Later that day ….Evening ….“You weren’t looking yourself through out today,” Nimi said to Jenna as she stepped out of the car and he closed the door behind her.“No matter the friction that has been occurring between us lately, I just want you to know that I’m always here to listen,”“We could perhaps take in fresh air at the park today if you feel like it!” He added, she slowly looked up at him her gaze fixed on his face, she was sort of angry at him even though she knew she had no basis to be, but she was!.“Don’t act and relate with me like nothing happened! Things are obviously not cool between us!” She cleared him immediately, he nodded shortly with a grim face pressing his lips against each other as he stared at her.“I’ll be having dinner with Jeremy today, so lock your doors tight! We’ll see tomorrow” she added before turning away and walking into the house.Nimi stared at her retreating figure as she took slow, steady and calculated steps into the house, he didn’t take his
Meanwhile ….At the park ….“Woah, I didn’t think we had this kind of relationship!” Nimi said jokingly to Annabeth trying to ease the awkward silence.He was a little surprised when he received her message earlier but she seemed desperate for company so he decided to come.“I visited my sister today,” she whispered her eyes not leaving her toe, the weariness her tone buttressing the fact that there was obviously a whole lot going on in her relationship with her sister.With a deep breath, Nimi slowly placed his hands on hers which rested on the chair.Annabeth slowly met his gaze and he whispered, “Are you okay?!” She shook her head with a faint smile as she looked away from him and reclined on the bench.“Even after all these years, nothing has changed, she still sees me as a nobody,” she continued.“She’s quite older actually,” she added with a chuckle.“My mother was actually our father’s second wife, but the look of inferiority in her eyes goes beyond the fact that she has a da
A few moments later ….Inside the car…“Arghhh!” Jenna exclaimed frustration bubbling within her.“I can’t believe I fought Quinn because of that twat!” Jenna muttered burying her face in her palm.“To think that she was actually right about him,”“That’s what I get for being too gullible,” she whined.“Ofcourse not,” Nimi comforted as he took her hands in his and made her look at him.“You’re definitely not gullible, you just have a good heart and that shouldn’t change because of anybody!”“Ofcourse you’ll say what I want to hear!” She purred reclining in her seat, Nimi slowly entwined his fingers with hers and held it tightly placing his other hand on their entwined fingers.“I’m saying the truth, not what you want to hear,”“You’re an amazing woman, and you forgiving Jeremy enough to want to be cool with him explains that point!”“That’s why I love you,” he whispered.“Awwwnn!” She murmured as he leaned in closer and placed two consecutive short lingering kiss on her lips.“So don’
“Are you okay?!” Jenna asked, she was squatting in front of Nimi helping to clean up his bursted lips, immediately she was done she walked towards the small fridge in her office, took out an ice bag and handed it over to him.“Thanks Love,” he muttered taking it from her and placing it on his lips as she took her seat beside him.“Are you still angry?!” She asked placing her hands on his thigh as she looked up at him.“What right do I have to be!” He replied shortly.“He’s just so lucky we aren’t on the same level, I would have beaten him the hell up and sent him back to wherever the hellhole he came from on a stretcher!” He growled seething angrily.“I’m happy you took a moment to think even while you’re angry,” she said probably in an attempt to calm him down, he looked down at her and met her gaze.“Well you’re now a part of my life, I have to do a lot of thinking before acting if I want to protect you!” He said and she smiled.“Oh, how comforting to know I’m in safe hands,” she mu
“There’s absolutely no way in the world that you can be serious!” She added as she picked up her bag and headed toward ma the room.“I’m talking to you young lady come back here!” Franco snapped at once, she halted in her steps as she turned around to face him.“No! Dad! I’m not doing it! There’s nothing you’ll say to make me do a project with Jeremy again!”“I’m not letting you put me in a tight spot again!”“It’s a project meant to be handled by the headquarters, I have nothing to do with it!” She argued giving him no chance to speak as she moved closer to him.“The Board has decided and most importantly, I have decided! You’re handling the project! With Jeremy and both of you would be the face of the project!” “And I as a person I’m saying no! Bold of you to ask the person you regret birthing for something as huge as this!”“You owe me an apology dad! And only then would I consider doing this!” She replied defiantly as she turned around and headed for her room, ignoring her father
Moments later ….“No!”“What do you mean no?!”“There’s enough space in this house, did you not just hear that his apartment got burnt?!” Jenna retorted, her eyes burning with anger as she stared at her father.“It’s enough Jenna, I’ll definitely find somewhere else! Trust me I don’t want to be a burden to you, Jenna insisted!” Nimi interfered turning to Franco.Franco’s gaze drifted from Jenna and comfortably landed on Nimi.“Explain to me how you guys were together at your apartment at this time of the day!” Franco said as he took his seat on the royally curved chair crossing his legs.“We weren’t at my house,” Nimi replied shortly.“She called me, she needed to take a stroll and I needed to escort her as her bodyguard!”“Somehow when the fire happened, she got to know also and we went there together!” He explained, his statement not totally true and not totally a lie at the same time.“Is that so!” Franco asked, glancing back at Jenna, she nodded slowly as she folded her hands acro
