She opens the door and climbs down into her room. Her phone rings, 'but who has been calling me since?' She reaches into her bag and brings her iPhone 14 ProMax from her bag. 'Oh! It's Rii.' She picks the car, locks the door behind her and falls into her bed that's paid on the floor.
'Hello Sweetie?' Says Rii
'Hey My Man. I guess you were the one that called earlier right? I'm sorry pls, the phone was in my bag, I was in the tricycle when you called and you know I don't pick up calls in public.'
'I'm sorry babe, I thought you've gotten home. What happened, you are late today. It's already past 8.'
She sighs and uses the right leg shoe to remove the left leg shoe and does the same with the right leg, 'well, the boss had a number of visitors from 5 o'clock this evening and you know we don't leave the office until the boss leaves.'
'Babe, this work of yours and their funny behavior ehn…'
She goofs, 'wait till you hear what happened at work today.'
'Really? What happened? I just hope it's not that they were eyeing my babe.'
She blushes and smiles, 'lover boy, calm down, let's hear a word.' She rolls her eyes.
'Let me mark my territory before they start saying I thought she's bona vacantia. Pls, let them know you are encumbered already.'
'Pls, rest!' They laugh. 'So let me tell you what happened.'
'Alright now, I'm listening.'
'I was publicly humiliated today.'
'Aha! By who? Why?'
'The Company is trying to sign a retainer agreement with a law firm. Members of the firm were present at a meeting and the COO of my office introduced me as the errand person of the company. Can you just imagine?'
'That's unfair now. What did you do now?'
'I was so humiliated but the principal of the law firm did something that really surprised me. She immediately corrected him and told him not to call me like that again asking as I'm a lawyer.'
'Wow! I like the way she corrected him immediately. You know some people will even from that very moment start viewing you as an inferior. But without mincing words, that COO of yours needs a serious cane.'
'Honestly, that shit was painful as fuck. How will he introduce me like that? It made me useless and worthless. If he can introduce a Lawyer like that, I wonder how he would introduce other persons in the office who aren't lawyers.'
'I understand Babe and sincerely I know how it feels but let the goal be your focus. You remember your dream of having one of the top tier law firms in the country? Let that be your focus pls. You know I do tell you, no matter what you are passing through right now are basically for two majors. One, they are all what would make your success story tomorrow and secondly, you are passing through this situation now because later in life, you'd meet people passing through similar situations and they would like to learn from you, how you were able to handle the situation and make it far and wide. You will be their guide and a light to their path.'
'But Babe, it's really tiring and overwhelming…' says Cynthia but Rii quickly cuts her short.
'I know. I know at times, you might even feel like quitting and probably start something else but I want you to know that you are not where you are now by mistake. You are there on a particular mission. A mission that only you can perfectly handle. The hard time?' He hisses. 'They don't last. One thing you don't know is that in that particular hard or bad situation lies the way out of the situation but our attention is on the hard situation that we ignore the solution. Babe, I'm not trying to motivate you or something but I'm so sure that you are made for this and you will definitely make out of this perfectly. This time will surely pass but you won't pass with the time. You've gat this babe.'
'Awwwnnn, see my baby sounding like a Motivational Speaker.' They laugh.
'You are not serious.' They laugh and later pause. 'But I wish I'm there with you… I swear down.'
'Really?'
'Yes.'
Trying to tease him, 'so what would happen assuming you are here?'
'A lot would definitely happen…'
'Hmm hmm?'
'I will first feast on your lips while I get busy with your nipples then slowly move my hand to your pussy…' Cynthia bites her lips gently and closes her eyes so as to enjoy the moment. 'Then proceed to sucking your boobs while my fingers get busy with your pussy… Then proceed slowly to kissing your thighs while my 2 hands fondle your 2 boobs.' Cynthia slowly dips her left hand under her blue G-string and starts brushing her waxed pussy. 'Then I kiss your clit slowly severally, then dip the tip of my tongue into your warm and thick pussy, busys my hands with your nipples while I feast passionately on your wet pussy…. Feast on your pussy till your legs start to shake and your back carves up with passion and hunger. Then goes back to kissing you while I finger your wet and warm pussy so fast that you can hear the sound of the wetness of your pussy but won't just stop doing it…' Cynthia cuts.
'Babe? Babe?'
'Yes?'
'Can you pls stop? You are really getting me in the mood and you know you are not here and we even agreed that no sex until we are married and we both agreed to. Moreover, to me, it's like punishment, I'm here creating the images of what you are saying in my head, creating an insatiable hunger and desire for you and whatever size you have down here which I know I can't have because of the agreement and even the agreement doesn't exist, we are miles away from each other. It can't be sent via mail nor through calls.'
