Chapter62: Kiki

"heeey, Henry as much as I would like to catch up, we are sort of in a hurry right now. My grandma is probably waiting."I told him so that I can cut the conversation short.

"You are going to visit grandma Lauren? Woow I've probably missed her. I've not visited her in a while. Hey Kiki, let's do this, I'm waiting for someone to arrive in about..."he looked at his watch and smiled." About ten minutes, why don't you wait for me and I can give you a ride instead of hailing a cub."he said and I groaned inside. I'm clearly trying to avoid him but he can't understand that.

"We don't have time to wait and we don't need your ride."Alex coldly said holding my hand. I smiled at Henry apologetically and we started walking away from him but we were not gonna go far without him saying something.

"Okay Kiki, but expect me tomorrow. I need to show my girlfriend the place I grew up in."he shouted from behind but I pretended to be deaf and not hear anything. Alex hailed a cub and we got in.

"Address."the driver asked and I told him then he drove away. I sighed loudly and then I looked at Alex. He is so quiet and it's so hard to understand what he's thinking.

"Are you okay?"I asked him.

"No. Definitely not. That guy kept talking nonstop and he was irritating me when he was calling you Kiki. What's that? A nickname? Tch.." he said rolling his eyes. He looks so cute right now.

"He was my neighbor well like we lived in the same neighborhood. He and Andy and Shawn and I."told him so that he would stop misunderstanding.

"Yeah, first the passport guy who couldn't get his eyes off you and now your Kiki neighbor."he sarcastically said and I laughed.

"He's not Kiki guy, he was just calling me Kiki since we were younger. And that guy from the airport was not looking at me."I said because I definitely didn't see him looking at me. I only heard Alex telling him he'll gorge his eyes out.

"Just because you didn't see him doesn't mean he wasn't checking you out. Damn, with this beauty every person would check you out. And that Kiki guy, he likes you."he said and I laughed at his stupidity.

"No he doesn't. He has been joking with me like that forever so don't get wild ideas. He's a damn play boy, who would want to be with him?"I rolled my eyes but Alex didn't reply. I crawled up to his lap ignoring the driver who was throwing me his ogly eyes at me. Alex let me sit on his lap and I started distracting him from the weird thoughts he has of people checking me out. I showed him the small town I grew up in and he laughed his heart out when I told him the stories of the town you know how every town has a story, mine had funny stories and before we knew it, we had reached my grandma's house. It was not big but it was smart.

" Is this where your grandma lives?"he asked and I nodded happily.

"It's beautiful."he said looking through the car window at the house.

"I know right? Now, let's get out."I told him as I paid the driver. We got out and took our suitcase and we walked to the door. I rung the bell and within seconds it was opened. Holy shit, was she waiting at the door?

"Ooh my baby.... I missed you so much."grandma hugged me but too tight I really couldn't breath well.

"Ummm... Grandma, I think...you are hugging me too.... tight. I kinda can't... Brea...breath."I said stuttering because my throat was too tightly held up.

"I know, that was the plan. You idiot, it has been really long since the time I saw you. Let me have my time for a while."she said still hugging me but she has losened the hug. She stayed in my arms for a few seconds then she pulled away. Finally I can breath normally. I sighed a relief.

"Well, I miss you too grandma."I told her and she just sneered.

"If it was not for my grandson in law, I know you wouldn't have come."she said looking at Alex then she hugged him too but a bit gentler. Okay this is playing favourite and I am not liking it." Oh Alex I have been waiting for this moment."she told Alex then she broke her hug and held Alex's hand that was not holding the suitcase and led him inside and I was left there standing like a fool with only a purse and Alex's laptop bag.

I groaned but I got in anyway. Invite myself in is the best description. I took the suitcase from Alex's hands and took it to my room. The house didn't have upstairs it was just the ground floor which was also the main floor. It had everything. The kitchen, the living room, the bedroom and some few rooms but there was a down basement where my grandma kept her guns and a small wine cellar.

After I was done, unpacking in the room and remeniscing the memories in my room, I went to meet my Alex and grandma at the sitting room.

"She was really cute when she was a baby."I heard Alex say from where I was in the hallway. Then my head clicked on something. It better be not what I'm thinking. I hurried my steps and yes, it's what I was probably thinking. I walked to where grandma and Alex sat and took the photo album.

"Grandma, you can't do this to me. These are my worst photos ever and you are showing him? He's been here for like what, 1 hour and you already showed him my embarassing photos? I can't believe this."I sighed holding on to the photo album as if it was my life.

"She always gets angry when people see those photos."she told Alex chuckling and I could see how Alex was looking at the photo album. As if he was waiting for a damn chance and take it from me, but I'm ain't gonna give it to him." Kiki, you gotta have to stop being like this. They are just photos."she said.

"You know I hate that name and for your information, these ain't just photos. They are one of my most embarassing moment in my life."I said fuming.

"Look at that, an angry Kiki who is fuming because....."

"Grandma..."I shouted to stop her from talking anymore. She is totally embarrassing me in front of Alex who apparently is having the widest grin he could afford. I cursed inwardly.

"Whatever Kiki....... How about you show Alex around the house while I make you guys dinner." She said standing up and left to the kitchen. I was left looking at Alex with angry eyes.

"What did I do now?"he asked raising his hands in defense.

"You are probably laughing inwardly right now because you don't want to make me feel bad."I told him pouting and I sat beside him on the couch.

"Why would I do that?"he asked obviously feigning not guilty."I really think you look super cute in those photos."he said smiling. Now that's what I'm talking about. He wants to laugh so badly. I sighed and I hid the album away from Alex's reach. I know he wants to laugh because my friends have seen the album and although they saw me grow up and took some of the photos together, they still laugh every time they see them.