My Christmas Romance

Chapter 12: Back Home

The next morning I was fully packed and I was going to say goodbye to my home and this beautiful city, not like I am going for, ever but it felt like I was leaving a part of me. I had one last glance at my house and also at my phone, I still wished he would just call but you didn't.

That got me so pissed off again, I am supposed to forget about him it was just a night of s*x and pleasure but he feels like a magnet to my mind.

" hey are you ready"? that was that was Michael, he came in early this morning to make sure I was in the right mood to do this. He's been so sweet and I wonder if it's because I am paying him for this.

" if I tell you to date me would you do it?" I asked him.

"I think that is exactly what I'm doing right now" he said

"Come on you know what I mean" I looked at him

"Claire you need to clear your head and free your mind. Go on multiple dates, have fun, have s*x, enjoy your life and put an end to all these heartbreaks" he said

"What have I been doing all these years? Exactly what you just said, but I don't feel complete, I feel like I am missing out on something great." I said

"I totally understand, we have all been there" he said

"I don't know, there's just something about this guy"

"It's not the s*x right? Yeah it's definitely not the s*x. But girl he can't be that person you want him to be obviously, I don't think he's ready for that commitment"

"But why would he say he love me?" I asked

"Men would say all sorts of things to a lady they want to f**k"

"Michael!!" I shouted

But he is right, its just hard to believe.

"You have got to accept that he isn't different from the other guys that have broken your heart Claire."

I looked at him not knowing what to say, but just nodding to everything he says.

"I know you're paying me to pretend as your boyfriend but I'm going to be your friend for real and I am going to make this trip a memorable one for you, so just be present with me and forget about him okay?" he said and hugged me like his little sister. Thank God he is here because I don't know how I was going to do this without him.

It was 9:00 p.m. and I was still in the office looking into space with my eyes fixed to my computer. I have been trying to get my mind off a lot of things and I was trying to get myself busy with work and all that.

"Hey aren't you going home? it's like past 9" Sarah walked in

We haven't spoken to ourselves since that incident and I was shocked she was speaking to me now.

"I still have work to do" I said to her

"William I know you're done with everything you have to do. You have been staying late now for the past few days, it's unlike you. I work with you hand in hand and I know when you haven't finished any work except I am not aware of it" She said

"I am just Cross checking so there is no mistake" I said

She wasn't buying it but she said nothing about it.

"Okay, I will leave you to it then" she started leaving.

"Hey Sarah.." I called her and turned to face me. "I .... I know ...things haven't been ...you know.... urm .. so good between us, I just want to say I am sorry for the way I spoke to you and for everything I said. Sarah I am messed up and I......"

".....shhhh....William if there's anyone who understand you so well, it's me. I've been with you long enough to know you are messed up" That's the Sarah I know, very blunt.

"Look, I overstepped okay, I'm the one who should be sorry, sometimes I just become desperate because just like you, my life is also messed up. I keep having s*x everyday with these men but no one wants to hold my heart". She said.

"I'm so sorry Sarah.."

"William I know she loves you but like I said you're messed up. But you do not have to mess things up this time. I wouldn't want you to let her slip from your hands. I know she's the reason you have having pretending like you're working when I am actually the one who does all the work"

"Really!!" She's unbelievable.

"Shhh...... don't interrupt me. William if you love her make things right and I mean now" She signaled to my phone

"What are you doing, I don't understand"

"Call her dummy" she held my phone

"No Sarah, I can't, it's too late" I took my phone from her

"What do you mean by it's too late"

"She left already, she went home to attend her sister's wedding"

"Is that why you say it's too late"

"She ....she ...probably won't pick my call I know... and...."

"And what? what did you do William...?"

I looked at her and I realized that I had f****d this up more than I had thought

"Is it that bad?" she said

"I slept with her and disappeared the next morning"

"Why would you do that!!! if I was the one I wouldn't ever want to see your face again"

"And did you call her or even text?? anything at all?? Please tell me you did something."she asked

"No I didn't"

She looked at me with disbelief

"I know.... I know... I am f****d up and I don't know how to fix this"

"What really is your problem William? Mary?... Gosh she's dead and it's not your fault, until you move on you can't fix this."

