I covered myself with a bath robe after taking a long bath before stepping out of the bathroom, even though I didn't wish to. I needed to rest for the night to calm down my broken heart.
Going to the living room, I thought of getting my phone before going to the bedroom to sleep, and when I did, I saw something I wasn't expecting. Enoch was sitting in my living room on the three seater sofa, with his left leg resting on the right one, and his back against the rear of the sofa with his arms spread out on the sofa.
I got startled upon seeing him at first, but my heart calm down when I noticed it was him. Even though I was happy seeing him, I couldn't forget what the lady told me on the phone in the afternoon.
"How did you get in here, I remember locking my door" I asked, not looking at him. I went to the door to make sure it was locked, knowing he won't leave anytime soon.
"Is that how you greet your visitors? Enoch asked, but I chose to ignore him.
" I came to make sure you'll be ready on time tomorrow, we are going to my parents house remember?" Enoch asked when he didn't hear me talking.
"I remember, but am not going anymore, you can leave now." I went back to the door to open it for him to leave.
" What do you mean by that, you know I called my family home because of you." Enoch said calmly, but I could still feel he was caging his anger.
" If you seriously have to go, why don't you call your fiance and go with her, I think she'll be very happy to go with you." In irritation I didn't know I was confronting Enoch indirectly. But why?
" What are you talking about Queen, I don't have a fiancee." Hearing Enoch's reply, my heart was at peace a bit, but I needed to be sure what I was getting myself into.
" What about the lady you are going to marry soon? Why didn't you tell me you had someone? Efua or whatever her name is, she told me herself, and she even has the same name as me." I spelled out my anger to him.
" She is not my fiance, yes we were to get married, but it's not happening anymore, pls calm down." Enoch said as he got up and approached me.
" Don't tell me to calm down, why do I have to find that out from her and not you. She was right then, I don't know you at all." I said almost at the verge of tears.
"Queen, I wasn't marring her because I wanted to, she was betrothed to me and I had no choice but to be with her, but now I'm free from her. I can be with whoever I want." Enoch explain, but I was still not convinced.
"How many more secret are you hiding from me? Should I expect calls from another ladies or what?" Even I could feel jealousy in my words, but I didn't care if that was how am getting the truth.
" No Queen, please don't think I go around sleeping with every lady I meet. You just came into my life but I've seen you more than any other lady that ever came into my life. I was with a lady before Efua was betrothed to me, but I never did anything with her till out last time seeing each other.
I've known Efua all my life and she was betrothed to me seven years ago, but I can count on my fingers how many times I've had sex with her. It just four times and they were all for a reason, and the last one was for you. I did it so she wouldn't hurt you, but I wish I didn't."
Enoch said to me calmly, holding up my chine, and when he was done talking, he wiped off tears I didn't know I was freeing from my eyes. I was not ready to lose him, and I didn't want to be left alone again. I was ready to do what ever it takes to keep Enoch by my side, even if it's meant fighting for him.
"Why are you not marring her anymore." I asked, hoping Enoch will tell me it was because he loves me.
"Because she and her family has nothing to tie me down anymore, I got back what they took from me, and I don't owe them anything." Enoch said happily.
My bubble of hope was bast, I had no other way to know if he loves me like I do, and I could not ask him directly. "she said she will hurt me if I don't leave you." I wanted to know if he will let me know something I don't.
"Don't worry, I'll be here for you, she can't hurt you when am with you." Enoch said as he hugged me to himself.
"Don't you ever leave me, not even when I ask you to, promise me you'll always be with me and won't leave me." I said as I kept crying on Enoch's chest, releasing every sadness there was in me.
"I promise I won't leave you, not even when you asked me to. I promise." Enoch whispered into my ears and lifted my chine to see his face. I could feel how true his words were from his golden-brown eyes.
He placed a soft kiss on my moisturized lips and then my forehead, before hugging me again. "I want to spend the night here with you so we can go to my family house tomorrow together, hope you don't mind?" I heard Enoch asking and all I could do was to nod my head to say yes.
"Is there anything else I should know?" I asked when I was calmed enough to talk, after crying for almost half an hour, with Enoch comforting me till I was okay.
"Yes, a lot, but you'll have to wait till tomorrow for that, am not telling you anything today, you've had enough." Enoch said, not knowing I had a clue on what he was hiding.
After spending some quit time in the living room, we decided on going to bed so we could wake up early in the morning for our trip to avoid traffic. The night was the longest night I had ever spent with Enoch since I met him.
Even though we slept in each others arms on the same bed, we didn't share even a single kiss. It was my first time to spend a night with Enoch without him touching me, he made sure I was sleeping before he slept off as well.
I waked up the next morning to a beautiful but funny sight, which I couldn't take my eyes off. Enoch's face was the first thing that greeted me when I opened my eyes, but for some unknown reasons, he was pouching his lips for a kiss, as if he was dreaming of kissing someone or wants to kiss me.
I got up from the bed and gave him a kiss on his pouched lips and run to the bathroom afterwards. I heard Enoch's voice behind me calling me to stop but since I knew what I've putting myself into, I locked the bathroom door from inside and took my bath and only came out when I was done.
I got to the bedroom after bathing and a nice aroma filled my nose, eggs sandwich and tee made with milo chocolate powder. I saw it place on the table of the dressing mirror, but Enoch was not in the bedroom. Getting to my kitchen I got shock the most.
Enoch, the man the lady call Efua was referring to as a rich guy, was in my kitchen, cleaning up the utensils he used in preparing the breakfast and the ones we eat from last night. "How can a rich guy know how to do all this?" My mind couldn't contemplated.
I rushed to his side to stop him but just a step to him, he stopped me with his annoying commanding voice. "Stop right there." I heard him saying without even turning to look at me. "Go have your breakfast and dress up, all join you soon." I couldn't complain but just turned back to the bedroom like a child who's been scorned.
I finished eating my breakfast and took the plates out to the kitchen, but when I get there, Mr handsome rich guy wasn't there. I searched around the house and my room but Enoch was no where to be found. My imagination started running wide, but I knew I had to cage in my fear.
Convincing myself he'll be back, I went back to the bedroom and started dressing up as he instructed. I heard someone opening the bedroom door slowly and when I checked it was Enoch. "I thought you left why didn't you tell me you were going out" running to hug him, I could not hide my worries.
"Sorry if I got you worried, but I told you I'll be joining you soon." Enoch said and I felt guilty for not understanding what he meant by his words earlier.
I noticed he was holding his dress for the day in his arms and that gave me an idea where he might have gone. I took it and place it on the bed where he had already arranged what I would be wearing for him to go and take his bath.