9. Confused

When Janet finally raise her face to meet Barry's gaze, her heart almost capsized, Barry fixed her in a stare that could have frozen the Pacific....

"Cousin huh..."Barry said

His voice sounded gentler than what Janet expected but he was still smouldering in his angry look

Kenny's eyes flick from Barry to Janet..."When you told me Barry was your cousin, i actually thought he'll be much more smaller.., i mean younger.."

Barry's head spin with anger but he kept his cool...

"Your cousin is a wonderful person Barry.."Kenny said, his words adding more fuel to the burning animosity Barry was feeling..

"Barry..."

Janet force herself to swallow when Barry was called by those he came in with..., he must have come to the restaurant to take pre-wedding pictures...

She lower her gaze again when Barry dark stare reverted to her side..., then she saw him walk over to the people he came with without uttering another word...

"Is he okay...?"Kenny asked pointing at Barry

Janet took a deep breathe..."Would it be awkward if i say we should leave..?"

"No, are you okay...?"

"Am fine.., i just don't feel well..."

"Okay.., what about the food..."

"Forget about the food, let's just leave, please.."

"Okay.."He nib before saying.."That's fine by me.."

She stood up before him, she stole a glance from Barry before walking out of the restaurant, Kenny tagging along....

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Lily walked leisurely to the shower, steam filling the room as she cut the shower on. She bathed her skin lightly, the water pours down, it drips by her side..., the sensation of the water calms her, it takes her mind off things...

After her shower was finished, she stepped out, changed her panties and swung in her female shorts and bra..., her wandering mind revisit who she met earlier that day, Michael, her boyfriend in their university days.., a smile circled her lips prompting her to take her phone to call Laura..

She slumped into the bed waiting for Laura to answer the call....

"Hello..."Laura voice came through when the call connected

Lily reclined her head in the pillow...."Guess who i stumbled on today..."

"Who..?"Laura ask from the other end

"Guess.."

"You know am not good at guessing, just tell me, who is it..?"

"Michael.."Lily said excitedly

"Michael.., who's Michael..?"

"Don't tell me you don't remember Michael..., Michael my boyfriend in our university days.."

"Akura...?"

Lily laughed at the nickname they gave him then..."Yes Akura.."

"I thought he was in china.."

"It's Japan.."

"Yeah Japan..., so what's him doing in our country...?"

Lily bit slightly on her lips, she didn't even ask the reason he came back..."I didn't ask him that, but he said he'll love to take the four of us out tomorrow..."

"He said so.."

"Yeah he did.., so will you be free..?"

"What time tomorrow..?"

"Noon i guess.., he said for lunch.."

"Op.., i won't be free, i have a lawyer's appointment..."

"A lawyer's appointment...!"Lily reiterated...."You have a lawyer now...?"

"Yeah..."

Lily exhale, then it hit her..."Wait, is this about the divorce you spoke about...?"

"Yeah it is.."

"Are you really going through with it...?"

"I already did.., the lawyer served him the papers."

Lily huff..."So how did he react.., did he sign..?"

There was silence, then Laura's voice came...

"No he didn't.."

"Do you think he'll sign...?"

"He won't, he made it very clear.."

"So what will you do if he doesn't sign...?"

"Am moving out regardless..."

"Moving out...!", Where would you go...?"

"Anywhere but Richard's house..."

"Do you have money to get a small apartment...?"

"I don't.., thinking of crashing at my father's place for a while.."

"Laura you can't go there..."

When Laura didn't reply, Lily continue..."You can't go back to your father's house.., you're a married woman..."

"Not anymore.."Laura chided

"He hasn't sign the divorce..., as long as he hasn't.., you're legally still married to him.."

"I can't stay in Richard's house..."

"You can't go to your father's house either, it's derogatory..."

"My parent are not that way.."

"All African parent are like that...."

"I can't stay here Lily.."Laura's voice rumbled low..

Lily frown when Tony walked in.., ignoring him she continued..."I understand Laura, but you need to weigh your options before making any drastic decision..."

Lily flicked her eyes at Tony as silence erupted from the call...

"Laura are you there..?"She asked eyes still pearing at Tony as he undress

"Yeah am still here..."Laura mutter

"Can your lawyer cajole him into signing....?"

