HIS LITTLE BRIDE (COMPLETE)

CHAPTER 9

Selena kept staring at herself in the mirror; she didn't know whether this particular dress was appropriate for the occasion. It was Sean's birthday, he was another year older and she was still eighteen and a bit far from her own. She had been waiting for this day fir weeks and she was glad that the day had finally arrived.

'You look gorgeous baby, we should go downstairs. Our guests are already waiting,' Sean said as he wrapped his arms around her.

'Do you think so? Isn't it a bit too long?' she asked worried about the length.

'Its better this way, I wouldn't want to have a fight with someone gawking at your lovely legs because you are wearing something short,' Sean said and she laughed. How can he have such lewd thoughts for a grown up man like him?

'If you say so then I will go out like this. Who came for the party?' she asked as she turned around to face him.

'Just a few friends of mine and Vivian,' he replied.

'I hope I won't embarrass you,' she said as she wrapped her arms around his waist.

'You will never do that honey,' he said as he planted a kiss on her forehead.

'We should head out then,' she encouraged her husband; she didn't want the guests to think that they were deliberately avoiding them.

Sean held her hand and the two of them left the master bedroom for the banquet hall where the party was being held. The hall was fully packed with faces she had seen and never saw before. It was a good thing that an event planner had done this with so little of her help. She wasn't made for this but she was going to enjoy it as well.

She smiled and greeted all the guests that had came to her husband's birthday. She spotted Vivian who was busy talking to Victor and she walked gracefully towards her. She wouldn't act in the way she was used to, there were so many people in the hall and she had to maintain her reputation at all costs.

Selena hugged her friend and the two girls kissed each other's cheeks before giving each other that crazy stare.

'You look dashing and glowing,' Vivian said as she looked at her.

'Thank you and so do you,' Selena said back to her friend.

'There are so many older people here, if it wasn't for you I wouldn't have come,' Vivian complained and Selena laughed.

'There is nothing I can do about it, just wait for a little while and we will have time to ourselves,' Selena promised her friend.

'I will trust you this time,' Vivian said with a smile.

'You should after all who treats you better than I?' Selena said jokingly to her friend.

'There is no one else besides you friend. I think you have to go,' Vivian said looking at her back.

'Why?' Selena asked as she turned her head around.

Selena noticed that her husband was looking at her and he probably wanted her to be there.

'Juts go, I will be safe here,' Vivian said urging her to go to her husband.

'I will join you shortly,' Selena said and walked to her husband.

She smiled at Sean and his colleagues he was with at that moment.

'This is my beloved wife Selena and these are my colleague's babe,' Sean did the introductions and she smiled at the gentlemen she had not seen when she came in earlier.

'It's nice to meet you gentlemen,' she said as she greeted the two men who seemed to be close to her husband.

He seemed to be friends with everyone; he was a very popular person she realized.

'The honor is all ours. You managed to make this man settle down, we just couldn't wait to see you,' the other man said.

Upon hearing that Selena found herself blushing, how can they say something like that to her?

'You are making her shy, you see?' Sean said as he pulled her closer to him.

'Stop it,' she protested in a lower voice but he completely ignored her.

The birthday ceremony officially began, the birthday song was sung with the people in the room. She sang along with them as she stood by his side in the front. In front of them was the three tier vanilla and strawberry cake; that was a cake she helped to order since she couldn't bake one.

After the song, Sean blew off the candles and everyone applauded. She couldn't believe how old he was now. He made her look like his daughter by aging like this.

Sean and Selena held hands and made the first cut of the cake and their job was done. The catering people were now responsible for everything going forward.

Presents began to flow, she was seeing a lot of things and she wasn't even holding a present. Will he be angry at her for not giving him a present?

She walked away to get herself a glass of juice, her stomach was rumbling again. She was hungry and she needed food as soon as possible but she had to wait until it was time for them to eat but she just couldn't wait.

'Have this,' Sean said as he approached her.

Selena turned to face her husband and smiled as she saw what he was holding.

'How did you get it?' she asked as she was pleased with what her husband had done.

'I am the owner and man of the night so I can do whatever I want and besides I will not let my wife starve because they are done slicking the cake,' he responded and she smiled.

