Meant To Be - Episode 36

 

     "I cannot believe my eyes! I just can't. Damn!" Kore said pacing to and fro the part of that lounge he and his friends occupied. 

"You can't believe what?" Tosin asked. 

Tade said, "He should even stop pacing, it's aggravating my headache. Tell us what you saw that you could not believe."

Kore explained, "You know I told you I was going to meet a potential client at ICM (Ikeja City Mall)."

Tade said, "Yes, you did . So?" 

"I nailed the deal and..." Kore was saying when Tosin interrupted, 

"Congratulations man!" 

Tade said, "Drinks on you, bro."

Kore continued, "Whatever. On my way out, I was on call with my surveyor when my eyes met Ayo's..."

"Ayo?" Tosin asked, 

Tade asked, "Which Ayo?" 

Kore gave him the stink eye and he defended himself, "I gotta ask man!" 

Kore said, "I saw her just for a fleeting second and I had to rub my face to be sure only for me to not see her again. One minute she was standing there smiling at a guy! Another moment she was gone

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. Like gone!" 

Tosin said, "Lagos is kinda small you know. Especially all this mainland areas. You can just run into anybody at any time."

Tade agreed, "Yeah. Just take it easy man. You decided to leave her be so leave her be."

Tosin said, "Guy, you no say if na oyinbo them go don drag each other to court tey tey."

Tade asked, "On top wetin?" 

Tosin replied, "Why you dey ask question like say you no dey educated na? As per custody of the child na."

Kore said, "I cannot do that to Ayo."

Tosin said, "All right."

Tade advised, "Guy, you gaz get yourself together because you guys might run into each other more times than this and you have to comport yourself."

Kore said sitting down, "It’s so hard. God! I miss her like crazy!" 

Tade said, "You need a hole to drill bro."

Kore said vehemently, "I am not gonna do that."

Tosin chipped in, "Oh! So, you are going to stay without sex till forever. Huh?" 

Kore said, downing Tade's trophy drink, "Whatever. Let's talk about something else abeg."

"Okay o." Tosin said. 

Kore said, "This guy should come and give us drinks jare."

Tade called, "Barman!"

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     "I can't believe you just dragged me outta ICM like that!" Wale exclaimed. 

Ayo apologized, "Sorry na."

He said, "Oya, explain yourself. What happened? Why the mini drama?" 

She said, shivering slightly, "I saw him."

He asked, "Him who?" 

She said, "Kore!" 

He said nodding, "Ooooh."

He asked, "So, why did we have to run still?" 

She said, "I was scared and seeing him was unexpected, he could walk up to us and a drama will start."

He suggested, "Or you miss him so much and you don't know how you are gonna act around him if he actually made a move closer."

She snapped, "That was not what I said."

He said, "Ehn, I helped you interpret it ni nao."

She said, "Okay. Sha, let's go home."

He asked smiling, "Your place or mine, baby?" 

She said, "Shey that movie did not make your head turnioniown like this? You better drop me at my house."

"Your say is my go, madam." Wale said and kick-start the car. 

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     A month after the episode at ICM, Ayo went to see Wale in his house. He just arrived from the states where he went to see his dad. She decided to prepare something for them to eat while he took his bath. Some minutes later, he entered the kitchen. He stealthily moved towards her and was almost upon her when he hit something on his way and she got distracted from pouring the vegetables into the stew pot. 

Water spilled and as she made to balance herself, she slipped. He caught her and steadied her on her feet but he held on to her. 

"Shey you know...?" He kissed her full on the mouth interrupting her speech and his tongue teased her lips open before delving in and swirling causing her to mo*n, she could feel the heat of his mouth all the way to her core. Then just as suddenly as he started, he stopped and pulled back. 

"Oya, let's finish up this food na, hunger dey wire me o."

Ayo was surprised. She just kissed a man! Another man! That isn't Kore! It took her brain some minutes to register she was no longer with Kore but then, 

"You...you just kissed me. You...Why?"

"Because I can and I would do it again (takes a step towards her, making her step back) if I want to. I missed you."

"You can't just go ahead and kiss me anytime you want." She protested and in one swift movement she was back in his arms with his mouth on hers, this time, he kissed her deeply and roughly and then pulled back, grinning widely. 

"You see that I can?" 

Silence. 

"Oya, let's finish cooking this food na."

"You are so unbelievable."

"Yeah.

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. I am that magical. I know for a fact you want me to continue, yeah? Should we take it upstairs?" 

"Get lost jo." She said going back to cooking. 

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     Later that night Wale chatted Ayo up on WhatsApp... 

"Thank you for coming over today."

"Yeah, even though you are so troublesome."

"I got it from you."

"Can I ask you something?" 

"Sure. Anything for you madam."

"Why the kiss?" 

"Hmmm. Ayo, you don't know how crazy you make me feel. Your thought is always on my mind and I've not stopped admiring you for a second. You, back into my life is more than I could ever ask for. You are a good woman and I want to be with you."

"Hmmm."

"Say something jo."

"I don't know if I am ready for another relationship."

"We will wait then but I can assure you I will be stealing so many kisses."

"If I sound you from here."

"See the way she is pretending like she didn't enjoy it. Should I remind you how you moaned?" 

"I'm so going offline."

"Oya wait na. Sorry."

"I'm serious. I want to sleep."

"Okay Bae. Sleep tight."

"You too." Ayo texted, exited the app and double tap her phone to lock screen then she pulled the covers around her very well before thanking God for the day and sleeping.