"I know Richard, he won't be lured..."

"That's because he wouldn't want to split his properties..."

"Am not after his properties..."Laura's voice rumbled loud..."I just want to leave..., am tired.."

"I know Laura, honestly i can relate to what you're passing through..., am going through almost the same hell over here..."

"Don't even compare yours to mine.."Laura fling back..

Lily sigh, then she eye-beared Tony when he opened the wardrobe and a bunch of sex toys and rubber penises fell out...

Tony pick the different sizes of penises up..."Are these yours...?"

Lily almost hissed at the question..."Laura, let me call you back okay..."

"Tony there..?"Laura benign voice sounded..

She eyed Tony before replying..."Yeah..."

She sat up after ending the call...

Tony poke his eyes...

"Yeah they're mine.."Lily riposte...

"What are you doing with fake penises...?"Tony queried with a cringe at them..

"What do you do with your penis..?"Lily retorted

Tony huff and threw them back on the floor..., then he revert his gaze to the wardrobe...

"Don't you want to talk...?"Lily snapped

Reluctantly, he turn back to face her..."Talk what..?"

"About us..."

"What about us Lily..?"

"Where is our marriage going to...?"

"Is it supposed to be going somewhere..?"Tony fling back

Irritation sliced across Lily's face..."Don't do this.."

"Don't do what..?"

"Act like everything is okay when everything is literally fùcked up..."

"Am not acting Okay.., you're the one using fake penises to give yourself pleasure..."

"Do i smell a green eye, when the husband doesn't perform his duty, something replaces him.."

"So you replace me with doodles..."

"I should have replaced you with a bottle..."She said brusquely

He nib his lips..."It's not funny Lily.."

"What is not funny is you not having sex with me..."

Ignoring her, he turn around to face the wardrobe..

"Of course he turns around when i talk about sex...., seriously Tony, what are you.., are you impotent...?"

He spun around to face her again.."No am not impotent.."

"Are you into occult activities..?"

"Jesus Lily, where's that coming from.."

"Well are you gay..?"

"Am not, that's disgusting..."

"What's disgusting is you refusing to have sex with your wife...."

"I'll have sex with you.."

"When.."She latched out..."When am old and wrinkled...?"

He exhale and reverts his gaze back to the wardrobe...

"We need to see a doctor Tony.."

"I told you before, am fine.."He said over his shoulder...

"You're not fine.."She yelled..."We're seeing a doctor.."

"Am fine Lily..."He latched out facing her..

"Okay...."She unhook her bra and off her panties going completely naķed in front of him...

"What are you doing..?"He ask

"Let's have sex Tony..."

"Am tired Lily.., i need to rest.."

Exasperation swept across her face..."You must be crazy Tony...., you shouldn't have proposed when you know fully well you won't have sex with me..."

"I'll have sex with you, am not just ready yet..."

"When will you be ready huh..?"

He sigh but didn't reply

"It's been three months since we got married Tony..., three fùcking months...."

"I'll have sex with you...., when am ready.., i promise you.."

"Stop making promises you can't keep..., am sick and tired of your bullshit...."She retorted and slid back in her panties before laying back on the bed

"Lily..."

"Do not Lily me you no sex drive man..."

"No sex drive man...!"

"What, should i call you, impotent, gay, ass fùcker.., occutic ....?"

"Am not any of those things Lily..."

"Go to hell..."She growled

He suck in, pick up his underwear from the wardrobe and walk into the bathroom...

When he close the bathroom door, Lily furiously threw the bed pillow at it...

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Janet took a deep breathe before stepping into Barry photography workshop....

"Excuse me guys..."Barry said to his friends when he saw her...

"Cousin hum..."Barry snarled when his friends were out...

"It wasn't what it seems..."Janet said, her conscience pricking her..

"It's exactly what it seems..., you were on a date with him.."

"I wasn't.."

"Stop lying.."Barry said trying hard to keep his cool...

"Am not lying.., we're friends who just went there to take some few drinks.."

"Drinks in a restaurant..."

"To eat..."She corrected

"I saw the way he looked at you.., and you told him am your cousin.., explain that..."