She took the small plate from her husband's hands and dig into the cake she had been given.

'You just saved a soul. I was about to faint,' she said feeling excited because of the food. At this rate she was going to be so fat by eating so much like this.

'But are you okay?' he asked her sounding worried.

'What do you mean?' she asked wanting to clarify what he was talking about.

'You have been eating a lot nowadays. I hope that you are not sick or something. Should we go and visit the hospital for a checkup?' her husband suggested and she knew that she was about to be caught.

She took her last bite and sipped her juice and looked at Sean.

'I will be right back. I forgot to bring your present,' she said and escaped from her husband.

At this rate, he was going to find out what she was hiding all these past few weeks. When she entered her bedroom, she went to the closet and opened her safe where she keeps all her valuable. Inside was her envelop she recently got from the hospital. She smiled as she thought about what was inside, he will definitely like it right?

She took her envelope with her downstairs and spotted Sean who was busy talking with Victor. She mustered all her courage and walked towards him with a smile. He noticed her and he gave her a bright smile full of relief.

'I was about to send Vivian to go up and collect you,' he said as she stopped right in front of him.

'I had to pick your present,' she said as she stretched her hand so that she hands over the envelope to him.

'What is this?' he asked as he took it.

'You have to open it and see it for yourself. I really hope that you will like it and not be angry at me,' she said in a lower voice.

'You will never do anything that will make me angry at you,' he said as he tear open the envelope.

Silently and patiently, Selena clutched her hands together and waited for her husband's reaction.

...

Sean was a bit nervous as he opened the envelope his wife had brought him as his present. This was one weird present, what if there was divorce papers stacked in there? He wasn't ready to lose her and yet he was curious as to what his wife had prepared for him. As a strong man he opened the envelope and exposed the documents that were inside. At first he couldn't believe what he was seeing, so he blinked once and then twice. He read the documents one after the other and he looked at his wife who stood there scared as a cat.

Everything was now falling into place. He had so many questions that were not getting any answers all these past weeks and yet this envelope contained all the answers he needed.

He pulled up a picture out of the envelope and it happened to be a sonogram. He looked at it and found tears rolling down his cheeks. There was the proof that she was carrying his child and the baby looked so tiny in that sonogram. He was speechless, he didn't know what to do except to pull her closer to him and he hugged her close.

The envelope fell into the hands of Victor but he didn't mind. All that mattered was the woman who was in his arms; the woman who was carrying his child, his woman, his wife and the love of his love.

'Thank you very much,' he said as he kissed her all over her face.

He saw her tears streaming down her cheeks as he did that. He wiped those tears with his hands and he stared deep into her eyes.

'This is the best present I have ever received so don't sulk anymore and rejoice with me,' he told her seeing how guilty she looked.

'I am sorry I couldn't tell when I found about it. I didn't want you to see as if I am blackmailing you with the baby,' she explained to him and he understood.

She was a very strong woman. She didn't even say a word even when Cleo was in the picture. If it was some other women they would have used that card to make him stay with her and yet she kept quiet and patiently waited for him.

'I am sorry for making you go through that entire ordeal. I promise you that I will never let anything happen to you again and I will take great care of you and our baby,' he said as he placed his hand on her stomach. She smiled at him and she stood on her toes and for the first time Selena kissed him in public.

This was a happy day and he was going to celebrate this joyful news with all that had attended. He scooped her up and he kissed her deeply ignoring that there were spectators.

It was after a while, hearing the people cheering and laughing that he put her down and smiled at her happily. Unable to contain himself with joy, he held her hand and he looked at the respective guests that had graced his party.

'I have an announcement to make. This is really a special day for me and I want to share this great news with you all,' he said looking at the guests and then back to his wife who was blushing so badly after the kiss.

'Tell them man!' Victor called out. Sean looked at his friend who was now aware of the good news he was about to share and then back to the people he was addressing.

'I am proud to announce to everyone right now that my wife is eight weeks pregnant and we are expecting our first child together,' he said with joy and happiness.

Seeing how the guests were celebrating with him on this joyous event, he was really touched.

'Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations!' these came from the guests.

He stood there, his wife by his side as the guests began to congratulate him.

The process took a while but in that moment his wife was already complaining of hunger again. He now understood his wife's weird cravings for food. Since he was now aware of what was happening, he was going to keep a lot of food stacked in the house so that whatever time she needs it she will get it. He didn't want her baby to starve because he wasn't taking good care of his wife and the baby.

'How about you go and take a seat there and I will have food delivered to you. I bet they are ready now,' he said as he instructed her to rest.

'Thanks,' she said and walked away.

With a smile he watched as Selena was joined by her friend and the two started giggling. Those two were really close and accomplices he could tell.

He began to walk towards the dining area when Victor joined him.

'Congratulations once again,' Victor said as he patted his shoulder.

'Thanks man, I can't believe that she kept this quiet for so long without even saying a word. I didn't know that she was capable of doing that,' Sean said still shocked by the revelation.

'You will be shocked about what these young kids are capable of nowadays. Did you know that Vivian knew and never said a word?'

Sean looked at his friend and laughed.

'I guess blood isn't thicker than water after all,' he said jokingly.

'I love it though. It's rare to find someone who is loyal to the extent of keeping such a huge secret for long,' Victor complimented the relationship the two girls have.

'That's true; let me grab something for Selena to eat. Apparently the baby eats a lot,' he said shaking his head.

'You are going to be a father now; I am very proud of you and envious to have found such a lovely wife like yours. I hope that soon I will find the love of my life too,' Victor said as they arrived at the buffet.

'You will. I will root for you,' Sean said with a grin.

He took a plate and began to fill it with the food that Selena liked. He filled a glass with some juice and walked towards the table Selena was seated. He put the food on the table and she looked at him with those eyes that always make him weak. If people weren't around, he would have just ignored the food and carry her upstairs and make love to her like there will be no tomorrow but that will have to wait until this whole party was finished.

'Thank you very much,' she said as she pulled the plate closer to her.

'If you need more just tell me,' he told her and she smiled.

'I will surely do that,' she said.

'What about me?' Vivian asked and she didn't seem happy at all. He laughed at the way she was reacting, it was normal for her to feel left out after what he had done but she had to forgive him since the only person in his mind was Selena.

'This is why they say brothers are the best,' Victor said as he put a plate in front of Vivian, who immediately put a smile on her face.

'You are the best brother. Maybe I should get married too and let my husband take care of me!' Vivian said and the four of them ended up laughing.

'You have a long way to go dear sister. You need to find a boyfriend first before you even think of a husband,' Victor advised and Vivian frowned.

It was very funny seeing how these two were acting like children when their age gap was that huge.

'That can be easily remedied,' Vivian said and they all looked at her.

'What are you scheming again?' Selena asked and Vivian looked at her friend with a smile.

'I will start to go on blind dates. I will talk to mother, she has always pestered me with that. I think I can do that now,' Vivian said and Sean didn't get what she was getting at but he could hear that she was severely hurt and she was trying to do something reckless to move on. He wondered what more these two girls were hiding from him.

'Are you sure that you can do that?' Victor asked.

'Yes, I am ready now. Don't worry brother, I will be just fine,' Vivian reassured her brother.

'Okay then. Don't think of anything that will upset you now and just celebrate,' Victor said and Vivian smiled at her brother.

'We better leave the ladies alone and have a talk with those men. They have been dying to talk to you,' Victor said pointing to the other corner of the room.

'Let's do that then,' Sean said and looked at his wife, 'I will see you later.'

'I will be fine so just go and do your thing,' Selena urged him.

After making sure that everything was okay, Sean left with Victor to have a nice chat with the business colleagues of his.

...

'That went very well, weren't you scared?' Vivian asked her friend Selena as they have their food at Sean's birthday banquet.

'I was scared, I could barely stand but it went well. He was happy and so was i. I am glad that he took it well,' Selena said with a sigh of relief as she indulged herself with food.

Vivian smiled at her friend. This pregnancy of hers had turned her into a pig. The amount of food she was eating was too much that when she came for dinner to her house her mother spotted it at once. She was happy for her and she was glad her mother didn't judge Selena or advised her to not be friends with her.

