Chapter 2

Life went on, hours flew into days, weeks, months and a year. Must confess, I really enjoyed the Christmas break.

Today 29th December, I received a call from my boyfriend Andrew, he's flying to Dubai for a work contract and he wants me to come along.

Andrew is a photographer and he has his won studio. He isn't the perfect boyfriend or the kind of man I prayed for, but as the saying goes, nobody is perfect. So, I endure it all.

My parents do not like him for me but I see nothing work in dating him. I tried hard to make them see reasons to like Andrew,but the more I try, the more they hate me. When I felt like my efforts are not yielding any results. I let it be, praying that someday they will change their heart and accept him.

I picked up my phone and called Cordis, I need to break the news to her.

"hello girlfriend " she squealed at the end of the line.

"hey" I replied In a sweet voice.

"what's up, you called" she said.

Then I cleared my throat and paused for a while. "I have good news" I told her and waited for her question which really did came.

"what is it? did you have sex with Andrew? No, you are still a Virginia, Did he promised to take you out on a date? Well, that's no longer new, Did he propose?" She kept rambling and on and on. I let her be. I will break the news to her when she is done talking.

"Tell me already, what is it?" She asked again, well I decided to tell her then.

"you see, Andrew called me... he said he booked us a flight to Dubai..... So, we'll spend the night the whole new year over there, just the two of us".

"oh my God!!!" she screamed just as I finished.

She's a parrot. _a human parrot_ .

"he booked a flight to Dubai? that is sweet my dear". I nodded as if she can see me right now.

"that is good news, but you are never returning the same, right?" She asked and I kinda know what she is talking about.

I am twenty four, will be twenty five in a month and half. I know that once we embark on this trip, we will surely have sex. We've been dating for two and half years and not gone beyond kissing and holding hands.

During the call, Cordis told me that she will try to convince her boyfriend to join us. She called it 'couples trip' and I couldn't agree more.

Cordis and I spent the few hours left at the mall. She said I need a whole lot of things since it's my first lover's trip with Andrew.

We went to the lingerie section, i couldn't believe my eyes. They were lots and lots of lingerie ranging from laces to spaghetti straps and strapless. I haven't been in here before and I do not know what to chose.

My beastie did me the favors of taking me around from store to store. When I got tired of trying one, i just picked one.

I bought few clothes which I thought were necessary. We picked other feminine things along the way.