Damilola wringed her hands together nervously as she
and Anu waited for Gbade’s flight to arrive. It was like the last time all over
again but this time she wasn’t nervous in an excited sort of way. Truth was she
didn’t know exactly how she felt, who would have believed that the thought of
Gbade would throw her into such a state of confusion.
Muyiwa had been oddly
silent and aloof since she told him of Gbade’s call. He had shrugged
nonchalantly and said it was her choice to go back to him. She had sensed the
hurt in his voice but didn’t want to push it. He after all had a girlfriend and
there wasn’t much of a future for her with him. Not especially with herself and
Halima suddenly becoming good friends.
She was jerked out of her thoughts as a voice
announced over the speaker the arrival of Gbade’s plane. She stared imploringly
at Anu as if her face held succor but Anu only stared at her with a cool look
on her face. They had had a huge fight about this, Anu wasn’t in support of her
seeing Gbade after all that had happened but she wasn’t going to push it.
Dammit! They all just didn’t understand how her heart still thumped for him and
how just the sound of his voice made her heart melt. A smile played on her lips
as past memories flashed through her mind as Anu barely managed to hide her
disdain as she watched her best friend.
Later that night as she and Gbade were getting ready
for bed, she wondered where he was going to sleep. Was he going to make for the guest room or join her in her own bed? They had not been able to
talk much with Anu’s present and Gbade in his usual self conscious manner had
been unable to relax. As if sensing her presence was hindering something
important, Anu had chosen to follow them home and only left when her husband
called her on the phone.
“Can we talk Tangy?” Damilola’s head jerked
backwards as she turned to face Gbade standing by the entrance of the bathroom.
Her face heated up as she realized she was standing fully naked in front of him
and she saw his eyes rove over her body approvingly. “You scared me Gbade,” she
said self consciously as she made for her towel and tied it around her
chest self consciously. His eyes followed her every movement and the bathroom
suddenly seemed hot. She pushed past him and went into the bedroom with him trailing behind her like a besotted puppy. She sat on the edge of the bed and plucked idly on her
nightgown that she had laid on the bed for the night. She cocked her eyebrow to
indicate he could talk and he shifted his weight from one foot to the other
nervously.
“I know I have wronged you Damilola, I messed up big
time. While I am not trying to blame you, we both had our faults and I should
have handled things better. Getting involved with Mirabel was one of the
stupidest mistakes I have made in my life as it cost me a gem like you to walk
out of my life. Your getting pregnant for another man was the final straw that
broke our already strained relationship but the good Lord in the high heavens
know I still love you. I want you to give me a second chance to make things
right, I know you still love me and together we can do forever. I love you my
Tangy baby.”
Damilola couldn’t believe her ears and she looked at
him in speechless wonder. Taking her stunned look as a sign of encouragement,
he moved closer to her and kissed her softly on the lips. Offering no
resistance she kissed him back and his hand loosened the towel she had earlier
wrapped around herself as they both fell back on the bed.
To be Continued
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