A wife for my son episode 10 – 11

A WIFE for MY SON

Sharon obasi ✍️✍️✍️

Chapter 10.

“Hello Friend where are you?”Diana said as soon as Tricia picked up her phone at the second ring.

“Am at home sweetie,Nadia came around yesterday and she’s about to go home “Tricia seems to be mocking her with the way her voice sounded.

“So soon?…and she didn’t bother to come around my house?”Diana felt stinged by her friends behavior.

She looked at her wristwatch as she walked on the roadside energetically.

The time is 4:13pm, she didn’t know she spent almost the wh0le day at Melvin’s house, she felt awkward and her brain felt light as if she had run a hundred meter race.

Maybe she has for someone who just left her boyfriend’s house after making love…she choose to call it hot s€×, because there’s nothing love about what they share, it’s just like this; two people fond of each other’ and enjoy countless rounds of hot s€× together..that’s all.

The weather is nice and friendly this evening,she thought of enjoying a little walk before boarding a bus to her temporary home .she smiled at that.

“Your house?!”Tricia’s voice hammered on her phone’s speaker.

“Yeah,my husband’s house sweetie”Diana smiled at what’s coming next.

“Your husband’s house?….gosh..you should be counting yourself lucky that my brother haven’t thrown you out of the window by now”

Diana laughed loudly and many heads turned her way,her step became unsteady for a while before she comported herself again and walked straight ahead.

“Whatever, you two should get your f-cking asses to that eatery near your family house, am coming there right now let’s chill out before she leaves..hope am understood?”She said laughing quietly.

Careful not to draw another attention, it makes her uncomfortable, especially where men are concerned, some will actually follow her like flies to wound just like the bulky man following her right now trying to get her attention.

“Yes ma’am!..we are waiting”Tricia shouted and cutted the line.

Diana carefully put her phone in,side her handbag and stopped to look for a bus going her way.

“Hey pretty have been talking to you”The bulky man said coming right beside her.

“Oh sorry didn’t hear you”She said twisting her mouth as she took in his profile, all bearded, muscled, bossy, angular faced in a grey jeans, v-necked black T-shirt and boots, looks cool but not her type, she has a choice if you understand where she’s going.

“Not a problem, my name is Joel, can I get yours”he talked way too fast, Diana could swear she didn’t hear whatever he’s rushedly saying, she understood what he meant only when he extended a hand, she shook his hand;

“It’s Rita” she lied not ready to be honest with one Mr life pester.

“Oh what a wonderful name,can I get your number please?”Joel said eyeing her.

“No problem, can I have the phone?”

He handed her a phone and she wrote the numbers that came to her mind, she counted to make sure it’s eleven digits, then she gave it to him and got into the bus that stopped right before her face.

She grinned as she imagined what the man’s face will look like when he sees she gave him a wrong number.

“That serves him right”she murmured as the bus took off.

***.***.***.

David came down from his car when he’s certain it’s properly packed and headed for the door.

“Welcome boss”his gateman greeted,he stopped and looked at him;

“How are you doing today?”He took his time.

“Am fine o, very fine sir”Peter answered smiling and scratching his head.

“You seem happy, what’s up?”he has never seen his security man so lively or talk freely to anyone even him.

“Nothing o,I was just thinking whether you have finally married, if you have not married ….please, marry that aunty that’s been here for days, she’s very beautiful and she cooks very well o, She even gives me big food. And this wh0le compound, she swept it yesterday when you are not around, she ………..”

“Shhhh….Peter shush!,…wait…when did you start telling me what to do?..so you left your duty in this house and now monitors what’s going on in,side, no problem I see that you don’t like your job anymore!”David cutted Peter shut when he couldn’t control his temper, he knew Peter is right but he’s only adding to his headache.

“Heh!…sorry sir,I will not talk again,I still like…mmm…love my job please forgive me o”he said kneeling down.

“Will you shut up and run in,side!!”David said pointing at the quarters.

Peter ran in,side immediately, David angrily walked to his door and kicked it open,then shut it behind him when he’s in,side.

He sat down in his living room for a while before he thought of her,he hasn’t heard her noise,is she in?..
He stood up and called her; maybe she’s taking a nap.

“Diana?!!”he searched in the kitchen, checked the bathroom and her room before it downed on him that she’s not at home.

Where could she be?
He kept asking himself inwardly as he undressed and fell limbly to his bed.