'I am glad that all is well now, I just hope that I will be happy one day too,' Vivian said as she threw a slice of meat in her mouth.

'You are a beautiful girl V; you will have what you wish for soon. How about we try something for just one last time and see if Edward will not be affected?' Selena suggested and Vivian looked at her friend wondering what plan she had come up with this time.

'Tell me; what is it?' she asked full of curiosity.

Selena moved closely to her and she whispered in her ear for a while. To be honest she was shocked by what she just heard but it wasn't a bad idea after all.

'That is the best idea that you have come up with. I will definitely do it as soon as possible and I will let you know of the outcome,' Vivian promised with a smile.

She couldn't wait to see this plan in effect. She just prayed that it will work.

'Just don't overdo it,' Selena said but it fell onto deaf ears.

'I will treat you to pizza if it comes well,' Vivian promised her friend and Selena looked at her.

'Are you saying that you won't treat me to one if it doesn't work?'

'No, it's not like that; come on girl!' Vivian sulked and Selena laughed at her.

She had ways of making her feel at ease with ways she couldn't imagine but she love Selena the same. She was the world's greatest best friend ever.

The plan was crazy but she knew for sure that if she implements it, it might really work or not. She didn't know what to expect but it was better than giving up.

'Are you sure that you can wear something this small?' Selena asked as she looked at the red mini dress she had just picked.

'It is not that small; don't tell me you haven't worn something this short before?' Vivian asked Selena shocked by the revelation that Selena had never worn something like this before.

'No, I haven't and I doubt that Sean will allow me to wear that outside of our house,' Selena answered blushing. Vivian smiled at her friend, those tow were really in love.

She remembered how her friend's husband had been treating her lately ever since he found out about her pregnancy. She didn't know that men were capable of caring for someone like that; even her brother couldn't beat Sean at all.

'Okay, I will get you one like this and wear it for only Sean's eyes,' Vivian said as she picked a white dress for her friend.

'You don't have to, I have clothes at home,' Selena protested but she ignored her.

The two continued with their shopping until Vivian had purchased everything that she needed for her grand plan to work.

Because the clock was ticking, Vivian had to drop Selena back at her house before Sean starts calling.

'I will see you on Monday at school but call me and tell me the updates,' Selena said as she got out of the car.

'I will do so, I hope that it will work,' Vivian said worried.

'Let's hope so. Now go, talk to you later,' Selena said and walked into the compound.

Vivian drove off her car and drove straight back to her house. When she arrived she took her time changing into the dress she had prepared for that night. She applied make up on her face and when she was done, she took a couple of selfies and uploaded them on her i********: account.

When she was satisfied with herself she went downstairs where she met her mother who just gawked at her.

'Baby where are you going all dressed up like this?' her mother asked and she walked towards her and hugged her.

'There is a party and I will be attending so I might be coming back a bit late. Will you tell Victor to come and pick me up later?'

'If Victor will come then I will be at ease, go and have fun then,' her mother agreed and she smiled at her.

'Thank you, I will take my leave,' she said and left the house.

The driver took her to the club she had decided to go and have some fun in. she was going to make him regret for hurting her like that.

...

Edward was in his office when he saw the pictures that Vivian, his best friend's little sister had uploaded on her i********: account. What was she playing at dressing up like that?

He had watched this kid growing up and watched her all the way. She was like a sister to him and the fact that she loved him just took him by surprise. He had never dated kids before and yet to be with his best friend's baby sister was just so wrong.

He kept scrolling down the photos and the more he did the angrier he got. It was weird that he was feeling this way but he was an adult, he has to control himself and just forget about the whole mess. As he was in his office, his secretary called and announced that Victor had just arrived.

He was not supposed to meet him that day, so what was his friend doing here? He smiled as Victor walked into the office and he gave him a seat.

'You should have called. What if you came all the way here and I will be gone?' he asked jokingly his friend.

'You love your work more than anything so of course you will be here. What are your plans for dinner tonight?' Victor asked him.

'The usual, just go home and make something. Did you have something in mind?' he asked wondering what his friend was up to.

