Chapter 22 Engagement

It was Thursday night and Diane's birthday night. Earlier today he had booked her interview with the US embassy. Then later that evening he had taken her and Jasmine out for dinner at the Terra Nova hotel. He wanted to keep a party for her but she told him she would celebrate at her engagement party. But he still got her some very expensive gifts. After they arrived at his home from dinner they put Jasmine to bed then snuggled and watch a movie together. After the movie Diane went to take a shower and so did he.

When he came out of the bathroom she was laying on his bed in a thin pink nightdress, so he pulled the towel from around his waist and went and lay down beside her. Diane put her head on his chest and begin playing with the soft blond hair above his shaft while he gently caresses her shoulder with the tip of his fingers.

"Babe girl" "Hmm." "Do you think black hair would fit me?" Diane lifts her head and looks up at him. "Why do you ask?" "I need a change." He said twisting his lips. "But you're gorgeous the way you are. You're like a blond hair prince from a fairy tale." She giggled. "I am not a prince Diane." He said firmly but also in a sad tone.

"Of course you're. You're my prince and I'm sure all the ladies would agree with me." "Well, I can think of a few who thinks that I'm their worst nightmare." He said sadly. "Okay, so you were a walking disaster I know, but you're now my hot body Christian prince. Now, about your hair." She went on as she wrapped his hair around her fingers. "You already have brown streaks in your hair so why not make it dark brown."

He thought about it for a while and shakes his head. "Dark brown sounds good, I think it could work. I'll get it done tomorrow." Diane got up, sat over him, and looks into his eyes while running her fingers along his cheek. "Dark brown hair and blue eyes and here I was thinking you couldn't get any more gorgeous." He Pulls her down towards him and kisses her long and hard while massaging her butt. "I love you, babe girl." He moans against her lips. "I love you more, my handsome prince."

Gabriel took Diane to class on Friday then went to the hairdresser who always cut his hair. She fixed him up beautifully and he was very pleased with the results. And so was Diane when he picked her up from driving class.

On Saturday morning he and his friends went to price smart to get some more stuff for his party and they too were pleased with his change. He then picked up his suit from the cleaners and head home. He, Diane, Diane's sisters, their kids, and his friends spend the rest of the day helping the decorators to prepare the house and grounds for the party. He had the two church buses and two of his ready to bring his guests to the house. He had also hired a catering service to prepare and serve the food. At seven he and Diane went to get dressed. Jasmine and the other children were already dressed.

Gabriel had chosen a white Gucci jeans suit with diamonds studs lining the collar and sleeves and around the pants pockets, and a white army high top shoe with sliver buckles that went up under the foot of his pants.

He finishes getting dress and went to find Diane who was getting dressed in another room. "Babe, can I come in?" He asks. "Yes, you can baby boy." He steps through the door and was floored by how beautiful she looks. She was wearing a long silver dress with glitters from the top to the bottom and it fit her curves perfectly; it also hugs her breasts and really shapes out her butt.

"Wow, babe. You're absolutely beautiful. You seriously take my breath away." He said in admiration. "I could say the same about you baby boy, you're breathtakingly gorgeous." "I can't wait to show you off baby girl but by the way have you started taking your birth control pills yet?" He asks looking at the calendar on the wall. "Yes, I started a week ago." "You did get check out by the doctor first right?" He asks in concern. "Yes, I did." "In that case, there's something I need to do before we go downstairs." He said pulling her into his arms giving her an intensely passionate kiss, exploring every corner of her mouth with his tongue.

She moves seductively against him, arousing every sexual fiber in his body and he couldn't help moaning against her lips. Her movements were so hypnotic that he didn't hear the door open. "Um, guys the bad news is you haven't gotten to that part yet but the good news is, your guests are starting to arrive, so why don't you both leave that for your wedding night," Mike said from behind them. Diane blushes and hides her face in Gabriel's shirt. "We will be there in a minute," Gabriel said to Mike without looking at him.

"Okay but don't be too long." Diane tried to move away from him but he pulled her back against him. "Come on baby, we have to stop, we need to go downstairs." She whispers against his lips as he kisses her again and again." "I'll go downstairs right now on one condition." He said against her lips. "Which is?" She asks raising her brow. "I get to take this dress off later." He said running his tongue across his lips. "Alright, yes you may, now let's go."

When they got downstairs one bus had already arrived and there were quite a few people there and he greets them as he went by. By 9.00 pm the party was in full swing. His house was packed. Everyone he passes wishes him all the best and some of the ladies ask him to reconsider. At 10.00 pm he took Diane's hand and taking a cordless microphone he asks for everyone's attention.

"Good night everyone. Thank you all for being here. We're celebrating two wonderful occasions tonight. My fiancé's birthday and of course our engagement. If anyone had told me early last year that I would be baptized and in love right now I would probably have laughed in their faces but God had a plan for me that I didn't know about. But to tell you the truth I am very much in love with this beautiful girl and I ask you all for your prayers as we prepare for our wedding." He said squeezing her hand gently.

"Again I thank you all for being here and I hope to see you all at our wedding, thank you." Everyone lifts their glasses in a toast. They shout happy birthday to Diane and cheered. His aunt came over and hugs them and turned to him. "Your parents would be so proud right now. I'm so proud I could just cry." His aunt said with a smile. "Oh please, don't start crying. I wouldn't even be here right now if it wasn't for you. Thank you for everything you have done for me." He said hugging her tightly. "Don't disappear just yet I'm going upstairs for something I got for you." He said pinching her nose. "A gift, for me? You shouldn't have, but I'm glad you did. Go get it. I'll be in the kitchen." He kisses her cheeks and ran upstairs.

