Chapter 11
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Jessica lay down on the couch, reading a novel. One thing she loves about the house is the study which was filled with all kinds of book. She had found a novel which looked interesting and occupied herself with it. She was surprised when she heard Andy's car horn. He never arrived at six then she knew something was wrong.
She remained where she was though she was curious.
Andy entered and she looked up to him with a nonchalant look on her eyes but the look faded when she saw him. His suit jacket was in his hand along with a nylon and his car keys were on the other hand.
His shirt which her eyes focused on was half buttoned leaving his muscle chest partly visible.
"Good evening Andy, you're early today"
"Yes it is necessary, my Dad would be here soon"
"Your dad" she muttered as the realization slowly dawned on her.
Her eyes slowly widened and Andy fought back an amused smile.
"He is coming here" Andy nodded in response with a faint smile. "My Dad is one man who can't be fooled easily, I don't know if you can act like a love struck woman"
Jessica frowned "I believe I can act or do anything if I decide to but can you act like a man in love?" she smiled slightly.
"We don't have enough time to act a proper rehearsal so I guess we would both find out the hard way.
It is either we are both poor actors or we are both meant to be in the movie industry" he smiled and remembered what he was holding.
"Oh I got you a befitting gown" he said and stretched the nylon to her.
"Befitting gown" she muttered hating the word. "Well you refused to go shopping everytime I mentioned it and I can't have you meet my father in one of those gowns you always put on" she collected the nylon and checked the gown. It was a multicolored gown which had expensive written all over it.
"I noticed that you like clothes that goes all the way down to your feet so I got this with a long hand to go with it but it's elegant and classy" he explained nervously as she quietly scrutinized the cloth. The cloth was very beautiful, she admitted to herself.
"It is beautiful but I can't put it on"
"What!! we are not going to argue about this again?"
"I don't mean to be rude but if I put this on your dad will definitely know that something is not right. This cloth is meant for an important dinner and not an indoor dinner, what I need to put on is something simple but also classy.
"Well, we don't have time let's go for it my Dad will be here any minute from now" Andy said.
"I have what I need, I would go up and freshen up tell Ada to make the food ready for three.She said and turned leaving Andy standing there.
Andy was worried about what Jessica would wear.
After an hour Jessica was not back yet, he wanted to inspect the cloth she would put on to see if it was fit.
Even though he didn't really like much of classy dressing, he knew that the likes of his father would expect his daughter-in-law to dress like a William.
He wondered which oversized gown she was going to wear this time. The car horn he heard made him jump to his feet, he called Jessica but there was no response.
Knowing that he was doomed, he went to the door and opened it. Seeing his father after more than five months shouldn't make him nervous but he was not sure how the evening would turn out. He saw his father stepped out of his car and he walked up to the elderly man with a cool smile.
"Dad" he called. Mr Williams responded with a smile.
"Son I have missed you" he hugged him. "How is Nigeria? I have missed you"
"Nigeria is still the same old busy place, why didn't you inform me of your arrival? I could have picked you up" Andy said.
"That's why I have a driver, where is my daughter-in-law?"
"She......"
The door opened and he turned, when he saw the person at the doorway he blinked twice and froze.
~RA
- Writer
