few months after Lisa passed mom informed me that she needed to leave the city for the weekend and that hermes was to watch us since her and nana were not in good terms .
honestly, l was elated to spend a whole weekend with hermes and since mika was away it was just us together with kobby and Maine.
I looked forward to the weekend and it finally came, he dropped mom off at the
airport on Friday and joined us at home
he spent that night working on his laptop so we didn't talk much
then the next evening, it was an evening l never forgot
I had put Maine and kobby to sleep so l came down for a glass of water and there he was so engrossed in his work
I stood at the door admiring him while fantasizing then an idea struck me
"Hermes" l called and he looked up
" come to the sitting room please" l said as calm as l could
he obliged as he walked behind me
we sat on the sofa next to each other and an akward silence began to grow
"let's play a game" l said and he agreed
" what game ?" he inquire
" A shot game"
I had read all about it on the internet
" are you not a little young to drink?"
" no, mom plays this game with me all the time" l heard myself lie
he didn't seem convinced but he agreed
I went into mom's room and brought out a bottle of liquor from her stash and some shot cups from the kitchen
I had never seen mom use them but l knew she did.
I set them on the table and smiled nervously
then l remembered the questions l had copied from the internet, l had written them down on notes Incase l got a chance to use it
" l would be right back" l said then rushed upstairs
the game began as soon as l returned with me taking the lead
" What's your ...your body count?" l stuttered reading from the card
he chucked a bit nervous but after a while said
"3"
I felt like he lied but didn't question any further
he asked me a very simple question and l answered
the game got intense as it progressed
" tell me about her"I asked inquisitively
then he began to narrate the story of how he met his girlfriend; lara
I got jealous quickly and then he asked
his questions were aimless and simple
as the game went on , l noticed he was getting drunk and l feared for the unknown but l persisted
"what do you think of me?" l blurted and he seemed confuse
his brows rose to form an ark
" you said l reminded you of my mother but what about me, what do you think of me?" l Clarified
he was silent for a while then said
" you are beautiful, smart...you are attractive " he said drunk
I blushed
" your mother would kill me" he blurted admist the silence
I wondered why then l got my answer
he kissed me like l was Lara
it was my first kiss
it lasted a couple seconds then he stood up
"come with me " he said holding out his hand which I took
he led me to my room
" your mom would definitely kill me" he said as he shut the locked the door behind him
we went straight to the bed and as l undressed my heart was pounding
as anxious and excited as l was, l felt some sort of guilt and fear.
we went on for about an hour
it was the most painful yet thrilling experience l ever had
I got to stare in his eyes for an hour
after that we just lay next to each other
I could hear my heartbeat, his too
I wondered if this was the right time to tell him how l felt but l stopped myself
I felt a little pain and my head was spinning but l couldn't tell if it was from excitement and the excess amount of liquor flowing in my bloodstream
satisfied with myself, l slept off