texted me on my cell phone. I stood in front of the tall building with multiple floors;

it was a skyscraper. New York City is known for its towering skyscrapers. JJ and Co were located on the top floor; I said a little prayer, hung my hot pizza bag, and headed for the lift.

Johnson Jones, a handsome billionaire, wearing his stylish three-piece suit, smoking a cigar and holding a whiskey glass while lounging on a sofa engrossed in deep thoughts looking outside the window. Life had been very cruel to him; losing both of his parents at a very young age was not that heart-wrenching, but seeing one's parents being brutally murdered by their own sibling for money is brutal. He still remembered that fearful night; he was having a movie night with his friends when the headmaster called upon him and was informed to leave immediately for his home in Manhattan. On arriving home, he was shocked to see the dead bodies of his beloved father and mother covered with blood. Grandfather was sitting on his armchair; as soon as he saw him, he opened his arms, and Johnson walked into them, they both hugged each other, and that's when the dam broke; they cried bitterly, holding each other. His uncle and aunt, who murdered his parents, fled in a private jet, which eventually crashed. He inherited all his father’s wealth. The worst was yet to come; one day, he and his grandfather were searching through some old movies when they found that CD that showed the barbaric murder of his parents. It revealed that his mother was pregnant with twin babies and was going to give him a surprise when he would have come for his Christmas break. His parents were a romantic couple, and that was the main reason he believed in love before meeting Barbara. If it hadn’t been for Jakes, he would still not have considered what his friends constantly hinted at him. Jakes opened his eyes and revealed to him what a gold digger and sleazy she was. He swore that he wouldn’t waste his time, feelings, or emotions on love; he wasn’t as lucky as his parents, who shared a strange bond, and he would only work to make money. He appeared severe because of life's unfairness, yet a part of him cried out for that kind of eternal love. He looked over at Jakes, his best friend, a tall, handsome man, clean-shaved; he had a good sense of humor. His seductive looks were sufficient to entice a woman into his bed. He was only interested in a woman’s body. He always said, “ if you’ve got love in your sights, watch out; love bites.” We almost shared the same history; his parents also died at an early age. The difference is that he saw his mother with her lover, and when his father learned about the affair, he killed his wife and then committed suicide. He doesn’t believe in love.

Jakes gazed at his phone screen while smoking a cigar, undoubtedly preparing to get laid tonight. Suddenly, he looked up, took a deep drag, and asked Johnson, "What are you thinking, buddy? Retraced your steps down memory lane "?

Speaking of going down memory lane, do you remember Ben? Johnson stood up after taking a swig of his whisky. Jakes closed his eyes and started repeating, "Ben, Ben, Ben," and then he remembered and asked, "Ben Reynolds, whose mother made amazing food?" Johnson gave a crooked grin and shook his head as he explained, "yeah, Ben Reynolds and his mother, aunt Catherine, well, she established her business with the name "Mommy's Magic Pizza" a few years back. Jakes smiled sadly and continued, "I remember how we used to go to his house every following day simply to eat his mother's prepared food; her pizzas were certainly amazing; it's terrible he died at a young age when we were at boarding school.” Johnson put his hands in his pocket, took a deep breath, and responded, “ I got to know he had an accident after I returned from boarding school that night.”

Jakes noticed the sadness in his friend’s voice and tried changing the topic, “ You remember how we used to plan that one day when we grow up, we will have a contract with Ben’s Restaurant where he will supply us with his mom’s handmade food? ” In response, Johnson said, "yes, I remember, and now it's time to fulfil that promise; I have asked aunt Catherine to deliver her handmade pizzas to our company today as a sample; if we like it, we will sign a contract with her to supply us with her handmade food for the company's cafeteria, in fact, the pizzas would be delivered any minute now." Jakes said, "Oh, I can't wait, and my mouth is watering," as he became animated with excitement. Johnson laughed as a result.