chapter 12

Ifeoma walked into the apartment and was shocked at the rearrangements that the house had undergone. The cushion direction was changed and their wedding portraits were off the walls.

Angered, Ifeoma turned to storm out of the house having in mind, "If I perish, I perish, but I'm definitely divorcing him! The disrespect!"

But Fikayo's voice stopped her,"Baby? Oma?"

She did a U-turn to look at her husband or maybe soon to be ex-husband as she thinks, she was heartbroken to see how disheveled and unkempt he looked, he had big eye bags and had one of their wedding portraits in his arms.

Ifeoma definitely missed her husband so much and was feeling bad at how he looked lifeless but then she remembered the stunt his mother pulled and how they turned her living room upside down so her angry mood returned.

"Yes? Are you happy now?" Ifeoma asked harshly.

"Baby, I'm so sorry! I asked Mama and that woman to leave immediately I came home and saw them. I called you a million times, Oma, you refused to pick my calls. I asked your friends about your whereabouts and they just shunned me. I'm so sorry." Fikayo pleaded on his knees.

Already softened but wanting to put up more act, Ifeoma boned her face wanting to hear him plead a little bit more, "So suddenly you don't know my parents address anymore?"

"You were there? I swear, I would be lying if I said I didn't think of that but then I thought you can't be there because knowing your father, he would have sent you back immediately so I crossed it off. And I wanted to call them but I didn't want them to know that we had issues. You said I shouldn't tell them about our misunderstandings."

Already softened, Ifeoma knelt in front of her husband, holding his face, she whispered, "I missed you so much, baby. You know I really can't do without you."

"I missed you more, I almost went crazy! I love you baby and I apologize on behalf of my mom."

Fikayo claimed Ifeoma's lips with his as they kissed as long and deep as they could. Fikayo's hands were already roaming around under his wife's top and things were already getting pretty heated before Ifeoma broke the contact.

They looked at eachother before they both burst into laughter."I see what you did there." She joked.

"Oh come on! I have a boner already, baby and you are as horny as I am if not worse." Fikayo teased as he pouted.

"I'll allow you to do anything you want with me but baby, you really need to talk to mama. On a serious note, she's annoying and honestly, I've had it to my throat on her issues. I already considered divorce, baby."

Fikayo gasped, "Divorce?, Do you want me to die?"

"Of course not! But that's just to tell you how much your mom is making me overthink things and can even come in between us. Fikayo, you already know this! Your mom's hatred for me is something that can't be quenched, she will do anything to bring me down and throw me out of this house and that isn't even the painful part, baby, the most painful part is that fact that you're allowing it!"

"I'm so sorry, that'll stop henceforth. I can't lose you." He apologized.

"Promise?"

"Pinky promise."

"Can I do whatever I want now?"

Ifeoma nodded as Fikayo scooped her up in his arms and carried her into their bedroom.

TO BE CONTINUED...