***“I don’t want you anywhere near my family, or even in Canada!” Annabeth slowly raised her head to look at Elizabeth as soon as she heard her voice, tears slowly streaming down her face, Annabeth was putting on a loose fitting black gown that touched the ground with a scarf tightly tied around her head and a black shawl carelessly draped over her shoulders while Elizabeth was in a black floral dress which stopped just at her knee, she was putting on a conspicuous black fashionable fascinator carefully placed at the left side of her hair, her small black bag clutched tightly in her left hand.“I always knew you were like this, but I didn’t think it had gotten to this!” Annabeth sobbed as she turned her body fully to face Elizabeth, “We just buried a relative!” Elizabeth exhaled slightly as she slowly turned back to face the headstone infront of them, a freshly dug grave.“Don’t say we!” Elizabeth snapped lowly, as much as she wanted to pass her point across to Annabeth sternly, s
Next day ….Thatcher’s Corp Headquarters ….“Welcome on board Jenna!” Charles said with a firm smile as he pushed his chair backwards and stood up.“It’s time to prove to us that a female can make a worthy heir,” He added before walking out of the conference room, leaving Jenna and Franco behind.“Jeremy couldn’t make it to this meeting today, so it’s up to you to fill him up on what we was said today,” Franco said to Jenna calmly staring at the projector ahead, his hands tapping the finely polished table generated a light rhythmic sound.“Hmm,” Jenna murmured in reply as she pushed her chair backwards and stood up.“I should get going now,” she added as she picked up her bag and headed for the door.“Hold on Jenna” Franco finally voiced as she walked towards the door, she paused in her tracks with a small sigh, rolling her eyes to the back of her head as she turned to look at him.“Come and have a seat,” he said.“I’m comfortable this way Dad, I don’t need to seat” She replied as she
Two weeks later ….“I don’t trust you, where are you taking me to,” Jenna said turning to Quinn.“I don’t understand, can’t me and my friend just dress up and go out?!” She asked and Jenna nodded with a small smile.“Okay then, whatever you say,” Jenna replied as she relaxed in her seat and took out her phone.It’s been two weeks since Franco and Elizabeth were arrested, although they tried to be smart on the court day but they weren’t so lucky, Franco was sentenced to life in prison and Elizabeth Ten years in prison.Franco committed suicide two days later but Elizabeth decided to do her terms in the realization that she deserved whatever was coming to her.She had a conversation with Annabeth, Fiona and Jenna already and she apologized to them, she admitted her wrongs and they forgave her, especially Jenna, Elizabeth was more than a mother to her than the rest of them and she loved her also.Annabeth left Canada about three days ago to go back and see her adopted family, and their l
Jenna huffed silently as she slowly looked down at her hand that Nimi had suddenly dropped and slowly tucked it in her back pocket, she had totally forgotten that Nimi mentioned he had something to do with her in the past.“You have no idea how happy I am to see you,” Nimi whispered as he disengaged from the hug and pulled her into another hug.Fiona chuckled lightly as she wrapped her hands tightly around him also, and others just sat back and watched in confusion.“It’s good to see you survived everything that happened back then, I tried to find you I promise,” he whispered and she nodded gently with a small smile.“It’s fine, you couldn’t have found me anyways, I’m happy you’re still alive also,” she said and he nodded slowly.“Well I am,” he replied , she gently held his hands and led him towards the table, Jenna exhaled deeply as she walked in behind them, just as she was about to take her seat, Fiona pulled out the chair and sat beside Nimi.Wordlessly Jenna rounded the table an
“Oh my God,” Jenna exhaled deeply as she walked towards her room and pulled the door open, Nimi quickly reached forward and pulled her back,“What are you doing?!” He asked pulling her close to himself and closed the door behind her.“Going to my room, what’s going on,” she whispered looking at him so lost.“What happened to staying with me in my room,” he whispered and her lips slowly curved into a smile realization dawning on her.“You’re a bad boy,” she whispered and he laughed as he slowly took her lips in a kiss and they made their way towards his room in a zigzag unsteady motion.“I could kiss you all day,” he whispered to her as soon as they got into his room, and she chuckled as they disengaged from the kiss.“It’s so nice to finally be in your family’s good book,” she said and he smiled, “Oh, you’re not very difficult to like, you eventually charmed them, I saw that coming,” he replied and she released a small laugh.“It didn’t quite seem like that two days ago though,” she
“What gave you the right Tolu, who exactly do you think you are to pull that rubbish stunt on me!” Nimi growled, Becky stood up at once and walked towards her children.“What’s going on Nimi, tell me what happened!” She said, Nimi slowly took his eyes off Tolu and it landed on their mother.“Can you believe she actually paid Debbie to go out with me!” He yelled his veins nearly popping out.“Haba! Tolu!” Becky exclaimed as she turned to look at her.“Was that how horrible I looked to you! I told you to trust me that I had everything under control,” he spat angrily.“And then you went ahead to pay someone to go out with me?! For what?! As what!”“You paid someone to go out with me?! The more I think about it the more annoyed I get! To think that I was even worried and felt guilty for Debbie and then I find out she wasn’t really into me!”“What if I had fallen in love with her?!”“I was just trying to help,” Tolu retorted.“You look like you needed company, I just wanted to help you!”