'Yes, I know and I understand everything perfectly but…'
'There's no but, Babe. It's what we both want and exactly what we agreed upon. I know and we both know it won't be easy but in the long run, we know it's worth it.'
Rii sighs, 'If I will be honest with you, I really miss you. This distance between us is not even helping matters at all. There are times that I would want to go out with you, go on a date with you kike normal people Ina relationship but there's no opportunity of such vecause of the distance between us. I really miss you. I wish to spend quality time with you.'
'Babe, I know and I too feel the same way but the distance and our different work won't make that happen. Look at me, I'm a Lawyer here and you are a Doctor in another country there. But trust me, I wish and long for those things but since the situation at hand can't allow us, we have to make do with the one we have.'
'You? Miss me?' Goofs. 'You that I have to press and press before you could tell me you love and miss me. Be playing. My fans, just be playing.'
'I know but that doesn't say that I don't love you or I don't miss you.'
'If truly you miss me, you will say it, even without asking you. If you love me as much as you say you do, you won't be asked or pressed before saying it. Mind you, I'm not saying I doubt your fidelity but I just want you to do more than this. It's for our good, our relationship and God willing, our marriage and our lives together. Whatever we start and build on now is what we will exist on, people and our kids would learn from and about us.'
'It's alright. I promise to do better from now on.'
'Ok now. No problem. Have you had anything this evening or are you still going to cook? Although it's late already.'
She remembers that she hasn't removed her clothes, 'you won't believe I've not removed my clothes.' Hisses, 'immediately I came back from work, as I was entering, I picked your call and I've been in this bed since.'
'Oops! Let me release you, change clothes, shower and possibly find something to eat.'
'I honestly need a shower. I'm beginning to feel inconvenient in my skin. I really want to shower.'
'Alright then. Just beep me when you're fully settled, I will call you.'
Ryr3'Alright then.'
'I love you, Babe.'
'Awwwwn! You do?'
'Noooo! I hate you.' The both of them laugh. 'You are not just a serious person.'
'If I don't tease you, tell me who will?' The both of them laugh. 'Alright now Babe, I will call you once I'm done bathing.' They end the call.
***
Cynthia is done bathing. She steps back into the bedroom in a translucent two piece nightie, her hair packed in her hair net. She goes to her dressing table, sits down but stands up immediately to go and pick her phone. She socks a little cotton wool with her face cleanser. She dials Rii's number. She then applies the face cleanser on both her face and neck. The call rings for a while and hangs you. She drops the dirty cotton wool at one side of the table, socks another cotton wool, dials the number again and applies it on her face. Same thing happens with the call.
'I guess he's asleep.' She flings the phone on her mattress, finishes applying the cleanser on her face and jumps on the mattress. She lays on her back looking at the floral decorations on the POP of her ceiling.
'Let me even read more about this woman.' She stands up from the mattress, goes to the wardrobe, brings out the bag she took to work, searches through the content of the bag till she sees the business card Miss Rahama gave her at the meeting. She jumps on the mattress and grabs her phone and enters the website address on her phone browser. She clicks on the Practice icon on the website and checks the different areas of the firm's expertise. She then proceeds to click the Lawyers icon and check the lawyers working in the firm.
'Oh! The firm is a partnership law firm. So Miss Rahama is the Founding Partner. This Clement Amos wasn't in the office today, he is the Managing Partner. Oh boy! So this woman is over twenty years post Call. She really paid the price. But over five years post Call is also not a joke. Let's just say what happened today is part of the price I have to pay.' Sighs. 'I just pray it will be worth it in the long run.' She continues scanning through the website. 'Ray is even a Senior Associate at the Chamber. That's good.' Pauses. 'But why am I seeing Triumphant on the website? Did I miss her?' Pauses. 'Well, maybe she hadn't joined the firm by the time the website was being set up.' She drops her phone, turns, lays on her back and folds her legs in the mattress. 'But how do I get myself to this stage?' Pauses. 'I really need to start selling myself to people. They need to know me and what I do. Yes, I need to work on my clientele. Yes, I really need to start working on that.' Hisses. 'To think I want to have a top tier law firm in the country and I don't have a private client of my own.' Chuckles. 'I must be really joking. No, this must change from now on. I need to sign a number of retainer agreements. If I can work on that, those clients that I can sign a retainer with, those clients that knows my expertise and how I am will be my link to greater and better clients.'