Raine was sad and it showed. She'd come to look forward to seeing Serena. They've become very good friends and Serena really does seem like a very good person.
At the end of the session, Raine was ready to go home. She was in her car when she remembered her plans to stop by a supermarket to buy new workout clothes.
When she drove to the supermarket, she was surprised to see Serena there. She stood there with another man....a slim man wearing rugged jeans and a top. His hair is a long dread and he isn't really tall.
Who's the bad-looking man and what is he doing with Serena? Raine asked herself.
Just then, Serena swiveled her head and saw Lorraine. She was barely able to curb the horror she felt that Raine had seen h
Serena watched Lorraine as she skidded__SKIDDED!__into her house like a child who came back from school and noticed the car of her beloved father parked outside. Lorraine was so happy about the prospect of Dane being at her house that she forgot to ask Serena in, leaving her alone outside to make the decision if she wants to follow her in or not. That angered Serena but she didn't let it show.Raine found Dane at the kitchen making coffee with his back facing her. She tiptoed closer to him and from behind, she reached around him and covered his eyes.Dane stiffened for only a second before he relaxed, instantly overwhelmed with the familiar flowery scent. "Lorraine Alana Myers?" he asked, feigning uncertainty.Raine withdrew her hands but not completely. She wrapped it around his chest, hugging him from behind. "Maybe it's Maureen?" she smiled, calling the name of one of his ex.Dane snorted in amusement, "Maureen doesn't smell lik
Maybe he's not giving her new friend the chance she deserves.He will just have to observe her the more. If she's really a nice person and she makes Raine happy, then there's no reason for him not to like the woman. If anybody deserves to be happy, it's Raine.Dane kissed her forehead, "You know, you always like to see the best in people, Sugarplum. Even in America. You saw the best in Demara but she turned out to be the devil's ex-wife.""Are you saying that Serena might be like Demara?"Dane hesitated, choosing his words carefully. "All am saying is that you should be careful, honey. Don't be quick to trust anybody, alright?""Alright, I promise." She whispered, snuggling deeper into him.They stayed that way watching television until Raine eventually fell asleep. Dane was aware of when she went lax in his arms, settling into a peaceful slumber.He smiled. Raine complains of insomnia a lot but for someone who
***********On Monday, Dane drove to work with Raine beside him in the car. He would have taken her to the gymnasium but their class session doesn't start until 9am and he needs to be at one of his patients an hour earlier. The old woman recovering from stroke paralyses.So, Raine decided to be the one to do the escorting. They talked as they normally do inside the car, laughing and teasing each other until Dane pulled to the driveway of the old woman's house.At the front of the door, he knocked patiently. Within minutes, the door opened but it wasn't the housekeeper who opened the door. It was a beautiful young woman who was still in her pajamas. Her hair was ruffled like she just got out of bed."How can I help you?" She asked, reluctantly, and she wasn't smiling."I'm the madame's doctor." Dane introduced.The woman's face relaxed into a smile. "Oh. You're her doctor? Please come on in." she said, walking away fro
After the day's sessions, Raine decided that it's a good day as any to go and learn how to cook that delicious food she ate at Dane's neighbor's.So, she drove to Dane's place and parked her car at his place. Then, she walked to the neighbor's place and knocked at their door.The door slid open and Raine entered. She couldn't see anybody at the house as she walked further. "Vivian?" She called.No answer.Raine kept walking through the house until she entered a room she felt certain was master's bedroom. She heard sniffling. That was before she found Vivian curled up on the floor and crying."Vivian? Why...." She cut off the question when the woman turned into her and started sobbing. Raine was shocked and sad. What could make this woman cry?"What's the problem, Vivian? Please stop crying...every problem has a solution. Wh
CHAPTER 12.That evening, Raymond got back home. He was surprised to hear music as he walked into the house. It's been a long time since he'd heard any form of loud music in his house."Honey, I'm home!" He called out, dropping his suitcase on the couch and removing the jacket he was wearing.He stood shocked when his wife came out of their room. She was dressed up in a simple gown, with a light makeup on her face and her hair well-styled. There was a light in her eyes that has not been there in a long time and she was wearing a smile....a smile that reached her eyes. One he hasn't seen in her face for a long time.Her eyes were slightly puffy under the makeup and Raymond realised that she must have cried again today. The knowledge never ceases to make him wince. But, the difference today was that his wife looks happy for the first time in a long time.She
CHAPTER 13That evening, Dane and Raine sat with Vivian and her husband in their house, they were eating Dinner. It was a soup, as Vivian had told them. The only problem is that he and Raine hasn't be able to pronounce the name of the soup."It's called Egwusi soup." The woman repeated again with an amused expression.Raine and Dane looked at each other again and back at the woman. Raine opened her mouth and closed it subsequently. "Egg-sy soup?" Raine tried hopefully.Raymond had burst out laughing. "Egwusi!" His wife chided Raine softly.Raine had given up in trying to pronounce anything and gone back to eating. The food was pretty delicious and of course after eating, Raine had gotten Vivian to fix a date for her to teach the food to Raine. Although Vivian had started work again and barely has anytime anymore, she'd agreed to make out time to teach Rain
CHAPTER 14.Dane felt restless when he allowed Raine to leave. He knew that he couldn't stop her from going to her girlfriend even though he wants to. “It’s really late. Call me when you get home, okay?”"Of course." She replied as she walked to her car.Dane's eyes followed her car until she drove out of side before he turned back into his house.Raine pulled into her driveway and saw Serena seated at her front porch even before she stepped down from the car. She made her way to where Serena was seating."You weren't at home this time of the night? Where were you?" Serena asked softly, not with anger but with curiosity.Raine snorted, "As if you had to ask? I was at Dane's, of course."Serena pretended like the answer wasn't making her boil inside. Dane. Of-fucking-course.Ra
CHAPTER 15.It was well past midnight and Raine still couldn't sleep. She felt restless. She's been rolling around in the bed she laid with her girlfriend trying to go to sleep but sleep keeps eluding her.She and Serena laid in Dane's guestroom. Her girlfriend has gone to sleep hours ago but Raine had been unable to go into slumber. She's always had a bad case of Insomnia, she'd taken sleeping pills just to be able to go to sleep. She'd almost became dependent on those pills.But years ago, she stopped carrying those pills around and stopped taking them too, because she had no need for them especially when she's sleeping beside Dane or in his arms. Raine swiveled her head to her sleeping girlfriend and tried her best to go back to sleep again.Minutes later, she gave up and got up. She could feel the tell tale signs of a banging headache on the way. She always gets he