AFTER ALL THESE YEARS Episode 27

I sat down besides him and he portioned the pounded yam into two. We started eating quietly. Your ex boyfriend came to the office some days ago, He did what! I exclaimed almost throwing out the lump of pounded yam in my mouth

He actually came to gave me a warning. What warning

To leave her girlfriend alone of course

Olu has finally gone crazy, who is his girlfriend

He told me about the abortion too and I told him that’s a stale news

God! I said with my head bowed.

It’s okay, that’s bygone now

I’m sorry for the embarrassment, hope he didn’t make a scene at the office

He tried to, but I...

was quick to call the securities on him

I’m so sorry

Henry, I was angry not just because of the abortion but because you couldn’t trust me enough to tell me

I was planning to tell you before He even show up, but it was just hard for me to say

Henry, you should thank your star that you are smart enough to tell me before that guy, cos if that guy approached me first, then it’s over between us

Do you mean that

Yes, I mean it. That’s why I told you to tell me if there’s anything I need to know

I’m sorry sweetheart, I promise to always be transparent. So are we good now

No we are not, you’ll have to make me dinner with this delicious egusi soup before you leave he said smiling.

So this pounding of yam is one of my punishment right

Yes or do you want me to increase the punishment

Henry thank you for accepting me for who I am

Baby! You already know I love you, It’s your past and I can’t dwell on it. We have a whole future ahead of us

I love you sweetheart and I promise not to disappoint you again I couldn’t help but cry he was just too sweet.

I love you more, don’t cry we are good now He said.

This is our first fight, right

Yes I nodded

Huh! It wasn’t good, you took my heart away with you the day you left my office

Same here, I thought I won’t survive it I said

So no more fight, whatever issues we have well trash it out immediately, hun!

Noted i smiled

"In sere o! thank you for the delicious meal" he said

"Did you just speak in Ekiti, Mr! you are unbelievable" I said surprisingly

"I understand little" he said smiling.

"Your grandma I guess"

"Yea"

I cleared the dishes, this time he joined me in the kitchen.

We went back to the sitting room, we started talking, he told me everything that happened during the week. He got another contract from a multinational company in Lagos.

I also gave him the gist about Olu and his girlfriend who absconded with his money.

Dance with me he said and pulled me up.

Sure I said smiling.

He reduced the volume of the TV and played a track by Ed sheeran- Thinking out Loud on his sound system.

He held me in his arms as we dance slowly to the rhythm of the song.

(Music playing)

.And I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways

Maybe just the touch of a hand

Well, me I fall in love with you every single day

And I just wanna tell you I am

So, honey, now

Take me into your loving arms

Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars

Oh, darling, place your head on my beating heart

I'm thinking out loud

But maybe we found love right where we are

Oh, baby, we found love right where we are

He kissed me passionately, I kissed him back in tears. Finally I found love I said to myself.

I love you from the very first day I heard your voice he said and wipe my tears with his palm he said

I love you from the very first day I set my eyes on you I confessed.

And that is the truth, I bottled it up all this while. Yes, I fell in love with him the very day I laid my eyes on him.

TBC.......