How Dare You?

"I am Tunde Eric Obasan," Eric confessed and held his breath as he waited for Kimberly to react to his confession.

Kimberly's heart skipped a beat, "Tunde Eric Obasan?" Kimberly asked in a very low tone like she hadn't heard him properly the first time, or perhaps she wanted to be sure she had heard wrong. Eric couldn't be Tunde Obasan. There was no way her Eric was Tunde Obasan. 'God please let this not be true. I can't deal with this right now' Kimberly prayed quietly. 

"Yes," Eric confirmed with a nod.

Kimberly flinched as though he had just slapped her in the face, "You are Tunde Obasan?" She asked again, but in an accusing tone, this time. 

Eric could see the anger and hurt on her face and he reached out to grab her hand as she rose from the couch, "Babe, I can explain..."

"DON'T!" She snapped at him as she quickly snatched her hand from his grasp and moved away from him. 

"Kim..."