hello guys,
late update, i know.
my last draft didn't save and 2000 words disappeared. so sorry for the late update.
i got good message to make up for it.
she said yes!
read on......
MERCY'S POV
Life is so unpredictable.
When we meet someone for the first time we don't know if we will leave as strangers or become closer.
We meet them, study them, choose if we want to be with them, and if we do want to be with them, we don't know when they will leave our lives or when we will leave theirs.
So, when Femi asked me if I wanted to be his girlfriend, I remembered the first time we met, he didn't even bother to say hello.
That day I asked myself a question,
'how can someone be fine like this?'
And now that same person wants to be with my boyfriend.
I looked up again back to reality,
He was staring with different feelings in that his light caramel eyes which was so breath taken.
It held love, hope, sincerity and so much more.
I grinned out and thank God I was a melanin cause if I wasn't, I would have looked like a tomato right now.
I stood on my toe since he was too tall and dropped a kiss on his lips.
I stepped back and looked at his grinning self.
"is that a yes?"
Does he still have to ask,
"well even though I was expecting a speech or fancy restaurant, or some surprise show..."
"is that a yes?" he groaned out making me chuckle,
"I don't know."
"really?
"yeah."
"hmmmm. Even after this?"
He asked and placed his lips on mine, my hands quickly found its way to his hair, that soft silky hair, I would finally be able to touch it without thinking about what to say or how to explain.
He slowly bit my lips making me moan, was that sound from me. Before things got heated, he pulled back,
"so, what about now."
"you already know my answer."
He just wanted to hear me say it, and I was feeling to shy to say yes.
'Thou shall not shy'
'leave a girl alone.'
"I want to hear it." He pouted.
He was pouting, my eyes dropped to his lips, so pink and full. No wonder, I couldn't stop myself. Now, I have him as my boyfriend.
"mercy." He called a smirk replacing his pout.
Why did he smirk? He looked so cute.
Wait, what were we even talking about?
'See what lips have done to you'
'Just shut up.'
I cleared my throat,
"yes." I muttered.
He chuckled at my shy state,
"what did you say?"
I rolled my eyes and walked away from where we stood, he was even laughing at me. Yeye boy.
"I will just say no now."
He didn't even stop. I stood in front of my bag only to feel a particular someone wrap his arms around me.
I didn't even know back hugs felt so good. No wonder they loved it in the movies. I relaxed but that seemed hard since I could feel his breath on my back making goosebumps appear. The way my heart was beating was another thing entirely.
My whole body was tingling all over. What was happening to me?
"thanks for saying yes."
"thanks for asking."
He chuckled,
"should we go to a fancy restaurant like you said?"
So, he was even listening. I was not even in the mood to go dress up or go through my wardrobe or even do another makeup.
"not really in the mood."
"what do you want to do?"
I turned to face me, his arms still around my waist.
I rubbed my invisible beards,
"shopping. I don't have any snacks and I am in the mood for ice cream."
He laughed while I just watched. God really took his time with him.
"foodie."
That brought me out of my trance,
"you have started now. Is it a crime to eat?"
"sorry ma."
"better."
"yeye."
I gasped; did he just call me yeye.
"mumu."
"Me?"
"yes you. Hakeem ...." I was cut off and started laughing.
His hands were all around me tinkling me while I struggled to breathe and laugh at the same time.
I didn't even know when we fell on the couch with him on top.
"ple....ase... stop."
"Am I mumu?"
"ah..h...h N.....oooo."
"better."
Immediately he stopped I pinched his arm.
"ow." He cried out making me laugh as I quickly stood up from the chair.
Those who laugh last laughs best.
That saying is really true cause the way I was laughing ehn was really annoying. Benefit of having long fingernails.
He rolled his eyes,
"why is your finger so long for crying out loud?"
He groaned out, staring at the pink mark on his smooth chocolate skin. The area was really pink, and it looked like blood was about to come out.
I walked closer and sat beside him helping him massage his arm.
"for reasons like this."
He rolled his eyes and did not reply.
"are you angry ni?"
No reply.
"is it still paining you?"
No reply.
Oh God!
He wants me to say sorry, with how he was staring at me with that his long eyelashes that I was even jealous of.
"come on, you started it." I groaned out still massaging his arms.
"okay, sorry." I finally accepted.
His scowl slowly turned into a big smile. Yeye boy. I rolled my eyes and stood up.
"where are you going?"
"so, you can talk now?"
He chuckled while I just walked towards my shoe. He stood up and joined me.
We both walked out together, his arm across my shoulders pulling me closer. I liked it, that position. With his lovely scent filling my nose.
........................
"did I tell you about that day with my sister?"
"which day?"
I looked ahead; the traffic was much as usual. Typical Lagos traffic. I groaned and rested my back on the comfortable chair.
I turned to my side and stared, his hands were on the steering wheel and looking ahead.
"I think I did."
"talking about when you were in the states, what they said you did is it true?"
Why did he have to remember that for crying out loud. If I catch all those ones that nobody sent message ehn.
"no! it's not true."
"the way you rushed to answer; I don't believe you."
"better do."
"just admit it."
"no!"
If you are wondering what this is about, I can't even say it!
It started that bad day two years ago. we went to eat, and me being me I ate too much burger, pizza and the rest. When we got to the car about to go home, how do I say this?
The inevitable happened, I needed to use the toilet fast and let's say it ended with a disaster.
So, I will never admit that.
"come on."
He groaned like a child. I faced the window blocking his voice from my ear.
Admit my foot.
"you are not talking again?"
"as you can see."
He chuckled.
He parked and we both stepped out of the car.
We held hands and walked into the big Lekki mall.
