Ayodele growled silently.
“Damn, she just had to say it,” he thought as his anger rose and he flung his hands as he faced her again.
“A quick fuck? That was what I was? Wow, how nice of you, empress, to choose me, this peasant for this amazing task,” he said sarcastically. “Are you satisfied with my performance or you would like a recap while you think of the man you are about to walk down the aisle with? In fact, why don’t we extend this arrangement to after your wedding too? I mean, a woman with your appetite wouldn’t be satisfied with an impotent man in her bed” he said, deliberately being mean to cover the hurt he felt growing in him at that moment.
She looked at him like he was crazy “Who said anything about him being impotent?”
Then she laughed in a demeaning manner.
At least that was how she sounded to him as she turned to face him forgetting that she was still totally naked, except for her bra which she had put on or maybe she just didn’t care.
“Awwn, poor Ayo, have you set up this little scenario in your head, where I came to you because my fiance is impotent and you thought I wanted to have a good sex life before throwing my pleasures away, so to speak? Need I remind you who rushed up to me asking me...no, pleading with me to take him with me? No, make no mistake, buddy. He is a virile young man with abundant stamina in bed. Maybe more than you. You are alright, I would admit but don’t expect me to sing sonnets in your name, buddy, or have wet dreams about you and your…your prowess” she taunted him, encompassing his body with the gesture of her hand, knowing she would dream about him even as she said the words.
Tanya had no idea why riling him up seemed pleasurable to her but she would rather face him head-on and make him believe that she was a shameless hussy than think about what she had in front of her beyond these walls.
She didn't want to think of those who were probably running down their batteries now by calling her since she had switched off her phone after dashing out of the lounge last night, or even think of the life-changing goings-on she would have to make in a matter of hours now.
Ayo narrowed his eyes at her “And now you are questioning my stamina, are you?” He asked in a menacingly low voice as he started moving towards her in a slow stance, his eyes getting heated as he sized her up in her delectable white cotton bra.
She looked so virginal and pure in that little scrap of covering that he scoffed at the irony, especially when beneath the bra downward was what could satisfyingly feed a man’s fantasy for years without him getting enough or bored.
Her long, shapely legs themselves are worth dying for. Ayo thought fleetingly of what he could do to and with those legs if given the proper chance.
Then his blood cooled as he remembered that that would never happen. She was getting married that day. Damn it!
Tanya watched the myriads of emotion on his face as he slowly stalked her, she had no idea if the movement of his feet was deliberate but the look on his face was doing something to her.
The way his eyes heated when he looked at her legs nearly made her knees buckle and she could practically feel him caressing her body with his eyes as heat trailed everywhere his eyes touched.
His gaze travelled from her toes back to her covered breast, his eyes lingering on her puckered nipples that were so evident through her bra.
When his eyes met hers, the powerful emotion that claimed her was so unexpected that she internally patted herself on the back for not dissolving into a puddle right there and then.
Heat washed through her in a long, slow roll as he narrowed his eyes at her. The supposedly threatening look made her blood quicken and her breathing change.
The way he moved towards her with that conqueror look in his eyes made her want to turn around and run but she wasn’t about to give him that satisfaction. So she stood firm, the tension growing as he seemed to slow his pace more than before that it seemed to her like he was barely moving, yet the distance between them reduced as he locked his gaze with hers.
“Is that so, Tanya?” He asked in a dangerously low tone that melted her insides.
“Damn, the guy was practically turning me on and he doesn’t even have his hands on me yet.”
Tanya cleared her throat and shifted as the intensity increased.
She suddenly had a great urge to fan herself but that would only make him realize how much he affected her.
She looked around. “Yes, I was only looking for my clothing,” she thought to herself “I can’t stand here like this, I need to get my panties first. I can’t put on my skirt without my panties. Yes, that is the only reason I am moving, I am not running from him or anything” she kept saying to herself as she subtly moved from where she was to the other side but then he changed direction and followed her, still in that insanely slow pace.
She gave up and reached for her skirt to cover herself first before searching for her panties. She gasped as he grabbed her from behind when she bent to pick her skirt from beneath the stool.
He lifted her and let her slide down his front, his arousal bumping off her butt, and then he held her in place when she tried to turn.
Tanya’s breathing quickened as he held her tighter to him across her midriff. He wasn’t moving yet his thick shaft seemed to be moving of its own accord against her.
"You, missus Tanya did not answer my question” he whispered into her ears. Grinding against her with his thick bulge. He had left the fly of his trousers open and the contrast of his skin and the rough material of his jeans against her hypersensitive skin was almost her undoing.
Tanya bit back a moan as she could feel the hot air from his mouth from her tingling earlobes to her toes. Her back moved involuntarily and she found herself fitted firmly against him. His arousal was more evident to her. “What…was the question?” She asked throatily.