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“Hey Ladies!!”Diana said happily rushing to where her friends where settled down quietly at a spacious corner.

“Hello crazy babe!!”Tricia cheered looking up from the restaurant’s menu she’s looking at.

“Hello honeymoon babe!… happy married life!!”Nadia teased.Diana swatted her hands at her and sat down beside her.

“Hello ladies,what do you care for?”a waiter came around their table.

“Get us each a glass of wine,then you come and take our orders,let’s see what you people have here!!”Tricia did the talking.Diana and Nadia sat relaxed.

“So friend,tell me about your husband!”Nadia said just the moment the waiter bustled out.

“I didn’t come here for that bitch!”
They laughed heartily.

“Babe gist us don’t be as boring as your husband!”Tricia jumped in.

“What?!..who told you my husband is boring,seems you don’t know much about your brother Trish!”

Nadia looked from Tricia to Diana as they argued over David’s behavior.

“How would I know while he’s always buried in his work, even when I visit him,he simply looks for a way to get me on my way as if am a pest”

“Oh yes you are!… because if you aren’t,he would always want you around……”

“Just like yourself you mean?”Tricia ch¡ps in.

“Not really..gosh, he’s cool but sometimes am afraid of him”

“Why?”Nadia asked this time.

“He….”she started seriously but kept quiet when the waiter came to their table and carefully setted their drinks.

“Ladies what are your orders?”the waiter asked smiling.

They looked at each other,they haven’t even taken a glance at the menu.
Tricia had read but only five lines.

“Just get me fried rice,salad and chicken, please garnish it with egg,lot of them”Tricia said the little she saw when she opened the menu .

Diana and Nadia looked at each other and chorused;
“Same here please”.

When the waiter had scribbled something on the blank paper he’s holding,he turned and walked away calmly.

“So..where were we?”Nadia asked taking a sip of her wine.

“Diana was saying something about being afraid of my brother”Tricia said batting her lashes as she laughed childishly.

“Please… please can I at least enjoy my wine in peace “Diana raised her hands in surrender laughing at their funny behavior.

“Just get going,can’t wait any longer than this”Nadia explained using her index finger to clean a trace of wine that slipped to her jaw.

“Who told you I enjoy gossiping about my husband”

“Her husband?..can you see the way it sounds melodious on her damn voice…Trish this babe is falling inlove!”Nadia mocked.

“No… I don’t think so,I mean I allowed her do this because I know how much she hates love,love is not part of the plan girl”Tricia said rolling her eyes.

“I hope so, but I can assure you that when I see love in the air, I do recognize it”

The waiter came back with their orders,he carefully setted it on their table and looked up at them;

“Anything else ladies?”

“No…this is fine,thank you”Tricia replied.
He left them.

“Crazy bitches”Diana whispered huskily to them and they laughed loudly.

They didn’t talk again,they quietly ate their food, the only noise one heard around their table is the clicking of cutleries on their plates.
Can’t think they are good observers of table manner.

*Minutes later*
They stood in front of the eatery,ready to depart.

“Am really gonna miss you Nadia”Diana humors.

“Missing you already darling,just enjoy your honeymoon”Nadia said laughing.

“So no one is missing me here?..I kind of feel like the odd one”Tricia came in.

“Who would miss a busybody”Diana said laughing at Nadia who’s looking at them like a novice.

“No baby..I will actually miss your troubles”Nadia added.

“Oh my gosh…am going to cry behind my bed right now”Tricia said as they hugged her together.

“Bye!!..I will give you two a call when I get home”Diana said walking towards the road to get a cab.

“Call your husband to come pick you up nah!”Nadia teased .

“You are crazy!!”Diana replied waving them off.

Nadia picked her already packed bag which she had taken with her to the restaurant and dashed out,it’s getting dark and she hopes she gets home before seven o’clock.

“Let me see you off honey!”Tricia said following her on a steady pace.

**…***…**…

“Peter how are you doing this evening?”Diana asked the gatekeeper just as he opened the gate for her.

“Am fine oh!”Peter said.

“Hope you have eaten?”

“Yes the one you gave me in the afternoon ma”

“Are you saying you just ate it?”she said looking around to see if David is back from work.
Right!..his car is at its usual s₱0t.

“No, that time”he replied scratching his beard .

