Stolen moments

Chapter 11 (B)

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"Did you smell his perfume? It smells so expensive" Rosalia fawned while i rolled my eyes, cleaning up the table.

"Rosa" I cautioned her.

"What? It is the truth. The man reeks of wealth. Why didn't you tell me you were bringing him over?" She narrowed her eyes at me as i try to defend myself.

"He never told me he was coming. I meet him outside the building on my way from work" I said carrying the dirty plates to the kitchen with her hot on my tail.

She leans on the small kitchen island as i got busy.

"He looks so handsome, i wonder what his children will look like" she said out loud still deep in thought.

"Girl.. Forget it, he is much older than you and he is married" I pulled her out of her dreamland as she huffed.

"Yeah yeah, but that is why he has children, they must have his gene, right? Especially his son" I laughed at her words.

"How is Shawn? You don't talk about him anymore" I asked of her eight month boyfriend who was the longest so far. She snickers.

"We broke up" she stated as i turn around in surprise.

"What?! When? I mean how?" I asked sounding shocked.

"It is nothing really, we were not just feeling it anymore so we decided to end things amicably. We still talk once in a while"

Shawn is a really good guy, they meet at the firm she was working. He happened to be a client there, they clicked and went on a few dates. He was a really nice guy when i met him.

Unlike Eugene, i never like the guy, he was too pushy and snobbish. They always fight. The relationship lasted only two months. We were in college back then. He tends to look down on people. What finally led to the breakup was when the idiot called her an hot blooded Latina, he said she was hard to satisfy. That faithful night she gave him a black eye as i gladly opened the door for his exit.

"Don't worry... You will meet that one person you love so much and who also loves you" she smiles at me.

"I hope so" she sighs "guess i will just stay away from the opposite sex for some time, focus on my career" she shrugs.

I get jealous of her a times, i mean she is free to date anyone she wants with shying away or freaking out from a man's touch.

Unlike me... I can't even stand it when a male invades my private space. I only let my brothers in cause you know? They are my brothers. They won't do anything to hurt me.

I also wish to go on a date,meet new people, i really do but my insecurities are tying me down. Sometimes i feel like am getting fatter due to my thick skin, so i tend to hide away...

I just want to be me again.

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He cut the cooked steak with full concentration avoiding his mother's burning gaze. His father was not helping as he also ate his food quietly. They both know how pushy and impatient she can be.