Careless Whispers

24

Closing her eyes and expecting the worse to happen. Instead, she felt his palm resting gently on her shoulder.      

                                                   
"Obi..." Harrison called her name through gritted teeth.

Her heart was pounding fast as she slowly opened her eyes, only to meet his intense gaze.

"You know I won't do anything to hurt a hair on your skin." He dropped his hand to his side. "You want me to say it as a request, ask for it. I never thought you really want to unleash the memory of a hardcore kiss. Stop daring me to do it because it is the last thing on my mind."

He remembered. But disappointing as well because the rest of the story ended up in a bed. she didn't assist him to clear the picnic table and remained silent when they started the ride back to the company. She was angry at herself for not being able to reply because she wasn't prepared for such a particular outburst. Why would she even bring up their memory of kissing rhapsody? He didn't want to kiss her, she should not be angry at his retort but she was doing exactly that in the coolest way. While he turned into the underground garage, she did what she knew would spark him in an instant, she dipped her hand into her bag and fetched out her ring, slipped it on her fourth finger.

Glancing at him from the side mirror, his reflection remained cold as he parked the car. She opened the door to get out as fast as possible but a pull on her hand sat her back abruptly on the passenger seat. Within seconds, the ring was off her finger and he threw it out of the window.

She glared at him. "Why the hell did you do that?"

"I don't know you really wanted to kiss me that bad that you had to travel down that memory lane." The corner of his lips turned up into a cruel smile. His cold gaze gone, replaced with amusement in his eyes. "As much as I don't want to do it, it seems it is the only way to stop you from involving with Mide or anyone"

"I just want to know what you are hidng from me! kiss you? That is my worst nightmare, I dreamt of it everyday till I cried and had horrible dreams about it". she spat at him.

His look turned into a deep frown. "So you won't back out?"

"I can't bare to live, should the video be leaked for the world to see, I would hang myself or take poisonous..."

It happened fast, she felt his hand suddenly grip her left shoulder, pulling her to him. Her heartbeat started racing like sending some frenzy steam through her body. First it happened in the morning when she was in his office and now...now they were so close that it was clouding her mind, making heat spread through her body. She managed to look into his eyes, they were so unreadable that she was about to agree that his heart was now made of ice.

"Can you please trust me?"

"I.. I can't.."

It was quick, the way he captured her mouth was devouring that she could hear her heartbeat in her own ears. His lips gliding over hers like a masterpiece, sending flames through her body. The touch was familiar and her body was acting against her mind at the same time. She sat frozen as he devour her lips, shivers ran down her spine and she could feel hot knots forming in the lower part of her stomach. Why was he kissing her so good!

He broke the kiss and gaze at her with a stern look. "Do you want more to stay away from him or you want us to get a five star hotel bed?"

Reality hit her that he caught her liking what he did.

She chewed her inner mouth from sprouting curses at him. While she reminiscence on the fact that something just happened between them, he had the guts to remain the same as if it was just for a show; to him.

"I want nothing more like that cold starch kiss." She got out slamming the door shut. She was angry as she made her way out of the garage into the company's building. she should have slapped him to wipe the smug off his face. She loathed herself for what the picnic turned into but what she wanted to unravel as fast as possible is why she was caught up in their fight. And she must know.

***

THIRD P.O.V

"Musty..." I drawled, puffing the smoke into the air, the cigar smell evelopig the room. The sun was turning to a darker shade of sunset yellow and soon the night would fall for me to hit broadroad street. "Report."

"look, can you sit up and hear me sharp?"

"I am not paying you to shout at me on the phone."

"As long as that single night stand, which I consider as on credit."

I chuckled. "Do you sleep with women on credit?"

"Harry is getting closer to the middle now and Relax, Mide engaged the lady called Obi."

I frowned at the scenario. His friend got engaged to her, smile spread on my face as I imagined the look on my beloved's face by the time he learn about that. He must have been angry, felt more dejected and yes, such a beautiful plot where he gets more issues enough to murder Mide Geantry.

"You know," I put the phone on loudspeaker as I looked through my wardrobe to select my party wear. "First was the issue of the released photos, Harry is too powerful that the rumours deleted by themselves when they heard the name but this second one would hit him harder than he expected. Father would be proud of me."

"And talking about him, how is his health now?"

"He won't wake up till I want him to." I smiled sheepishly at the black jumpu dress that caught my attention. "I am thinking of spicing the whole thing a bit."

"And what is that?"

"I am going to Ilorin."

"What?"

"I'm going to see Harry, Musty. Don't be surprised if you see me knocking on your office door."

"and what are you going to do when you see him?"

"Just go with the plan on ground....mine is a special backup in case you fail."

"I never fail...and I wont be on the failing side for decades to come."

"We will see about that."

I hung up on him since I heard what I wanted from him. The media should get ready for what is about to make them sell this time because it's going to pop big!