DID YOU MISS ME

He walk me to my door and I look at him.

“ I think you need some rest and I think you will need some rest from the trip” He said.

“ I am not even tired” I said.

 “ Even if you are not tired, you should rest, it shows on your face” he said.

“Okay” I replied and I shut my door.

I undress myself and  go to shower and I think back to how he embrace and he asking me if I miss him.

Ofcourse I miss him but never expected that he would asks me that.

I undress and took some shower, I called my mom and siblings to tell them that I arrived home safely.

KUNLE.

Seeing her get down from the car made me so happy. My brother admiring her pissed me off and wanting to have her after the election.

The truth is it is not a bad thing that my brother is admiring her , I just can’t stand it that he is admiring her.

It makes me feel jealous, I know we aren’t real but I know I feel something strong for this girl.

I knew my brother mean what he told me about Shade in the office that is why I told him not to dare.

A day without Shade felt like a thousand years, I couldn’t wait for her to even climb up the stairs.

I climb down the stairs and she stood in front of me and she greets me and I didn’t know what came over me that I pull her into my embrace.

I embrace her so tight and close my eyes, I miss the smell of her , I miss everything about her and she also embrace me the same way, I don’t know if she she tightened her hands around me because I tightened my hand around her or she missed me.

I was so lost in the embrace and I heard my brother footstep that was when I realized when I realized what I was doing.

I open my eyes and we break the embrace and I realized he was staring at her and I quickly walk her to her room.

When we got to her room and I didn't know what made me ask her if she missed me and she was like What? And I had to change my question.

I return to my brother and ask him why he laughed when I was walking Shade up the stairs, he walked away from me and he goes to touch one if the decor in the living room while I have my hands shoved in my pocket.

“You love her right? He asks.

“ I....I..... and he cuts me off.

“ Look at the way you are stammering on a simple question” he says jokingly.

“ You don't have to stammer just admit it that you are in love with her” he says.

“ she’s pretty and she’s got this killer body that anyone could fall for and she is intelligent, I mean I watch her interview the other day and we really did a brilliant job and besides you guy are like celebrity couple, you guys are the talk of the town and she has also boost your career so I don't think you loving her is a bad thing, she has every the qualities that every man would want, if you love her comeon go for her before someone else takes her from you” Simi says.

“ I don't know want to drag her into the whole politics things.

I go to sit down while Simi was standing playing with one of the decors with one hand inside his pants pocket.

“ I was able to become a Governorship candidate because Mom and Dad had a deal with the party Chairman that once I win, I will get married to the party chairman’s daughter, I never knew this until few days ago and you know how all of this can be, I don't just want to drag into the political games” I said.

“Are you going to let go of someone you loved so much for someone you don't even like, come on don’t let mom and Dad control your emotions, anyways one thing I know is that no one would tell me not to go after someone I love because of some kind of deal” Simi says.

We deviate from the discussion of I and Shade, we spoke about other things, life as a politician and life as a CEO, we had drinks and after some hours I are him off to his car and his driver drove him out of my compound.

I climb the stairs and I was about going into my bedroom and I stopped, I walk to her doorstep and I knock on her door, she opens the door, I stare at her, I couldn't say what I want to say.

“ I came to tell you that as from. The tomorrow we would be going out more often because my campaign rally are about to begin and I will need your support during all of this, you always beside me” I said.

“ You don't have to beg me for support, we are here to help each other so definitely I have to support and thank you for the huge amount of money you gave to me to give to my mom” he said.

“ Why are you thanking me for that when you are even going beyond your limit to save my career, the portrait we are giving to people about us is that we are couple and we are not, now I am even dragging your mom into it and you are now thanking me, I should be the one to thank you” I said.

“When did you even put the money into my purse? She asked.

“ I put it inside your purse when we were inside the car, you were so carried away by the views” I said.

“ Thank you” I said and I walk into my room.

Initially that wasn't want I want to say, I wanted to tell her how I feel about her but  I got there and I thought about it again that what if I never could make her mine when I become the governor of the state and at that moment I change what I wanted to say and I just talk about our upcoming activities.

I entered into my room and my mail alert sounded on my phone and I open the mail it was a mail from Lara and her management in fact I had forgotten that she pleaded with me for an interview, she wants to fix a date for the interview with me, I went to check my schedules for the week and reply her message that we should fix the interview for a Sunday lunch in my apartment.

LARA.

I have been waiting for him to call me or text me about the interview because I have sent several messages to his management but I never got any response from his management, I wonder if it is Bassey that never tell his boss that I sent some messages to the management, I know Bassey never liked me but I know he doesn't joke with his work but this time I don't know what happened.

I would have send the message to Kunle earlier but Kunle isn’t the type that check his mails, he always wait for his PA to help him check mails but I was surprised he replied my message today.

Now that he replied my message, this would be my first step of returning into his life.