Janet look away, berserk eating at her stomach...."Look am sorry i called you my cousin okay.."

"Why would you tell him am your cousin huh..., girls deny their boyfriends when they meet a new guy and he's the new guy, isn't he..?"

"He is..."She boom out, tired of hiding it..."He's the new catch...."

Infuriated, Barry stood up to her..."What about me huh, who am i...?"

"Barry.."She stepped back, avoiding any form un-uncontrolled anger that will land a slap on her face....."We spoke about this.."

"We spoke about what...?"He retorted, voice louder..

"About us..., haven't you notice we aren't compatible..."

"Are you breaking up with me..?"He snapped..

She flinch, against her better judgement she said..."Yes.."

"Because of him...?"

"Barry this has nothing to do with kenny..."

"Kenny.., that's his name huh..."

She swallowed..."This has nothing to do with him, am breaking up with you because am tired.."

"Tired of what..?"

"Of your closed pocket.., your attitude and everything.."

"That isn't the reason Janet..."His voice rumbled low...

"Then what is...?"

"You know am changed, you changed me.."

"Then it's good, keep up the good change for your next girlfriend...."

"Don't do this Janet..."He mutter holding her hand...."Don't break up, we can resolve this..."

"There's nothing to resolve Barry.."She fling back pulling his hand away..."I can't do this anymore with you, am sorry..."

"Janet.."

"Am sorry.."She said before she scurried off from the workshop not bothering to look back..

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Daisy drool at the marvelous style of the hotel, she greeted some soldiers at the hotel gate before heading towards the outside bar..., she look around and quickly sighted him at a corner....

"Heyy..."She said waving her finger in the air..

"Am glad you're here..."Adam said

"How long have you been waiting...?"She asked helping herself to a chair

"Two hours..."

Daisy flinch..."Two hours.."

"Yeah, you said you'll meet me up by 4pm, it's 6:13pm already..."

"Oh am so sorry, i was waiting at the boutique, i thought some customers might show up, unfortunately, no one did..., that's why am late..."

"I should have come to the boutique instead..., you know, bring the drink there..."

Daisy sigh...., he looked more handsome than the last time she saw him, he's definitely trying to impress her...

"That would have been a total bad idea..."

"You working for someone...?"

"No, i own the place...."

"Then i don't see why i shouldn't come.."

Daisy huff.., the only reason she's at a hotel bar with the kiddo in front of her is because she doesn't want to go home to meet that brutish swarm pervert in the form of a human called MATTHEW...

"You see i have a dog.."She said..."A very big and dangerous dog, he gets furious when he sees unknown visitors at my workplace..."

Adam chuckle..."You do know that's awkward right.."

She returned the smile..."If you see it that way..."

"So what would you take...?"

Daisy look around, she caught sigh of a girl drinking black bullet, she grimace her face because she know fully well how the girl will end..., willing and ready to fuck a dozen of men when she eventually gets drunk.....

"What are you taking..?"She ask glancing at his bottle..

"Mangrove.."

"Mangrove, what sort of drink is that...?"

"It's new, came out a month ago.., i tasted it and now it's my favourite...."

"Any alcohol.."

"Just 2percent..., mostly sugar.."

"You do know sugar isn't good for you right...?"

"Yeah i know..."

She sigh, then she signalled the bar man who walk up to her...

"What fruits juice do you have...?"She asked

"Exotic, 5Alive, forando, Apple cream..."

"I will go with the apple cream..."She cut in

"One or two.."

"One please.."

"Apple cream..."Adam chimes in when the barman left..."Never heard of it.."

"Me either..."She said

He laugh.."Then why did you asked for it.."

"Didn't you hear the name...Apple cream, it seems tasteful...."

He laugh and she join in the laughter....

"So are you in school..?"She asked

"Partially..."He said

She poke her eyes..."Partially..!"

"I was, then i wasn't.."

"So you dropped out..?"

"Yeah..."

"Why..?'

"Same reason people drop out..., money.."

"But you have money..."

"Now i do, then i didn't..."

"So what are your plans towards school...?"

"Am not too old to take jamb right..?"

"You aren't.., you're incredibly young.., do you know when i first saw you, i thought you were 21..."