“Too funny, don’t worry I will make dinner as fast as possible, okay?”She said smiling as she found her way in,side, it’s getting darker every second.

When she stepped in, she went straight up to her room and changed. She wanted to take the stairs down again but gave it a second thought and turned to knock on David’s door, at least she would ask him what he wants to take for dinner.

“Honey!!!…are you there?!”she called knocking slowly,then banged h-rder when she heard nothing.

She turned the door knob slowly and pushed the door open when she saw that the door is unlocked.

She saw him sprawled on his bed with only his p-nts on.Her heart tightened in fear as she went beside the bed to check on him.

She touched him lightly on his lap in alert,he might wake up anytime and think she’s doing something else,but he didn’t move.

She felt his neck and forehead and saw how hot his temperature is. He’s down with fever.

She rushed downstairs and prepared a warm water with a towel ,she ran upstairs again and looked around to remember where she had seen a first aid box before, she looked under his bed ,there it was.

She cleaned him up with the water and towel, then pulled him to lay comfortably on the bed and she covered him up with a bed sheet.

Then, she checked the box to see what’s in,side, she’s still bringing out the medicines one by one when his hand took hers. She jumped at first in surprise but steadied herself to look at him .

“David are you alright?”She looked worried.

“Why?..are you worried?”he asked smiling weakly.

“Fool..a wife should be worried when her husband is sick”she said nervously taking her lower lip between her teeth to chew.

David noticed that she does exactly that when she’s nervous.

“And I should be alright when my wife is a doctor, I mean you are too brave, other ladies would have rushed to call a doctor or take their men to the hospital but you took care of it by yourself”he said softly.

“I will take that as a compliment and mind you am not other ladies”she snorted smiling.

“Mm…thank you”he mouthed looking at her hands”what are you doing?”

“Want to give you medicine of course, let me go get water”she said standing up but he didn’t free her hand “what?” she asked looking at their entwined hands .

“I don’t want medicine, I want you”he said softly squeezing her hand ….

A WIFE for MY SON

Chapter 11

✍️ Sharon obasi 😍.

“You are going to heal me faster than medicine”David said drawing her closer when she remained silent.

Diana looked at his face,she can’t identify what’s running through his mind because his expression is rather bizarre.

No matter how she tries,she finds it hærd to understand,she can’t even understand herself right now,her heart is pounding so much that she fears he’s hearing her heartbeat.

“When did I become a medicine?”she asked looking at his untamed face.

“Just now…. common here”he replied tapping the bed as he draws her close.

“I have to cook, aren’t you hungry?”she tried to get him let her go.

“Am not,am all filled up”.

“I….the ….Peter is!”she offered.

“Aren’t you my wife,or are we never going to make kids, didn’t my mother tell you how much she wants to see grandchildren?”he mused raising a brow.

“Now I wonder if you are sick or ho-ny?”Diana teased playing along,he should know that she’s naughty too.

“What if I am?”he said pulling her hærd against him on the bed.

“Then get ready to ride… though I can’t imagine you doing that in this condition!!!”She said placing her head on his chest.
They bursted into laughter.

“That I have a little fever doesn’t mean I don’t have strength when duty calls”He replied still laughing.

“That makes a man,but to be honest…I thought that maybe you are g-y or something… haven’t seen any man that can spend even one night under the same roof with a woman without making a move, it got me thinking”

“Like seriously?”he asked laughing at her reaction.

“Yes”she replied looking at his face.

“Even if am g-y,am sure I would have gotten stuck in your web…. Harry was right”

“Harry?”she asked and when he nodded,she asked”about what?”

“Nevermind”he shrugged being careful not to let his fences down.

“Closing in again?”she noticed.

“I think I might need food because my stomach is churning right now”he changed the subject.

“Mmm… okay”she managed gloomily and stood to leave.

“Am I allowed to come into my wife’s kitchen?”he asked eyeing her.

“If you are ready to cut onions”she replied smiling.

“Oh no!…that particular thing stings my eyes”he grinned.

“That’s how it stings mine and you eat up all the food after”she said laughing.

She wore her slippers which had fallen off when he pulled her to the bed, and made for the door.
He stood up and followed her.

“What are we going to cook honey?”he asked running down the stairs behind her.

“Guess?”she said between her teeth.

“Hey tell me sweetheart”he said taking strands of her hair between his fingers playfully.

“What do you want to eat?”she asked instead.