'Just thought we could go home and have a meal like last time. You know mother really likes you,' Victor said as he grinned.

Edward really knew that but after that night he didn't have the courage to go back and face anyone. He wondered why Victor wasn't asking him about that night and it was making him to feel uneasy.

'Why aren't you asking?' Edward asked Victor.

'What are you talking about?' Victor asked back feigning ignorance.

'It's about your sister, she confessed to me and I turned her down,' he told Victor but he didn't react that badly as he expected.

'You mean that. I wanted to apologize for her immature behavior, it will just pass. I received a call from mother today and she told me that she is doing fine. Can you believe that she went clubbing out of all things she can do tonight? I wonder what she will be doing there,' Victor said and Edward felt his heart suffocating. It was as if he wasn't breathing at all. So she went clubbing wearing that small thing? His head was aching; he took a bottle of water and drank half of it.

'Isn't that reckless for a young girl like her?' he asked wanting to hear Victor's opinion.

'I think it's good. At least she will have some fun and later I will go and pick her up,' Victor replied.

'That is good then. It is very scary out there nowadays,' Edward said and his friend nodded.

'It is indeed. If you are done lets go,' Victor said as he stood up.

'Sure, let me pack my things and I will join you.'

Edward packed his bag and he left the office with his friend. The whole journey was a hassle. In his mind he was imagining that girl at the club being gawked by a lot of men because of that red dress. She was supposed to be taken out of that place as soon as possible even if it wasn't him.

They were having dinner at a restaurant when Victor received a call, he could tell from the look on his face that it was urgent.

'What is happening?' Edward asked.

'I have to meet a client right now and I can't postpone it,' he answered sounding worried.

'Is it that bad?'

'The thing is I was supposed to pick up Vivian from the club before its late but now I don't know what I should do. If she is later than that then she will get into trouble and mother will ground her for sure. I should just send a driver to go and pick her,' Victor said as he went through his contacts. Edward knew just how much protective Victor was towards his sister, so if he was going to send a driver instead of himself going then it meant it was important.

'Just give me the address and I will safely send her back home,' Edward volunteered.

'Are you sure you can do that? I didn't want you to feel awkward because of what happened. After all she is trying to forget about this crush of hers on you,' Victor said and he heard the heaviness of the issue from his voice.

'I am an adult, I will handle it so don't worry. I will not let anything bad happen to her. I will call you when I find her so just go and do business,' Edward said assuring his friend that all will be well.

'If you say it like that then I am assured. I will leave her in your hands then. Thanks friend,' he said and left the restaurant.

Edward took a deep sigh. He was about to get himself in a red zone. He had been avoiding her for a couple of weeks and now he was going to see her alone. He had never been alone with her for much. He stood up and paid his bill. He went back to his car and drove for the club where Vivian was.

When he arrived he went inside and the place was so noisy. He could see all kinds of retarded people there. How could she go in such a place like this? If he was Victor he would have pulled her out before she even step foot in the club or just refused to let her even go in there. It took him a couple of minutes before he spotted her. She was walking gracefully coming from the direction of the ladies. She looked stunning and for the first time she didn't look a kid to him. He watched her as she walked towards the dancing floor. He noticed that he wasn't the only one staring at her. She had managed to attract a lot of attention to herself.

He couldn't stand looking at her for long; he took long strides towards the dancing floor. She turned around only for her to just stood there motionless looking at him. He could see the surprise and shock in her eyes. She wasn't expecting him to be here, he could tell.

'What are you doing here?' she asked as soon as he stopped in front of her.

'Your brother sent me here to take you home,' he said lying to her. He didn't want her to know that he had volunteered to be here.

'It's still early and I am not going back now. I am very sorry for wasting your precious time. You should be with that woman of your instead of coming here to pick me up as if I am your child!' he could hear her anger behind those words. She was still pissed at him, he understood her well.

'I am afraid I will not be leaving you here,' he said holding her hand.

'You aren't supposed to do that to someone whom you turned down. You will only make things worse and make me misunderstand you as if you are making a move on me. So please leave me alone, when I am ready to go home I will call Victor or the driver to take me home,' she said and pried herself away from him.

