Chapter 6: It's not save outside

 "Shit!" He curses under his breath. "What is it?" She asked in surprise but Craig was carried away he pressed his lips on her and kissed her, at first he was slow, but he increased the pace, Gregory on the other hand was still feeding Whitney, she opened her mouth and his tongue slipped into her mouth to prevent her from closing her teeth on his tongue, he pushed his lips into her mouth, he also start kissing her, Craig was still kissing Cathy, when she pushed him. 

"Stop!" She had knocked some senses into him, and his breath was heavy, if she hadn't stopped him, he wouldn't know what he would have done to her, he picks his keys again. "You should not go out there, it's dangerous." 

"I can't stay here with you." 

"But you can..." 

"I can't control myself." Cathy's heart raced but she still didn't want him to go, he had texted one of the hooligans in the ghetto to watch over Craig's car, and she knew they would harass him if he went out. "Don't, it's not safe out there."

"Go to your room now." His voice was cold and scary, she jerked, she was struggling with her feet to go inside, he wanted to help her but he knew that will be raining havoc, he just closed his eyes, so she could disappear, he picked up his phone to call Gregory, he was still kissing Whitney when his phone ring, he jumped from her and get his phone. 

"Hello! Are you on your way?" 

"No, I am stalking here, I feel so stupid like a pervert."

"What did you do?" 

"I kissed her." Gregory gasped for her. 

"Yours is better, you didn't kiss her when she was sleeping, or was she sleeping as well?" 

"Are you crazy? Why will I kiss a sleeping girl? Wait did you kiss Whitney?" He was silent. "Go on." 

"Yes, I didn't mean to but I have no choice." 

"Just get out of there and get yourself busy." 

"Is that what you are doing there?" 

"I send her to her room." Gregory smile. 

"Where is Jane? I haven't seen her since I arrived." 

"I thought you would never ask, she left for Abuja in anger, you should call her because Dad will kill you if he finds out."

"I will, just be careful." 

"Fine, goodnight." He ended the call, he went back to reading the stuff on Whitney's phone, he realized she had a blog "Mend My Heart," he read how she met Cathy and George, it was through George she met Cathy, how nice Cathy's family are to her, George treated her like a princess, so now he knows the relationship between the two, how her first boyfriend left her because he had a betrothed, he felt bad because he too had a betrothed, he knows almost everything about her but he never gets to see the part about John. If he rape her, he was so tired that he slept off, Craig was sleeping on Cathy's couch when she woke up, it wasn't comfortable for him but he had no choice, Cathy watch his bare chest as it goes up and down even in his sleep, he is cute, his eyes open wide, when he saw Cathy's eyes on his chest. 

"Shit!" He curses and grabs his shirt, which he wears in a hurry. "Are you leaving?" 

"Yes, I need to go." 

"Are you not going to eat before leaving?" 

"It's not important, how is your ankle now?" 

"Do you want to check?" She didn't wait for him to reply before sitting and pulling her legs towards him, he had no choice but to touch it. "You still have a little swollen, don't worry it will subside." He massages it. 

"Ouch!"

"Sorry, you will be fine." She stared at his lips, and she ran her hand across her lips subconsciously, Craig shook his head. 'Sorry, I am not a pervert." Saying that, Craig feels guilty, as much as he was trying to suppress his feelings, he knows he is standing on a thin line but Cathy is not helping matters, not that she is trying to seduce him, she too doesn't know what Craig is doing to her. "I will go now." "Sorry, if I make you uncomfortable, I am not a pervert." Using that word the second time, he pushed her slightly to the sofa, he was going to lock his lips with her again, Grace walked on them, Craig jumped from her, he grabbed his keys 

"Cathy!" She lowers her face in shame. "Is that not Whitney's friend's cousin? In less than two days, you two have started sleeping with each other." 

"No! No! Is nothing like that..." 