The gift was on his desk in his study. He opened the door, stepped inside, and walks over to his desk. He had just lifted the gift from the table when he heard the door close behind him. He turns around and saw Sister Mitchell standing behind him. "Sister Mitchell, what are you doing in here?" He asks in surprise. "Just hear me out okay. I can't stop you from marrying Diane but before you do, could you please do me a favor?" She asks. "And what would that be." He asks calmly.

"Take my virginity. Please, I have saved myself for someone like you and I think you should be the first man for me." She said biting her lips. "You're kidding right?"He asks raising his brow. "No, I'm dead serious." "You know Sister Mitchell; one of the things I have learned since I got baptized is that a woman's body is something to respect, to cherish. Jesus came on this earth from a virgin's womb. And that means the body of a lady is sacred. I didn't have any respect for women before I got baptized but now I do." He said running his hands over his face.

"Your body is the temple of God and you should have more respect for it. Now listen to me, I'm getting married and my wife is the only woman I want to have sex with right now, so if you would please leave I'll forget this ever happened." He said firmly.

"No, I'm not leaving. You're going to give me what I want and what I want is you." "Alright if you won't leave then I will." Gabriel turns to leave the study and she ran in front of him blocking the door. "Sister Mitchell stops this before you do something you'll regret." "Trust me I won't ever regret being with you, I love you." She smiled pulling her blouse.

"I am not going to touch you so you might as well stop now." He said backing away from her. She twists her lips and bits at the inside of her mouth and to his surprise, she rips her blouse in two places. "What the hell are you doing?" He demands. "Getting what I want." She replied coming towards him.

He rests the bag back on the desk and folds his arms across his chest. She tried to touch him but he holds her hands and she began twisting and turning and screaming. "Sister Mitchell, for God's sake stops this!" He shouts at her. "You will give me what I want or I'll go downstairs and tell everyone you tried to rape me." She screamed while still wriggling in his hands. Gabriel looks at her in shock. "You're going to blackmail me?"

"Call it what you want but who do you think they will believe you or me?" He thought about it for a while and as sure as hell if she went downstairs they would definitely believe her but what was he supposed to do? How the hell was he going to get out of this? There was a half-naked woman in arms, in his study while his engagement party was going on downstairs. 'Bloody hell. God, please help me out of this." He silently prays as she continues to wriggle in his arms, trying to kiss him and touch him.

"Get your hands off my husband!" Diane said stepping into the study. "Oh thank you, Lord." He whispers to himself. "You got that part wrong, it's your husband's hands that are on me and furthermore he's not your husband, yet." Sister Mitchell said angrily. "Get away from him right now! Or I'm going to report you to pastor." Diane said in an even more angry tone that the woman used. "Good, then I'll tell him that Gabriel tried to rape me."

"And I'll show him the truth; I have everything right here on my video phone. You rip your own blouse and tried to force yourself on my husband. Do you still want to stick to your story?" Diane asks in a disgusted tone. Sister Mitchell back away from Gabriel and gave Diane a hostile stare. "You don't deserve him." She snaps.

"I tell myself that every day but it's me he wants, now, get out!" Diane said pointing towards the door. "I can't go downstairs looking like this." She cried in dismay. "You should have thought about that before you rip your clothes, now get out of this office, now!" Diane ordered. "Don't just leave my office, leave my house," Gabriel adds. "You're kicking me out?" She asks in shock. "I don't need people with your kind of attitude around me, not here, not on the street, and certainly not in church so from now on please avoid me." He said turning his back to her. With tears in her eyes, Sister Mitchell walks slowly from the study.

As soon as they were alone Gabriel breathes a heavy sigh of relief. "Thank God you came when you did. I was worried there for a while." He said running his fingers through his hair. "Well, I guess I'll just have to keep a closer eye on you so no one can frame you for anything," Diane said massaging his hand. "Would you have believed her if she had come downstairs with that story and her blouse torn?" He asks with his head down.

"I mean if you didn't see it for your self would you've thought that…I….?" He didn't finish the sentence but she knew exactly what he was asking her. "To be honest I would be suspicious but even if I didn't believe her other people would. They would have to examine her to see if she was still a virgin." "Come to think of it, it was your torn blouse that confirms the fact that Alex tried to rape you. Your blouse and of course your anger." He states.

"I'm sorry I said all those mean things to you that night but babe boy, you really don't need to force yourself on any woman, they're practically lining up to get into your bed." She giggles as he pulls her against him and kisses her passionately. "Yeah they are but there's only one woman I want in my bed." He whispered in her ears and forced a smile as he took the gift from off the desk and they both left the study.

By 11.00 pm most of the guess was already gone. His aunt left with one of her church sisters and Gabriel organized a drive home for Diane's family. By 12.00 am the house was empty. Diane attempts to clean up but Gabriel drags her upstairs. "Oh no you don't, we had a deal remember. It's time to get you out of this dress." He moaned seductively. "You just couldn't wait for the party to end could you?" She snorts. "You got that right." He chuckled. They check on Jasmine then went to bed."