Akeem's eyes lit up with admiration when he picked her up that friday evening. "You look stunning" He told her softly.
His gaze lingered on the necklace
around her neck for a few seconds before moving back to her face and although
he said nothing about the necklace, she could see he was pleased that she had
worn it. He didn't tell her where he was taking her
but from the landmarks, she guessed where they were going and as they got closer,
she was proved right. It had been one of their favorite places when they were
together and they had spent many beautiful moments together there. The look in
his eyes as he held out his arm to her when he opened the door for her made her
know he was remembering those times too.
They were led to the table he had reserved
for them, a waiter handed them menus and withdrew discreetly after taking their
orders for drinks.
"What are you having?" She asked
him.
"I 'm sure you can order for me" He
smiled.
He was right. She knew what he liked. Akeem
rarely ate naughty things like she did. He ate healthy, probably a fall out of his
mother's heart condition and growing up around her careful dietary needs.
He closed his menu "Let's do it this way,
order for both of us and I will add anything else I feel you missed"
She looked thorough it and picked out the
starters, main course and desserts for him and then picked hers.
He laughed softly when she was done "You
still remember, and now let me add something you forgot....for yourself"
He took the menu from her and ordered mousse au chocolat for her "I know
your sweet tooth and that other dessert you chose does not sound like you"
She giggled "I 'm trying to be good
these days and not take my body for granted"
"You’re beautiful the way you are, but
anyway I won't mind you adding on a dress size"
"No way!"
"But I don't see any sign of
weight gain anywhere. You look beautiful and you’ll
always be that to me"
The look in his eyes was tender as they met
hers. Their gaze held and neither seemed able to look away. The waiter coming
back to take their orders broke the spell.
"How did it go with your customers yesterday?"
He asked her when the waiter had left with their orders.
She laughed. She had told him about some
new diva- like clients that had come to her store over the past two weeks and
how she had been dealing with their antics. He laughed about the funny things
she told him. They talked about his work. Things were
going very well with Ka-tell. She knew about that anyway. Ka-Tell always had
raving reviews in the media. It was practically a household name as they had
been well received by the public who were eager to finally get a relaible network.
"You’ve really done well, Akeem"
She told him "Even the toughest critics have given Ka-Tell excellent
scores"
"I 'm thankful the way things have worked out"
"So
what other new plans do you have now that
Ka-Tell is running smoothly?"
"New plans?" He laughed, raising his brow at her "Don't
you think I need to take a long break off work?"
"I know you always have something cooking" She lowered her voice conspiratorially "So tell me your
new plan. I promise not to
steal your ideas"
"I don't trust you" He teased "But you can come into
partnership with me, then I won't have to worry about that"
"Hmmm....that will be something, tell me, what will it cost
me?"
He lowered his voice "Nothing you can't afford, dinner and
breakfast with me every day. An occasional massage thrown in, easy stuff like
that. You should be able to handle it"
She
pretended to consider it and then frowned "And just for that, I become
your business partner?"
He
nodded "And co-signatory to all my accounts and anything else you'd like added
to it"
"Sounds too good to be true. We 'll need to sign contracts before
I take you seriously”
He
leaned forward slightly “I 'm ready to sign it tonight if you are game"
Yemi
looked at him solemnly "Not signing till I speak with my lawyer but
anyway, those specs of your's don't even sound professional, what are you
looking for? Partner or mistress?"
"A live-in mistress"
She
pretended to consider it "All right......Mistress it is then but not
live-in, that would spoil all the fun"
He shook his head, a wolfish gleam in his eyes. "Nah.....This guy needs
his mistress permanently under his roof"
They continued their banter, flirting with
each other and laughing over silly jokes. It was like old times. They had never
had a shortage of things to talk about. Somehow they talked and kept talking.
When he suggested they take a walk along
the pier at the back of the restaurant after their dinner, she was more than
happy to go with him.
The night looked fairy-tale like as they
walked along. The soft blue light from the full moon bathed the pier and they
could see the bright city lights of the town across the river, gleaming like
little diamonds. A light breeze whispered along, rustling the leaves of the
trees nearby and keeping the night from being too warm.
They strolled along the pier for a little while and
then stood by the railings and looked over the bridge.Yemi was lost in the sights and sounds of the
scenery before her.
"This is so beautiful" She said in an awed voice
after a while.
"Very beautiful" He replied
quietly.
She glanced towards him; he was looking at
her face and not at the water. He took her hand in his and just kept looking at
her without saying anything.
"What?" She asked feeling slightly
self conscious.
"Just thinking...." He said quietly
"Remembering us..."
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