31. RAYMOND AND YVONNE

Raymond stood on the spot, shocked. He couldn't believe Yvonne had been with him for more than 2 months and he had no idea of it.

"Am sorry. I would resign as..." She rambled.

He moved toward her in a rush to hug her, to feel that she was real. and not a ghost. He moved back after confirming and stared at her.

"Kitten. You... you..." A tear rolls down from his eyes down.

She gasped, cleaning his tears, "Why are you crying?"

He ignored her question and leaned down to kiss her, kissing her like his life depends on it. He pulled her closer to feel her body. She wanted to hold him, she threw the veil down on the floor and took his shirt in a tight grip, her hands moved from his shirt to his neck then his hair.

He trailed his hand on her mid-thighs to pants, he traced out her pant line with his finger, he felt her shiver and held him tighter to steady herself. He brushed his finger slightly on her center which got her moaned loudly.

He smiled on hearing her moan, happy he wasn't the only one enjoying the moment. They moved back gently to the direction of the bed and fell on it with a thud, he held himself from releasing his weight on her.

He kissed her hard on the lips, to her neck then her chest, he took in the scent of her perfume. He kissed her exposed cleavage and sucked on it, he sucked till she had a hickey. She cried out in pleasure, she wanted more.

She removed his suit and threw it far away from the bed, soon, his shirt and singlet followed. She trailed her hands around and on his chest.

He pushed her dress up to gain more access to her body, he kissed both of her mid-thighs till he got to her center. She raised her head for him to remove it completely. She was putting on a white laced pants and a bra.

He stopped to admire her body, "I miss you, Kitten." He whispered.

"I miss you too." She whispered back with lust visible in her eyes.

He inserted his finger into her, putting it in and out of her, he added another then another. She moaned louder, "Mond!!!"

He kissed her to reduce her moan. He continued his movement till she had an orgasm. He pulled his hand out of her and held her to himself as she tried to regain her breathe, "Kitten, are you asleep?" He called as she laid on him without making any sound.

She yawned, "No... I am awake." She said sleepily, trying to fight the sleep.

He smiled, "Sleep babe. I will be here when you wake." He pecked her hair and patted her till she slept off.

He couldn't take his eyes off her as she slept, His Yvonne was back and she looked more beautiful. A phone rang out, he looked around but there was no phone in sight, he followed the sound till he got to his suit pants.

"SUSAN". He sighed, he had forgotten to call her since he arrived. He wanted to forget everything, He wanted to forget Susan and the marriage coming up in a month. Now, he has found the girl he has been looking for.

His phone rang out again, he signed and picked the call, "He..."

"Why didn't you call yesterday? I have been waiting for your call but non, not even a text message. I have been worried about you." She yelled.

"Am sorry. Just... I forgot." He looked over to Yvonne as she stirred in her sleep. Her hand moved around on his side of the bed in search of him, he smiled. He went over to his side of the bed and sat down, he held her hand to assure her, he was there, and soon, he felt her relax.

He had forgotten, Susan was still on the call, "Raymond!!!." He removed the phone from his ear as she shouted.

"Am listening. You were saying?"

"You were not listening to what I was saying earlier. I will call you back when you have my time." She ended the call, he cared less.

Immediately he dropped Susan's call, Mercy's FaceTime call came in, "Hey brother."

He looked at the wall clock, "Why are you still awake by this time?" It had just clocked 3 on the dot in the morning.

She shook her head negatively, "Nothing. How was the party?"

"It was good. You should go and sleep now."

Trying to look behind him, "Hmm..."

"What are you looking for?" He sat upright, not wanting her to see Yvonne.

"What of your assistant? How is she? Has she revealed..." She covered her mouth. "Sorry, slip of tongue."

"You are over excited to see my assistant's face... Oh..." He smiled in recognition, "Has she revealed her face, that was what you wanted to ask."

"Yes. Has she?" She asked with curiosity.