“You”he teased .

“Jeez!…you know that’s not what I asked you huh!”.

“What?..you said what I wanna eat,that’s answer enough honey”

She practically ignored him, as she sought through the fridge for what to make, she needs something instant, it’s late already.

“I think spaghetti…….and…these fruits will do for tonight..am planning on preparing our local soup in the morning”

“Fine”he simply said.
He watched her start making preparations, arranging things and making sure everything is in order.

“What should I be doing wife?”he mused.

“Thought I told you before,here”she said handing him an onion and a knife.

He c*cked his head and made a crying baby’s face.

“You haven’t started cutting and you are squeezing your face…lazy husband”

“Can’t remember the last time I did this, though I cook sometimes but I don’t use onions because of the sting..I think that’s what you get when you have a bossy wife”he teased.

Diana laughed at his choice of words and looked at him seriously.

“David?”

“Yes honey!”he continued playfully.

“You are rich and handsome,I mean every woman’s dream ….and I presume you are caring and gentle…why didn’t you want to get married or at least have a lover?”she choose her words carefully not to upset him.

He looked at her serious face and smiled.

“Who told you that I didn’t want to get married or that I don’t have a lover?”he asked raising a brow.

She turned to put down the spaghetti on the cooker, it has almost passed parboiled, she had forgotten that she’s cooking.

“Are you done with the onions?”she asked avoiding his eyes, she doesn’t know why she feels jealous just thinking if he was serious about having a lover, is that true?

And why is she jealous, she too has a boyfriend and gosh this is a game Diana .. please get yourself together, have you suddenly lost your senses?!.

“Yep..”he gave it to her and watched her do her cooking without a word again.
Why is she suddenly silent?
She started this!….

“Diana?”he called softly watching her shaking fingers.
He closed the space between them and hugged her from behind as he took her hands in his.

“What?”she answered in a whisper.

“You are right.. I don’t have any woman in my life, and I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life lonely”he stopped and swallowed the lump in his throat.

Then continued;”in highschool…I had a girlfriend, she was beautiful and every guy in school envied me, I gave her everything… myself, my time, my heart, my soul, I wanted to become a naval officer,

but I cancelled my registration process because of her, I never wanted to spend any moment of my life without her, I don’t know if I should call that love, those feelings….my undeniable feelings for her, is it love Diana?”he asked.

“I think it is”she replied moving away from him so she would check on her food.

“Love… I don’t think that’s what it means, do you know what she did to me?”he asked looking away.

She saw him swipe at his face and sniff, is he crying?.

“Oh David..”she whispered and went to hold him.But he raised a finger urging her to stay put.

“I didn’t know I would be doing this someday”he said smiling calmly.

“You must have really loved her”Diana didn’t know anything about love but she could swear for a man as strong as David to shed a tear for a lady,then that’s more than love.

“Maybe…I never knew she was using me, when we were out of highschool, we went to different universities but I paid her fees and visited her almost everyday”he allowed the memories flow in.

“Am sorry David, I shouldn’t have asked”she perceived the smell of burnt and rushed to go off the cooker.

Then turned his way again,his back is now against the wall and he looked at her with shiny eyes.

The dim light in the kitchen had illuminated his hazel eyes to look brighter than it was.

“One-day, she requested that I gave her two million naira that her mother is sick, I never met her family so I didn’t know if she has one or not, she never wanted me to meet them, I didn’t bother her much about it that’s how stupid I was….. I gave her the money and even more”he waited to recall the memories, he has to omit some scenes too.

“She left, no text, no call, nothing….then two months later I saw an invitation card at her friend’s house on my last visit to know if she has come around there, do you know what the invitation was about?”he asked and looked away to hide his emotions.

Diana couldn’t stand seeing him hurt, she regretted ever bringing up such a question in the first place, she went to him and hugged him tightly from behind.

“Am sorry David”she whispered.

“That’s it,…you know…I tried moving on” he continued “though it was hærd, but I pushed through….I ..I had other relationsh¡ps which crumbles just when I thought that it’s heading somewhere, then I understood it, they….those ladies..all they ever want is the money”

He shrugged “just money and when you say otherwise, they will say it to your face that they are done!” he turned to face her and took her face between her palms “I gave up on love or whatever you choose to call it”

“I gave up on everything Diana, the only thing I minded is my business, my work….but then you came along…. I thought I was doing just fine on my own, then you came into my life and everything has suddenly changed in a few days Diana”

David looked at her amazing eyes, the beautiful eyes of the wonderful lady who’s gotten into his system in a matter of days.

