HIS CRAVINGS

Episode Six

Serena waited patiently to hear Alicia's reply but the reply wasn't forthcoming, she stood up from the couch and walk towards Alicia, her eyes inspecting her closely.

"Are you seeing that guy, Alicia?" She asked yet again. This time Alicia came back to her senses and quickly shook her head.

"Of course not, why will I be seeing him, he is just an artist that I love listening to, nothing more." She lied, even she was surprised that she didn't stutter while lying to Serena.

'Damn it Alicia, you are slowly turning into a professional lier.' she thought in her mind.

Serena on the other hand was having her doubt, she didn't want to prolong the topic so she nodded her head.

She picked a potato chips from the plate In front of her and put it inside her mouth, when she was eating the potato chips she felt disgusted with herself.

Not only did she lied to Serena whom she hardly lie to, bit she also slept with Braxton again after promising herself not to.

She felt like punching the wall.

"You can tell me anything you know that right?" Serena said all of a sudden, Alicia gulped down her juice and nodded. Serena noticing that Alicia's mood as changed, she started thinking of something to lighten her mood up.

She grabbed the remote on the centre table and changed the channel into a music channel, fortunately for her Braxton's 'Hold me' music video just started.

When Alicia heard the music that was playing she look up at the television and smiled widely, if it is a sin to like Braxton then she must be the baddest sinner on Earth.

"I'll be ij the room now,I have a presentation to make tomorrow morning else my boss will fire my ass." Serena said and Alicia bursted into laughter.

"Don't worry if he fires you, I'll employ you to my company." Alicia responded. Serena rolled her eyes and stood up from the couch.

"Thank you so much Miss Young, but I'm not a business woman." Serena retorted and started walking away, "Don't stay up for too long."

Alicia balanced herself on the couch and watched the television.

?Hold me, don't let me fall, ain't got no other woman you know who I want?

It was as though the song lyrics were written for a woman.

She grabbed her bag and brought out her laptop from it, she logged into it and went to Braxton's i********: account.

There was no new post from him so she went through the hold ones instead. Who wouldn't want him? He have the features every woman wants in a man.

He f%%ks well, his smile is one in a million, his sapphire beautiful eyes, the tattoos on his body.

On top of that he is a Gemini!

Braxton was a whole package.

Alicia could feel herself thinking hard again, her mind running wild again, thinking of impossible things.

She wants to get married and have more children like most women of her age, she have everything. Money, power, connections.

Her love life is the most complicated of them all.

Maybe if she is not that focused on the age difference and the fact that she have a daughter then maybe she would have accepted the offer from Braxton.

She exhaled loudly and logged out of her account, she wanted to close her laptop when an email came in. She clicked on the email and cursed out loudly.

She already let it known to her secretary not to send anything work related when she left her work premises, but the girl was just too stubborn to understand her.

She closed her laptop without going through the email and placed it back in her bag, she stood up from the couch and went to turn off the television, she grabbed the plate and glass also the remaining juice on the table and walk towards the kitchen. When she got to the kitchen she dropped the plate and glass inside the sink and returned the juice inside the fridge, she washed the plate and glass and rinse them then keep them in their respective places.

Alicia walked out of the kitchen, she got to the the living room and carried her bag and walk off along the hallway, she pushed the door opened and turned on the light.

Serena was already sleeping, she dropped her handbag on the nearby couch and covered Serena with the duvet that was pooling down her leg. She started stripping out of her clothes and walk inside the bathroom to have a cold bath.

Few minutes later Alicia was through with her bath, she walk out and f the bathroom and sat down before Serena's dressing mirror.

She dried up her hair and packed it up in a ponytail then made to stand up when her phone started vibrating.

Alicia grabbed her phone from her handbag and smiled when she saw the person face timing her.

She swipe the receive icon and sat down on the chair.

?Hey sweetheart,?

?Mom, i miss you, grandfather won't let me come to you and I'm pissed? The teenage girl said.

Alicia laughed, her eyes twinkles with admiration whenever she looks at her daughter.

Tanya Young, her 14 years old daughter, also one of the reasons why she felt like being with Braxton will cause more harm than good in her life.

?You know that mommy is busy baby, but don't worry I'll come get you sometimes next week, happy?? Alicia asked Tanya and she nodded,

? Mom you're glowing, don't tell me you got a new beauty product without letting me know.? Tanya said and raise an eyebrow.

? Of course not, I didn't get a new beauty product, still using the one you got for me? Alicia retorted, something came to herind and she furrowed her eyebrows.

?By the way, why are you calling me so late at night? You didn't went partying, did you?? Alicia questioned sternly.

? I didn't went partying, I just couldn't sleep? Tanya said and shift on her seat so that Alicia could see her well.

?Okay, why don't we talk tomorrow sweetheart, mom is feeling sleepy now? Alicia said and she nodded.

?I know that you're in aunt Serena's apartment, what about uncle Ken isn't he around?? Her inquisitive see asked.

?Ken went to Texas, beside Ken won't stop me from sleeping over here? Alicia responded and rolled her eyes.

?Mom?" Tanya called and Alicia looked up at her.

?What is that red mark on your chest?? She asked and Alicia looked at herself on the mirror, she gasped, her eyes quickly went back to her phone screen.

? I.....I....? She didn't know what to say.

"oh sh*t" she whispered to herself.

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