Chapter 38

Mike had an unpeturbed rest, as Olivia allowed him sleep to his satisfaction. He woke up very energetic and fresh. He saw Olivia lay by his side still working on her phone. She must be a workaholic he presumed. He crawled to her and gave her a peck, asked her how she was doing and told her he was hungry. Olivia called the kitchen and ordered some food. She dropped what she was doing and gave him attention as she noticed he was ready to talk.Mike observed her attention to him and took advantage of the opportunity. He started off by formally introducing himself, he told her how he met Pat and how he saw in her a life partner. He was the only child of his parents athough they were late, he had only Pat as family hence his patience and total trust in her. He had loved her so much that although they had no child, he believed that they would. He had planned that in a worst case, they would go for IVF. All he had done in their years of marriage was to make sure she was always happy. He bought her the car she was using and was to change it for her except for her refusal. In all these shower of love and care, what he was getting was more of a negative vibe, she was initially a good wife to him but after some years, he began to notice her bad and non challant attitude towards him. She wouldn't care whether he ate or not, would go out and wouldn't come back early or not come back at all. He began to experience the frustrating side of marriage... 

While he was talking, Olivia couldn't believe that Mike was aware of all these happenings but kept mute, she felt he was too busy to notice. She was filled with sympathy for him, her friend had treated him badly. 

... He had even thought of looking out for another woman to marry, but on the contrary, he decided to wait and see if she could change. Their sex life had become dead zone and topic not to be visited. He couldn't recall the last time they ever slept together, not to talk of making love...

The waiter brought the food, he had knocked on the door, Olivia went and opened for him, the food was served and for the initial few minutes, they concentrated on the food without words, Olivia who was dumbfounded as to the fact that all the while she had been in the house, she felt her friend was sleeping with the husband. She recalled the intensity of her sexual drive when they had an intercourse, she could now understand why her libido was that high, she was sexually starved or out the right way, she had been staring herself sexually. Mike continued from where he stopped... He and Pat where leaving like strangers in the house, she moved out from their bedroom and took a separate room. He had tried to monitor her, so as to fine out if she was seeing or cheating on him with another man, he paid a secret agent to do so too, the reports where negative as all the people they had seen her with both in the eatery and the hotel were all women.

Olivia could identify with that, she knew her friend was more a lesbian, and was frolicking with those women, she had more sympathy on Mike, poor him she thought, he was so ignorant to the point that he never suspected anything was going on with Pat and those ladies. She recalled that Pat had told her that one of the reasons settling with Mike was this weakness. At this point, she was getting fed up with the story as it was becoming too touchy tiger liking. She was getting to a point of tears and that might make her begin to say things she wouldn't want to say. She moved close to Mike and held his hands, then she asked him;

What is your next plan, now that you knew all these?

Mike was taken aback by the question, he was not expecting such,infact he was not prepared for such question. He hadn't really had a well thought out plan on what to do next. All he had were just some inconclusive suggestions on what he felt he could try believing that it could work out for him. It was now clear to him that inasmuch as he wanted to quit his marriage, he hadn't thought of divorce, all he had dreamt of was Olivia his wife's best friend.

I sincerely do not know what to do, he answered. I need you to help me, he added.

Olivia smiled, how? how do you want me t help you? She asked.

Mike thought for a while, he did not know what to say, but in his heart, he knew this was the perfect opportunity to let the cat out of the bag. He was more confidence in how to say what he had in mind. 

Olivia, I think I am in love with you, infact I love you. He said this, half stuttered and half spoken.

Olivia smiled again, she held his hands and looked him in the eyes; she knew this was it, the moment she was to win his heart and get him to commit himself.

Mike you know it's impossible, you are my best friends husband. she asked in pretence.

Mike used the opportunity to let her know he fell for her right from the very first day in that lift, it wasn't because she was his wife's friend, he had wanted her from that day in the lift, but the opportunity to say these things to her never came, and as luck would have it, she came into their house, which unfortunately created more gap in their communication inorder to avoid chaos in the family. He told her how his eyes had always fixed on her and how his dreams were filled with her presence. He reminded her of that first kiss and the subsequent romance they had. All these were evidence of the fact that he had always loved her. Olivia understood all he was saying, but she needed his commitment, she had to use the delay tactics to get it. She would pretend to be that good friend to his wife and allow him lead they way to the point of no return. Mike insisted there was some way she wou e of help to him, as he was tired of the marriage. He was not being open as to what he actually wanted as he wasn't sure how Olivia was going to take it, being the wife's best friend, hence his carefulness. 

Do you want to divorce Pat? Olivia asked. Cos if that's what you want, you should know I would be the wrong person to replace her, being her best friend. Moreover I am not a lawyer to handle such matter, so I ask again, how do I help you?

She was driving him somewhere, all she needed was that commitment, that surety that he was sure of what he was doing and what he wanted, she wasn't ready to get involved and on the way he would disappoint her. 

Mike stood up from the bed and walked to the window, he was watching the waters flowing and overflowing it's banks. He could see few ladies and guys enjoying the cool evening at the beach side, it was a site he so much desired, he had a good job, he had money, he could have any woman he wanted to sleep with, but all he needed was a wife of his own and that wife would make him happy. His entire life was crumble right before him, he never thought a time like this would come in his life. 