"I thought I was the only crazy one among us three, anyways is not my business, what George's perfect sister does, I only came here to check if you were able to reach Whitney yesterday." 

"Yes, she is fine now, thanks." 

'Alright, I go on now." Cathy was too embarrassed to see Grace off, so she closed her eyes. "Cathy! Are you nuts?" She called herself in frustration, Whitney woke up only to see that the room was different. 

******

"Where am I?" She jumped from the bed. 

"At my condominium." Her eyes widen. "What did you do to me?" 

"Nothing, I only brought you here, you were so drunk that I had to bring you here. And my clothes? I took it off, don't worry, I didn't ..."

"My phone!" Gregory wants to keep it but now she is awake there is nothing, he can't do anything about it, so he throws the phone at him. 

"Did you open my phone?" 

"No, it's had a face lock, how can I open it?" She breathes out, she looks at his worried face. "Why? Did you do anything to me?" 

"No, but I touch..." Her phone rang. "I will excuse you for privacy." 

"Thanks; Cathy!"

"Hey, thank God, you are fine, I was worried about you."

"Why did you leave me with Greg?" 

"I didn't leave you with him, he was the one that found you." 

"So you get tired of me?" 

"That is not true, it was he who found you, I sprained my ankle."

"What? Are you alright? Did you have it treated?" 

"Yes, Craig cares for it."

"Craig!" 

"Yes, he was the one that took me home, after I sprained my ankle, and we..." She lowered her voice. "What did you do?"

"He kissed me." 

"What? Cathy, are you mad?" She yelled loudly, Gregory pulled out the door when he heard her scream. 'Sorry! I was just..."

"Who is there?"

"Is Gregory." 

"Oh!" Cathy said 

"How are you doing now?" Before Whitney could answer Gregory grabbed the phone. "Sorry, dear, you will have to talk to your friend later."

"Alright, thanks for taking care of my friends." "Is okay, where is my cousin? Are you still holding him?" 

"No, he has left, is he not there yet?" She stutters, and Gregory smiles. 

"Alright, later." He ended the call and looked at her. "Let's eat." 

"I am not done talking to her." 

"You will do that later"

They were eating at the dining when Craig walked in. "Hey, man, what takes you so long?" "Traffic, Whitney are you fine now?" 

"Yes, just some hangover." 

"Don't worry, this man here knows what to do." he turned to leave. "You should eat." He realized he didn't have much to eat last night and this morning he had nothing yet, he sat and ate. The three in silent but Whitney kept looking at him, she was imagining how he placed his lips on Cathy, Craig was uncomfortable with the way she was looking at him, so he stood up. 

"Hey cousin, are you done?" Gregory knows he has a huge appetite, seeing that he has barely had enough and he is Standing to leave makes him worry. "Yea! I am fine, I will need to brush and then shower." 

"Is it because of the way, I am looking at you?" Whitney has given herself off, Craig stares at her in surprise, what a naive person. "No, I am just tired." 

"Tired?" Whitney repeated the last word of him then stared at Gregory. 

"What did you do over there that made you tired?" His eyes bulged out, he had told Gregory what happened between Cathy and him before now, oh! He never did tell him about this morning's event, that is not enough reason for him to ask him. 

"I did nothing." He said in a hurry, Gregory laughed, he pushed his head while leaving. "What did your cousin do over there?" 

"I don't know." The place goes silent again, they are eating when Gregory takes Whitney's hand. "What is it?" 

"Why did you get drunk yesterday?" He is completely aware of everything Whitney is going through, he just wants her to tell him. 

"Your betrothed called me names." 

"That is not enough to make you act that way, did you know that bastard would had rape you over there?"

"But he didn't, so what is the big deal?" She stands, Gregory grabs her wrist, and she falls towards him, she is an inch from his face, and the awkwardness is there again. 

"Let me go, nothing is wrong with me." 

"Your happiness means a lot to me, if there is anything I could do to make you happy just tell me, it's done." 

"You will do anything to make me happy?"