He watched as she walked away from him and went to sit in the booth. She was mad and he didn't know what to do to make that anger dissipates. As he was busy thinking of what to do something unexpected happened. He watched as this young guy walked towards Vivian. He saw her smiling at him and just like that the other young man lowered himself and grazed his lips on her cheeks. He felt as if he was on fire after watching that. He was so angry and fuming.

He knew exactly what he was feeling, jealousy. The thought of her with another just made his blood boil. Without caring for anything, Edward made a choice as a man. He was going to suffer the consequences later but now he was going to claim what belongs to him.

..

'I will surely reward you for this,' Vivian whispered to her classmate who had helped her a lot during the night.

'You can do that by hooking me up with that senior you talk to,' he said and she smiled at him.

'That I can handle; I will arrange a meeting so that you two can meet,' she said happily.

'I wonder why you asked me to do this.'

'That won't be necessary but you can leave now. I will see you on Monday,' she said as she chased her classmate away.

She watched as her classmate left and on the other side watched as the love of her life walked towards her. She was really going to spoil Selena for coming up with such a crazy plan and above all her brother for playing along. She took her bottle of alcohol and lifted it to her mouth but before she could even put it on her mouth the bottle got snatched away from her hand. She smiled inwardly but gave Edward a crazy look for doing what he just did.

'Stop acting like my big brother and just leave me alone!' she yelled at him. To be honest she was happy and angry at the same time. Why did he keep on making her heart flutter like this all the time if he wasn't able to man up and just be with her? If he was into someone else why did he have to come here and make her have some more hope?

'We are leaving now!' he said with a dominating tone.

That was the first time she heard him using such a tone. He sounded so manly and she found herself just agreeing to what he just said. Like a puppy she followed him to his car as if he owned her.

They didn't speak a single word during the drive towards to her house except that he didn't take her home and that was disturbing.

'Where are we?' she asked as she couldn't see because of the alcohol she drank that night.

'You can't go home like that, we will stop by my house and have you cleaned up first,' he said and she smiled at him.

'What are you trying to do to me?'

'Don't even try to have naughty thoughts in your head,' he said coldly and her happiness all flew away.

She just sat there moody and let him take her to his house. She had never been to his house before so she was glad that she was going to see it with his invitation of cause. When they arrived he helped her to get inside and she went into the bathroom and she used it. She washed her face and removed the makeup on her face and applied some lotion on her face. She was ready to go home now; she wasn't going to linger in the house of a man who didn't want her there.

'I am done, take me home now,' she said sadly as she exited the bathroom. The second she got out of the bathroom she froze. What was she seeing right now? She shook her head trying to see if she was still drunk or something like that. Was her mind playing tricks on her or something? She slapped her face and just ran out of the room.

She wasn't dreaming and she had seen correctly and there was no way she was going to wait for something like that. Her face was hot, she could feel the heat. Why did he do that? Was he mocking her or something like that? She was busy asking herself these numerous questions as she took one stair at a time going down when she suddenly found herself in air. Edward had caught up to her and she was currently in his arms.

'Put me down!' she protested as she found herself staring at that naked chest. She had never seen him this way before and her heart was thudding so loudly she wished the earth could just swallow her and disappear.

'I will soon,' he said as he carried her downstairs. He gently put her on the couch and she just lay there doing nothing except to stare at that muscular chest. She couldn't look away no matter how much she tried.

He was looking at her all the time and he simply sat down on the couch and looked at her.

'Whatever you did worked,' he said as he placed his hand on her cheek.

'W....what are you talking about?' she asked stuttering.

'You have been making me go so damn crazy that the only thing on my mind is you. I want you V, do you want me?' he asked her as he put her hand on his chest.

To feel his body against her hand like that was just so seductive and she was falling for it. If she couldn't have him to herself then she might as well just get what he was offering now, maybe she will be able to forget him and move on.

She didn't answer him but lifted herself up and grazed his lips with hers. She wanted him so much and she had been for a very, very long time. Will he even understand how deep her feelings were for him? She wondered as she pulled away.

...