“ The time to make the life of that common maid miserable, I know Kunle loves me so much, it's because we haven't settle our differences that is why she thinks she is on top, that is why she thinks she have him all to himself, I could see the way he was looking at me that day, I  couldn't even resist me despite that she was beside him.

It is time for me to fight for what is mine because I know she must have tricked him with the so call one night stand” I said to myself.

I walk to where I place all their romantic pictures that I printed out on my work table because I know very soon, It will be my romantic pictures and his that will flood every where in this city.

KUNLE.

I was going through somethings on my laptop inside my bedroom when my phone beeped, it's a message alert and when I opened it, it was my mom and she said she is in my house.

I close my laptop and I climb down the stairs and Shade was standing in front of my mom and tears was dropping down her face and at this moment I became furious.

I held my fist.

“ Gold digger, dirty girl, so it is that village that is so horrible that you came from? I can see you are getting to relax in my son’a house don't get to comfortable because this house isn’t for dirty pig like you.....she continued and at this point I halted my mom with a loud “ Enough! My mom was shocked and she looked into my eyes and I held Shade’s hand and I was her back to her room, I entered in to her room this time, I use my hand to dry her tears and I embrace her .

“I am sorry about my mom words and I........she places her finger on my lips and she quickly

Removes her finger from my lips , I guess she quickly cautions herself by removing her finger from my lips .

“ It’s fine, I want you to know that no matter what she is your mom and you can’t keep her sitting there just because she insults me, you can’t leave her alone in the living room, she has come to visit you, we can always sit to say whatever we want to say when she leaves, go to her please” she says.

I look into her eyes and I kissed her on her cheek and I stood up and took my leave , I look back at her and I smile, I walk towards the stairs and I think back to what she says and I concluded to I my brother is right about Shade , when all of this is over , I will make it right.

I walk back to my mom and my mom was fuming on her seat, I could see her tapping her feet on the floor and her face full of anger and she stood up in anger.

“ What was that for? What was that all about?! she said raising her voice.

“Mom, I am sorry.

“ You are sorry? What right do you think you have to take away that girl in my presence while I was scolding her?! My mom says angrily.

“ I am sorry I have to that but this girl has done nothing to you , we have everything solved and she is even going out of her way to support me, we had to drag her mom and siblings into our political ambition and yet you use every single medium to still call her a gold digger, mom please enough of all of this , she is human” I said.

“Really, she is human but she remains a gold digger that is what I know and I don’t think I do n’t understand , you always defending this girl, I and your father took you this far and I won’t let you disrespect me for some lowlife girl! My mom says and I feel hurt that my mom is hurting this girl mental health.

“ Mom please, let’s not go through this let’s just talk about why you are here” I said.

“ Wait! She says and walk closer to me. “Don’t tell me you are already catching feelings? You know me son, don’t make me hurt that girl incase you do not win Juliana is your future wife and there is nothing that will change that” my mom says.

“Mom, don’t even try hurting that girl up there because if you do I swear, I will walk away and you will never see me again, I think we have nothing to discuss today mom, whatever you want to tell me , let’s make a video call or voice call “ I said and I turn back to climb the stairs to my room.

“ I have come here to talk about we meeting her family and having the wedding fix within a month” My mom says. And I turn back.

“ What date do you and the party chairman resolve to? I asked coldly.

“The wedding introduction is fixed for next week and the wedding is fix for the end of the month, so both of you get prepared, I will work on the invitation, wedding dress, everything will be done according to how I want” My mom said and she leaves angrily and I didn’t stop my mom because I know she would flare up more and I am not ready for her troubles.

SHADE.

I feel very proud of Kunle for defending me but I do not want him to disrespect his mom for my sake.

You know, I am not happy that I am being bullied by his mom but I wouldn’t also be happy to see mother and son go loggerhead because of me.

When he kissed me on my cheek it makes me want more. I am deeply in love with this man that I myself knows that my possibility of  becoming his wife is so slim.

KUNLE.

Wow, we would need to start preparing for a fake wedding, I really wish, I would have to marry her for real but there is a lot to all of this I just wish it's a real wedding where both of us would sit and discuss our wedding, Have our wedding like everybody's dream.

I walk to the kitchen and I ask the house keeper to make us some fresh juice, I waited for her to make it and she served the two glass in a tray, I pick up the two glass of juice and walk to Shade's room and I gave her a glass of juice.

" Are you done with your mom? she asked.

" Yes, she left" I answered.

"She left too early today or did you go back to fight with her? she asked.

"No, she just came to inform my about the date for our wedding introduction and and our wedding, it will come up in a month" I replied.

I could see that Immediately I spoke about the wedding she wasn't saying anything, she was quiet and she wore a sad face and she sighs.

"You are not saying anything again , is there something you don't like about the arrangement? I asked.

"No, that's not it ,it's just that this isn't the way I have always pictured my wedding.