He slowly broke off the kiss and he looked up at her, Jenna didn’t waste time in slamming her lips back on his, he moved her closer to himself as he deepened the kiss and took charge.He stood up from the chair and carried her in his arms as they continued kissing all the way to his room.Immediately they got to the room he placed her on the bed and knelt in front of her, “Never you consider leaving me again!” He muttered as he slowly unbuttoned her pyjamas.“I can’t think straight when you’re close,” he muttered as he gently took her top off and her body came bare before him, he resumed kissing her as he gently laid her on the bed not breaking off the kiss, Jenna moaned as his arms roamed her body and her hands slowly made its way to unbuttoning his shirt also.*****The sun rays filtered in through the window, Jenna squinted her eyes in her sleep before they finally fluttered open.She looked beside her and the other side of the bed was empty, her face reddened as she pushed the du
“I don’t like her for you!”“And when have I said I want to be with her again?! I’m willing to listen to you and Tolu, you’re right Loving her had cost me a lot,” he said.“At the risk of your own happiness?! You don’t have to say anything to me Nimi, it’s written all over your face, you’re still inlove with her,” she said to him and his shoulders slowly slumped and his head curved downwards.“Why Nimi?! Why did you chose such a painful love,” she whispered.“What then do you want from me !” He muttered resignately.“I want to see you happy, I want you to look at your wife the way you look at Jenna, and you have never looked at Debbie this way,”“As much as I don’t like her for you, I don’t want you unhappy,” she said, just as he was about to reply, her phone began to ring and it was a video call from Tolu.“Mom have you heard what your son has been up to recently, can you believe that white girl is in the country and he picked her over me!” Tolu ranted as soon as the call got connect
Minutes Later …Nimi and Jenna sat side by side on the bench outside the restaurant, their hands were folded across their chest and their legs folded on each other as they stared into space quietly.“I’m guessing, somehow you read my letter,” Nimi said finally breaking the icy silence.“ I’m sorry Nimi,” she finally said as she uncrossed her legs and turned to face him.“Sorry for what exactly?!” He muttered in reply his gaze still not meeting hers.“Sorry for not trusting me?! Or sorry for not listening to me, sorry for getting rid of me and getting married to Jeremy right after?!” He added as his eyes slowly made his way towards her face.“You have all right to be angry Nimi, I don’t want to say I understand how you must have felt because I don’t ,”“I regretted my decision with every fiber of being in me Nimi, I shouldn’t have behaved so irrationally !” She said and he nodded slowly.“I hurt you Nimi and I’m sorry, I hope you find a place in your heart to forgive me,” she said and
Next day ….Canada …..“Jeremy what’s going on with Jenna?! It’s been four days nobody has heard from her ! Are you sure you haven’t either?!” Quinn asked in a small growl rolling her eyes at him, she still hated his guts and hated him more for the mere fact that he enabled Jenna to go to Canada alone with informing anyone or without their joint efforts.They were actually on a group video call, Darrell slowly placed his hands on her thighs and rubbed it slowly, trying to tell her to calm down.“I promise it was only the day she arrived I spoke to her, I haven’t been able to get through to her since then,”“Well you caused this nonsense,” she snapped and Annabeth finally cleared her throat.“Don’t get too bothered,” she said to her.“How can I not get too bothered, she’s there all alone in a strange land with no help! And worse we can’t get across to her!”“What were you thinking letting her do this huh!” “What did you guys think would be the result!” She yelled.“Relax Quinn, I’m s
Meanwhile ….Nimi packed in front of Debbie’s house, he stepped out of the car, rounded it quickly and opened the door for her.Debbie was Tolu’s friend that she had set him up with, they just had dinner and he was dropping her off and so far so good, her company had been nice.“Thank you,” she said with a wide smile as she took his hand and stepped out of the car.“I enjoyed myself today, thank you for going out with me,” she said with a small smile, and she nodded slowly.“I had fun also,” he replied, she was beautiful also, she had a fair and flawless caramel skin, she was nice and she spoke eloquently too, but the only thing was that she wasn’t Jenna.He gently stepped forward deciding to take the bull by the horn, Tolu was right he need to move forward, he gently placed tucked her hair behind her ear and pulled her close to him, slowly he bent to her height and slammed his lips on hers.He tried to muster feeling but none came, it was just bland, she definitely wasn’t Jenna but