"Sarah don't say like that"

"It's the truth William, you have to accept it and move on. This is Claire not Mary" she said

"It's not about her it's me"

"You are not a Monster. I have watched you be a good father to Annabelle and I know you can do this William you're a sweet person you hear me?"

"So what do I do" I looked at her as she thought for a moment and smiled

"No Sarah, I am not doing anything crazy"

"Yes you are, because you are crazy in love and I have the best idea".

"I have never been to this town, is this where you grew up" Micheal asked me

"Yes, there have been some changes since I left here. It's more beautiful" I looked around at how things have changed so much

"You're one lucky girl. You grew up in a very nice neighborhood, what are you looking for in New York?" He asked

"A life. I had so many unpleasant Memories here. I wanted to start all over again, you know." I said

"So you were running away from your past life, is that why you never visited here?

"Yes...." I admitted.

We had just arrived and we were on our way to my house. I have been trying to act normal like this place doesn't bring a nostalgic feeling to me. I remember everything that happened in every spot and place we passed.

We passed through Chris' house and all the memories came flooding back, I didn't know when a tear slipped from my eyes. All I had just wanted was to find peace but coming back and remembering what happened with Chris and then, William, just gave me mixed feelings of pain and anger.

Coming back home actually makes me feel more like the coward that everybody thinks I am. I didn't go to New York City to achieve something or to leave Big, I actually went there to run away from my life.

I felt a hand on my hand, holding and squeezing me, I looked at him

"It's okay, i am here for you" He said.

"Thank you"

After a drive of about 30 minutes, we arrived home.

"Wow, is this your home? It's big. You didn't seem like a rich girl to me" he said

"Because i am not, my parents are.." I said.

Some persons came to carry our bags inside, just then, my mum came out to greet us.

"You finally arrived. Welcome back home"

She hugged me and started checking out my body like something was wrong.

"My sweet baby, why are you so lean? Arent you eating well in new york? I told you to stay back and quit that dance thing of yours but you never listen to me.."

"Mum please stop!! Meet Micheal." I introduced my mum to micheal.

"Who's this yoou have brought Claire?" She asked.

"Mum this is my boyfriend, Micheal." I said.

"Ohh, really" sbe eyes him and then looks back at me

"Everyone is inside waiting, i think you guys should relax before dinner. Claire you can take him upstairs". She walks out.

"I am so sorry for that. That's my mum and you know.. that's the fear I have .." I tried explaining.

"C'mon i understand. I have seen worse" he smiled

"Wait till you meet the rest of them" i said.

"Well, you can show me around first, so I pleasure myself before any drama".

"Sure let's go"

I showed him inside the house and took him upstairs and showed him the bedroom we would be staying.

"Are we sleeping together? " he asked

"You sleep on the couch, we dont have to make it obvious that we ain't dating by sleeping in separate rooms"

Right about then the door swing open and it was my aunt.

"Oh my darling, I heard you have arrived " She hugged me.

"Aunty, you look so beautiful" I greeted her.

She has been very sweet and loving and maybe the only reason i miss home.

"And you look ravishing. What has New York done to you". She turned me around and then notices another presence in the room.

"And I see this is the other person your mum mentioned". She said

"Aunty meet Micheal" I said

"Oh Micheal, welcome. I see you guys are getting settled. Your sister and her husband would soon be back for dinner and don't forget that dinner is by 7:00 pm" she said.

"Yes, yes aunty , i know that" I smiled

"Alright then, see you later" she left

"Well, it cant be that bad. She seems cool" Micheal said.

"Yeah she is. So we have like an hour before dinner and I think you should hit the shower first before I do" I said.

"What if we just do it together?"

"Are you serious? Not even in your dreams"

"You would be missing out on something great here, you know" he wiggled his waist.

