*Ring*
Daniel's phone rang non-stop, he was in a business meeting and his attention could not be compromised. His associates were tabling the issue of Acker and Mrs Red.
He didn't tell them about the strange bond they now possessed, but he did let them know that he had a special healing "knowledge".
"Are you going to answer or put it on silent?"
"My apologies"he said and took the phone to switch it off, he saw the name Rosey flash across his phone.
He decided to send her a text instead. "Am busy in a meeting, will call you later on"
Rosey swiftly responded to the text message. " No need, call me if Lily calls you"
With just that reply she had caused a round of suspicion in his mind. He felt agitated, "what does that mean?"he thought. He glanced at the people seated across him.
"I have to leave now, we will continue this later on"he said.
"Thank you for your time"he said and walked out of the room.
"If he didn't have the president behind him, I would have pulled out my shares from this hospital"a woman said, she was black.
"No kidding, he's so full of himself, despite his age he's already so proud"a man of thirty said.
"I think he's okay, he is very polite and gifted..."an elderly man was saying till glares cut him off.
"However he is, he is still the boss and he calls the shots"A deep voice concluded.
The others could only agreed after all, no one dared go against the favorite of the president.
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Daniel was on his way to make a phone call, he was anxious about the text Rosey sent him.
On his way out, he sighted Mr Red coming with his entourage of bodyguards.
"There must be trouble"he concluded before going to welcome the president.
"Mr President"
"Get in your office now"Mr Red said to him harshly, not giving him time to respond, Daniel obediently obliged and followed.
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"How on Earth did she do this?"Acker thought while staring at the shower.
He had forgotten how to operate the shower and had to take his morning cleansing.
"Ah! I think she..."He turned the knob with the red colour and water trickled out. First slowly then with full force.
He hung the towel and walked into the shower. He picked up the soap, and sniffed it.
"Mint... Mangoes...what is in this?"he thought.
He let the water hit his back and run down, he liked the lukewarmness of the water.
"Perfect"he said, till all of a sudden the warm water became hot and burned his back.
He yelled out in pain and agony. His loud voice resounding all over the house. To worsen issues, steam had clouded his vision and he couldn't see the knob to turn it off.
He took a step back, trying to locate the knob, panicking from the drops of hot water that hit his skin.
The door to the bedroom swung open.
"What is going..."
Acker recognized the voice to belong to Rosey.
"Cover your eyes! You must not see me in my natural form!"he quickly yelled in fright.
Rosey in shock blinked thrice then swiftly covered her face with her palms and turned around.
"What are you doing in there!?"she fired at him, recovering her breath from the shock.
"An obvious question"he said, while struggling to turn off the shower.
"Get dressed already and have breakfast"Rosey said.
"I would if this 'technology' of your times didn't attack me!"he exclaimed.
"That's not how showers work, you must have done something wrong"Rosey said and turned around to explain things.
"Don't you look!"he yelled swiftly once he noticed her change in motion.
"Sorry...just turn it off"she said.
"I would if I could manuver this rain maker"he said. "Then let me do it"Rosey insisted.
"No, if I allowed you then you would see me"he said.
"I won't, just wrap the towel and come out"she instructed him.
"And expose my upper body! Have you no shame..."
Rosey rolled her eyes, she remembered when she stole him the first time. She changed his upper attire to a green hoodie.
She decided not to tell him or rather remind him of that incident.
"Fine, I'll cover my eyes, is that better?"she asked.
"You better not steal glances"he said with caution in his voice. She sighed exhausted from his accusations.
"It's not like there's something there I haven't seen before..."she accidentally blurted out.
Acker's eyes widened in disbelief.
Rosey quickly stepped in, the steam worked as a fog which was very thick.
She didn't waste time in finding the Knob, and once she felt it she turned it off.
The water stopped at once, much to the relief of Acker.
He grabbed a towel before Rosey could turn around, he wrapped it around his waist region.
Before he could get another towel, Rosey had turned her head around.
"Cloud your vision! Don't look"he said while wrapping the towel around his chest.
Rosey ran out of the bathroom and into the bedroom giving him the room.
"I'll be done shortly"he said and locked the door from inside.
"Are you sure you know how to open and close a door?"she asked him as she sat on the bed.
"Am well aware of how to do that Miss Knows it all..."Acker was saying till he was cut off.
"Very mature"Rosey chipped in.
A silence followed.
"Why were there shouts last night? Did anything happen to your mother?"he asked.
"No, she's okay, she wants to see you downstairs"she said to him.
"Rosey....I sensed something"he said in a somewhat whisper. He lowered his tone of voice, which confused Rosey.
"What?"she asked, and walked up to the door to listen properly, since he would be whispering things.
"Last night...it seemed as if...as if...bonds were tied"he said.
"I don't understand you"she said, genuinely perplexed at what he said.
"How do I put this.... delicately... Rosey, when a man really possesses true love for a woman. Sacred love, he..he...tends to....tends to..." He stopped and took a heavy breath.
"Tends to want to gain an intimate relationship with the..."
"Acker!"She said, ending his utterance, she held her hand to her mouth.
The bathroom door opened and steam escaped out of the room.
Acker seemed fresher and his features more alive, especially his pink lips. Rosey took notice of his facial features.
"Can you...can you sense when people you've healed are having..."
"Yes"he sharply cut in.
"One of the.... disadvantages of using my ability"he said sounding shy and bashful.
"Can..."she stopped, still processing all what he just told her now.
"Can they sense...when... you're..."
She stopped mid way hoping he caught on.
"Heavens! Am a virgin!"he said almost yelling, Rosey blushed hard.
"Stop yelling such things"she cautioned almost shushing him herself.
"But, if you decided to love someone and want... intimacy, would they be able to sense it?"she asked in a quieter voice.
"Yes, they would"he confirmed and a sudden fear gripped Rosey, her chest tightened at that response.
"But you can block them from sensing you...can't you?"she asked sounding nervous.
"I did severe ties with the evil one, I could but...I'd have to go through all that pain again"he said.
Then a thought flashed through her mind.
"Why are you so interested in knowing this?!"He asked staring directly at her.
A/N: See you all in the next chapter! Am trying to update during my free time, just for all my lovely readers and voters.
Love you all who comment on the chapters.