Episode 9

Lesson 2: Act like a Lady

Scarlett

“so you are telling me he is mad at you?”

“Yes Nam’s”

“Okay, let’s get this straight. You hiccupped in front of everyone, you were the one who got embarrassed but yet he was the one who got angry. Am a bit confused.

“Same here sister. You know he hasn’t come home right? Is it bad to be worried?”

“Well no. I will worry about you if you didn’t come home after a week”

“Thanks Nams. Those were just very encouraging. At least I know that in situations like that, I should just consider myself missing for that period”

Naomi laughs loud over the phone. And am also giggling then stop when I hear some sounds from the living room.

“I think he is back. I will go meet him to see what happened”.

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Andrew

After the whole incident, I decided to go have a drink or something. So I called my buddy Peter and he came over and met me at the bar, then we began to tell him what happened.

“Why were you mad if I may ask?”

“Well... I don’t know. I was just mad, I don’t know where it came from.” I said sounding frustrated.

But what surprised me was that Peter was laughing.

Why the hell was he laughing?

“What’s funny?”

“You man. You are smart in so many other things. But when it comes to this aspect my friend, you are dump all the way” Peter said and my eyes widened.

“What are you trying to say”

“What am saying is as clear as day. Come one. Why should Andrew Price be mad at someone for embarrassing herself?”

“I don’t know, maybe because am stupid?”

“Nah. You just need to find the answer bro”

And as I was about to speak my phone began to vibrate. Scarlett was calling me.

I could see a smirk form on Peter’s face as her name and picture pooped up on my phone. But I ignored him and the call.

“Man, I got to leave you, I have some family function to attend. And also we are not having this conversation again till you find out the answer”

“Come on man, if you know something say something” I cried

“I wish the adorable face works, but no. I will give you a heads up” he said and I waited eagerly for what he was going to say.

“It’s right in front of you” he said looking to the slab where my phone was as Scarlett was calling again. Then he left.

This is why I hated him. Always speaking in parables.

Never the less, I have to get home. I need to put some things together before work tomorrow.

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When I got home the place was a little bit more quiet than usual. I looked in the living room and saw Hakeem sleeping on the couch with the TV still on. I told him not to do that anytime he was in here. As I was about to go into the kitchen, I saw someone standing there. At first I thought it was a stranger till I remembered that the feet were familiar. They were Scarlett’s.

I looked up and I saw her face turned the other side but she was waiting for me. I ignored her and went up to my room, before she could say anything.

Why was she giving me such a hard time.

The rays of sun that shined on me woke up instantly also accompanied by the loud sound my alarm.

I hit with lots of force and if appliances had a tongue it would had cursed me long time, because the hitting did not start today.

As I stood up, I took a few steps then I stopped in my tracks when reality hit me.

There was no music today. Halleluyah somebody.

I was so thrilled that I got set for work fast and happy.. As I came down stairs, I thought she hadn’t woken up since no music which was strange, cause she always woke up early. But when I looked around, the place was all cleaned up.

I was still looking around the house in surprise when I found one figure standing in the kitchen. Actually, standing in front of me.

When I raised my head up, I saw Scarlett looking at me but still avoided eye contact with me. I ignored her and entered the kitchen then poured myself a cup of coffee.

As I walked past her I could feel her shooting daggers at me but I couldn’t care much.

“You can stand there all day looking like Dora the explorer or you can be go Diego go. Anyone you pick it won’t still suit you, so I think am okay with that” I said and she widened her eyes.

Okay maybe Dora, might look good on her.

I was taking a sip of my coffee when she started to speak.

“I don’t really say this a lot, very rare. Am sorry for yesterday. Really didn’t mean to offend you. So, please you self centred, little, arrogant, stalker, pervert, womanizer/ man whore who annoyed me should apologise to me for shouting at me for no good reason. And do you know why am pained, it’s because I hate being shouted at especially when I did nothing”. She shouted.

Oh did I include that she was punching me all through.

“What the hell Pierce” I shouted

“oh am just getting started. At least you should feel 99% of the pain I felt yesterday” she said with a scowl on her face. And she kind of looked cute when angry.

“Okay am sorry. Please, am sorry”

“Say you will never do it again. Swear you won’t do it again.

“I swear I won’t do it again” I said

“Good” she says then immediately replaces the scowl with a warm smile. It was beautiful. But completely screaming bipolar. I mean who changes emotions that fast.

“So I remember you telling me that we were going to lesson two. Act like a lady. Well am ready when you are”

Wait a second, 2,3,4. Am fucking in charge. How the hell did the tables turn around. I had to shut her mouth. I stood up and walked up to her as she kept talking.

Immediately I steeped in front of her, she shut up instantly and began to hiccup. Then I looked into her eyes and she began to shiver a little. Her eyes were dark, the white part shined bright and it was just a perfect combination of black and white and they were beautiful.

Did I mention that I had her back pinned on the wall and my hand on her waist as I looked straight into her eyes. Then a smirk formed on my lips as I could feel the shivers that went down her spine.

“You know the only thing that your talking too much does apart from keeping your breath from being bad, is that it annoys me. And not that it’s a bad thing, because anytime I hear that angry voice of yours, it makes my spine tingle a little. And whenever I see you, especially when you look beautiful, either happy or angry,” I paused then leaned closer leaving almost no space between our lips, then I whispered in her ear.

“It turns me on. And am dead serious. So please do us both a favour and keep quiet. Because with the way am feeling, I don’t mind going late” I concluded making her look flustered.

I then stood straight. This time her hiccups didn’t really mess up my flow and I just felt awesome. I adjusted my suit, brushed my shoulder and turned to leave.

“Ready when you are” I said as I left the living room to the garage. As I got out of the house I saw Hakeem smiling as he leaned back on the wall of the house with his left leg on the wall.

“Ata boy. Take it slow boss man” Hakeem said with a smile

“Now where is the fun in that?”

“Touché”

“Now please take your legs off my wall before I take you out off my payroll” I said and immediately he took it off.

Damn straight I'm the boss.