As they reached the airport, one worker came up to them and collected their bag, moving to load it into the plane while another came and directed them to the waiting area where the Abayomis were waiting for them.   Donald was sitting on one of the long chairs, holding onto the hand of Ada, who was sitting beside him. He simply dressed in black khaki trousers and an oxblood shirt and Ada was in a black kaftan.    Lisa was standing beside Xavier, wearing black jeans trousers and a red blouse. Her pretty face had light make-up on it and her hair was in a medium-sized afro. Xavier was in a grey polo and black jeans. His blond hair was in a neat bun and he was raring a full beard on his broad face, which made him look mature and though there was a change in his look, his great facial features couldn’t hide away. His blue eyes were piercing, and he had them intently fixed on Lisa all the while. They were both holding ma

She turned and lifted her head to see Remi holding on to her iPhone 12 with her earphone hanging around her neck. She was wearing wrecked, faded-blue bum shorts and a grey sweater along with a pair of grey flip-flops. Since the pool was inbuilt, it regulated the temperature to be conducive and Remi wouldn’t feel cold in the little she wore.  She shook her head, then accompanied it with, “No, you’re not, Remi, I wasn’t really doing anything.” Remi moved closer and sat down beside the pool as well, and her legs slowly dipped into it.  “I needed this,” she moaned in relief and her eyes briefly fluttered.  Jasmin couldn’t help staring at the young lady. “Ada said you all come here every Christmas.” she spoke, causing Remi’s eyes to open up and after she nodded, they closed again.  She was never good at small talks and as much as she could, she avoided it. But she wanted to talk to someone, anyone that was

As Jasmin’s eyes opened, she realised Cainan was no longer beside her. Her heart shrunk a little, and she curled herself into a ball on the bed. She was a little heartbroken and disappointed, but she wasn’t expecting a lot. Last night happened because she begged for it, but what other choice did she have? He was going to leave her undone as punishment for calling him boring and she didn’t think she was ready for that; she knew she wasn’t ready for an unfulfilled night. Begging was the only way out, and that was what she resorted to. Flashback “Please, Cainan.” “Why are you begging me, Jasmin?” “Because I need you.” His brow furrowed. “You need me, you need this boring man?” he teased with a smirk appearing at the corner of his lips. He had her backed against the wall and he knew it. Her cheeks warmed, and she felt embarrassed at her shameless demand for him, but she could not stop anymore. She nodded vigorously.

Jasmin stepped out of the bedroom, tucking in the white long-sleeved shirt into the black trouser she was wearing. Cainan insisted that if she wanted to go out, it was best to wear a collared shirt in order to cover up the hickey and marks his mouth and teeth had left on her neck and shoulder. Her lips slightly swollen, but she hoped anyone else wouldn’t notice it.    “Cainan finally let you out!” Lisa poked her head out of the kitchen door.   Jasmin was a little taken aback by her words and also by her compliment. “I didn’t know you were waiting for me or I would have stepped out hours ago.”   Cainan had asked her to stay in bed with him, but she needed to clear her head and his cuddles weren’t helping her do that.    “Nah, it’s still a good time,” Lisa wiggle her brow at Jasmin mischievously, “Looking good.” her eyes scanned over her from head to toe. 

Cainan and Daniel took the Toyota Tacoma Pickup and headed to the Christmas tree shop. Cainan had never been on a Christmas tree shopping in Egypt before, so Daniel drove the car. It was a twenty minutes’ drive to the shop and most of the time they spent in silence.  Daniel had a reason for shopping for a Christmas tree on the twenty-third of December. Donald and Daniel always shopped for their Christmas trees on the twenty-third and Daniel never understood why and so when he got the chance to go alone, he went on the twenty-fourth, ignoring Donald’s instructions to go a day before. He ended up spending over six hours waiting and then paying double the normal price just to get a tree home to the awaiting family. He had learnt his lesson ever since.  Standing around in the store and there were over a dozen Christmas trees was a wide option to pick from. There was a high probability that there was going to be four times the number of cu