Two weeks later
Iris
"So what do you think of this executive suite?" Enyinnaya questioned the moment we got into our hotel suite in Dubai.
"You should know that I am yet to check it out, so what's the rush for?" I questioned rudely, trying my best to squash the pride born out of his choice of hotel.
The suite was a large one befitting royals. It featured a large sitting room with a flat screen TV, a four sitter dining table, sliding wooden doors and a large work desk. The bedroom was a quite an eye catcher too, featuring a Walk in closet, a powder room, and a king sized bed. I smiled when I saw the bed, it was large enough to accommodate four people of my size, at least I was confident that I didn't have to be afraid that I might have skin contact with Enyinnaya. The bathroom also had it's attraction, in short the hotel would pass as a 6 star hotel to me.
Nice choice Enyinnaya, really nice. I thought, but I wasn't going to tell him that else his ego swells from my compliments and I knew that was what he wanted.
"So, now that you have satisfied your eyes, can you tell me what you think about the suite?"
"It's just hotel why are you do bent on knowing what I think. That aside, I'm very hungry could you have them send up food for me please?" I was going to change the conversation but he wasn't going to let go that easily.
"I'll do that. But, you know that doesn't answer my question and it feels like you are trying to evade my question Miss Adelana."
"Why would I do that? Evade your question, I mean. Anyway since you insist on knowing I'll just go ahead and tell you. I'm not awed, there is nothing spectacular about this suite that is worth complimenting you for. Absolutely nothing"
"What! How can you say that? Mami, Atlantis The Palm is one of the very best hotel in Dubai. So how can you say that about this place?"
"Well I simply spoke my mind, okay? Besides there really isn't anything amazing here."
"You think so? I won't argue that with you, just wait till you get a tour of this place."
I wasn't going to tell him a tour of the hotel wasn't necessary to get me impressed. The suite already had my whole heart caged. For me, this was a game and I was prepared to win.
"You speak like you have been here before, have you?" I asked although I wasn't really interested in knowing.
"Yeah, a lot. I love this place and their staffs offer good services too."
"Figured that, little wonder the staffs were trying their best, no, make that beyond their best to impress you." I expected a response with a hint of arrogance from him and Enyinnaya didn't even try to disappoint me.
"Well, that treatment is reserved for the very very important people, you know VVIP like me and coincidentally you since you are my guest." He replied grinning at me.
"Oh, ehen so does that also explain why the female staffs seemed to be the only set of beings interested in catering to the needs of Mr VVIP? I asked and immediately regretted doing so. I briefly wondered why I had asked that question and my annoying inner self whispered to me
"Girl you are jealous" I brushed the thought of as an absurd one. There was no reason to be jealous, so it couldn't be jealousy.
As if reading my thoughts, Enyinnaya cleared his throat and said "Mami, do I smell jealousy? It can't be, right? You certainly don't have any reason to be jealous seeing as we are not in a relationship and you don't have feelings for me or perhaps I am wrong. Why don't you tell me Mami?" He said, all the while, keeping an annoying smug on his gorgeous face and for once I noticed the deepened part on his left cheek and another, though less prominent on the right cheek. Gosh! The guy had dimples, how could such an annoyingly arrogant brat be so sinfully handsome?
"Why would I be jealous?" I asked faking a laugh. Believe me when I say it was an unsuccessful act.
"I don't know. You should be the one telling me why you are jealous."
"Oga, stop insisting that I am jealous. The question I asked what out of caution. I need to know that you won't do anything stupid to make me look like a fool to the staffs. I also need to be sure that I won't be contracting any disease during my weekend here." Maybe that was really why, or maybe I was just becoming good at lieing and acting.
"We are educated adults and surely we both know how to use a condom, so, the fact that you may contract a disease shouldn't disturb you. Anyway, consider yourself a very lucky woman since I am not the kind to cheat on my woman and for the next three days, you are mine. Knowing that, you should have no worries Mami, none at all." He concluded and walked into the bathroom.
"That's such a pretty sentence coming from the lips of one of Nigeria's Playboy." I murmured to myself, but Mr VVIP heard me.
"I can hear you." He yelled out from the bathroom. "The fact that I can't cheat is the reason I am a Playboy."
"That's the most insane thing I've heard. But I'm not surprised since it's coming from you." I yelled back.
"But, I am quite serious, though. I date a lady for a few days, weeks or months and break up with her before moving in to the next lady that catches my fancy. That way, I don't have to cheat on any, buy I still don't have to get attached seriously to any of them. So you see, I agree that I am a Playboy, but I don't agree that all Playboys are cheats."
I laughed out loud at the statement, it was funny but had it's truth to it if looked at critically.
"Fine, you win." I said and made myself comfortable on the sofa in the living room.
It was just Friday and I was already looking forward to what the remaining part of the weekend would birth, though, this time, it was with a newly birthed enthusiasm born from knowing I would be spending the weekend with the gorgeous young man in the bathroom.