"remember the time we watched a horror movie and you were just screaming?"
We laughed together.
"I like watching horror, but I still get scared."
"that's quite obvious."
"which genre do you like?"
"horror, action."
Typical boy.
"I like action and romance."
"girls and romance." He rolled his eyes. I chuckled and hit his arm,
"leave us alone oo."
I packed five bars of tik-tak into the basket which he was holding.
"I still wonder how you are not fat?"
I chuckled, he and idara always asking me that question.
"I wonder too."
He shook his head and picked stuffs for himself too.
"so how was your holiday? I have been on about myself." I asked
"that's not true."
"whatever, just tell me stuffs too."
"I don't know what to say."
"so you were not angry with anyone? Or what about the day you took a picture of that lovely food."
"Christmas day, I couldn't eat much."
Always not eating much. And he is a guy.
"why?"
"my foodie was not there to encourage me."
I chuckled and rested my head on his arm,
"you know, for a guy you don't eat much. Why?"
He hesitated, always keeping something from me.
We dropped the basket on the counter, and he brought out his wallet using that advantage to avoid my question.
When she was done, she stretched the receipt and shopping bags.
I carried the lightest one while Hakeem carried two. Good boyfriend material.
"I don't eat much because I just don't. right from the start, I have been a kid who will always pinch his food so one thing led to another and it got worse even to the point Kiki the youngest in the house noticed during breakfast."
Thank God he is making an effort to talk to me now. I decided not to push it further. I would so hate to hear it is personal right now.
"Kiki, her name sounds cute." I grinned.
"she is cute."
"here's your order." The waiter said.
"thanks."
I replied and collected my ice cream for him, Hakeem also collected his.
We walked to a booth at the far corner and sat down.
"show me a picture of this Kiki."
He looked at me,
"you will pay money for that."
"just let me see cute Kiki." I pouted; I could see his eyes shift to my lips.
I leaned on the table and pecked him on his lips,
"please."
I could see a red stain on his ear, he was blushing!
I chuckled and leaned back to my seat.
"fine."
He brought out his phone and after much ceremony, he passed the phone to me.
A young girl with long hair and eyelashes, very cute was smiling at me.
Why are they so specially made in their family?
I swiped right and Halima picture was next.
I could see it was from the festive period.
I swiped again and the next one was mine.
The one I snapped the day we went to the club. I looked so different, see what Anita turned me to?
I was staring at myself mouth opened, no wonder he was speechless. I was speechless myself.
But I wasn't drunk when I took this picture, this is what you call bad influence.
I swiped again,
Another picture of mine, the next one too and the next.
Why was his gallery stocked with my pictures?
"are you through?"
"you have a lot of my pictures." I accused passing his phone back to him.
"well I can have my girlfriend's pictures na."
"talking about picture, let's take one."
I brought out my phone and opened my snapchat app.
I stood up and sat down beside him.
After lots of pictures taken, ridiculously cute and funny ones, and ice cream finished, lots of talks we finally decided to leave.
................................
"this suya really makes sense."
"seriously."
"how did it finish?"
I could feel him roll his eyes even though I could not see him.
We were seated on the couch watching a movie.
My head was on his laps and we were eating suya earlier but suya is nowhere to be found now.
"see question."
I rolled my eyes and faced the movie back,
"I got you something. Let me get it."
I quickly removed my head and he just laughed at me. It's not my fault I am this excited.
He walked into his room and came back minutes later with his bag.
He sat down in front of me and slowly opened it. I looked and felt like a little girl waiting to get gifts from Santa.
He brought out a big box and passed it to me.
What could be inside?
I grinned and quickly opened the package.
The most beautiful sneakers ever welcomed me. It was a Gucci brand and I couldn't help but stare so surprised at it.
I lifted it from the box and checked the size, it was my exact size.
I hugged him tight.
"thank you so much babe. This is like the best gift ever."
"Halima helped in picking."
"thank you."
"you haven't even seen the real gift."
I pulled back and watched as he brought out a smaller box.
I slowly opened it and inside was a chain. It looked simple yet expensive.
I carefully pulled it out from its box.
It had a simple heart pendant, at the back an inscription was made,
MH.
I traced it and turned to him again.
How did I land up with him?
I hugged him tight as he chuckled,
"you like it?"
"like?...... I love it."
I pulled back,
"this is too much." I muttered,
"what?"
"like it's too expensive."
"I got them as a gift, and I am just glad you love them."
I rubbed my thumb on his smooth face and leaned closer with the intention to peck him but instead things got heated fast.
He pulled me to his laps, and my hands buried in his hair.
I followed his steps biting his lips, with that he made his tongue slid into my mouth and at the touch my whole body tingled all over. The sensation was crazy.
I pulled back,
"I got you something too."
A smile quickly got to his face,
"really?"
"yeah, let me get it." I tried to stand but he held me down.
"no, I like this position."
I chuckled.
"me too." He shook his head and released his hands.
I got down from his laps and walked to my room. I came back with a wrapped gift.
I stretched it to him and watched him open the gift with excitement.
He opened it and brought out the portrait.
I stood still watching him as he took it in.
I used the picture I took of him at his house when he wasn't looking to make a portrait.
He looked like a model in the picture and I edited it making the picture better.
"I didn't really know what to buy since you could easily just get one, so I decided to do this."
"thanks, it's special. I would have loved if both of us were there."
"well we have all the time for both of us to have another one."
"all the time in the world."
I nodded
"all the time in the world."
not edited!
all the time in the world, lovely promise.
and they are just too cute.
for their ship name, i saw lots of comments.
thanks so much for that.
there's
Hacy, Merkeem, and Keme.
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love y'all
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