LOVE & BETRAYAL

CHAPTER 3

A soft knock on my door was heard “Come in” I said softly, Jane walked in with a flower and a gift wrapped.

“ Someone has got an admiral.” She said, smiling, who is it from?

No name come on check it out, I took the flower and smelt it, it smells so nice and fresh I said, I placed the flower into a vase in an office and took the gift and ripped it box open.

Jane took the box from me, it’s a dress, a pretty one at that, ooh look what we have here to a card, she passed the card to me

My sweetheart, I hope you love the dress, be ready by 5pm will pick you up at your place from Ken it says. I didn’t know when I smiled.

“Don’t keep me in the dark, talk to me, who is it from?”

"It’s from Ken Brownson."

"Wow, you mean Ken Brownson like the handsome tall to die for Ken?”

"Do you know him?"

"Of course who doesn’t know Ken Brownson, he has a big company that partners with us, that’s why most times you will see him around here plus his best friend works here."

"Oh, how come I haven’t heard of him before or seen him around here, girl do you know what they call you around here,"

"What?" I asked her.

"Ice queen, if you weren’t my best friend I would have dumped your ass she said laughing. Well, how long has you and Ken been going on? I literally didn't know you're keeping secrets now?"

"Slow down, no am not keeping any secret from you, and it’s too soon, I don’t even know him and like nothing is happening yet."

"You're sure, she said side eying the flowers and dress, she picks up the card, then why is he telling you to be ready by 5pm for a date and even got you this dress."

"Well, we are going out on a date."

"O.M.G.!! Like seriously a date, you mean you are going out on a date with Ken."

"Why is it bad? I asked her.

"b***h, shut up! Why are you still here? You should be at home preparing, I am so happy for you babe, finally you're letting someone take you out on a date."

"Come on, it’s just 12pm and the date is by 5pm."

"Exactly that’s why you need to start preparing now, before you know it’s 5pm, and you can’t go on a date looking like this."

"What’s wrong with this?? I said and we both started laughing, I think you are overreacting it’s just a date."

"It’s not just a date girl, you are going out with Ken Brownson, you have to look nice for him, you know how many girls in this company alone wants him, not to talk of his own company. And that’s why I am going to help you prepare for this special date."

"What about work?? We can’t just leave."

"Oh we can, I am your secretary, you are my boss. My boss is leaving work, so am I, let me call Amy she has been telling me she really needs to go to the salon but doesn’t want to go alone."

Amy picks up, "Hello girl"

"Guess what!!"

"What?" I said guess,

"Did you make a new hair?"

"Girl no, Crystal is finally going on a date like she is finally allowing a man to take her on a date."

“ Wow really, with who?” Amy asked.

“Ken Brownson!”

“Stop playing, you mean Ken like Ken we are drooling for tall handsome Ken.”

“I said the same thing oh”

“Damn, Crystal really has eyes I am coming over we really need to dress her up”

“ Okay, meet us at the salon”

“Girl it’s me who’s going on the date, you guys are seriously overreacting. Ken Ken Ken, but he looks ordinary to me, I don’t see anything special, I mean yes, he is handsome and tall but why is everyone freaking out over him.”

“You are only saying this because you haven’t really got to know him at all.”

*****

Ken calls me to tell me he was outside my house waiting for him,

How do I look Jane, he is already outside

You look fabulous girl turn around, I turned around and we both laughed, and I left him in my house

When I got outside, I saw Ken standing outside his white Mercedes-Benz Car in a gray suit and his hair and beards looks neatly shaved, guess I wasn’t the only one that prepared hard for the date.

I wore the peach satin dress he bought for me and my Christian Louboutin Spikita Strap 100 confetti pink strappy sandal heel pump 38 that I used all my month salary to buy, plus my Swarovski bracelet and necklace.

When I reached close to him, he hugged, you looked so beautiful babe, and you smell so nice too,

Of course, I smell nice I am wearing my La vie est belle Lancôme perfume, I said in my mind

He opened the car door for me and I sat inside, and we drove off

So, where are me going to, what’s your plan, I asked him

“ We are actually going to two different places, first we go to Quid by De Brit to eat then we go have some fun at the bar or something, that seem fine by you?”

I have to go to work tomorrow, you know.

Don’t worry, you won’t stay out so late, plus I am driving you home.

We ate at the restaurant and I rate them a 8.5 out of 10. The meal was so good I have to bring Jane here the only thing I didn’t like was the waitress keeps coming back to ask me if we are done eating, so she can clear the table that was like a turn-off plus she keeps coming when we were having a decent conversation and getting to know each better.

He paid the bills, I actually insisted we slit it, but he said he doesn’t do that bills on him. So, we left the restaurant and went to the next location which is a cool, nice bar down town.

I have never really been to a bar to just sit down and chill

“Really, then this has to be perfect, so let’s have fun”

About two hours of us drinking and getting to know each other better, I started feeling somewhat tipsy, the music playing made me feel like standing up to dance. I stood up to dance, and I walked up to Ken and dragged him up, so we can both dance.

Crystal I think we should leave now, you are drunk

No, I want to dance and have fun,

Come on let’s go, he held my hands and grabbed my bags, and we walked up to the counter, and he paid and told the bartender to keep the change. Then we left the bar.

I was already so tipsy, when we got into the car, and he started driving, I felt like I was going to throw up. I asked him to stop the car, I felt like throwing up, but before he could pack I threw up right there on my clothes and inside the car.

I have never felt so embarrassed, this is why I avoid drinking, I am so light-headed when it comes to alcohol.

Instead of driving over to my place since his place was closer, we decided to go to his place.

After I took a shower, and washed my dressed, so it could dry before tomorrow. He gave me his shirt to sleep in.

I was still quite tipsy when we both got into bed. I don’t know whether it’s the alcohol, or it’s because I haven’t been on a date for a long time.

But I asked him to kiss me, I didn’t even know when the words slipped out of my mouth

“ What? I am sure you don’t mean it, you are drunk Crystal”.

Yeah, you are right I side, I turned my back to me feeling so embarrassed, I hate alcohol!