“Are you really at this moment comparing my stamina to that of your hubby-to-be, Miss? And as far as I can remember, it seemed like you found me lacking too,” he repeated while trailing his hands down her arms.Then he repeated the routine slowly, diverting her attention from his hands as he kissed her sensitive ear lobe.He palmed her breast so suddenly that she gasped.“I am not….aargh…comparing anything. Definitely……..hmm…...not finding you lacking in any way” She arched her back into him as his bulge thickened and she could feel it nudging her ass. “Your stamina is…..eerr..nice enough,”He gave a short laugh “And the insult continues. Nice enough? Should I show you again just how nice enough my stamina could be then?” He turned her swiftly to face him and the ferocious look she saw in his eyes made her breath back up.She remembered vaguely hearing somewhere that a man felt threatened when their prowess was underestimated and they just wanted to prove themselves. This sure could be
Ayo collapsed on her and he felt her body shaking violently.At first, he thought it was from her orgasm but then the shaking continued.He rolled off her to lay on his back, staring at the ceiling for a while to get his strength back.“That….that…was beyond nice,” he said to her but she didn’t respond.He looked sideways at her and saw that her body was still shaking.“Tanya?”No response.He rose on his elbow and turned her over with his other hand.A strange feeling weakened him when he saw her face.She was crying!“What happened? Tanya. Did I hurt you? I am so sorry. Was I too rough with you?” He asked anxiously.She looked up at the compassion in his eyes and her tears increased as she started sobbing more loudly.Ayo gathered her in his arms rocking her as she seemed to want to compose herself yet the tears kept coming.He kissed her forehead, her cheeks, and then her nose as he rocked her with worry on his face while she continued crying like she had a lot bottled inside.“I am
Tanya quickly opened the door forgetting her almost naked state. She ran to him, fluttering her hands around his face."Oh, my God! Oh my, I am so sorry. I wasn't expecting you there. I...Oh god, your head!" She patted his face and his head.The pain that exploded in Ayodele's head made him remember the cartoonish stars that rotate around Tom's head in Tom and Jerry's cartoon movies that his cousin loved so much. He closed his eyes to steady himself as he gingerly touched the side of his head to check if blood was coming out or not. The way he felt at the moment made it seem like the head had split into two."Damn," he thought when he removed his hand from his head and he saw a little blood on his hand. Nothing to worry about though but he couldn't help but be amused at the way Tanya's eyes widened when she saw the red moisture on his hand."Oh, my. You are bleeding!" she exclaimed.He wanted to tell her that it was nothing to worry about, but then he thought of how this could work in
Princess Tanya Darlington had never been good with bearing her thoughts to others as she had come to realize earlier in her life that most people don’t care anyway.The majority of them were just looking for the tidbit they could get about her just so they could trend online or so they could brag among their friends that they knew her or something they could use against her in the future.So she had learned to be very guarded about what she said to others. To filter her words before uttering them.And to check and recheck every action internally before doing it in public or in anybody’s presence.Stressful it might seem to others but that was the norm for Tanya. She had gotten so used to it that she didn’t give it much thought.Just as the moon and the stars are, that was how constant the realisation had been in her mind that nobody would know what she didn’t want them to know.She had thought of and believed in having a soulmate.Someone you could share everything with, who wouldn’t j
She had been so furious and believed there was nothing anyone could tell her to make her go back on her decision.She had also realised just how less efficient she had become in managing her own life and going through the motions every other person goes through.She gave up trying to call a cab after hailing the first two, one of whom asked for her autograph and proceeded to tell her how he had been a die-hard fan and how she was his fantasy woman. She had told him to leave and ran back to Martinez’s street, the latter still nowhere in sight.The other had asked her outright if she would like him to show her a good time.She had given up and had to call her manager at the end of the day to call her driver when she realised that she didn’t even have her driver’s number.Her manager had always dealt with that part.“So much for a day free of lights, managers, and cameras,” she thought to herself as her silent driver whisked her to her residence at her insistence that he drove fast.She
Ayodele couldn't believe his ears."What do you mean by it was your fault? You are the victim here," Ayodele said with anger lacing his voice.Tanya was amused yet touched that he was angry on her behalf."No, I meant that was what he said. That it was my fault that he hooked up with someone else," she said simply."The bastard," Ayodele said in anger."Exactly my sentiment. He wasn't even ashamed or repentant of what he did. I can still picture his smug face as he calmly covered himself and invited me to talk it out like the adults that we are," She shook her head as she recollected."And your friend?" Ayodele said softly to bring her out of her thoughts as he could already see her face getting gloomy."Ern, who?" She asked as he got her attention."Your so-called friend, what was her reaction?" Ayodele asked again."Oh, Vivian? No idea. I couldn't even listen to anything. All I could hear was this rushing sound in my ears like I was in the middle of the ocean. Believe me, I had a kin
