Cold Reverie II

Victoria was set aback by the expression on the faces of her friends who had come to take her out that weekend. They had succeeded in cajoling her to leave the work she had brought home and go out with them, and she had took her time to dress up only for them to wear a disappointed look.

"What are you wearing? " Bianca asked disgustedly

"What's wrong with what I am wearing? " Victoria asked confused.

Becca shook her head in disapproval. "No way! You are not coming with us looking like this".

"How do I look? " Victoria asked perplexed.

"Do you have to ask, wearing such a dress that does nothing but conceals your beautiful shape". Bianca answered instead.

Victoria takes a good look at herself. She was wearing a loose-fitting flower print dress with the length below her knee. She also had no jewelry on.

"Well, I feel comfortable and really like what I am wearing".

"What?! " Becca exclaimed, "what happened to your sense of fashion? "

"That's if she had any. Ever since I met her, she has been dressing like a retired old witch". Bianca cuts in.

Becca giggles as Victoria's eyes darken with anger at Bianca.

"Come on Toria, you know what she is saying is true. " Becca calms her.

"What's true about it? " Victoria asked angrily.

"Since your last relationship, you've lacked interest in anything except your work". Becca says as she moved closer to meet Victoria, placing her hand lightly on her shoulder. "Even if you're yet to open up to me, I can tell he hurt you badly but how long will you let your past rule your present? "

"It's been almost a year if I am not mistaken. You need to move on dear. "Bianca added.

"Yeah, I think it's time you gave love another try. " Becca chipped in.

"Love... " Victoria said in a whisper.

She had believed for four years that he loved her dearly. She could put her head on a blade that his love for her was real. He seized every opportunity to let her know how much he did. There was no day that passed by he didn't prophesy his love for her. That's why she gave herself totally, in ways she never believed she ever could.

"Nelson please don't be angry, but I won't be coming around tonight. I will be working late and will spend the night in my house instead". Victoria told her fiance over the phone.

"It's alright darling. I will see you tomorrow right? "

"Yes, I promise". She said quickly.

"Okay. I love you darling and I will miss you dearly tonight. "

"I will miss you too... " She replied in a husky voice.

"Just get prepared on the things I will do to that gorgeous body of yours tomorrow. " He said seductively.

"Anything you want, my body is yours. " She replied, surprised he didn't get angry that she cancelled their meeting.

"Forever and always? "He asked

"Always and forever". She pledged.

That night, their promise to forever met an abrupt end. Victoria changed her mind and ditched work. Work could wait till tomorrow, right now all she wanted was to be with her fiance who was definitely missing her dearly.

She walked into his house with her own key but was greeted with sexual sounds coming from the bedroom. She ran as quick as her legs could take her and caught her fiance with not just one but two women! Her fiance was having a threesome!!

"Toria wait, it's not what it looks like". Nelson said as he ran after her, stark naked.

"Someone really needs to come up with a better phrase for this situation". She retorted sarcastically.

"You were not supposed to be here. " He said instead.

"Wow, is that your explanation? " She asked bewildered.

"As you can see, it's a threesome. Just pure physical pleasure, no feelings attached. It's you I love".

Victoria slaps him hard on his left cheek. But immediately regretted it as she shivers with fear with the look he gave her.

"How dare you? " He glowered.

"I'm so.. sorry... ". She stutters and fled off.

"I doubt I can love again. " Victoria said solemnly.

"Of course you can. " Becca assured.

"But no love will come your way if you go out looking like this". Bianca added, bringing them back to Victoria's lame dress

"I don't think I have something better in my closest". Victoria said.

"Leave that to me to decide". Bianca said before marching into Victoria's bedroom.

Few minutes later, Toria stood looking mouth watering delicious in a high neck white blouse and a long black skirt slit to mid thigh.

"Now this is how you ought to look if you want to find love". Bianca said and they all laughed.

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As all three ladies arrive at the cinema where they've planned to see a movie. They run into two good looking men who were actually on their way out of the same place. Both groups stared at each other with keen interest.

"Wow! Those ladies are pretty". One of the men said as soon as the ladies were inside. "The one in the middle though is exceptional".

"Well Gerald, what can I say...since i got married no woman is prettier than my wife". The second man whose name is Sylvester said proudly.

"Would you give me a minute? " Gerald asked, "I feel like if I don't go back in there and get her contact, it might be the biggest mistake of my life".

"That's fine with me, anything to change your single status". Sylvester teased.

"Thanks man". Gerald said as he hurried back inside.

"Is it just me or are those guys we ran into strikingly handsome". Bianca asked her friends once they were inside.

"Very handsome indeed". Becca agreed. "And they were checking us out too".

"I'm more interested in deciding the movie we'll see". Victoria said instead.

Bianca rolled her eyes at Victoria, "How I wish they were still here when we arrived instead of on their way out". Bianca said regrettably.

"Your wish might have just been granted. One of them just walked in". Becca announced.

"Oh my...it's the cuter one". Bianca said gleefully.

"What makes you think he came back to talk to you? " Victoria asked.

Bianca frowns at her, "Why are you such a killjoy".

"Toria I think you're wrong. Ladies act normal, because he's actually heading towards us". Becca chipped in.

"Hello ladies, I thought I won't find you". Gerald greeted.

"Hi". Becca and Bianca said in unison while Victoria kept mute.

"We're finding it hard to agree on which movie to see". Becca said.

"Oh, well I just saw Heavy Hearts with my friend. You should see it too, it's very interesting". Gerald suggested.

"Thanks. I guess we will". Bianca said smiling sheepishly at him.

"Uhm...but before you do that, can I have a word with you? " He said looking straight at Victoria. Meeting his gaze, Victoria asked confused. "Me? "

"Yes please. It will only be for a few minutes I promise". He said.

Becca looked at Victoria and nodded a go ahead. Victoria also looked at Bianca who also nodded slightly in approval.

"Okay". Victoria said softly and followed him.

Once alone with Victoria, Gerald quickly introduces himself. "I'm Gerald Banks. What's your name?".

"Victoria, but my friends call me Toria". Victoria replies casually. She doesn't know why this man has picked her out, but what she knew was she wasn't ready to get back into the dating game. "Gerald, I will really love it, of you could cut to the chase". She adds quickly.

"Sure, I intend doing just that". Gerald says, "I actually have a meeting in my office in less than thirty minutes". He informs.

"Good". She says simply.

"To be sincere, the minute I saw you walk in with your friends, I couldn't get my eyes off you. I actually told myself if I didn't come back and ask for your number it might be the biggest regret of my life".

Victoria's eyes widened and contracted almost immediately in response.

"I will really appreciate if you give me your contact, so that a more convenient time we could meet up and have a better conversation". He continued, his gaze on her.

"I guess I can do that". She replies after a brief moment.

"Thanks". He replies, smiling.