Mine (an African love story)

3. Confession*

2 months later

My parents, Danny and I had just come back from church. My mom and I were dressed in traditional dresses, while my dad and Danny had on dress shirts.

On Sundays, after church, either I would go to Danny's house or he would come to my house. Today, it was his turn to come to my place.

"Oh honey, I forgot that we have to go visit Aunty Jill. She just gave birth two weeks ago." my mother says to my dad.

"Oh you're right. Maybe we should go now." my dad says to my mom and she nods.

"Anima, you can visit her another time. Danny is here, so keep him company okay?" my mom says, giving me a little smile. I blush and nod.

"Okay kids. Don't let anyone you don't know in." my dad says as they start to leave.

"Don't worry sir. Be safe." Danny says, putting his arm around me. I blushed and felt this weird feeling in my stomach.

Lately, every time I see Danny or he's near me, I start to get nervous but excited.

"Okay, Ahuofe, let's find something to eat. I'm hungry." he says as we walk to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, I find plantains and we decided to fry them. I tell Danny to sit in the kitchen seat while I cut the plantains. He was kind of being quiet so I turn around to catch him staring at my behind. I blush but then clear my throat, which makes him look at me.

"Herh, Danny. What are you doing?" I ask him, with a smirk on my face.

He scratches his head and clears his throat.

"Me? I'm not doing anything. I'm just sitting here like you told me to."

I giggle and shake my head.

"Anyway, you've been quiet. Are you okay?" I ask him while I continue cutting the food.

"Uh, yeah I'm okay."

"Are you sure? You look like you're in love and some girl has rejected you. " I say, giggling and trying to make him feel better.

He sighs and mumbles something. I raise my eyebrows but shrug.

"That reminds me. That girl Lena is still giving me those dirty looks at church. " I tell him and he raised his eyebrows, with a smirk on his face.

"Really?"

"Yeah, last week, we were in the bathroom at the same time and she said she doesn't understand why you're friends with me since I'm so ugly. She must obviously like you. " I tell him, putting the plantains in water. The thought of someone liking him made my stomach turn for some reason.

"She's not my type. And even if she was, I'd never be with someone that insults you. " he says which makes me scoff.

I turn around and face him.

"I mean, she didn't say anything wrong. Was it really an insult?" I state, drying my hands.

He quickly stands up and walks up to me.

"I can't believe you are actually listening to the nonsense that comes out her mouth." Danny exclaims. I chuckled and shook my head.

"It's not that serious. We both know I'm not pretty anyway."

He grabs my both my hands and stares into my eyes.

"Anima, you're the most beautiful girl I've ever laid my eyes on."

"Danny..." I start with a blush on my face, but he interrupts me.

"No, I'm not done. Do you even know why I call you Ahuofe?" he asks me and I just look away.

"It doesn't mean anything. It's just a word." I tell him.

He groans.

"Not to me. I call you that because you really are beautiful. And also because... I like you, Anima. I really like you." he says, staring deeply into my face.

I gasp and look back at him.

"Danny, I... I don't know what to say. Please stop joking around."

"Anima, I'm so serious. I've loved you since we were kids."

My eyes widen.

"Eii, first 'like', now 'love'. Danny, I'm just...speechless."

  "I'm sorry I surprised you. I just had to let that out. It's so hard to walk around with you all the time without wanting to just grab and kiss you." he tells me sincerely.

"Wait, is this why you hate Tyler?" I ask. He nods.

"I hate how interested he is in you. I just want to punch him every time I see him." he says, gripping my wrist tighter.

I sighed and softly laughed. Danny was sweet and caring, and he always treated me correctly. He's been with me since childhood and has supported me all the time. On top of that, he's very handsome. I guess I've always liked him without knowing. That would explain all the butterflies he gives me.

"Anima, kiss me. Please." he begs, his breathing started getting heavier. He sounded so desperate and vulnerable. He cups my face in his hands and he eyes my lips. He leans in while I stay still in shock

"Beautiful.." he whispers, before I lean in and close the gap between us. Our lips connected and even though it sounds cliche, I felt fireworks. It felt like our lips were made for each other. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he rests his arms on my waist.

He deepens the kiss and pushes me forcefully into the kitchen wall. I hit the wall with a bang. I could barely feel the pain because of his lips on mine.

"You okay?" he asks, breaking the kiss for a second. I nod and grab his hand. I drag him into my bedroom and when we get in, I close the door and pull him back onto me.

His hands roam my body as he lowers his hand to squeeze my behind. I gasp into the kiss and he smiles. I take off his top and trace my hands over his six pack. His lips never depart from mine as he picks me up and and carries me to my bed. He drops me and hovers over me. He takes my dress off and I help him. He connects our lips again as fumbles with his belt. I help him pull his pants off until he's just in his boxers. I gasp at the huge bulge in his pants, and accidentally brush it, causing him to groan. He continues to kiss me and he places kisses on my neck. I moan and smile as he does this.

I feel his hands travel to my breasts as he takes my bra off. He squeezes them and I blush. He sits back and gazes me over. I cover myself, feeling self conscious.

"Stop, you're beautiful." he says, moving my hands away. I smile and bring him down to kiss me.

His lips trail back to my neck and he sucks the skin on my neck as he massages my breasts. I accidentally moan his name which makes him chuckle into my neck, sending vibrations into my body. I tug at his boxers, making sure I lightly brush his bulge. This makes him groan, as he quickly takes his boxers off and pulls my panties off. Then he covers us with the blanket.