Loving Layla

Chapter 5

         *Javier's POV*

I entered my room,removed my shirt and stepped into the bathroom to take a shower. After that, I chose a simple shirt and shorts to wear before going downstairs.
I lived in the family house with my parents and sister. I saw no use staying alone when I have a family house already welcoming. I will move into my house when I get married.
I heard a knock on the door,sure it was my Mom.

"Who's there?" I still asked.

"It's your mom" she replies.

"You can come in!"
"How are you dear" she
greeted as she opened the door.

"I'm good Mom." I answered back,picking my suit off the bed.

"dear, how was the business conference?"

"It was fine, Ma. And I was able to secure the deal with Mr Ron."

"Wow...Dear..I'm sure Your Dad will be proud of you"

I smiled with pride and we walkedbout of my room together.

"So about.." She started.

"Oh no! Mom...Not again. I'm just coming back from work, at least let me rest" I interrupted

She folded her arms across her chest. "Do you know what I wanted to say?"

I fisted my palm. "Of course I do, the only thing you go on about is when am I going to settle down!"

She scoffed. "So I don't have a right to ask you that?"

"Of course you do,but I have told you several times that I will when I find the right person."

"The right person? All the ladies I introduced to you, what did you say about them?" She queried.

"All your friends' daughters are spoilt and just after money, I can't marry them."

"Then who are you liking for?"

"I want a decent,simple woman who will care about me and my life not just money. That's the only type of woman I can settle for"

"And when will you? After twenty years?" She yelled.

"Mom...just leave me be" I stated. I didn't really want to fight her but she was frustrating me.

"Oh! I will,but you have to make a choice. Either you find someone or after two weeks I do that for you. we're tired of waiting" She said and stormed off.

I sighed.
Why is she doing this to me. I try my best to please them but it's just not working. I'm just twenty eight,I knew guys older than me and not married yet.
Well,My dad always repeated that he married Mom at the age of twenty five but did I need to do that too?I was also willing to settle down but I didn't want to make the wrong decision.
I knew I couldn't marry for love because I had waited for it for so long but nothing. I just wanted to marry a Lady that would complement me, a woman that fitted me completely but I couldn't find one.
I stormed out of the house.

'I don't want to stay here a minute longer'

                   ****

I drove to my friend's house, James.

"Hey bro! so glad to see you" he yelled as he opened the door.

"Oh James, I  came for more serious things but I'm glad to see you too"

James was my friend,we were friends since Kindergarten. Our parents were friends too.  He knew everything about me and I, him.

"What serious?" He asked.

"It's my Mom again!" I said as I sat down on a couch.

He chuckled, "What did she do?"

I groaned, "She keeps pestering me to find a wife...I don know how to go wife hunting... Maybe you can help!"

"For Starters, I'll say she has a right to be worried, I mean"

" What do you mean?", I asked giving him a curious Look

"Even I, your friend hasn't seen you with any girl"

I scoffed, "Of course,I make friends with them it's just that I don't look at them that way"

"Okay,it's simple, just marry my sister!" He concluded.

"Your sister? Hanny? I won't even if the heaven is falling!", I said with mouth full of laughter.

He didn't say but I could sense he was holding back pains from my statement

"why? Is she not beautiful?", asked James.

"Of course she is but she's like a sister to me,you know"

" Oh! but you don't have anybody else?"

"Then I will stay single or just let mom choose a lady for me!" I finished.

"But tell me sincerely,Javier you have never found any girl attractive before?" James asked.

"Of course not, but I found Miss Eunice attractive."

He laughed. "Forget your childhood crush, I mean something serious!"

I thought for a while then shook my head. James looks at me with surprise.

" You sure you're not gay?"

I smacked him on the head.

" You are really going crazy! Of course not. I see them and admit they are beautiful but I don't feel like getting closer to them,because I want some thing more...I want a lady that is intelligent with goals of her own,who I believe I can tell about how my day at work went and will listen eagerly. You know that kind of woman" I explained thinking about the only woman I met who's like that– Layla.

"I don't think women like that still exist, all they care about now is a man who will take them for shopping, on vacations and treat them like princesses. They don't care how you make the money and they don't intend on making money." James argued.

I shook my head in disagreement, " I know a lady who had dreams of her own too.!"

"Who is that?" James questioned.

"Her name is Layla. She loves writing. In fact she wants to hit it big. She is so intelligent, smart and bold." I said as I envision her in my mind.

"Is she beautiful?" James asked with a wicked smirk.

"Very" I reply with a low tone.

"Then marry her" he said snapping his fingers.

"You're insane!  I don't even know if she's with some one. I should just go and marry her, who does that?" I ask laughing although I tried to be serious.

"But do you want to marry her?"

"I don't know....I mean she is nice, simple and sophisticated but.."

"No buts, she's simply the type of woman you like. So why not pursue her?" James interluded.

"But what if she doesn't like me that way or if she's with someone else?"

"You would never know if you don't try!" James concluded.

I nodded. I will, there was much sense in what James had said, in fact, Yeah! It was all a fact. She was nice, beautiful and smart, what else did I want?

'As for love,That will come later. I just hope she agrees. I have too much pride than to be regretted. I would definitely die of shame if she rejects me', I thought to myself

I had to look for a way to get her, after all I had courage in my looks and charms. No woman would be able to resist– not even her.

#TBC
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