CALL ME BY A PET NAME

SHADE.

I sat down and weep but I felt a bit of relieve inside of me that someone atleast listened to me. 

I think back to both of us eating and I smiled , he isn’t a bad man but that dosen’t mean I am his kind of woman and I imagined what the photoshoot would be like and I thought to myself.

“ Will my picture with him be out there just like that of the politicians and their wife and people will think that I am his wife? I said to myself  and I will become popular, more like a celebrity ” I smile and I look at myself and I walk to stand in front of the mirror and I smile facing the mirror and I stood and look at myself and I imagined myself as a first lady and I took few steps and I laughed hard at myself and I said. “ Afterall it’s not going to last.

“ He said I will be going shopping but how do I know those dresses that makes me look intimidating and more confidence? I asked myself and I walk to sit on my bed when I heard a knock on my door and I walk to the door , I opened my door and I was surprised to see Kunle and I  look down my feet.

I am sorry about the other time , I never meant to make you cry I…….” I cut in.

“ It’s fine, I didn’t take that personal and why are you even apologizing to me? I asked confidently without  looking up at him forgetting my position as a prisoner in the house.

“ What ? he asked.

“ I…I….mean …..I ……you shouldn’t be apologizing to me because it’s not your fault and moreover you were just trying to make me see reasons why we should work together” I said and he just muttered “Hmmn”.

“ The photographer is here for the photoshoot” he said.

“ Yes sir” I said.

“ Yes sir? Is that how you will address me out there in the presence of the photographer? When we go out ? he asked

”I don’t know how I would address you differently from sir, you are my boss sir and that is the appropriate way of addressing you sir” I said.

“ You won’t address me that way in front of anyone as from today on because you have to get used to addressing me by a pet name bec……..” and I cut in.

“ Sir? I was shocked to hear him say call him by pet name.

“ Sir, I do not have the right to call you that? I said.

“ We have to look like a real couple if we have to convince people and make them believe that what they see online about us making out isn’t true that we are just having fun like every other young sweet couple out there? He said.

“ Sir, I…..I ….do not have the right to call you pet names” I said.

“ Well we would create one right now and in case you do not know, cuddling and a peck on the lips is allowed in this whole thing, you will have to bear with me and my political party, when everything is over even if you are guilty I will still settle you with something” he said.

The word money brightens up my face, I was so happy that I will be getting away with so many things, he confirmed it now which means , whatever I am doing now will earn me some cash.

“ I will always call you babe or sweetie in the presence of everyone , you can also come up with pet name for me and you can as well cuddle me and sometimes places kisses

“Shall we go to downstairs ? He asks.

“ uhmmm! I muttered because I wasn’t expecting that. I never expected that he would want us to walk together.

I do not want to walk side by side with him, because I do not want to ruin anything for him.

I do not know how I will walk beside him since I have just started my Ettiquette training yesterday and she would be here after the photoshoot, I haven’t learn anything, I can’t even remember what lesson we had yesterday all I know was that I was being correct from how to drink and I am not interested in that lesson it is just too tiring.

I was lost in thought that he thought I was staring at him but I wasn’t staring at him, I was just lost in thought.

It was when he snapped his fingers thrice in front of me that I realized I was still standing in front of him.

He held my hand slowly and I felt a touch I had never felt before , his touch felt like that of an Angel, his palms were so soft, I love the touch, I love how I felt his touch in me.

“ I can’t believe myself that just his touch on my palm got me thinking this way? Am I already catching some feelings? Of course no, he is just one nice man that’s all, I do not want to catch feelings because I do not want to be disappointed at the end of the day.

I am not his type of woman, I am just a common ugly maid, I know what all those society girls look like and I know what they wear, I am nothing close to them so why would he want to love me so it is better I let the rising feelings die right now, it will

be better for me to focus on me just being that fake wife and began to plan ahead of the money I will get from the divorce.

He held my hand and we both look down at our hands and he gave a faint smile and I didn’t know if I should smile or not so I just look down my feet as usual but to be honest I love is touch.

We walk to the staircase and he stood looking down and I stood too, I looked down at us and we felt just like couple the way we intertwined our hand, He looked at me and smile and we walk down the stairs slowly and when we climbed down the last stair I could see the photographer and his crew smiling at us while Kunle also smiles back at him and he removes his hand from my hand and I missed his palms on my palms and I felt a shock run through my spine when he wrap his hand round my waist.

I quickly looked at him and he looked at me and smile and I look down.

I was trying hard not to fall for this Kunle but he kept doing things that will make me fall in love with him.

His smile alone would make a girl fall for him not to talk of how handsome he is and he has a good heart as well since I came into this house, he is supposed to be mad at me because I was being use by some unknown people to ruin him but instead he has been so nice to me. 

I looked away and he led me to go

and sit on the sofa and he sat beside me with his hand flung over my shoulder.

“ Good day sir, I am Mr Bolaji , the CEO of clear pictures photography”

The man introduced himself and he smiles to us standing.

“ Sweetie he is here to prepare our pre wedding pictures, I mean our wedding photo shoot” he said.