If they want his body and were willing to pay for it?He gave them his body, gave them all the styles they wanted, and took them farther than their snotty boyfriends or sugar daddies ever had.When Ike shouted, "Brother, I love you!"Or Romola said "You are the best, best, best brother in the world"Or Kemisola piped "Thank you, brother,"And Jenrola, saying in her quiet voice "Thank you for all you do, brother,"Those were all the consolation he needed and whenever guilt wanted to creep in, he simply held on to the expressions on his sisters' faces if he could provide for them.At first, he would feel a bit hurt when a lady he had probably spent the night with or had a moment with, saw him the next day and pretended as if she didn't know him in the presence of her friends.But as time went on, he accepted it as the way things were, that way he didn't feel guilty anymore when they bought his time to give them a good time.That was when he dubbed it "The Transaction"But here was a woma
“What happened then? What happened? ” Tanya asked anxiously, standing up from the bed to face him.Ayodele smiled at her eagerness then the smile waned as he remembered how he had almost died. He had practically brushed death’s door.“I froze for a moment, stupidly thinking that they would probably not see me if I stayed silent where I was,” he shook his head as he remembered “What shock could do to a man. The next moment I realised the foolishness of that thought as the spot I was hiding was an open space so I quickly removed my palm slippers and started tiptoeing back. I had just rounded the corner that led to the garage when they got to the spot where I had been hiding. Then I heard their voices,” he recalled." I told you that nobody was there, why is it that you never listen?” One of them said.“Spare me the bullshit, man. I am sure that I heard something. Are you telling me now that I don’t know what I am saying?” The other one shouted at him.Ayodele paced back and forth as his
"Why is he here?" Tanya felt Ayo's hand tighten on hers.She turned her head to see Martinez down the hall surrounded by his new manager and his bodyguards.She noticed that the bodyguards were fewer than he normally had.She supposed he had to keep up pretenses because she of all people knew that he could no longer afford them.He could barely afford the clothes on his back as he was so neck-deep in debt that she was sure he wouldn't finish paying for them in a decade, even if he decided to straighten up and do better.Since that didn't seem to be in the cards anytime soon, she was sure even his pretences would crumble soon enough.She saw Derek, a heavyweight champion, pointedly snubbed Martinez and walked away.When he spotted them, he turned towards their direction, but Tanya looked at her security head before turning away.She knew he wasn't going to get to her family even if he became a fly."Ignore him," she told Ayo. "Some people still believed that his old music, Gangrene, des
“It will be fine,” she told herself firmly.She had to believe it.She told her men to stay out while she looked for him.She entered the hotel and was directed to the ballroom on the second floor, sectioned off separately from the main floor.Tanya took the stairs that led to the ballroom just as someone was coming down it.“Why must I always see you everywhere I go? Isn’t it enough that you ruined my life?!” Susan’s shrill voice dampened Tanya’s mood.She wondered what she was doing here, especially coming from that part where the receptionist said it was closed off to the public for the day.Despite her curiosity, Tanya decided to ignore the bitch so she could go away with her trouble. She had something better to deal with, and she was not going to allow her to ruin it for her. She continued up the stairs expecting Susan to shut her trap if she didn’t respond.She gasped when she suddenly felt a hand pull her from behind, and she slipped backwards.“Tanya!” she heard Ayo’s voice as
“I am pregnant?” Tanya started at the doctor in shock.“Yes, princess. That explains all those feelings you’ve been having. Congratulations.”Tanya couldn’t believe it.She stared blankly at Dr. Aguilar then looked down at her stomach.Cupping it, she stood up from the bed and walked slowly towards the door.She flung it open and Christianah almost tumbled in. She had her ears plastered to the door, while Meg leaned against the railing with a worried look on her face.Meg hurried forward while Christiana steadied herself, “Well?” she asked while peering into Tanya’s pale face. “What is it? You are fine? You are fine, right?”Her worried tone made Tanya nod automatically, and then she said quietly, “I am pregnant. He said I am pregnant.”“Pregnant?! That is good news!” Meg said excitedly, then “Come, you shouldn’t be standing. You are pregnant…”Tanya didn’t believe she could squeeze laughter past the ball lodged in her chest, yet it erupted as she looked at Meg’s face. “Pregnant, not s
