RULE NO.25

25.A Step Away

The next day Dawn's pretty early. I mean, it has to since I practically waited for it through out the night. I couldn't sleep, I wouldn't be so stupid as to let my guard down.

How could I have been so stupid?! I thought to myself, but it won't help to berate myself further, I spent the night doing exactly that.

At the first cock crow, I slowly disengage myself from Ray's embrace. Who would have thought he would be such a cuddler. If I wasn't elbow deep in trouble, I would have found the time to gush about how adorable it is.

As soon as I am safely out from his hold, I slowly creep out of bed and wear my clothes, then tip toe until I get to the door. Talk about awkward! It wasn't supposed to be like this! We were supposed to talk this morning and make plans for later and cuddle and kiss and make love some more and plan the future.

Oh malicious fate, look what you've done! Stop stirring your witches brew! Playing and messing with my life!

I looked at Ray one more time and twisted the handle of the door. As soon as it moved, he woke up with a start. Wow! A light sleeper too? Add that to the list of surprises.

I smile and walk up to and wrap my hands around his neck and give him a light kiss on the lips.

"Hey sleepy head" I say when he looks at me with a confused look.

"Where are you going to?" He asks, rubbing the sleep from his eyes and stretching his arms wide on a yawn.

So sexy!

No time for that! I berated myself yet again.

"Uh... school?" I reply in a voice laced with sarcasm.

"On a Friday?"He asks, obviously confused.

"Part-time" I reply on a shrug.

"Oh" He replies on another yawn.

Before I can think up something else to say, he drags me and turns until he is ontop of me and stirs into my eyes. He looks at me as if searching for my secrets.

No thanks! That is a no go zone.

As if on cue he asks;

"Why have you been on edge since last night? Did I do or say something wrong?"

"Why would you think that? I am totally fine" I say on a laugh that I almost choke on because of how fake it sounds, even to my ears.

I start to push hard on his chest. I have to get out of there before he seduces me to submission. There are a lot of things to do and I won't let him be a distraction.

He kisses my forehead before helping me up. As soon as I am up, I head for the sitting room where the rest of my things are and before he can even say a thing, I am out of the door and on my way to school.

The day runs by really fast as I work on Important things in school, but I can't even rest for a minute because it is all part of the plan.

I don't even get a call from Grace through out the day, but I guess she would be as busy as I am. I get home by 7pm and Grace comes in a few minutes.

She doesn't even say anything but hugs me as soon as she is settled. Then we spend the night discussing our plan and what needs to be done.

The next day, I wake up to a text from Ray, asking or more like ordering me to a date. To keep up the charade, I accept and send him a couple of "normal" texts and we settle on a location and time.

Ray comes to pick me up by 5pm and before long, we arrive at an exclusive party. Surprisingly, I find that I am excited. I really want to enjoy myself and have this day tucked into my memory forever.

I walk into the party on Ray's arm, feeling so out of place as soon as I see how expensively dressed the rest of the guest are. Ofcourse Ray tried to warn me, but my bull-headed self refused to listen for the sake a pride that has already been beaten into the dirt.

But I hold up my head and even if my floor length dress isn't made by Versace, I know I look like a million dollars with my carriage, beautiful brown skin that shone like it reflected the rays of the sun, my bright lipstain and legs for days that peaked from the thigh high slit in the dress and my full natural hair that I refused to cover with a wig. I look elegant, I look like Ray's woman.

Ray introduced me to anyone who was anyone. From friends to ministers, governor's and hosts of the party. Who would have thought he knew so many people? Well, he is a Jagamolu. They are the heart of the ton. They are the ton. But they were no where in to be found. Every one knows that they move as a pack, but the only person in attendance was Ray. I know I should be thankful for that, but it has me wondering? Are they planning something, or am I just paranoid?

A couple of hours later, we head out of the hall and someone bumps into me and I am steadied by Ray's hold on my hips and I try to apologize to the person but the smile dies on my lips as I see the last face I expected to see in a place like this.

"Dear niece! You should have told me you were coming!" Says the voice that usually causes my knees to tremble.

"Hello young man, who might you be?"

"Raymond Jagamolu" Ray responds while extending his hand for a handshake.

Wrong move! The boss hates being touched by men.

Yes, it's the boss. The lady of nightmares. What the hell does she have up her sleeve?

She shocks me further as she extends her hand instead, but doesn't shake him as I expected, she practically shoves it into his face and as a gentleman, he takes it and plants a light kiss on it.

"Pleased to meet you. I am Dana, but good friends call me D" she replies in that cold sultry voice that I am used to and I know for sure that I am doomed.

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