Can We Talk

Dave woke up the next morning, he prepared to head back to the Black's temple to reside since Ashley will be going back home by the weekend to her father's house. He didn't want to force her to marry him, since she doesn't want the marriage with him either and it was best to allow her return back to her father's house.

He sighed as he arranged his box of cloth he will be taking along with him to the black temple, as most of the clothes he had at their black temple were old and partly worn out. So he decided to take more few clothes with him, he folded them out carefully and placed them on the bed, while he went to take his bath.

Coming out of his bathroom as he liked stepping out naked. He dried his body holding his towel and just then he heard a knock on his door

"Who's there?," Dave asked from within as he quickly tied back his towel back on his bare body.

Ashley stood behind the door, she had come early to see him, so she wouldn't miss her chances to discuss with him, as he had been avoiding her ever since her father came to see them and she knew she will be going back home, by the weekend, having only three days left.

Not hearing any reply from the person knocking, Dave assumed the person was none other than Ashley, what does she want from him early this morning, he thought as he went to open the door, to find out what she wanted.

He opened the door and she stood with her head bent lowered. "What do you want?," he asked her, with his cold stern voice.

"Can we talk?," Ashley said to him.

"Fine, come in," Dave replied her, not minding he was tying only his towel.

She followed him behind into his room.

"Just go straight to the point of what you want us to discuss about," He said as he walked over to his bed and picked up his boxers and shorts and started wearing them.

Ashley was quiet for a while, she watched him wear his boxers and trousers, and was about wearing his shirt. Seeing that she hasn't spoken anything yet since she came into his room, he spoked to her, "I see you don't have anything to say."

Ashley swallowed as she looked away from him, she wanted to explain to him, she wasn't ready for marriage yet, but she didn't know how to start the conversation with him, it wasn't like she hated him though, but she still needed time to give their marriage a proper thought.

"Hmm, it not like I do not want.."

"Ashley.." Dave cut her off from finishing her statement, "It not like am forcing you or pressuring you to marry me or be with me," He said, placing his both palms on her shoulder as he stared into her eyes.

"But you are angry with me and have been avoiding me," She said to him and he sighed.

"It has nothing to do with you, right now I have a lot on my mind too. if you want to return back home today, you can, I will be going to the office and might not return till next week or when I have finished sorting out my plans," He said.

"Really, you sending me away then," She turned away from his hold.

"I can understand, you don't like me too, I haven't forgotten you are gay."

"Ashley..!" Dave called her with a cold tone.

"What! Or am I lying?," She questioned him as she stared aback at him.

"I really don't have time for that topic now, so you haven't found out my preference after all we did together, it okay." Dave turned and wore his coat, he started packing his clothes into the little suitcase and when he was thru he zip and kept it.

"Am you visitor, you should have atleast waited for me to leave your home first, before you do," Ashley said to him as she folded her arms around her chest,

"That's why I cannot marry you, I want a man to love me and care for me, and not see me as a sex tool."

"Ashley.." Dave hummed her name as he frowned.

"Do you want to marry me?," He asked her, and she turned to look at him, staring directly into his face and she shook her head and said, "No!," Almost sounding emotional as she ran out of his room, leaving him staring in space as he watched her leave.

{Sometimes she acts strong and other times she acts to emotional}, Dave thought as he shook his head in disgust. He had thought she was a strong a woman, but no she was an emotional being, very emotional than he could have ever imagined.

He held his suitcase, and stepped out of his room, locking his room door, he head out to the dinning area, Helen was thru mobbing the tiled floor, she saw him coming out and she greeted him, "Good morning boss."

"Good morning," Dave replied her, as he continued going out, then Helen stopped him seeing that he wasn't going to have breakfast with them, "Sir, boss.." Helen called out to him and he stopped.

"Ain't you going to have breakfast sir?," She asked him and he shook his head indicating a no.

"No Helen, not today, take care of the house, I will be away for a while," He said and he opened the door and left, leaving Helen staring at the door and she wondered if he wanted to say, "Take care of the house, or rather, take care of Ashley." She shook her head and returned back to what she was doing.

Few hours later that same morning, Ashley came out, she hasn't packed her bag yet as her father had told her to return home only by the weekend, she knew if she went back home, her father would think she did something to annoy Dave, or rather he will look displeased with her, so she decided to stay back and wait till weekend before returning back home.

Coming out from her room, she saw Helen arranging back the chairs as she had scattered them before when she was mopping the tiled floor. Ashley walked closer to the dinning and arrange the chair as she took one out and sat on it.

"Boss has gone to work," Helen said, as she had seen Ashley before when she was cleaning and when Ashley had gone to Dave's room earlier.

"I know," Ashley replied as she stood up back and went to pick up the television remote, she switched it on, putting it in her favorite channel, she went back to sit on the dinning chair.

"I will eat alone, so you can serve my breakfast," She said to Helen, just then they both heard the knock on the door, as the main house bell rang.

"Who's there?," Helen asked as she left the chairs she was arranging to go check whom was knocking at the door.

"Hi, Aunt Helen," Clara greeted her as she came in, "Clara!" Helen and Ashley said simultaneously.

"How you doing Clara, I thought you had gone back to school?," Ashley questioned as she was surprised to see Clara again.

"No, then I was writing my final school exam, we have vacated and I wouldn't be going back to college anymore," Clara said as she walked over to the dinning area and sat opposite Ashley, she also has blonde hair like Ashley, so she automatically liked Ashley and wants her to marry her big bro.

"You brother has left to work," Ashley informed her as she waited for Helen to go serve her breakfast.

"I know," Clara replied, "I saw him leaving though, but before I could come out to greet him, he has already drove out," Clara said.

"So I came to see you instead, When will you be leaving?," Clara asked with her puppy doe eyes.

"This weekend," Ashley faintly replied.

"Wow, and I was hoping to spend a little more time with you," Clara said with a frown.

"Really, but that's if your mother will allow you," Ashley responded as her face lit up a little

"Am no longer a baby, or a small girl, that mother will want to baby sit me. Am free to do as I like, am an adult," Clara deadpanned and Ashley bursted out laughing with the way Clara spoke with so much seriousness.

"How old are you?," She asked Clara as she couldn't hold back her laughter

"Am 16 going to 17," Clara replied

"Not yet an adult baby girl, you need two more years, before you become an adult," Ashley teased her as she continued laughing.

"Hun.. Am not a baby, so my mom wouldn't control me however she want, I will enter the university soon," Clara bragged.

"That's fine, I want to have my breakfast, care to join me?," Ashley asked her, and she nodded in response.

Helen served their breakfast, while they both ate in silence.