Those lips were so soft and there was no way he was going to leave her alone after what she just did. He gently laid her down on the couch and he lay on top of her and engage her in a kiss. He never thought that he will find himself in this situation but after what happened at the club he didn't care anymore. He was going to claim her and make her his.

She hooked her arms around his neck and she kissed him back. He could tell this wasn't her first but it didn't matter to him anymore. Dealing with virgins was something he didn't want at all.

He undressed her and watched as those clothes fell to the floor but he wasn't going to have her on a couch, she was after all someone he knows and has known for more than eighteen years. He scooped her up in his arms and carried her upstairs where he gently put her on the bed before joining her once more.

He didn't want to have s*x with her but he wanted to make love to her. Make her to not regret falling for him and to make her forget about all the other young guys she had before him.

What he didn't expect as he thrust deep inside her was the fact that she wasn't taken by anyone but she was still a virgin. He couldn't stop anymore and she urged him to go on. He judged the book by its cover but he didn't regret having her. He was happy instead that there was no one else before him. So over and over again, he made her reach her climax and made her satisfied that by the time he reached the peak she was fully satisfied.

Moments later they lay next to each other panting heavily after having spent some quality and intimate time together.

'I guess I should dress up and go home,' she said as she tried to wake up but he pushed her down.

'What are you doing?' he asked her full of surprise.

'We did it so there is no need for me to be here anymore. I don't want your girlfriend to find me here,' she said as she tried to wake up and he laughed.

'She is just a colleague of mine and not my girlfriend. And who told you I wanted to just sleep with you and dump you?' he asked her, angry at the way she thought so lowly of herself.

'I.........I...' she stammered.

'I didn't sleep with you because I wanted to just have you. I am sorry for making you to think that way. I slept with you because I wanted the two of us to be together. Let's date and see where it will take us,' he said it and she looked at him with tears in her eyes. Having someone who only have him in her eyes, was a blessing and he wasn't going to discard that blessing anymore.

'You are not just saying that because you took my chastity away right?' she asked still not believing him.

He wiped away the tears that were now running down her cheeks and he kissed her nose before capturing her lips with his again.

'I will never lie to you Vivian. This is new to me but let's figure it out together,' he told her and she hugged him.

'I will be good to you, I promise,' she said and he smiled. He knew that she meant it. She has always been good to him and it was his time for him to return the favor.

'I will be good to you too. You changed me in so many ways and I am sorry for hurting you in the past,' he said remembering the look on her face the night he rejected her.

'It's okay, I know you are not the type of person to sugarcoat words. I forgive you for that so be good to me all the time and if it fails to work out between the two of us please be outright with me,' she said and he was touched by her level of maturity.

'I will make sure it doesn't get to the point of that,' he said as he kissed her neck and she giggled.

'I think I have to go home, it's getting late,' she whispered and he hissed. He had forgotten about it for a moment.

's**t!' he said as he crawled out of the bed naked and she looked away. He couldn't believe that she was shying away after everything she did when they were making love. He carried her from the bed and he took her to the bathroom where he stood with her beneath the shower. He just felt like making love to her, she was making him crazy or was it because it has been long since he was intimate with a woman?

They kissed, caressed each other's bodies as they showered and in the end, he made love to her while he pinned her on the wall as the water hit their intertwined bodies. He didn't want to send her home but it would be disrespectful especially with the relationship he shares with her family. As much reluctant he was he had to send her in one piece back home but it was good because he would still see her some other time but first he had to sit down and talk to Victor about this new development.

He respected his friend so much and he wanted him to know from him about his feelings for Vivian. He was old enough to stop playing hide and seek. He smiled as he zipped that sexy red dress, he should have the dress and keep it as a prize. It made him realize his feelings for her, he knew one thing for certain; what he feels for her was just not lust but something much greater he couldn't explain in words and he couldn't wait to explore it further and see where it will take them.

'Thank you,' he said as he hugged her tightly.

'For what?' she asked him with a smile.

'For loving me and making me feel whole again,' he answered.

'You can thank me in many ways and I look forward to how you will do so Ed,' she said as she leaned in for a kiss. He closed his eyes and let the wave of emotion carry him, this was a great feeling and he was going to cherish it always.