Diana didn’t know what to say or do,she never expected this… at least not this moment.

He’s looking more than serious now and had told her a secret she’s sure he had not told Tricia or Maggie or anyone else.

Should she tell him the truth about the deal?
What would be his reaction?

What’s she supposed to do now?
How could her life change in one week, the holiday hasn’t gone long… there’s still up to three weeks before it ends.

Diana you should have known that this is a crappy deal from the very beginning,who does this?!…

“Diana?”David called her when she went rigid.

“Huh!?!….ehm..”she was in a state of dilemma. Say the truth and get lost or enjoy the moment and see how it goes from there?.

“Sorry if I offended you with my words…I….”

“No!… you didn’t offend me…I mean am not upset”she stopped him from apologizing.She ran out of words to say again, she kept mopping at him.

“David…we need to eat, the food is getting cold you know and Peter must be waiting”she said instead and slipped away from him.

“Alright, it’s late already…what should I help you with?”he started smiling at her.

“Ahmm…the plates!”she replied biting her lower lip lightly.

“What should we do tomorrow after church?”David asked standing beside her as she scooped food from the pot to each plate.

“Oh… I don’t know, got any idea?”

“Mmm…well…till tomorrow sweetie”he said touching her hair playfully.

She didn’t find it funny but she laughed trying to wave the tension off.
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***.***.***

“Tricia?”Maggie called her daughter clearing her throat, they just finished eating dinner and Tricia had closed her ears with her earpiece playing God knows which music.

Maggie betted she didn’t hear her as usual because she’s running upstairs without even a turn .

“Tricia!!!!!!!?!!”Maggie shouted, the neighbors will be really terrified thinking that something bad is happening with the way her voice ringed bells in her ears, shaking the wh0le house.

Tricia turned surprisedly,she almost slipped as she turned around looking at her mother with popped eyes.

“Mom what’s that for?”she asked coming down the stairs with her left hand placed on her chest in a calming gesture.

“You are asking me?!”Maggie said between clipped teeth.

“I don’t get you, what’s wrong…you scared me to death!”Tricia breathed deeply shaking her head in dismal.

“Gimme that phone!”

“Here”Tricia gave it to her without argument then asked; “now what?”

“Why do you always stuff this nonsense into your ears and making me shout like an idiot!”

“Well….I ….”Tricia didn’t know what to say.

“This has to stop!!” Maggie said going to sit down.

“Am sorry Mom, I didn’t know”

“How would you know while your ears are blocked”Maggie said in irritation.

“Am sorry”she said smiling at her this time.

“It’s okay… I was actually going to ask you about your friend, have you called her to know if she’s reached home?”

“Oh yeah.. we saw Diana before she left this evening”she said licking her l-ips.

“You saw her?!..wow!…how’s she?..did she tell you if there’s any progress in your brother?”

“Mom ask me one question at a time…gosh!… she’s fine, I mean I saw her, she’s really glowing and she said David is being nice and caring, I feel he’s coming out of his shell, but I just pray he doesn’t get caught in the web of love!”Tricia explained shrugging her shoulders.

“That’s fine!.. my prayer is for him to fall in love with her”Maggie snapped looking away from her daughter’s grim face.

“What?!..Mom?!…Diana has a man…and David is definitely not the type of guy to easily fall into traps if you have set Diana as one”

“I don’t care,am just worried that he hasn’t been a man, I mean how can they spend nights under the same roof without him doing something…I ….”

“Mom!!… don’t tell me that’s what you had in mind when you asked my best friend to do such a thing, if that’s the case, I must say am disappointed, that prayer isn’t ever gonna be answered by God…no way!!”Tricia countered cutting her mother short, Maggie watched her run her mouth.

“Are you done talking?”Maggie asked crossing her legs and looking at her in scrutiny.

Tricia nodded her head, Maggie threw her phone at her and said”Goodnight baby..I think you need sleep since you don’t want your brother to get married with kids”.

“Yeah…bye!…bye!…dream about us carrying a lad”she said laughing as she took the stairs to her room.

Maggie looked at her daughter all smiles, before turning to face the television, she needs to catch evening news……

TBC💞💓💖