“ Ok” well that is all I can say because I don’t know what to say and I am trying not to speak so much so that I won’t say things I am not to say.

“I have my crews here with me too

Sir” he says

“ Okay” Kunle replied.

“Ma’am , Sir can we start with the make up and also the costume for the shoot” he says.

“ Ofcourse but I would be preferring to wear my clothes and she would be preferring to wear hers too, you will need to wait for our personal costumier here to provide our clothes” he said.

I was surprised he had things planned out for me.

I was seated and he has his leg crossed with his hand on my shoulder, I feel so uncomfortable but he would often look at me and give a faint smile that as if to say I should relax.

Slowly I began to get relax and I began to enjoy the feelings of having his hands on my shoulder.

Not long while the photographers were seated waiting, a woman and her crew came in with Bassey, he greets Kunle and she also greets me with respect.

“ Sweetie this is our costumier, you should go with her and check out some outfits” he says and  I nod my head and he calls Bassey and Bassey bends his head and leans his head near Kunle’s ear and Kunle whispers to Bassey’s ear.

“ Bassey please lead them to the closet”.

Bassey quickly walks in front of us and he leads us to the closet, the closet is on the second floor.

When we entered into the closet, I opened my mouth and couldn’t close it because I never thought a room full of clothes , ties, shoes and jewelries and wristwatch , the room is so big.

I became lost in my stare because it’s so beautiful and anyone who entered into the closet could see the beauty of closet and I felt wowed.

All the clothes there are limited wears.

The costumier began to bring out the clothes, they were in still in cartons, she bring them out and I could see the fabric are of those limited fabrics. The styles were beautiful and are of those high class women and she gave the dresses to me to wear, whenever I try the dresses on , the costumier helped me make the dresses look properly on me, I walked to the mirror whenever I change into a particular dress I will go to mirror and I will look at myself in the clothes, how beautiful and sexy I look in the clothes.

I began to imagine how she knew what my sizes or did Kunle know my sizes and tell her ? the dresses were so perfect and fitted that I keep imagining how she was able to know that it and that the colours will look beautiful on my body.

I smile seeing myself in front of the mirror, I like the outfit, the outfit is a beautiful peach trouser and suit that makes me look bossy and I love the look.

“ I think this will be nice for you to wear now and after that you can change from this dress to another dress from all the dress I brought here “ she says she brings out another carton that has shoes a matching shoe, to say the truth the shoes were too high for me ,  I wear heel but not as high as this , I couldn’t walk properly.

“ Ma, the shoe is too high, can I get a lower one ma” I said.

“Yes, I brought different heels”she brings out a lower heel for me and it fit perfectly and I stood in front of the mirror smiling.

“ The dresses are so beautiful ma” I said.

“ Thank you” she replies. “ And I think you are so special to Kunle because he actually ask me to brig beautiful and fitted dresses that will perfectly match you and I asked him for sizes and he gave exact your height, your colour and body size, he must really be in love with you, I have known Kunle for years especially when he was still a CEO of his Dad’s company and he is a very hardworking and respectful guy despite coming from a rich background, he respects people so much and I want to say you are so lucky because I know of many girls that has tried throwing themselves at him that he has rejected but you are so special because I remember asking him few months back about his fiancée and he said he would bring her shopping, he said so much about her and that he plan marrying her after the election and I am glad to meet with you today, you are even more beautiful than how he described you, don’t mind the press about the video of you both that circulated the most important thing is that he loved you” she said and I nod my head.

I guess she is talking about Lara, she thinks I am Lara, but I am not but it’s fine because this is what we want people to believe about us and it’s beginning to work out.

I walk out of the closet , I step on the stair with no confidence in me , I don’t know if I would be laughed at or will be complimented.

I walked down with my head down and I was so nervous that when I stepped on the last step I was about tripping off but I manage to balance on my feet and I was surprised to hear a voice from behind that says.

“ Are you Ok? He asked , standing in front of me and I quickly answered with a smile and we both stood staring at each other, I don.t know what he was looking at but one thing I knew was he scanned me from head to toe and in my mind I was thinking he wants to make a jest of me in my dressing even though I feel satisfied with what I am wearing , he looked at me and he held my hand and twirl me around and he nods his head and he smiles and I also smile because I felt happy he likes my dressing.

“ hair dresser can you please make my sweetie beautiful , show her some of your hair styles catalogue” he says smiling and I looked at him and he still forced a smile at me and the stylist brings me and I could see lots of styles,I had some styles but I thought in my head maybe the styles wouldn't ever worth being on my head,. I stare at a particular styles on the catalogue and I could see him stare at the style as well and I quickly flip over the catalogue to another page , I kept flipping and flipping but didn't find my choice of style and I go back to the same style checking it over and over again but because it has some multiple colour so I was thinking it wouldn't befit the role I am about taking up I was going to close the catalogue when he places his hand in between the catalogue and he says. 

" sweetheart this would really look good on you,maybe you should choose this"I stare at him and I nod my head and smile.