What Love Is

Skies are blue, Roses are red

It's Saturday and I have decided to not think about my encounter anymore. I was going to relax and hopefully forget about everything handsome .. fine fine..I did not want to think about the hypnotist ..there! I said it . I called Sandra and told her what happened last night and she clearly concluded that I was being too serious with everything..my phone buzzed and I panicked the second it did.
I can't believe it!, this handsome stranger seems to have ruined my calm life..

Sandra🌍♥️♥️ :
Breathe..It's not him you fool , 😒
I'm coming over,get dressed ,we have to pick up the flowers for Mary.

I grinned widely , this girl..
I almost forgot about her brother's wedding anniversary party . Jake Robertson had been married for 10years now and he wanted us to go order a truck filled with red roses as a surprise for his wife ,Mary. I know.. that's cheesy..
I quickly freshened up, put on a navy blue dress pairing it up with baby pink wedges , applied simple make up and said goodbye to my parents.
I bump into Sandra outside.
"Damn girl..."She whistled , I rolled my eyes.
"Shall we get going? , those roses aren't going to get themselves to Jake's home"I dragged her along the road till we settled in an Uber . we got to the florist shop in 20minutes , and simply sat in the truck of roses since he had already paid for expenses , we just had to deliver the surprise.Sandra wouldn't stop blabbering about how romantic it was , she left me no option but to put on my headphones ,I closed my eyes and soaked in Memories by Maroon 5.

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"Did you see the look on her face? , priceless!! "Jake gave us a bear hug. We nodded excitedly. Mary was blown away , so were the few special guests who got invited , she cried after that..geez...women.
"Jake , come over here !"Mary called out to him as two more couples walked into the open garden. He waved us and walked to his wife.
"Ain't it exciting Kayla? , how we're in the middle of so many couples"She squirmed .
"Sandy.. close your mouth for one second."I gave her a serious face , turning my head to the left and right as though in search.
"What!" She repeated my movements curiously.
"Don't you hear it too?..oh my .. I guess only singles do"I widened my eyes earning a laugh from her.
"Shut up Aniya..these people are in love." She sipped her glass of non alcoholic wine.
"No , these people have all rested on their own definition of love and decide on making the best of it.. together."I explained my point, She held her chin thoughtfully.
"Ahah..you don't say Gandhi Mahatma"She winked at me.
"Oh whatever.. you don't understand me"I took my second sip of the wine.
"What I don't understand is why you insist on defining love .. Mahatma"She held my left shoulder .
"Stop calling me that Delilah"I pushed her hand away.
"I didn't betray your love Kayla ,I simply had to give your number to Caesar "She smiled , blinking multiple times.
" 'Had to'? , wow , since you say it like that ..I guess it makes complete sense now"I said looking around the garden which looked amazing with the truck of roses.
"Watch your sarcasm young lady"She smacked my arm playfully.
"Trust me , even if I didn't give Caesar Banks your phone digits , you two would subsequently meet again.. and you know it"She added. I shook my head in disagreement.
"You brat! , admit that y..." I was about to cut Sandra short when someone beat me to it.
"Navy blue suits you Miss K"
That voice will be the death of me. I felt him close , real close.
"..yeah! , Jake I'm over here ,ermm excuse me" Sandra literally run off stifling a laugh.
I turned to see the man behind , how did he look so good in just a normal black shirt and trousers..I mean his sneakers looked like they were having a great time being worn. I was clearly checking him out argh!
"What are you doing here Caesar , I'm starting to think helping you out yesterday was a bad decision " I lied , I was inwardly blowing a trumpet of joy.
"What? "He asked with creased eyebrows. Did this man know how mesmerizing he was? , did he invent that movement of the brows?.
"How did you know I was here?" I was hoping to here something fascinating like ,' I couldn't stop thinking about you so I followed you here.' ..haha like a hot guy like him would want to be with me.
"Simply getting into character Kayla"He smiled , those dimples
"Really Banks?" I laughed heartily.. remembering that I called him a stalker, he gazed at me ,I stopped.
"Don't stop.. those lines that draw on both sides of the corners of your lips are just delightful to look at" He laughed at my sudden halt in laughter.
" Well you got to quit looking at me like that, you win..the stalker tag is taken off"I avoided his eyes.
"Like what ?"He smirked , completely enjoying how uneasy he made me.
"Like....."I honestly wasn't sure if he was gazing at me or eye raping me.
"Like you're beautiful?..Trust me , you deserve better adjectives K. " He slightly bent himself towards me , huskily whispered those words in my right ear then walked away.

No no hey! don't leave! , get your handsome face back here Caesar!
"Don't leave.."I gasped out.
"I'm stuck with you anyway"i heard Sandra's voice.
"Ah! How did you get so close to me so fast"I snapped out of my trance.
"You know me(she winks)..guess what I found"She rubbed both hands together ,a wide smile on her face.
"Arghhh , not now Sandy.. "I looked around for Caesar.
"It's about your hot stranger- friend Aniya ! ,now get here" She yanked my arm and pulled me inside the house.
"This better be good Samson"I held my arm in pain , man! , this girl was too strong .
"Do you remember me talking about Jake starting up a business with Mary?"She asked swiftly sitting on the sofa , I nodded.
"Well guess who the angel investor is"
" Bill Gates. "I lazily said ,pacing around .I really wanted to be in the garden where Caesar was.
"Really Kayla..."She frowned.
"Sorry ,sorry ...go on" I patted her lap as I sat with her.
"You found a rich suitor my friend , he's a partner in most of the biggest companies around and owns a chain of businesses outside the country. Jake said he had to lead his Dad's business after school but even made it bigger and he's just 26 years."She narrated to me .
"He's 26 years old?.."That part hit me hard ..I was only 18,..in first year .
"I tell you that the man you seem to have a weird connection with is loaded with cash and you talk about age."She gives me the are-you-drunk look.
"He's 8 years older Sandy.."I panick. I don't have anything against older men but I'm obviously thinking about how accomplished he is at 26, and I barely have anything to boast of.
"My daughter...age doesn't matter"Sandra mimicks my mom's voice. I giggle profoundly.
"Now get yourself arranged and do all you can to keep the guy , he looks like the decent kind..and the main point here is that I need you to get married so you can cover shopping expenses with his credit card"She gets up to do a short dance.
"Leech.. now let me go and find him."I stare at her amused before getting up.
"I bet he's already left with Jake and Mary to check out the location of the new company.
"O..I see"I yearned to see those dimples again.
"But thanks to me you got his number , which I'm sure you haven't saved yet..now get to it whilst close up the party for those two."She kissed my cheek and walked out.
I took out my phone from my handbag and saved his name..I giggled ,... Sandra's going to kill me later for the choice of words.