"It sounded nice in my head but when I said it it sounded so cringe" Joshua confessed."See even you think it's cringe," Aletta said."What do you say about the trip? And don't stop thinking about me or hesitate because this might hurt my image, just think about yourself, do you think this would be a good idea for you? Do you think it's something you would enjoy?" he asked."The problem is I am so into my job that I can barely think for myself when the situation involves you, all I think about is how it would affect you," she told him."I know but I want you to be my girlfriend now, not my secretary or my assistant," he said taking a step forward as if he could close the tiniest gasp between them."Just as my girlfriend what you do say about the trip" Aletta pretended to be thinking, as a girlfriend the trip was the most wonderful idea she had heard in a while but as an assistant, she knew that there were a lot of things to consider."What do you say?" Joshua asked after a long minut
Joshua had not wasted time contacting the people who were in charge of his family's private plane. He had to impress his girl anyway. His father caught wind of it and was on the phone with him in an instant."Is there a business trip I am unaware of?" Xavier asked."No" Joshua was confused as to why his father was asking that. He had reduced the way he travelled to allow Joshua to learn more about the business and deal closing."Then why is the team asking for authorization to fly out the private plane?""Oh about that?" Joshua turned to his father. "I am taking Aletta on a trip," he said with a smug proud expression."Oh wow," Jessica said. She and Xavier had come into the room to hear the reason why an authorization request had come in and Joshua was not saying anything about it.They were not going to stop him from doing anything with the plane but they wanted to at least know what he was doing."A trip? That's a bold move" Xavier said with a smile as he remembered all the trips he
After Joshua and Aletta settled on the location for their trip all they could wait on was the day to finally leave. At dawn, Joshua was waiting outside Aletta's house with a car ready to take her with him to the airport."You are quite early," Aletta said as she walked down toward him. The driver went up to take her bag from her and she felt weird about releasing it to him. She was used to taking care of herself and others together and not allowing another person to take care of it for her."But you are ready," Joshua said. He pulled her to himself for a hug before opening the door and nudging her to go in first. "Ladies first" Aletta cleared her throat before she pushed herself in. He closed the door and hurried to get in from the other side."I did not want you to wait long so I prepared beforehand just as I always do" Aletta responded.Joshua made a sound of disbelief and then the car came to life and began to leave the street. "I am so happy about this" Joshua said his hands find
"What do you mean you want separate rooms?" Joshua asked leaning on the door frame."I just want separate rooms" "What are you thinking? Remove your mind from the gutter" Joshua gasped as though she was a sinner."I am not thinking about anything I just think it's weird for us to share a room for a fifteen-day-long vacation" "What, we already share a room back at home so why are you so shy to share a room here?" Joshua asked pushing himself off the frame and walking to her."What do you mean shy?" she asked feeling her cheek become heated. She was sure by now that her whole face was crimson red and her body was betraying her by giving it away. She was shy and it was because she knew that they might have had sex on this trip and she wanted to delay it for as long as they could."Tell your red cheeks not to expose you because they tell me clearly what it is that you are thinking" Joshua took her hand. "Your bags are in there already all you have to do is take a couple of steps in" he
"Going on a vacation is sure nice," Aletta said as they took a walk down the beach. They had decided to spend their evening outside instead of inside.Aletta had been the one to suggest it, she knew the tension between them would be uncontrollable and they would have to succumb to it in the end. She wanted it to be something beautiful within them and not something born out of them not being able to control themselves. Joshua knew what she was doing and also thought it a good idea, at least this way he would know if it was something he wanted or if he was just pressured into doing it."Of course, it is because I suggested it" Joshua replied."When and where did you learn to say things like that? It is son cringe" Aletta said with a shudder.After the unintentional break between her and Joshua, he seemed to be more affectionate towards her and even used a lot of cringe words and sentences. Most times those comments made her heart warm with joy but most times she couldn't help but notic
Joshua and Aletta had a meal at a restaurant that served Nigerian meals. "See I told you that eating something new was worth the try" Aletta said as she patted her stomach."I am so full I feel I might burst open any moment from now," Joshua said."Took the words right out of my mouth" Aletta replied shocked he was feeling the same way."Should we take a walk around the area so it can help out digestion?" Joshua suggested.Aletta thought it to be a good idea, they could kill two birds with one stone, their food would get digested and they get to see the area and mark down the restaurant they wanted to visit later."Did you feel that?" Aletta asked looking up to the sky."Feel what?" Joshua asked when he felt a droplet of water touch his palm. "Is that a drizzle?" Joshua asked and Aletta nodded. "The forecast did not say it would rain here today" Joshua said fumbling with his phone to see what happened. He checked and it turned out that the weather was largely unstable so it caused ex
