Diamond in the Rough

Chapter Eighteen

Wunmi💕
My emotions were all over the place and I was boiling in anger. Immediately I got home from Jesse's pub, I grabbed on the skimpiest outfit I could find and took Alex with me to a very elite club to get drunk and let loose. I just wanted to stop feeling so upset, I needed some place to not be able to think about how dale lied to me and how puckish my life was.

Alex was such a darling, chaperoning me and making sure i didn't do anything too crazy. She knew I was hurting and understood why I was acting wild. I gulped in more scotch, the liquid burning my throat as I jumped crazily on the dance floor screaming loudly and waving my arms around.
"Wunmi, please let's go home.. you've had enough drinks and you're knackered"
"No! Alex leave me. Let's get wild babee! C'mon." I shouted in drunk happiness as I danced harder.

"Babe I know you're upset and hurt, but getting wasted isn't going to help you okay.." she said as she tried getting me away from the dance floor.
"Where's the fun Alex? Cos I don't know who this is.." I replied rolling my eyes in slight annoyance.
"She's still there Wunmi, and she doesn't want you to get hurt. So please let's go home" she tried getting me to understand and go with her but I just pushed her off me.

"You can go Alex, I'm staying. I'm not drunk enough." I slurred as I stumbled around unable to walk properly.
"Wunmi you're acting crazy! Let's go already. You need to sit down." She said in anger dragging me away from the dance floor with me whining and complaining about it.

We were finally outside as she held a staggering me close to her body trying to get me into the car so she could take me home when I heard a very familiar voice..
"Finally! You're here.. she's a mess!" Alex said sounding exasperated.
I heard him sigh as he walked closer to me and slowly taking me off Alex's body..
"I'll make sure she's safe.."
the voice sounded a lot like dale...
I slowly opened my eyes, feeling really drunk and looking up to see who was holding me only to be met with a set of beautiful blue eyes..
"Dale, you're here.." I muttered softly staring up at him..
"Why did you do this to yourself pumpkin?" He whispered seeming hurt at my current state..
"Because you hurt me and i didn't want to feel the pain."
I softly answered him before finally passing out.

Squinting my eyes as i woke up in a very familiar environment. The sun was up and the sheets were soft and smelled different. Immediately I sprang up and looking around to see that I was in Dale's room.
How am i here?
I was still in my clothes, but my face and hair were a mess and I was currently nursing the worst hangover. As I wondered what the heck happened last night, dale walked in with a glass of water and some pills. Our eyes met and I stood frozen taking him in. He hadn't changed much and he looked ravishingly handsome as always but I was too angry to care or to look at his beautiful face so I just looked away instead.  I heard him sigh before i felt him crawl into bed with me.

"Good morning pumpkin"
"Why am I here?" I asked forwardly not wanting to make small talk with him.
"I brought you here.. I'm sure you must be nursing an hangover, so take these.. it'll help" he said giving me the pills and glass of water.
I immediately collected it and swallowed it as I felt him watch me. He took the empty glass cup from me and placed it on his bedside table immediately I was done and everything became awkward.

"I should go."
He held my hand back stopping me from leaving his room. "Wunmi please wait..."
I relaxed a bit as I waited to hear what he had to say to me..
"I'm sorry.." he said turning to look at me his expression soft and vulnerable which got me more angry because i didn't want to hear his stupid apology right now.
"What exactly are you sorry for dale?! Lying to me? Or running away.. which is it?!" I shouted in anger.

"I didn't mean to lie to you or run away.. situations made me do that.. and I don't know what I could say to make you believe me and see that I really never meant to hurt you pumpkin."  His voice was strained as he stared at me both holding each other's gazes
"Who's duchess Ariana to you?" I asked as I watched his face fall into a contorted frown clearly not wanting to answer my question.
"Wunmi.. I.. I came back for you and I'm sorry.." he said trying to drive off topic.