Cheta felt stronger by the third day but he still didn't want me to go back to my house. We were lying down in bed when he asked me to stay an extra day in the house.
"Baby, you can stay an extra day or two. You don't have to rush home", Cheta said to me
"I have been here for more than a week now, it's only right that I go back home for a little while"
"Okay, stay an extra day", he pleaded,
"Fine, I'll stay an extra day and that's it",
"You are making it look like you don't want to be with me", he said
"You know that's not true. I have been wearing your shorts and t.shirts and I don't have any other extra underwear"
"We can just buy more", he said
"Baby, I'll be back. Or I'll just come over to the house when you get back to your house", I said to him
"Okay baby", he said
He kissed me on the lips and pulled me closer.
I went back home and everyone wanted to know how Cheta was doing, so I sat down and gave them a detailed story of how the last week had gone. I took my bath and picked up my laptop to do more work, my producer had been calling me to ask for a script I was working on, so I now I had to sit down and finish it. I didn't leave my room for the rest of the day. I finished the script and sent the first draft to the producer.
After I sent the script, I took out my phone and called Cheta to know how he was doing, that's when he told me he was going back to his apartment the next day and he wanted me to come over and spend some time with him, he even blackmailed me by telling me that he hadn't gotten his strength back and won't be able to move around alone. That man is something else. I told him, I would meet him at his apartment because I didn't want him driving around, and he agreed, he then said mum was with him and wanted to speak with him, and when I talked to her, she said she was allowing Cheta go back to his apartment because she knew I would be there with him, so I needed to stay with him. I reassured her, telling her I would be with Cheta and I'll update her if anything changed. I got off my phone and put a few things together, then I went to bed.
I had a nightmare.
I woke up very scared and almost crying. I picked up my phone and tried to call Cheta but he wasn't taking his cal, so I sent him a text, telling him, I was going to meet him at his parent's house in the morning. The nightmare I had felt was very real. I tried to go back to sleep and slept off a little while later. I woke up later that morning to my sister talking about my packed bag.
"Is she leaving again?", my sister Glory was asking Miracle
"I don't think so, she just got back yesterday", Miracle said
"So how do we explain the packed bag?", Glory asked her again,
"I don't know", Miracle said,
I woke up.
"Cheta's mum asked me to spend some time with Cheta", I said
"And you don't think you are spending too much time with him?", Miracle asked me,
"So am I supposed to abandon my boyfriend at a time when he needs me?", I asked her,
"That's not what I'm saying...", she said
"Cheta needs me and I'll be there for him because if the roles were reversed, he will do the same for me"
"You are right. It's fine. So when are you going?", Glory asked me
"This morning, I'll meet him at his family house and we will go back together",
"Okay.", Glory answered.
I picked up my phone and saw a text from Cheta telling me that he would be waiting for me at his Parent's house. I got up and walked into the bathroom to take a shower. I was at Cheta's Parent's house an hour later.
"Good morning mum", I greeted Cheta's mum
"Good morning Dinma", she answered "Cheta is in his room.", she added.
"Okay Mum", I answered.
I went up to Cheta's suite and when I opened the door, he just started smiling. "My baby is here", he said
"Hey baby", I said and walked over to him, hugging him.
"I missed you. Last night felt like a week. I'm so happy we are going together", he said
I just lay in his arms and he held me tightly. The door opened and Nneoma walked into the living room in Cheta's suite.
"I knew I smelt your cologne", she said when she saw me,
"Hey, Nneoma. Good morning", I greeted her.
"Good morning",
I tried to get up but Cheta held me tightly and refused to let me go.
"Why are you holding like she wasn't here just yesterday?", she asked
"Please leave so that I can be with the love of my life", he said jokingly,
"Are you not going back to your apartment together?",
"Yes, that's why she is here", Cheta said
"Okay, let's go down. Mum said the driver is ready", she said
"Okay. We will be down in a minute", Cheta said
"Okay. Dinma we should go out this week", Nneoma said to me
"Yes, that's perfect since she will be staying at my house, so we will just go together", Cheta said
"So you are still insisting on going with us?", Nneoma said,
"Yes, I'm still going with you girls", Cheta said, still holding me.
"Okay, you can come. Remember you are paying. See you downstairs", she said and walked out of the room.
I turned to Cheta when Nneoma walked out of the room. "Why do you want to go with us?", I asked him
"Because I want to protect my baby."
"You know you don't have to. I'm a big girl", he said
"I want to"
"Aye Aye Master", I said
"Let's go downstairs", he said, pulling me up.
We went downstairs.
"Are you ready to leave?", Cheta's mum asked him, when we walked downstairs and into the living room.
"Yes Mum", Cheta said.
"And you don't want to stay for lunch?" she asked
"Mum, we will get something to eat", Cheta said,
"You should be careful with where and what you are eating. You know what you just went through the last few days", she added
"Mum I'm fine and I'll be careful"
"Okay", said the turned to me and added, "Dinma please take care of him"
"I'll try mum but you know Cheta is very stubborn",
" You don't have to tell me twice", she said.
"Bye mum", Cheta said
We walked out of the house. We got in the car. Before we got to Cheta's apartment, he asked that we stop to get lunch at our favourite restaurant. We got our food and left for the house. The driver left after he dropped us off at the house. We got in and while Cheta was getting a change of clothes in the room, I set the table for lunch. He joined me at the table and then we got to having lunch.
"Thank you, baby. I know I've been saying that too much but no one has ever dropped everything for me", Cheta said
"Not even your ex?", I asked him,
"No...nah. She was always busy with work or something, but I didn't have a problem with it. I was satisfied with what I got but, you do it like it's a part of you and that's something I love about you", Cheta said
"Baby, as I said, you make it easy for me to do it. You will do it for me in a heartbeat", I said to him
"I love you", he said. Cheta got up and came up behind me. He kissed me on my neck.
"Baby? What are you doing? We are supposed to be having lunch", I said, trying not to get distracted
"I know but I want to show you something",
"What exactly would be showing me now?", I asked him
"You should come with me", he said trying to take my hand
"We should finish lunch first. You are supposed to take your medication", I said
"Wow! What a way to mess up the mood", he said.
He sat back down and continued eating his lunch.
"Baby are you angry?", I asked him
"Nope... am I supposed to be?", he asked
"Can we not do this? We talked about this and you were okay with it, so what has changed?",
"Baby, I don't want to fight about this, let's just eat lunch and chill", he said
"Do you want me to leave?", I asked him again
"No baby, I don't. I'm not mad, okay?", he said, taking my hand.
We continued eating our lunch.
I knew this wasn't going to be easy but I had hoped that it wouldn't cause a rift between us and we would be able to deal with it if we ever got here but I'm starting to think otherwise. Maybe Love is not enough after all.
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