Joshua was taken aback by her gesture because she was not one to do something like that, she was always composed and perfect. Seeing her sway in the rain was strange to it."People are staring" he said holding her waist that was swaying back and forth as if they were in tune with music."We are tourists here, they would look at us and laugh at our silly nature and not bother to judge us" Aletta said.She wanted to enjoy her stay and try her best not to worry about the people who would talk, there was no pleasing others because they always found a way to complain about something about them."Let's dance" "In the rain?" Joshua asked with widened eyes and a shocked expression across his entire face."Yeah, just like when we were kids" "I never dance in the rain" Joshua confessed shyly. "Jessica did not allow you to dance in the rain?" Aletta could not believe that. Joshua was half the person he was because he had Jessica as his mom. If Xavier had married a random heiress and had child
"That felt refreshing" Joshua commented as they made their way back to the car. He could not believe that at his age he had spent thirty minutes swaying the rain with Aletta."See, letting go and allowing the rain to go all over you is one of the best feelings ever. Don't you feel light already?" Aletta asked excitedly."I am glad you talked me into doing it" he said planting a kiss on her temple. "Okay let's get home and take a long hot bath before we have something hot to drink so we don't catch a cold" Aletta said hurrying to catch up with the car."A long hot bath? Together" Aletta shook her head at him, they had spent the entire day out to ease the sexual tension between them but he managed to ruin what she had managed to build with a few seconds of talking."Not together but separately" she said not going to let him have his way and joke through the situation. "You know what I meant," she said as they slid into the car. Joshua went in through the driver's side and Aletta thro
Hello Guys this is the final chapter. I want to first appreciate everyone who has read this book, who had supported, commented, voted and called me order when I did not update for such a long time. Thank you so much for being such a support in these times. As this work comes to an end I hope you support me in upcoming works. This free Chapter is for you."Joshua we would be late" Aletta screamed from the bottom of the stairs. "Honey are we using our government names now?" Joshua screamed back at her. "Joshua you know I do not like being late for any of these events" Aletta screamed back at him. Altetta paced back and forth at the bottom of the stairs. "You know you should not be screaming while you are this pregnant"Joshua said as he came down the stairs with his daughter in his hands. "If you had come down earlier then I would have had no reason to scream that much" she retorted and he smiled. "It was my little pumpkin here who kept me waiting" Joshua replied as he got to stand b
"I am so happy for you, this is finally happening," Aletta said holding the arms of Jeanne excited."I am excited but also nervous very nervous does anyone have calming pills?" Jeanne said slipping her hands off Aletta's hand and feeling the sweat on her palm."Calm down, it's just you and Thiago, everyone else is just like a rock. I promise you once you get on that altar every of that nervousness would be gone" Aletta continued. "Thank you," Jeanne said sarcastically."Are you nervous because its mu brother? I can help you run away from this right now" Nichole suggested and Alethea rolled her eyes. "Are all sisters this way? This was the same advice you gave Aletta the other day" Alethea said and Jeanne shook her head. "How can I leave, I have been dreaming of this day" Jeanne replied. "Then calm down even though I don't know why you would dream of marrying my brother but we all choose our battles I guess" Nichole shrugged as she sat down."Nichole" Aletta chastised because she k
"You have to get to work" Aletta said rubbing the hand of Joshua gently. They had arrived back from their honeymoon over the weekend and this Monday morning was the first time Joshua was going back to work after the wedding."Can't I just lay down here with you all day?" he said taking out her hand and pulling her down to his level."You kept saying that and prolonged the honeymoon by two weeks,""Call me a criminal for wanting to spend time with my wife, I am getting the feeling that you do not want to spend any time with me" Joshua said opening one eye and giving her a judging look. "Joshua, you know that is not true, so get up now""You are no longer my assistant, you are supposed to be begging me to stay a bit more with you""What makes you think I don't want to do that?" Aletta asked taking his dishevelled morning hair back from his face."Because you keep urging me to get back to work so quickly, it's like you can't wait to get rid of me" Joshua took his head back to the pillow
