I stand in front of the mirror, my eyes sparkling with a bit of excitement as I take in my reflection. Seeing it’s been a while since I dressed up for a date, though it’s just a double date but still I’ll take what I can get. The burgundy dress drapes elegantly over my figure, accentuating my curves and making me feel confident. I run my hands over the soft fabric, feeling the delicate lace under my fingertips.A smile plays on my lips as I admire how the dress enhances my natural beauty. With a final adjustment to my hair and a touch of lipstick, I feel set to go as I grab my purse.“Lara” Clark calls out for the second time in a row, “we are going to be…”, “I’m ready” I say, cutting him off as I head downstairs.“The date is not for another one hour, and you should know that women need time to get ready, especially for a date” I say, walking towards him.He breaks into a smile at the sight of me. Wrapping his arms around my waist, “you look breathtaking my darling. I guess it makes
I spend the drive home dozing off and waking up intermittently, “are we home yet?” I ask tiredly at Clark’s nudging.“Yes we are” I hear him chuckle. I scrunch my face into a frown as I force my eyes open, “what’s so funny?” I ask, trying to make sense of my environment before making a move to alight the car.“Nothing” he shrugs, “you’re just so cute when you’re tired. Do you need help getting down?” He asks. I nod, “yes I do” I reply placing my hands on his shoulders as I alight the car.He wraps his arms around me to steady me as we walk towards the door. “You do know that I can walk by myself right?” I ask, inwardly grateful for the support.He shakes his head, “at this point I doubt, you've tripped twice now and I’m not risking you falling and hurting yourself” he says.“You’re so cute” I say without thinking, he chuckles, “thanks, I’m glad to hear that my wife thinks I’m cute” he replies. I shake my head, “I didn’t mean to say that, what I actually meant was thank you for your he
I spend the next five days purposely avoiding Clark. Every morning I wake up an hour before Clark usually wakes up to give me sufficient time to have my bath, get dressed and then leave for work. And in the evenings I purposely return home around 4pm, a time guaranteed that Clark will still be at work.I know we agreed to not leave things awkward but that was said in the heat of the moment. To be honest it just feels like we crossed a path that we can never return from.I look down at my watch, inwardly praying that Alice wraps up this internal staff meeting as soon as possible. Usually the meeting is supposed to end by 4pm, but everyone was busy with one thing or the other relating to work so we had to start by 4:30 instead of the usual 4:00 clock that we normally start.“What’s your opinion boss?” Alice asks, pulling me out of my thoughts. My eyes scan the room as I notice everyone’s eyes on me as they await my reply.I smile, “Alice could you kindly explain what I’m supposed to giv
“Hi Clark” I say, wide eyed, “what are you doing at home? The security man said you weren't around and your car is not outside too” I say to Clark, who’s comfortably sitting on the sofa.“Come sit” he says, tapping the space beside him. “Why?” I ask warily as I move towards him, he smiles, “Lara it’s not a crime for husband and wife to talk. Is it?” He asks.“No it’s not” I reply, settling beside him. “How come you’re home so early?” I ask, not bothering to look at him as I speak. “It was quite obvious that you have been avoiding me in the last five days today inclusive, so I decided to give you a little surprise so that we can have a discussion” he says.“So what do you want to talk about, you have to make it quick because I have things I need to finish upstairs” I say. He nods, “I won’t take much of your time and I know that this is another method to avoid me”.“So that brings me to the topic of our conversation” he smiles, “Lara, why are you avoiding me?” He asks. “Avoiding you” I
“Are those all my things?” I ask Clark who has taken it upon himself to help me pack for the team bonding outing. He’s even taken it upon himself to pick all my outfits for the three days we will be staying there.He nods, “that’s everything. I’ve placed the outfit you’d be wearing today on the bed, you can change into that while I finish packing our luggage” he says, not bothering to look at me with his eyes fixed on the luggages.I walk towards the bed picking up a light blue sports shirt matched with plain black shorts, “are we playing soccer?” I tease. He shakes his head, “you don’t need to dress this cool to play soccer. It’s just a nice way to dress down, I’ve also added a nice jewellery set to go with the outfit” “How nice it is to tell people that my husband dressed me today” I say, picking the jewellry from the bed, “thank you, it feels nice to be pampered” I say, before walking into the bathroom to change my clothes.Once I’m done I return to the room, but Clark is gone an
“Team A on the left side and Team B on the right side” Alice calls out, purposely separating people from their partners as she also ensures that each team is made up of men and women.Clark ends up on team A therefore making me on Team B, “we are going to crush you” I say, putting on my game face. He smiles, “it’s on. Don’t worry when you lose I’ll buy you ice cream to make you feel better” he retorts.“That’s the spirit” Alice says, chuckling. “For our first challenge we are going to be participating in an obstacle challenge. Each team has to select two people to represent them. The selected persons are expected to run through the track field whilst avoiding the moving cones, climb the net in the middle of the field and pass over it and lastly shoot down the 5 toy bears before running to cross the finish line” she says.“So who’s ready” she yells, causing the crowd to erupt into loud shouts, “we are”. She smiles, “I’ll give each team five minutes to decide who should represent them f
My alarm rings by 4:30pm, reminding Clark and I that we have 30 minutes to freshen up before conveying downstairs for dinner. “Clark” I say softly, gently tapping him.“Yeah, is it time to go?” He mumbles sleepily. I nod, “yeah, we have about thirty minutes to freshen up and get ready” I say, attempting to pull him up, though that doesn’t work.“I’m up” he chuckles, sitting up. “Do you want to take a shower, I already did?” I ask, packing my hair in a bun. He nods, “yeah, a cold shower will do me good at the moment” he says, standing to his feet.“You’re wearing the black gown I chose, you look good” he comments, before entering the bathroom.Clark exits the bathroom wearing a black top paired with white shorts, “that was quick” I say, turning to face him. He smiles, “I just needed to take a shower, nothing much”.“You really meant it when you said we were going to match throughout this outing” I chuckle, shaking my head. He chuckles, “it’s something I’ve always wanted to do with my w
“Alice” I call out from my office in extreme pain while clutching my stomach. “Yes Lara, you called?” She says, walking into the room.“Are you fine?” She asks, running towards me. I shake my head, “not really, I feel like throwing up and I’m experiencing terrible stomach pain” I say, still clutching my stomach.“Can you ask my driver to bring the car to the entrance and also cancel my meetings for the rest of the day” I say. She nods, “noted, I’m on it” she says, running out of the room to inform the driver.“He’s ready with the car parked at the entrance” she says, rushing into my office. “Thanks” I say, faltering as I stand to my feet. “Do I need to call the doctor to give you a visit at home?” she asks worriedly, as she holds onto me to keep me stable.I shake my head, “I’m fine, I probably just need to get some rest” I reply with a weak smile. She nods, “I’ll hold you till you get to your car” she says, holding on to me.I shake my head, “I might not feel good, but I’m pretty sur