❣️IT WASN’T LUST❣️
🌹Episode 27🌹
JOSY’S POV
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Ben stopped sobbing and cool off in the bathroom, he came back and sat on the bed holding my hands and smiled dryly
Thank you Josy for letting me pour out my heart on your shoulder, I know that I must have acted like a kid but she was so dear to me, he said inhaling and exhaling , by that act alone, I know that he was trying to hold back some tears so as not to cry again.
It’s okay Benny, I understand everything and sincerely I sympathize with your lost.
He nodded as his eyes where fixed on mine with an expressionless face, I wondered if asking him about the person that diêd at this point in time will be cool or it will add to his grief
As if he was reading my mind, he coughed trying to clear his throat, then paused and sign after which he smiled a bit….. I looked at him and wondered why he is smiling
I know you must be wondering how I was connected with the woman that dïed, and I vividly remembered that you asked me about my father yesterday well,emm!
I looked at him immediately sensing the tension in his voice with the little frown that has displayed in his face and how his brow has narrowed. I know he doesn’t seem happy talking about that so I tried to make him forget about telling me.
It’s OK Ben, we can always talk about it some other time if you don’t feel too comfortable to discuss anything just yet, I said holding his hands and putting up a smile that says is alright.
But he smiled and told me to lie down with him which I obliged and he wrapped his hands around me cuddling me like a baby..
I felt a huge surge run through my body and butterflies all over my stomach, my heart was racing and I felt very comfortably save in his embrace.
I smiled inwardly as a little voice in my head teased me by reminding me how I was angry earlier and vowed to leave first thing tomorrow morning but here I am enjoying a sweet embrace from the same man wishing it never ends.
That made me smile inwardly thinking if this is how love is or if I’m just been a novice who is stupidly in love for the first time…. Then Ben’s voice brought me back to reality.
Are you sleeping already? I heard him ask
No I’m not I replied, I replied at once….
He lifted my hand up and kissed the back of my hands
The person that died is my step mum
My eyes widens on hearing that although my instinct have told me something like that and that means that the girl that called earlier was his step sister…… I heaved a sign of relieve and brightened up the more
She died of cancer of the lungs Ben continues, She’s a USA and my father married her on one of his business trip in the STATE….. he paused and signed, Then continues.
My father is a Marine Navy and spends most of his time working. We used to be a very happy family until 12 years ago, then I was 16 years old and my dad stopped coming home to us during his vacations and leaves, my mum became worried though they both speaks on phone at least 4 times a weak but my mum was not satisfied with that because the excuses dad gave for not coming home was not convincing to mum but for me I was not bothered because I speaks with my father everyday and he never stopped sending me gifts on daily basis.
On my 17th birthday, he was not present but he sent me a car as my birthday present and I was overwhelmed with joy without seeing what my mum is seeing or knowing what she’s actually passing through.
I spent most of my vacations abroad because I am also a citizen there, my dad been a marine Navy made it easier for my mum to travel abroad and deliver me.
What he just said hit me had because if I’m in his shoes, I won’t come back to Nigeria or stay in Nigeria….. My curiosity took a better part of me and I had to ask him why he had to come back
So why did you not stay there and have to come back to this country?
He smiled and said….my dad wanted me to stay in Nigeria and learnt everything about my mother land and my tradition until after my secondary school then I can come over there and continue with high institutions but unfortunately when my mum and I found out that my dad is married to a white lady she disapproved my going over there to study.
And you agreed? I asked him calmly.
He smiled…. Of course I had no choice because my mom has been through a lot after finding out what my dad deed to her, I don’t want to hurt her the more by leaving her all alone because I don’t want to loose her too, so I had to stay back and continue my university education here.
When he said that, I don’t know what or the kind of force that compelled me to, I just felt the urge to kiss him and that’s exactly what I did, I just kissed him on his soft lips which he reciprocated instantly as if he was expecting it already.
When the kiss was becoming so intense I withdraw from him blushing
That was sweet he said Smiling….. I giggled and ask him another question so as to stop him from talking further about the kiss. So what happened later.
Knowing what I deed, he just smiled licking his lips like it was ice cream.
Well to cut the whole story short, my mother accepted her fate so do I and my step mum was so loving and caring to me whenever I traveled to the States, she even become so close to my mum and they are both best friends
Really I gasped in disbelief
Yah she was so selfless and free, you won’t even believed that she personally told my mum to come spend her last days with her as if she knew that she won’t survive after the operation…… My mum must have been crying hell that was why she has not been able to call me
Wow! I’m speechless so what about your step sister?
You mean Katy? Ben asked
I nodded as I quickly remember her name.
Well she’s not directly my step sis…… She’s my step mums child from her deceased husband. Though I consider her as my sister because she’s such a wonderful and amazing person…….. I had wanted to travel a month ago but your love kept me rooted here in Nigeria.
So please accept my request and make me the happiest man on earth….he pleaded
I looked at him for some time and kissed his lips
Does that means yes? He asked inquisitively
I nodded with a broad Smile dancing on my face.
He screamed with joy and thanked me a million times.
Hope I’m not making a mistake, I said more as a whisper.
No way Angel, you won’t ever regret this.
TBC