"Mom don't cry again, you might get a serious headache at this rate," Aletta said rubbing the back of her mother while in a hug. The entire wedding was over already and the whole family was seeing the couple off as they were going directly to the airport for their honeymoon. "Come on, at this rate they might miss their flight" Leon said trying to pull Eunice off her daughter. She had been bawling the entire ceremony, if someone saw her they would think it was a sad occasion. "My daughter," Eunice said as she finally pulled away and took a step back. "I am so happy and so proud of you because you managed or find love for yourself even after everything" Eunice sniffled and smiled. "Thank you, Mom," Aletta said with a smile. "You better get going now" Jessica said stepping forward."We are on our way now" Joshua said pulling open the door and gesturing for Aletta to get in."Call us when you get there" Jessica called after the shut door."Do not call us" Xavier said as if he was giv
"I was always unsure about how I felt about you, You were always around me, taking care of me and I felt anxious whenever you were out of sight. A little secret that was the reason I always made you work overtime even when it was not necessary" Joshua said and there was a burst of small laughter across the room.They were both standing in from of the priest and altar but they had decided to take their custom written vows there. Joshua cleared his throat and looked up from his paper to stare at Aletta whose eyes never left his face. He flashed a small warm mile to her and she returned it."I never realized my feelings for you until you made that drunken confession that night that caused us to go into a relationship. I had always thought about marriage but for me, it was the only way for me to make children that would take over the company one day, being with you makes me so excited to think of waking up every morning with you by my side, I think of planting kisses on your lips and spend
"Are you feeling nervous?" Alethea asked Aletta who was sitting in the waiting room with her shaky hands. "Yes I am, who wouldn't be?" Aletta asked as she closed her eyes to steady her breath. "I mean you are very right, who would like to marry my annoying brother, as much as I would like to call you my sister in law I can help you escape if you wish to" Jeanne chimed in. "Thank you so much for the suggestion, I am nervous about this and not rethinking my decision. I can't wait to be married to him" Aletta said as her eyes shot open. "Ew" Jeanne said as she gaged. " What do you see in him?" she added as she picked at her nails. "Everything I want to see" Aletta added. "Jeanne stop trying to put ideas in her head" Jessica cautioned coming towards them. "What did I do?" Jeanne whined."I heard what you said" Jessica replied giving Jeanne a warning look. Jesica knew that her daughter was playing around but she did not want Aletta taking any of the words to heart. "I know I have s
"Mom's boyfriend would be here soon," Alethea said as she dropped the dish in her hand to the table. "I can not believe that I am being made to meet my mom's boyfriend at her age" "What I can not believe is that she can't order out but is making us to make food for him"Alethea whined as she moved back to the kitchen."What is even more crazy is that she is in a relationship again" Aletta exclaimed as she moved behind Alethea. "Don't get me wrong I guess I am glad she is finding love again" "Same here, if she is happy then there is no issue. Love is in the air" Aleteha added coming back to the table "So why don't you have anyone to share the love with?" Aletta asked. They were making the last trip from the kitchen to the table. "Says you? Who told you that I do not have someone to share this love with?" Alethea said dragging out her sentence and a weird smile climbing her face."Alethea you are hiding something from me" Aletta said going to clutch her sister's hand. "Spill now" sh
Aletta and Joshua tried to reach Anette and Richard but it was as if they had fallen off the radar. "At least we tried" Aletta said as she set down the phone to the table. "Happy now?" Joshua asked and she nodded. "I guess I have to get going now" she said taking up her phone from the table."Where to? You just got here" Joshua was sad because they had finalized her resignation and she had not been around him like he wanted her to be. He was happy regardless that she was doing what she loved. "I have to go finalize things with HR on hiring your new assistant and then I have to go shopping with your mom and sister" Aletta explained. "Can we at least have dinner together?" Joshua asked and started expressing shock when he saw the expression on her face. "We can not? I barely see you anymore these days" he whined like a child who was cheated of having any ice cream. "I am having dinner with my family, mom is introducing her boyfriend to us today and honestly, I love spending time wi
"Did you hear about Anette?" Aletta asked as she pushed the jar of pickles into the hands of Joshua. They had picked a date for the wedding and it was in three weeks. They were having one of the date nights where they stayed back home and cooked for each other. "What happened to her?" Joshua asked. Anette shook her head in bewilderment, how could this man be so oblivious to everything happening around him?"Have you seen her in a while?" Aletta asked. She wanted to know how much he did not know. "Well, since that day she came to our house, I did not think much of it when I did not see her again," Joshua said truthfully before taking off the lid of the jar. "But you know she called off her wedding and left the country so abruptly with Richard?" Aletta asked hoping that he at least knew about that fact. Yes, Anette did hurt them all but it would be too mean to not care about her when she had sincerely apologized."Maybe they did not want the wedding again?" Joshua asked shrugging. Al