Elope!, Elope with me!, Let's leave this country to any place of your choice, lets get somewhere and start a new life together. He was almost shouting, saying it as if it was being forced out of him. I need you by my side, I can't help it anymore. 

Olivia stood up and walked to him, she held him from the back, embracing him and allowing the full weight of her body lean on his. 

Mike I don't think you understood what you are asking for, you wouldn't solve a problem by running away, you would be creating another problem. I know you are in a sad mood and somehow desperate to solve your problem, but all I would advice is that you give it time. Time can heal any wound, it would help you think of the best option to this.

Olivia did not find it funny with the mention of the word 'elope' to her, Mike wouldn't understand how harmful that would be to her career and family. Eloping meant quitting her dream and forgetting the political position she was aspiring. Her father would be disappointed in her and her mother would regret having her. Miras efforts and time would have become a waste. Mike do not know this, and she wasn't ready to explain it for now. Even if they were to elope,she would have loved them to go to Paris, but for the father's warning of the timing. Another thing being the press perspective of the story and how it would jeopardize her aspiration. She resolved in her mind that it would not be an option at all.

Although Mike felt dissatisfied and disappointed with Olivias position and suggestions, but he couldn't help but accept, he was deeply in love with her and there wasn't anything that would take that away from him. He thought of Lucy, would she have been the best option? She wouldn't, he told himself. The fact that she was a hooker had disqualified her. His mind had been made up n Olivia and whatever it takes, including 'time' he was ready to go with that. He decided to follow her advice but prayed she wouldn't suggest another woman soon. 

Mike remembered Mira (Brains Olivia), he then switched the topic; he told her how he met a young lady in Paris who was the exact picture of her, and that her name was Olivia, he also mentioned how he thought she was the one, as he thought she wanted to give him a surprise. He mentioned that the Olivia was seated with his friend Brains at the Hospital when he arrived. While he was talking, Olivia's heart was almost jumping out of her mouth not until he mentioned Olivia. She felt probably Mike may have met Mira, but she never knew that she was right in her thought. She became wrong when she got to know that the name of the lady was Olivia, her name sake. She had assumed that Mira had met Brains, who  felt she was Mira and possibly they might be in love. Little did she know she was right, but the name Mike mentioned deceived her. Mira hadn't mentioned anything like that to her and they hadn't discussed men for so long. She knew Mira could cover up for her in any given opportunity by claiming to be her but she would have mentioned it to her just like she would do, if it's something that was that important.

By this time, he had turned back facing Olivia, she looked into his eyes, his countenance was coming back to brightness, she was rubbing his chest with her hands as she leaned on him. Mike could feel the softness of her body on him, he bent his bead and planted a kiss on her forehead. Olivia turned back and leaned her back on him, her buttocks was rested on his boxers. He was so disturbed that he wasn't having the urge for sex, even though her position and gestures towards him had impact on him. Olivia noticed his mood but she had already made up her mind to shift his focus from the Pat issue to herself, after all that was the mission. So she sunk deeper into him made sure that her buttocks this time touched his manhood. Mike was not able to hide it anymore, even if he tried, his manhood could not follow his senses, it bulged and Olivia felt it on her body. She then moved her waist as if she was dancing, making him feel her the more. Mike who was formerly lost in thought about Pat turner his mind towards Olivia, a look at her body got him. He looked at her see through top and from the side of her armpit he could see the heaving breast as it got round and bigger. Olivia raised his hands and held it in front of her under her chest region, allowing his arms feel the breast. She raised her head and looked him in the eyes, Mike thought about Lucy, he couldn't compare the feeling he was having with that of Lucy, although Lucy was supposedly a professional, Olivias touch and method was more than that. Another factor being that he was in love with her, therefore his mind, soul and body accepted her and her every move. He held her shoulder and turned her around facing him, then he bent his head towards her and kissed her passionately, Olivia responded and their tongues searched each others mouth, making some sensual noise. They were already in the mood and their body was on fire. With their hands searching each others body and touching those sensitive spots, the urge increased and the more it does, the harder the impact on their actions. Mike held the tip of her bum short and pulled it down, Olivia stepped out of it, she wasn't wearing anything underneath the bm short, Mike could sense the pubic hairs as his hands swept pass the pubic region. Olivia couldn't help but grasp for air while making those touchy noise to show he was at a sensitive part of her body. Mike's manhood was tearing through the boxer and Olivia for the first time could see how huge he was down there. She held it and fondled it, she then whispered to his ear,

This is big!

Mike smiled and asked if she liked it, she responded that she loved it. She pulled down the boxer to allow him feel free, the she was able to freely run her hands on him to and fro, making him go crazy. Mike went for her breast and with his mouth just like a baby, he suckled at it one fer the other making her shout with fantasy. They continued tearing at each other until Olivia couldn't hold it anymore, she asked Mike to give it to her, she was virtually begging him this time, Mike brought out his condom, wore it and although Olivia recalled she was to get pregnant for him, but she was happy he took the protection route, Mike lowered himself into her and she let out a soft sound of erotic feeling as she held him strongly, her fingers digging deep into his skin, they had an unforgettable and memorable time together, for Mike it erased whatsoever he had with Lucy, it made him love Olivia the more.