[STORY] FLIRTATIOUS (Episode 05)

FLIRTATIOUS story by Opeyemi Ojerinde Akintunde

Episode 05.

“Ma, it’s not my duty to take you around for the tour. I am just to make necesary arrangements for you” I said to her.

After I had been assigned to her, she had called the concierge office asking me to meet her at the reception.

On getting there, she sat elegantly in her see-through sky blue gown with her bre*sts exposed with nothing securing it or shielding it from the eyes of anyone who dared to take a look. As she spoke, I tried to concentrate on her face not below her neck, which was extremely difficult as she was shorter than I was, so as I bent my neck to speak with her, her chest was in full sight. She was asking me to be her tour guide, but I told her it was not my duty. Rather surprisingly, she supplied me her Epic unexpected reply;

” But that’s not the impression you gave me yesterday ” She said

” I am sorry, if I was not clear enough” I replied

” Are you sure you were not clear enough? Because I think I understood your unsaid statements ”

” Unsaid Statements!” I screamed within me. Was I that obvious?

” I don’t understand what you mean by Unsaid Statements ma” I denied

” F.D, I am not a child, I know when a guy likes me. I know you like me and I don’t mind a little flirting. Flirting doesn’t hurt. We can be flirtatious friends.” She said laughing. I wasn’t sure if I was hearing correctly.

” You are married!” Was the only thing that could come out of my mouth.

” I am not asking you to sleep with me. ” She said laughing again

I stood not saying a word…

” Or you are scared your wife will know about it?” She said still laughing like it was a Child’s play.

” I am not married” I replied

” Oh! That makes things easier”

” You are pulling my legs, you want to know if I am a good concierge!” I said

” You think flirting is bad?” She asked

” Definitely!” I replied

” No , flirting is playing. Just like any board game or fun game. I love to flirt. It makes me happy and it will make you happy. You know that feeling of knowing you have someone who likes you but you don’t need to have sex with that person. It’s an interesting and fun game. Will you be my flirtmate?” She said laughing again

” I am not sure of the right answer to this, Ma can we go back to your tour discussion”

” Ok, if you say so” She replied

” I would like to know how many hours the tour guide will be with you and your husband ?”

” My husband?”

” Yes! Or is he not coming?”

” Oh! You mean Shola?”

I raised my eyebrow indicating I didn’t know who Shola was…

” He is not interested in going out” She replied

” Oh!”

” Business is his first love, I come next, I discovered that early enough in our one month engagement”

My brain paused!

” One month Engagement ” I wondered what that meant

” Can you be my tour friend during the tour?” She asked with the tone that could make you do the impossible for her.

” Erm…ma, it’s against hotel policy to be familiar with guests” I saved myself

” Then I better check out this moment so we can hang out in the evenings”

” That won’t…..” I was still saying when she walked away…

I stood with my mouth wide open… Titobiloluwa had been staring at us all the while…

” F.D!”

I knew that was coming. Titobiloluwa was one of those ladies with high moral standards, and that was what made us friends in the first place…

” Who is she?” She asked when I got to the counter

” A guest!” I answered trying to hide any emotion whatsoever

” You mean you have not met her before!”

I shook my head in the negative.

” So why is she interested in you? I believe she is a newly wedded woman?”

” Why is everyone saying she is interested in me? How can? I probably just look like someone she knows”

” If I were you, I would run far away from her or take some days off”

“Wow! Take a leave for what?”

” Guy, are you blind? Didn’t you see she was flirting with you. If her husband catches you, you are dead. Also think about your job. Getting a job in recent times is a herculean task.” Titobiloluwa said afterwhich she faced her computer..

” What is flirting and Is it wrong?” I asked myself

I went back to the Concierge office hoping to be called upon when Mrs Anthony needed help. While I awaited her call, I decided to research the concept of flirting.

I wanted to know if flirting was just playing like she said… I tapped on the system and typed in “What is flirting ” in one of the search engines and I also checked “Is flirting Wrong?” On another search engine.

And I got two points that answered my question, or I think it did…

“Flirting is behaving as though sexually attracted to someone, but PLAYFULLY rather than with serious intentions.”

“Flirting in form of Playful bantering or gentle flirting with someone outside of your marriage is harmless if proper boundaries remain intact”

These were the two statements I needed. First, It was just a playful activity and Secondly, if boundaries were set, sex did not have to come in…

I became interested in PLAYING!

To be continued… . . .

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