YOU CAN MAKE A
GROWN MAN CRY???
(If you ever ever say goodbye?…Never let you go??)
Nnenna’s romance series?
Rated?
?CHAPTER EIGHTEEN?
(* Because we are friends??..*)
“Dee.” Miss De_ra called as she got into his office.
He raised his head from his laptop, “What is it?” he asked.
She advanced into the office, her face full of smiles. “Miss. Veronica said you’ve been skipping meals lately.”
He smirked, he bent his head to his laptop once again, ignoring her completely.
She came over to his side and crossed her arms below her chest. “Mind telling me something.”
“I can’t recall the both of us being so close to share my pain and my happy moment with you.” he said.
She watched his fingers as it clattered at the keyboard, “We might not be close but we are business partners now.”
He smirked, he raised his head to her face. “Well, business partner, I have no worries and thanks for your concern. Can you leave now?” he said and went back to what he was doing.
“Stop being rigid to me. After all, we’re dating.”
His fist hit the table and she was startled. “Dating?” his frowned brows attacked her.
She gulped, “Aren’t we?”
“We?? I don’t recall that.”
Her face fell, she lowered her head a bit to avoid his insulting gaze. “But…”
“De_ra, why do you always get ahead of yourself?”
She raised her head, extreme anger mixed with pain was written vividly on her face.
“Then why did you lead me on?”
He sighed out in frustration. What’s she getting at? “Lead you on? How?”
“How? You are acting as if you don’t know anything.”
“Of course I don’t!” he snapped.
She choked up tears. “You don’t? And you…you sly bastard! And you tend to ignore or pretend that you haven’t been seeing those articles about us.”
“They’re rumors and I thought that it will help make our business grow. That’s why I let it be”
She was dumbfounded.”What did you just say?”
“You heard me. I don’t know what’s wrong with you De_ra but, you know that nothing except business will happen between us.”
She raised her hand and almost hit his face. She restricted herself. She bit her lower lips.
She is going insane! She had been over excited for the past three weeks. She thought they were together.
She had been so thrilled seeing those gist mongers and bloggers rushing after their every move and action. She was ready to award them, the moment she settles down with Dee.
“Why did you lead me on?” she asked him.
He perked up his brows trying to get where all these tears and bickering are coming from.
“Lead you on?”
“Yes, after that night we spent together at my place, why did you lead me on?”
“I always wanted to ask you how I ended up at your place but never got the courage to do so. I didn’t want to think that something actually happened between us that night.”
“What did you just say? You came over to my house. You kissed me…”
He interrupted shaking his head.”That’s not true!”
“What?”
He scratched his head. “I mean, I won’t have ever done that in my right mind. I was drunk.”
“Yes you were but you confessed your love to me.”she replied.
He shook his head. “No, someone took me there.”
“You came by yourself!”
He was confused. “If I came by myself. I’m hoping that I didn’t walk to your place.”
“What? I saw a designated driver drop you off.”
Designated driver? Did he call for one? He was more confused. “I didn’t mean to confuse you De_ra. Both of us can’t work.”
“But we are!”
“How?”
“If we continue with how we were. Visiting places for new business plans and meetings. Going out for lunch and…and…and all that we’ve been doing. Talking to me politely, letting me pick out the food in your plate. It’s…it’s actually working!”
“No, it’s not.”
“It is!”
“My heart can’t accept you. Stop wasting your feelings on me De_ra. There are so many guys out there who won’t need to look at you twice before they will realize that they love you.”
“I don’t need them! ” she began to sob. He was frustrated. More frustrated because something actually happened between the two of them.
“De_ra, I can’t even remember that night. I can’t even remember sharing that moment with you.”
She broke down finally. He had no idea about how to console her. But he h@tëd to see her cry because of him. He pulled her closer and hugged her. She sobbed.
“It’s going to be fine. I’m sorry.”
She pushed him away, “No, you can’t be sorry.” she wiped away her tears with the back of her palm. “I’m not giving up on you yet. Give me two months, if I can’t win your heart after then, I will gladly let you go.”
He felt for her, “De_ra…”
“No, you don’t have to pity or make me feel less of myself. I can do it. If I can’t do it in two months. I will kiss you goodbye.”
He reached for her but she pulled away. “De_ra…”
“Just don’t push me away completely. Please” she pleaded.
“I love someone else.”
She smirked. “I know. It’s Diane. I am relieved because it’s her. I can easily steal you away and she won’t do anything.” she smiled. “I will see you later in the evening for a date. Please don’t turn me down.” she turned and left.
“De_ra…” but she was already out of the office. He sighed out heavily. What kind of mess had he gotten himself into?
*
Her door bell rang and she hesitated before answering the door. She opened it and there he stood looking as handsome as ever that even her heart almost melted,
“Dee…”
He locked eyes with her. Not ready to look away, he came inside her house.
She looked on at him. What’s he doing here? To confuse her?
“What you doing here?” she managed to ask, breaking the gaze between them.
He smirked; “I came to my friend’s house. It’s been long I saw her.”
Friend? That coming from his lips hits different. She never realized how distasteful that word she loved to mention might really sound on his lips.
So irritating. She cleared her throat.
“Care for anything? Anything I can get for you?”
He stopped her, he held her arm.”I came to tell you something as my friend. ”
Their eyes battered into each other. She can’t deny the fact that she had missed him so much. But calling her friend, really didn’t go down well with her.
“What is it?”
“Miss De_ra gave you two months to leave my heart. She said that she’s going to take me away from you before two months elapses.”
Her heart shook terribly, she gulped. She feigned laughter and then frowned. She pushed his hand away from hers and then; “Why are you telling me?”
“Because we are friends.”
TO BE CONTINUED…