I laughed at his behaviour

"I am sorry i dont sleep with clowns, I'll pass"

"Ouch!! So I am a clown yeah, wait till everyone sees your clown boyfriend." He threw a pillow at me and walked to the bathroom.

It's actually not as bad as I would have thought.

He's actually making everything less tense and very fun, he's right. I might as well forget everyone and have fun and that just gave me a crazy idea.

"What the heck are you doing?" Micheal was butt naked in the bathroom.

"You said we should catch fun right? Nothing serious" I said

"Is this your idea of fun, watching me bath naked?" He tried covering himself with a towel.

"I paid you to use your service right? So if you want a full balance, you better start bathing" I laughed.

"You are crazy Claire." He grumbled.

"I know right..just bath already, time is ticking and you dont want to make a bad impression on my mum right?" I laughed.

"Yeah you are right" Just then his eyes blinked with mischief, and i knew he was about to do something crazy

"Well i admit you are crazy Claire but what you need to know also is that I love crazy"

He removed the towel covering him and I gulped as I saw his d**k was erect .

"Urmm.....Micheal....you .....ur..I need to leave"

"No you are going nowhere" He grabbed me and pulled me into the running shower. Before i could leave his grip i was wet already.

"Micheal you have to let me go" I tried releasing myself from his grip but he just held me tighter and i felt his erection on my butt.

"What the f**k!!!" I shouted

He laughed and released me.

"I thought you wanted crazy" he said.

I turned to face him and he was looking not at my face but at my boobs. Then I realised that my n*****s had protruded through my wet shirt. I felt embarrassed and covered my body with my hands as I left the bathroom.

"Claire you boobs are nice!!" He shouted from the bathroom.

"Shut up and bath" I said.

It was 6:55 pm and myself and Micheal were already dressed for dinner.

"Are you ready?" I adjusted his tie.

"Why do I have to fully dress up just to eat food in the house?" He grumbled.

"I am so sorry for the inconvenience, this wouldn't take so long okay"

"That didn't sound convincing enough. I know everyone is going to be all up in our business and that would definitely take long"

He is right, I sigh, thinking of how to scale through this dinner without breaking down.

"Hey ...I am here for you like I promised okay?" He held my chin and looked at me. His eyes were beautiful, he had full lips that made me want to kiss them, which I did. I kissed him, he tasted nothing like william but i liked it

"I am sorry....I shouldn't have" I apologised.

He drew me close and kissed me deeply and I was surprised but I didn't reject the kiss.

"Hey, you guys. I see things are hot here"

"Jerry!!" I said surprised. "What are you doing here?"

That was Jerry, my sister's husband to be, he just walked into us kissing.

"I wanted to tell you we were waiting downstairs, but I see the two of you are occupied. You guys can have all the time later, can we just get through with this dinner? I am starving" he said

"Yeah sure, we would meet you" I said to him.

I looked at Micheal as he left the room

"Urmm.. he's right, you know. I am actually starving."

"Hey , you look so beautiful tonight" he looked at me and gave me one last kiss before we head downstairs.

"So this is the boyfriend we heard about."

My sister, chloe said as we were having dinner. I had introduced Micheal to everybody already and they were all interested in asking tons of questions.

"So what do you do Micheal?" My mum asked.

"I am a professional consultant. I provide services to clients that needs my help in achieving successful project outcomes".

"So how did you two meet". Chloe asked

"I...we.." I was answering her question when she cut me short

"...I was talking to the man Claire" she said

Right, you were.

"She was my client" He looked at me "Then things started getting intense and before we knew it, we couldn't stay a day without each other" he kissed my hands.

He is acting the part so well that I could almost believe the story.

"That's great to hear" Jerry said

"Yeah right, just like me and Jerry, and we are getting married today". She looks at her ring "well, I hope you guys make it to marriage.." she said

My sister is so impossible to deal with. But the dinner went well with Micheal acting so good. I was grateful the topic wasnt so much about me as chloe kept talking about herself and Jerry.