Stitches

Chapter 6

"Haven't you met Eugene yet? he asked.
Forcing to smile at him ,i stretched my hand then I proceeded to introduce myself.
"Susan Wright ,the pleasure. Sighing, he walked away... Well, I rose both hands in mock surrender at Sam's raised brow.So ,all these years this is where he was hiding. To top it all, he just snubbed the mother of his children. I was just trying to make to unawkward for us both by pretending to not know him.So what ,i should say hi Eugene,then what next after not being in contact for seven years....All these thoughts run through my head on my way back .I turned the corner to see Angela and Joshua making out out in front of my door.
" Get a room ,would you ?" I scrunched my face in mock disgust.He opened my room and pulled her inside,straight onto my bed.Shaking my head i made my way towards them.
"We're in one " he made a beeline towards her lips a second time.
"Excuse me! That should happen in your room and on your bed.I huffed.Angela blushed and hid her face in his neck.
We left my room to Angie's where we shared stories of our own.Being three months pregnant ,Josh insists she stays in bed though its advisable to be active.Haven gone through the experience he listens to me to a degree and allows her minimal movement.Apart from that ,he designated me as her official nurse and keeping her company was part of the job.
The next day I woke up quite early and did series of physical activities after which I went down for breakfast. To my relief, Eugene had absented himself from breakfast. Since his arrival,i had been contemplating on how to drop the news of his Mom and the guilt of keeping his kids from him was eating me up. I saw him hours later as i was tracking down info acquired from my agent.. At that moment Alira called.Talk about timing.I immediately stood up and wondered farther away from him,all the while stealing glances to see if he was coming my way. I went to a confined area to speak with her .I enquired about my daughter due to the uneasy way I was feeling but she assured all was fine yet I still wasn't convinced. I needed to hear her voice to be convinced .I did but that got me the more worried after I found out later she was down with a cold.I made Ethana promise to take her drugs in order for my return. Finally after the discussion of many other issues I returned to the porch to find a game of pebbles on going . Its all good,they have been sitting behind their computers and scouting suspecting areas for a while they need to release stress.Currently, the last men standing were Andrew and Joshua battling seriously for the first position. My heart sunk at the next thing I saw ,my arch enemy- Freda and Eugene were in a really compromising position .But wait ,who am I kidding ,he will never change and besides we broke up though we still are married on paper.It doesn't mean i could stop the jealou- no , bitterness I felt. He is worse than a monster after ruining both my best friend and I's lives. Freda and I may not agree on things but I will never wish bad for her . I hate him even more . I took my seat with the prime aim of ignoring them both by concentrating on the game. From the corner of my eye I could see Freda passing her fingers through his hair while rocking her hips with her back facing me. The jealousy I was feeling was way beyond description. Eugene caught me staring and responded by rubbing his hands continuously over her back still eye locked with me. I stood up to take my leave not until I saw the satisfied grin on his face. Bastard .on my way ,Maxwell managed to drag me back after all the protests. I pretended to be interested in what he was saying till Joshua won the game. Just then Maxwell paired me up with the bastard to play the game to my dismay. I know it was intentional since he said " we will be less awkward after the game".
A few minutes into the game ,I feigned illness and excused myself . As I headed back , I was pulled into a room and the door was shut firmly ;the person turned and it was the idiot. I made an attempt to move but was blocked by the thick headed goat. Well, i went to sit on the chair close to the window and centered my attention on the gardener. He really is handsome I lied repeatedly to myself.
"What are you doing here?' he commanded breaking the silence after a few minutes. I miss this voice so much it hurts . He has this deep French baritone accent which sends chills down my spine. I just sighed and ignored. I begun to observe the room. It looked manly, filthy ,very unkempt ;all signs of this idiots room. All of a sudden I felt a hand on my chin and slapped it away ;them stood up.
Don't touch me ." He gave a small smile.Gosh i hope i don't look guilty right now.
" Still holding that grudge,huh?". he shook his head and sat down on his bed. I took this as my cue to leave since I didn't want to hear any more. I begun to match out but his next words stopped me.
"The girl I fell in love with is gone, in her stead is a stranger full of bitterness and hate ".I pulled the look off.Woaahhh....i patted myself inside.
"And whose fault is it ,am like this ? Congratulations for giving birth to this . I'm actually starting to like it."I opened the door and walked out.
I wept the rest of the day, no matter what happened I cant deny the love I have for this idiot has been rekindled by his mere presence.
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Here's a bonus for you 😝
Eugene POV.
Sue is the last person i expect to see on my return. Our first encounter went well with her pretense . I decided to avoid her at all cost, unfortunately fate had other plans with our frequent meeting. This time it ;looked like she was hiding something with her glancing at me while speaking on her phone .Something's up definitely.She has never been a good actor,we grew up together ,at least i know that .After the confrontation in my room,she totally pretended i was a stranger.No eye contact and makes sure she is always more than ten centimeters away. She seems to be getting closer to Sam. I don't acknowledge him as competition since under law Susan is still my wife. I received a letter that morning from Mum.She never writes letters. This is weird. I tried calling her severally,it was switched off. These past days I have been feeling strange, some sort of emptiness. I cannot fathom why though. I read the letter and ended up in tears . Men don't cry they say but sometimes you just cant hold it in. I preceded to look into the envelope to find the documents and other portfolios. I shut the door quietly behind me and turned to see Susan deep in thought. I started towards her but decided against it. Later, i drove around to clear my head. I returned home after four hours of driving and strolling at the beach. Upon arrival we were summoned by Joshua for a swift meeting. Apparently, some hours ago he was told about an ally of Dave Meyers who happened to have vanished from the surface of the earth. It was discovered to be a lady from the source. Also, Dave's phone proved to be helpful later since some numbers and recordings which we listened to were retrieved. It was only unfortunate those number were expertly coded hence only a pro can trace them. For the rest of the week, we tried our possible best to make it happen. All the while, I realized Sue had been unusually quiet, agitated , fidgety and exasperated. A few times our eyes met and all I wanted to do was comfort her and assure her all was well since they looked sorrowful. Breaking the code was the least of my problem as I stared at her. Today is Friday, making it exactly one week and four days of tackling the issue. As we were contemplating on a solution ,Susan left us all speechless by her next utterance.

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