"21..."He chuckle..."Am way mature than a 21 old kid..., people think am 26..."

She laugh..."You seem 21 to me.."

"What about you, are you a graduate...?"

Before she replied, the bar man dropped her order..., she nib as she stare at the plastic bottle...

"I thought it's in carton like exotic and the rest of it's colleagues..."

Adam chuckle..."You got what you asked for....Apple cream.."

She smile and opened it to take a sip....

"Tasteful...?"Adam asked when she taste it

"A bit..."She said cupping it back..."Exotic is preferable..."

Her phone rang, when she took it from her bag to stare at the caller, frown lines encroached on her face..., without a word, she rejected the call by ending it...

"You want to go somewhere other than here...?"Adam asked

She scoffs.."Look who have money to spend..."

The phone rang again and she cursed at him.., why can't Matthew stop calling her..., infuriated, she ended the call again...

"I don't mind spending it all on you.."He said back, his sexy smile accompanying his words...

Daisy phone beep with a message, she clicked on it only to realise it's from Matthew..., she glare at the message then she deleted it.., how dare him ask her to get her ass to the house because he's horny...

"Are you okay..?"Adam asked at the change of her expression..

She sigh, more of anger towards Matthew..."Yeah, i am.."

"You don't seem..."

"I don't think am going home tonight.."

"Problem at home...?"

"Yeah, rodent problem..."

He laugh..."Where will you spend the night...?"

She exhale, she thought of going to Janet's house, then Lily's...., she was so confused..

"I can book you a room here.."

Her eyes widened with surprise..."In this hotel.."

"Yeah..."

"Who will pay...?"She asked awkwardly

"I will.., their rooms are not really expensive, i think the lowest is eight thousand..."

"Eight thousand..."She slack-jawed..., that's money for a pot of soup she doesn't even have at home..

"No thank you..."She said

"I insist..."He replied reaching her hand with his...

Daisy swallowed..."Okay fine..., thanks..."

"We can go to the reception now if you want..."

Daisy took a deep breathe wondering if she was taking the right decision...God he's 23..

"Sure..."She mutter....

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"Wow...!"Daisy exclaimed after the potter left....."It's beautiful..."

"The room..?"

"Yeah..., thank you again.."

He smile..."Don't mention.., its the least i can do for a beauty like you.."

"Don't get flirty now boy.."

"Oops, totally forgot.., you're older.."

She laugh and sat down on the bed..."Whoops, the bed is strong..."

"Visco inelastic mattress..."

"Oh...,okay.., it's nice..."

"Do you need something to eat...?"

"You've done enough Adam, i won't die if i go hungry tonight..."

"I want you to be comfortable..."

"I'm comfortable and stop standing at the door, come on, sit with me..."

He trot towards her.., when he sat close, she inhale his perfume..., God she hopes she knows what she's doing...

"You look really pretty..."He said, then his lips pout...

A strange force almost pulled Daisy mouth closer to his lips..

"Thank you.."She said, when she turn away, he hold her hand and she face him again..., his ripe lips, cute face was killing her.., he was perfect almost in all ramifications....

For a moment, they said nothing, they just sat staring at each other, then he lean his face closer..., she should have look away but she didn't...

Slowly, he connected his lips with hers.., he kissed her, she kissed him back, a strange desire wrapped them....

When she realised what was happening, she pulled out....

"We shouldn't.."She mutter trying to catch her breathe

"I'm...i..am sorry.."He said

She looked back at him.., he was so adorable and innocent..., she damn her wits and dive back into the kiss...

Denial crumbled to dust under the force of their mutual need. She whimpered into his open mouth while her hands skimmed over the tightly muscled form beneath his clinging shirt....

When the kiss broke, it was only for their mutual need to breathe, but those eyes that had plagued her dreams these past few nights were scant inches away. He gazed back at her steadily while the light pulse of his breath grazed her lips. His hands slid across her ribcage until he was touching her breasts through the skimpy fabric of her dress, the pads of his large thumbs brushing back and forth across the rigid points of her nipples....

Her nipples grew harder and throbbed under the steady brush of his thumbs, yet there was still an air of hesitation in his touch. His fingers never moved to push underneath her skirt, only serving to send that flame burning in her core higher than ever....

