James' point of view
Life has not been easy since I broke up with Jane. Oh, Jane, I love that girl. Love had never been part of my vocabulary.
Meeting that girl had been a blessing in disguise. For years I had nothing that moved me. Changing women-like clothes had been part of my life.
I remembered the day I met Jane Smith. It was such a perfect day for me. I had an argument with dad about the company. I didn't want anything to do with the family business. Especially when so many people in the family were fighting about it. Living my life as a playboy saved me lots of assassination attempts.
My reputation as a playboy far surpassed any other as people knew.
My family was a large family with extended members all interested in family businesses.
My mother insisted I marry from a political family. I didn't want any of that. I was not ready for marriage. Looking at how my parents behaved with each other, I didn't want to be in such a home. I craved love. Love from within. Not because of my family background or money.
I was seated at the corner of a café I liked in the city. I was waiting for my friends but wanted to spend some time alone, so I went there earlier than scheduled. Three beautiful ladies walked in. I didn't pay much attention to them at first and looked outside, thinking of what to do to avoid my dad's pressure.
I looked down at my coffee, but I sensed someone was looking at me. I raised my head and looked at her. There she was, a beautiful girl. I had seen them come in, but my mind was not on them.
I smiled at her, and she blushed. To me, she was like any other girl I had seen and would throw herself at me like the rest. She kept on looking at me for a while and didn't want to lose the opportunity if she threw herself at me. She looked different from the one I had seen and pure.
Something about her made me want to be close to her. I didn't know what her friends told her as they looked at me. She changed the way she looked at me and put on a serious and distant face. I didn't want them to poison her mind before I had a taste of her. Well, that was what I thought at first.
When my friends came over, I couldn't take it anymore and walked to her. I took her number, and that was when I got to know her name. Jane Smith. She really was beautiful on a closer look. She was shy, especially when her friends teased her.
I called her and got to know the kind of a person she was. At first, she looked distant and cautious around me. She seemed guarded and would not allow me to touch her. I thought it would be a few days thing, but she proved to be a hard nut to crack. I saw her as another project. I worked hard to crack her, but she seemed to have cracked me.
I fell for her. It was a month then two months before I knew it we were together for over six months. I never imagined a day without talking to her or seeing her. She would always come over the weekend and spend time with me. It was the happiest moment of my life.
She was a lively woman and brought joy to my life.
Sometimes, my family would pressure me to marry our family friend, the Roland family. Loli Roland had been my friend for a long time. I didn't feel a thing for her. To me, she was only a friend. I didn't want to hurt her for the sake of both families.
My mum was putting pressure on me to date her. I noticed that someone would always call Jane and threaten her. She didn't want to tell me at first. I also didn't think it was huge and wanted to see her reaction. What pissed me off was when Loli Roland stopped her from school and scolded her. I don't know what nonsense she told her, but that somehow affected our relationship. She created an invisible wall.
I remember that affected our relationship, and what I regret was when she caught me having sex with a girl who threw herself at me.
My friends came to visit me on Wednesday. They came with a chick I didn't know. She was beautiful, but all of my minds was on Jane. I didn't cheat or even plan to cheat on her for months. I had been clean that I even doubted what she did to me. I only hard her in mind. I wanted to hear everything with her.
The next day, the chick turned up in my apartment. I was surprised. I wanted to chase her, but I didn't want to sound rude. I allowed her in and offered her a drink. I sat down on the couch opposite her and waited for her to say what brought her.
I waited, and she didn't speak. I had to ask her. I had a lot to do. My life had started to take shape.
She didn't speak but came to me. She sat on my lap.
I pushed her down at first and stood up.
"Get out of my apartment," I said to her sternly.
"Come on. I know you feel me the way I do. Since yesterday. I couldn't keep you out of my mind."
"What has that got to do with me?" I dragged her out, but she held the door and refused to get out. That's how it all happened. In the end, I could not resist when she became too adamant and offered herself to me.
I took her to my bedroom. I tried everything, but I could not erect. Man, I tell you, I could not erect. I didn't want to embarrass myself and let her ride me. I took a condom from the bedside drawer and wore it. I wanted to know why I was not reacting to her touches.
Just as she was on top getting me ready, Jane barged in.