[STORY] FLIRTATIOUS (Episode 17)

Episode 17.

The next three weeks that followed was probably the most awkward and yet interesting time of our lives. We put in the efforts to seeing each other as a potential couple, we tried kissing a few times and we would laugh at each other.

It was really awkwardly fun.

However, we crossed the line one sunday night.

We got so engrossed in our affection showing that we made love. Something kept telling me to stop , but I resisted.

After we were done, it was clear whatever we thought was going to work between us was a farce. Leni’s love died in my heart. I think for a minute, she became unappealing to me, but I Knocked out the thought.

It had happened late at night in her room, while Roland was sleeping in my room. I had crept into her room caressing her hair and telling her how much I was happy with our decisions. One kiss turned into two, two turned into long thrusting kisses and before we knew we were down to our Pants alone.

” Are you sure you want to do this?” Leni had asked

” Yes, I want to do this and more with you” I said as adrenaline was rushing through my veins.

” When we do this, we can’t undo it” Leni reminded me…

” Leni I love you and this will only cement the Love I have for you” I said and she finally gave in…

After the show was over, Leni hung on to me like her life depended on me, I could tell she had given me her all, but at that point as she was about loving me more, I was about loving her less.

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The next morning, Leni was on Clouds nine, she made very nice breakfast for me and packed it for me like she packed Roland’s lunch pack… That was the first of its kind.

“ I don’t need this” I said forcing a smile

“ I don’t want my husband starving at work”

” Husbandddddd” I screamed in my heart.

“ I won’t starve, there is the Hotel free lunch” I said rejecting her breakfast

“ This is breakfast not lunch” She insisted

“ Ok, if you insist.” I said hoping to trash the breakfast.

“ Won’t you give me a peck? Husbands give their wives pecks“ Leni said and for the first time, her words were very irritating in my ears…

“ Arhhg” I thought within… I was not enjoying the Husband thing , it was sounding cringey..

I walked towards her to plant a kiss on her cheek, but she made me put it on her lips.

” This is not it” I told myself disapprovingly

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Work through out that day was hell, I kept hissing at any slight mistake from anyone…

“ Is everything alright?” Reuben had asked

“ Yeah!’ I replied

“ So why the constant hissing?” He asked

“ I am just Not in a good mood today” I replied

“ My ears are quite idle now, I could lend it to you” Reuben said

One look at him and I knew there was no escaping it… I sat on my chair defeated

“ I think I just made a big mistake?” I Opened up

“ Let’s hear it… To you it might be a mistake, but if someone else hears it , it might be a right step”

“ It’s about my sister.”

“ Leni? What’s wrong with her?”

Festus knew about Leni being my sister, but not the full story of being raised together at the orphanage.

“ I slept with her…” I blurted out

“ You slept with your sister?’ Reuben’s expression was worse than Shock

“ Leni is not my blood sister…” I confessed

It took another ten minutes of explaining all about us to Reuben and how in the past three weeks we had started living as a couple…

“ F.D, did you listen to me the other time, when I explained to you about attraction and marriage. The fact that you are attracted to a person does not mean you are to marry them. Guy, you have lost a great friend. Things are never going to be the same between you both again” Reuben said

“ That’s my fear and the annoying thing is I feel very distant to her after the sex, but she looks like she is totally into me and Leni doesn’t do well with heartbreak”

“ It’s better you kill the fire now, before she starts talking about you both getting married” Reuben advised

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It was either Reuben was a prophet or he was a good guesser, because the moment I stepped into the house, the words that hit me in the face was exactly this…

“ F.D, I have made the enquiry about the court wedding, I was told the Federal Registry is the best.” Leni had said

My world came crashing.

Indeed, It was better I killed the fire.

“Slow Down Leni, Please we need to talk” I said and I could see fear immediately in Leni’s eyes. I knew that look.

“ What’s wrong?’ She asked as I bowed my head in shame and guilt. I had betrayed my friend and sister. I had given her my word to love her and not hurt her, but there I was about to hurt her…

The puppy eye look staring at me couldn’t bring me to saying what I needed to say, instead I said;

“I was thinking we should wait for Shalewa to return , we shouldn’t get married alone, and also receive Aunty Yemi’s Blessings” I said

I saw the relief in her eyes and immediately her eyes lit up again…

“ Oh! That’s true…Shalewa would be my Chief’s bride Maid, but who is going to be your best man? To think I was hoping to be your best man at your wedding… Truly God work wonders” Leni said excitedly

My heart became heavy; I needed to bury my head in shame in my room. I moved past her and headed for the room, but what met my eyes was beyond me. I honestly didn’t see it coming.

Leni had rearranged my room. She had moved some of her things to my room making it look like a matrimonial room.

To be continued…. . . .