"She has, It's Yvonne. You knew that was why you wanted me to come back to the company the other day." He switched the Camera to Yvonne's silhouette on the bed and back to him.

She hand fanned herself and squealed, "You guy did the deed?" Winking.

"Stop imagining that kind of thing and you are too young for that." He smiled widely. She looked at him with tears in her eyes, "What is wrong, Sis? What happened?" He asked panicking.

"Am okay." She cleaned her tears, "It's been long you smiled like that... 5 years ago." She asked at him. "I wanted to give you a surprise and for you to see her by yourself but Susan did instead."

"What did you mean by Susan did instead?" He asked confused.

"The same day, you came back. Your long-lost love and your soon-to-be-bride met in the restroom." He looked shocked.

"That was the same week she brought up the idea of getting married, we had a huge argument on it."

That bitch, she wanted to trap you so you won't be able to leave her. Knowing you, divorcing is an abomination." She scoffed.

"Why..." Yvonne suddenly screamed in her sleep, "Dad... Dad, don't leave me. No no." Raymond dropped his phone in fright and rushed to her.

He pulled her to his lap, "Kitten, wake up. It's not real." He patted her gently to wake her up. She opened her eyes and held onto him, sobbing. "It's okay. I'm here for you, baby."

Yvonne calmed herself with Raymond's voice, "Thank you, Mond." She whispered.

"What is your nightmare all about?" He asked

"My Dad. He died in my hands." She sobbed inaudibly.

"I'm sorry I wasn't there for you when you needed me." He held her tight, afraid she would leave him.

"I tried calling you every time but not reachable and the last time I tried, Susan picked up."

"My phone was seized from me so I couldn't call or take calls."

"What of the day, your Dad signed the company to you? I called but you rejected the call. You had an irritated look in your eyes." She moved away from him to look at him.

"I... I wanted to pick it up but... I am sorry." He stammered.

She forced a smile, "I understand. You wanted nothing to do with me, you only toyed with feelings." She stood up from the bed with the duvet, wrapped around her. "I have to go." She wanted to hide her tears from him.

He moved toward her and held her back, "The thought of toying with you never came up nor did I mean to make you feel that way." He raised his hands to clean but she moved back.

"It's all in the past. I have forgiven you and I'm trying to forget about it. I have to go."

"But, I thought... What happened yesterday was..." He stopped talking as she looked at him with an expressionless face.

She laughed bitterly, "What happened yesterday was a mistake, it wasn't supposed to happen. You have a fiancee to go home to."

"It is you I want, Yvonne, not her." He pleaded.

A tear rolled down her face, "The universe is against our love, Mond. This is our destiny. We have to accept it if we want to be happy." Noticing, he wanted to hold her back again, "If you want me to be happy, let me go, please." She picked up her underwear and gown and went into the restroom to dress. He stood on the same spot, she left him.

A beeping sound came from her phone, he went to pick it up. It was a message from Justin, "Morning princess. I would be arriving today and would love to take you out for a dinner date. PLEASE, reply to me with a yes. From your prince, Justin." He ended the text with a kissing emoji.

Raymond's clenched his hand in anger, he wanted to kill Justin. He was thinking of different ways to kill him when Yvonne entered.

She looked around for her purse, "Your phone and your purse." He raised her things to draw her attention to him.

"Thanks." She collected it from him.

"Kitten." He called her as she turned the doorknob to open the door. "Yes." She answered without turning to him.

"I am letting you go today, doesn't mean I am letting you go forever. For 5 years ago, I searched for you every day, everywhere but couldn't find you and now, that I have found you, I won't let you be. The universe might be against us but I am not, I would fight the universe and world to have you for myself and myself alone."

She smiled with tears in her eyes, opened the door, and left. She knew if she did not leave at that moment, she won't be able to leave forever. She won't have the strength to fight for their love so she did the best thing she knows how to do "RUN."