ENYINNAYA"How long has it been since you have been staring at me, Mr Amadi?" She questioned stirring up slowly from the bed.Was I supposed to say ten minutes or thereabout? I checked my wristwatch, it had really been about ten minutes but, I wasn't going to let her know that."For sometime now. You look peacefully beautiful when you sleep and it was quite enthralling to watch you sleep. Hope you enjoyed your sleep as much as I did mine?""Well, I can say I did.""That's good to hear then. You should have your bath and get dressed, I don't plan to remain within this room all day neither do I plan to let you do that.""You said you have a meeting with a partner this morning, I hope you don't expect me to be your weekend turned personal assistant, because, I am not planning to go on any business meeting with you."I laughed hard. She was ever so ready to act stubborn, but she soon will realize that she had no reason to. "Ma
IRIS"How did you find the food?" Enyinnaya asked, the minute we left the restaurant of the hotel."It was really delicious. I enjoyed every serving. I especially liked the choice of wine you made, it must have been quite expensive seeing it's quality. What's the name again?""It's a nineteen ninty eight Dom perignon rose champagne with about twelve percent alcohol or thereabout. If I was drinking alone, I would have requested for a champagne with more alcohol percentage. Anyway, Seeing as you loved it that much, perhaps I should get you one when we are ready to leave.""That would be really appreciated." I replied. "So where next? ""You will see." He answered with a mischievous smile.I was slowly being eaten up by curiosity as we journeyed to our destination. As if the stars knew how curious I was, it didn't take long before we got there. To say I was amazed at the sight doesn't even begin to describe how I felt."It's
NELLYI dialed Chike's number for the fourth time, and for that same number of times, he had my call screened. What was he thinking, bouncing my calls? I tried again for the fifth time and got the same negative response. Why would he break up with me the way he did. It didn't seem like a break up at the time, it was more like a warning, but for about three days now he had been bouncing my calls, giving me all the reasons to believe that it was over between us.It was high time I paid a visit to his house, I wasn't going to stand for a disrespectful break up. At least if he was going to break up with me he should be man enough to say it to my face, not this baby game he was playing. I didn't have anything to get done as Iris was on a weekend trip with her business partner, so I just dressed up and let myself out of my house. I helped myself into my car, it was a red Camry, the last gift I had gotten from Alexander few weeks before our break up. Alexander was the n
MR NARRATOR"Wakey wakey, come on, wake up, Miss sleeping beauty" Enyinnaya called out to Iris, tapping her arm, as he tried to rouse her up from her sleep."Ohooo na! I'm awake already, stop disturbing me joor." Iris said, shaking off Enyinnaya's hand that was on her arm."Would have loved that, but there is no time for that. So, young lady, get your lazy ass up and go get ready " Enyinnaya insisted."Where are you thinking of taking me to this time around? Iris asked, seeming reluctant to leave the bed and go out with Enyinnaya."Perhaps, you have forgotten, so let me remind you. Mami, today is Sunday and usually, on Sundays, Christians go to church to Worship their God. So, up you go, get up, you lazy ass." Enyinnaya answered light-heartedly.As if Enyinnaya's explanation was like a snake bite, Iris raised herself from the bed immediately, the shock and surprise on her face was priceless and Enyinnaya knew almost immediately, that h
CHIKE"How long have you been fucking Iris, your so called boss?" I asked, angry yet anxious as I waited for her response. It took a few seconds before she understood what I had asked her, and her first response didn't serve me any purpose."What do you mean by that, Chike?""Heck! I spoke English Nelly, not some strange Language!""Chikeeeee!!!" She screamed, threw her bag on the floor and ran head first to where I stood, holding me by my collar she continued " what is wrong with you? Are you sworn to make me hate you forever or what? What is this insane question about?"I shook off her both hands that were on my collar, drew her up by her slender shoulders, such that her eyes were at the same level as mine, then I continued our conversation, more like altercation."Let me rephrase my question. Nelly Okafor, for how long have you been having an affair with the lady you call your boss?"As if possessed by some strange spir
IRIS"Welcome back. So what next?" I asked Enyinnaya, the minute he returned from his business meeting that Sunday evening."We pack our properties in preparation for tomorrow's journey." He said, while expertly undressing himself. It was an innocent activity, but it's effects on me was not so innocent."And?" I asked again."It's obvious you are dressed for bed, so I just have to take my bath and then we sleep. Or you can just go ahead and sleep without me.""Really? Is that all the activity you have planned for the night, Mr Amadi Enyinnaya?" I questioned, as I got up from the bed. At this time, he was only dressed in his singlet and briefs. He looked so daringly sexy, the kind of sexiness reserved for immortals."What else would there be?" He questioned, seemingly oblivious to my intentions. It made my stomach flutter, and I briefly wondered. How can someone so schooled in the art of seduction, not know when he was being seduced? I laughed.
IRIS"Dance with me." Enyinnaya commands, stretching out his arm to take mine. I raised my head just so I could get a good look at his face. His intense dark eyes seem calm and their calm darkness provides me with a kind of calm only the dark provides. Now he's turning me into a poet. I thought and almost smiled but stopped myself. Someone could write a whole book of poetry about Enyinnaya's look, he was that good looking, and he was standing before me, ready to be my man, for just this night, though, I'm hoping a night would be enough to quench my wanton desires for him.Lucky you, Iris, lucky you.He looks at me for a while before going to the fridge. He pulls out a bottle of champagne and two wine glasses, before filling the glasses with the champagne. He offers me a glass and I take it, we make a toast, before sipping from the wine."Mr Amadi, are you trying to turn me into a champagne person?" I asked jokingly."I would if I could, but you are quite a handful, a very stubborn
NELLYAren't Sunday supposed to be as bright as the sun? Isn't it's night expected to be filled with beautiful stars? Then tell me, why am I sitting alone on the couch in my living room, surrounded by empty bottles of cheap beer. Tell me, why does my heart feel like it has been stabbed a million times and my eyes too heavy for me to open?Getting over Alexander was very difficult. I had cried each time I remembered him, and trust me, I always did, so you can imagine how often I cried. I had even starved myself on some days and my job was a mess. It took only a kind hearted boss like Iris for me not to get fired from work.Truth be told, I never did get over him at all, until Chike came and got a place in my life. His presence in my life had somehow helped me to go through the healing process successfully and now this. I didn't know how I was going to get over Chike, off course getting another man was completely off the table, as that for me was a bigger problem