The Lover Boy Within

CHAPTER EIGHT

Giannis was now on his way from the Sky Habor International Airport in Phoenix after an almost four hour flight from Milwaukee. In the past three years he had been in town at least twice each year while Nora went over to Milwaukee the most. It was easier for him to stay in a personal residence than keep going to hotels especially because he didn't want people to get in on his personal life. The condo was expensive but he didn't flinch when he spent half a million dollars to purchase it. It was expensive but in the best part of Phoenix so it was worth every penny and Nora couldn't get over the shock of him buying a house there.

The house cleaner has been contacted to clean the whole place because it hadn't been inhabited for almost six months and she had been very thorough with her work. Everywhere was sparkling clean and not even one sign of dust could be seen. She made sure to purchase a week worth of groceries and food which she dropped in the kitchen and patiently waited for her employer to arrive while she did a double check on the house. Initially he had no intention of coming over but he had urgent issues to resolve with Nora hence the trip. A lot had been going through his mind and he could not understand why. One would say he probably knew what it was but refused to accept it as he tried to push his thoughts aside but here he was in Arizona heading to a house he purchased just so he could spend time with a woman he always claimed he had no feelings for. A woman he considered as simply irrelevant, a woman he was sleeping with and made it obvious nothing serious could originate from their relationship, a woman who even when over at his place in Milwaukee he never allowed sleep in his room, she was always in the guest room, a woman whom he never treated affectionately either in public or behind closed doors yet he flew over a thousand miles to spend an entire week with. He could excuse himself by saying it wasn't a big deal but his closest friends could see through him. Giannis was gradually losing the battle of falling in love again and it was just a matter of time before he fell completely. Deep in his mind he knew that no matter what things would change after this week and was looking forward to it. It was definitely going to be a perfect week and he could see it and he smiled as he looked out the window as soon as the car came to a halt.

The housekeeper had left the building before Giannis arrived and he was more than pleased. He took sometime to take in the moment before Nora arrived as he was all to himself after moving his luggage into the room. The bed was always king sized but bore a new look with a beautiful olive green and grey bedspread giving more life to the room appearance. He was tempted to jump in on it but quickly made his way to the bathroom and soaked himself in warm water calming him from the mental stress of flying. There was still about two hours before she arrived and he didn't fail to make the most of it as he laid his head back on the end and closed both eyes.

The cousins were arguing but playfully about why Nora needed to leave for a week and Devin could not understand the reason behind her being away for that long. Nora was supposed to be working from home and now was scheduled to be away. He eventually conceded as it was definitely a battle lost.

"I know you are an adult Nora but you should always let them give you some heads up, they can't just wake up one day and tell you to pack for a trip, things aren't done like that", Devin remarked.

"I'm an adult, what if I have a boyfriend would you say I can't even go for a sleep over? This is work so I don't think there's anything wrong with it, I'll be back before you know it, I know you will miss me and I will definitely miss you too Dee", Nora explained as she walked over to give him a hug. The argument wasn't really serious but Nora knew that Devin truly cared about her and always felt he needed to look out for her. It was necessary to give credence to his worries and not just push them aside hence her explanations.

"Come here Dee let's see a movie briefly just before I leave, I will delay my time of arrival just so we can relax and also get some time to video call our folks eh", she suggested as she dragged him to the couch.