In a theatrical whisper, he said, “It is that man I saw on the TV with you. I think he is your husband? Yes, that one. Such a wicked soul,” he said with disgust on his face right before he forked some lobsters into his mouth.“There are many men with me on the TV, many have acted as my husbands before too. Which one of them are you talking about?” Tanya asked with confusion on her face.“I mean the…” he cleared his throat and drank wine to wash down the hastily chewed food. “The real one. The one you married instead of Martinez. What is that name I hear people call him? Yes, Mr. Taiwo. That one.”With surprise evident on her face, Tanya leaned forward. “Are you sure about this? You must have been mistaken. After all, it was a dark street.”“I know it as sure as I know my name, princess. I won’t lie to you. If that killer wants to lie about it, I can say this right to his face!” he said firmly.“Oh? That means you wouldn’t mind repeating this anywhere?” Tanya asked.“Of course not! Mart
Tanya waved the man over as she saw him enter the restaurant.She had booked the whole restaurant for the evening and was seated alone, so it was easy for him to see her.He wore a blue windbreaker jacket that seemed to have seen better days, just like his jeans and shoes. He seemed to be in his thirties.Smiling broadly, he approached her table. "Hello, princess. I can't believe I am meeting you in the flesh. This is so surreal. May I have an autograph, please?" he said excitedly."Of course, why not?" Tanya answered with a smile. "Let's get down to business first. We can do that later.""Okay, okay," he said as he scraped the chair back loudly and sat eagerly while smiling at her.Tanya disliked his shifty eyes immediately, but she held her smile as she assessed him. Her eyes went towards the man behind the counter with his face turned away before focusing on the man giving her a once-over.She was sure she had never seen him before nor knew him with Martinez, but then it was easy to
She was ashamed.The better Ayo’s family treated her during their two-day visit, the more ashamed she felt about the way her mother had treated Ayo and was still treating him.The visit was meant to be a few hours' visit, but his sister had persuaded her to stay one more day.She could see that his mom loved the idea as well, so she immediately agreed.It had been the most relaxing and heart-filled visit she had ever had.Ayo’s mother did not treat her like a stranger at all. She treated her like she had known her for ages.Her care and compassion almost seemed alien to Tanya.It wasn’t that her mother wasn’t capable of love, she just couldn’t remember a time when things like her career and her standing in the family hadn’t overshadowed any bond they might have developed while spending time together.If she thought hard enough, maybe she could recall a time in her childhood when she had been allowed to just be a child or when her mother had just looked at her with love without thinking
She covered the distance between their hands and linked them together, saying, “I want to meet your family. It would be my honour to see your home.”Emotion clogged Ayo’s chest and thickened his voice as he said, “And after that?”“I want you back,” she said without hesitation.“Back? Like…?”“Forever,” she answered. “I don’t want to end this. I lied when I said this was just an arrangement. I want more.”Oh, baby. Ayo’s hands tightened on hers as his eyes swam with the blooming emotions in his heart. “I want more too, baby. I want it all. I don’t ever want to let you go. I will work hard to deserve you. I will…”She leaned forward to lay her finger on his lips, “Ssshh,” she said softly. “You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do. You are more than enough for me,” she said with glistening eyes.Ayo shot out of his chair and hauled her into his arms before he could stop himself.Enough. She believed he was enough.Apart from his family, no one had ever believed he was enough.E
Excitement and anxiety warred in Ayo as he entered Avery.Avery was one of the top restaurants in Lagos with full-course international cuisines. One could request any food from Asian delicacies to oriental cuisines.The restaurant was so famous that one had to book a reservation at the restaurant at least a week before the date.Ayo had decided to try his luck that afternoon when he called. He was disappointed when he was told they were booked for the next three months.He was thinking of another place he could invite Tanya to that would be just as phenomenal when he got a call back from the restaurant.“You are in luck, sir. Someone just cancelled their reservation now. Would you like to take it?”“Yes,” Ayo said immediately.Though the reservation had taken the bulk of the money he had left, he was happy to do it for her.The security guard greeted him cordially and opened the door for him, and he stepped into the cool interior.He was surprised when he saw three attendants waiting f
“You won’t believe this!” Tanya smiled as she readjusted on the bed and asked, “I can sense it is something exciting from your voice. What is it?”“Oh my God! Excitement is the least of what I am feeling right now. I am overwhelmed.” his exuberant voice made her smile widen.Oh, she missed him. She wished she could see him right now.Even better, she wished he could be beside her at that moment. She missed him badly, but she was determined to respect his decision.“Even if it kills me,” she thought as she rolled her eyes at herself, then focused firmly on his excitement.“Do you know James Beed? I mean, what am I even talking about? Of course, you know James Beed. Mr Beed called me!”“Oh?” she prompted while grinning from ear to ear.“He called me for my book! He wants to make it into a movie! Can you believe that?! He was even talking about series, collaborations, and some other things I couldn’t really focus on. Can you believe this, Tanya? My book will be turned into a movie. I wro