"Welcome to Lagos, Nigeria"
Someone stepped down from the plane, a car was already waiting for him. "Welcome, Sir", they said as he entered the car going straight to a company.
"How was your trip, Mr Jayson", someone asked shaking his hand. He didn't reply.
"We're awaiting your return, the company being running smoothly. Do you care for anything to drink?"
"No", he said in a low voice. "I hope you enjoy Lagos"
"I don't think I'd enjoy it. I need peace and quiet not some rowdy place ", he said with that his baritone voice... The voice of many waters.
"You sound more like a demon in those books you write", someone said and laughed. Jayson looked at his secretary and asked. "What's my native name?"
"Obike", he answered.
"What does it mean?" He asked. "I guess it means strong heart"
Jayson said nothing else and left to his office with his secretary tagging along.
Suddenly,his phone rang. He looked at it and grinned.
"Jacob, you missed me?"
"Why would I", he said in English. Jayson smiled. "You don't need to worry, I understand French perfectly fine"
"How's Paris ?" He asked though he didn't care. "That's why I called ", Jacob said sighing.
"It's Cordelia"
Jayson scoffed. What was that witch doing there, but he didn't care at all, as long as she was not here in Nigeria. "What's with her?" He asked opening a bottle of water.
"She's after me"
"And how's that my business", he retorted. "Why are you so callous, young man", he said in an angry tone .
Jayson shrugged. "Where's she? I mean Iris "
"California "
"So why's that witch in Paris?" He asked as if he cared. "That's what I don't know ", he said sighing. Jayson grinned. "So you called because..."
"Fuck you ", Jacob said and he laughed sourly. "I was calling so maybe you could help "
"That's your business to handle. You could manipulate her to kill herself ", he joked and hung up.
Where was I ?
***
"I don't want to go to your parties", Lucy said as she walked side by side with Iris. "Come on, you'd love this one ", she said trying to coax Lucy.
"You need to enjoy life while it last"
"You need to take life seriously ", Lucy said and Iris laughed.
"You're so boring ", she said nudging her. "And you're so care free", she retorted.
"Hi", someone said and Lucy looked up. "Joseph!" She smiled heartily.
Joseph eyed Iris up. He didn't want to cross her again after she tried killing him and insulting his dignity by calling him a wolf.
"I told you I'd see you around. Maybe we should have dinner together ", he said not looking at her but smiling, probably trying to be nice.
"That's nice, I'd love it", she said feeling relaxed. "I'd text you later, gotta run", he said and left without waiting for Lucy to reply.
"He's an asshole" Iris cursed. She hit her on the shoulder, " Don't call him an asshole you dick head"
"Whatever, so you have an excuse not to follow me to go clubbing ", she said her voice quite sad and annoyed. "Sorry baby , next time, I promise ", she said and Iris shrugged.
"Whatever "
***
"You look beautiful on that dress", Joseph said and she laughed. "Though Iris seemed quite annoyed about me coming, she gave me the dress", she said and sat.
"You know, I'm not really good at dressing up", she said and he laughed.
"I think you're good", he said as he ordered food.
"Same ", she said and smiled. She had been doing that since she came in here .
"Same?" He asked chuckling. "Yeah. I like it, I'm serious "
"You're serious?" He asked laughing this time. "You're teasing me ", she said making a face.
"I'm sorry, I just like seeing your flushed face. It makes you more beautiful or should I say attractive ", he said and her eyes brightened.
"I can't believe I'm talking to you ", she said feeling the moment.
"You said it yourself, I'm the kid who's always minding her business and sits at the back reading her heads off to get good grades"
"I didn't say that ", he said and she laughed. "You didn't particularly put it this way". He nodded and bit his lips.
"Maybe you should come to my house "
"Really?" She asked and he laughed. "Yeah, you'd love it and I cook like a pro"
"I don't believe you ", Lucy said eating her food. "Should we bet on it?"
"No, but you could prove me wrong ", she said and he took her hand. "Sure"
***
Joseph's house was huge, it was almost like iris's own but not so big.
"Welcome to my humble abode, sweetheart ", he said and she smiled. Somehow her heart skipped when he called her sweetheart with that his voice that made her want to do so many things with him.
"I'd make a simple meal, feel at home", he said and actually kissed her already red cheeks.
Lucy sat lazily on the couch, she felt weak and hot. He actually kissed her cheeks.
He fucking kissed me.
Her phone buzzed , she looked at the caller. DAD.
"Why on earth is he calling", she muttered. She made to answer the phone but sighed. This was her night and that man wasn't going to spoil it for her. She knew if she spoke to him , her night would be ruined and she didn't want that. This was her chance to spend time with someone she had had eyes on since she met him and for him to be looking at her was a miracle. She closed her eyes and hung up. Anything that was going to happen to him, he deserved it.
Joseph came to her and smiled. "I'm done. You'd taste pure goodness in every bite", he said sarcastically though he meant it. Lucy scoffed and took a bite of the meal, it was so nice she took another and another until her plate was empty.
He was right,it was pure goodness... Just like how his body would taste.
She looked at him. He was watching her eat.
"You like it?" He asked knowing she did at how neat her plate was.
"No, it was terrible", she said and he laughed. He pushed his plate to her and she smiled and wiped the plate . "Is it still bad?"
"Yes", she said and he stood up and came closer.
"You got something on your mouth", he said and she felt embarrassed. He came closer to her and used his tongue to lick it off. "It tastes better in your mouth", he said huskily and she blushed, her face bright red.
Someone called and he looked at his phone. MUM. He sighed and looked back at her. "Your mum's calli...", she said and he kissed her to stop her from talking. "You talk too much", he mumbled surveying her mouth with his tongue. She gave in to him as she held his neck, she felt weak all of a sudden . He looked at her and smiled.
"I'll do the dishes", he said and was about leaving her. She dragged him and kissed him.
"That's what I'm talking about... Vicious", he said and switched off his phone, it slipped his hands and fell to the ground but he didn't care. What mattered was what was before him.
"Fuck me", she muttered and he smiled. That's all he wanted to hear.