Daisy felt her eyes water and her face flush with heat. She didn't know whether to stop him or rip his shorts off. He squeezed her nipples harder and her pussy flushed with agonising heat....

She pushed him on the bed, In a deft flick of her wrist, she unbuttoned her dress and let it fall. Then she climbed onto the bed, straddling his hips. She leaned down to kiss him again while she reached behind to unzip the top of her skirt, exposing her aching breasts as she ground her ass against the prominent bulge in Adam's trouser....

Without time wasting, Adam did same, carelessly loosely his belt and pulling down his trouser....

She didn't think it was possible to taste enough of his mouth or get enough of the feel of their tongues dancing between their parted lips. His hands grasped at her hips, savouring the feel of her skin as they moved to clutch the shapely spheres of her ass. When she finally rid herself of her bra, she reared upright, letting the stiff-pointed teacups of her naked breasts hover in his face....

A guttural moan rose from his throat as his hands slid from her ass to cup and squeeze her breasts. He lay back only long enough to let her unbutton his shirt before rising up to taste her breasts. She could feel the painful strain of his penis inside his shorts while he nuzzled her body with his face and hands, his tongue wetting her nipples...

Somehow, even trapped under the clamp of her thighs and pussy, the power of his desire was rattling the façade of her alleged control. His hands were strong, caressing her firmly, and the insistent press of his penis through the gusset of her pant was causing her to soak through the fabric...

She pulled his shirt off his shoulders and pushed him back down against the bed. Moving further down his legs, she untied his shorts and pulled them lower as he lifted his ass. Her heart raced when she saw the beautifully thick, sturdy penis snap up against his taut belly....

"Oh Jesus..."She slack-jawed at his size

"What...?"

She didn't reply, instead She pinned him with her eyes as she leaned down and took his impossibly hard flesh in her hand, drawing him upright to lower her mouth toward his oozing dome. He moaned the second her breath hit him. She'd never had anything so thick inside her mouth before, but the throaty growl he released as her lips enclosed the head made her feel there was nothing she couldn't do...

Suddenly her mouth was full of rich, tangy flesh. With her hand wrapped around the base, she kept her eyes on his wincing face as she stroked the upper half of his penis with her moist lips. He groaned deeper, harder, reaching for her face and brushing her dark, luxurious hair aside as he gazed at her sucking his penis...

Feeling his eyes on her as she stroked his shaft with her mouth only made her pulse beat harder and faster. The broiling emptiness of her pussy was clawing at the walls of her consciousness. She might have sucked him until he filled her mouth with his cream, but she realized she was the one who could only take so much more...

She finally released his pulsing penis from her mouth, pulled his shorts the rest of the way off and yanked off her pant. His eyes were constantly on her as she moved back over him to sit astride his hips. Holding his dick in place, she finally lowered her smoothly waxed pussy onto his rigid shaft...

"Condom..."He said with pants breathe

"You brought a condom...?"

"Yeah, my trouser pockets..."

She search for his trousers, when she found it, she took out several naira notes before she reach for the condom, she rolled it in...

They groaned at the same time, and he pulled her forward to kiss her as she began to ride his length with the rocking drive of her hips. He clutched her ass tightly, pulling her open as he met the rock of her hips with his thrusting penis...

He moaned into the sheets as she fùcked him harder...

"God am going to cum..."He groaned

"What..,now..?"

"Yes..."

She rode him faster, then she felt his fat shank exploded with blossoms of wet heat inside the condom while he moaned and gasped for precious air....

She rolled off and slept beside him..

"Oh God..."He breathe against her face..

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Daisy woke up at the sound of noises..., she sigh, when she turn around, she saw Adam still sleeping peacefully, then it hit her, the reality of what they have done.., what she had done..., she stoop so low..

Shame engulfed her, she quickly climbed out from the bed and slid in her clothes.., she look at the time, it was 6:11AM, not bothering to wash her face, she pick up her shoes and her bag and began to tip toe out of the hotel room, embarrassment, shame flushing every part of her body...

She gently open the door so the creaking sound won't wake him up, then she stepped outside, her pair of shoe in her hand..., she close the door and walk away....a dirty walk of shame.....